Birthday Balloon Shaker Cards

Today I'm sharing a few cards I created using the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit.

I have several birthday's coming up that I need to make cards for.  What a great opportunity to make a few more cards using this kit!

I recently made a Valentine card for my husband using this die but I didn't really use the stamps as they were meant to be used. These stamps wrap around the die as you can see in the photo above.

I will list some of the details below but you can also click HERE to get to my YouTube channel and see how I made this card:

I used an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of Neenah 110# solar white card stock. I cut this paper in half on the horizontal so that it measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, then cutting turning the paper on the horizontal again, so I could score it at 4 1/4 which gives me a standard A2 card size. I used the heavier weighted paper so that it would give me more stability but you could also use a lighter weight card stock.

Once scored, you will be able to use the score line to help you see where the front of the card will be and use that to help position your die correctly on the card base. Once I had the die positioned, I secured it with some Washi tape and ran it through my die cutter, using the window frame die from the card kit.

I placed the card base in my Misti Stamp Positioning tool and stamped the balloon stamps around the windows that were just cut out.  I stamped using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, as this is a copic friendly ink. I colored the balloons with Copic markers but I think these would also be pretty done with colored pencils. I think water color would also be beautiful..

Using a blending brush,  I brushed on some Tim Holtz Distress Inks in "Orange Marmalade" near the bottom and then blended that into some "Picked Raspberry".  Then using the same "Picked Raspberry" I inked over a polka dot stencil to give a little more interest near the top of the card.

Using some double stick tape, I attached a clear piece of acetate behind the cut out windows. Then on a piece patterned paper I attached some more balloons that I had stamped, colored and cut out.  I glued that patterned paper behind the acetate windows so that the additional cut out balloons would be visible in the windows.

Some of my cards were made into shaker cards.   In those cards I placed different types of hearts and chunky glitter.  For more information on how to make shaker cards, you can watch THIS VIDEO, and I have a couple more as well over on my channel.

 Here are some of the items I used:
Card Kit: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com My Blog: https://abushelandahug.blogspot.com Paper: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/produc... Misty Stamp Positioner Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black Tim Holtz Distress Inks in : Picked Raspberry, Orange Marmalade Stencil: https://www.acherryontop.com/shop/pro... Copics: YG01, YG05, YG23, RV000, RV10, RV13, YR02, YR15, YR16, Y02, Y13, Y15, BG000, BG02, B05, BV00, BV11, BV13 Thank you for visiting my blog! I try my best to give you accurate information. I am not affiliated with any of these companies nor did I receive compensation or free product for mentioning them. All products used and mentioned were personally purchased... except any digital stamps won through challenges, which were received from the company with no expectation. This video was NOT sponsored, requested, or paid and I did it only because I wanted to. The information provided is based on my own personal experience and opinion. I am not an expert nor do I work for these companies

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Have an amazing day 💗💗💗

Guy Valentine

Hello

As I type this post the snow is coming down in the biggest flakes and it looks so pretty. But, in true Missouri fashion, tomorrow it is supposed to be incredibly cold.  We're talking -15 degrees.  Yikes!  Schools are already cancelling.  I wish I could stay home tomorrow!! 

I'm getting this Valentine card done at the last minute,  I have a good excuse for getting this done so close to the finish line.  Our grandkids basketball seasons are in full swing.  We attended 10 basketball games last week alone.  Yes that's right, I said TEN!.  Clearly we are dedicated, I mean they are our grandchildren but I think we may be a little crazy too ha ha. Just kidding, We love every minute of it. Despite that crazy week I still managed to find time to make this card for my husband for Valentines day.

This card was made using the February 2020 Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp .  This card kit is already sold out but a lot of the components are sold separately and are still available.  The thing I love about this stamp and die is the versatility.  I have used it today for a valentine but it can be used for so much more. 

To watch me create this card, you can check out my YouTube video HERE.

or you can click on the video below:

I used the Trio Window Die to create this shaker card along with the Pre-made pouch made specifically for this die.  This is the first time I have made a shaker card using the pre-made windows.  I really like the ease and professional look you get from it.  The pre-made window really lets you create a thinner, less bulky shaker card.   I will still use some of my cellophane for future shaker cards because I like to re-purpose things,  but I also recommend these for times when you don't have any old packaging on hand or when you just want or need an easier method.

I love the way this card turned out.  The only thing I would change and advise against is using fine glitter inside your shaker windows.  The fine glitter gets stuck to the window and doesn't shake down I used an anti-static tool hoping to avoid this but the glitter still stuck to the windows.  It doesn't look horrible but in hindsight, I wouldn't use the really fine glitter again for a shaker card.  

Here are some of the items I used to make this card:

Items in Simon Says Stamp February 2020 card kit: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com I Love You stamp by : https://techniquejunkies.com Misti Stamping Tool Neenah 110# Solar White Card Stock Copic Multi Liner Gelly Roll White Pen by Sakura T Ruler Painters Tape Versamark embossing Ink Versafine Ink in Black White Embossing Powder Thank you for visiting my blog! I try my best to give you accurate information. I am not affiliated with any of these companies nor did I receive compensation or free product for mentioning them. All products used and mentioned were personally purchased... except any digital stamps won through challenges, which were received from the company with no expectation. This blog is NOT sponsored, requested, or paid and I did it only because I wanted to. The information provided in this video is based on my own personal experience and opinion. I am not an expert nor do I work for these companies.

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Have an amazing day

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Hello Beautiful-Take two

This is the same beautiful image as my last post, but this time I was able to do a video AND of course I switched up the colors a bit as well.  I'm always looking to use papers out of my stash and  once I pick the paper I want to use, the copic markers I choose comes pretty easy.... usually that is.

You can see the colors I used for this card over on my YouTube channel HERE- 

Or click on the image below:  

As I mentioned in my last blog post, this image is from All Dressed Up and can be found HERE.

They have monthly challenge on their blog and on their Facebook page.  Plus she has tons of adorable images on her etsy site.  I see she's added some new ones that I think I may need!

Items used to make this card:

Image by All Dressed Up which was printed on Neenah 80# card stock-

Copic Markers

Prisma Color Pencils

White Gelly Roll pen

Tombow tape runner

Tacky Glue

Gemstones/flowers - these are old from my stash, not sure of the brand

Border Punch from Martha Stewart Crafts

 Neenah 110# cardstock -used for card base

patterned paper from stash-brand unknown

Thank you for visiting my blog! I try my best to give you accurate information. I am not affiliated with any of these companies nor did I receive compensation or free product for mentioning them. All products used and mentioned were personally purchased... except any digital stamps won through challenges, which were received from the company with no expectation. This blog is NOT sponsored, requested, or paid and I did it only because I wanted to. The information provided in this video is based on my own personal experience and opinion. I am not an expert nor do I work for these companies.

Have an amazing Day💗

Hello Beautiful

Hello! I hope you are having an amazing day.  Today I'm sharing a card I created quite some time ago.  I actually thought I had posted this but then when I went to create a new card using this same image, I realized I hadn't! Sometimes I wonder about myself.

This image is by All Dressed Up and you can find it HERE. It's called "Pretty in Plaits".

As I said above, I just did another card using this image and I will post it in a future blog along with a video.  I actually much prefer the colors in the card above though-- I think because I used softer colors.  I hope to get the 2nd card posted within the week, so stay tuned!

 I don't know the Copic used for this card but I chose colors to match the background paper as usual and then I stamped the word "beautiful"at the top.  

I  created a die cut with the word "hello" using a fishers die.  I cut this word out using the die about 6 times then stacked them together with glue. This is a trick I learned from Jennifer McGuire's YouTube channel.  Once stacked together they create a really nice chipboard type embellishment.  I inked it up to match my card and then used some clear embossing to give it a shine.

I will be entering this card in the All Dressed Up Challenge #101.  Please check it out.  There are always tons of creative ideas over there.

Please be sure to stop by my YouTube Channel for even more cards and crafts.

Thank you for visiting my blog! I try my best to give you accurate information. I am not affiliated with any of these companies nor did I receive compensation or free product for mentioning them. All products used and mentioned were personally purchased... except any digital stamps won through challenges, which were received from the company with no expectation. This blog is NOT sponsored, requested, or paid and I did it only because I wanted to. The information provided in this video is based on my own personal experience and opinion. I am not an expert nor do I work for these companies.

Have an amazing day!