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Birthday Candles

Posted on February 8, 2025 10:00 PM by Julie Comment

Today, I have a many candled birthday card. Some are die cut and some are stenciled, but they all shimmer in the light. There is also a faint gold balloon and star background on top. This is a good all around card that can go to just about anyone..guys, girls or kids. Easy to make a few ahead of time and not have to worry about it being too girly or too masculine. Also easy to customize by changing the colors.

A big congrats to Amy, the newest Featured Stamper FS940! She has a wonderful little growing gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout with the long vertical element on the left & narrow panel above, but I used different dies, colors & a stencil & stamp instead of watercolor. I also added a greeting & made mine a birthday card.

For the little candles across the bottom, I used a 2 part stencil & 4 shades of blue for the candles. Then I went over them w/ Brilliance pearlescent sky blue & mediterranean blue to give them some shimmer. The flame stencil was done w/ yellow & a little red then I went over it w/ galaxy gold & rocket red for shimmer. The long panel on top was stamped w/ galaxy gold. I like how it’s visible, but not overwhelming. Although there are several different candle dies, I used the same barber pole candle for all three. The solid backs were cut out of 3 colors & the striped toppers were cut out of metallic colors as were the flames. So the whole card has a nice shimmer but it’s not glaringly metallic.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Birthday Balloons set, Watercolor Birthday Cake set (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white, metallic shimmer gold, teal, pale blue, orange, teal

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brilliance galaxy gold, rocket red, mediterranean blue, pearlescent sky blue, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #1, set #4, set #8

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Dot Dash Rectangles, Candles w/ Layers, Narrow A2 Rectangles w/ Stitch dies, Detail Blending Brushes, Birthday Candles stencil, Misti

Birthday Balloons set 37006	Watercolor Birthday Cake 35042	Candles w/ Layers die 5804-04D	Narrow A2 Rectangle dies 5728D	Dot Dash Rectangles die 5802-03D
Birthday Candles Stencil 4406	Detail Blending Brushes	Color Fuse Ink set #1	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #8
Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	MISTI	Versafine Clair ink	Brilliance Inks
Stardream Paper	Scotch ATG

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Gold Candles

Posted on November 20, 2021 9:55 PM by Julie 1 Comment

It’s my pleasure to host this week’s challenge & a big congrats to Mary Beth, the newest Featured Stamper (FS772) on Splitcoast! She has a lovely gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the Christmas theme & color palette, but used different dies, a stencil & turned mine vertical.

My Christmas card started w/ a Green alcohol ink bg I made I don’t even know how long ago. I used a stained glass stencil, but since I only wanted the lines (the stencil fills in the centers), I tacked it down on a piece of white & sponged the metallic gold ink all over it as you’d normally do. Carefully, I lifted the stencil & turned it inked side down on top of my AI bg & used a brayer to go over it. That left me w/ just the lines & I quickly heat embossed it w/ mirror gold powder. The large brushed gold layer was cut w/ a stitched rect die then I die cut it again w/ the candle circle. The flame parts were cut out of 2 different shades of gold, as well as the stitched frame. These were attached on top of the green bg & the greeting was also gold embossed on a narrow dk green strip. The entire candle layer is popped up on a foam layer to give it a little dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Snowmen w/ Presents

Paper: Staples 110# white, glossy white, brushed gold, lt gold

Ink: Ultimate metallic gold

Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Winter Candles, Snowman w/ Presents, Rectangle Stitch, Stitched Circle frames, dies, mirror gold embossing powder, Slimline Stained Glass stencil, Ranger Alcohol Inks

Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Ultimate Metallic Ink	Stardream Paper	Kromekote white gloss card stock
Ranger Alcohol Inks

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Birthday Candles

Posted on February 6, 2021 10:39 PM by Julie 1 Comment

A big congrats to Jen, the newest Featured Stamper (FS731) at Splitcoast! She has a wonderful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I liked the 3 little tags w/ images on them, so I kept that. But I used different images, dies & colors, & turned the layout to vertical.

Don’t forget to check out the Rubbernecker Stamps Birthday Giveaway! (Click the pic below to take you there!)

For my card, I came across this leftover bg piece that I had made ages ago. I love how bright & festive it is & thought it would be perfect w/ these 3 candles. The bg was done by inking the inside of the birthday embossing folder w/ a rainbow ink pad, then embossing it. I colored the candles to go w/ this bg, die cut them then added them to the 3 die cut tags. I wanted a little more separation between them & the bg so I die cut a wide-ish frame to go around the bg. It also helps to disguise the fact that this bg doesn’t run the entire length of the card front.

There were a few areas that the color on the bg had run into the white letters but a little touch up w/ a white Posca pen helped disguise it.

Here’s the inside. Just a little trimmed off piece at the bottom & I used the same rainbow ink to stamp the greeting.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Candle set (Many Happies on inside)

Paper: Staples 110# white, X-Press It

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Kaleidacolor Spectrum

Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Candle die, Rectangle Stitch, Rounded Corner Rectangle Stitch, Tag Stitch dies, Crossover II, Copic Sketch Markers, white Posca Paint Pen, Happy Birthday embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Sequins

RN Candle set 60-0200405	RN Candle die 60-020405	RN Many Happies 124SO	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Rounded Corner Rectangle Stitch dies 5017D
RN Tag Stitch dies 5149D	Memento Inks	Copic Sketch Markers	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card
Posca Paint Pen	Kaliedacolor ink pads	RN Crossover II	Cuttlebug Happy Birthday 37-1133	Sequins