1 Card, 3 Styles with the NEW Ice Cream Corner Suite

I have three birthday card ideas to share with you, but I want to talk about another joy of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator first. Each week, I am sharing some of my favorite things about being a Demonstrator. Last week, I showed you some cards from a recent card swap with other demonstrators who are part of the awesome Stampin' Up! community. This week, let's talk about pre-orders.

Do you love to get your hands on the latest and greatest card making supplies before everyone else? I do! As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I get to purchase all the new stuff a month or more before it's available to customers - and I still get a discount on it and earn Stampin' Rewards! How awesome is that?!?

Popsicle Birthday Card Ideas

For these fun birthday card ideas, I used the new Ice Cream Corner suite that will be available next week from the *NEW* January-June Mini Catalog. (A suite that I was able to purchase early as a demo!) Each of the cards has the same basic design, but they each get progressively more challenging. 

The three popsicles are stamped in Soft Sea Foam/Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape/Blackberry Bliss, and Petal Pink/Terracotta Tile. The card bases are all Bermuda Bay with Blackberry Bliss and Terracotta Tile layers.

A simple Stamping Birthday Card

This first card uses only stamps, ink, and paper. Oh, and some Stampin' Dimensionals, because is it even a handmade card without Dimensionals? It is so quick and easy to recreate!

Bermuda Bay (card base): 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Whisper White or Basic Whie: 4 1/4" x 2 3/4"
Blackberry Bliss: 4 1/2" x 3"
Whisper White (sentiment): 1" x 3 1/2"
Terracotta Tile: 1 3/16" x 3 5/8"
​Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper: 2" x 4 1/4"

A Slightly Stepped up Version of the Simple Birthday Card

This slightly stepped-up version of the previous simple birthday card uses a faux-watercolor technique. Be sure to check out the video to see exactly how I did it and how I added splatters!

​Bermuda Bay (card base): 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper: 4 1/4" x 2 1/2"
Blackberry Bliss: 4 1/2" x 2 3/4"
Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper: 2" x 5 1/2"

The oh là là version of this Fun Birthday Card

The final, most complicated version of this fun birthday card features the same three popsicles using the faux watercoloring technique I used for the last card, but this time they have been fussy cut and added to a piece of Petal Pink cardstock. The sentiment is embossed with white embossing powder and fussy cut as well. And, I added a few of my favorite embellishment - the Artistry Blooms Sequins!

Bermuda Bay (card base): 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Petal Pink: Cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies to approximately 4 3/8" x 3"
Terracotta Tile: 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper: 2" x 5 1/2"
Blackberry Bliss (sentiment): scrap at least 3 1/2" x 1"

Supply List for these fun Birthday Card Ideas

Click here to see the rest of the supply list. If you need to order any of the supplies to recreate these cards, simply check the items you need and then click "Add to Cart." Be sure to add the host code on the second screen under the pink "Checkout" button by clicking the + sign.