Birthday Wishes

This card was created for my partner David's birthday. I finally dipped into the Basic Grey Marrakesh paper pad. The papers in this collection are so rich in blues that it was easy to find matches in the Stampin' UP! cardstock. As for the matches I picked the retired Soft Sky and Night of Navy (ink and ribbon as well.) The stamp was one of those "I've used all my birthday stamps too many times and I must have a new one!" Which resulted in a last minute jaunt to the AC Moore and is from Inkadinkado.

The card design is from one of the Card Sketch challenges on SCS. Unfortunately, I don't remember which number and trying to find it again is beyond my patience. I'll just say again that SCS is a wonderful resource and if you haven't checked it out you're missing out.

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Birthday Tri-Shutter Card

So, I've been trying some of the many wonderful tutorials on SCS (there should be a national holiday for Beate's contribution to stamping.) My latest attempt is the Tri-Shutter Card. It was quite simple to make but difficult (for me at least) to get the folds consistently correct (lots of duh moments.) I made this card for the birthday of a very dear friend.



Not being fond of many of the current designer papers from Stampin' UP! I had turned to Ebay to find retired ones. The DSP I used for this card is from the 2007 Fall IB&C and is titled Porcelain Prints. The combo of the retired Blue Bayou, River Rock and Wild Wasabi are irresistible on this collection. I would recommend you check these papers out if you can get your hands on it.


Recipe:

Stamps: Savvy Stamps Outline Swirl Cake, Inkadinkadoo Blue Skies, SU Noteworthy
Ink: SU Classic Basic Black, Blue Bayou, Barely Banana
Paper: SU Porcelain Prints DSP, Barely Banana, Blue Bayou
Accessories: Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot, KutUps Dingbat from Clever Someday blog, PaperPups cartridge, SU Eyelet Border punch, SU Apricot 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon.

Thanks for looking and yes HE stamps.