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Special Someone Framed Birthday Card

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15 Feb

Hello, Crafters.

Today’s card is a very busy card for me but I’m so pleased with it! My first idea was to overlap the corners of each framed image but I found that the three fitted together without overlapping and without going over the outside edges of the Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP). In this pack of DSP, there are two each of six double-sided designs, one side has shiny accents, which came in handy when I had to lift one image to move it – it came off very easily!

In my mind’s eye I can see two or three other ways this design would work, so I may try it again sometime in the future but using different products. When I first started working on today’s card I went through so many different permutations, so I’ll restrict my blog to what I did rather than what I thought about doing! Since I first used this stamp set the other day, I’ve fallen totally in love with it, especially as it’s a very easy two-step stamping set.

As I had a rough idea of what direction I wanted to go with my card, my first decision was choosing a DSP that would form the background. I needed something that was softly patterned in a pale green and this leafy design fitted the bill brilliantly. Next was die-cutting the frames. I was going to have one large frame and two medium but I felt the mouse would look silly in the next size up and decided on one each of three sizes.

I used the Stitched Shapes Dies for the frames. Initially, I die-cut a medium frame by putting die no. 2 inside die no. 3 and cranking it through my Big Shot. I repeated this – using dies no. 1 and no. 2. After playing with different arrangements of the frames on a card front, I decided I needed a large frame, so put the no. 3 die in the no 4 die. As I was about to start cranking this through my Big Shot, I realised how I could have set all the dies up and cut all three frames in one go! DOH!

If I’d realised at the beginning I was going to use one frame of each size, all I needed to do was to put all four dies inside each other. With one crank through I would have all three frames and one small square out of one small piece of Whisper White Cardstock (CS)! Next, I wanted to have a “wall” inside each frame and chose to have a stitched frame inside each frame. I dry embossed the three “walls” using the Subtle Dynamic (now 3D) Embossing Folder.

I die-cut three squares to adhere behind the “walls” to help keep them in place in the frame. The three images of the raccoon, squirrel and mouse had been prepared before I started making the card and I adhered them inside the frames. Next, I used Dimensionals to adhere the images to the top DSP layer so the edges lined up so they were just touching each other in a straight line. I was happy with my card, but I needed something to finish it off with!

The first idea I tried was to stamp three small flowers in the Special Someone Stamp Set and then I die-cut them. After cutting off the stem, I placed the flower randomly, one on each frame. That was a definite no! Next, I stamped three of the larger flowers and die cut them, leaving the stems on and I placed them randomly on the exposed DSP. Now I felt I was getting warmer and put both sizes of flowers on the DSP. This was a definite yes! I just needed to remove the stems.

After I had adhered the flowers with Dimensionals I needed a sentiment. I chose BIRTHDAY WISHES from the Varied Vases Stamp Set because I knew I could punch it out with the Classic Label Punch. I used Tombow to adhere the sentiment in place and I added half-Dimensionals under the word Wishes where it comes off the raccoon image! To finish off the front of my card I added small Rhinestones I’d painted with my Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend in the centre of each flower!

Inside the card, I added a layer of Soft Sea Foam CS and a top layer of Whisper White CS. On a scrap of Whisper White CS, I stamped one large and one small flower. I coloured them the same as the flowers on the front of the card; that is, using the Light Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blend. I painted the centres of the flowers using my Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend and then I die-cut them both, including the stems. Using Tombow, I adhered them in the bottom right-hand corner.

As I said earlier, this card is a lot busier than most of my cards but I am really pleased with it! What do you think? Well, that’s about it from me today. I hope you have a super weekend and if you’re in the UK stay safe and out of Storm Dennis’s way! I look forward to being back with you tomorrow and in the meantime, happy crafting!

JanB. xx

Cardstock Layer Sizes: (A4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8”                                                                                                                                                                                  First layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5½”                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Top layer: 2 pieces 3¾” x 5 3/8”

Cardstock Layer Sizes: (Letter-size)                                                                                                                                                                                                         Card base 8½” x 5½” scored and folded at 4¼”                                                                                                                                                                                          First layer: 2 pieces 4” x 5¼”                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Top layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”

Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for February 2020 is TWEMK47B. Thank you. xx 

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock
[147012]
£8.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00

Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper

Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper
[149478]
£13.00

Special Someone Photopolymer Stamp Set

Special Someone Photopolymer Stamp Set
[151643]
£16.00

Special Day Dies

Special Day Dies
[153587]
£27.00

Varied Vases Photopolymer Stamp Set

Varied Vases Photopolymer Stamp Set
[146644]
£24.00

Vases Builder Punch

Vases Builder Punch
[147040]
£17.00

Classic Label Punch

Classic Label Punch
[141491]
£17.00

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder
[151775]
£9.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Refill

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Refill
[133456]
£4.75

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147113]
£7.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[131159]
£3.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147118]
£7.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[147171]
£3.50

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers
[147156]
£27.50

Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
[149572]
£8.50

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack
[144603]
£8.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
£4.75

Paper Trimmer

Paper Trimmer
[152392]
£23.00

Bone Folder

Bone Folder
[102300]
£6.50

Paper Snips

Paper Snips
[103579]
£9.25

Grid Paper

Grid Paper
[130148]
£11.75

Take Your Pick

Take Your Pick
[144107]
£9.00

Silicone Craft Sheet

Silicone Craft Sheet
[127853]
£5.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[154974]
£3.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals
[104430]
£3.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
[144108]
£3.75


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  1. Diane says

    February 15, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Hi Jan lovely card, I love that you use stamps etc from older sets to get maximum use. It’s easy to forget what you actually have on the shelf. 😂

    Reply
    • Jan says

      February 15, 2020 at 10:07 pm

      Many thanks, Diane. I think it’s too easy to overlook older stamp sets when we have special promotions. I keep a display folder with photocopies of all current stamp sets which is a great help when I’m looking for something, in particular, e.g. a certain sentiment, a particular image, etc. It also means every day I’m looking for something special, I’m seeing many regular stamp sets. If I didn’t do this I’d forget what I have! When I was making the video for tomorrow (Sunday) I made a concerted effort not to use any Sale-a-bration products! It wasn’t easy but I think I succeeded! xx

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  2. Mal says

    February 16, 2020 at 3:51 am

    Absolutely adorable, Jan. Xx mal

    Reply
    • Jan says

      February 16, 2020 at 8:40 pm

      Many thanks, Mal. xx

      Reply

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