Happy 2025 - Stampin' Up! Birthday Celebration

   I still have a few more happy new year cards to send out so I've been trying to work on a fun design that I could make multiples of and then get them in the mail.  This design is not that one.  It will go out in the mail soon but it is for sure a one of kind.  I fussed over this one so much that I don't think I can bring myself to do it again even though the design part is the time consuming part and it's not the actual stamping!  Anyway, I love the colors and using a piece of the Beautiful Skies DSP just seems like a perfect choice for a new years card.  The layout is inspired by the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge layout.

  I started with a Blueberry Bushel card base, then a layer of the Online Exclusive Beautiful Skies DSP edged with a wavy strip of Pretty in Pink cut with the Ocean Friends dies.

 Using the Birthday Celebrations dies I cut the banner shape from Azure Afternoon and then the numbers from 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer Paper.  I stamped the 'happy' in Versamark then embossed it in white.  The banner is popped on dimensionals.

  I adhered the shimmery numbers to a piece of Basic White then fussy cut around them making a border to help the number pop a bit more.

  I cut a few tassels from Pretty in Pink and Azure Afternoon cardstock and added them to the corners and highlighted them with a 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gem.

  After I had gotten this far in the design after A LOT of time it was still missing something so I pulled out yet more supplies and stamped three stars from the With You In Mind stamp set, fussy cut them and added them around the banner.  A few retired Pastel-backed sequins were the right colors so one went on each of the stars to finish the design.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Birthday Celebrations, With You In Mind

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel

Paper: Blueberry Bushel, Pretty in Pink, Everyday Skies DSP (Online Exclusives), Basic White, Azure Afternoon, 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer Paper

Accessories: white embossing powder, Ocean Friends dies, Birthday Celebrations dies, dimensionals, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems, Pastel-backed sequins (retired)