Hello Kitty Aloha Birthday

Here's a fun birthday card made a Hawaiian friend.  Appropriately the card has a Hawaiian theme and a Hello Kitty image.  Finished card is 6 x 6 and is a easel style card. The Hello Kitty image is a Free SVG cut from one of the SVGcutting Blog Hops. A few dies were used for this card: Taylored Expressions Sunny Days Cloud Die, Jaded Blossom Tropical Dies, and Jaded Blossom Tropical SVG cut file Palm Trees. EK Success 3/8" Circle Punch used for the coconuts and Small Flower Punch used for the flowers on Hello Kitty.  Aloha and Surf Board SVG cut file from My Scrap Chick Hula Bears Collection.   Card base and mat is two shades of shimmer Blue from Bazzil.  Kraft card stock used for the "sand". Multi color diagonal stripe paper used for the surf board from Doodlebug 6x6 Sunkissed pack. Stampin-Up Beyond the Basics background stamp (retired from 2001) is used throughout the card on the sand and coconuts. This is the front of the card:

Open the front to reveal the message. Happy Birthday free SVG message from SVGcuts.com. 

Shimmer Paper from American Crafts/Bazzil used to cut Hello Kitty.  Find a small flower punch, lightly ink the edges with brown ink,  then add some adhesive rhinestones!

 A closer look at Hello Kitty's skirt.  Arms and Ukulele popped with foam tape.

Here's a closer look at the die cuts (sand and sea) used for this card: Nice with the stitching, eh? Coconuts are punched using a circle punch, then popped with foam squares.

 "Aloha" is cut and popped with foam squares after some light brown ink sponging along the edges:

 Side view of easel:

 Inside bottom panel is popped with foam tape.

 A closer look at the Hibiscus flowers: use a black pen for the flower center and of course, some light brown ink sponging around the edges. A fine black pen was used around the flower center.

 Card is wrapped in a custom made envelope with some jute:

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Asian Milestone Birthday Card

A milestone birthday for an Uncle who turns 90!!!! This card is a A2 size card - nothing too complicated.  Card style: Z-fold. The Happy Birthday with Asian Kanji is from Ellentina Cutting Dies found here. Asian Circle Scroll Mat cut in Gold paper using a SVG cutting file.
Card decorative paper is Yuzen paper from the local Daiso Store. Card base a mat used inside the circle are Recollections papers.

 A closer look at the Birthday die which is 3" in diameter with the left half popped with foam squares.

Each corner has the Sizzix Architectural Accents set die cut using gold paper which has been trimmed down to fit in the corners.

 Here's the card fully opened:

 Overhead view:

 Lots of room to write a message:

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Heart Cupcake Marci Birthday Card

For a birthday, this card worked out great. Tutorial for this card can be found here. White card stock used for the base with contrasting Stampin-Up Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink card stock. Echo Park Birthday Wishes Cupcake pattern paper used. Darice Heart embossing folder used on the oval. I used the La-la Land Crafts Heart Cupcake Marci Stamp (digital) found here so the image can be slightly smaller in size (3") to fit within the oval.  The La-la Land Crafts Heart Doily die found here

Copic Colors:
Face: E11, E00, E000, R21
Hair: E25, E50, E51, E53, E55
Dress, Shoes: G20, G21, G82
Dress Straps, Bow: RV10, RV21
Cupcake: R21, RV29, W2, W3, E25, E53

Pink Organdy ribbon tied in a neat bow:

Overhead view:

Card completely opened:

Hero Arts Little Clings Today and Always stamp is the perfect size to fit in this oval.

Close up of how the top and bottom of the oval has the Stampin-Up Label punch used to finish the die cut decorative oval.  Add the final touch: an adhesive flat back pearl.

Card opened:

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Birthday Gift Card Holders

A very quick post today: Here are two birthday gift cards holders made in the same style as previous post (the Graduation Gift Card).  These were a real snap to make since Birthday Stickers were handy from my stash.  Some scraps used and a solid 1-1/4" wide belly band - wha-la, a neat gift card holder.  Finished size is 4-14" x 3"

Here's the inside of the card with a stamped Happy Birthday message with a cupcake sticker in the left inside corner

A close up of the cake sticker: popped with foam squares

Card inside:

The cupcake sticker inside left corner:

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Graduation Gift Card Holder

It's graduation time!!!! A really quick and easy gift card holder to make using very little paper.  This one is using paper from my stash - I happen to have some left over paper using in 2014 - still relevant for today since it is generic.  Use a 1/4" corner rounder punch for the right edges. Gift card holder finished size is 4-1/4" x 3" . A silver elastic cord keeps this holder closed. The silver glitter star is punched using that heavy chipboard glitter paper from Michael's Craft store. Ouch, my hand!!! Lucky i only punched a few of them. "SUCCESS" is from the pattern paper scraps and is popped with foam squares.

Inside: contrast pattern paper:

Took this opportunity to stamp a message using Versmark Ink and White embossing powder. There is enough room in the slot for a handwritten message, too. Use the Stampin-Up Word Window punch and any 1" Circle punch to get this effect. 

Another view:

Back of gift card:

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