One Stamp, Five Ways: Cue the Confetti
Hi friends! Where is the time going? May is already almost over, which means it’s time for our monthly blog installment of One Stamp, Five Ways with Suzy Plantamura! These celebratory cards are so fun! Read on to learn more about each one and enjoy!
Hello friends! Today I have a “one stamp, five ways” post to share with you using a stamp set called “Cue the Confetti”. I somehow had never used this stamp set, so I thought it would be perfect since I never have enough birthday cards. It also has a set of matching dies and balloon stencils and balloon pattern stencils to use with it, so I knew I would enjoy the process! Here are my five cards:
I stamped the three balloons with Intense Black Ink. I then used both sets of stencils in the All the Balloons Stencils Bundle. I first used the Balloons Stencils to do the background colors using Tropic, Marine, and Surf PSInks. I then used the Balloon Pattern Stencils using the darker shades of the same PSInk Trios including Aegean, Ocean, and Cadette. I die-cut them out with the matching All the Balloons dies.
I die-cut a white frame using the A2 Nesting Frame Dies and then used a smaller die to cut out a black Frame from Tim Holtz Black Heavy Stock. I glued the white frame over the black one. I embossed a background using the SSS Tessellating Snowflakes embossing folder. I love white backgrounds, but prefer a bit of pattern on them, so I end up using subtle embossed designs on white all the time. I attached the frame over it. I stamped the two sentiments from the stamp set with Intense Black Ink and then used Clear Embossing Powder over them, so they were shiny. I layered the balloons on the top with foam tape behind the top of them and added strings below each one. I then attached Make It Epic with foam tape beneath it. I added the second sentiment stamped on a small banner below it. Last, I used some blue and teal sequins from the Icey and Frosty Pines Mixes around the balloons.
I cut a piece of white cardstock to be 5×7 (I wanted more real estate on this one!). I stamped the balloons over and over, overlapping them using black ink. I then colored them with Copic Markers. I mixed both colors where they overlapped. I tried to make sure the colors next to each other wouldn’t create an ugly color but didn’t always succeed! I stamped some of the two stars in the stamp set around the balloons.
I cut this piece down a bit and mounted it on a piece of Tim Holtz Black Heavy Weight Black paper. I just discovered this stuff, and it is really thick and has like a velvety texture. I stamped the sentiments in black ink and used clear embossing powder over them again. I die-cut the large one out with the die in the stamp set and then the smaller one with a small banner die and attached them both with foam tape behind them. I used some Moonshine sequins around the sentiments.
This is my favorite card because these colors are delicious! I first made the balloon using all PSInks. I stamped the outside using Peony, Pucker, Mandarin, and Honey (darkest colors in each Trio) as I worked down overlapping the colors slightly. I attached the Balloon stencil over it and inked with Carnation, Blush, Grapefruit, and Zest (middle color in each Trio) as I went down. I attached the Balloon Patterns stencil over the Balloon stencil and did the same but went back to the darkest colors in the Trio again. I die-cut the balloon out with the matching die and tried to figure out a way to best show it off haha.
I decided to make a shaker card with this big bad boy. I made a frame and inked it with the same colors, using a little of the darkest and more of the medium of each shade until I got it to match the balloon well. I stamped the Happy Birthday stamp with a mixture of Blush and Carnation (one layer of each color). I used the Dibble Tile embossing folder for the background. I filled the saker in with sequins from the Autumn Mix, Candy Heart, and Orange Leaves sequin mixes. I attached the balloon, a string also inked with Blush, and the sentiment to the top of the shaker window.
I decided to pull out my Alcohol Inks for these balloons since they are large, and I thought the patterns would be interesting. I’m no expert at these inks, but I mixed a combination of Tim Holtz Purple Twilight, Fiesta, Tranquil Pearl, and Alloy on Yupo Paper. I stamped the balloon stamps over the dried alcohol inks with black ink and let the black ink dry. I die-cut them out with the matching dies. They looked so pretty for a novice!
I used a plain white cardstock base which was difficult for me, but I planned on stamping the sentiment directly on the card. I attached the three balloons first trimming off the excess that hung over the edges. Then I stamped the sentiment, but realized I needed to add balloon strings. This made the sentiment look funny, so I decided to redo it and die-cut it out so it could overlap the balloon strings. Meaning I could have used an embossed background and made myself happy haha. But plain works! I added some sequins from the Icey and Purple Fields mixes.
I wanted to make a slimline card using the balloons, but this one didn’t go as planned. I like to tell you the lessons I learn as I make cards as sometimes, they will help others! I started with a piece of Tim Holtz watercolor paper cut to be 8.5×3.5”. I embossed the three balloons on it as well as the confetti and strings using white embossing powder. I then painted the balloons and the background with Nuvo Shimmer Powders. Somehow, I got spots of the wrong colors on the top of balloons. I think the powders dropped off my paintbrush and made a mess. But as always, I refuse to start a card over….
I embossed the four balloons again and die-cut them out. I re-painted them with the Shimmer Powders and attached them over the original balloons with foam tape behind the top of each. Presto – issue solved! I used the Birthday Wishes die for the sentiment, die-cutting it out of white cardstock and watercolor paper. I painted the letters the same pink I had used on the balloon and glued those letters over the white ones. I attached it to the bottom of the card with foam tape behind it. I flicked white paint and added some small 3mm white sequins around the background.
I now have 5 birthday cards ready to go, so send me your birthday haha. I just returned from the SSS Create event and it was so incredibly fun meeting some of you and painting Suzy’s Watercolor Cards together! I hope you enjoyed this “one stamp, five ways” post and that it motivates you to think of different ways to use the same stamp set. Happy summer friends – it will be here before we know it! Suzy
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Suzy for being our guest!
beautiful cards
Love all of these, Suzy! Even for a non-novice, the alcohol ink one is gorgeous!! I think you nailed EVERY. SINGLE. CARD. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!
Lori S in PA
These are Fabulous Birthday cards!!! I love this set!!!
Really fun cards
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