Cheery, Cherry Birthday

#stampinup   Sometimes when I get new toys, I forget to play with the toys I've had for a while. I've been creating with stamp sets from the Occasions catalog and Sale-a-Bration brochure lately and I've left my older friends on the shelf for far too long. When I saw this week's sketch challenge at the Paper Craft Crew Challenge blog, I knew that the "Amazing Birthday" set and Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper would be a match made in heaven.



I used the color pallet from the Cherry on Top DSP and matching washi tape for my card. I started by stamping the focal image in Watermelon Wonder onto a Whisper White panel. Next, I stamped the same image in Bermuda Bay and again in Cucumber Crush. I cut out the "amazing" and "today ridiculously" pieces and adhered them to the focal image with Stampin' Dimensionals. I adhered the finished piece to a Watermelon Wonder mat.

Next, I adhered a Crushed Curry design from the Cherry on Top 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper stack to a Crushed Curry card base, cut lengthwise,  I added three pieces of Cherry on Top Designer Washi tape to the bottom third of the card, as in the sketch. I adhered the focal image to this with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Finally, I stamped the birthday cake image from the same set in Crushed Curry onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it with the 1.5" Circle Punch. I adhered this to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional on the left and with Snail Adhesive on the right, so the circle wouldn't wobble.

I really like how bright and cheery this card turned out. It's certainly a bright card to send to cheer someone on a gloomy winter day.

tams# 5771

Product List

Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134228] $21.00	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $6.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $6.50	Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad [138324] $6.50
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack [138443] $8.00	Cherry On Top Designer Washi Tape [138384] $8.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861] $16.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00