Cards By Carol: Birthday Laugh Lines

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Art Impressions Birthday Card Challenge Week 2

Hello friends! Have you entered into Art Impressions Birthday Card challenge? Do you know you can use any stamps? However, if you use Art Impressions' stamps, you get more votes!

For my inspiration card I've used the fun and silly Lifetime Set! I used sentiments from the Birthday Laugh Lines set, as I thought these were just perfect! This card is a bit different as the "inside" of the card is the balloon die cut shape! Read on!

I stamped the guy with Memento ink and colored him with Copic markers (listed below). I fussy cut him out (I didn't get too fussy, LOL!) I used a balloon die (all supplies are listed below) on a folded card, keeping the top edge of the balloon just beyond the fold of the card. I stamped the sentiments with my MISTI in black ink. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on the front with black embossing powder. I then added the balloon die cut to a 4" x 5-¼" striped paper that was adhered to a green panel that is A2 sized.

The guy is popped up with 3D Foam Squares. I sparkled up the balloons with a clear sparkle pen, and then added some Glossy Accents for the shine. To finish, I added a few enamel dots and tied a piece of twine to the top layer of the balloon (will help the recipient to open it.)

I hope I've inspired you to join in our challenge and can't wait to see what you create!! You have until July 17 to add your link on Art Impressions challenge blog! Click HERE! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Copic markers:

B01, B02, B04, C1, C2, C3, B93, B95, B97, B99, E000, E00, E01,

R22, R27, R29, R35, V12, V15, V17,

Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38, YR04,

YG01, YG03, YG25

Supplies:

Art Impressions Lifetime Set

Art Impressions Birthday Laugh Lines (sentiment)

Honey Bee Stamps Balloon Bunch Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps Over The Rainbow 6x6 paper pad

Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock

Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

Wink of Stella Clear Sparkle pen

Ranger Glossy Accents

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Versamark clear ink

WOW! Primary Black embossing powder
Honey Bee Stamps Over The Rainbow enamel dots

Thursday, June 6, 2019

You're Never Too Old To..., Art Impressions

You're never too old to do goofy things! LOL! That's my motto and I'm sticking to it! This old guy is in the new stamp set by Art Impressions called Birthday Laugh Lines. I'm on the Art Impressions blog today to help kick off the new Laugh Lines and Succulent release available in their shop! Also, we are beginning a new challenge: Desktop Decor!

I have to be honest and say that this challenge really stumped me for a while! I did some Pinterest browsing and saw something similar to this notepad holder. I decided to make a card and notepad holder combo.

I stamped the man with Copic safe ink and colored him with the Copic markers listed below. I fussy cut it out and added some thin foam tape to the back and Diamond Glaze to the balloon. While that dried, I worked on the card and the notecard. For the card, I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black onto an A2 card base. I heat set it with clear embossing powder. The beige striped paper is sadly retired. I added a leftover strip of the teal paper with the striped.

For the inside of the card I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment (one of 10 in this set!). I inked up and stamped just the balloon the man is holding and drew the string in a little longer.

For the notecard holder I created a file in Cricut Design Space. If you have a Cricut and Design Space, you can access this file by going to : https://design.cricut.com/#/design/150707000. I used some heavy double-sided cardstock from my stash. After I cut the pieces, I applied double-sided adhesive as shown in these photos (click on the photos to enlarge). I also used some thick chipboard I saved from packaging and cut it to fit the back of the notepad for extra stability. The double-sided adhesive ensures it all stays put!

Here are the measurements of the notepad holder I made. If you are creating this by hand, make two of these and score where indicated.

This notepad inside here is just a very inexpensive one I picked up at Walmart. I thought a To Do list would be fun to go with the sentiment of "doing goofy things"!

By folding back the top cover, the notepad will stand up.

I was wishing I had some thin magnets to hold the flap closed, but I like the wrapped twine. It's a light tan originally, but I used the chisel end of my E35 Copic to color it to coordinate better.