Morning all!
I'm over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with another project made using supplies from the latest release by The Greetery.
There are so many fun birthday-themed products in the new Confetti Encore collection, but one thing that was missing from my supplies was a fun party hat!
Originally designed as part of the Hey Honeycomb family of products for making interactive cards with a surprise honeycomb element, what I especially love about the Party Hat dies (and matching stencils) is that they're perfect for any celebratory occasion.
I also love the three sizes of rosette circles that will be fun to use on their own too!
But for this project, it's all about that hat!
So I grabbed some inks and got to work creating a fun and sparkly birthday card.
Stamps: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, The Greetery - Ticker Tape Background
Dies: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, Neat & Tangled - Scored Shapes (r), The Greetery - Curly Q Streamers, The Greetery - Hey Honeycomb Party Hat
Stencils: The Greetery - Party Hat, The Greetery - Airmail Border
I cut the hat from white cardstock and then went in with the 3-step stencils to colour in the stripes and inside of the hat. You can do your stencilling first, then cut the hat with the die – but this way round worked fine for me.
Next, I created a colour-coordinating background by blending mint ink on a cream cardstock panel. Using cream cardstock instead of white is a great way to get a warmer and softer tone from your inks.
I gave the panel a blast with the heat gun before stamping the previously released Ticker Tape background stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossing with sparkly platinum embossing powder.
There is also new a foiling plate with the Ticker Tape design, but for those of us without a hot foiling system the red rubber background stamp is great!
I trimmed down the Ticker Tape panel and created a contrasting edge for my card using the Airmail Border stencils in the same ink tones as the stripes on the party hat.
I cut the hat rosettes from coordinating pink cardstock and added a glittery star to the centre.
But before I stuck the rosette on the hat, I grabbed the new Birthday Wishes stamp and die set from Waffle Flower to create the perfect sentiment to go with this card.
I also couldn't resist cutting the Curly Q Streamers dies from pale pink glitter card. They flew out of stock, but more will be coming into the store in a few weeks. Just make sure you sign up to request a restock notification if you want to grab them next time around.
As you can see, they really do add a perfect finishing touch to the fun birthday theme!
Until next time, happy crafting!
 Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 The Greetery - Ticker Tape Background stamp Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Neat & Tangled - Scored Shapes dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 The Greetery - Curly Q Streamers dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery - Hey Honeycomb Party Hat dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery - Party Hat stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery - Airmail Border stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Lawn Fawn - Minty Fresh ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 The Stamp Market - Fresh Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market - Island ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market - Tropic Teal ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SHC (UK) |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC |
 PTI - Vintage Cream cardstock Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market - Fresh Pink cardstock Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market - Rosy cardstock Shop at: MISC |
 Memory Box - Delicate Pastel glitter pad Shop at: MISC |
 Memory Box - Majestic Hues glitter pad Shop at: MISC |
 Wow! - Platinum Sparkle embossing powder Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC |
 Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
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