Birthday Card Shower

A friend created a Facebook Event to shower her 93-year old mother with birthday cards.  I happen to share the same birthday!  Happy Birthday Ann!

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 4 5/8" x 3 3/8"
• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
• Perfect Plum cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"
• Cut numbers from here
• Number of Years stamp set
• Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum inks
• Large Number Framelits
• Dimensionals

Pretty in Petals Flowers

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/2" x 1/2"
• For inside for a splash of color 1 1/2" x 4"
• Scrap for die cut and butterfly
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper 
• Card layer measures 5 1/2" x 1 3/4"
• For inside for a splash of color 1/2" x 4"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 2 3/4"
• Inside layer measures 5 1/4" 4"
• Wild About Flowers stamp set
• Crafts by Beth CCP Sentiments, click HERE for more info
• Old Olive and Pacific Point inks
• Bitty Butterfly, Circle 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" hand punches
• Picot Edge circle die (non SU)
• Pacific Point ribbon
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewels

Happy Easter in Pretty Petals

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 3/8" (opened)
• Scraps for flower center
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for leaf
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Scrap for butterfly
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 5 1/4" 
• Inside card layer measures  2 3/8" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for mat behind sentiment and flower
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 1/8" x 5"
• Well Scripted stamp set
• Old Olive ink
• Botanical Builder and Label Card Thinlits
• Bitty Butterfly hand punch
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Dimensionals

My Paper Pumpkin - March 2016

I love My Paper Pumpkin!  Sometimes the kits are beyond awesome, sometimes they don't fit my personality.  This is an alternative.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Bermuda Bay cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Cut flower and flower centers from this piece
• Gumball Green cardstock
• Scraps for ferns
• Pool Party cardstock
• Scraps for flower centers
• Banner measures 5 1/2" x 5/8" (before using banner punch
• Pocketful of Cheer - My Paper Pumpkin March 2016
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Hello Sunshine stamp set - My Paper Pumpkin February 2016
• Bermuda Bay ink
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Banner Triple hand punch
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewels

Using Card Maps Series I

Using Card Maps are easier than you think.  I found this one online:

I have a envelope filled with blank cardstock in an array of sizes.  I used inexpensive cardstock and each piece of paper has the measurement written on them. 

I begin with a blank canvas - THE CARD BASE.  I pull out different sizes to see which fits best for the design.

The one I choose happened to be a proportional size, in other words the margins are 3/8" on all sides.

 

 

This is how I ended up with the finished card.

 



 

Stampin' Up! Products

• So Saffron cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Strip measures 4 1/4" x 1"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Taken with Teal cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"
• Cut out butterfly inside this piece
• Strip measures 4 1/4" x 1 1/4"
• Fabulous Glossy Vintage Designer Paper (non SU)
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
• Wetlands stamp set
• Stazon Jet Black ink
• Basic Pearl Jewel

BUT - Just because the card map shows a butterfly, doesn't mean you have to use a butterfly!

Hats

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 2 7/8"
• Cut Modern Label from center
• Basic Gray cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 2 3/4"
• Finished crimped strip measures 4" x 5/8"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 1 3/4"
• Scrap for fussy cut of car
• Guy Greetings stamp set
• Crafts by Beth CCP Sentiments (click HERE for more info)
• Basic Black Archival ink
• Banner Triple, Modern Label and Word Window hand punches
• Stylish Stripes embossing folder
• Dimensionals
• Crimper

Sheltering Tree

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 3" x 4 1/4"
• Dusty Durango cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/8" x 4 3/8"
• Sheltering Tree stamp set
• Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Old Olive and Soft Suede inks
• Circle 1 1/4" for mask
• Burlap bow (non SU)

Happy Birthday Brother

Stampin' Up! Products

• Sahara Sand cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Stamp then,
• Cut die from center
• Scrap for car
• Handsome Hunter cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Cut die from center
• Guy Greetings stamp set
• Handsome Hunter ink
• Windows Collection Framelits
• Dimensionals

Two for the Price of One

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
  
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer (embossed) measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for sentiment die cut and flower center
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Old Olive cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Die cut two ferns from this piece
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 3 7/8"
• Hello Sunshine stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin February 2016
• Pacific Point ink
• Botanical Builder and Large Number Framelits
• Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel dyed to match

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
  
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer (embossed) measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for sentiment die cut
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Scrap for butterfly
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Die cut butterfly from center of this piece
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 3 7/8"
• Hello Sunshine stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin February 2016
• Pacific Point ink
• Large Number Framelits
• Butterfly die (non SU)
• Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder
• Dimensionals
• Fine-Tip Glue Pen (glue down Pacific Point butterfly)
• Basic Pearl Jewel dyed to match

Wild About Elegant Eggplant

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White thick cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (folded at top)
• Elegant Eggplant cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 3 3/8"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• Autumn Traditions Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 5"
• Wild About Flowers stamp set
• Always Artichoke and Elegant Eggplant inks
• Elegant Eggplant 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewels dyed to match