Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here.  Scene cards are some of my favorite cards to make and there are so many fun products in the Pretty Pink Posh February release that I just couldn’t help myself to make a fun slimline scene birthday card.

Since Pretty Pink Posh is turning eight years old this month, I decided to make a birthday card to celebrate the occasion.

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I started off by stamping the images from the Balloon Alphabet stamp set, Balloon Numbers stamp set, Birthday Borders stamp set, and the Crafty Critters Stamp set. (Note: The Crafty Critters stamp set was a promotional stamp set which has sold out. Stay tuned for when it’ll be released for purchase later this year!)

Copic colors used: 

H Balloon – RV02, RV04, RV06
B Balloon – BG11, BG13, BG15, BG49
D Balloon – RV000, RV00, RV02
8 Balloon – YR12, YR14, YR16
Presents – YR12, YR16/RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06/BG11, BG13, BG49/RV00, RV02, RV04/BG11, BG13, BG49
Mouse and Koala – Blender, C0, C1, C3, C4/R01, R11

After coloring my images, I die cut them with the coordinating dies. 

Next, I die cut the Nature Essential Dies from plain white cardstock and set aside the cloud border and grass borders from this set. 

To create the cloud background, I started by cutting a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock to 3 3/8” x 8 3/8”. Next, I used the cloud border that I die cut from the Nature Essential Dies along with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink to create a cloud background for my card. I also applied Mowed Lawn Distress ink to the two grass border die cuts from the Nature Essential Dies.

Next, I began to assemble my card. I cut the Birthday Borders in half so that only the first six presents were showing.  I added one of the grass borders behind the presents at the top of the border. I added the smaller grass border in front of the presents at the bottom of the border.  I added some Mowed Lawn Distress ink to the bottom portion of the card panel and then adhered the Birthday Borders to the bottom of the slimline card panel. Next, I added the remaining stamped images to the card panel.

To add dimension to the clouds, I used the Build-A-Cupcake Die Set and die cut two of the frosting dies that resemble a cloud shape from white cardstock. I added Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink to the clouds and then cut the cloud die cut in half. I added foam tape to the back of the cloud die cuts and added them to my card. I love how the clouds add dimension to the card. 

Finally, I added the card panel to a pink slimline card base that measures 3 1/2” x 8 1/2” and added the Flamingo Pearls to the card front.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all of the fun new products in Pretty Pink Posh’s February birthday release.

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa Mears

Hello friends! It’s Channin here and I’m so thrilled to be guesting here at Pretty Pink Posh! Today I’m sharing a fun and colorful card featuring several products from the birthday release. In the video I also demonstrate an easy watercoloring technique that creates vibrant splashy background perfect for a birthday card!

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To create this card I first stamped a 5 1/4” x 6 1/2” panel of bristol paper repeatedly with the balloon and string stamps from the Balloon Alphabet Stamp Set in Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I then poured black embossing powder over the images and then heat set them with my heat tool. Next, I colored the balloons with a rainbow array of Tombow Dual Brush Pens (703, 885, 933, 055, 173, 373). After I had colored the balloons I then taped the panel down onto scrap of chipboard with painters tape and then spritzed the panel with water. Next, with a rocket air blaster I blew the activated ink around the panel to color in some of the open areas of the panel. When I had moved enough ink around and liked my results I then put the panel aside to dry. 

Next, I die cut a tag using the Birthday Circles coordinating dies out of bristol paper. I then stamped and black heat-embossed the lion from the Birthday Circles stamp set onto the circle diecut from the tag. I also stamped and black heat embossed a couple more balloons and balloon strings onto bristol paper. I then watercolored the images using the same rainbow array of Tombow Dual Brush Pens and couple more colors (993 & 947). When I had finished coloring the images I then die cut the balloons and balloon strings out with the coordinating dies. 

Next, I created a backing for my tag by tracing around it onto a scrap of white cardstock and then fussy cutting it out. I then adhered the diecut tag on top of its backing with foam adhesive strips and then glued the lion circle inside. I then adhered a tiny black and white twine bow to the top of the tag. Next, I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from the Build a Cupcake stamp set onto black cardstock. I then trimmed the sentiment down to a strip and then adhered two stacked strips of black cardstock to the back to add dimension. 

Now that the watercolored panel had dried completely I then trimmed it down to an A2 panel and adhered it onto the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. I then adhered the tag and sentiment to the card front. Next, I adhered the balloons and balloon strings together and then adhered them to the card front with foam adhesive. Lastly, I finished the card by adding shadows around the balloons and lion with a gray (N89) Tombow Dual Brush Pen. 

I hope you enjoyed my card and video. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin