One Stamp, Five Ways: Birthday Numbers!
Hi friends! Happy Thursday! We’re back with another edition in the popular series, One Stamp, Five Ways! Read on to learn about how Suzy Plantamura made these fun and festive cuties along with some BONUS inspiration! Enjoy!
Hello, Simon Says Stamp friends! Today I have a “One Stamp, Five Ways” post to share with you using a stamp set that I absolutely love. Making these cards was so much fun! This stamp set is one that everyone needs in their “arsenal” as it is so perfect for birthday cards of every type. I had so much fun, I made 6 cards with it and also have 2 more to share that I had made with this set previously. So let’s get started!
I think we would all be delighted to have someone turn 80 in our lives! Considering I’ve lost my father and my mother is 85, I may have to save this one for some time! This background was made with stripes of watercolor on this blog post here about making backgrounds ahead of time if you want to see more about the process.
I used the PPP Stitched Hexagon die for this shaker card. I inserted several PPP sequins and jewels inside the shaker window. I stamped all of the images on white cardstock with a light color of ink and colored them in with colored pencils. I colored the Happy Birthday dies with Copic Markers to match. I layered all of the images over the shaker window and the Happy Birthday sentiment at the bottom of the card.
This card has a similar look to the last one and I could have made it into a shaker card as well with this Window Frames die. I made the background on the same blog post referred to above about making backgrounds ahead of time. I used the SSS Medium Dots Stencil and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink.
I stamped all of the images on white cardstock with a light color of ink and colored them in with colored pencils. I used a fine tip black marker to outline them (sometimes I like this doodled look better than the black outlines you get with stamping them in black). I stamped the sentiment in the stamp set with white embossing powder on a blue cardstock banner. I layered all of the stamped images over the window frame die and used some Sea Glass Jewels around the images.
This background was made by watercoloring a piece of Ranger watercolor paper with Daniel Smith watercolors. I used a wet on wet technique, dropping in several colors of paint. I die-cut the piece with the largest size Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle. I used the SSS Repeating Circles die inside this piece. You can’t see the 6 circles, but they are under the cupcakes. It gave me a good way to space them accurately.
I stamped the cupcakes on white cardstock with a light color of ink. Have you seen a pattern here yet that I don’t like black outlines on my stamped images? I colored them all in with colored pencils. I used Kaisercraft Glitter Pens over the spots on the cupcakes. I attached the six cupcakes with foam tape behind them over the openings on the background. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set using SSS Intense Black Ink on a Honeybee Sentiment Banner Die.
This is my favorite card from the six and might actually be one of my favorite cards I’ve ever made. I’m excited to give it to my grand-daughter when she turns 4 in March. I used my Picture Book dies for the first time as they coordinate so well with these large number stamps. I die-cut all three out of white cardstock and then colored them in with Copic Markers. I attached them to a piece of white scrap paper so they were all in one piece and then cut it out around the images.
I made the background using the SSS Poinsettia’s Cling Stamp I just love this design for birthday cards! I used white embossing powder and then painted over it with Daniel Smith watercolors. I attached a white die-cut rectangle over the top of the card and placed my three Storybook dies over it. I stamped the number 4 from the Birthday Number stamp set with a light color of ink and colored it in with colored pencils. I attached that above the dies. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set on a stitched banner with Intense Black Ink and attached that to the bottom of the card.
This is my usual random stamping card. I love doing these as they are like puzzles. It is really important to use a Misti stamping tool when doing this technique as it makes it much faster! I used white embossing powder over Ranger watercolor paper. I then painted the images with Daniel Smith watercolors. I used a wet on wet wash of all of the colors mixed for the background.
I stamped the number 1 on white cardstock with a light color of ink and colored it in with colored pencils. I attached that over the bottom of the card. I stamped the sentiment on a Honeybee banner die with Intense Black Ink. I added some PPP jewels in Marigold and Sea Glass.
I made a card using one of the large picture die animals a few weeks ago and realized these Birthday Numbers fit perfectly in the animals’ hands, so I wanted to try another one. This time I used the large Lion die. I die-cut him out of white cardstock and colored him in with Copic markers. I added shading and details with colored pencils. I used little eye-balls over his eyes.
I made the background ahead of time on that same blog post mentioned before. This time I used Texture Paste colored with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink over the SSS Tiny Circle die. I stamped the sentiment with black ink on the bottom of the Lion’s body and then attached him over the background. I stamped the number 8 on white cardstock with a light color of ink and colored it in with colored pencils. I placed that in his hands. I added some PPP Sparkling Clear and Orchid Sequins around his body.
I made these two cards when some of these dies were released a few weeks ago as part of Die-
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I often find it challenging to add a number to a birthday card but these make it look easy. Thanks for sharing such wonderful cards. Cheers.
All these cards are adorable! I agree with Suzy the card using the picture book dies is my favorite too!
These cards are absolutely adorable! I love them!
Love all of these cards and love the way you added the numbers, just fabulous!
These cards are so much fun. Love how you showcased how this set can work for all ages. Thanks for the inspiration.
Cute cards! My favorite is the one using the pointsettis background! Great ideas for using the stamp set too!
I just love all these cards, and the different colour combo’s. My favourite are the birthday ones with the cute animals!
Oh my goodness as soon as I saw the blog e-mail with these cards I had to rush over here to tell you how beautiful, bright, and fun these designs are, Suzy!! I absolutely LOVE how you picked an older set and gave it a fresh new look by combining it with so many other amazing sets! I especially love your bright colors you used and how that sweet little lion is hugging the number 8… thank you so much for sharing your inspiring creativity with us!
Beautiful cards, graet ideas and love the choise of these cheerful colors too :-)
My husbands birthday in 10 days. What do you think? Haha he’d kill me.
He’s expecting the usual mean and sarcastic card so I will oblige.
Cute card btw.
I forgot to mention it’s his 70th birthday.
Wow. Every single card is soooo cute!
Awesome cards!
I need to remember to add numbers to my birthday cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the animal diecuts! Especially the panda!
I love the different ways you used the stamp set!! So many creative ideas.
Fun cards!
Love, love, love all of these beautiful creations!! Such gorgeous coloring. The numbers are always fun to add to a birthday card.
I can’t believe that those were done with colored pencils–the top ones. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!
I loved seeing so many techniques. Thanks for sharing your bright and cheery cards! Made me smile today.
Such darling cards!!
These cards are so adorable! I really love the lion holding the number 8. :)
Super cute cards! I love the backgrounds and such a good idea of making a bunch of backgrounds at once! Thanks for sharing.
I really love how these cards turned out! :)
Wow! What an eye catching, unique look. I really love these fun and cute cards!
Love the animals holding the
numbers. Cute bears and lions
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WOW such AMAZING cards!!!!
Absolutely adorable cards!
Fabulously fun and festive cards! So much richness and depth – gorgeous!
AWESOME creations! I especially love the 80 Birthday card!
Wow! So many fun cards!! Each one is awesome and adorable! :)
I love all of these, they are so fun and cheerful and colourful, and the cupcakes just blew me away with the fab colouring! Well done!
Super adorable cards, love the colouring and layout. Thanks for the inspiration!
What cute cards! I was happy to see a mix of designs suitable for all ages using the same set! Nicely done.
oh these cards are just delightful – LOVE the different designs and awesome colors:)
How cute are these cards!!!
So cute. I usually put the birthday number on my grandkid’s cards.
Perfect Birthday cards. So bright and cheerful. Really like the stictched numbers.
I love all those adorable, colorful, fun cards. I love Simon’s Picture Book animals, and now that I have four grandchildren I really need those birthday numbers stamps and dies!
Really like all of your cards but I must say the white embossing powder really makes for a very fun card!!! Your backgrounds really give your cards movement and a wow factor!! Thank you for sharing
Some amazing cards – I’m not sure I could copy these half as well!
Lots of great ideas!
So many adorable cards! These are really fun!
These are all so creative & love your color choices, Suzy!
There is soooo much color in these cards, super cute!
So cute!!!!! The colors are gorgeous!
These are super cute!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the inspiration Suzy! I love the diversity and how fun and beautiful they are! My favorite is the one with the number 1, that background you created is awesome! TFS
Love all your seriously cute and sweet cards!!! My FAVE is the Picture Book Dies Card too! I have such a passion for animals. Thanks so much for sharing with us!!!
All of your cards are so awesome- you color so beautifully! My favorites are the cards with the Big Picture Book dies!
What adorable cards! Such great designs.
Thanks for sharing
Such fun cards! Great coloring!!