The Seize the Birthday challenge team is back with another fabulous challenge prompt to get you thinking about making those birthday cards!! I get to guest design again for this challenge and let me tell you it was a real challenge for me!! No stamping! Yes, you read that right. Make a birthday card without doing any stamping. Listen people, stamps and ink are my bread and butter so I had give this one quite a think before starting!
No stamping!! Yikes! I had to look through all of my supplies and see what I could work with. My normal creative process is to grab a stamp set and start there and clearly that wasn't going to work this time. Luckily I came up with a plan and it came out almost exactly what I had in mind!
This one comes together with all dies and embossing folders! Even the sentiment! No rubber or ink pads in sight! The card front is Basic White embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder. Next I die cut all the birdhouse pieces in various patterns from the Country Woods DSP with the Country Birdhouse die set and put them together.
Then I cut a bunch of flowers and leaves using the same die set and arranged them as if they were growing across and up the birdhouse. I used Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green for a nice vibrant look against the flaky paint and wood patterns of the birdhouse. A few of the flowers are popped on dimensionals for extra interest.
The sentiment is the one part that had me stumped. Then I remembered the Thoughtful Moments hybrid embossing folder/die. I embossed and cut out the small sentiment in Basic White then used my Highland Heather Blends marker to color the raised letters.
So in a pinch I can make a 'no stamping' card but it was hard! I guess I'll have to do some shopping to remedy that hole in my card making supplies jus tin case the need ever arises again!
I hope you enjoy trying out this challenge and enter your card in the Seize the Birthday gallery so we can oooohhh and aaaaahhh over it!
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: None
Ink: None
Blends: Highland Heather dark
Paper: Basic White, Country Woods DSP, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green
Accessories: Country Birdhouse dies, dimensionals, Eyelet embossing folder, Thoughtful Moments Hybrid embossing folder/die, Riverside Irregular Pearls
You really excelled in your "No Stamping" card Amanda. This is beautiful with those tiny blooms growing across and up the cute bird house. Glad you had all the pieces to make your lovely card. Thanks so much for being our Party Guest at Seize the Birthday.
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