IO Theme Day- Birthdays

Greetings friends. We are celebrating birthday ideas with the IO designers. After all, who doesn't need birthday card ideas? Here is a list of all the participating designers:

Impression Obsession Blog
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning
Angela Bode
Anna Wight

For my card today, I made a shaker card using a clear stamp set called "The Coolest."

 

I like the stamp set because it is loaded with all kinds of sweet treats to color. To make the card, I cut out my Rounded Square with the stitched border out of a square of white cardstock. I then placed some acetate behind the rounded square to create a window. Next, I added a foam tape border behind the sides of the frame and loaded it with Neapolitan colors of sequins. The foam tape served as a barrier to keep the sequins from escaping and popped the frame up onto my card.

For the background, I used pink and brown cardstock to further the Neapolitan ice cream look.

To finish the card, I added my ice cream cones and sentiment to the top of the acetate.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CS1324 The Coolest stamp set (40% off)

DIE1331 The Coolest die set (sold out)

DIE1295 Inside Out Rounded Square (40% off)

 

Impression Obsession Die Days

 

 

We have set aside a day to share some fabulous Impression Obsession die projects! Have fun checking out what our designers have made today. Today's participants can be found on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Greetings friends. On this die cut day, I thought I would share a birthday shaker card. It uses the Balloon Tag die, which includes both the shaker and balloon:

 

To make the card, I cut out the tag multiple times using white cardstock as well as several layers cut from foam to give me depth. I layered all of the pieces together and added the confetti before attaching the top cardstock layer and acetate. Of course, I had to add extra embellishments such as epoxy stickers and thin washi tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Balloon Tag DIE1073Q 

Banners and Greetings CL445 (currently 50% off)

IO Challenge- Happy Birthday to You

I love birthday challenges.  After all, who doesn't need lots of birthday card ideas?  I think I make birthday cards more than anything else.

For my card, I made a shaker card using one of the balloons from the Balloon die set (DIE359-R) and added my sentiment from the Greetings Top Edgers die set (DIE234-M).

I thought the white backround was a little too plain, so I stamped the Swirls and Stars Cover a Card background (CC054) onto the white paper with Versamark ink and embossed it with an irridescent embossing powder.  Here is a close up:

Need more birthday inspiration?  Be sure to visit the other designers:

Anna Wight
Daniela Dobson
Dina Kowal
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett