Birthday Sparkle Kit Alternative cards

 This Birthday Sparkle kit is a really great deal, if you change the tags into cards you end up with 12 cards. One for each month, go ahead customize your colors and have fun. Scroll down to watch the video, hope you enjoy.

The Birthday Sparkle kit is a great kit as is, but I wanted to step it up a little bit. Kits are a fun to customize and put your own style on them.  I made a shaker card, an easel card and turned the tags into cards.

First up is my favorite, the shaker card. I used our window sheets and dimensional strips with the new champagne sparkle dots.

I love to make easel cards. Start with an 8 1/2 x 11 inch of cardstock, score on the long side at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2. Turn the cardstock and cut at 4 1/4, now you have 2 card bases ready to go. 

I used the Heartfelt Hexagon bundle to pop the card up with one of the adhesive backed hearts from the Bee Mine suite. 

I think this is a happy card that is neutral enough for kids and adults. I changed this card up by leaving off the stamped lines of the balloon and adding twine. You could use the twine included in the kit or any color you may have. I used white embossing on the balloon but you could change that up and use any color of ink with clear embossing powder. I may have to try some red balloons. So many possibilities.

This is originally a tag in the kit and I don't use those very often. I added a background from the brushed gold cards and envelopes. I cut one of the card bases in half, you can also emboss this to add some more texture. I add some gold stars with the more shimmer dsp and one of my old favorite star border punch. I wish Stampin Up would have more border punches.

I hope you enjoy the video and if you haven't subscribed please do so. Have fun and get creative.

If you need any supplies here is a link to my store. https://www.stampinup.com/?hostcode=GRUEZUQK

Product List

Birthday Sparkle Kit (English) [163865] $23.00	Window Sheets [142314] $5.00	Champagne Iridescent Dots [162824] $8.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle (English) [162889] $37.75
Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers [162557] $8.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $18.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $31.00	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] $27.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Brushed Gold Cards & Envelopes [162177] $12.00

Ink-Stamp Share Blog hop

Today I am part of the Stamp Share Blog hop, so many talented ladies.

Don't forget to hop all the way around, by clicking on the next blog at the bottom or the links at the end of the post. Please leave comments as you hop around.

 This is one of my cards for my August 2023 online card class.

I used the Beautiful Balloons bundle and the Wanted to Say dies to make a tri-fold cascade card.

Make 2 cards at once

·         ”8 ½ x 11 cardstock (makes 2 cards)

·         5-1/2” x 4” DSP (2) for large panel

·         4-1/2” x 3-1/2” DSP (2) for medium panel

·         3-1/2” x 2-3/4” DSP (2) for small panel 

Product List

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English) [161457] $52.00	Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161449] $12.50	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] $39.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $22.00	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $10.00	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $10.00
Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $11.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Simply Scored [122334] $36.00	2022–2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack [159195] $15.00

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Cheerful Daisy-Tri Fold Card

 

I used one of the card bases from the June Paper Pumpkin for the background paper on this card. 

 Don't you love when a card turns out just like you want? This one makes me happy.

Check out the embossing on this card, what a fun technique this is. Inking up your embossing folder before embossing creates such a lovely background for this card.

Watch the video and if you want the June Paper Pumpkin refill, let me know. 

163192

WELCOME INN DIES

$6.00

163181

WELCOME INN PAPER PUMPKIN REFILL

$11.50

Product List

Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder [161473] $8.50	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925] $10.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $9.00	Water Painters [151298] $13.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $128.00	Metallic Enamel Effects Basics [161610] $15.00

Countryside Corners Tri-fold card

 

I love this fun fold card so much.  The designer series paper is gorgeous,  then the color combinations of boho blue,  lemon lime twist and night of navy is perfect. 

I made a video and PDF.

·         Start with a piece of Night of Navy cardstock 8 ½ x 11, cut down to 8 ½ x 10 ½ , then score at 3 ½ and 7 inches. Then cut in half at 4 ¼. This way you have two card bases ready to go. If you are making one you may as well make two!!

 

·         Use the 2^nd largest die from the Countryside Inn bundle, cut 3 basic white shapes.

 

Use the 3^rd largest die from the Countryside Inn bundle, cut 3 different patterns from the Countryside Inn designer series paper.

 

·         Use the 4^th die from the Countryside Inn bundle and cut 1 basic white shape for the third panel of the card. 

Ex             Example the largest is 1   Then 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 is the solid one.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                        ·         Cut 2 sets of the dies from the Cheerful daisy bundle using basic white cardstock.

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·         I took a strip of basic white cardstock and used my blending brush to add lemon lime twist ink to cut out 5 of the sprig die from the Cheerful Daisy bundle.  I used boho blue on a strip of white cardstock to cut out the centers of the daisies. You will need 2 large and 2 small.

Watch the video for assembly. Enjoy!!

Product List

Countryside Inn Suite Collection [161474] $66.75	Countryside Corners Bundle [161472] $45.75	Countryside Inn 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161467] $12.50	Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English) [161297] $53.00
Darling Details Bundle [161371] $54.00	Gorgeously Made Bundle (English) [161203] $50.25	Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [161650] $9.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] $9.00
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $10.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $9.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $13.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.50
Tinsel Gems Four Pack [161623] $8.00