Happy Friday, stampers! This week has been nothing but exciting! Fabulous new release from Simon Says Stamp, loads of crafty inspiration to jump-start the creative mojo and of course giveaways! Who doesn’t love that? I hope you are all geared up towards a fantastic crafty weekend!
Today I have a simple stamped Birthday card idea for a guy to share with you using several new products from Simon’s Latest Celebrate You release.
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BIRTHDAY CARD DETAILS
To begin, I stamped balloon images in Simon’s Maliblue and Audrey Blue ink on Sea Glass cardstock. Some of the Maliblue balloons were double stamped to make them appear a tiny bit darker. I overlapped many of the images to have the look of a wall of balloons floating in the air.
Using a white pen I added highlights to the balloons to help them look a bit more dimensional. Next, I applied Gold Glitter paste using Simon’s Confetti stencil and lastly stamped a partial sentiment (skipping the “You Rock” part) in black ink.
Once everything was dry I trimmed the panel to 4 x 5 1/4″ and foam mounted it on A2 white card base. Super easy, right?
MORE INSPIRATION
A few days back I shared a set of Punny Birthday cards featuring same stamp set and a cool background technique using ink pads. Give it a look!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Big Birthday Greetings Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Stencil Confetti Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Maliblue Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Audrey Blue Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Golden Crystal Nuvo Glimmer Paste Shop at: SSS |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Metal Palette Knife Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura Classic White Gelly Roll Pens Set of 3 Shop at: SSS |
HOP ALONG FOR MORE INSPIRATION
Did you know? Use code BTF842 to receive Tim Holtz Idea-ology Butterfly Adornments (while supplies last!) with any purchase. The code will expire Sunday, 5/19 at 11:59 pm EDT.
If you arrived from Debby Hughes the next stop on this hop is Amanda Korotkova. You can also start over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Comment below for your chance to win. Winners to be announced on Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, the 22nd of May.
SAVE ME/PIN ME TO PINTEREST
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Love your style – always great videos! Thanks for sharing such a great release!
What a cool birthday card!! I love the balloons background!
Wow! So simple, yet so stunning! I learned how to improve my cards by seeing everything you did to get such great colors and textures.
The gold glitter paste looks so awesome! Fun birthday card design!
Love this large sentiment and this confetti stencil is so stinking cool. Love these blue’s together also, it makes for a fun BD card. Well done.
Very pretty card, love the blue tones and fabulous sentiment
SO FUN! LOVE all of the sparkle on your first card, Yana! AND I wanted to comment on your video too. LOVE this technique! SO EASY & FABULOUS RESULTS! It makes me think of a painted surface! JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! 😉 <3
Yana! I had never thought of using the confetti stencil over the balloons! This is why I am the student and you are the teacher. Thank you so much for sharing your inspiring ideas.
what a fun card – so creative:)
I love the white pen highlighting on the balloons!
I really like how you stamped the balloons (some darker). Some fun looking products in this release! Thanks, Yana.
Love the effect of the confetti over the balloons on yor lovely card! So creative.
Such a cool idea! I love the balloons as the background and the confetti in the front! Great idea!
I love your confetti card! How fun and cheerful!
Great cards and thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create–thank you.
I love your color combo — and that white pen makes all the difference. What a fun card! Ballooofor everyone!!
This card has such depth! I’m always in need of an idea for a man’s birthday card. Thanks!
Really pretty! I love the gold on top.
Love the backgrounds. Need to try this technique soon.
I’m in love this card. so hard to whittle down choices of what items to buy 🙂
What a wonderful hop! I always get inspired by your work! Thx.
I always need masculine card ideas. I love these!
Great release, I love the added confetti glitter over your balloon card!
A great Birthday card. The design and sentiment is so nice.
Dear Yana
The card as always is fab. I love the colors and i learnt a new technique too. Love and hugs
I love the color palette you used on this, and the gold goes so well with it. Big fan of your designs.
Beautiful cards!!
The gold confetti makes it extra special! Nice job.
Beautiful card! I love these new birthday stamps. They’re perfect for everyday bday cards.
Love all that confetti and in gold, makes the
card quite elegant.
Really festive and Beautiful birthday card!!! LOVE!!!
Pretty card! So festive!
You definitely elevate the basic birthday card to a new level. This card is wonderful.
Simply beautiful. LOVE the color combo. TFS.
Yana, Yana, Yana… I can never get enough of your art! Beautiful like you!!! ❤️
Love this gold glitter paste and your lovely design!!
Wonderful birthday cards – I love the different layers of glitter on the balloon card – timely too – my FIL’s birthday is this week and I am very inspired by your card! I may try to make my own version of your card – I love it!
Ooh gold glitter paste! Beautiful card!
What a fabulous birthday card!! I love the balloons background!
Pretty pastel blues…love the color palette!
Balloon card is awesome! Very pretty!
I always need ideas for masculine cards. Yours looks fairly simple and gorgeous.
Love your masculine card! So fun!
Great card! Kind of simple and so fun with the balloons and the glitter confetti!
Love your cards!
Great card! Love those fun balloons. I also enjoyed your video about how to create a background using ink pads. Thank you for sharing!
Great idea! Thanks.
I love the ink colors and the confetti. Thanks for sharing!
I just LOVE your CAS style card! It can be for a guy or a girl. Thanks for the inspiration. 😀
Great card ideas made with this awesome new release!
What a great card! I love how you used glitter paste with the confetti stencil. 🙂