I made this masculine birthday card for my dear brother-in-law Ken's February birthday. Ken's kind of a burly guy but he's not reluctant to say he likes bling and he certainly is a fan of Stampin Up!, so I thought a combo of Bear Hugs and Balloon Adventure would fit the bill for his special day.
What a fun card to make! I fell in love with this card style all over again. For sizing and details on how to make a Shadow Box card just click on Dawn's name above for a direct link to the video.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Bear Hugs, Balloon Adventures, Bella and Friends
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
DSP: Gold Glimmer Paper, Type Style Designer Paper (R)
Ink: Tuxedo Momento Black, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Balloon Pop-Up Thinlet Dies, Bunch of Banners Thinlets, Big Shot, Trimmer, Dimensionals, Tom Bow Glue,Glue Dots.
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| Balloon Pop Up Thinlet Dies |
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| Balloon Adventures part of the Party Animal Suite in the new Occasions 2017 Catalogue. |
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| The sentiment is from Balloon Adventures, the little bear is from Bear Hugs and the small balloon image is from Bella and Friends. The Very Vanilla panel is 5" x 3 1/2" and is layered on Basic Black. |
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| The layers for my card front are: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" Soft Suede card base. 1st layer is 5 1/4" x 4" Very Vanilla, 5" x 3 3/4" DSP layer. For the layers with the bear I cut a 3" x 3 1/2" Soft Suede, 2 3/4" x 3 1/4" Basic Black and a 2 1/2" x 3" Very Vanilla panels. |
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| Here's a side view of the sentiment and balloons. The "Party On" sentiment is from the Balloon Adventures stamp set. I stamped it in Momento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap of Very Vanilla card stock and then cut it out with the Bunch of Banners Thinlet Dies. The edges were sponged with Soft Suede ink and I used a thumping technique to apply for ink to the banner to give it a mottled appearance. I used the negative image dots from the die cut balloons as additional trim and applied them with glue dots. |
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| The Gold Glimmer Paper balloons were perfect for this card. They add such sparkle to the soft Suede paper. The large balloon die from Balloon Pop-Up Thinlets fits perfectly on this panel of the card so no extra trimming is required. I used the "Let's Celebrate" stamp from the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set. |
Happy Stamping!Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot
6 comments:
Hi Penny, What a Special card for Ken. He will just love it! Yes, he is a firm supporter of Stampin up and what we can do with the products. Your shadow box is terrific. I, too, will be casing your instructions. You can tell the card is made with lots of love.
I love this card Penny - I used to live in Houston and went on holiday to Colorado in the mountains and we were lucky enough to see a bear up close -he was only a baby though and more scared of us than we were of him. He looked just like this one though only smaller
Thanks Heather so glad you like Ken's card. Now to get it in the mail. You can show it to him on his big day and tell him the real meal deal will arrive soon (fingers crossed). Glad you like the instructions for the shadow box. I'm glad i rediscovered this card style. So much fun!
We have lots of bears in BC where I live Fiona and they are almost like a fixture. That might be a reason I love the Bear Hugs set so much. Honestly it's one of my favourite guy stamp sets. Thanks for dropping by.
Penny, I love your card. The front is great and even if you had done no more, it would have been a great card. But then you did it...you made the inside even more incredible than the front. Can you say "WOW!!!" The recipients of your cards must absolutely treasure them.
Thanks so much Heidi for your wonderful comment on my card. I had such fun making this one, and I know that my BIL will be thrilled.
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