Don’t you adore a quick & easy handmade birthday card? This one whips up in just minutes using a pretty pattern of Stampin’ Up! Regal Winter Designer Series Paper as the focal point for the card and envelope flap.
easy handmade birthday card – regal winter Designer Series Paper
WHAT I LOVE! Oh la la . . . that distinctive touch of gold. The two large, gold Stampin’ Up! Blooming Pearls (adhesive-backed) and Blackberry Bliss and Gold 1/2” Textured Ribbon are the perfect way to dial up the WOW! factor.
regal winter designer series paper color coordination
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card tutorial: easy handmade birthday card
measure & cut:
portrait card base:
- Thick Basic White Card Stock – 4 ¼ x 11, scored at 5 ½ (top)
snipped envelope flap:
- Regal Winter Designer Series Paper: – 5 ¾ x 2 ½
layers & card stock:
- Basic White Card Stock – 3 ¾ x 5”
- Cherry Cobbler Card Stock 3 ¼” square
- Regal Winter Designer Series Paper (DSP) 3” square
- Basic White sentiment 3 x 1”
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how to make this easy handmade birthday card
stamp:
- Use a Mini MISTI stamp tool to position and stamp the sentiment (Magnolia Mood stamp set) in Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink onto the Basic White layer.
- Watch my 1 Minute to WOW video: The Magic of the Mini MISTI for a quick product demonstration here.
crop:
- Crop the sentiment with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard or Mini) and the coordinating tag die from Greetings of the Season Dies . Snip off flag and or tag hole ends with Paper Snips.
assemble & adhere:
- Burnish the fold of the card base with a Bone Folder.
- Adhere the Cherry Cobbler and DSP squares with MultiPurpose Liquid glue and wrap Blackberry Bliss & Gold ½” Textured Ribbon around the square. Tie ribbon in a bow.
- Adhere layers as shown with MultiPurpose Liquid Glue
- Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the 3 ¾ x 5 Basic White layer, Cherry Cobbler square and sentiment.
embellish:
- Embellish as shown with 2 large gold Blooming Pearls.
envelope:
- Adhere the 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 Designer Series Paper to a Basic White Medium envelope flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Flip to the inside of the flap and carefully snip away the excess with Paper Snips
- Watch my 1 Minute to WOW Video Tutorial for tips on adding dsp to an envelope flap here.
learn more:
- Watch my 1 Minute to WOW Video Tutorials for quick paper crafting tips here.
NEED SKETCH INSPIRATION? The layout of today’s beautiful card was inspired by the newest addition to my Stampin’ Pretty Sketchbook, Card Sketch #103 shown above!
Enjoy FREE sketch ideas with coordinating project tutorials in my Stampin’ Pretty Sketchbook here.
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oh, so pretty ideas!
oh, so pretty! Click on the ideas and inspiration below for more ways to make easy handmade birthday cards, use Regal Winter Designer Series Paper and Sketch #103.
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Mary, I love this simply elegant card. This is perfect for mass production. Enjoy your day!