40 Cards in 40 Days: Beautiful Birthday Card

A lovely Spring card on Day 20 of my 40 Cards in 40.  The focal point of this card is Stampin’ Up!’s  beautiful Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper.  Click the link to see all of the gorgeous, colorful patterns in this pack of paper.

To make the card I adhered a strip of the designer paper directly to the Basic White card base.  Then I embossed a piece of Basic White cardstock with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.  After cutting a strip out of the middle of the embossed cardstock I adhered it to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Then it was time to decorate the card as it needed a little something more.  I chose to use the Charming Sentiments stamp set and the Sentiment Silhouette Dies.  Have you used this bundle yet?  This was actually the first time I’ve used the bundle and I love it!  No more fussy cutting around words!  The dies do all the work.  These two items are bundled in the current Annual Catalog, but that means you only have about 6 weeks to get the bundle price.  17 different sentiments in the stamp set and 30 dies!  Wow! 

An easy beautiful card perfect for that next birthday on your calendar!  Thank you Lorri Heiling for the inspiration. Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!