"Birthday" is the newest theme on the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge Blog. It was the perfect time for me to pull out the Pinkfresh Studios Ribbons and Balloons Stencil that I picked up on sale at my local stamp store.
“Birthday” is the next theme over at the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge Blog!
For my card, I used Kristina Werner’s Audrey Blooms Stencil Pack, a layered stencil set that actually creates two card fronts filled with these fun blooms. I may have gone a little “splatter crazy” by picking up some of the stencil ink colors with salmon, blue, green, metallic Distress spray, along with a bit of plain old water for extra texture and interest!
The little scalloped frame is from Kristina's A2 Detailed Frames Dies. I glued together three layers of cardstock to give the frame some added dimension, then created the sentiment using a “happy” die cut paired with the “birthday” portion of a letterpress die from my stash.
To finish the card, I added a few enamel dots for the perfect final touch.
The theme for March on the Dragonfly Dream Challenge Blog is Butterflies. I don't have many butterfly stamps in my collection, but luckily I remembered this Wings & Petals Ledger Background Stamp from Unity Stamps. I seriously need to pull this one out more often because I absolutely loved working with it!
I started by stamping the image onto white cardstock. Then I reached for my much-neglected Copics and had so much fun coloring in the flowers and butterflies. There’s something so relaxing about bringing a detailed background like this to life with color.
Next, I pulled out a stencil and lightly inked over the entire image with a soft, pale blue. This added just the right touch of texture without overwhelming the stamped design.
To finish things off, I inked around the edges with brown ink to give the card an aged look. I love how the brown blending softened the pale blue stenciling and gave it more of a gentle green tone. Such a happy accident!
I completed the card with a simple Happy Birthday sentiment to let the background really shine.
"Birthday" is the theme for the first Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge for 2026. When I need a quick but memorable birthday card, I often break out this Wish stamp and die set from Pretty Pink Posh.
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Today’s card is a shaker card with a clean, colorful design. The card base was ink blended from navy to yellow, then stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The word “wish” is die cut from the top panel, while “make a” is stamped and embossed above it. To ground the design, I added a strip of white glitter paper along the bottom of the card.
This is one of the simplest shaker cards to create. I adhered acetate behind the die-cut word, added 1/4" foam tape around the opening, and filled it with a mix of shaker pieces from my stash. To finish it off, I added a few enamel dots for extra detail and shine.
A fast, fun birthday card that still feels special! Hope you will make the time to join along with our Birthday Theme this month. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
In kindness, Cathy
The next challenge on the Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge is a Birthday challenge. I created this card with an old Greetery stamp set for my granddaughter's 16th birthday.
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The final challenge for 2024 on the Addicted to Stamps & More Blog has a birthday theme.
I chose to go a little simple for my card using a collection of Pinkfresh Studios gorgeous Fluttering Butterflies Washi Tape with its coordinating die. I used my ScorePal to create a half inch border around the card and finished off with some Pinkfresh Ombre Glitter Drops and a sentiment from Taylored Expressions. The Pinkfresh washi tape makes it easy to create beautiful cards!
