I love Sundays for the simple joy of sharing another FUN challenge from The Paper Players with you!!
Wow. Use a die-cut? How wide open is THAT challenge?? I love it!! Here we go….
Call me an over achiever, but it turns out that all I ended up using on my card WAS dies!! I didn’t realize it until I was done and had to chuckle to myself!
Isn’t this die A-W-E-S-O-M-E??? I saw it at the Scrapbook Expo I attended a recently and I had to have it. It’s the Sizzix Happy Birthday Step-Ups Die Set, designed by Stephanie Bernard of The Stamps of Life. I’ve mentioned her before here on my blog. She is a local-to-me stamp designer who collaborates with Sizzix on many projects, but also has her own line of products as well.
She has also recently started a card kit club! By the time I learned she had started a card kit club, I had missed March’s shipment 🙁 BUT, she had some kits for sale at the Scrapbook Expo!! Yay! Check out the video of the card kit to see all the fun contents of the kit. And I’m so enamored with her new line of 6 x6 paper pads, the quality is the BEST, the colors too cute, and the patterns mimic many of her stamps. It can’t get much better than that!!
Okay, the card. I used supplies in the March Card Kit for my card and combined it with dies from the Happy Birthday Step-Up die set. It’s pretty straight forward with just a few twists of my own:
- I pulled the die for the pattern paper panel from the Balloons Step-Up Die Set
- I added a hand cut layer of card stock behind the patterned paper panel because I wanted that extra ‘pop’ of color
- I hand cut the layers for the panels for the “birth” and “day” panels – note that the two are NOT the same size (if you decide to follow suit and hand cut those panels)
I LOVE the twine in the March card kit. They MUST have more colors of it. I insist. I loved it so much, I had to use three layers of it for my bow. And yes, one of my loops fell down during my photo shoot without me noticing…I apologize for that 🙂
I added some fun epoxy dots I found at the Expo as well and bought in every color. I really like the teeny tiny size. They are from Queen and Co., local out of San Diego I believe.
And there you have it! I would love to hear what you think about my card today and the products I used!
Please pop over and see what the team has created for you this week before you sit down and create a project to share with us!!
Wishing you joy and blessings!!
Products Used:
Cardstock: Kiwi, Ocean, Banana, and Blueberry from The Stamps of Life
Pattern Paper: Hello Friend by The Stamps of Life
Ink: None
Stamps: None
Dies: Happy Birthday and Balloons Step-Ups by The Stamps of Life
Tools: None
Embellishments: Multicolor Twine by The Stamps of Life; Epoxy Dots by Queen and Co.; and Wink of Stella
Wow, this card is really eye catching, Shannon! I had to read your post top to bottom first thing this morning to find out how you created it. Glad to hear you made some “acquisitions” at the Expo! Fun, great, happy card and it is sure to make someone smile. Have a great day 🙂
Thanks Sandy!! This die is fun to work with!!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous Shannon – I love the colours, the layers, the embellishments but most of all the fun die for the side step card – what a great die! Happy Easter wishes to you today!
Thank Joanne!! This die makes this type of card a breeze to create!!
What an amazing die to use for this challenge, Shannon! I love it! And the colors you’ve used are fabulous. Such a special card!
Such a FUN card Shannon! Love the die, what a great way to use it!
This is the FUNNEST card ever! I know that’s not a word, but that’s the best way I can describe it!! Love it!
Right?? I think the combination of the paper and all the cute dies just screams birthday party. I just love The Stamps of Life and can’t wait to use more of them, especially now that she’s designing papers too, they are SO cute!!
If this card was animated, there would be balloons popping out of it–it is sooo lively and FUN. The colors the layering–it all screams HAPPY. That side step die is a-maze-ing! Great card, Shannon!
Shannon, I LOVE the happy birthday die…. and I love the colors and I love the twine. What a fabulously HAPPY birthday card. Thanks for rocking my challenge this week
hugs
jaydee
Such a clever and fun card Shannon, I love it! I love all the details..whoever gets this is going to feel very happy indeed! Cx
So fun and clever! Did you stay up all night thinking on this one?? It’s fab!! xx Sandi Lee
Wow! This card is great! I love the side-step fold and the colors are perfect for a very special birthday! Love it!!
WOWsers! Awesome card!
Love this card, it is so colorful and bright, and I’m a big fan of cricut die cuts. I want to scrap-lift this card for a birthday card for my Grand Daughter. Beautiful card.
Thank you so much, Suzanne! I would be flattered to have you scrap-lift my card!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Sorry I am late to comment, but I must tell you how much I LOVE this card! Now, I want that die! The colors are so bright and vibrant! Anyone would be so thrilled to receive this card! Thanks for being an enabler! LOL! XXXX
Thank you Claire!! It’s so much fun, you should totally but it!!