Category Archives: Happy Birthday

ODBD Sweet As Perfume

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Welcome, crafters!!  Hope your day is going well!  Today’s card share features the ODBD Sweet As Perfume Stamp Set.  (ODBD stands for Our Daily Bread Designs.)  The floral image from this set is a Frangipani!  The Frangipani is also know as the Hawaiian Lei flower.  They come in whites, yellows, pinks, reds, and multiple pastels.  Mine is several colors in the pink family, as I used multiple Copic Sketch Markers to color them.

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I created the card in response to a color challenge on the Splitcoaststampers website. The colors chosen for the challenge are two of the 2016-2018 SU In-Colors – Dapper Denim and Sweet Sugarplum, and one from the 2015-2017 SU In-Colors – Cucumber Crush.

Dapper Denim 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock   Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2 x 11 CardstockCucumber Crush 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock

After coloring the floral images, I added the Happy Birthday sentiment from the SU Perfectly Penned stamp set.  To finish the card, I added a bow, three strings of beaded pearls, and three crystal drops.  Here are additional photos of the card.

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Have a wonderful day and come back soon!!

SUPPLIES

STAMPS:   ODBD Sweet As Perfume, SU Perfectly Penned

PAPER:   Neenah Solar White, SU Blue (don’t know the name)

INK:  Various Copic Sketch Markers

ACCESSORIES:  SU Ribbon, Beaded Strings, Crystal Drops

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“Remember this:  Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”  2 Corinthians 9:6

Happy Birthday Greeting Card Purple Starling

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Thanks for stopping by!  I’m sharing with you today a beautiful happy birthday greeting card featuring a Purple Starling.  I created the card in response to two Splitcoaststampers Challenges: 1) Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simply Card Challenge, CAS373, which is to create a happy birthday card; and 2) Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge, IC541, Birds of a Feather.  This challenge involved viewing this Birds of a Feather site, selecting a photo of a bird, and developing a card based on how  the photo inspired you.  I selected this photo of a Purple Starling as my inspiration, which resulted in this card.

Happy Birthday Greeting Card purple Starling

UPDATE:  This card was included in Splitcoaststampers Favorites of the Week ending April 25!  “Congratulations! In the General Stamping forum, you’re in the FAVORITES for the week ending April 24.”

The bird on my card isn’t a starling (I think), but it’s a bird and I colored it shades of purple, although it looks blue in the photo. There are so many beautiful birds on the Birds of a Feather site that it was difficult to pick just one for inspiration.

The bird stamp that I used is one from Martha Stewart.  The card, outside border, and center piece are in the shape of one of the new Spellbinders Fairmont Lables Dies. I created the border using Brushos.  (I’m starting to like Brushos!!)  To add something extra, I attached three SU Candy Dots to the bottom corner of the card.

Happy Birthday Greeting Card Purple Starling

Enjoy and TFL and commenting!!  If you have questions about the card, please don’t hesitate to leave them in the comment section and I’ll get back to you!  Have a blessed day!

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Stamps: SU Rose Wonder, Martha Stewart Clear Bird Stamps  Paper: SU Whisper White  Card Size: 5-1/2″ Sq  Ink: Copic Markers and SU Elegant Eggplant Marker  Accessories: Copic Markers, Brushos, SU Candy Dots, and Spellbinders Fairmont Labels  Techniques: Coloring With Brushos and Copics

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”  Psalm 23:4

Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge

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Hello, my friends!  Hope you are having a blessed day.  Tuesday’s Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge involved creating with four Stampin’ Up! Colors; Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Marina Mist, and Pacific Point. The challenge is titled, CC572 Getting Real Wild in the Mist on the Pacific.  Cool title, don’t you think?

Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge

To participate in the challenge, I decided to create a scene with a blue jay as the focal point, as you can see in the photo below.

UPDATE:  This card was in the Splitcoaststampers Favorites of the Week ending March 6, 2016Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge CC572

I didn’t have a blue jay stamp; therefore, I decided to use a Stampin’ Up! Cardinal stamp to create a blue jay.  I used Copic Markers as close in color as the four above colors to color the blue jay and the twig upon which he rests.  Next, I sponged Marina Mist and Pacific Point ink to create the sky.  Then I used Wild Wasabi ink to develop the tree-filled “mountains”.  I put more of the Wild Wasabi ink onto the left side than the right side, trying to create a slight contrast.

I used the trees stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Plant Hope stamp set to randomly stamp trees. Afterward, I used a white pencil to add highlights to the trees.

Here is a closeup of my blue jay:

Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge

The twig upon which the blue jay sits has berries. To pull in the Real Red color, I decided to use three Stampin’ Up! Real Red Candy Dots to cover most of the berries.  Additionally, I added a Real Red Happy Birthday cutout to pull in more red.

I hope you have enjoyed my blue jay!  Now it’s your turn to create a greeting card using the Stampin’ Up! Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Marina Mist, and Pacific Point colors.

Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge

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SUPPLIES:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up! A Cardinal Christmas and Plant Hope

Paper:  Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Real Red, and Pacific Point Card Stock

Ink:  Copics, Stampin’ Up! Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, and Pacific Point

Card Size:  A2

Accessories:  MISTI, North Coast Creations Happy Birthday Die, and Stampin’ Up! Brights Candy Dots

Techniques:  Coloring With Copics, Sponging

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Swallowtail Butterfly

STAMPING WITH GUNEAUX DESIGNS BY BEVERLY POLEN

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”  Psalm 27:14

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Time flies by and I’ve not posted some cards that I made.  So today I want to quickly share those few cards with limited information. Enjoy! STAMPING WITH GUNEAUX DESIGNS BY BEVERLY POLEN “What good is it for you to … Continue reading →

SU Thoughts and Prayers

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What is your opinion about a Stampin’ Up! color combination of SU Watermelon Wonder, Old Olive, and Lost Lagoon?  I think they are beautiful together.  I used the SU Thoughts and Prayers and Pendant Park to create a scene with these colors.

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Splitcoaststampers had these colors as its Color Challenge for today (CC569).  Here is the card I submitted for the challenge.

SU Thoughts and Prayers

UPDATE:  My card was selected as one of the favorites for the week ending February 14, 2016

The scene is of squirrels enjoying the park bench (lol), and it’s in the shape of an oval (which gave one extra points if an oval was used). I added a floral image on the top left and bottom right that I embossed with white embossing powder.  It’s quite difficult to see that.

I covered the two image stamps with VersaMark and ink and embossed them with clear embossing powder. This was to prevent mixing inks while sponging for the background. I have to say that I’m disappointed with a couple of products I used as the ink I added to the Whisper White card stock edges bled onto the front of the card stock. Then forgetting about the SU ink serving as a base for embossing, I got white embossing powder on the scene while embossing the floral images on the white portion of the card. My mistake.

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SUPPLIES USED:

Stamps: SU Thoughts and Prayers and Pendant Park Stamp Sets

Paper: SU Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, and Lost Lagoon Card Stock

Card Size: A2

Ink: SU Watermelon Wonder, Old Olive, and Lost Lagoon Inks

Accessories: SU Sponges and Daubers, VersaMark, and White and Clear Embossing Powders

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Swallowtail Butterfly

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Nail Art Inspiration – SU Botanical Builder Framelits

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Have you ever been inspired by NAIL ART in your paper crafting creations?  I would have never thought of that until today.  On Splitcoaststamper.com today, the Inspiration Challenge, IC531, is to view this NAIL ART Pinterest board, select a photo that inspires you, and create paper art.

There are so many photos of beautiful nail art that inspired me, and it was difficult to pick just one.  However, I chose this one as my focal point for my card share today.

Nail Art Inspiration SU Botanical Builder Framelits

The nail art inspired me to create this Happy Birthday Card.  Please share with me how you think I did with the inspiration!

http://stampingwithguneauxdesigns.com/nail-art-inspiration-su-botanical-builder-framelits/

When I saw the photo of the nail art above, I knew right away how I would create my card.  The Stampin’ Up! (SU) Botanical Builder Framelits immediately came to mind. Therefore, the floral elements you see on the card were created with the Framelits. To create more realistic 3D floral elements, I used the Sizzix Susan’s Garden Tool Kit.  (If interested in learning about this kit, here is a YouTube video about the kit, and here is a YouTube video that shows how to use it.)

Nail Art Inspiration - SU Botanical Builder Framelits

Did you notice the specks of turquoise on the nails in the above nail-art photo?  To incorporate that color on my first card layer, I cut a heart frame, laid it onto the SU Very Vanilla Card Stock, and sponged around it with SU Tempting Turquoise Ink. Afterwards, I adhered the floral pieces onto the card stock and added SU Basic Pearls in the center of each flower.

Nail Art Inspiration - SU Botanical Builder Framelits

You can see that I used the largest leaf framelit on the inside of the card in the above photo.  I hope you enjoy my beautiful card as much as I did making it!

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENTS SECTION.

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Stamps:  None

Paper:  Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla, Purely Pomegranate (retired), and Tempting Turquoise Card Stock

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink (126952)

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up! (SU) Botanical Builder Framelits (140625), SU Basic Pearls, North Coast Creations Happy Birthday Die, Sizzix Susan’s Garden Tool Kit (no longer available at Sizzix), and SU Stamping Sponge

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Sizzix Accessory - Tool Kit inspired by Susan Tierney-Cockburn

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Swallowtail Butterfly

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Nail Art Inspiration - SU Botanical Builder Framelits