FRAMED BIRTHDAY

Where on earth has time gone?  It’s the last Monday in July already!  Well, that’s ok because I’m still building up my stash of birthday cards and had fun making a frame with this one.

I really like the dies that go with the Color & Contour stamp set and that’s what I used to create this framed picture.  I started with the Pattern Party designer paper for the card front and then needed a more subtle background so went with the Expressions in Ink designer paper.

A Blending brush(153611) was used to end up with those pretty flowers.  I added the colour to a piece of Basic White and then stamped the images with Versamark.  Sometimes it’s difficult to get the die placed just right, but I found a way to mark the stamp and die so cutting the images out is much easier.

Look closely and you can see the tiny mark on the top of the stamp and a matching mark on the die.  (I used a Sharpie for this)  Make sure to stamp each image with the marked part at the top so it’s easier to place the die.

Then you get a perfect cut every time!

Here’s the list of products used. 

Color & Contour Bundle (English) [158356] $69.25	Timeless Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [151534] $24.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $11.25	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $13.25
Expressions In Ink 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464] $20.00	Pattern Party 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426] $24.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $13.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [147104] $10.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $16.25
Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $31.00	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00
Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

Enjoy and Happy Stamping!