Birthday Archives - Page 6 of 8

08
Jan
2017

CTC110 – Party Animal

categories: Birthday, Cards, Challenges, CTC, Kids Cards, Male

I have some very exciting news to share with you all! I have been invited to join the team over at CASEing the Catty! Its a weekly blog hop, where every Sunday Night the team CASE different sections of the catty to inspire your creativity! It’s loads of fun….and you can play along too!

This week is all about CASEing the Party Animal Section from pages 4-7 of the New Occasions Catalogue! (Have you seen it yet? It’s spectacular!)

I absolutely love the Cake Crazy Stamp Set on Page 7 and I needed a female birthday card, so I took inspiration from the card on the left. I love the way it stacks!

My order hasn’t arrived yet with this lovely set, so I improvised using the new Birthday Bright Set available in the Occasions Catalogue on Page 13, to create my very own cake stack card. Its quite easy to do with the photopolymer stamps – but if you are not confident you can always use the stamp-a-ma-jig!

I did add a little bit of sparkle by using the Gold embossing powder instead of the white and I was pleasantly surprised at how well this stamp set ‘stacks’!

And seeing as I have been taking a break and was keen to get creative again, I decided to make another card using the same set, but this time I used the base of the centre card below for inspiration.

I thought the little banner pieces in the set would be prefect to create a focal point on my card. I simply lined them all up on a single block and stamped away before applying my white embossing powder!

And let me tell you – that white ribbon in the new Occasions Catty is fast becoming a favourite of mine! It’s the perfect size for card makers!

I hope this has given you some inspiration for creating! You can now hop over to Jackie’s blog to see what she has created for you all!

Don’t forget you can play along too by using the link tool below or by joining our BRAND NEW Facebook group – CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge – where you can play along by adding your photo to the related challenge album.

I’m really looking forward to being a member of the Caseing the Catty to help inspire you all!

Happy crafting

Product List

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141648]

$22.75

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

$14.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

$11.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

$8.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

Sending Love Ribbon Combo Pack

[142737]

$12.00

Party Animal Embellishments

[142775]

$12.00

Bow Paper Clips Embellishments

[140559]

$9.75

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

$14.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126951]

$11.50

Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper

[141630]

$19.25

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock

[138345]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

$5.25

20
Dec
2016

Christmas or Birthday Money Pouch Gift Pocket

categories: 3D, 3D; Christmas, Birthday, Cards, Gift Cards

A very Merry Christmas to you all!

Christmas is all about giving, and one thing I find a lot of us give is the gift of cash or gift cards. I found myself in the situation yesterday where I needed to give a gift of cash, so I wanted to create something a little more special to give it in. So today I wanted to share with you all how easy it is to create a fancy gift pouch that you can whip up in minutes to give someone a gift of cash, gift card or even movie vouchers.

So simple, so fast to create, but a gorgeous way to present your gift! I even added a panel to write your message on the inside of the birthday one –

What do you think?

If you would like to make some of your own, here are the measurements –

Pouch – 7 3/4″ x 7 1/2″. Score on long side at 2 1/4″ and 5″. Fold and burnish. Apply adhesive to each edge of small flap.

DSP for front and whisper white for inside top panel – 7 1/4″ x 2 1/2″.

DSP for front of bottom inner panel – 7 1/4″ x 2″.

Here is my Youtube ‘How To’ video over at My Paper Oasis.

Have you noticed some of our gorgeous new saleabration and Occasions catalogue goodies? I can’t wait to play with them all beginning the 4th of Jan!

I will take a short rest over Christmas, but will be back in full swing in the New Year.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Mel xx

Product List

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

$11.50

Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper

[141981]

$19.25

Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142180]

$37.00

2″ Circle Punch

[133782]

$31.00

07
Dec
2016

Twist and Pop Panel Cards – Wow for any occasion!

categories: 3D, 3D; Christmas, Birthday, Cards, Christmas, Fancy Folds, Techniques

Hi everyone!

Well it’s definitely drawing closer to Christmas and the rush is definitely real!

Every year at Christmas, I like to have at least one ‘WOW’ card to give to special people – my nan in particular – she LOVES a special card and has requested that I make one for her daughter (my Aunty) this year.

Now I had seen quite a few of these Twist and Pop Cards for a while – they are currently very popular – so I set about finding a tutorial from someone who had made one. I came across a few that used a full A4 piece cut and scored and inserted into the card. But when you are trying to run a class, unless everyone remembers to bring their paper trimmers, its a little impractical and time consuming to have everyone take turns scoring and cutting their cardstock. I came across a tutorial from Sincerely Rina. She made a card using 12″ cardstock. The majority of my card is A4 size, so I altered my card to that so it could fit in a regular envelope for posting. I made one Christmas design and one birthday design, and my youtube clip is another birthday card design.

This first design was using our Blooms and Bliss DSP and Flourishing Phrases Bundle.

The Christmas design was using the Presents and Pinecones DSP and the Tin of Tags Stamp Set.

You can learn how to create your very own over at my You Tube Channel by clicking here.

Measurements are :

Card Base – A4 cardstock cut on short side at 4 1/8″ (4 1/8″ x 11 3/4″)

Card Panel – 3 1/2″ x 10″ scored at 2 1/2″, 5″, and 7 1/2″ and folded from the left – valley, mountain, valley (mountain fold needs to be in the middle)

Folding Mechanism – 3 1/2″ x 8″ scored on short side at 1 3/4″ and mark on long sides at 2 1/4″ and 5 3/4″

Card front base cardstock – 5 3/8″ x 3 5/8″

Card front DSP – 5 1/8″ x 3 3/8″

Insert squares Cardstock – 3 5/8″ x 3 1/2″

Insert Squares white 3 3/8″ x 3 1/4″

Original post from Sincerely Rina can be found here

Happy crafting!

Mel xx

PPPSSSTTTTT Don’t forget about all the amazing bargains to be found at the Year End Closeout Sales!

Sale items and retiring items and clearance rack all combined into one big event!

Some of the items to make these cards (especially the Christmas one) are on sale now!

Click the image below to go straight there.

You’re Welcome 🙂

Product List

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

$14.00

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

[141423]

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

$14.00

Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper

[141654]

$19.25

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

$11.50

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

$11.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

$11.50

Sweet Sugarplum 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141428]

$14.00

Blushing Bride Sequin Trim

[138400]

$8.75

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle

[142323]

$101.50

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

$14.00

Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock

[141420]

$14.00

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

$19.25

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

$11.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

$11.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

$11.50

Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142180]

$37.00

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$5.25

Mini Pinecones

[141990]

$13.25

01
Nov
2016

Gift Bag Punch Board – bags for any occasion!

categories: 3D, Birthday, Cards, Christmas, Gift Bags, Gift Box

Hi everyone,

Today I wanted to pop by and show you just how easy it is to use our Gift Bag Punch Board to create bags for any and all occasions.

The Gift Bag Punch Board is one of those tools that I have found I cannot live without. It has helped me out on many occasions when stuck for a quick packaging idea. They make great party favour bags, bags for jewellery, makeup, lollies, chocolates, little thank you gifts, christmas gifts…..you get the idea! I have even made minion party bags using this tool where the kids for the party decorated their own bag as a minion before filling it up with goodies to take home! It was a HUGE hit!

And one of my favourite things to do when I can, is making a matching gift bag and card! Such a cute idea. And imaging, you can create personalised cards and bags that suit the individual! Its all in the decorating and paper choice!

Here was one I created for my video – because I love the Pop of Paradise Stamp Set and my daughter LOVES flamingos, so I know it will come in handy shortly for a little gift of makeup, nail polish or jewellery!

Of course there are lots of other ideas you can create, not to mention all sorts of sizes! The possibilities are endless.

You can even create boxes with this tool by omitting to score the 3 lines to create your side fold. Instant box!

You don’t have to punch holes to thread ribbons. You can close the bags using any fancy clips or pegs you may have on hand.

You can even create a flap to fold over on your bag like this one.

Take a look at my Youtube video to see how to create a fast and simple gift bag at My Paper Oasis.

Here’s how you cut your bag to create that flap.

Score your card stock as normal.
Turn your cardstock / DSP so the straight edge is now against the punch on the board. Move the card stock/ DSP edge along the board until your large scored area that is along the right hand edge of your card stock / DSP is under the punch, with the edge of the cardstock / paper in line with the punch point on the board. Punch the corner.
Move the cardstock / DSP along to the next score line and punch and then score along the horizontal line.
then move the rest of the cardstock / DSP along the punch board just scoring along the horizontal line. Refer to image 1.
Then trim along the score line up to the punch mark. Refer to image 2.
Fold and adhere as normal.
You just need to make sure when creating this type of bag, that you allow an extra 1 1/2 inches in length for your bag for the top fold too.

Image 1.

Image 2.

I do hope you have a chance to create some of your own special and unique gift bags to give to friends and family. They will love the personal touch! If you have any questions just leave a comment and I will be happy to help 🙂

Keep Crafting!

Mel xx

HAVE YOU HEARD OUR LATEST NEWS????

For the month of November we have released a BRAND NEW set of framelits called Stitched from the Heart PLUS

A range of coordinating Stamp Sets at 25% OFF!!!

WHAT A WAY TO START THE MONTH!!!!

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Gift Bag Punch Board

[135862]

$32.00

Pop Of Paradise Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141581]

$33.00

Pop Of Paradise Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141578]

$47.00

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141648]

$22.75

Gold Binder Clips

[141673]

$12.25

Gold 1/8″ Ribbon

[134583]

$8.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

$8.75

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

$11.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Heat Tool

[129056]

$50.00

25
Oct
2016

Quick and Simple Window Cards

categories: Birthday, Cards, Christmas, Flowers, Kids Cards, Male, Techniques

Hi everyone!

I am back from my Stamp It Sunday live video broadcast! I am having so much fun doing these – I hope you are enjoying them as much as I do!

This week we took a look at making quick and simple window cards using our Stampin Up Designer Papers and a simple stamp or two! So easy everyone! I would love you to play along and create a card or two and pop the pictures in the comments!

Here’s what I created this week –

This card features our Blooms and Bliss Designer Paper and our Grateful Bunch stamp and coordinating punch. I love this stamp and punch set as you get three flowers from one stamp and punch. So easy!

By using the Designer Paper and creating a small focal point, you create stunning cards with minimal effort. These cards are a fantastic way to build your stash or make a lot of one design – such as Christmas cards.

Here’s one for the boys!

How cool is that Designer Series Paper for the background! And that little blue fish….cut from the designer paper too! You could make a whole aquarium cutting out those fish!

And just a Christmas Idea too!!!

Well I hope you have enjoyed these cards and you get to making some of your own.

Here is the video link at My Paper Oasis on Youtube so you can see how it’s done.

The measurements for this one are very simple:

Card Base (A4 card stock cut on short side at 4 1/8″, folded in half).
Designer Paper piece measuring 5 5/8″ x 3 7/8″.
Whisper White Card stock measuring 5 1/2′ x 3 3/4″.
2″ circle punch or any punch or frame lit of your choice.
Coordinating Ribbon and stamps.

Don’t forget that you still have a few days left to take advantage of our Designer Paper Sale. 3 packs for the price of 4 = $19.25 saving! You can use my ‘Shop’ button in the right hand side bar to take you straight there 🙂

Happy Creating

Mel xx

Product List

Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper

[141654]

$19.25

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

[141423]

$14.00

Grateful Bunch Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140691]

$37.00

Blossom Bunch Punch

[140612]

$31.00

Flirty Flamingo 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141426]

$14.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

$11.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

$11.50

By The Shore Designer Series Paper

[141640]

$19.25

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141625]

$37.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

$14.00

Dapper Denim 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141424]

$14.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$11.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

$11.50

2″ Circle Punch

[133782]

$31.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

11
Oct
2016

Festive Birthday Layered DSP Card

categories: Birthday, Cards

Hi everybody.

Over the weekend I created another LIVE Facebook card making video for everyone to play along with. I am hoping to make this a weekly event then post the information in the blog, so you can catch up and play along too.

This week we focused again on using up our Designer Series Paper stash. I truly love DSP, but nearly have a melt down when I need to cut it …. It’s just TTTTTOOOOOOOO PREEETTTYYYYY. So I really want to encourage you all to be brave – and go ahead and cut that DSP! Get creative! You can always by more … right! Lol.

Todays card we are using our gorgeous Festive Birthday DSP and taking advantage of one of the sheets lovely individual images and using them as embellishments.

I love how changing a card up slightly, can change the look of a card!

Designer Series Paper cards are a great way to start your card making collections. They instantly give you a background or two and some embellishments you can add to your cards, without the need for a heap of stamp sets. So simple!

Here are the measurements if you want to play along! –

Card Base

Layer One – DSP 5 5/8″ x 3 7/8″

Layer Two – Card stock 3 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ (mine is pumpkin pie)

Layer Three – Card Stock 3 3/8″ x 2 1/2″ (mine is tempting turquoise)

Layer Four – DSP 3 1/4″ x 2 3/8″

Sentiment Layers – choose size according to your sentiments. I have used:

2 1/8″ x 1 3/4″ emerald envy card stock and a 2″ x 1 5/8″ piece of whisper white, and stamped the sentiment in emerald envy.

Click HERE to watch my video 🙂

I would love it if you played along and posted your cards in the comments 🙂

Don’t forget – you can change it up to create cards in all shapes and sizes….

Oh, don’t forget to take advantage of our October special…Buy 3 packs of DSP and get 1 free!!!! So many card possibilities!

Happy Creating

Mel xx

Product List

Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper

[141630]

$19.25

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

[108601]

$14.00

Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock

[141420]

$14.00

Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock

[108598]

$14.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$11.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$8.00

14
Aug
2016

CTC 91 – Birthdays – Guest Designer

categories: Birthday, Cards, Challenges, Male

Wow! I was so excited to be asked to be a Guest Designer for CASEing the catty blog hop!
Every Sunday night the crew shares lots of great ideas from the current catty! This week we are CASEing creations from the Birthday section of the catalogue. How lucky for me because I had some birthdays coming right up that I needed to create for!

One of those cards needed to be for my very own young man. He’s a bit of a card creator himself and does an amazing job, so it would need to impress him! And a 10 year birthday is a very special event! Double figures no less!!!!

So I had a poke through the catalogue and found the pattern on this card on page 19 really caught my eye.

I love the Sweet Stack stamp set, but I had never thought of using the pattern as a background this way. So I set about playing and came up with this…

Wouldn’t you know – I had also never noticed that our Sprinkles Punch matches the pattern perfectly, so I added some of the shapes to the background of the card to. I also didn’t want those numbers that I cut to go to waste, and seeing as we have another tenth birthday to go to in a couple of weeks, I created another one too. This time from page 13 of the catty.

I kept with the same colour scheme for this card to.

I hope you like them! Thanks for having me along!

Don’t forget to hop around the rest of the crew to see what lovely inspiration they have for you – just follow the link below to Elizabeth’s blog – Im sure she has some fantastic ideas for you!

Mel xx

Product List

Sweet Stack Photopolymer Stamp Set

[138948]

$30.00

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109131]

$8.75

Silver Stampin’ Glitter

[133756]

$7.00

Silver Glimmer Paper

[135314]

$8.75

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

$54.00

Confetti Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142034]

$31.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$14.00

Sprinkles Punch

[141472]

$31.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$14.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126951]

$11.50

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

$14.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

11
Aug
2016

More Foxy Friends Fun

categories: Baby cards, Birthday, Cards, Kids Cards

Hi everyone. Here is one more super adorable, cute, gorgeous….you get the idea….foxy card for you to enjoy. Seriously, this set is super versatile and a must have!

I have deliberately left a sentiment off this one as it can be added to suit the occasion! I’m thinking baby or birthday or thank you! I love that you can stamp the images, or punch the images, or do a combination of both!

Have I convinced you that you NEED this suite yet???? You seriously do! And those cute little flags – cut from the coordinating paper stack!!!!

What are you waiting for???? Go Have fun creating with it!

Mel xx
Product List

Foxy Friends Photopolymer Bundle

[142326]

$70.00

A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Stack

[141637]

$17.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$14.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

$11.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$11.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

$11.50

Smoky Slate 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Stitched Ribbon

[141687]

$10.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119246]

$8.75

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

$14.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$58.00

03
Aug
2016

Foxy Friends Double Z Cards

categories: Baby cards, Birthday, Cards

A happy hello to everyone!

I wanted to pop by today and share some of the fun I have been having with our Foxy Friends Suite. The whole suite is just toooooo cute! And the animal possibilities with that punch!!! I mean WOW!!! Have you seen what others are creating!

Well I have seen a LOT of double Z fold cards lately. So I wanted to give one a try myself. So I created two! Lol.

I left some white space on this card because I always feel that you need somewhere to write! The beauty about this one is that even when you write in the white space, you can’t see it when the card is closed. And its just too easy to create pretty backgrounds with the coordinating designer series paper stack! The next one I made, I wanted to try a couple of the other animals!

Here’s a quick view of what that other panel that you can’t see looks like on both cards…..

These are quite fun to make, and with so many possibilities, so here are my measurements for the second one so you can make your own!

Card base – 4 1/8 x 11″ scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″.

1st cardstock layer – 2 pieces 3 7/8″ x 2 1/2″ and 1 piece 5 1/4″ x 3 7/8″

2nd yardstick layer – 2 pieces 3 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ and 1 piece 5 1/8″ x 3 3/4″.

Smaller strip 3/4″ x 11″ and scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″. Layers are 1 strip 5 3/8″ x 5/8″ and 2 strips 2 5/8″ x 5/8″.

Have fun creating!!!!

Mel xx
Product List

Foxy Friends Photopolymer Bundle

[142326]

$70.00

A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Stack

[141637]

$17.50

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

$14.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

$11.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$14.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

$11.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$11.50

Perfect Pines Framelits Dies

[139665]

$45.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131180]

$11.50

21
Jul
2016

Hope and Sunshine Wishes #GDP045

categories: Birthday, Cards, Challenges, GDP

So today I decided I had to play along in another Global Design Project challenge. Guess what….it’s another colour challenge! I’m not sure whether these are the kinds I like the best, or they just happen to be the challenges when I have time to play along! In any case they are super fun! You can always hop over and see the latest challenge here.

This weeks colour challenge is using basic black, smokey slate and melon mambo! A perfect challenge for utilising our Pop of Pink designer paper – but I chose not too!

I decided to pull out my new Sunshine Wishes Thinlets and play with those instead! When creating this card, I was thinking about friends that suffer anxiety, depression or are going through a difficult time. So I went about creating a watercolored background of smokey slate. I knew I wanted the flower to be pink and bright and bring that feeling of hope amidst the dark times – so I was delighted when I saw the thinlets had the word ‘Hope’ (no I hadn’t noticed it before!)

I used our Shimmery White cardstock to for a bit of extra sparkle, and it holds the watercoloring so well! I cut my flower from shimmery white too, and the plopped some melon mambo reinker on a clear block and mixed it with water using my aqua painter, before applying it to my flower. I then cut two more flowers in melon mambo cardstock and adhered them all together with our fine tip glue pen. I then used my aqua painter to splash fine spots of ink over the card base too. And yes, I made that butterfly from our silver metallic thread by wrapping it into position directly onto a glued – not for the feint hearted I can tell you! I then popped a couple of our white perfect accents on the card with glue after removing the white backing.

I think I need to send this off to someone quite special now!!! I hope you like it and consider playing along too!

Mel xx

Pssstttttt – don’t forget about Bonus Days during July. For every $90 you spend you get a $9 voucher to use during August! No limits!!!
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