Stampin' Up! Inspiration Saturday and a giveaway!

Hello everyone! I’m so excited to share on May’s edition of Stampin’ Up! Saturday. This week I have some birthday projects to share with you. Birthday cards and gift packaging are always handy to have on hand, right?

My projects today feature a bundle of products including the Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies and the Party with Cake Stamp Set (available in Clear Mount and Wood Mount).

I made four different birthday cards as well as a gift bag and gift box to share today.

For the first card, I die cut the pop-up from Watercolor Paper and trimmed it away from the pop-up portion. I then used Aqua Painters and some ink refills to give it a touch of watercolor. It makes a beautiful focal point for the front of a card, don’t you think?

I also decorated the inside of each of my cards. I love the fun sayings in this stamp set. I used the cute patterned papers from the It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack to accent my cards with. I used the Cherry On Top Cotton Paper Assortment with the Fringe Scissors and some Crushed Curry Baker's Twine to complete the card front.

For my second card, I heat embossed the greeting in white on three different colors of cardstock (Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Mint Macaron), and then cut them into strips. I used some more patterned paper and twine, along with the It's My Party Enamel Dots in matching colors to complete the card front.

On the inside, I used the pop-up die as intended, and added some more white heat embossing to highlight it. I also backed the entire Melon Mambo die cut with some yellow patterned paper.

The third project is made with the Gift Box Punch Board and some Sahara Sand Cardstock. I used more of the yellow cotton paper fringed, patterned paper and the wonderful Baker's Twine Combo Pack. The greeting is stamped in Versamark Ink onto Watercolor Paper then heat embossed in white; I then water-colored over each word of the greeting in a different color. This is a great way to make your greeting stand out. I also used the Ornate Tag Topper Punch for the top of the tag. That punch makes it so easy to make a cute tag with any 2” strip of paper!

Next I used the leftover pink letters from the second card above to start the decorations for this gift bag. I selected seven different patterns from the paper pack, one for the main panel, and then six others in 1” strips that are fringed. I started at the bottom and adhered them one at a time, about ¾” above the previous strip. Then I just adhered it to the front of the gift bag. It’s a simple project, but it has a big impact!

For my fourth project, I wanted to make a card that would work for a masculine birthday, so I left off the bright pink and stuck with more neutral colors. I water-colored over my greeting again, but this time it was heat embossed in black. I added a little fringe, this time using the 2015-2017 In Color Envelope Paper. In addition to making personalized envelopes, it’s thinner than normal patterned paper so it works well with the Fringe Scissors too.

Here is the inside of the same card. See those fun sentiments at work again? There is a cute little punch (part of a pack) that makes cutting out the candles a breeze.

Ok, I have one more card I just had to share! I made it 4” x 4”. It may be small, but don’t let the size fool you—it packs a big punch! I added a layer of Vellum Cardstock over the patterned paper so the balloons and greeting would stand out more, and used a sewing machine for some stitching around the edge before adhering it to the card base. The balloons were punched out using the Balloon Bouquet Punch, and under the greeting I used some of the It's My Party Designer Washi Tape. The balloons and greeting were adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals for more depth.

The inside is fancy, but it was easy to create with the second pop-up die. I just added some stamped confetti, and let the die stand out against the Melon Mambo Cardstock.

It has been so fun to share these projects with you on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog. I hope you keep the Party with Cake bundles in mind the next time you need to make some extra special birthday cards or gift packaging. Thanks for having me!

– Marisa Gunn

Thank you so much Marisa! We love how you've used these products and shared the versatility of them. We also love that our friends from Stampin' Up! would love to share the Party with Cake clear mount bundle with a lucky SCT reader! For an opportunity to win, be sure to leave a comment below by May 31st! We will announce the winner on Stampin' Up!'s next inspiration Saturday on June 4th! Good luck!!!

Last month Stampin' Up! offered one lucky reader the Cutie Pie Thinlit Dies!

And the winner is....

Nice to see the versatility of this die set. It is one I've passed over and now I'll have to give it a second look. Or perhaps I will just won one :) Posted by: Misty Murphy | April 09, 2016 at 08:48 PM

Misty congratulations! Please be sure to send your mailing address and telephone number to catherine@scrapbookandcards.com and we'll send that off to Stampin' Up! 

Please join us again on June 4th for Stampin' Up!'s next inspiration Saturday! Be sure to leave a comment below for this month's prize too!

~ Catherine

Comments

[Sandy]

This prize package would be so much fun to use, and I'm sure the recipients would smile when they open their cards. Thanks for the chance to win!

[Debby]

I've just started making cards and I am loving all the inspiration from your blog!!

[Linda E]

What a fun and versatile set! Perfect for anyone!

[Donna Digby]

WOW! What great inspiration. Love all the ideas. Thank you for the opportunity to possibly win this fun prize.

[theCook]

Love the happy birthday pop up card!

[Lynn Gauthier]

Fabulous creativity! Love the pop up die...so unique and looks so fun! Thanks for such great inspiration!!!

[Janet Sisk]

Oh, how fun!!! Love all the possibilities with this set. Thanks for a chance to win it. :D

[Carla Hundley]

How fun and so
many variations!
Carla from Utah

[DinT]

Love the card inspiration! Thanks.

[Mary-Anne V.]

Great way to give a festive happy card -wonderful products.

[Virginia Schleich]

I just love Stampin' Up! projects! Great cards and gift packaging posted today! All the projects look so fun and festive! Thanks for the chance to win some great products.

[Shannon]

Love the versatility with Stampin'Up products. Marisa, I loved all the different ways you showcased the HipHipHoray! set. Who wouldn't love this set along with your inspiration? Thanks for the chance to win it.

[Janice B]

Love the little gift box with tag, so simple but with lots of impact. Happy Birthday to all.

[Sue McRae]

What a great bundle of goodies! I am loving the dies, especially for using them as pop-ups! So fun!

[Gisèle]

Gorgeous cards , great prize too :)

[Margaret R]

Such fun cards! I especially like the pop-up dies - such an easy way to create a great effect!

[Tona]

Fabulous projects!

[Carol B]

Loads of fun ideas!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007 (at) gmail(dot) com

[Cyndi]

Marisa, your cards and packages using the Party with Cake bundle are fab! I try to make all my birthday cards. This bundle offers so many possibilities. Thank you for the great ideas.

[jennifer reynard]

Love the Stampin Up Party Cake bundle! It has been on my wish list, so will keep my fingers crossed! Great ideas today!

[Amber M.]

Sweet cards! Perfect inspiration for me this morning as I get comfy in my craft room to make a bunch of cards to send out to family and friends :) Love Stampin' Up! Thank you so much for the chance to win this thinlit and stamp set bundle :)

[Jane Z.]

Such awesome SU projects here! Love the pop-up thinlit dies and birthday stamps--AMAZING! You can never have too many birthday cards on hand... Thanks for the chance to win the Stampin' Up prize pack and for sharing these great and inspiring projects! :)

[Sue Moody]

Great card ideas. You always need birthday cards

[Twyla davis]

nice set. They tie together so nicely.

[Valerie W]

Thanks for sharing and the chance to win a great prize pack.