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Stampin' Friends Blog Hop: 2021 Birthday Bash

1/22/2021

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The Stampin' Friends are celebrating the start of 2021 with a Birthday Bash! For today's blog hop, we are sharing birthday card ideas and projects. My projects use the new Sweet Strawberry bundle and are the second installment in my Craft Box Challenge Series. Today, I used the supplies in my box to do 3 easy watercolor techniques. I went to an awesome stamping retreat this weekend (read more about that below too!) and was reminded how much I love watercolor techniques! I had to try to do a couple with the limited supplies in my craft box. After you read about my projects, be sure to check out all of the other awesome projects by these great designers. So, on y go! Let's get stamping. 
Supplies in the Craft Box
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Birthday card samples and a matchbox gift box for Ghirardelli chocolates using the Sweet Strawberry Stamp set from Stampin' Up! These samples use easy watercoloring techniques.
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Here's the full list of designers for todays blog hop. You'll find more information about my projects below. 
  1. Heidi Collins <--- You Are Here
  2. Tiziana Milano
  3. Jean Beaulieu
  4. Katja Ettig
  5. Jo Blackman
6. Teri Pocock
7. Steph Jandrow
8. Maureen Rauchfuss
9. Kim Lamos
10. Melissa Thomas
Easy birthday card idea using the Sweet Strawberry stamp set from Stampin' Up! and simple watercoloring techniques.

Sweet Strawberry Birthday Card

For my first birthday card idea, I simply stamped the images and then lightly painted water over the top of them. This allowed the ink to run slightly giving the stamped images more of a watercolor look. 

Dimensions for this Strawberry Birthday CArd

Granny Apple Green cardstock: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Flirty Flamingto cardstock: 3 11/16" x 4 15/16"
Basic White Thick Cardstock: 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and scraps
Sweet Strawberry birthday card idea using a simple water color technique and supplies from Stampin' Up!

Floral Birthday Card Idea

For my second easy watercolor technique, I inked my clear block with Daffodil Delight ink. Then, I brushed water over the block and "stamped" the block on a piece of Basic White Thick cardstock.

Cutting Dimensions for this Floral Birthday Card

Flirty Flamingo cardstock: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Granny Apple Green cardstock: 3 7/16" x 3 7/16"
​Basic White thick cardstock: 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
Matchbox gift box for 2 Ghirardelli chocolates using the Sweet Strawberry Stamp set from Stampin' Up! Easy watercoloring makes the flowers on this box pop.

Chocolate Gift Box

This fun little matchbox style gift box holds 2 Ghirardelli chocolate squares. The outside of the box is decorated with a sea of flowers. I stamped the flowers with Jet Black Stazon ink and then watercolored them using Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight ink. I added a little Granny Apple Green between the flowers.

Cutting Dimensions for this cute Matchbox Gift Box

Basic White thick cardstock:
  • 3 1/8" x 6 1/4", score at 1 1/4", 2 1/8", 4 1/8", and 5"
  • 1 1/4" x 2 3/8"
  • scraps
​Daffodil Delight cardstock:
  • 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", score at 3/4" on each side
  • 1 7/16" x 2 9/16"
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Reason #5 Why I love Being a Stampin' UP! Demonstrator

Each Friday, I'm talking about one of the top 10 reasons that I love being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. Today, I want to talk about the awesome group of Demonstrators that my upline is a part of. This team of top demonstrators works together to provide amazing support to their team members. The provide training videos, stamping ideas, and a quarterly retreat that their team members have the opportunity to earn for free. This is the virtual retreat that I attended this weekend where I got tons of stamping inspiration! If you become a member of my team, you'll also be part of my upline's team and benefit from the knowledge of the Creativate team.
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Maureen G Rauchfuss link
1/22/2021 10:53:01

Love these - Flirty Flamingo is a fun color to use with this set. Thank you for sharing!

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Teri link
1/22/2021 11:50:34

Love your projects Heidi ... especially that sweet little box. The colours you chose work so well too and I'm also loving the techniques you used!

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Steph Jandrow
1/22/2021 13:57:06

Great projects! Super cute box! Thanks for sharing!

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Jean Beaulieu
1/22/2021 14:40:19

Great watercolor ink tips. Thanks! Love your projects. I am loving the strawberry bundle!

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Kim link
1/24/2021 15:46:32

Great technique. I can't wait to try it. Love the little strawberries too.

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Tiziana
1/26/2021 21:22:30

Love the watercolor techniques. I've tried the clear block with no success, will need to give it another try!

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Katja link
1/28/2021 05:39:48

Your fruity projects are so beautiful! I love the two cards and the gift box. Thank you so much for sharing!

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Jo Blackman
1/31/2021 18:01:11

Cute projects, thank you for sharing x

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