Simple Birthday Wishes for FF0062

Hello and Happy Friday! Time for a brand new Festive Friday Challenge. For #FF0062, our festivity is National Simplicity Day, which is coming up July 12th. Our Inspo List features 10 items you can choose from to create your project. Incorporate THREE (or more) of the items in your project and link up to the challenge! And guess what? Your project doesn’t have to be about the National Orange Blossom Day – at all! The selected festivity is just a unique way to come up with some fun and interesting ideas to inspire your creativity.

My Inspo List Picks: CAS Design - Single Image - Stitching - Birthday Theme

Although I do love a card with lots of layers and details, sometimes “less is more”. I’ve really been trying to challenge myself to create more Clean-and-Simple (CAS) cards recently. I just love the simple, uncluttered design and the fact that they are easy-peasy to pop in the mail. 

Color Combo: 

Purple Posy

Night of Navy

Coastal Cabana

Whisper White

I’m a little obsessed with the Paying with Patterns Designer Series Paper lately. There is something about the mix of colors and patterns that are so perfect together. This striped pattern instantly caught my eye for this card. I also added a little texture to the Whisper White layer and of course had to pop on a rio of rhinestones to bling things up a bit. It’s tough to see in the photos, but I also added some Wink of Stella to the heart for a little added sparkle and shine

The layout for my card was inspired by the current sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. I always look forward to their sketch challenges, especially for Clean and Simple cards and this one immediately inspired me for this birthday card. 

Card Measurements and Details: 

• Purple Posy Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” 
• Night of Navy Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• Whisper White Cardstock - 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”, embossed with Subtle 3D Embossing Folder
• Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper - 2-1/4” x 4-3/4” 
• Purple Posy Cardstock - scrap to die cut heart from the Stitched Be Mine Dies, add Clear Wonk of Stella Glitter Brush to center heart for sparkly detail
• Whisper White Cardstock - scrap to die cut stitched Banner from Tasteful Labels Dies, stamp sentiment from Special Someone stamp set in Night of Navy ink
• Add three rhinestones to card front
• Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5-1/4”, on bottom right corner stamp balloon string in Night of Navy ink and heart balloon in Coastal Cabana ink (images from Special Someone stamp set) 
• Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (inside card) - 3/4” x 5-1/4"

Finally, a peek inside the card. I added a little strip of DSP and a simple stamped balloon to keep the continuity from the front of the card.

Hop on over to the Festive Friday Challenge to see what the rest of the Design Team has shared this week. We’d love to have you join us with your project! The challenge is open from today through Monday July 6th at 8:00 PM CST, so you have plenty of time to play along. 

Festive Friday Design Team: 

Nicole Watt

Ann Schach 

Beth McCollough 

Anne Marie Hile (you are here!) 

Sharon Burkert

Miranda Webber 

Kelsey May Webster

Thanks for stopping by today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

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Thanks so much for stopping by. 
Have a HAPPY day today! 

Anne Marie

Product List

Special Someone Photopolymer Stamp Set [151643]	Stitched Be Mine Dies [151814]	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886]	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775]	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490]
Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150881]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]

Hand-Drawn Blooms for FF0061

Hello and Happy Friday! Time for a brand new Festive Friday Challenge. For #FF0061, our festivity is National Orange Blossom Day, which is coming up June 27th. Our Inspo List features 10 items you can choose from to create your project. Incorporate THREE (or more) of the items in your project and link up to the challenge! And guess what? Your project doesn’t have to be about the National Orange Blossom Day – at all! The selected festivity is just a unique way to come up with some fun and interesting ideas to inspire your creativity.

My Inspo List Picks: Flowers - Yellow - Green - Pink 

For my card, I decided to use the Hand-Drawn Blooms stamp set and coordinating Banner Blooms Dies once again. On Sunday I shared a bold, bright card using this bundle, which you can see HERE. Today, I wanted to share another way to use this beautiful background die, featuring a softer color palette. I’ve shared all of the Measurements and details for this card below along with a list of the supplies I used to create it at the end of the post. 

To create this watercolored background, I used an assortment of ink pads, a Watercolor Painter and Shimmery White Cardstock. It is important to use either Shimmery White Cardstock or Watercolor Paper for this technique because regular white cardstock will not hold up well once you start adding the color and water. 

I’ll be sharing this technique later today (4:00pm CST) on my Facebook Live video and will post a link here afterward so you can check it out. Stay tuned! 

***Edit: Here are the links for the Facebook Live Videos. My connection was dropped shortly after finishing the card, so there are two videos for the projects today. 

Part One: https://www.facebook.com/StampinAnne/videos/292336718605435/

Part Two: https://www.facebook.com/StampinAnne/videos/1552762428234214/

Card Measurements and Details:

• Highland Heather Card Base - 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2" 
• Daffodil Delight Cardstock - 4" x 5-1/4" 
• Whisper White Cardstock - 3-7/8" x 5-1/8", emboss using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder
• Shimmery White Cardstock - 4-1/4" x 5-1/2", color with inks and Water Painters, then die cut using the large die from the Banner Blooms Dies
• Whisper White Cardstock - scrap to die cut only the banner portion of the large die from he Banner Blooms Dies, stamp sentiment in Highland Heather ink and fussy-cut banner from die cut image
• Whisper White Tulle ribbon and Pearl Basic Jewels
• Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4" x 5-1/4" 

Hop on over to the Festive Friday Challenge to see what the rest of the Design Team has shared this week. We’d love to have you join us with your project! The challenge is open from today through Monday June 22nd at 8:00 PM CST, so you have plenty of time to play along. 

Ann Schach

Nicole Watt

Beth McCullough 

Anne Marie Hile (you are here) 

Sharon Burkert 

Kelsey May Webster

Miranda Webber

Love this project? Here is your shopping list so you can re-create this card on your own. You can click on any of the photos below to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

The current Host Code is: 3A7TY9ER

If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using this host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month’s tutorial features 11 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity! 

If your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping), do NOT use the host code. You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive the gift from me. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a HAPPY day today! 

Anne Marie

Product List

Hand-Drawn Blooms Bundle (English) [154101]	Hand-Drawn Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English) [152565]	Banner Blooms Dies [152719]	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]
Water Painters [151298]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103]	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Paper Trimmer [152392]