Happy Birthday Ryan (4)

Scrappy Monday!  Ugh, it feels like a long time since I last got to scrap, I want to get back to it.  I finished stitching Ryan's duckling yesterday so I need to get it washed, pressed, and put in a hoop before the weekend since his birthday is on Saturday.  And I have a Ryan birthday layout to share today!

Ryan's favorite color was red (he changed it to yellow last year), so I used that for the page base and pulled the other colors from the Merry Bold & Bright DSP.  Yeah, that was a Christmas paper pack, but lots of the patterns are good for other stuff too as you can see here.

Today's celebratory color palette:  Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce, Lemon Lime Twist, Blueberry Bushel, Pool Party, and white.

I'm off to do laundry and take Daph for her walk.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Retro Alphabet Upper, Party Wishes, Celebrate Today
Ink:  Lemon Lime Twist, Blueberry Bushel, Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party
Paper:  Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Thick Basic White, Merry Bold & Bright DSP
Accessories:  Balloon Dies

Bear Book: Happy Birthday!

Okay, I haven't been paying much attention to that whole April the giraffe thing and wondering when she was going to have the dang baby already, but this morning it was all over my Facebook feed that she wasn't faking the pregnancy after all, haha!  And it feels appropriate to share the Happy Birthday layout today from the bear book.

I love these super-bright colors.  The Tangelo Twist might seem overpowering, but when the pictures are in the layout you'll only see a border of the bright orange.

I was not sad to have an excuse to buy this panda birthday stamp, either!  I need to remember this stamp when it's time to make a card for my brother's next birthday (he used to collect panda stuff when he was younger).

And who doesn't love a cupcake.

Today's color palette was inspired by the Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper pack:  Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, and Whisper White.  The DSP has Mossy Meadow in it, which is a lot darker and more subdued a green than Cucumber Crush, which is why I switched that one out.

Anyway, I've got a busy day ahead so I'd better get out the door and to the grocery store.  Cheers, y'all!  And congrats to the giraffe for finally having the baby.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Beary Special Birthday from Whipper Snapper, Party Wishes
Ink:  Basic Black, Tangelo Twist, Cucumber Crush, Bermuda Bay
Paper:  Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Thick Whisper White, Birthday Bash DSP
Accessories:  Sizzix alphabet, star punches, Prismacolor Pencils

Nacho Blog Hop: All About the Birthdays

ACK!  What with all the excitement over my niece's arrival yesterday (HELLO CLARA NICOLE!!)  I almost forgot to write up my Nacho post!  So yep, today's Friday Flashback is being preempted by the April Nacho blog hop, which is all about birthdays!  And who doesn't love birthday cards?

Just to give myself a bit of an extra challenge. I made three birthday cards but used the same color combination for all of them:  Melon Mambo, Cucumber Crush, Daffodil Delight, and Bermuda Bay.  Love me some bold, bright colors.

First up is this kinda CAS star card.  The Cucumber Crush star is die cut and popped up on Dimensionals, and it's also sparkly:

OooooOOOOooohhh.  Iridescent Ice FTW.  Woohoo!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Be the Star, Party Wishes
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Cucumber Crush, Bermuda Bay, Versamark
Paper:  Thick Whisper White
Accessories:  Stars Framelits, Dimensionals, Brights Candy Dot, Iridescent Ice EP

Next up, we can't have a birthday party without CAKE!  Wanna know how I got the texture effect on the cake?  I inked up the stamp with Melon Mambo, and then used a blender pen to swipe off some of the ink, then stamped the image.  However I got left with a TON of Melon Mambo ink on my blender pen, so I might try it with a Q-Tip instead next time.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Party Wishes, Something to Say
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Cucumber Crush, Bermuda Bay
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Thick Whisper White, Brights DSP (Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo)
Accessories:  Lots of Labels Framelits, Oval & Scalloped Oval punches, Brights Candy Dots, Dimensionals

And finally, here's a card that's a little fancier...well, the stamped images are fancier, the layout is super simple to keep focus on the hummingbird.  That's right, I *finally* used the hummingbird stamps in Picture Perfect!!!  This card is 5.5" square.  The birthday greeting is from the freshly retired Sale-a-Bration set Sky is the Limit, but it was the perfect size and the perfect font for my card so I had to use it.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:   Picture Perfect, Sky is the Limit
Ink:  Cucumber Crush, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Cucumber Crush, Thick Whisper White, Cherry on Top DSP Stack
Accessories:  Circles Framelits, Dimensionals