Today’s card uses a card sketch along with a soft color pallet to create a pretty and feminine birthday card for that special person we would like to celebrate.
It contains floral patterns, neutrals, and has some lovely gold foiling too. I’ve used the Scalloped Blooms Bundle (167467) since it has a lovely flowing font that has been used for this birthday sentiment to add to the softness.
Want to see how I created this card? I’ve got a quick tutorial for you and a PDF for the Card Sketch too.
And if you have been following along with my Card Sketches and you’d like to create the Card Sketch I’ve used for the card to add to your creativity tools. I’ve even shared a fun crate or cover for a 3 ring binder to hold your sketches that you can place on your work area.
Here is my Card Sketch #20
And the PDF with the measurements you can find others simply by clicking on Sketches in the category links
I don’t know about you but I always need a card from birthdays and to celebrate someone’s special day and the Balloon Festoon Bundle (167606) makes creating those cards quick and easy.
This stamp set contains fun greetings to use for all occasions and some wonderful texture images too. Today’s card uses this Bundle to create a fun 2026 In Color card.
The balloons have been stamped and then added to the Barely Blush panel. The smaller balloons have been stamped in their coordinating colors for a tone on tone effect and “popped” up to add interest and shadow. Basic Gray has been used for the string and a few Rhinestones Basic Jewels (144220) add some shine.
What do you think? Can you see using this fun set for celebrating your families and friends? Why not customize the balloons using that special person’s favorite colors or party theme? This Bundle can be found in our May-August Mini Catalog or in my Online Store so why not check it out?
Butterflies, who doesn’t love to see them flittering across the flower tops in the yard? Today’s card gives you that feel of summer wonder and watching butterflies.
Done in our NEW In Color, Golden Glow this card highlights our beautiful Bloom Boutique Specialty Designer Series Paper (167637) that has a lovely gold foil element. This paper also highlights our In Color Collection for 2026-2028 making it a perfect choice for monochromatic cards like this.
This particular card uses the frame not only to highlight the sentiment but also along the inside of the card panel in a tone on tone accent. I love the colors pulled from the Velvet Meadow Designer Series Paper (167904) on the front of the card. And how about the small details on the frame created with our NEW White Gel Pens (166642), fun right?
The largest frame has been cut down and placed back to back in order to add some fun texture.
These frames are really quite cool since you can add the Impressions Plate (167767) when you die cut them and it gives them extra texture that really makes the details pop!
Here is a top view of the card so you can see the fun fold Ann created for this card.
This fun fold uses a 4 1/4″x 11″ piece of card stock as it’s base that has been scored at the 1 3/4″ and 5 1/2″ marks. The 1 3/4″ piece is folded back on it’s self. Then the 4 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece has been adhered to the that which is really quite cool since it mats the Lost Lagoon layered piece with the card base itself.
Today I’ve got a quick and easy card for you that I created with my Card Sketch #6. I began sharing this resource with you a couple of years ago already and I really love having these sketches handy to inspire me for quick and simple cards.
I love the All Aflutter Bundle (167570) since it uses a coordinating punch and I’ve included a quick tip in my video tutorial today for perfect punching every time in case you’re having issues with lining them up.
I’ve used the NEW In Color Hydrangea Hue for this card since it is simply beautiful and right on trend along with the fun Bloom Boutique Specialty Designer Series Paper (167637) with it’s fun little patterns and sprinkling of gold foil for the back drop. After all aren’t those little flowers perfect for this card?
Want to see how I created it? Here is a quick Video Tutorial for you along with the PDF for the Card Sketch too!
And if you like to use my Card Sketches or check them out – I’ve got you covered. Here is my PDF for the Card Sketch I’ve used for this card. The thing I love about sketches is you can use them in landscape or portrait depending on your stamp set or need.
I can remember out apple tree in our back yard as a child and under was endless Lily of the Valley every June that had those delicate little bells. As an adult carried them in my wedding bouquet and after I planted them under our oak tree in the backyard and watched them fill the space over the 19 years we lived in our first home. So the Valley in Bloom Suite with is color washed images (167951) brings back a lot of special memories for me.
Today’s card uses this lovely image and simple stamping to create this lovely card.
If you haven’t seen the Sweet Words & Labels Dies (Online Exclusive 167627) I think they make a great all purpose set of dies as it’s a set filled with labels that would be great for cutting out sentiments and images like this. And the lovely details around the edges of some of the dies adds a wonderful detail to the labels.
If you like dies like this why not stop by my Online Store and check out this versatile set for your use while crafting? And great news it is part of a bundle that also has wonderful sentiments too!
Do you like basic stamping or is your favorite Designer Series Paper on back order? If you haven’t used simple stamping to create a back drop for your focal point today’s card shows you just how simple it can be.
For this card the first layer ferns were stamped onto Soft Sea Foam with Peaceful Pine Classic Ink randomly. Then the texture stamp was stamped onto punchout out circles using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (Online Exclusive 119850) and 2″ Circle Punch (Online Exclusive 133782) circles. The Petal Pink circles were the stamped tone on tone using the texture image from the set. The images and sentiment were stamped onto Pool Party and die cut using the coordinating dies. Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends were used to color the flowers along with the new White Gel Pens (166642) used to color the buds that makes them pop. A simple Iridescent Pearls (158987) bring in the white again along with the moth that has a touch of Pool Party added to him.
Simple stamping is a great way to get started creating and allows us to use just the stamp set and dies brining us back to how we started stamping years ago. So why not give it a try?
Fun, colorful and a clean and simple layout – 3 things I love and the Silly Safari Stamp set makes it 4! Any set with animals is always fun to work with for me. How about you?
The Silly Safari Stamp set (165254) has big bold images that are great for coloring with our blends and since giraffes are a family favorite I chose to use it as the focal point for today’s card.
This card done in our 2025-2027 In Colors uses my card sketch #9 which I’ll share with you below the video tutorial in case you’d like use my sketch resource for your paper crafting too.
My post is short and sweet today as we head into a long holiday weekend which I hope you enjoy what ever you choose to do. So without further delay here is the video tutorial for you.
