STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs - Blooms & Sunshine

Need to make a card in a hurry?  How about trying STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs, a complete coordinating card making system.  All you will need is a blank card base and some ink, and you could be creating cards in minutes!

Here are two cards I made using the Blooms & Sunshine set, which includes the lovely 'Sending Sunshine'  stamp and a splat stamp.

But you needn't stop there - I'll be back with a couple more cards adding other STAMPlorations products.  Meanwhile, take a look at what the team have created with other Perfect Pairs here on the STAMPlorations blog.

And if you're ordering from the STAMPlorations store, don't forget to use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY for 20% off all stamps, dies and stencils.

Seize The Birthday - Double Frame

Hello!  For our first October challenge at Seize The Birthday, Nancy has chosen Double Frame.

I've used a mix of designers' products - the bird and background stamps are Tim Holtz, the die-cut frames are The Stamp Market, the leaf spray is Altenew, and I can't remember whose is the happy die.

If you don't want to include a double frame in your card, you can still play along with any birthday creation in our Anything Goes theme.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team and our surprise party guests, and join in the fun.

Size The Birthday - Use Fall Colours

Hello, we're back for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, and this week Linda wants us to use fall colours.

But if you're not ready for fall or autumn yet, or you have something else in mind, you can always play along with our Anything Goes theme.

I've used an image from Stampingbella, a sentiment from Gina K, some rub-ons from Aall and Create, and autumn colours from Zig.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from our Surprise Party Guest Stacey, and from the rest of the DT, and join in the fun!

Seize The Birthday - Add A Sentiment Strip

Time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, and this time we're welcoming Jules back after relocating to be nearer family.  As our hostess, she's chosen 'Add a Sentiment Strip' for the topping.

If you're not inclined to use a sentiment strip, you can still play along with your birthday-themed project in our Anything Goes category.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the Design Team, and from our recent winner Chris and our newest Surprise Party Guest Stacey who will be partying with us till the end of the year, and play along with us.

Seize The Birthday - No stamping, Dies Only

 Hello!  JoAnn is our host for this week's Seize The Birthday, and she's chosen No Stamping, Dies Only.

I went for a Happy Birthday die by MFT and used metallic patterned paper on a purple linen panel, matted onto a lilac linen base card.  Here's a photo with the copper metallic catching the light.

So come and join us in the Seize The Birthday gallery with your dies-only birthday creation.  Or if dies aren't your thing, you could always play along with our Anything Goes theme.

See you in the gallery!

STAMPlorations - Simple Expressions

New product alert at STAMPlorations - Simple Expressions.

Shery's got a new release in the Designer Series of stamps.  Each mini set contains a solid and outline word, along with a coordinating script phrase.  And if you pair them with a qualifying paper goods pack, you'll get 40% off the pack.

I've used Create A Life You Love, along with Comic Pop Pocket Backgrounds to create two vibrant cards in next to no time.

For the first card I literally just cut along the zigzag lines to get the yellow section to streak across the card, then stamped and coloured the focal sentiment to match the colour scheme.  I added a few red pearl gems to finish off.

For the second card, I used the remainder of the background paper, stamped the word in the gap and added a few arrow stickies.

Two cards from just one of the sheets of background paper.

They're great little stamps, and you can combine them with so many of the paper goods options.

Take a look at the selection in the STAMPlorations store, and while you're there you can get 20% of all stamps, dies and stencils if you use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Seize The Birthday - Funny/Pun-y

 Hello!  Our new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday is Funny/Pun-y, chosen by Jenny.

Or if you'd rather, you can play along with any birthday project in our Anything Goes category.

I went all-out colourful with these fun stamps from PaperArtsy.  I stamped, coloured and cut all the images and created a colourful stencil background (The Crafter's Workshop).  The pun-y sentiment is part of the PaperArtsy set, the Happy Birthday is by - I can't remember.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and our surprise party guests, and join in the funny, pun-y fun!