This festive birthday card uses the coordinating dies. I cut the happy from two different colors. Once, from the card base which is Coastal Cabana and also from a separate piece of Bermuda Bay. I layered the Bermuda Bay piece under the card front and offset it slightly so that it appears as a shadow. The 6" x 6" Brights patterned paper is layered on the inside of the card base so that it shows through to the front. I also cut balloons and a string of pennants from this fun patterned paper. 

I love the simplicity of this card. I cut a balloon shape from a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the greetings on the cloud and adhered it to a Whisper White card base using Stampin' Dimensionals. I stamped three balloons on the right side of the card base and added strings using a Gray Granite Stampin' Write Marker.

For my last card, I stamped the happy multiple times in Melon Mambo on a Melon Mambo card base. I stamped each happy twice so that the colors are faded on some of them. I added banner of 6" x 6" Gorgeous Grape patterned paper. I cut the end of this piece using the cloud die to give it a rounded edge. The greeting is stamped on Whisper White cardstock with Melon Mambo and Gorgeous Grape. I adhered it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals and added stars cut from Daffodil Delight patterned paper.

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My first card uses one of the pieces of plaid patterned paper from the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper pack. This is my absolute favorite pack of patterned paper from the 2020 August-December Mini Catalog and it will be gone at the end of December. So, if you love it as much as I do, you might want to pick up an extra pack or two before it sells out. 

I stamped the zebra using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it using the Gray Granite Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. I used the dark marker over his stripes and the lighter one in the white areas of the zebra. I added a hint of Flirty Flamingo to the insides of his years and his mouth. I also stamped a little grass shadow under his feet using Old Olive ink. I cut the zebra out using the Layering Circle dies.

For the background, I began by stamping a variety of sentiments on a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then, I embossed this piece of Poppy Parade cardstock with the Brick and Mortar 3D embossing folder. Finally, I swiped it with my Poppy Parade ink pad so that some of the bricks are darker than the others. I added two strips of 6" x 6" Brights patterned paper in Granny Apple Green and Bermuda Bay. I tied a piece of gold cord from the Forever Greenery Ribbon Combo pack around the piece of Bermuda Bay patterned paper. I cut the zebra using the Layering Circle dies and adhered it to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals. I adhered this entire card front to a Poppy Parade card base using Stampin' Dimensionals as well. 
I lined the card with a piece of Whisper White cardstock and added an additional greeting and some stars. What a fun birthday card to send to a fun person!

Pantone just released their 2021 Color(s) of the Year. Normally, they only choose one color each year, but this year, they have chosen two colors - Ultimate Gray and Illuminating. When I saw them, I immediately thought of Basic Gray and Daffodil Delight from Stampin' Up! So, those are the two colors I chose for today's cards. 

You'll find all of the cutting dimensions and a supply list below, but if you'd like to see exactly how these cards are made, be sure to watch the video. It's a bit long, but each card uses different techniques and there are lots of tips along the way!

• Basic Gray (card base): 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Floral Peony Garden Patterned Paper:
  • 3 3/4" x 4"
  • interior: 4" x 5 1/4"
• Herringbone Peony Garden Patterned Paper:
  • 5 1/2" x 3"
  • interior: 5 1/4" x 1"
• Basic Gray (for die-cut): 3 3/4" x 2 1/2"
• Whisper White (sentiment):
  
  • 2 3/4" x 2 1/4"
  • interior: 5 1/4" x 4"

• Gray Granite: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Peony Garden Patterned Paper:
  • 3 1/2" x 4 1/4"
  • interior: 4" x 3/4"
• Basic Gray: 4 1/2" x 3"
• Whisper White:
  
  • 4 1/4" x 2 3/4"
    
  • interior: 4" x 5 1/4"
• Daffodil Delight: 1/4" strip

• Daffodil Delight:
  
  • base: 11" x 4 1/4", scored at 5 1/2"
  • 2 3/4" x 4" (cut with Stitched So Sweetly die)
• Herringbone Peony Garden Paper:
  • 4" x 4"
  • interior: 4" x 3/4"
• Whisper White:
  
  • 2 1/16" x 3 3/16"
  • interior: 5 1/4" x 4"
• ​Basic Gray: Scrap