A Couple of Special Birthday Cards

Hello and welcome back! Today I have two cards created for some special birthdays - no challenges here.

This card is for a friend of my son, who is celebrating her golden birthday this year! I purchased this recordable card online because my son had a copy of a recorded birthday message from his friend's grandmother. Grandma passed away a couple of years ago and we wanted to give her something to remember.

The size was a bit bigger than I expected, so it took lots of flowers to fill it up! The hydrangeas were stamped, then the smaller detail pieces were watercolored with the same color ink using Water Painters and attached with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. I added Iridescent Rhinestones in the corners after adding the mercury glass layer to the DSP.

I added some embellishment to the inside but didn't want to completely cover the holes from the speaker. The dies from the Eastern Medallions were a nearly perfect fit!

The other card is for a little boy from church who turned 6 today. He shares his birthday with my husband and when I discovered this a couple of years ago, I decided to start sending him cards.

This card is a CASE from the Annual Catalog, but I used Stampin' Blends instead of watercoloring for the animals and the stone walls. This DSP is a perfect background that I never would have thought of if I hadn't seen the sample! The most labor intensive part of this card was the fussy cutting!

Rather than coloring the entire sheep, I just outlined him and colored in the face. It gives a hint of color and emphasizes the white body.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise mentioned):

Hydrangea card--

Stamp sets - Hydrangea Haven, Amazing Year (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White and Gorgeous Grape cardstock; Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate; Hydrangea Hill DSP

Ink - Balmy Blue, Seaside Spray, Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Rococo Rose, Old Olive, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones, Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon, Whisper White Baker's Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Hydrangea Dies, Eastern Medallions Dies, Water Painters, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Tear & Tape, Mini Glue Dots

Other - Recordable Greeting Card (from Amazon)

Animal card --

Stamp sets - Peekaboo Farm, Punch Party, Happy & Heartfelt (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White and Pool Party cardstock; Hues of Happiness DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Stampin' Blends: Smoky Slate Dark, Flirty Flamingo Light, Gray Granite Light, Crumb Cake Light, Soft Suede Dark, Natural Medium (SU 600), Natural Medium Light (SU 800)

Accessories - White Embossing Powder, Elegant Faceted Gems

Tools - Big Shot, Starburst Framelits, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue