STAMPIN' UP! HAPPINESS ABOUNDS BIRTHDAY CARDS

Today I am sharing a couple of birthday cards featuring the beautiful Happiness Abounds bundle, and Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper.  The only stamping on my cards is the sentiments.  The flowers and leaves were die-cut from the patterned paper.

My first card is almost all pink, with gold accents.  

In this photo, you can see the beautiful die-cut detail in the top half of the pink watercolour-look paper.  I backed it onto some Basic White card, to give a bit of contrast between the paper and the Melon Mambo mat.  

The little gold leaves I've added to my arrangement were leftover "bits" on my craft table.  They were cut from Gold Metallic Paper, using Splendid Stems Dies, and trimmed with paper snips.  Gold Metallic Pearls were my embellishment of choice.

Here's a better view of the lovely gold-embossed sentiment, on a piece of Basic White card cropped with a Labels Aglow Die:

My second card is mainly pink and yellow - such a pretty combination, don't you think?  The colours, and details that look like texture, in the Hues of Happiness DSP, are just gorgeous.

To my Thick Basic White card base, I added a Thick Basic White layer embossed with the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder.  I matted the DSP to a layer of Daffodil Delight card, then die-cut the leafy lattice detail, so the white background showed through.

For this card, I stamped the sentiment in Flirty Flamingo ink on Basic White card, and cut it out using a Stylish Shapes Die.  Pastel Pearls, and a White Crinkled Seam Binding bow, finish off the card.

Listed below are all the supplies I used to make these cards.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Happiness Abounds Bundle (English) [158824] $87.25	Clear Block H [118490] $15.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $16.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $8.75	Hues Of Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158822] $21.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Splendid Stems Dies [159676] $60.00	Labels Aglow Dies [159551] $58.00
Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder [155428] $13.25	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Metallic Pearls [146282] $12.25	Pastel Pearls [154571] $11.50
Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25

STAMPIN' UP! SPLENDID THOUGHTS BIRTHDAY CARD IN GORGEOUS GRAPE

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Gorgeous Grape, a beautiful mid-purple in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.  

I've finally used the Splendid Thoughts bundle (stamps and dies) that I have had for months, but hadn't yet opened.  It is so beautiful, and versatile.  I'm looking forward to playing some more with it, using different colours.  My card today features Gorgeous Grape, gold and white:

It's a bit hard to photograph this purple ... it throws much bluer tones in my photos than in real life.

I started off by stamping two floral/leafy stems on Basic White card, using Versamark ink, and heat-embossing them in gold.  I used a Blending Brush to add Gorgeous Grape ink, before die-cutting them.  I arranged these pieces with die-cut leaves, in both gold and Gorgeous Grape, in a gold bowl/pot.  After cutting a Fabulous Frame from Gorgeous Grape card, I embossed the centre piece using the Timber 3D embossing folder.

I layered all these pieces on a Gorgeous Grape card panel, on which I'd stamped the same floral image in Gorgeous Grape ink.

Here's a closer look at the focal piece on my card:

The sentiment, from Happiness Abounds, was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink on Basic White card, and cut out using a Stitched Rectangles die.  I was determined to use Gorgeous Grape glossy dots on my card (as they're so beautiful) ... but I may have got a little carried away. 😃

After adhering the Gorgeous Grape stamped panel to a Thick Basic White card base, I added a strip of Gold Metallic Paper.  This is the same paper I used to cut the bowl/pot (clearly I don't know what to call it).

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Sharon Davern.   Click on the button below to be taken directly to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of all participants in the Gorgeous Grape blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares every week.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Splendid Thoughts Bundle (English) [159677] $90.75	Happiness Abounds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159238] $41.00	Clear Block D [118485] $15.75	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $8.75	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Fabulous Frames Dies [159163] $54.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder [163094] $17.50	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00