Birthdays are the perfect excuse to go bold and a little playful! For this card, I paired a fun tiered cake image with a trendy chalkboard-style background and a cheeky “Forever 29” sentiment. The bright pink frosting and festive details really pop against the dark backdrop—making this design perfect for someone who plans to celebrate 29 again and again!
The inspiration for this card design comes from Craft Roulette Episode #306
Parameters are:
My first step is to stamp the cake and present. Color them with Prismacolor Pencils using summer desert colors. Fussy cut.
To create the "chalkboard" effect stamp images on black cardstock with Versamark ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Smudge a little white ink to the edges and in a few random spots. Trim this piece down to approximately 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches.
Make a 5x7 inch card base with black cardstock. Score and fold a 7 x 10 inch piece of cardstock at 5 inches along the 10 inch side.
Cut pink card stock to 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. A piece of stripe pattern card is cut to approximately 4 x 6 inches.
A scalloped pink border is die cut.
Adhere the pink mat and the striped card stock to the black card base.
Add the "chalkboard" piece and border.
Finishing
To complete the card design add the cake and present images with foam tape.
This playful birthday card is perfect for celebrating someone who refuses to age past 29! I love how the bold frosting and whimsical chalk details make this card feel fun and full of personality.
Be sure to check out the amazing stamps, dies and other products from Pajama Crafter Stamps to create your own festive birthday designs!
I colored this darling image with Prismacolor pencils, blending soft browns for her hair and lots of vibrant purples and pinks for her dress to give it a fun, party-ready look. The purple balloon ties perfectly into the color palette and adds to the celebratory feel.
For the background, I kept things elegant with an embossed white panel to add subtle texture without taking attention away from the focal image. A glittery purple frame and coordinating cardstock mat give the card that extra sparkle fit for a princess! I finished it off with a few pieces of confetti embellishments and a shiny “Celebrate” sentiment to complete the festive look.
This card would be perfect for a little girl’s birthday or anyone who loves a touch of sparkle and purple magic.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the beautiful digital stamps from Conie Fong Art & Design for your next crafty project.
Just sliding by to wish you a happy birthday! Hey there! It’s Judy V here with a fun winter birthday card. It features one of the cute little penguins from theSliding By Stamp and Die BundlebyPajama Crafter Stamps.
Card Inspiration
The inspiration for this card comes from Craft Roulette Episode #305. If you are not familiar with Craft Roulette, a spin of a wheel determines 4 parameters to use for creating a card..
The parameters for my card are
A joyfold card is easy enough, right? It is a type of interactive card that features two distinct opening flaps. Typically, a smaller card nests inside a larger card base for this type of card. The smaller card opening folds over the front of the larger card.
Cartoon colors can be just about anything. I pulled my colors from Donald duck.
My “I” element includes the ice skating penguin and I’m adding an igloo for good measure.
And as far as scraps, the patterned papers and vellum I used were all sitting on my desk left over from other projects.
Creating the Base
My card measures 5 x 6 1/2 inches. And, it opens a little differently than most joyfold cards. This may have been intentional or not!?!?!
Cut a 10 x 6 1/2 inch piece of cardstock. Score and fold at 5 inches along the 10 inch side. With the fold on the bottom, open the card and cut diagonally from the lower left corner up to the fold line on the right.
Next, cut a piece of patterned paper to 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Adhere to the inside of the card base.
For the outer or top flap, cut another piece of patterned paper to 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Cut diagonally and adhere.
To create the smaller card, cut cardstock to 4 14 x 8 1/2 inches. Score and fold at 4 1/4 inches along the 8 1/2 inch side. Cut a piece of white cardstock 4 x 4 inches and adhere to the bottom half. The fold should be on top.
Add the smaller card to the inside of the larger card. I die cut 3 banners with theBanner Die Set. Adhere the banners beneath the smaller card.
The lower flap of the larger card will fold up over the bottom of the smaller card.
Finishing
Add the decorative elements to the front of the small card to complete.
I stamped the skating penguin from the Sliding By Stamps, colored and cut.
Emboss an igloo onto a piece of white card stock. Add a little blue ink over the raised areas.
Trim down to 4 x 4 inches and adhere to the front of the small card.
Adhere a blue vellum scrap below the igloo.
Add the penguin with foam tape.
Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from theForever 29 Cake Stamps. Fussy cut and adhere to card.
This sweet Zoo Adventure mini album is the perfect keepsake for documenting a day at the zoo.
Today I'm sharing my latest project created for Clear Scraps.
I thought I would put this together with a zoo theme after my grandson’s first trip to the zoo.
But, it can be adapted for any occasion and/or theme.
I am using the Chipboard 3x8 Mixed Up Album.
Start by pulling out papers and elements to decorate the album pages. I
am using a digital kit purchased from Etsy.
Trace both sides of each chipboard page onto paper and cut out.
Adhere papers to pages.
Cut out elements for embellishing pages.
Now for the fun part—decorating! Keep embellishments mostly flat so the album closes easily. Add book rings to bind the album. Add wooden beads for extra texture and visual interest, then tie the ribbon securely. Trim the ends at an angle or leave them long for a whimsical finish.
Layer die-cut shapes, frames, and embellishments across each page.
The cute animal images really bring the theme to life and help guide where photos will go.
This mini album is a wonderful way to preserve special memories in a compact format.
