Two tone stamping two ways – featuring Happiest of Birthdays

Hello and thanks for popping in.

I purchased the new Happiest of Birthdays stamp set because of the lovely big sentiment that I’ve used for today’s cards. Such large stamps give you a few extra options when inking them up.

For the first card I used my Stampin’ Write markers to add 2 different blues to the stamp…

I created my card base with Whisper White Thick card, added a Night of Navy layer and then a layer of the awesome In Good Taste designer series paper.

I used my Night of Navy marker on the smaller text and a Pacific Point marker to ink the larger parts of the stamp and then added it to Whisper White card. I used my Stamparatus for this step, so that if I missed any parts of the stamp I could go back over it and try again – with no risk that it wouldn’t line up perfectly. I then cut this with the largest Nested Stitched Labels die and added it to my card front. Finally I added a bow with the Night Of Navy ribbon from the Playing With Patterns ribbon combo pack and 3 gems from the Holiday Rhinestones pack.

For my second version I used the Baby Wipe Technique…

This technique is lots of inky fun! You add drops of ink from our refill bottles onto a baby wipe and use this as your new stamp pad. As you can see from my photo I used Flirty Flamingo and Melo Mambo and you get a nice mix of both on the stamped image. Again, I used my Stamparatus to make sure I had all the stamp covered.

I cut the stamped sentiment with a Stitched So Sweetly die. My card base is Whisper White Thick card. I cut a layer of Rococo Rose card that I dry embossed with the Hammered Metal 3D embossing folder then added a strip of the In Good Taste designer series paper and then my stamped sentiment. I added some Whisper White Crinkled seam binding ribbon around these layers and tied it in a double knot at the front. I added a second piece and also tied it in a knot too. My card front was now ready to be added to the card base. Finally, I added 3 Champagne Rhinestones in the top right corner.

I hope you’ve enjoyed both of these cards and will try out both techniques too.

I’ve listed the products I’ve used below. You can click on any of the links to visit my online Stampin’ Up! shop. Please remember to use the current Host Code so I can send you a little extra in my customer thank you pack – see the Host Code page for more details.

Happy crafting,

Heather x

Product List

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] £18.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] £20.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] £33.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £7.75	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] £8.25	Playing With Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack [152468] £9.75
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] £5.50	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] £27.50	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] £27.50
Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] £8.25	Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder [150646] £8.25	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] £30.00
Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] £7.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] £5.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [141402] £3.50
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [115662] £3.50