Hello … it is so nice to see you! Today’s card is a continuation of birthday week with a Sweet Citrus birthday card! Sweet Citrus is one of my favourite bundles from the January – April Mini Catalogue. I am loving the images, sentiments and the gorgeous hybrid embossing folder too! Take a closer look at this fabulous bundle HERE in my online store and add it to your next order. If you order before Feb 28th your order will qualify you for a FREE Sale-A-Bration item of your choice (Free with $60 order).
Like the Sweet Citrus bundle? Ashley and I are featuring this fabulous bundle in our March Handmade At Home Card Class Kit. The class kit includes six beautiful projects and $30+ of current Stampin’ Up! products complete with written and video instruction. Click the image below to read more details and to register. Deadline is March 1st to get this great class kit!
If you would like to recreate today’s birthday card for yourself I have included the step-by-step instructions in the Let’s Make It section of today’s post. I have also included a complete supply list at the end of the post to make shopping for these supplies nice and easy for you!
Thanks for stopping in today and for helping to celebrate birthday week with me!! Happy Stamping ❤️
Let’s Make It!
- Start with a Mango Melody card base 4-1/4 x 11 scored at 5-1/2
- Run a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine with the Stitched Greenery die
- Adhere a 2″ strip of Granny Apple Green striped Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (DSP) to the bottom of the Stitched Greenery embossed piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock
- Wrap a piece of Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon around the cardstock twice, just above the DSP and secure in place on the back of the cardstock and then adhere the whole piece to the front of the card
- Die cut a 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 scallop rectangle using the Scallop Contour dies out of a piece of Basic White cardstocl
- Using Early Espresso ink, stamp the sentiment from the Sweet Citrus stamp set at the bottom of the die cut scallop rectangle
- Adhere the die cut scallop rectangle to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- On a piece of Basic White cardstock stamp the following:
- Lemon Peels – Mango Melody
- Lemon Centers – Daffodil Delight
- Leaves (2) – Granny Apple Green
- Three Flowers – Early Espresso
- Die cut the stamped images with the Sweet Citrus dies
- Attach the two largest lemons and the leaves to the scallop rectangle on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Colour the three flowers with Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends and glue to the card front as shown in the photos
- For the inside of the card attach a 3/4 strip of the striped Dandy Designs DSP across the bottom of the 4 x 5-1/4 Basic White cardstock insert and attach the remaining two die cut lemons on the left hand side
- With Early Espresso ink, stamp the “Have a zesty birthday!” sentiment in the middle of the insert and then attach to the inside of the card
Stampin’ Up! products I used on today’s Sweet Citrus birthday card
You can purchase Stampin’ Up! products from my online store from anywhere in Canada, I would love to have you shop with me! To see more details of any of the products in this list just click on the image!
Earn customer loyalty tokens for each $10 increment of your online order using the current host code KF2EWNAJ … collect and redeem for free Stampin’ Up! product!! If you have any questions about ordering or need a little help to place your order please contact me … I am happy to help!
