Easy Die Cut Birthday Celebration Card

Hello, friends! After a week of fighting the flu, I'm glad to be back to normal and able to share another card with you!

Thanks to all who voted this week on my Julie's Craft Attic Facebook page on which die cut to use in this week's card. 

Both came from the beautiful Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP, which comes with 10 sheets of lovely, gold-foil-decorated paper plus two sheets of die cuts:

The die cut options were either a delicious-looking cake (pictured below):

OR a beautiful floral bouquet (seen below):

The floral die cut won hands-down! The floral die cut above can be seen on the card in my video demo. Here's the card I made before the video, using a slightly different floral bouquet:

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Birthday Celebration Bundle (English) [164599]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Wildflower Birthday 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English) [166620]
Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Adhesive Backed Dots For Days [163779]	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163799]	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968]
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]	Boho Blue Limited Edition Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [161104]	Paper Snips [103579]

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Blending Brush Card with Floral & Gingham Vellum

Happy Thursday, friends! I've been fighting the flu this week, so no Facebook Live. But I do want to share a card with you.

Last week, I promised to show you a card made with the gorgeous Floral & Gingham Vellum (pictured below):

Here's my card:

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To make this card, here's what to do:

1. Cut a Basic White Cardstock panel to match the size of the Layers of Beauty Masks. With washi or another low-tack tape, attach panel to a flat, smooth work surface. Tip: The Stampin' Glass Mat works great for this.  
2. Using Layers of Beauty Masks, make the floral design.
1. Locate Mask #1 by finding the number at the top of the mask, just below the little triangle cutout. Line up mask over Basic White panel and attach to work surface with washi. 
2. Swirl a Blending Brush in the first ink pad. Add ink across mask with brush, moving in small circles. Tip: Use a light hand on the brush. You can always add more ink, but if ink is applied that is too dark or intense for your taste, it cannot be removed.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for each of the masks. Use these inks: 
1. Mask 1 - Lemon Lolly
2. Mask 2 - Daffodil Delight
3. Mask 3 - Peach Pie
4. Mask 4 - Soft Sea Foam
5. Mask 5 - Old Olive   
3. When image is complete, use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out image. (Or use Layers of Beauty Dies if you have them.)
4. Select sentiment from Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. Using Pool Party Stampin' Blends (Dark), colour sentiment.
5. To assemble card, start by attaching a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Floral & Gingham Vellum Specialty DSP to a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Basic White Thick Cardstock card base.
6. Using Stampin' Dimensionals™, add a 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" Basic White Cardstock panel to card.
7. Also use Stampin' Dimensionals™ to add floral image and sentiment to card.
8. Embellish with Glossy Dots Assortment.

Need a video demo on how to use Blending Brushes & Masks? 

Watch my YouTube card demo (last week's card)

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Layers Of Beauty Decorative Masks [163517]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Floral & Gingham Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164713]
Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [164862]	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827]	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666]
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad [163810]	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102]
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial) [163987]

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Using Blending Brushes & Masks

Hello, friends! I'm back from a week's Staycation and happy to be sharing another creative project with you.

Thanks to everyone who voted on which item to use in this week's demo! The choice was either Floral & Gingham Vellum (pictured below):

OR Floral Delight Designer Series Paper (seen below):

Both are gorgeous - and the voting showed it! Results were an even split between the two. So I entered the items into a randomizer. The winner is...drum roll, please...Floral Delight Designer Series Paper (DSP)!

But due to popular demand, I'll also be blogging a project with the Floral & Gingham Vellum in the coming days, so watch this space!

Here's my card for today:

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Above you'll see the Layers of Beauty Masks used in my card. At just $18, they cost less than a stamp set but pack a real punch!

Have you ever tried Masks? They're basically a series of stencils that work together to make a complex image. Yet they're not difficult to use!

If you can swirl a Blending Brush in a circle, you can use masks! Here's what the Blending Brushes look like:

This card doesn't involve any stamping at all!

For my sentiment, I used words from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. It's out of stock at the moment, but the Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack is available.

I've included both packs in the supply list at the end of this post. Here's the Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack:

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Layers Of Beauty Decorative Masks [163517]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164700]
Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [164862]	Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [163761]	Gold Textured Adhesive Backed Dots [164027]
Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad [163810]
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Paper Trimmer [152392]

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