Cake Celebration Happy Birthday Card. Touches of Ink Blog Hop - March 2025

 Good Afternoon Everyone,

Today I'm taking part in the monthly Touches of Ink Blog Hop. We don't have a set theme - but are encouraged to create a project using a bundle or keeping within a Suite of products. 

I'm using the Cake Celebrations Bundle, along with a strip of the Bright & Beautiful DSP for a very fun and 'sweet' birthday card. This card came together very easily using a lot of scrap bits and pieces I had.

What do you think?

Measurements

Berry Burst Card Card Stock

1pc - 5 7/8" x 8 1/4", scored at  4 1/8"

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

scraps

Pecan Pie Card Stock

scrap

Early Espresso Card Stock

scrap

Fresh Freesia Card Stock

scrap

Bubble Bath Card Stock

scrap

Bright & Beautiful DSP 

1pc - 2 1/4" x 5 7/8"

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Take the Berry Burst card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base, adding the Basic White panel to the inside.

Adhere the Strip of DSP across the centre of the card front.

Now, bring in your Cut & Emboss Machine and using the dies, cut out all the following pieces...

Cake Stand - Pecan Pie

Cake Layers - Fresh Freesia

Icing - Bubble Bath

Chocolate Topping - Early Espresso

Now on a scrap of basic white, stamp the sentiments in Berry Burst ink, along with the Candles and then the flames in Crushed Curry. Fussy cut these three pieces.

Finally it's time to assemble it all. 

Add the layers of icing the the cake pieces, placing the chocolate topping to each cake.

Position all the cake pieces into the centre of the card, adhering down with dimensions, then add the sentiments, again with dimensionals, to opposite corners.

I hope you have enjoyed today's card - I had so much fun creating it. Please take a few minutes to continue through the hop. Next up is Janice - so please pop along and say hello.

1. Simone Kleine - derdiedasKleineh bastelt 

2. Iris Philipps - iriStempelt

3. Tatjana Niederberger - gittisgiftcorner

4. Liane Gorny - Jungle Cards

5. Heather Forgan - Stamp With Nellie

6. Vickie Littlewood - Vickie Lou Deisgns

7. Janice Thomson - JazzleDazzleCraft with Janice

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

Cake Celebrations Bundle (English)

[164875]

Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161449]

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

Pecan Pie A4 Cardstock

[161726]

Bubble Bath A4 Cardstock

[161727]

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock

[155614]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

 

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon 

Vickie 

Xxx

Stippled Roses Sympathy Card. Monochromatic Insta Hop - Early Espresso

 Good Evening Everyone,

Happy Monday! I hope you are all well? 

I'm still making my way through my previous projects list and today I'm sharing a card I made for the Monochromatic Insta Hop, this time using Early Espresso.

This was another simple card to create, but thanks to the most amazing detail in the Stippled Roses stamp set, it's definitely not boring. I know Sympathy cards aren't the most fun to make, but they can still be beautiful. 

I added the sympathy sentiment from Something Fancy, but this design could work for any occasion.

Measurements

Very Vanilla Card Stock

1pc - 11 3/4" x 4 1/8", scored at 5 7/8"

1pc - 3 5/8" x 5 5/8"

1pc - scrap

Early Espresso Card Stock

1pc - scrap

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Take the larger piece of Very Vanilla cars stock and fold along the score line to create your card base.

Ink up the large floral rose stamp from Stippled Roses in Early Espresso ink and stamp the image twice on the Very Vanilla mat. Add them along the short edges, covering most of the panel, leaving a small band across the centre.

Add ink to all four edges of the panel. I wanted a thin neat line, so I help the card on it's side and tapped it's edge very lightly into my Early Espresso Ink pad. Repeat this step with the card base.

Pop some adhesive on the back of the stamped panel and adhere it to the centre of the card front.

On a scrap of Very Vanilla stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso ink and then trim then layer onto a scrap of Early Espresso.

Add this to the centre of the card front.

Finally place a few pearls around for a little extra detail.

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

Stippled Roses Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162657]

Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160416]

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

 

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon 

Vickie 

Xxx

Creative Colour Challenges - #CCC183

 Good Evening Everyone,

I run the Creative Colour Challenges blog. Each week three Stampin Up Colours are randomly selected and I ask you to create a projects using those colours! Some week's are easier than others - but what I do find is that there's a lot of inspiration given from those who participate, so I thought that on a Sunday, once I have announced the Winner of the Week's Challenge over on Creative Colour Challenges Blog, I'd hop on over here and share the entries with you in the hope that we can give everyone some more inspiration, and I will link to those I can (as anyone can enter, you don't have to have a blog or a website), so It's also my chance to share there work and show some support.

Heather Forgan

https://stampwithnellie.com/

SUZY HINTON

https://stampnsip.blogspot.com/

JOLANDA JOHNSTONE

https://jolandasinquespotstudio.com/

JENNIE MAIER

https://jenniemstampinspot.blogspot.com/

CHRISTY STANFORD

https://snapdragonstamps.blogspot.com/

DEBORAH WHEELER

https://deborahscraftyblog.com/

VICKIE LITTLEWOOD

https://vickieloudesigns.blogspot.com/

I hope you will head over and take a look at the links provided and check out these very talented ladies! 

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon 

Vickie 

Xxx

The Project Share Project - 6th March 2025

 Good Morning Everyone,

Happy Thursday and welcome to The Project Share Project. Every Thursday we will all share an individual blog post sharing one project from each of the other creators - maybe an inspiring card, a very fancy fun fold or simply a project that made us smile.

Verity Pursglove

www.inkybutterfly.com

Verity joined in with a Video Hop on YouTube. The theme was teens, and she has used the Round We Go bundle to create these fabulous fun cards. 

Click on the link which will take you to the blog post for more details on the card 

https://inkybutterfly.com/2025/03/01/stamparounduk-video-march-2025-teens/

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Heather Forgan

www.stampwithnellie.com/

Heather has created some stunning Thank You cards using the Bright Borders stamp set, to the point punch and the beautiful Perennial Lavender. This is the perfect paper to batch make quick and easy cards, without compromising on design and effect. Head over to Heather's blog for all the variations she made 

https://stampwithnellie.com/2025/03/04/bright-borders-thank-you-cards/

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Craft with Jayne

www.craftwithjayne.co.uk/

Finally we have Jayne, who created this fabulous Seed Packet Cards using the Storybook Moments DSP and Sticker Sheets - Head over to her blog for more details

https://craftwithjayne.co.uk/2025/03/04/fruit-vegetable-seed-packet-cards-storybook-moments-craft-with-jayne-stampin-up/

I really do hope you have enjoyed this post today. I enjoyed taking a closer look at these ladies' project and picking a favourite to share with you! If you have a moment or two, please head on over to their blogs. Check out these projects and see what else they have created too.

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon 

Vickie 

Xxx