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Ornate Style & Border Birthday Card

Birthday Cards

12 May

Hello, Crafters.

I have made several cards using the fabulous Ornate Layers Dies but I haven’t used any of the Ornate Border Dies, apart from the three small flowers. Yesterday I decided to remedy this and I used the border die which doesn’t cut the decorative part off from the main piece of cardstock. Maybe I’ll use one of the two other main dies in the set that detaches the die-cut from the cardstock tomorrow.

Apart from deciding to use this die, I started yesterday’s card with a clean canvas! I decided to get out the Ornate Style Stamp Set which is part of the Ornate Garden Suite, currently on pre-release. It will be in the new annual catalogue for 2020 – 2021 which goes live on 3rd June 2020. After adding the decorative Whisper White Cardstock (CS) strip, I wasn’t left with much room to add an image and sentiment!

I decided to stamp the daisy and die-cut it using one of the Ornate Layers die but It made my card look very fussy and over-done. After taking a step back for a rethink, I stamped the image on another piece of Whisper White CS and die cut it with a Rectangle Stitched Die regular no. 2 die. This fitted in so much better and I layered it onto another piece of Whisper White CS die-cut with a regular no.3 die.

All I needed then was a sentiment so I had a look through my Basic Black CS ziplock bag which has been gradually filling up with sentiments recently, all stamped in black on Whisper White CS for previous projects but never used. I found two birthday greetings that had been punched out with the Classic Label Punch but I dismissed these because they were too small for the other elements I already had for this card.

I found a HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiment which is from the Wiggle Worm Stamp set (ret annual page 104). It hadn’t been die-cut and was on a wide strip of cardstock. I couldn’t find a die I liked for my card and decided to use the same die I used for the layer to the flower so it only cut on the sides. It’s something different but I decided it worked well.

I had coloured the flower using Stampin Blends: Dark Real Red for the flower head, Dark Daffodil Delight for the centre of the flower and Light and Dark Old Olive for the stem and the leaf. I finished it off by adding a small bow made with some retired Solid Red Ribbon. The image and the sentiment were both popped up using Dimensionals.

My final touch for the front of the card was to add some Cherry Cobbler Rhinestones from the Holiday Basic Rhinestone Pack that was available in the last Christmas catalogue. I put one in the centre of all four complete flowers down the left-hand side die-cut strip. I added two more on the sentiment and one on the knot of the bow, which I adhered with Tombow.I stamped the daisy on a middle layer of Whisper White CS and coloured it the same way as the flower on the front of the card. When it was completed I adhered the layer inside my card. By the way, when I adhered the die-cut border to the front of my card, I adhered it about one-eighth of an inch in from the edge of the top layer.

This was a delightfully easy card to make after I’d decided exactly what I was going to do! I often find it takes me longer designing a card than actually making it! Do you find this with your cardmaking? That’s it from me today and as always, I look forward to being back with you tomorrow. In the meantime, please take care, stay safe and stay well. Happy crafting.

JanB. xx

Cardstock Layer Sizes: A4

Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8”

Middle 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”

Middle 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 MAY 2020 is X6DTJQNU. Thank you. xx

Real Red A4 Card Stock

Real Red A4 Card Stock
[106578]
£8.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00

Ornate Style Bundle

Ornate Style Bundle
[154119]
£48.50

Ornate Layers Dies

Ornate Layers Dies
[152726]
£34.00

Ornate Thanks Bundle (English)

Ornate Thanks Bundle (English)
[154115]
£44.00

Ornate Borders Dies

Ornate Borders Dies
[152724]
£32.00

Wiggle Worm Bundle

Wiggle Worm Bundle
[151142]
£37.75

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Stitched Rectangle Dies
[148551]
£33.00

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

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends
[147935]
£8.50

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack
[144597]
£8.50

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[150457]
£5.50

Paper Snips

Paper Snips
[103579]
£9.25

Paper Trimmer

Paper Trimmer
[152392]
£23.00

Bone Folder

Bone Folder
[102300]
£6.50

Take Your Pick

Take Your Pick
[144107]
£9.00

Grid Paper

Grid Paper
[130148]
£11.75

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. Claire Gagne says

    May 12, 2020 at 12:34 pm

    Beautiful card Jan. The border die is dainty. I love it. Guess the thought just never entered my head to cut the side the CS then cut to the width you’d like and use it as an accent strip. Sometimes I just need to “see” how some of the components come together. Be safe & TYFS

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    • Jan says

      May 12, 2020 at 10:16 pm

      Many thanks, Claire. I’m glad you like that idea. I’m very much a visual learner. too! xx

      Reply
  2. Donna Little says

    May 12, 2020 at 11:12 pm

    This is such a beautiful card Jan and one that I will absolutely give a try. Thank you as always for giving us such inspiration and a high goal to achieve.
    Stay safe and well.

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 14, 2020 at 11:03 am

      Many thanks, Donna. I’m so pleased you find my ideas inspirational. xx

      Reply
  3. Theresas Treasures says

    May 15, 2020 at 12:19 am

    I really like the clean and simple look to this card, even though using that particular border die has not been easy. Beautiful card!

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 16, 2020 at 9:18 am

      Many thanks, Theresa. I have to admit, it was a bit of a challenge! xx

      Reply

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