Happy birthday to you…from the meerkats! Hello friends! I thought I’d feature this stamp set today since I know a lot of you picked this as one of your freebies during Sale-a-Bration (which by the way ends on the 31st). I’ll include a link at the end of my post if you’re interested in checking out the biggest sale of the year.
PRODUCTS NEEDED:
Stamp Sets
Gang’s All Meer (Sale-a-Bration freebie)
Label Me Bold
Ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black
Bermuda Bay
Mango Melody
Daffodil Delight
Card Stock:
Whisper White card stock
card base (8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″)
scrap piece (4-1/2″ x 2-1/2″) for the stitched label
scrap pieces to stamp the birthday hats and the “happy birthday” sentiment
Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper
Diagonally striped piece (4″ x 5-1/4″) for the card front
Fussy cut a bunch of balloons
Mango Melody
Strip measuring 1-1/4″ x 4-1/4″
Daffodil Delight
Strip measuring 1″ x 4-1/2″
Accessories:
Poppy Parade Blends
Old Olive Blends
Crumb Cake Blends
Stitched Nested Labels
Die Cutting Machine
Paper Snips
Stampin’ Trimmer
Stampin’ Dimensionals
SNAIL Adhesive
Now that I’ve given you all the scoop on what you need for this card, let’s get to this! Stamp your meerkats and cacti in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Whisper White piece of card stock. Cut out this piece out using the stitched label measuring 3-3/4″ in length. Color in your meerkats and cacti as desired.
Stamp the “happy birthday” sentiment in Mango Melody ink onto a Whisper White scrap piece of card stock. Stamp the birthday hats in Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody and Daffodil Delight inks onto Whisper White card stock. Fussy cut all of the hats out with your paper snips. Did you know Stampin’ Up! sells the BEST paper snips ever? They are extremely sharp and I love the very pointy tips. They’re great for cutting small things and make fussy cutting enjoyable. Really!!
While you have your paper snips handy, cut out a bunch of balloons from the Birthday Bonanza DSP. You are now ready to assemble your card.
There are only a few days of Sale-a-Bration left! Don’t miss out on earning FREE product. If you haven’t had a chance to shop yet, head on over to my online shop here for the latest goodies. New products were added to the Sale-a-Bration freebies on March 1st. There is more info. over at my post here for Sale-a-Bration.
Hope you’re all staying healthy and practicing social distancing. There’s not a better time to create a bunch of cards and send them to your friends. This is what cardmaking is all about. Brighten someone’s day. Share a pic of your card with me in the comments below. I’d love to see what you’re making.
Stay safe everyone!
Hugs,
Wendy