Hello everyone! Today I´m stopping by to share another birthday card with you. This time for a 60th birthday celebration.
I used different little paper strips on the slimline card base. Adhered those on place and then added some thread in yellow and orange.
After that I die cut plenty of butterflies from a misted piece of paper. I misted it orange first. After die cutting, I arranged the butterflies to fly along the threads (this way the thread stays on place). Next I added some tiny paper flowers and half pearls. I also decorated the butterflies with half pearls for more interest and texture. Next I added some golden pigment splatters here and there.
For finishing touches I stamped happy birthday wishes in german (by Rubber Dance) and adhered “60” in blue Thickers to the card.
I hope the recipient likes her card – fingers crossed! xxx, Sanna
Hello everyone! Today I am stopping by to share a slimline card for an 80th birthday celebration.
This cards was supposed to be in red, orange, green and brown tones. Therefore I started with a kraft cardstock on the back to add a light brown touch. I also used a slimline card base, because it looks more festive in my opinion.
I chose green, brown, red and orange toned paper and die cut the flowers with a retired Elizabeth Craft Designs die cut die. After that I stamped some leaf branches onto the kraft cardstock, applied embossing ink in gold on top and heat embossed the images. The stamp is by Rubber Dance. After that I added some embossing enamel to the background (chunky metallic seasonings) and heat set it. I also added some golden pigment splatters here and there, inked the edges of the kraft cardstock with green adn brown Distress Oxide inks.
Before adhering the die cut flowers on place, I placed some yellow and orange sewing thread onto the card and then adhered the flowers on top. The flowers keep the thread from moving and the thread adds interest to the card.
I decorated the flowers with buttons (adhered with glue dots) and added some paper leaves to go with everything. I finished the card off with green sticker numbers and the stamped “all the best” sentiment (by Rubber Dance).
I hope the recipient likes the card and that it makes her smile. xxx, Sanna
Hello everyone! Today I´m stopping by to share a card I created for a 1st birthday.
I started off with a palm tree paper on the background. Next I stamped and die cut the lions and the monkeys from yellow and light brown cardstocks. The die cut dies and the matching stamps are by Elizabeth Craft Designs (from their older collection). Next I colored the stamped and die cut images with acrylic markers.
After that I die cut some tropical leaves from a striped green toned paper. I then added some Distress Oxide Ink in green around the edges of the leaves for more depth. Next I arranged all the pieces onto the palm tree patterned paper and glued them on place. For finishing touches I added some glitter alpha stickers for a sentiment.
I really liked coloring the jungle animals for this card. I hope the birthday boy´s parents also like the card.
The first one is a quick and easy to make minibook. Binded with a Cinch and the cover is from the unicorn paper pack. They are thick cardstock, so they work great as book covers too. I´ve added some Stickles for sparkle and foam alphas for a fun sentiment. The binding is decorated with colorful ribbons to add a fun detail to the minibook.
For the above card I´ve used the “Clustered Hearts” die cut die. I´ve saved the smaller hearts and adhered those to the right upper corner of the card. The sentiments is from a clear sticker set called “Shine Bright”. I outlined the hearts to lift them from the background. Also the unicorn has some Stickle details here and there for sparkle.
For the last card I´ve also used a clear sticker on a pink cardstock piece as part of the sentiment. The word die cut die I´ve used is called “Smile“. I outlined the word with a black pen to lift it more from the background. Additionally I adhered a few rhinestone arrows for sparkle.
If you are interested in the paper goods, there are 3 different subscription types available at their site: Paper Goods (US), Paper Goods card fronts (Worldwide) and ATC (worldwide). Pick the one you like! The worldwide subscriptions work this way: a choice of 1 set (card fronts or ATC) every month. Prices: $7 for US, $8 for Canada, and $9 for UK and all other countries. Subscription price is inclusive of shipping.
As always, my DT Discount Code at the store is valid, so feel free to use it 🙂 !!! Just note that discount is only available for one-off purchases at the store directly. The subscriptions are handled outside of the store, thus the discount is not valid there!
That´s all for now! Be sure to check out the varios product categories in the STAMPlorations store. Also check out the blog – always good to know what is happening (hint, don´t miss any new offers, challenges and new product!!).
Hello and happy Monday! STAMPlorations has a new set of card front sets released on their website. They are premade thick cardstock (325 gram paper) fronts with gorgous designs and colors that can be used for various kinds of projects as is or as a starting point.
I was lucky to be able to play with the Pop Art Unicorn set and here is what I made so far:
Two colorful and bright cards with some die cutting and stenciling added to them!
For the first card I used the STAMPlorations “Flair” stencil with TCW Fuchsia stencil butter and the STAMPlorations “xoxo” die cut die. I also added a STAMPlorations “New Day” clear sticker and some Gansai Tambi golden pigment droplets. The die cut sentiment is layered in 4 layers to make it stand out more from the card base.
For the second card set I chose the STAMPlorations “Discs” stencil with the Fuchsia TCW stencil butter and the STAMPlorations “Hang in there” die cut die. Otherwise I used the same products, like on the first card (the stencils not linked here yet, as not available at the store at the moment).
It´s so nice to have STAMPlorations back and running again. If you are interested in the paper goods, there are 3 different subscription types available at their site: Paper Goods (US), Paper Goods card fronts (Worldwide) and ATC (worldwide). Pick the one you like! The worldwide subscriptions work this way: a choice of 1 set (card fronts or ATC) every month. Prices: $7 for US, $8 for Canada, and $9 for UK and all other countries. Subscription price is inclusive of shipping.
As always, my DT Discount Code at the store is valid, so feel free to use it 🙂 !!! Just note that discount is only available for one-off purchases at the store directly. The subscriptions are handled outside of the store, thus the discount is not valid there!
That´s all for now! Be sure to check out the varios product categories in the STAMPlorations store. Also check out the blog – always good to know what is happening (hint, don´t miss any new offers, challenges and new product!!).
Hello! This is my take on the ShanoukiArt 2025 Full Deck Challenge number 49: mosaic.
As my carry over item I used some of the gelli printed blue collage paper from my previous deck card. To that I added some collage papers gifted t me by Yuna. Then I added my constant – a date stamp.
Hello everyone! I was asked to create a bigger sized (A5) baby card. Since it is for a baby girl, it was supposed to be all pink and cute. This is what I came up with:
I used pink toned cardstock as a base. Added a handwriting patterned pinkish paper on top, cut some polka dot paper with a border punch. and added a Tonic Studios centerpiece in ecru as a background for the cute hippo.
The hippo die cut die is also by Tonic Studios. I used only one pink cardstock, but inked some parts with a darker pink toned Distress Oxide Ink to add contrast. The Gitter pen toes and fingers are done using a Edding silver glitter brush pen.
I also added some pink toned ribbon and glitter aplhas in purple. Very girly and very, very pink, like requested :).
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! xxx, Sanna
Hello everyone! Today I am sharing a 8 x 6 inch card. I created this one for a work colleagues 50th birthday. She looooves all things pink, therefore the color choices.
I used all kinds of things from my own older stash for this card. I have a thing for polka dotted papers and have been “collecting” them for years. This paper was just perfect for the card. I used a pink cardstock as a base, folded it into size (8×6 inches). Next I cut the polka dot paper into size (slightly smaller than the base).
I then die cut with a Elizabeth Craft Designs circle die onto the polka dot paper, adhered it onto the base and started decorating. The flowers are from my older flower stash and added into a cluster. The numbers are Thickers in white.
The vellum butterfly is Jenni Bowlin Studio (very old stash) and the half pearls are by Kaisercraft. All older product from my stash. The stamped sentiment is by Klartext stamps. The recipient loved her card, so mission accoplished :).
Thanks for stopping my and taking a look! I will be sharing more new projects the next weeks, so make sure to come and take a look! Happy scrapping! xx, Sanna
Hello everyone, it´s again my turn to share a project over at Rubber Dance blog today and I am up with a video tutorial to a heavily stenciled and lightly layered butterfly card. For this card I used the Stars 1 and Lattice stencils as well as the Mix It Up 5 stamp set. I also used the Butterflies and Moths fodder I had created for my last share.
I used a gelli printed background paper on the card. I created that one using the Mix It Up 4 stamp set with my gel plate. You can find videos around gelli prints with Rubber Dance stencils and stamps here.
I wanted to keep the colors on the card very light and matching. I therefore added stenciling with pumice stone & tumbled glas tones. They go very well with the background and don´t create a contrast too strong.
After stenciling, I added some stamping in same colors to the papers to create more interest and details. The edges of the paper are distressed and inked and the die cut flag is adhered to the paper with 3D foam for more depth.
I´ve also used Gloss Sprays to add splatters to the paper layers. I am a big fan of splatters. I think they add a fun element to projects. For finishing touches I added the gelli printed and stamped butterfly fodder (made using the Butterflies and Moths stamp set), a Tim Holtz sentiment sticker and some very old wood veneer stars. The black splatters are done with a wet brush and a watercolor crayon.
For more info, here is a full start-to-finish video for your to watch:
I also can not resist a little bit of glitter here and there sometimes. So the bodies of the butterflies got a little coat of Stickles in the end. I hope you like the idea and try it out yourself! Happy crafting, xx, Sanna
Hello, I don´t know what it is with January, but I always get the urge to play and craft alot in January. Thus, today I am sharing something I created yesterday evening :). A set of sparkly birthday cards:
I created these using my Elizabeth Craft Designs stash – silk microfine glitter, stamps and die cut dies. Only the rhinestones are from another manufacturer (my very old stash).
I started with a piece of lace and golden and pink glitter, but since I hadn´t done this for a while, I forgot that a stronger contrast in color makes the pattern more visible, and ended up with a shiny, sparkly golden background with hardly any noticeable pattern. Thus, the second one in blue and white :).
As you can see here. Hardly any pattern to be seen. Oh well, I still kept the paper, because of this beautiful sparkle. There is very little going on else on the cards, just a die cut flower and a stamped sentiment.
I had originally planned on using the postcard paper as is, but ended up die cutting a circle in the center and going on from there. So I had leftover pieces which I then used for these two “residue” cards. I used up all the glitter bits and the patterned paper pieces left from die cutting the flowers for the first two cards.
I created a cluster around the leftover glitter circles from die cut leaves and flowers and adhered everything on lightly patterned papers. I then embellished with rhinestones again and stamped a sentiment.
I made a little start-to-finish video, too, while I was at it – hope you like it:
Thanks for stopping by!! It was fun to go back to this technique. I haven´t done it in a while and still have plenty of lovely glitter here, so I should probably do this more often :). Have a great Sunday and happy crafting! xxx, Sanna
Supplies (also added alternatives to my older die cut dies):
