Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is Birthday Bash. We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, we would appreciate your comments because we enjoy hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Today is my brother’s birthday. And because he is a Clemson graduate and bleeds orange, I pulled out the Wild Cats Bundle and the In The Wild Designer Series Paper. It’s Tiger Time, ya’ll!
Bonus: The wild cat dies can die-cut the large cat images in the Designer Series Paper.
Here is the birthday card that I created for my brother.
MEASUREMENTS & SUPPLIES
- PAPER
- Pumpkin Pie cardstock
- 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
- 2-3/4″ x 4-1/4″
- Basic White Thick cardstock
- 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″
- 3-3/4″ x 5″ (message insert)
- Scraps for stamping tiger
- Evening Evergreen cardstock
- 2-7/8″ x 4-5/8″
- 1/2″ x 3″ (sentiment)
- scraps for foliage die-cuts
- Soft Succulent cardstock scraps for foliage die-cut
- Vellum for foliage stamping & die-cut
- In The Wild Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- 3″ x 3″ circle die-cut
- 4″ x 5-1/4″ (message insert)
- 2-1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
- Be Dazzled DSP (retired) ALTERNATIVE: Gold Foil DSP
- Pumpkin Pie cardstock
- STAMP SETS
- Wild Cats
- DIES & EMBOSSING FOLDERS
- Big Cats dies
- Layering Circle dies
- Bark 3D embossing folder
- Seaside embossing folder (retired)
- Greenery embossing folder
- INKS & MARKERS
- Evening Evergreen ink pad
- White Ink
- OTHER SUPPLIES
- White embossing powder
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue
- Dimensionals
- Medium Basic White Envelopes
- TOOLS
- Acrylic Blocks
- Paper Trimmer & Snips
- Cut & Emboss Machine
- Bone Folder
- Heat Tool
CREATING PIECES & PARTS
- Emboss the layers:
- Pumpkin Pie card front – with Bark 3D embossing folder. TIP: line up the edge of the embossing folder with the score crease.
- Basic White Thick – with Seaside 3D embossing folder. TIP: Place cardstock on the angle to get a tiger-like stripe.
- Pumpkin Pie 2-3/4″ x 4-1/4″ – with Greenery leaves embossing folder
- Stamp:
- Sitting tiger using Pumpkin Pie ink on Thick Basic White. TIP: Stamp the small striped head then the body and then the stripes along the body. You may have to practice a little before you get the perfect line-up.
- Large foliage image using Evening Evergreen ink on Vellum. TIP: Dry with Heat Tool on low.
- Sentiment on Evening Evergreen using White ink. Then heat emboss with white embossing powder.
- Die-cut:
- All the foliage elements, the circle (using the largest non-scalloped circle), and the tiger.
ASSEMBLY
Assemble the card layers as shown. Use Dimensionals behind the tiger and on the edge of the sentiment strip that is not supported by the tiger.
Cut foliage in half to tuck behind the tiger. And use the negative piece from the die-cut (no waste!)
Don’t forget to add some DSP to the envelope flap and a little stamped foliage on the message insert.
I hope you enjoyed this many layered and embossed birthday card and will hop along on the Pals Blog Hop to enjoy more Birthday Bash projects.
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on March 9th. Our theme will be Cute Critters where our Design Team creates a project with any kind of animals, birds, butterflies or insects.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin’
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda
- Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps INK ** YOU ARE HERE
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
JUST A REMINDER
What a stunning card!!! This is total coordination at its finest!
Thank you so much for your absolute kindness.
Beautiful card, Ann! I just love this bundle! Layering is spot on!! Thanks for joining the blog hop this month!
Thank you so much. I am just beginning to explore the wild cats.
I love how you used multiple embossing folders in one card. I will have to try it.
Multiple embossing folders on one card was a stretch for me but it turned out ok. Thanks for your kind comment. I hope you give multiple embossing folders a whirl.
Great masculine card Ann. I love all the layers!!
Thank you, Melissa. My brother loved it.
I love how you utilized the DSP for the background!
Thanks, Megan. I definitely needed the DSP to ground the tiger and rest the eye from all that embossing texture.
Love all the texture you created! Great card!
Thanks, Windy. This was definitely a texture filled card.
Love the textures in this Ann! And I know the photos don’t do that Be Dazzled DSP justice;) A truly ‘wild’ stamp on the Birthday Bash Hop Pal!
LOL – Thanks, Deb. I sure hope that the Be Dazzled DSP will return.
Ann, your brother will love his Wild Cat card!
He bleeds orange. lol
The embossed layers really stand out! The card has a wonderful 3D look. Awesome card.
Thanks, Jackie.