Happy Birthday Swirly

Today is my Sister-in-law's birthday and we'll be going to see her to celebrate.  Mom made her favorite dessert - apparently it's Coconut Cream Pie.  So, I had to make some adjustments to the stamp set that says we should "celebrate with CAKE".  Can't use that when we're having PIE, right?

So, I tried a trick I was thinking about the other day and it worked like a charm! Simply ink up your stamp inking the area you want to stamp with.  Don't worry about going over a bit, because it will not stamp on your paper, I promise!

Take a piece of scotch tape and cover up the inked area that you don't want to stamp on your paper.  Be sure the tape is long enough to reach over to the wood block - or clear block if it's a clear mount or photopolymer stamp. You want to be sure the tape doesn't move.

Here it is in the color I actually used.  I didn't know if you'd be able to see it, so made the sample in black too.

See how nice it stamps! You'd never know there was something missing.  Great, right?

I filled in the word PIE with my Sophisticated Serifs alpha stamps.  I love these stamps and wow, it worked perfect for this card.

The swirly stamp is from Snuggles and Smooches.  I just love how they can be used for something other than "valentine's" as it was designed.  I love to doodle, so these swirly stamps remind me of doodling!

Inside is "Happy Birthday" from Sale-a-Bration's Big Day.

Thank you for looking in today.  See what stamps you can alter with a piece of tape.  Share them with me and I'll be happy to post them for you!

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Big Day Starburst

Do you know what I love about Stampin' Up! projects?  Color Coordination!  One of the greatest things is how Stampin' Up! includes exactly what colors are included in each package of Designer Series Paper.  A perfect example of how well everything goes together can be seen in the cards I made for today.

Both cards use Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay for the Starburst but can be mixed in any combination since all the colors are in the Designer Series Paper (Birthday Bash used here).

I added a couple of little banners from the Banner Punch to give the starburst a little extra.

Inside I added the birthday cake from the Big Day stamp set - one of the FREE choices from the Sale-a-Bration celebration.

Thank you for stopping in today.  Will you be watching the Super Bowl today?  We will, but mostly because of the commercials.  We don't really have a team in the game, but we will be rooting for the commercials! 

~ Donna

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