Birthday Cakes All in a Row - FMS#655

This week's  Freshly Made Sketches #655 challenge is designed by Jen B.  It's a very clean and simple design, but it was one I had to think about for some time. I had many ideas but finally decided to go with a birthday theme.  Here's the sketch: 

Here's My Card: 

For this card I pulled out one of my very old but well used birthday stamp sets aptly called "Birthday Bakery".  The six cakes in a row image was perfect for emulating the design element in the sketch.  I actually extended the row on a larger piece of Whisper White card stock and then cut it down to fit the Magenta mat.  I borrowed the pink and brown coloring idea from a post by Kim S of Joyful Creations that dates back to 2012.

This is a very clean and simple card for me.  I'm not use to leaving so much white space, but decided that if I mounted the stamped mat onto some Designer Series paper that it would give enough colour to pull it off.  I think it worked! 

I debated about stamping a cake on the inside of the card, but opted to keep it plain and simple like the card front.  The sentiment is from a new to me stamp set called Frosted Forest, which is available in the Online Exclusives for Stampin' Up.  Totally love this sentiment, and I know I'll be using it often.  

I wanted to ground the cake images but didn't want to have them sitting on a ledge so I decided to add a confetti look by repeatedly stamping the sand image from the old Waterfront stamp set in Crumb Cake ink.  I added some pink dots with my Magenta Blends.  To give this card a little more umph because it is so clean and simple, I dabbed the cakes and the sand areas with Stampin' Ups! Dazzling Details.  It's just the right amount of sparkle to brighten up the card but not make it look garish in any way. 

Supplies:

Stamp sets: 

• Birthday Bakery #120115 (R) cakes and front sentiment
• Waterfront #146386 - sand stamp for brown confetti 
• Frosted Forest #164344 - for inside sentiment 

Ink:

• Crum Cake ink and blends light and dark
• Soft Suede blends - light and dark
• Magenta blends - light and dark 
• Momento Tuxedo Black 

Cardstock and DSP:

• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece Whisper White scored at 4 1/4" for card base
• 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White for inside sentiment mat
• Two 4" x 5 1/4" pieces of Designer Paper Incolor 2020 - Magenta for front and inside mat

Accessories: 

• Dazzling Details glitter glue by Stampin' Up to add sparkle to all the pink areas and the confetti on the base of the front panel. 

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my birthday card.  Appreciated.  

HAPPY STAMPING!
PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT

Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 596

Hi everyone.  Another week has flown by with so much on the go.  I'm delighted to say I managed to squeak in some cardmaking time, and have a couple of cards to share with you.  The first card is for the Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge #596 which closed on Sunday September 29th.  Here is their sketch: 

HERE'S MY CARD: 

This sketch gave me an opportunity to show off the Nests of Winter designer paper I recently purchased from Stampin' Up!  This  beautiful sketch allowed me  to mix and match the papers and create a small scene with virtually no stamping  except for the sentiments. This 12 x 12 paper is part of the Nests of Winter Suite Collection on pages 30 and 31 in the 2024 Holiday Mini Catalogue.  

I love the detailed images of the birds and the subtle natural tones, which make it ideal not only for Christmas cards but those other winter time celebrations.  

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

Stamp Sets and Dies: 

• Something Fancy #160416 for "Happy Birthday" sentiment for card front.  Die cut for sentiment.
• Frosted Forest #164344 for sentiment inside the card.  Tree Die cut in black and pecan pie for card front. 

Cardstock and Designer Paper: 

• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Whisper White for card base and scrap for sentiment.  3 7/8" x 5 1/8" piece for inside mat
• 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" Pecan Pie for card front base mat; 2 1/8" x 4 1/8" Pecan Pie mat for Pool Party DSP strip; 1 5/8" x 4 1/8" Pecan Pie Piece for Birch Tree DSP strip. A scrap for the Tree Die Cut in Pecan Pie.
• A scrap of Basic Black for Tree die cut 
• 5 1/4" x 4" Pool Party for base mat inside card.
• 4" x 5 1/4" Birch Design DSP from Nests of Winter
• 2" x 4" Pool Party Diamond design paper from Nests of Winter 
• 1 1/2" x 3 7/8" strip of Birch Design with Small Birds from Nests of Winter

Accessories:

• Opaque Faceted Gems in Pool Party # 162979 

Here are a couple of birthday cards I made using the same papers.  The images were so easy to fussy cut that I didn't purchase the stamp set or dies that coordinate with it.  

HAPPY STAMPING!

PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT 

Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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