Sale-a-Bration is my favorite time of the year. Why? Because I get to give you wonderful Stampin' Up! products of your choice for free! When I received my new Sale-a-Bration catalog one of the first products I knew I had to add to my collection was the beautiful Happy Birthday to You stamp set. It features an artistic line art style that is perfect for all kinds of our favorite coloring techniques such as watercoloring and Stampin' Blends, or it's stunning without any coloring at all. Here's the first project I created featuring this pretty stamp. It looks harder than it was, though it did take a time to color. I found it really relaxing to do and can't wait to make more.
Would you like to re-create this project? Here's what you do and what you need (please take a minute to read the directions before beginning):
SUPPLIES: (Click here if you need any supplies)
- 152308 - Happy Birthday to You stamp set
- 152311 - Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper (4" x 5-1/2")
- 149612 - Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (3-1/4" x 4")
- 121045 - Basic Black Cardstock (5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 1" x 3-5/8", and 1/2" x 2-1/2")
- 122925 - Calypso Coral Cardstock (3-1/2" x 4-1/4")
- 131199 - Crushed Curry Cardstock (1" x 4")
- 100730 - Whisper White Cardstock (4" x 5-1/4")
- 100082 - Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
- 103083 - Embossing Buddy
- 109312 - White Embossing Powder
- 147277 - White Craft Stampin' Pad & Refill
- 129053 - Heat Tool
- 131158 - Crushed Curry Ink Refill
- 119791 - Poppy Parade Ink Refill
- 105229 - Pumpkin Pie Ink Refill
- 121029 - Crumb Cake Ink Refill
- 147171 - Gray Granite Ink Refill
- 133651 - Mossy Meadow Ink Refill
- 105220 - Sahara Sand Ink Refill
- 144212 - Iridescent Sequin Assortment
- 138309 - Fine Tip Glue Pen
- 141491 - Classic Label Punch
- 104430 - Stampin' Dimensionals
- 144042 - Calypso Coral Stampin' Blend
- 103954 - Aqua Painters
- Small Paint Brush
Directions:
- Lightly rub the front of the watercolor paper with the Embossing Buddy. Stamp the cake image in Whisper White in the center, towards the bottom a little. Immediately add white embossing powder, brush off any stray powder with a paint brush and heat set.
- Repeat Step 1 using the black cardstock strip and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Happy Birthday to You stamp set. Trim the right edge of the strip to create a banner shape.
- Color the flower images as desired using Aqua Painters and Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, and Pumpkin Pie ink refills (or you can squeeze a little ink onto the inside lids of the coordinating stamp pads too). I start by diluting the ink a lot and then coloring the entire flower. Then I add less diluted, darker ink where I want the shading to be.
- Color the leaf images with Mossy Meadow ink, once again diluting the ink as needed.
- Color the cake with well diluted Crumb Cake ink starting from the inside edges and brushing towards the center so you have a darker shade on the edges and almost no ink in the center.
- Color the berries by lightly tapping with the point end of the Stampin' Blend.
- Color the middle of the flowers with Basic Black Marker.
- Color the plate stand with Gray Granite, once again brushing from the outer edge to the center.
- Allow the watercolor paper to dry completely. If you're in a hurry, heat set the paper, but be careful not to burn it.
- Lightly add shading across the bottom of the watercolor paper with Sahara Sand. Allow to dry.
- Mount watercolor card to the Calypso Coral cardstock piece.
- Trim the right edge of the Crushed Curry cardstock strip to create a banner shape.
- Mount the black banner strip to the top edge of the Crushed Curry strip with Stampin' Dimensionals, leaving an approximate 1/4" border at the bottom.
- Punch a Classic Label punch piece out of Basic Black cardstock and cut in half at the center.
- Fold the large Basic Black cardstock piece in half. Add Whisper White cardstock piece to the inside of the card and decorate if desired.
- Finish the front of the card as shown, using Fine Tip Glue to adhere sequins.
Have fun!
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