Cards, Papercrafting

Cat Balloon Birthday Card

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This cute birthday card with a cat wishing happy birthday as it floats in the sky with balloons is great for anyone.    

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Basic Gray card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Pretty in Pink card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Bloom Impressions designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cat with Balloon dies and the Happy Birthday label dies (Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2025)
  • Basic Gray ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • White or pink cord
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With the white card stock, cut a card base measuring 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to form your card of 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Then also cut a 2 7/8” x 4 1/8”.  From the Bloom Impressions designer series paper pack find the piece that has the blue on the back that looks like clouds.  Cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and another to 3 ¾” x 5” and a third to 3 1/8” x 4 ½”.  Then cut a piece of the Basic Gray to 3 7/8” x 5 1/8” and another to 3 3/8” x 4 5/8”. 

With your white card base and the blue sky paper measuring  4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and adhere the blue sky piece to the front of your card base.  Then adhere the Basic Gray piece cut to 3 7/8” x 5 1/8” to the blue sky piece.  Now adhere the blue sky piece measuring 3 ¾” x 5” to that. 

Now with the Pretty in Pink card stock cut four balloons, waist string and the happy birthday label.  With a spare piece of Basic Gray and cut out the cat die.  Adhere the waist string to the cat’s waist.  Adhere string to each of the four balloons (the die cut strings were not long enough for the center balloon.  Adhere the three balloons to the front of your card, adhering two to the card and the third with pop dots to make it stand out.  Adhere your strings down and then adhere the cat over them with pop dots, making sure to leave enough room for the banner.  Adhere the happy birthday banner toward the bottom. 

Now take the last three piece you cut for the inside and adhere the white to the blue and then the blue to the gray.  Adhere this to the inside of your card.  Take the last balloon and add string to it and then adhere that to the upper left corner of your layers. 

Take your Basic Gray ink and a greeting stamp and stamp a bit to the right of center in the upper part of your layers.

There is your floating cat happy birthday card, great for any cat lovers you have. 

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Wildflower Birthday 40th Card

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I made this pretty card for a friend of mine who was turning 40.  It uses the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper and cut outs and while there are a lot of layers it is just some cutting and assembly so it is really easy to make.

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Blueberry Bushel Card Stock
  • Pretty in Pink card stock
  • White card stock
  • Wildflower Birthday designer series paper and cut outs
  • Blueberry Bushel ink
  • Birthday stamp (random die I have had for a long time and not from a specific set)
  • Layered Number Dies (old school Sizzix dies)
  • Tag Die
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

For your card base take a piece of Blueberry Bushel paper and cut to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Cut another piece to 2 ¾” x 4”.  With your Pretty in Pink card stock cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”, one to 4” x 5 ¼” for the inside and then one to 2 5/8” x 3 7/8”.  Now grab your Wildflower Birthday paper pack and find the floral piece with the light blue background and also the angled stripe piece. Cut the light blue floral piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and the stripes piece to 2 ½” x 3 ¾”. 

Take the large piece of Pretty in Pink and adhere the light blue floral piece to it and adhere that to the front of your card.  Then build the second layer by adhering the striped piece to the Pretty in Pink and that to the Blueberry Bushel and then adhere that to the center of the front of your card.  Take some spare pieces of Blueberry Bushel and Pretty in Pink card stock and cut your “40”.  From the Wildflower Birthday pack find the cut outs page and take the large pink tiered cake and one of the medium pink flowers.  Put pop dots on the back of the cake and adhere to the center of the striped paper.  Put pop dots on the back of your layered “40” and adhere those in the lower left corner and then pop dot the flower and adhere to the lower right side. 

For the inside of the card adhere your white card stock piece to the Pretty in Pink piece and adhere to the inside of your card.  Find the two large floral corner cut outs from the Wildflower Birthday pack and adhere in the upper left and lower right corners.  With a scrap piece of Pretty in Pink card stock and your Blueberry Bushel ink, stamp your “Birthday Wishes” and cut out with a label die and layer some Blueberry Bushel behind that.  Adhere with your flowers in the upper left corner. 

This is just an adorable birthday card and really easy to make, just takes a little time to cut the layers but otherwise it is just building it up with the cut outs that are all ready to go. 

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Cottage Rose Trellis Card

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This is a cute see through card with a beautiful rose for a touch of elegance.  I used the Wild Wheat as the color tones to keep it a bit vintage to go with the trellis cut out.

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Very Vanilla card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Softly Stippled designer series paper (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Cottage Rose stamp set and dies (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Trellis die
  • Textured Notes dies
  • Jet Black Staz-On ink
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With the Very Vanilla card stock cut a card base to 4 ¼” x 11” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  With the Softly Stippled designer series paper, find the piece that is Wild Wheat colored with a look of painted texture.  Cut two pieces of that to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Adhere one piece to the front of your card and the other to the inside of your card. 

Take a spare piece of Very Vanilla and the trellis die and cut it out.  Then take the medium rectangle die from the Textured Notes dies and cut a frame that measures about 3 ¾” wide.  Use the same medium rectangle die and cut out a rectangle on the front of your card, which will leave about ¼” on each side for support.  Trim your Trellis piece to just under the size of the rectangle you cut out, adhere to the back and then adhere that over the hole on the front of your card, giving you the trellis window. 

Take another spare piece of Very Vanilla and your Jet Black StazOn ink and stamp the large rose and the leaf stem from the Cottage Rose stamp set.  Use the light and dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to color the leaves, the dark Cajin Craze Stampin’ Blends to color the dainty flowers, use the light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends to color the stems and then the light and dark Wild Wheat to color the rose.  Use the dies from the Cottage Rose set to cut out the large rose and the leaf stem.  Adhere the stems to the lower right below your trellis cut out.  Use pop dots on the large rose and adhere to the lower left corner overlook

For the inside cut two rectangle pieces from some Very Vanilla.  On one of them stamp the “Happy Birthday” greeting from the Cottage Rose stamp set.  Adhere that one to the top of the inside of your card.  On the other one stamp one of the small roses from the Cottage Rose stamp set to the left side leaving room for signatures and a note.  Use your same Stampin’ Blends to color that rose.  Adhere this to the bottom of the inside of your card.

That gives you the Cottage Rose Trellis card for a lovely sentiment for anyone’s birthday.

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Nests of Winter Warbler Card

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This is a fun card and pretty easy and straight forward to make.  I have mentioned before but I love my birds, so this paper is one of my favorites.  I feed the birds daily and I get a warbler every once in a while, but that is maybe once a year if I am lucky that I get to see one so at least I can make a card with them on it.    

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Daffodil Delight card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Blueberry Bushel card stock (Stampin’s Up)
  • White card stock
  • Nests of Winter designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (Stampin’ Up)
  • Framed Florets stamp set
  • Blueberry Bushel ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Daffodil Delight ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Blue cord
  • Sponge
  • Paper trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With your Daffodil Delight card stock, cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Take your Blueberry Bushel card stock and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and cut a piece to 1 ½” x 1 ¾” for the label.  Now with your white card stock cut a piece to 3 ¾” x 5” and another for the inside of your card to 4” x 5 ¼ inch and one for the label to 1 3/8” x 1 5/8”.  Get your Nest of Winter designers series paper pack and find the paper that has the birds on it and cut out one of the warblers, which is the blue and yellow bird.

Take the Birch Wood embossing folder and your white piece measuring 3 ¾” x 5” and emboss.  Take your Daffodil Delight ink and your sponge and sponge all four edges of your embossed white piece.  With your blue cord, tie a piece around the white embossed piece and tie into a knot or bow.  Adhere that to the Blueberry Bushel piece cut to 4” x 5 ¼” and then adhere that to the front of your card base.  Take the bird you cut out and adhere to the front of your card toward the upper left corner. 

With your Framed Florets stamp set find the “For a special person for a special friend” greeting and the Blueberry Bushel ink and stamp on the small piece of white you cut earlier.  Adhere that to the small piece of Bluberry Bushel you cut and adhere that to the lower right corner of the front of your card. 

Take the last piece of white you cut for the inside of your card and with the “Wishes for a beautiful birthday” greeting stamp and your Blueberry Bushel ink stamp for your inside greeting.  Then with your Blueberry Bushel ink and your sponge, sponge all four edges and adhere that to the inside of your card.

That is your Nests of Winter Warbler card and a great birthday card for anyone. 

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Everyday Happiness Double Concertina Interlocking Card

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I just love this card, the front is pretty as a card all on it own, but then you open it up and the real card is on the inside.  It is also made with the Everyday Happiness designer series paper from Stampin’ Up which I am infatuated with right now, it is just so beautiful.  This card is a full-size card at 5” x 7” but could be done as a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card as well.  I made this for a good friend’s 50th so wanted the larger size. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Everyday Happiness designer series paper
  • Wild Wheat card stock
  • White card stock
  • Wild Wheat ink
  • With You in Mind stamp set
  • Nested rectangle dies, one about 3” x 4 ¼” and the next size down
  • Banner die
  • Number dies
  • Scoring board or scoring blade for paper trimmer
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Scissors
  • Pop-Dots

This card is not hard to make but it has a lot of cutting for the different layers of paper.  Since this is a full-size card, it takes a bit more paper.  With White card stock, cut the following:

  • One piece to 7” x 10 ½” scored on the long edge at 5” and 10”
  • One to 7” x 10” scored on the long edge at 5”
  • One to 3 ¾” x 9 ¾” scored at 4 7/8”
  • Two pieces to 2 ½” x 3 ¾” each scored at ½” and 2”

With the Wild Wheat card stock cut two pieces to 2 ¾” x 4 1/8” and one to 3 ¼” x 4 ½”.

Grab your Everyday Happiness designer series paper.  Take a piece with the swoops of blue, gold and white.  Cut three pieces to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾”.  With the floral piece cut two pieces to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” and one to 4 ½” x 6 ½”.  With the blue plaid paper cut two pieces to 3 ½” x 4 ¾” and two pieces to 1 ¼” x 3 ½”. 

With the White card stock pieces cut to 7” x 10 ½” and the 7” x 10 pieces, fold both pieces at the 5” score mark and with the fold pointing down fold the ½” mark down as well.  Then adhere the second piece of card stock, also with the fold pointing down to the ½” piece, forming a “W” shape. 

Take the two pieces of the swoops designer series paper that you cut to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” and the largest of the two nested rectangle dies and cut the rectangle out of the center of both.  Adhere these to the two center pieces of your base White card stock.  Take the smaller rectangle die and place the die in the center of your swoops cut out and cut out the smaller rectangle.  Keep all of these cut out pieces to use later.  Now take the two floral pieces you cut to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” and adhere on the front and back panel of the inside of your card. 

Let’s start making the interlocking piece.  Take the piece of white card stock cut to 3 ¾” x 9 ¾” and fold in half.  Then take the two pieces of white card stock cut to 2 ½” x 3 ¾” and fold each into a “U” shape.  Adhere one side of the “U” to the back of the 3 ¾” x 9” ¾” piece and the other to the other end, both each with the “U” facing to the center.  Take the four pieces of blue plaid you cut earlier and adhere the two small pieces to the ends and the two larger pieces to the center panels.

Take the two White card stock rectangle pieces you cut from the card center cut-outs and the two Wild Wheat pieces you cut to 2 ¾” x 4 1/8” and adhere the White to the Wild Wheat.  With a scrap piece of the blue with polka dots cut cut 5 banner pieces and use four of them to adhere to the tops of the two pieces in whatever arrangement you like.  With the While Wheat ink and the With You In Mind stamp set, stamp the “Happy Birthday” after stamping off first. 

Use a number stamp set or dies to add the age if desired to the second.  Adhere each piece to the front center panels. 

Now take that and put through the center of the card base and fold to align the center piece in the center and to the back.  Open the front panel trying to keep the rest aligned and put adhesive on the ½” strip then lay flat and fold the front of the card onto it to align.  Do the same for the back. 

Now for the front of the card, take the last swooped paper and the last floral piece and adhere together and then to the front of the card.  Then the piece of Wild Wheat and one of the cut-outs of the swooped paper.  Stamp a greeting in the center of the swooped paper.  Cut out a few of the flowers and leaves and adhere to the upper left corner and lower right corner and use the last banner you cut to put in the upper right corner.

There is your Everyday Happiness double concertina interlocking happy birthday card.

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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