Alternative card using the Brightest Birthday kit

 Yesterday I shared a video over on my Facebook page and am sharing the cutting details here today. The card takes inspiration and some materials from the amazing Brightest Birthday card kit. I just love this kit, the colours the designs and oh boy the amazing holographic foiling 😍. So I had to make a fun fold card which takes inspiration from one of the cards.

Here is the card I made and the inspiration card from the kit .

The card starts out with a piece of cardstock measuring 14cm x 29.7cm (A4 length). Score this at 10cm, 20cm, 22cm, 24cm and 28.5cm. Then rotate and cut into 2 pieces at 7cm x 29.7cm. The inner panel measures 7cm x 13cm and the stopper panel is 1cm x 8.5cm.

The front decorative panels are 2 each in a contrasting cardstock 9.5cm x 6.5cm and another 2 layers measuring 9cm x 6cm in white. The inner panel has a mat measuring 6.5cm x 12.5cm. 

Please watch the video to see how it comes together. 

Storybook Moments quick cards

 Today I'm on my way to Strasbourg France to attend Stampin' Up! #OnStage2025. This event is going to be so much fun with about 800 fellow demonstrators from all over the world ! As time has been rather limited lately I thought I'd share some inspiration that uses some of the gorgeous Storybook Moments pattern papers. 

One of the features of these papers are these beautiful cut apart sheets...

And 2of these amazing die cut sheets!

There are 11 panels on the cut apart sheets that are perfect for creating quick cards with. Below are just 4 cards made using them.

First up is a very posh looking gentleman bringing flowers for a birthday treat. And don't the strawberries look just yummy 😋 

The second card features one of the gorgeous frames .

This floral frame is just so pretty 😍 and perfect for an Easter card.

The final card uses the panel that features lots of the cute characters from the papers. The die cut of this elegant lady is just perfect for saying hello 👋. 

Four cute cards in no time at all.. perfect for those busy people or those who don't have access to die cutting machines.

Cute as can Bee 3d treat holder project

 Last weekend was my annual weekend retreat  🤗 We had an amazing time... lots of laughing,  crafting and chatting. Aside from the projects and prizes one of the fun things we do is to swap with each other. A swap is where you create a number of identical projects and exchange them with the other participants for their projects. My project feature the adorable Cute as can Bee pattern papers. The colours and the images are just so delightful 🐝

These little cuties start out with a strip of coordinating cardstock,  daffodil delight yellow 💛 was my choice, measuring 5cm x 28cm scored at 11.5cm and 16.5cm. I then used a punch to add some fun to each end of the strip.

The barrier on the inside to hold the mini jar of honey secure was made using a strip of coordinating cardstock measuring 3cm x 21cm scored at 5cm,  10cm,  15cm and 20cm.  Adhere the ends using the narrow panel to create a square shape. 

Fold the score lines on the main strip and place the mini jar in the center. Then adhere the narrow square/ barrier just above the bottom around the jar on the  2 sides of cardstock. 

Decorate using the gorgeous pattern papers and add a sentiment from the Bee my Valentine stamp set. I closed the top using ribbon and twine. And added a Tiny Bee Trinket just for fun 🐝

And voila my swaps were made 😀

Simple fun fold for pattern paper

 On Monday last I held my monthly card and a cuppa session.  At these events I design 2 different cards . Those attending can choose which card they'd prefer to make to go along with their cuppa and all the chatter and good company that these mornings are full of. The first card design is a great one for using your pattern papers up. This card is made using the bright and zingy Fruit salad pattern papers and the gorgeous Citrus Blooms stamps .

The second card also uses pattern paper and is a super easy fun fold! Start with a standard C6 card base the cut a piece of cardstock in the same colour measuring 10.5cm x 14cm and score at 7cm. This is what I call the mini card. You'll need 2 white mats each measuring 10cm x 6.5cm on for the front and one for the inside. You'll also need a piece of pattern paper measuring 14.4cm x 15.2cm ( or the width of a piece of 6"x6" ). Score the paper at 10cm making sure the print is going in the right direction. I've used the fun Toadstool Gardens paper pack.

 

Adhere the 10cm piece of the pattern paper to the card front. The part after the scoreline will fold over. Next adhere the coloured mini card base to the center of the card front with the scoreline on the left-hand side. The pattern paper will then tuck inside the card.

Decorate the front of the minibar as desired I added the white mat then a mat of another piece of pattern paper and decorated with stamped and fussy cut out images using the delightful  Terrific Toadstools stamps.

For the inside of the mini card I stamped a sentiment and more images from the Terrific toadstools stamps. 

For the inside of the cardbase I cut a mat of white cardstock measuring 10cm x 14.4cm and used the small stip of pattern paper that I cut off to make the card front. I then stamped and fussy cut another cute toadstool and adhered it to the mat as well.

Here are the samples of this design from Monday's card and a cuppa.  The pattern paper on these is the beautiful Bloom Impressions.

Here is a fun photo of a wonderful young man who made his first card when he attended with his nanny.  Didn't he do well 😀 and nanny had fun too 😉

Everyday Arches Thank You card

 I really don't like to waste any part of my stash! I'm sure you feel the same way too... after all we love it so very much 🤣. So for today's inspiration inspiration I'm using the remaining pieces from the rainbow I created using  the Everyday Arches dies for my grandson's 7th birthday card.  He adores rainbows and his favourite colour is pink especially flirty flamingo from Stampin' Up! I'll pop a picture of his birthday card at the end as well as a link to the other card I made using the different parts of the die cuts.

The card starts by using the Everyday Arches dies in a rainbow of cardstock to create the rainbow.  This gives you 3 different parts. The negative space which I'm using today, the narrow frames and the center parts.

I stacked all the negative layers together and trimmed them to fit on a standard C6 card base. Now can you spot my booboo? Would you still use the card or reject it?

I used a stamp set that is fast becoming a real go to for me called With you in Mind . It's a really good around set with the perfect mix of the most used sentiments for birthdays , thinking of you and of course thank you. It also has a selection of smaller icon stamps such as the star used on both the front and inside of today's card.

All in all today's inspiration is a really simple card that packs quite a punch with it's bold colours . 

As promised here is my grandson's birthday card....

And here is the link to the other card created with the trio of rainbows created using the Everyday Arches dies...

https://2biggirlscrafting.blogspot.com/2025/02/darling-dinos-and-everyday-arches.html

I hope these bright and cheerful cards have brought a smile to you they certainly did to me as I created them 😀🌈🌈

Darling Dinos and Everyday Arches birthday card

 Well it's certainly getting busy around here! It was my grandson's 7th birthday,  it's half term so I have my 5 year old nice for 2 days while her mummy's at work and my annual weekend craft retreat is  just over a week away 😜🫣🤣.... Yup I'm a busy bunny for sure! The card I made for my grandson was themed rainbows 🌈 and his absolute favourite colour a shade of pink called flirty flamingo . The card was well recieved , which is always a bonus 😀 I used the amazing Everyday Arches dies to create a rainbow. It worked a treat and made enough elements to make 3 cards! So today's inspiration is using one of these pieces. As I still had the oh so cute Darling dinos still on the table I had to combine them.

The fun colours are bold and bright so I balanced that with a white card base and panel. The white clouds are die cuts from a set called Playing in the Rain.

The dino was stamped and coloured in green and orange the fussy cut out. This was really easy to cut up to the stamped edge so that's what I did for a change. Top tip if doing this type of fussy cutting take a marker in the same colour as you stamped the outline, in this case  black, and from the back run the side of the brush tip of the pen around the edges. This gives a great finish to your piece.

Before adhering the rainbow to the mat gentle draw a pencil line around the inside of the arch onto the panel. Remove the rainbow then stamp the balloons from the Darling Dinos set. I also stamped them onto the sticky edge of sticky notes. I then fussy cut the balloons from the sticky notes and used them as masks. First I stamped 3 balloons then masked them and stamped 2 more so that they appear to be behind the other balloons.  Then I masked all the balloons and used a blending tool to add a touch of light blue over the area. Next erase the pencil marks and masks. Colour your balloons and stamp the strings.

Now adhere the rainbow using 3d foam.  Then adhere the clouds and dino and a sentiment.  Once all are adhered adhere the panel to the card base and voila a fun bright birthday card sure to bring a smile 😃 

Darling dinos new baby card

 As spring approaches here in my small corner of the world the birds outside my windows start to get noisy! Now don't get me wrong I live spring but boy do these bird have an early start... like 4.30am 🫣. Along with bird song spring also brings to mind new babies on the farm, those cute lambs are just so cute as are the chick's, as well as adorable human babies. So for today's inspiration I'm sharing a new baby card. Made using the Darling Dinos bundle which are just sooo much fun.

I like to keep baby cards clean and fresh looking so when with a hit background on a white card base.  To add interest I dry embossed a mat using a 3d embossing folder called Forever Plaid.  I then embossed another piece of white cardstock using another 3d embossing folder called Soft waves.  I then cut out a section of the embossed cardstock following the curvy lines . This gives a flow to the panel for added interest. 

I stamped the dino and sentiment in basic grey as I wanted a softer feel to the card, after all baby's are soft and snuggly aren't they 😉. I kept the colour palette simple and gentle with a soft shade of lilac called fresh freesia and a fresh citrusy shade of green called lemon lime twist. The lilac and citrus add pops of colour to bring the card to life.

The fresh freesia little bow and sequins  both add interest and a little pop of happiness to the finished card.