AAA Birthday #80 – Box Card

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I made a different style of box card, it’s an explosion box card. There are so many versions on YouTube, so check them out to make one you like. A work colleague needed a special card for her dad’s 90th birthday and he loves horses, so I made this exploding card for her to give to him.

I created matt layers with teal and caramel cardstock which I think complimented my horse DSP. The sentiments and box topper were die cuts. I added a bit of tuille behind the topper for a bit of something something! Inside I made a cake with candles on it and I provided her some white card panels for her and her sibings to write their messages on and adhere to the empty caramel areas.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesday 31st December to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Birthday #79 – Music

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

Quite sometime ago, I saw a card made that looked like a piano, so I decided to give it a go and luckily I had a 12×12 piece of glossy black cardstock so I could make my piano cardbase. There was lots of cutting happening to form the piano keys and to get the piano shape right but I’m really happy with how it looks. I used some paper and fabric flowers and leaves in my stash to decorate the top of the piano, along with some large gems and golden butterflies and added some birthday sheet music to the cutaway area.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until 30th November to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #78 – Ombre

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

For my card I decided to use up some more scraps of cardstock, which was perfect fpr this challenge. I added a die cut floral sprig and a sentiment from Uniquely Creative and my card was done.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until 31st October 2025 to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #77 – Snarky

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I love a bit of cheeky snark on a card and I knew I had the perfect stamp set for this challenge. I stamped, colourd and fussy cut threee of the women from the Whimsy Stamps ‘Gossip Girls’ stamp set, then added them to some 2022-24 In-Colour Stampin Up DSP with a sentiment I created on my laptop.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Sunday 31st August 2025 to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #76 – Sport

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I used an awesome background stamp from Hero Arts ‘Waves Background’ that I inked up in Galactic Stream, Persian Blue and Artic inks from Altenew. I spritzed the stamp with water before stamping it to get the colours to blend a little bit. I then added some puffy paint to some of the waves around the die cut windsurfer. The sentiments are from Stampin Up ‘Waves of Inspiration’.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Sunday, 31st August to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #75 – Summer Birthday

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I used a stamp set and papers that came in a new kit from Simon Says Stamp called ‘Tweet Friends’. It was perfect for this challenge, with it’s sweet images and summery colours.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Thursday, 31st July to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #74 – No Stamping

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I love a no stamping challenge, as it makes me use items that I’ve often forgotten about. In this instance I used a new embossing folder from SSS called ‘Drifting Flowers, with some pink tinted tuille and some cut out cupcakes elements from an old DSP. The cardstock is from Stampin Up ‘Melon Mambo.’

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, 30th June to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #73 – Anything Birthday Goes

Hello there, it’s our 6th Birthday over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I was inspired by the balloons in our challenge picture, so decided to mimic it. I used a stencil from Studio Katia ‘ Birthday Balloons duo’ which I inked and overlapped using Stampin Up inks in Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon and Pacific Point. I added a sentiment form CAS-ual Fridays retired stamp set ‘Whole Shebang’.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Saturday, 31st May to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #72 – Mythical

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

The only mythical type of stamp I have are a couple of unicorm ones, so naturally I used them both! The unicorn and moon are from Visible Images ‘Believe in Unicorns’ and the sentiment is from CAS-ual Fridays ‘Be a Unicorn’. I black heat embossed them over a galaxy background I created with my Tim Holtz Distress inks.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesay 30th April to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #71 Masculine

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I made a side step card for this challenge, using some retired Stampin Up products – DSP ‘Maritime’, Stamp set and matching punch ‘Let’s Set Sail’. The cardstock and inks are current – Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Pool Party and Basic Black.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, 31st March to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.