Happy Bubble and Fizz Birthday Swaps

Hello there! As promised, I wanted to share my second card for my monthly team swap. Our theme this month was “Birthdays” and I don’t know about you, but I ALWAYS need birthday cards. I never fully realize it until it’s the 3rd month into the year and I have completely depleted my birthday card supply.

For my card, I decided to use the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set because, honestly, I realized that I have never inked it up for as long as I’ve owned it. #shameful I paired it up with the Bubbles and Fizz DSP. Do you have this paper yet? You can only get this paper when you place a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. There are only a couple days left to take advantage of this awesome sale.

I stamped the balloon images and added some extra detail to them. The two balloons in the back were stamped in Versamark, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Love those tiny bubbles! For the balloon in the front, I stamped and then covered it in a layer of glue from the Fine Tipped Glue Pen. When you apply it in a thin layer, it dries clear.  Just remember to leave it alone while it dries. Just walk away. Walk. Away. Let it dry. This is where you have to exercise some patience. Trust me, it’s worth it! I can’t tell you how many times I wasted a perfectly good balloon because of my impatient fingerprints before I learned this lesson.

Finally, here is a quick shot of the inside of the card. As I have mentioned before, I am currently on a kick of decorating the inside of my cards along with the envelopes. I think when you go to the effort to make a card for someone, you really need to go “all in” and decorate ALL of the pieces. It doesn’t take a lot of extra time, since all of the stamps are already on your desk from creating the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today to take a peek at my card. Please leave me a comment to say hello. All of the products that I used to create my card are listed below. Click on any of them to head on over to my online Stampin’ Up! store. You can order anytime 24/7. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at: annemariehile@gmail.com. Remember, there are only a couple of days left to take advantage of FREE Sale-A-Bration products. Don’t miss out!

Have a HAPPY day! :)
Anne Marie

Product List

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set [143662]	Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609]	Banner Triple Punch [138292]	Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) [145601]	Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper [147244]
Silver Baker’S Twine [145569]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197]	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Heat Tool [129053]	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]

Sweet Soirée Birthday Swap

Hello stamping friends! Today I wanted to share a fun fold birthday card with you. This fold is called a “Z-Fold” and it has been around for quite a while. I wouldn’t even know who to give credit to for creating it, but thank you to the person who did because it’s pretty cool! I’ve shared the measurements below in case you would like to make one as well.

For my card, I wanted to use some products from the Occasions Catalog that have been a little neglected in my stamp studio. I paired the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set with the gorgeous Sweet Soirée Specialty DSP. All of the paper in that pack is foiled on one side which makes it extra fancy.

Another item that I think is completely underrated in the Occasions Catalog is the Sweet Soirée Embellishment kit. There are SO many items in the kit, including lots of die cuts (vellum, numbers and some with foil detail), ribbon, washi tape, clothes pins, tassels. I used the floral die cuts on my card. They have gorgeous foiled accents on them and (at first glance kind) of look like you stamped, colored and fussy cut them out. So easy and so beautiful!

Here are the measurements for the card: 

• Marina Mist base: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4"
• Powder Pink layer: 4" x 5-1/4”
• Berry Burst layer under DSP: 3” x 5”
• Sweet Soiree DSP layer: 2-3/4” x 4-3/4”
• Berry Burst layer under sentiment: 2-1/4” x 3-1/4”
• Whisper White for sentiment: 2” x 3
• Whisper White inside card: 4” x 5-14”

One thing I am ALL about right now is decorating the insides of my cards. I love adding a little more detail other than just the sentiment. Since this fold really allows you to showcase the inside of the card as well, I used quite a few of the stamps from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set along with the silver washi tape from the Sweet Soirée Embellishment Kit. Did I mention how much I like that kit?  

I liked this card so much I decided to use it for one of my team swaps this month! The only thing I really changed was how I tied the ribbon. I found the bow made the card a little tough to mail and the simple knot corrected that. Plus it was a lot easier to knot the ribbon when producing 10 of these cards. I actually made 2 different cards this month for our team swap. I’ll be sharing the other one really soon! 

I hope you enjoyed my card today! All of the products I used to create the card are listed below. You can click on any of those products to purchase them at my online Stampin’ Up! store. I’m probably going to pick up another one of those Sweet Soirée Embellishment Kits myself. :) Also, don’t forget that this is the LAST week for Sale-A-Bration where you can earn free product with your qualifying order. Click HERE for more details. Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Have a HAPPY day! 

Anne Marie 

Product List

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519]	Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper [145564]	Sweet Soirée Embellishment Kit [145578]	Berry Burst 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [145489]	Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244]
Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119682]	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [144083]
Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [144084]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672]	Bone Folder [102300]	Big Shot [143263]
Stampin' Trimmer [126889]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Glue Dots [103683]