Needing some birthday cards and wanting to try out some brass colored Shimmer Relief Paste from Altenew, I made these stenciled-with-paste, card fronts and embellished them with ribbon and a Karen Burniston“hello” two-piece die cut.  Inside is a Karen Burniston pop-up greeting and a Craft Roulette inspired verse.

Cardbase: I used purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbases that I stenciled the fronts with Shimmer Relief Paste and stencils by Honey Bee Stamps (Scattered Seeds) and Scrapbook.com (Hearts). The card backs feature a single balloon from the Big Birthday Charms die set.

Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video for the Katherine Label. Stamp the verse inside the card before adding the mechanism. (I found that gluing the bottom word onto the mechanism worked best to avoid catchpoints, including the two added balloons.)

Sentiments:  All the inside die cut sentiments used on the card come Karen Burniston designs including the Katherine Label mechanism that pops the “Happy Birthday” up with its Big Birthday Charms balloons. The stamped verse is from Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope stamped with “HBD” on the back flap from Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01.

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Materials Used:

Dies

• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley & Company – Big Birthday Charms – 1180
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley & Company – Happy Birthday Shadow – 1179
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley & Company – Hello- – 1166
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley & Company – Happy Birthday – 1030
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley & Company – Katherine Label Pop-Up- – 1011

Stencils

• Honey Bee Stamps – 6×6-inch Plastic Stencil – Scattered Seeds
• Scrapbook.com – 6×8-inch Plastic Stencil – Hearts

Stamps

• Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Papers

• Blues and Orange Foiled Cardstock
• Gold Matte Paper – Junk Mail
• Black, Kraft and White Cardstock
• Park Lane Paperie – A7 (5×7-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Kraft

Ink

• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
• Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush – Glitter Gloss
• Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Double-Sided Tape – 1/8 & 1/2-inch wide

Tools

• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Stamping Platform
• LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
• Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
• Scissors
• Plastic Knife
• Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

• Artistry by Altenew – Shimmer Relief Paste – Brass
• Ribbons – White & Gold 1/2  – 3/4-inch wide