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Hello friends! Summer is in full swing here with lots of sunshine, triple digit temperatures and occasional showers with thunderstorms! I’m so inspired by all of this and also by the pretty Summer colors to make colorful cards. Today I have a Birthday card to share that is just that – perfect for Summer!
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CARD DETAILS
If you watched my video earlier this week about the Hero Arts June kit and add-ons you might have caught me getting super excited about a striped background I made for a card that looked like a beach towel. I mentioned I was going to try and re-create this look using stamps and so I did!
I pulled out my Simon’s Basic Stripes stamp set to try and re-create that look with the help of stamps and inks.
And yay! It worked and it worked so easily, too! I stamped pretty stripes in Maliblue ink (this is my new favorite color for Summer) for this card. I used the widest stripe and just repeatedly stamped it onto the front of my card with the help of my stamp platform. I eye-balled the placement and didn’t really measure anything this time for a more natural look.
I also created a bold ink blended background using Sunshine, Maliblue and Deep Sea inks. I white heat embossed Party going vertically on this panel and added a white strip with “It’s Your Birthday” sentiment to the left. I foam mounted everything onto my card.
Next, I stamped, colored and cut out a few images from Warm Christmas Wishes stamp set from Simon – it’s one of their best sets for Summer if you ask me. It is a Christmas set, but I LOVE using it during Summer!
The colors of Copics I used are: Y11, Y13, Y15, RV11, RV13, RV14, BG32, BG15, BG18, E31, E33, E37, E79.
I also stamped “Like You Mean It” to go along with the “Party” and foam mounted the skinny white strips onto the card.
I don’t know about you, but this card just makes me happy. I probably wont be giving it to anyone just yet, as I’d like to keep it on my desk for future inspiration. Hope that’s not wrong to do!
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 Basic Stripes Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Clear Stamps Warm Christmas Wishes Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Warm Wishes Dies Shop at: SSS |
CZ Design Clear Stamps Birthday Palooza Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Maliblue Dye Ink Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stam Deep Sea Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts Ultra Clean Stamp Cleaner Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Magnetic Handy Mat Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS |
Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS |
Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker Y11 Pale Yellow Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker Y13 Lemon Yellow Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker Y15 Cadmium Yellow Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker RV13 Tender Pink Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker BG32 Aqua Mint Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker BG15 Aqua Blue Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker BG18 Teal Blue Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker E31 Brick Beige Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker E33 Sand Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker E37 Sepia Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker E79 Cashew Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS |
Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
Sakura Classic White Bold Line 10 Pen Shop at: SSS |
SAVE ME/PIN ME TO PINTEREST
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Super fun summer card!!
Hey Yana, I don’t blame you for keeping that on your desk for inspiration, its awesome!
Very fun, light and summery, a great card and I love the sentiment. When reading it, I couldn’t help but think another fun sentiment would be: PARTY like its your JOB! LOL
Well done.
Fun card! There are cards I make that I keep on a bookcase to enjoy for a while because I really like the way it came out. At some point I become ready to let go and give it away … although one card I made quite a while back I decided to keep for myself. In my opinion it’s great to be able to enjoy one’s own work! Enjoy it!
Wow this is super cool
I am not surprised you want to keep this card on your desk Yana, it is such a sunny card that it would make any dull day brighter. :O)
Bright and summery- great card!