Stampin with Shirley G

The card I am sharing today is created using Stampin’ Up! Nested Friends stamp set.  I also used Stampin’ Up! Seasons of Chic stamp set and Stampin’ Up! Garden Birdhouses stamp set for sentiments, and Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper.

I am entering Seize The Birthday Challenge — Their theme for this challenge is alcohol, not the kind you drink, the kind that you have in alcohol markers.  My bird nest, leaves and berries are colored using Stampin’ Blends Markers which is Stampin’ Up!‘s alcohol markers.

I started with a Basic White card stock card base. This is a single layer card.  I stamped the nest from Stampin’ Up! Nested Friends stamp set.  You can see from the photo above the placement of the nest stamp on the front of the card.  After stamping using the die from Nested Friends Dies that cuts the nest out. Place the edge of the cutting plate across the die at the point I have marked in the above photo. You can see from the placement of the die how much of the nest is die cut.  See the photo below for how the nest looks after cutting.  My card is a CAS of one Dawn Griffith made. She made three different ones so you just may see another of her cards from this same video in the near future.  You can see her YouTube video of this card and the other two she made by clicking here.  These days I have to find someone I can CAS, my brain is so full and overly tired that I can’t think of what to create.  I have been working on a special card for someone for almost a month now, I get the card finally finished after stamping the parts 6 different times to get it right and now I have to start over, I put it together backward, so see how my poor brain is working.

You can see in this photo how the bird nest looks after being partially die cut.  I stamped one of the greetings from Stampin’ Up! Nested Friends stamp set on the front of the card in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink.  Using Balmy Blue ink, I stamped the dots around the card front stamping off twice before stamping on the card.

I colored the nest using a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Marker. To color the bird, I use Balmy Blue and Blushing Bride Stampin’ Blends Markers.  The leaves are colored using Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers.  The berries are colored in Polish Pink Stampin’ Blends.  Brushed Brass Butterflies are popped around the card front.

A piece of Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper (soon to be retired) is adhered at the bottom of the panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  The bird nest rest on this panel when the card is closed.  Sentiments are stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink using stamps from Stampin’ Up! Garden Birdhouses stamp set and Stampin’ Up! Seasons of Chic stamp set.  Brush Brass Butterflies are also popped on the inside panel.

A Basic White medium envelope gets a piece of Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap. 

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

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Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers.  We all love FREE! Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Exploring In Color

This kit includes:

• All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
• A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
• 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
• Twine and die-cut accents
• FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
• Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
• Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

• 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
• 18 coordinating envelopes
• Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

 Card Cuts

• Basic White card stock
  • card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
• Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper
  • inside panel — 1-3/4″ x 4-1/4″

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