Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by today! Please join me in welcoming back the fabulous Yana Smakula in her latest edition of our Yippee for Yana blog series! Read on and don’t forget to watch the video for the full tutorial and enjoy!
Today I have a simplenumbered Birthday Card idea to share using a few current favorite supplies from Simon Says Stamp. My card is for 25th Birthday, but you can change the numberto be anything you need, from 1st birthday to 99th!
One of the key ingredients for these projects is the coordinating die set for the Birthday Numbers stamp set. I’m using just the dies today and actually skipping stamping the numbers. Having dies you can create all sorts of looks; the look I’m going for today is negative die cutting.
I wanted to add some interest to my background panel so I heat embossed Rose Lattice background background stamp in White Satin Pearl embossing powder from Hero Arts to have a tone on tone look. It doesn’t show much on the card, but it gives it a nicetouch. Alternatively, you can opt to use specialty paper for the front panel ofyour card, like woodgrain cardstock, you can also use something like a textureplate and add some dry embossing or texture details to the card front, justsomething to make it less stark white.
I wanted to decorate the number openings, the positive number space with flowers. As if the numbers are blooming. To do thisI used floral images from the Moments of Grace stamp, it’s such a timeless andunique set, and even though it has a lot of sentiments for sympathy cards Ioftenfind myself using it for other occasion projects.
I didn’t want to stamp flowers in black ink, so I opted for heat embossing once again and embossed them in Antique Gold embossing powder. I used a bit different color combo – pale violets, pinks and greens.BV000, BV00 and BV11, RV23, RV11, RV10, G99, G94 and YG03 markers.
To add some color in the negative die cut opening I ink blended Velvet Orchid and Deep Purple ink colors directly onto the cardbase. I used foam adhesive tape and foam mounted the negative die cut palenonto my card base. Once that was in place I used both foam adhesive and glueand adhered all of the floral elements.
Finally, I added that Let’s Celebrate sentiment,a green enamel heart and a few purple stamped hearts on this card.
WOW! So so very pretty! I love how simple and elegant this card is Yana! This is going to be the technique I am going to try on my next card. Stunning!
It took me a bit to realize that the die cuts on the front of the card were actually the 25. And then watching the video cleared my confusion. Very pretty card!
What a sweet card! Great for birthdays and anniversaries. I look forward to giving it a try and am already thinking of ideas to give it a more masculine look. Thanks for the helpful video and for sharing this clever idea!
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What a great idea! Love it. Cheers.
What a beauty x
I love the simple elegance.
LOVELY
What a gorgeous anniversary card!
So very creative!
WOW! So so very pretty! I love how simple and elegant this card is Yana! This is going to be the technique I am going to try on my next card. Stunning!
What a fabulous idea & a fabulous looking card Yana! I need some numbers dies I think.
Very lovely card.
Yana is so talented!
Love the design. Really elegant.
LOVELY numbered card! I don’t think you overdid the background color inside the #s at all.
What a great card! I love the #s such a beautiful design!
Such a cool idea. I’ve never done that before…
Such a lovely and elegant card. I love Yana’s cards. The colors are beautiful.
What a fabulous idea! Such an elegant card.
Pretty card!
Love the flower numbers.
Great idea
thanks for sharing
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Wow, very very nice! ? Love this card
Yippee for Yana!! Love this. So pretty!
I love this card Yana! The subtle colors and the white on white embossing make it so elegant! TFS
Lovely!! What a fun idea for a birthday card. Your coloring is stunning!
Beautiful card! Love the design – so creative!
Very lovely card!
What a beautiful card, Yana. I love the flowers bursting from the number die cuts. Such a classy look. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful card!
Thanks for sharing…
Beautiful card!
Amazing idea and beautiful card.
Wow!! Super creative idea and an awesome elegant card!! Love the design, colors and all the gold!
Beautiful card! Thanks for the tops!
So pretty!!
Fabulous design!
That’s a really fun idea. So pretty. Hugz
Beautiful card, what an inspiring idea and design! Love the colours!
Wow!! Stunning card!! I love that background stamp, it makes this card look so elegant!!
What a fabulous idea! This card is so gorgeous and so elegant! Love it! Well done Yana!
So beautiful! Love the soft colours.
Wow! Great card and great idea! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful and creative!!
It took me a bit to realize that the die cuts on the front of the card were actually the 25. And then watching the video cleared my confusion. Very pretty card!
Oh wow–one of my favorites of your cards! Stunningly beautiful!
This is such a gorgeous idea. I have the numbers die set, now I’m going to check out my flowers stamps. Love this idea, thanks so much for sharing.
Such a creative idea to have flowers flowing out of the numbers!
I love this clever design with the flowers coming from behind the numbers, beautiful card.
Very pretty and unique design.
This is gorgeous!! A what a fun idea with the number cut outs!
Such a great idea to die cut number windows for a special card. Thanks for sharing this card and your helpful video.
What a sweet card! Great for birthdays and anniversaries. I look forward to giving it a try and am already thinking of ideas to give it a more masculine look. Thanks for the helpful video and for sharing this clever idea!
So pretty!
So very pretty , love these colors!