Do you love making handmade cards? I love layering paper, it was my first true craft love as a little kid. I couldn’t draw or paint well, but stacking and pasting paper? I was all over that! Haha. It has translated today to my own mixed media style that comes out in my jewelry and art. But sometimes? Paper on paper, making a handmade card for someone special, is a great way to spend an hour of craft time.
I’m part of a blog hop with Sizzix and CardMaker Magazine, bringing you one of 13 fabulous projects featuring cardmaking dies from Stephanie Barnard. My sister’s birthday is right around the corner, so it was the perfect way to participate in the hop, and send my sis a card full of sunshine, too!
If you’re just smitten with any of these elements and want to pick up one or more of these die sets, I’ll leave links below where you can find them. These are affiliate links, which means if you decide to make a purchase, then it supports my craft addiction and free tutorials at no extra charge to you (and thank you, by the way). If you decide to buy, be sure to use code SZB2015 to score an extra 15% off, just for being an awesome reader here at Happy Hour Projects!
Now, here’s what I used to create this happy little card:
- Sizzix Big Shot, extended platform, and standard cutting pads
- Magnetic platform
- Sizzix Framelits die set – Happy Birthday Step Up Card
- Sizzix Triplits die set – Hello Sunshine
- Sizzix Triplits die set – Kites & Sail Boat
- Sizzix Framelits die set with stamps – Tags & Words
- Sizzix Textured Impressions embossing folder – Flower Power
- Sizzix Stamper’s Secret Weapon stamping pad
- Core’dinations Brights Card Stock
- Core’dinations Pastels Card Stock
- Quick-dry paper glue
- Pink and white bakers twine
The wafer-thin Triplits and Framelits dies work best when used on the magnetic platform – to hold each die in place inside your “Sizzix sandwich”. Position the dies on your paper, and sandwich them between a pair of cutting pads. Then, just roll it through on top of the magnetic platform! No shifting or moving dies.
For this card, I just layered basic shapes from the different die sets to create a sunny, outdoor theme. I think the pink and white kite totally makes it!
On the inside, I added a simple stamped tag and an extra birthday die-cut, and wrote a quick message to my sister. I sure hope it brightens up her day. :)
Thanks for joining me today, and be sure to check out tomorrow’s featured CardMaker: Lois Bak. She’ll have tomorrow’s inspiration for you at her blog, Clownmom Creations. I think you’re going to love her sweet-inked style. You can hop through to see a new card each day, so be sure to visit Lois tomorrow and leave her a sweet comment!
There’s one last thing, so don’t hop away yet! There’s a fabulous giveaway. While you’re waiting for tomorrow’s card to be unveiled, you can hop on over to the Sizzix blog to get entered to win a Sizzix Big Shot Machine, your choice of 3 of Stephanie Barnard dies from her very latest cardmaking Sizzix collection as well as a YEAR subscription to CardMaker Magazine! Just click here to visit Sizzix, and get entered – tell them Adrianne sent you!
As a 2015 Sizzix Design team member, I receive certain Sizzix products free of charge in order to share inspiration projects and tutorials. Select Stephanie Barnard dies were provided to all blog hop participants in order to create this themed series. My designs and opinions are, of course, all my own.
I love your card with the sunshine die. Just gorgeous!
And a bog HI from the eastern side of Michigan!
Hi yourself! I love finding that it’s a small world! :)
Such a cheerful card. Great job.
great card.
TFS
Great card!! So bright and fun colors! Love those dies.
Awww….what a fun, colorful Birthday Card! Love this – great job!!!
Love the Happy Birthday card!! Bright colors and cute accessories!!
Love that embossing!!
Great birthday card have to try the texture idea in my next card project thanks
cuter happy card!! :)
What a fun card! I love it.
Love making step cards. this one is so bright and summery.
The blues are wonderful (blue is my favorite color anyway)
thanks for sharing a happy card.
What a great card…your sister is going to love it! So fun. I love your texture and colors and that you shared how you finished the inside…always a struggle for me. Well done TFS
Pretty card.. thanks for sharing.
I love the way you made this card. I absolutely love the step up cards.
Love your adorable
card! Especially the
embossed background.
Carla from Utah
I am sure she will love the card, bright and cheery, who wouldn’t!
Love this card. It goes so well together.
Love the colors on the card. Very cute!!
I LOVE this card. I’m happy to see Stepanie’s Birthday Step die. I’ve made sooo many cute cards with it. Your card is adorable. Thanks for sharing
The embossing adds a nice touch and cute idea using the tag on the inside. Thank you for sharing.
Such a cute card, I love it, great colors and added details
This is adorable! Love the colors.
Just love that, such a happy card/ As ever thank your for sharing.
Nice card and love the sun and kite. Great colors too! Thanks for sharing!
Love the blue tones on this happy card. So sweet.
I LOVE this fun card! The texture is just fabulous! TFS! HUGS! :) Mynn xx
Love your card. So “happy:. Love Stephanie’s dies.
Very sweet card! I like the contrast of the light blue against the darker blue for the letters, and thanks for showing the inside too.
Super-creative work, Adrianne! You really set your projects apart with your use of the embossing folder – it’s what drew in my eye right off the bat. I’m going to have to make note of that for inspiration in my own future projects. I’m bookmarking your blog so I can visit your work again. Keep up the awesome work!
Tracey Edwards
Blue is one of my favorite colors so your card is perfect for me. I like the step card.
vey cheery card. Love my Sizzix dies.
Such a fun card, love the colors. Love all Stephanie Barnard designs.
I really like your card. Thanks for sharing.
Great card.I love the colors and texture you have given this card! Love love this card!!
Love the cheery sun and the cute kite!
Beautiful card. Sizzix and Stephanie a winning combination.
Grade A stuff. I’m unoqisteunably in your debt.
Beautiful card! Love the colors and super fun design ?
Great card! Love the colors! :)
Lovely card! I am positive that your sister will feel pretty special when she receives this gorgeous card!
What a cute and cheery birthday card. I like the colors.
Thanks for participating in the BlogHop and feeding our obsession!!
LOVE this fun card!! The blues are so peaceful and I am sure your sister will love this fun card!! Especially since it was made with love! TFS!
such a cute card! I just love Sizzix!!! I am sure your sister will love it! Thanks for sharing
Adorable card! I think your sister will love it.
I love your designs. What surprised me the most was the embossing folder being flowers when it looked to me like water at the beach. It really took me a bit to see “flowers.” Thanks for sharing.
That’s so funny – I picked it because it looked kind of bubbly, like clouds! I actually really like this embossing folder because it’s kind of abstract – I think we both just proved that, haha. Great for lots of kinds of designs, even if the designer was thinking “flowers” when she came up with it. :)
Love the cards!