Background Basics: Birthday Fun & Polka Dot Parade #2 - Day 5

Hi everyone! We have made it to the final day of the countdown. Thanks so much for visiting with me over the past 5 days and for all of your kind comments on these two new sets. I'm excited that you're excited about them! :) I am looking forward to seeing all of your projects around the web using Polka Dot Parade #2 and Background Basics: Birthday Fun. Before we get to the final projects let me recap both of these sets...

 

Background Basics: Birthday Fun:

• features 2 background strips and 2 background blocks
• will retail for $18
• will be available for purchase starting March 15th on the Papertrey Ink website

 

Polka Dot Parade #2:

• features 8 images - 1 stem/leave image, 1 cluster of outlined flowers, 3 polka dot flowers, 2 sentiments including a large polka dot 'HELLO', 1 butterfly
• will retail for $5
• will be available for purchase starting March 15th on the Papertrey Ink website
• has coordinating dies   

For card #1 I started by stamping the bottom portion of my Spring Moss card base using the Polka Dot Basics stamp set. I cut a piece of white cardstock to 3.25 x 4.25 and then started stamping my images. All of the images are from Polka Dot Parade #2 except for the bottom 'Thinking of you today...' birthday sentiment, which is from Make A Wish. I added a piece of Aqua Mist ribbon to the side a well as a Plum Pudding button to finish it. 

For card #2 I started again with a Spring Moss card base and then stamped this one using the new Background Basics: Birthday Fun stamp set. I stamped the three gifts across my white cardstock using Lavender Moon, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado and Plum Pudding. I added that to my card front and then added a Lavender Moon bow. I used the Make A Wish stamp set again for my sentiment.

For card #3 I mixed one of the new backgrounds in Background Basics: Birthday Fun with the Sweet As Can Be stamp set. I started by stamping my background in Aqua Mist, added a strip of ruffled ribbon and Lavender Moon ribbon. I then die cut my cone and ice cream scoop and stamped the images inside. After adhering it to my card front I attached a Aqua Mist button and cherry leaves from Fruit Fusion: Cherries. Lastly, my sentiment was stamped.

 That completes this months countdown for me! I've so enjoyed sharing my projects with you. There are a few more stops that you won't want to miss...

• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Heather Nichols
• Lexi Daly
• Maile Belles

 

Wishing you all a happy day! :)
~Melissa

 

*ALL SUPPLIES ARE PAPERTREY INK UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE*

HELLO BIRTHDAY:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Make A Wish, Polka Dot Basics

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Spring Moss

INK: Ripe Avocado, Lavender Moon, Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Smokey Shadow

ACCENTS: Aqua Mist ribbon, Plum Pudding button

 

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY:

STAMPS: Background Basics: Birthday Fun (available March 15th), Make A Wish

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist

INK: Ripe Avocado, Lavender Moon, Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Smokey Shadow

ACCENTS: Lavender Moon ribbon

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET THING:

STAMPS: Background Basics: Birthday Fun (available March 15th), Sweet As Can Be, Fruit Fusion: Cherries

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Spring Moss

INK: Ripe Avocado, Lavender Moon, Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Smokey Shadow

ACCENTS: Lavender Moon ribbon, Aqua Mist button

TOOLS: Sweet As Can Be die collection

 

 

 

Comments

[Chris K]

Love these!

[Becky Green]

SOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!! PERFECT BIRTHDAY GOODIES!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[StephH]

Loving both of these sets! I have to add though, I've been expecting a die to go with the BB: Birthday Fun gift package image. Every time I see that image used, I think "border die". Any chance this could happen?

[Tracey McNeely]

Awesome project Melissa, another stellar colour combination! I was excited to see the ice cream dies and stamps out--now I need warm weather or ice cream or both. ;)

[Elizabeth S.]

Great color combinations. I love the ice cream cone.

[Troy Louise]

So sweet. You use the most fun color combinations. And, boy do I love all the polka dots. Thanks!

[Melissa S.]

Your cards are all super cute. I love the color combo again. I am so excited for the Birthday backgrounds set. I especially love the ice cream cone card!

[Nancy Penir]

More dotty fun! Love the ice cream cone!

[Linda Grady]

What a fun set to make cards for. I always gravitate to the dotted and striped papers in the stores; will have tons of fun with this set.