Showing posts with label Paper and Such. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paper and Such. Show all posts

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Each Year is Better than the Last! - Birthday Celebration

We all need birthday cards and today's card is going in that big stack I like to have to fall back upon!
I used a super cute stamp that I got at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More that I've had for ages but it hadn't seen ink before!
My challenge to you this weekend is to find a stamp that you've had for ages and not yet used and give it some air!

Challenges:
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes
Stamp With Fun - Sketch
Paper and Such - Happy Birthday
Crafty Ann's - Happy Birthday
Stamping Scrapping - Birthday
Come and Get It - Birthday
Bee Crafty - Birthday for the Little Ones
Birthday Sundaes - 2 Patterned Papers and 3 Different Embellishments (brads, rhinestones and a sticker)
Card Makin Mama's - 1 Image, 2 Papers and 3 Different Embellishments (brads, rhinestones and a sticker)
Papertake Weekly - Punches or Die Cuts
Crafts and Me - Punches
Jac-Inks - Heat Embossing
My Time To Craft - Scallops
Little Miss Muffet - Tags or Banners (my paper has banners all over it)


Card Recipe:
Image - Lily and Milo Congratulations
Paper - Basic Grey Life of The Party
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Brads - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - KI Memories
Ink - Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black
Embossing Powder - Ranger Super Fine in Clear



As this was a clear stamp I like to use Versafine ink as opposed to Memento as I think it gives a much clearer and cleaner stamped image. However Versafine and Copic's don't like each other much so to stop the ink bleeding I just gave it a quick coat of clear embossing powder and heat set it. I will admit that I really like the raised finish on an embossed image and so the extra couple of steps are worth it me.
I hope you've liked this and I hope that Blogger doesn't have any more big problems looming!
Have a wonderful Saturday and be sure to drop by tomorrow for a card for Pile It On!
Katie