You're My Favorite Goose Birthday Card

This month’s SheetLoad Rewind is taking us back to March 2023, and I had so much fun creating a set of four cards using Scrapbook.com exclusives. I followed the original sketch but flipped the layout so it worked better with my focal image. I used patterned papers from the Cottontail 6x8 paper pad and built up the background with a grassy strip along the bottom and layered floral panels above it. For the sentiment, I die cut the birthday tassel banner from white cardstock with adhesive sheets on the back so I could turn the letters into stickers, then placed them onto the soft purple banner pieces. I also die cut a few tassels from leftover patterned paper scraps to add extra detail.

For the focal point, I stamped the goose image using a gray ink and colored it with luster brush markers, keeping the look light and simple. I added a touch of blue shimmer for soft shadowing, then fussy cut the image, including a small opening between the legs for extra detail. I popped the goose and banner up with thin foam adhesive and arranged the banner so it looks like the goose is holding it in its beak. I added the tassels to each side and stamped the sentiment “you’re my favorite goose” directly onto the panel. Once everything was assembled, I adhered the panel to an A2 card base using a ruler to keep it centered. To finish the card, I added small soft pink pearl pops of color to the tassels for a subtle bit of shine and texture.

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Happy Spring with a Leafy Wreath using Pretty Pink Posh

For today’s card, I used Pretty Pink Posh products to create a soft and cheerful spring wreath design. I started by stamping the wreath from the Leafy Spring Wreath stamp set in Rain Forest VersaFine Clair ink onto white cardstock. I stamped the flowers from the same set in Chianti VersaFine Clair ink and the bow in Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink. I colored all of the images with Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils, activating the color with a small brush and water. Once everything was dry, I used the coordinating Leafy Spring Wreath dies to cut out the wreath, flowers, and bow.

Next, I stamped the word happy from the Holiday Scripts stamp set and the word spring from the Leafy Spring Wreath stamp set onto kraft cardstock using Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink. I embossed both words with Ranger Ink copper super fine embossing powder and die cut them with their coordinating dies. For the background, I die cut textured white cardstock with the largest Wonky Stitch Rectangle die and layered it onto an A2 card base that I covered with lime satin shine paper. I assembled the card by adhering the rectangle panel, then the wreath, and layered the flowers using a mix of liquid glue and foam adhesive. I popped up the bow and the happy spring sentiment with foam adhesive to finish the card.

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Kiss Your Brain Shaker Card with Trinity Stamps

Today’s card is a fun shaker design using Trinity Stamps and a playful take on this week’s Craft Roulette parameters. I started by die cutting a white cardstock panel using the largest rectangle from Emergency Card Essentials Die Set #2. I created my background by stamping the No Brainer stamp set repeatedly with Rosy Cheeks ink from Simon Hurley, then softly blended over the panel with a blending buddy to give it a light pink wash. To add texture and interest, I splattered the panel with leftover ink, graphite watercolor, pink pearl watercolor, and bleedproof white paint, then set it aside to dry completely. Once dry, I turned it into a shaker panel by adding acetate and adhesive, then filled it with a mix of Trinity embellishments including Blue Sky Sparkle Spots, Polished Sea Glass Confetti, Polished White Confetti, and Iridescent Snow Cone Pop Beads before sealing it closed and adhering it to an A2 card base.

Next I built the focal point by die cutting a small trapezoid from powder green cardstock using Emergency Card Essentials Die Set #1 and adhering it toward the top of the shaker panel. I stamped the brain image from the No-Brainer set with InkOn3 Blackout Ink, added the kissy face detail, colored it with OLO markers, and die cut it with the coordinating die. I also die cut a small white circle and stamped the sentiment “kiss your brain” using Loch Ness Stellar Ink. I adhered the brain to the circle, then popped the entire piece up with thin foam adhesive for dimension. To finish the card, I added a few Perfect Pink Heart Bubbles around the focal point for extra shine. This card checks all the boxes for Craft Roulette with a funn tagline, aquarium inspired colors, a March connection, and a twisty brain element.

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Sweet Shop Inspired Clear Front Card

Today I am joining the Oh So Inspired Collaboration hop hosted by Call Me Crafty Al. Each month we all start with the same inspiration piece and create our own take on it. This month we were inspired by a beautiful rainbow card by Martin Mayhem, and I loved the idea of a clear card front with decorative elements layered along the bottom. I decided to recreate that idea with my own twist by making a partial clear card and adding a little fandom fun for Fandom Friday using the Sweet Shop stamps and coordinating dies from Popsiclesticks.

To create the card base, I cut a piece of acetate to 4.25 x 6" and scored it at 0.5" along the long side. That small flap attaches to the back of an A2 white cardstock panel to create the clear front of the card. Along the bottom of the acetate I layered three patterned papers using the wavy border die from the Popsiclesticks Border Dies. I used dark blue, newspaper print, and a gold patterned paper and trimmed them so each layer steps upward slightly. Because the front is clear, I die cut another patterned paper layer with the same wavy border and adhered it to the inside so the layers match and hide the adhesive.

I stamped and colored images from the Sweet Shop stamp set and die cut them with the coordinating dies. I added gold splatter to the patterned background, glued the chocolate frog box to the card front, and popped up the frog and “you’re sweet” sentiment with thin foam adhesive. On the inside I stamped the sentiment “Oh fudge! sorry I frog-got your birthday” with Pinecone Versafine Clair ink and added a small speech bubble that says “nom nom” to the front. The clear front and layered borders make the card feel playful and dimensional!

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A Fizzy “Yay” Celebration Card with Scrapbook.com Exclusives

Sometimes one product sets the whole card in motion. For this project it was the Cola-tta Fun stamp set from Scrapbook.com (currently sold out, but you might have this freebie or a similar stamp in your stash). Those playful soda bottles instantly made me want to create a bright celebration card. I started by trimming a panel of red gingham paper from the Gingham 6x8 paper pad to 4x5¼ inches so it would fit perfectly on an A2 card. To add a little texture, I splattered the panel with Wildberry from the Luster Brush. Next, I die cut a Nested Stitched Flat Oval from the deep red paper in the Festive Duo 6x8 paper pad. I flipped that paper over to use the lighter side and die cut the shadow layer for the “Yay” word die from the Birthday Sentiment set, then die cut the “Yay” itself from white cardstock. At the bottom of the oval, I stamped the sentiment “You’re a cola-tta fun!” from the stamp set using Brutus Monroe Clear Ink and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Detail White embossing powder.

Once the sentiment was finished, I adhered the “Yay” above it using 1mm foam adhesive for some dimension. I popped the entire oval panel up in the center of the gingham background using the same foam adhesive. For extra shine, I added silver stars from the Disco Ball Silver Metallic Rub-Ons around the panel. I adhered the finished background to an A2 top folding card base. To complete the design, I stamped the soda bottles and the little soda splash from the Cola-tta Fun stamp set using Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink. Inside the bottle labels, I stamped tiny hearts with Love Bomb Stellar Ink. After fussy cutting the bottles and soda drips, I popped them up around the oval with foam adhesive to create a fun and fizzy scene.

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Plants Before People Fun Fold Card

Hi friends, today I am sharing a fun fold card made while celebrating Craft Roulette’s 6th birthday and the release of Emergency Card Kit 100 from Sassy’s LLC. I started by creating a Z-fold card base using dark navy cardstock trimmed to 5.5 by 7.25". I scored the cardstock at 3" and 6", then folded it into a Z shape so the finished card folds down to an A2 size. For the front panels, I printed a few of my favorite papers from Emergency Card Kit 100 and trimmed them to create the layered panels across the front. I added a peachy pink watercolor pattern as the main layer and trimmed a leafy patterned panel slightly smaller so it created a nice border. Since I accidentally cut the smaller side panel a little short, I used a scalloped die from Emergency Card Essentials #1 to cut a decorative strip from patterned paper and glued it over the gap to bring in more color and detail.

Next I created the focal point using Lawn Fawn dies and more patterned papers from the kit. I die cut tropical leaves and a small plant pot, then ink blended the pieces with Distress Inks in Lucky Clover and Pine Needles for the leaves, Vintage Photo for the soil, and Aged Mahogany to shade the pot. I assembled the leaves and pot into one layered plant and adhered it to a nested arch die cut that I layered with navy cardstock to help it stand out. I printed and fussy cut the “plants before people” sentiment from the kit and attached it to the plant with thin foam adhesive before adhering the whole piece to the arch. I added the arch to the right front flap so it keeps the card closed. On the inside panel I added a white rectangle for writing and layered another printed sentiment using a scalloped die from Emergency Card Essentials #1. Finally I die cut small silver stars from Emergency Card Essentials #2 and scattered them around the card for a subtle starry detail before finishing the card on the Z-fold base.

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Once Upon a Birthday Card with The Sassy Club

Today I am sharing a birthday card made with products from The Sassy Club and inspired by the very first SheetLoad sketch from Call Me Crafty Al's YouTube Channel from June 2019. I followed the sketch layout and used patterned papers from the Once Upon 6x6 paper pack for all of the layers. I created the larger background panel first and then built the smaller layered panel on top following the sketch. For the small flag at the bottom of that panel, I used vellum and matted the small panel with white cardstock to give it a soft layered look. I stamped the sentiment “Once upon a birthday” from the Fairies N Cake stamp set onto the banner across the smaller panel using Very Peri VersaFine Clair ink.

Next I stamped the cake from the Fairies N Cake stamp set and the three fairies from the Beauty Sleep stamp set using The Sassy Club Onyx Black ink. I colored the images with Ohuhu Honolulu B alcohol markers, then stamped the images again with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink to create bold outlines before fussy cutting them out. I popped the cake and fairies up above the sentiment using thin 1mm foam adhesive so the dimension stayed low profile. To finish the card, I added Snowflake Glitter Pops of Color to the candle flames and a few of the stars on the patterned paper. I also placed a few additional glitter dots around the panel to add sparkle before adhering everything to an A2 card base.

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