Stampin’ Up! 25th Anniversary Best of Birthdays Blog Hop

Thanks for joining me tonight!  I’m stop #3 on the RemARKable Blog Tour!  You probably came from my good friend Linda’s blog Ink Stamp and Scrap – I so love her work!

Have you ever just taken one look at a stamp and had a card just pop into your head?  Well, that’s what happened to me with this stamp set – Best of Birthdays.  Best of Birthdays is Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary stroll down memory lane stamp set.  It’s the first of it’s kind and each set has a fresh, never before released image in it!  The main image in my card today is that new image – and I just love it.

Creative Tips:

• I knew the moment I mounted this stamp that I wanted to emboss it with the new Pewter Embossing Powder.  And boy was I right – it’s stunning, especially on black.
• I punched out the image using our Extra Large Oval Punch.
• To give a little more detail to the image, I stamped it again, tone on tone in Cherry Cobbler on the 3/4” banner.  I made the banner end using a 1” Square Punch and popped it up on Dimensionals.

• I just love this paper from the Sycamore Street Collection in the Sale-a-bration catalog.  You can still get this amazing set of Designer Series Paper for free with a $50 purchase.
• The Pattern is rich in design and detail, so I wanted to pop it just a little by adding the 1/16” black matte.
• I decided to keep the Summer Starfruit as the main color and added a panel behind the DSP.  I like the contrast between the Starfruit, Black and Cobbler.  They are all rich, so it works.
• For just the right finishing touch, I added a few Pearl Basic Jewels at the top and bottom.  I wanted to kick them up a notch so I altered every other one in size.

• To keep my proportions just right, I added five at the top and only three at the bottom since the banner and greeting were at the bottom.
• Tip – To place my pearls just right I use my Paper-Piercer to transfer them from the sheet to my project.  They don’t remain stuck to the metal of the point.  It works great!

I love the final look of this card.  The best part, it literally came together in minutes.  It’s elegant, sophisticated and simple.  You have to love that!

Next up you will see what our next RemARKable Blogger Melissa Bollinger has creatively put together for you on our next Blog Tour stop – just click the 25th Anniversary button below.  Enjoy, thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

Creative Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets – Best of Birthdays Ink – Versamark, Cherry Cobbler  Paper – Summer Starfruit, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Sycamore Street (Sale-a-bration FREE item) Cool Tools –1” Square Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Pewter Embossing Powder, Heat Tool The Perfect Finish – Stampin’ Dimensionals, Pearl Basic Jewels