Frantic Stamper Happenings: Heart balloons

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Happy 88th (Kathy Berger)

Happy 88th, Mom"

by Kathy Berger

I wanted to make a simple, bright, and fun card for my mom's recent birthday; she turned 88. She has always been a bright spot in my life and I am so lucky to still have her in it. Though she is 3000 miles away from me in actual distance, she is always with me in my heart!

I really wanted to use the HAPPY card band as the anchor for the front of the card. I cut it into the actual card front and left it without a backing. I think it adds a little drama to an otherwise very simple card. I cut a second card band out of scrap paper and colored each of the letters a different color. I used a Glossy Accents to add some dimension and shine. Once dried I cut the letters off of the scrap piece and adhered them to the card front.

I die cut the balloon, letters, and numbers, colored them and added Glossy Accents to them as well. I stamped the birthday sentiment, and then adhered the shapes to the card which had been trimmed with a corner rounder.

The finishing touch was a thin strip of black card stock and another strip that I colored to match the heart balloon and the first "p", both of which I filled in with Glossy Accents.

Inside the card I added a small pocket that would hold a monetary gift, and a hand-written personal message.

This card is not the usual elaborate dynamic card I make for mom, but it was filled with love. I hope mom had a very happy birthday, and many more to come.

Here is another view of the card.

*** Materials for this project available at www.franticstamper.com.

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Sunday, March 22, 2015

CAS Blue and White Thank You (Ann Greenspan)

CAS Blue and White Thank You

by Ann Greenspan

I make more Thank You cards than any other type of card, and my go-to die for all my Thank You cards is the Large Thanks die. This die fits perfectly on my A2 cards.

To make the card, I cut out two of the large thanks die, one in a navy blue and one in white. I adhered them on top of each other and slightly offset them. After adhering them, I cut off the "s" so the word now said "thank" instead of "thanks". I wanted the card to be a little more formal by saying thank "you" so I cut out the large single heart balloon from the Heart Balloons set twice, once in navy and again in white, and stamped the word YOU on the white top layer of the balloon. I think this card has a very elegant look to it with it's Clean and Simple style.