Paper Crafting Blog Hop - Happy Birthday

Hello friends!

Welcome to our monthly Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring projects from talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world. Each month we share fun projects and various design styles. This month theme is Happy Birthday. You may have arrived from Sue Boerner’s blog. Her project is wonderful!

When it comes to birthday cards I struggle to make masculine cards. Maybe because I like embellishing with ribbon or maybe because I'm drawn to more feminine stamp sets. Whatever the reason, this is an area where my crafting mojo suffers.

I designed this card for my monthly stamp club. As I thought about what projects I wanted to share with them I knew I wanted to use the new In Colors (love them!) and I wanted a masculine card that could be used for either a birthday or Father's Day. I started with a card sketch but this card soon morph away from it but still met all my criteria.

Do you also struggle with masculine cards? I'd love to hear your tips and tricks when making masculine cards.

Without further ado, my card...featuring Cinnamon Cider cardstock, In Color 2020-21 designer series paper (DSP) with Cinnamon Cider and Misty Moonlight colors, and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the new A Grand Kid stamp set. I embossed the cardbase with the Subtle embossing folder and added a bit of linen thread.

Happy Birthday

This version uses a retired Father's Day sentiment.

Happy Father's Day (sentiment from retired Guy Greetings stamps set)

Thank you for hopping around the world with us. Keep hopping to see even more fun projects! Click on the Next Blog image below to hop over to Darla Roberts' blog to see her fun project.

Hop along with us:
Shirley Merker
Tracy Held 
Sue Boerner
Terri Stewart   <---You are here
Darla Roberts
Carol Payne
Sandra Roberts
Krissi Hannahs
Sandy Ward
Sue McDonald
Maureen Rauchfuss
Annette McMillan
Cindi Pratt
Melissa Faust
Debbie McNeill

In Color 2020-21 DSP Happy Birthday card
Cinnamon Cider cs, 5.5 x 8.5"
White cs, 3 1/8 x 4 1/8", .75 x 3" and 4 x 5.25" (inside)
In Color 2020-21 DSP, 3 x 4" and 1.5 x 4.5", and scrap piece for Tailored Tag punch
inks: Memento Black
A Grand Kid stamp set
Tailored Tag punch
Subtle embossing folder
Linen thread
dimensionals


If you don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

I'd love to have you join my Stamping is Fun team, especially during June when you can pick any bundle from the new annual catalog for free! Let's chat, just give me a holler.

Thanks for hopping with us!

Stamping is Fun!

Terri