Stampin' Up Watercolored Stampin' Write Marker Background

Hello crafty friends!  
Today I was inspired by the upcoming 4th of July holiday.  I needed to make a quick birthday card which is always a challenge for me.  I started by drawing lines across water color paper with a Pacific Point Stampin' Write Marker then brushed over each line with an Aqua Painter.  I was not sure where I was going from there when I thought about the Happy Birthday Thinlits.  I love that die!  It fills a card front beautifully.  I added a few balloons and some stars for a little extra interest.  I was very happy with the result and it was super quick and easy.

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Stampin' Up Diagonal Stripes With the Stamparatus and a Little Birthday Wit

Hello, crafty friends!  My card today features the Stampin' Up Birthday Wit Stamp Set.  I love this set I think it is so funny.  I started the card by stamping the Stampin' Up Diagonal Stripe Stamp on the front of a top fold Whisper White Thick A2 card base.  The Stamparatus makes stamping backgrounds so quick and easy.  I was able to achieve a super crisp, deep black striped image by stamping the image 3 times with the Stamparatus.  I then stamped each line of words from the Birthday Wit stamp in different colors. After I finished stamping all of the lines I really wanted a little shine but the ink was too dry for adding clear embossing powder.  I had some clear tape sitting on my desk so I placed a piece of tape over each line before I fussy cut them.  It was perfect.  They had the nice shine you get when you use clear embossing powder.   I love when things work out like that don't you?

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Stampin' Up Party Pandas Floating Slider Card

Hi, today I am sharing a floating slider card I made with the super cute Stampin' Up Party Pandas. 

I used the Floating Slider Tutorial from InsideoutJeans' YouTube channel.  She makes the cutest interactive cards and has some great tutorials.  Stampin' Up's Foam Adhesive Strips were perfect for this card and give just the right amount of lift to the frame.  Two strips side by side is the perfect width.  InsideoutJeans does not add any foam adhesive to the top of the card but I did and think it makes the card feel a bit more stable.  I meant to stamp the sentiment on the background layer but forgot.  I used black Stazon and stamped on top of the page protector piece.  The stamp slipped a bit but I did not mind the look, I actually ended up liking it😉 I really love how it turned out and cannot wait to send it to my niece for her birthday.  I think she will love it too.

Dimensions

• Border Frame: 4.25" x 5.5" cardstock cut to a .75" border (Stampin' Trimmer makes this really easy)
• Background/Slider mechanism: 4" x 5.5" with 5" centered slits .25" from top and bottom edges
• Pull Tab: 3.75" x 6"
• Clear Protector Sheet: 3.25" x 11"

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Clear Sheet Protectors (available on Amazon or any office supply store)