AAA Birthday Challenge #29 - Not A Card

Happy monday!

It's the first monday of the month so a new challenge started at AAA Birthday.
This time we challenge you to create not a card.

I made these money holders for the 16th birthday of my twin niece and nephew.

For the first one I used Design paper from Dear Lizzy.

I stamped the circle from SU with Peachy Keen Lawn Fawn ink and used the Heather Lowercase die set for the '16'. I also die cut the word 'sweet' and added it on top.
I added a piece of ribbon and a bow to finish it.

For the second money holder I made my own patterned paper by stamping the hexagons and patterns from Lil'inker Designs. For the 'sweet' sentiment and 'sixteen' I used the same set as the previous money holder.
Here I also added a bow to finish it.

Supplies

First one:
- Design Paper Dear Lizzy - Happy Place
- SU - Superstar
- Peachy Keen Lawn Fawn ink
- Circle die
- Pinkfresh Studio - Heather Lowercase die
- Ribbon
- Foam tape
 

Second one:
- Lil'inker Designs - Texture Four Set
- Versafine Onyx Black
- Pinkfresh Studio - Heather Lowercase die
- Ribbon
- Foam tape

AAA Birthday challenge #8 - Balloons and Banners

Hi crafty friends!

It's the first Monday of the month so time for a new challenge at AAA Birthday Challenge. This time the theme is Balloons & Banners.

 
I started with the banner which I created in the Silhouette Studio.
I cut it out 3 times and stacked them to give it some dimension. The bottom layer was colored with 5 different colors because I wanted to create a rainbow look.

Next I stamped the balloons from Stampin' Up with 3 different colors and added some sequins.

Finally I stamped the 'birthday' sentiment from Altenew with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Supplies
- Silhouette Cameo to cut out the banner
- Stampin' Up - Balloon Adventures
- Copic markers: R46, YR04, Y15, YG05, B24
- Altenew - Birthday Builder
- Versafine Onyx Black
- Memento ink:
          - Love Letter
          - Dandelion
          - Bahama Blue
- Sequins

Double fun

My sister asked me to make her a baby card because her friend is having a twin.
I searched my stash and found the Moon baby stamp set from SU. It's been ages since I used this stamp set again.

I stamped the babies with Memento black ink and made a mask with my Silhouette Cameo. I then used the cloud stencil with Tumbled glass distress ink to create the clouds.
I colored the babies with Copic Markers and stamped the sentiment with Versafine black ink.
Finally I added the borders on top and in the bottom.


 
I want to share my card at:

- SSS Wednesday challenge Anything goes

- Addicted to Stamps and More challenge #331

Supplies
- SU - Moon Baby
- MFT - Mini cloud edges stencil
- Distress ink: Tumbled glass
- Memento Tuxedo Black
- Versafine black ink
- Copic markers: E00, E31, R20, Y02, Y15, BG11, BG32
- Gummiapan design paper turqouise

Balloon pop-up card

My husbands goldchild is turning 2 next week so I made him a balloon pop-up birthday card.

I die cut the inside of the card with the balloon thinlits and stamped the balloons with Altenew ink.

Next I stamped the sentiment with Versafine black ink on the inside of the card and adhered the inside to the card base.

For the front of the card I die cut 3 balloons. The sentiment is stamped with Memento Black ink and the letters are colored with Chameleon markers.
The second part of the sentiment is stamped with 3 different colors of Altenew ink who matches the colors of the word 'happy.
On this stroke of paper I used a stiched rectangle die on the edges to create a border.

Finally I used foam tape to adhere the balloons to the card.

Supplies
- SU - Balloon adventures + balloon pop-up thinlits
- Altenew ink: - Mountain Mist
                     - Lagoon
                     - Fresh lemon
                     - Industrial diamond
- CZ Design - Birthday palooza
- Versafine black ink
- Memento Black ink
- Foam tape
- Chameleon markers: BG3, BG4, CG8, CG5, YL2 
- Stitched rectangle die

Perennial Birthday card

I haven't found much time to stamp lately because of the hot summer this year.
But I'm glad I have airconditioning in my house :)
So today I made a card with the Perennial Birthday stamp set from SU.

I first started by ruling the black lines with a Sharpie pen.
Next I placed a sticky note along the edge of the black lines and stamped the flowers and leaves with Memento Tuxedo Black. After stamping I colored them with Twin Markers.
The sentiment is stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.
Finally I added some glossy accents on the berries to create a little bit of dimension.

Supplies
- Stampin' Up! - Perennial Birthday
- Memento Tuxedo Black
- Versafine Onyx Black
- Twin Markers:
          - 4 Vivid red
          - 47 Grass green
- Black Sharpie
- Glossy accents

Let's celebrate you

Next week it's my oldest sister's birthday so I needed to make her a birthday card. She likes blue so I decided to use Faded jeans distress oxide ink in combination with the Amazing you stamp set from Stampin' Up!

First I stamped the flowers and the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.
Then I used a blending tool to color the background with Faded jeans distress oxide ink.

I wanted the flowers to be a bit lighter than the background so I used a brush and some water to color the inside of the flowers. This way the oxide ink reacts with the water and it creates a softer look.

Finally I added some white Nuvo crystal drops as a finishing touch.
 
Supplies
- Stampin' Up - Amazing you
- Versamark
- Wow opaque bright white embossing powder
- Faded Jeans distress oxide 
- Nuvo Crystal drops gloss simply white

SU Birthday balloons pop up card

My little niece will be 2 years old next week so it's time for a new card. I used the Balloon adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up  to make this one.

I started stamping 3 balloons on a piece of white cardstock with cotton candy, mango smoothie and peach perfect from Altenew. Then I stamped the sentiment in Versafine black and mounted this front card onto a mint-colored cardstock.
 
I die cut 1 balloon and adhered it with foam tape in the middle to give it some dimension. To create a subtile sparkling effect I colored the other 2 balloons with a Wink of Stella clear brush. Sorry you can not see it clearly on the photo.

First I wanted to mount this onto a white card base but I thought it would be fun to stamp some balloons in the background of the card base to make it more interesting. So that's what I did with Volkano lake of Altenew.

Then I die cut the inside of the card from white cardstock. I decorated this with the Balloon Adventures stamps from Stampin' up and used the same colors as on the front card.

Supplies
- Stampin' Up - Balloon Adventures stamp set + dies
- Altenew ink:
          - volcano lake
          - cotton candy
          - mango smoothie
          - peach perfect
- Versafine onyx black
- Wink of Stella clear brush

AAA Cards Challenge #109 - Die cuts only

I wanted to create a card but I ran out of ideas so I was checking Pinterest and found a challenge on http://aaacards.blogspot.be/

The rules for this challenge: 

We're looking for CAS cards that feature die cuts as their main and focal point. We will accept the addition of a stamped sentiment, but not stamped images that have been die cut. 

As always our definition of CAS means that white space should not be patterned, embossed or textured.

I never participated in a challenge but I thought it would be fun to make a die cut only card.

I started with a card base of 10 x 14 cm. I used a stitched rectangle die to 

die cut a piece of 9.5 x 13.5 cm and adhered it on top of the card base.

Then I created the swirly circles of the SU Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies and the small flowers of Marianne Design CR1323.

Finally I stamped the Happy birthday sentiment of SSS Birthday Messages with Versafine on a paper strip that matches the color of the card base.

Supplies:

- SU Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

- SSS Birthday Messages

- Marianne Design CR1323

- Crealies CLNestXXL24