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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

A Sweet "1" Shaped Card for a First Birthday

There's something extra special about making a card for a baby's first birthday! This card was inspired by Anila Dikay.

The Shape

Instead of a traditional rectangle, the card is cut into the shape of a number "1" — free-hand, no die involved! It took a little planning to make sure the proportions worked out and that everything would still open and close properly, but I love how the fold reveals the sentiment inside as a fun surprise.

The Elephant

For the star of the show, I pulled out the retired Elephant Parade stamp and die set. This sweet little elephant was stamped in Smoky Slate ink and then colored in with Barely Blush and Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends for soft, subtle shading. There's something so charming about a baby elephant holding a bunch of balloons — it felt like the perfect fit for a first birthday theme.

Balloons and Banner

The cheerful cluster of balloons and the pennant banner across the top came together using the Meant For You Mix and Match Ephemera. I love how much color and dimension these little die-cut pieces add without a lot of extra work — they were perfect for filling out the top of the "1" and giving the card that party feel.

The Sentiment

On the front, "Happy 1st Birthday" was stamped using the retired Wild Bunch stamp set. Tucked inside the card is a second sentiment, stamped in cheerful Daffodil Delight ink from the retired Happiest Day stamp set — a little golden surprise waiting for whoever opens it.

Finishing Touches

To add just a bit of sparkle, I scattered a few Sunset Sparkle Sequins around the balloons and near the sentiment. They catch the light beautifully and add just the right amount of festive shine without overpowering the softer color palette.

Final Thoughts

This card was such a joy to put together, from the free-hand cutting of the number shape to layering in all the little details. It's proof that sometimes the best projects come from being inspired by another crafter's creativity and then making it your own. If you get a chance to try a shaped card like this, I highly recommend it — it's a fun challenge and makes for such a memorable keepsake for a first birthday!

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Lovely and Beautiful Birthday Card

Have you seen the Lovely and Beautiful Suite? The entire suite is absolutely stunning! Beautiful colors along with gold foil accents.

This card starts with a Basic White cardstock card base, followed by a Daffodil Delight Two-Tone cardstock panel.

The top panel is from the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP).

The sentiment is from the February Product of the Month Fabulous Sayings stamp set and has been stamped in VersaMark ink onto Basic White cardstock and then heat embossed with WOW Metallic Gold embossing powder. Once embossed, the sentiment was fussy cut and adhered onto the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Pearlized Faceted Circles were added for accent.

Here's a look at the inside of the card. A Daffodil Delight Two-Tone cardstock panel was adhered to the card base, followed by a Basic White cardstock panel.

The metallic gold heat embossed flower is from the Simply Beautiful stamp set.

The sentiment has been stamped in Daffodil Delight ink and is from the retired Happiest Day stamp set.

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

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This card was made using the Shadow Box Technique along with the Cute as a Bug Designer Series Paper.

The Cute as a Bug Designer Series Paper (DSP) is filled with adorable garden bugs, ladybugs, butterflies and more! And comes with full sheet patterns and cut-apart designs, making it easy to create whimsical, nature-inspired cards in no time.

For this card, one of the cut-apart designs was used.

The card starts with a Mossy Meadow cardstock 5" x 7" card base, scored at 1/2", 1", 6" and 6 1/2". Next, one of the 4" x 6" cut-apart Cute as a Bug DSP panels was adhered onto the center of the card base. A 5" x 7" Basic White cardstock panel was adhered to the back of the card for the sentiment.

The second to the largest die from the Beautifully Celebrated die set was used to cut the opening on the 5" x 7" Mossy Meadow top panel.

Once the opening was cut out, the card front was embossed using the Ladybug Picnic 3D Embossing folder, which will be available to purchase on March 3, 2026. The card front was a little larger than the Ladybug Picnic 3D Embossing folder, I did have to emboss the design twice. After the card front was embossed, it was scored at 1/2", 1", 6" and 6 1/2".

The Old Olive border around the card front opening was cut out using the two largest Beautifully Celebrated dies and adhered to the opening using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The creatures on the card front were fussy cut from the Cute as a Bug DSP and adhered onto the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The ladybug on the leaf is from the Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes.

After everything was added to the card front, the card front and back were adhered together to make the shadow box.

On the back of the card, the two little bugs were fussy cut from the Cute as a Bug DSP.

The sentiment is from the retired Happiest Day stamp set and has been stamped in Old Olive ink.

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