Birthday Packages

Who doesn't like packages, especially when they are wrapped all pretty and filled with gifts, right?

Cupcakes and Presents, Plate #31 is one of my favorite sets because it's so versatile and can be colored very quickly. And that, my friends, is always a good thing because I am always doing things at the last minute :-).
I again went to my favorite standby for the sentiment, Simply Verticals, Plate #4 and just cut the letters apart to create the sentiment horizontally.


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Birthday Present and Fairy Thank You

One of the most versatile stamp sets is Cupcakes and Presents, Plate #31. The stamps in this set are absolutely wonderful to color - quick and easy. One can use these stamps for so many different occasions besides the typical Birthday theme. Of course having said that, I needed a Birthday card, lo...

I love to draw the eye to the colored image by using lots of white space. I just think it really 'pops' the image. After I colored the present with Copics, I used Stickles on the circles. The felt ribbon is from K& Company, the metal dots from Colorbok and sentiment is computer generated and printed onto scrap white card stock. The bottom layer is white card stock embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. I'm definitely going to create several more of these quick cards to have on hand.

For my next card I used Holy Night from Plate #21.

I know you recognize this stamp from Chin Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art. Yes, I know.... holiday themed stamp. But change the color of the holly and overall color theme and voila it became a Thank You card. (Or use an embellishment to completely hide the holly....)
I used Atyou Spica glitter pens on her necklace, dress ruffles and of course the leaves in her hair. For the candle flame, I adhered a small teardrop raindrop. I used pearlescent chalks for the yellowish background. One thing I wanted to point out is that I used 110lb Pure Luxury card stock. Blending is so much harder because the ink doesn't soak in which means no bleeding and it gives a different look as far as texture is concerned.

I also used Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens. I LOVE using these Indian inks to accent the smaller details of an image. In this case, I used these on her eyes and the eye make-up and a little on the cat's face.

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Cupcake and Presents

As I was uploading my card for today's post, I once again realized I kinda goofed.

I really love Plate 31 - Cupcake and Presents and had several images already stamped just waiting to be colored.

I just love the blue and brown color combination and kept the card simple. No DSP, just card stock. brads, small CB embossing folder,hole punch and ribbon scraps.

Did you catch my goof-up? I should have colored the cupcake to go with this sentiment! Then again, ask any kid and they will tell you that they think presents are sweeter than cupcakes, :-).

And speaking about kids, I better whip up several birthday cards.....for the next several months we have several birthdays in the family.

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Micki