The next pair of cards I'm sharing from my craft day are made with the Pretty Party Decor stamp set (Trinity Stamps). I'm always looking for fun birthday images, and I love that the party lanterns in this set are a change from the usual balloons.
For the first card, I used the Date Night collection of inks (Catherine Pooler). I chose six colors and stamped each style of lantern in two different colors. The lanterns are two-step stamps: there is a solid stamp and a detail stamp for each image. I didn't have coordinating ink colors, so I used the same ink to stamp both images. For each lantern, I first inked the solid image, stamped off on scratch paper, and then stamped on the white panel. Then I inked the detail stamp with the same color and stamped directly over the solid image.
I love that there are different styles of streamers and confetti images in this set, too. I stamped each of the little confetti pieces individually, but if you wanted to have them all in the same color, you could put all the images on a large clear block and stamp them all at the same time. Once the colorful background was done, I stamped the streamers and sentiment in black ink and added a few sequins. A fun, one-layer card that would be great for mailing.
For the second card I wanted to make something a little more subdued and maybe a little more masculine looking. I started by stamping the sentiment using black ink on a white card base. Then I used three colors from the Life of the Party collection of inks (Catherine Pooler) to stamp three lanterns in the upper left quadrant of the card. I drew a string for each lantern with a black pen and a ruler and glued a narrow black die-cut frame on the card front. I know some people are hesitant to use embellishments like sequins on masculine cards, but I still added a few on this card. They're clear, so I don't think they look too "girly," and a little sparkle is ok for any birthday card!
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4 comments:
Wow! These are fun cards Andrea! That was a great idea to use Lanterns instead of balloons! I really like what you have created! What black ink did you use? It looks really "black", if you know what I mean! I know it sounds funny, but some black inks just don't seem black enough. I like the more masculine one, and yes, you can use clear sequins on masculine cards, I do it all the time!! Not too girlie at all, I think!
Sunshine.
Thanks, Sunshine! I can’t remember for sure, but I think I used Taylored Expressions Oreo black ink. Either that or Memento Tuxedo Black. I did use a stamp positioner with the sentiments so I could stamp them a few times and make them extra dark.
Great cards! I can't quite put my finger on it, but the second one looks kind of retro to me, (it's a good thing!) Maybe the colors? or reminding me of vintage lamp shades? Both perfect for wishing anyone a happy birthday.
Judy
Thanks, Judy! Now that you mention it, that second card does have a retro feel to it. I think it’s the oval lanterns.
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