When I look for inspiration to make a card it sometimes comes down to locating a stamp I haven't used that has a coordinating sentiment that would be fitting and in this occasion for birthday. I have owned the Cupcakes and Carousels designer series paper since it was available; it's now retired. I was part of a group on Facebook that would sell gently used retired Stampin'Up products and a lady had the Carousel Birthday set posted so I purchased it so that I would have a stamp to coordinate with the paper.
Since buying it I haven't used the stamp and I had only used the designer series paper once prior for a welcome baby banner and that baby is now three :-)
So, the creation of this card ... my birthday cards, that I send out monthly, are gender-neutral and unless there are multiple people within the same house, I send the same card to everyone I know that has a birthday in the coming month.
The designer series paper originally came in a 6x6" pack. So when I was designing this card I wanted to utilize the remaining four sheets that I had and how to maximize that in the card. I first cut those four sheets and took two inches off of one edge. That then gave me a four by six inch piece. I cut that then to be three by four inches (tall) - keeping in mind the banners needed to continue to be vertical.
Using basic layering techniques, the layer under in Bermuda Bay is 3 1/4 x 4 1/4". I had heard those two together and then adhered them to the card base directly.
The circles were cut using non-stampin up dies. The So Saffron layer is 3" and the Very Vanilla layer is 2 1/2". To stamp the horse I first inked up the stamp and then "stamped off" on a piece of paper. Without reinking I then stamped the very vanilla with the Bermuda Bay horse. This allows me then to stamp the birthday greeting in full strength of Bermuda Bay.
Very Vanilla circle is directly mounted to the So Saffron which is on dimensionals. This was in place in the lower right corner of the previously layered designer series paper and Bermuda Bay card stock.
The embellishments are from a retired product which is similar to having sequins on a string, it's called Sequin Trim, and I separated them to allow individual sequins to be placed using mini glue dots.
That's it! This card is a pretty basic and easy to produce card that I'm sure will be loved by the people who have birthdays for the month it was given for.
If you have read this far I'm JustSaying thank you. I appreciate the time you have spent with me today. If you have any questions on the products or techniques that I've used please send me a message justsayingwithcards@gmail.com. I'm on Instagram as @justsayingwithcards or follow the #justsayingwithcards
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