Cowabanga!! Happy Birthday Dude

The Ninja Turtles were popular a decade or so ago, but there are still young boys who are fascinated by these mighty and fierce warriors.

I was asked to make a birthday card for a young boy who was fascinated with the "Blue Ninja Turtle".  Well, it's been a while since I researched anything related to the Ninja Turtles, after all my children are adults and its not something my Grand children are "into". So I had a task ahead of me. 

Fortunately the internet is full of very helpful information related to this topic.  I wanted to make sure I got the colouring of the "Blue Ninja Turtle" as accurate as possible.

Here's what I came up with:

I found a cut out of the body parts a Ninja Turtle on one of the Ninja Turtle sites as well as some pictures of the "Turtles".  So it was easy enough to colour the body, arms and legs as accurately as possible.

After colouring the parts, I cut them out and adhered the arms and legs to the body with brads- so yes, the arms and legs do move. Before adding them I sponged all edges with Basic Gray ink. Some Crystal Effects applied to the eyes made them come to life .  The completed "Blue" Turtle was added to a Daffodil Delight oval with dimensionals. A band of Pacific Point was adhered around the outside of this oval.

Again I used the internet to find smaller versions of the 4 turtles, copied and pasted them and printed them onto Whisper White card stock. Cowabanga I had made my own DSP which, after trimming, I matted with Pacific Point card stock and then  adhered this to  the card front. All edges again were sponged with Basic Gray ink.

The card base is Garden Green card stock, layered with Daffodil Delight.

The sentiment was stamped from "Happy Happenings" on Whisper White, matted with Pacific Point and added to the lower card front with dimensionals.

What's a birthday card without balloons?

So, I punched 3 balloons using the Balloon Builder punch - one large, and two smaller ones (in Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight). I embossed them with the polka dot embossing folder before adding them to the card front.

Here's the inside of the card:

So, Happy Birthday Little Dude!!

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Happy Happening (Retired)

Inks:  Black Memento, Basic Gray, Stampin' Blend markers, Pacific Point and Basic Black marker, White gel pen

Papers:  Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Accessories:  Ninja Turtle body parts template, Crystal Effects, Balloon Builder punch, Polka Dot embossing folder (retired). Oval framelits.

Balloon Adventure Pop- Up Birthday Card - Card 3

This is the 3rd card made using the Balloon Adventure stamp set and coordinating framelits/die.
This card features a pop up center.

Above is the card front.

The basic card is Pacific Point card stock. layered with Very Vanilla, and a 4 by 2 3/4" piece of Animal Party DSP.

The sentiment is stamped with Pacific Point ink on a 2 1/4 by 3 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, which was matted with a 2 1/2 by 3 3/4" piece of Pacific Point card stock.  This unit was adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

Three balloons - one each of Emerald Envy, Crushed Curry, and Pacific Point card stock, were punched with the Balloon Builder punch and adhered randomly to the card front with dimensionals.

On the inside of the card is the Pop up mechanism.  This is made using the Balloon pop up die which is laid on the center line of a 5 1/2 by 7 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and run through the Big Shot.

Before adhering the die cut to the card front, the balloons were stamped - first with the solid stamp and secondly with the polka dot stamp - in the following colours:  Crushed Curry, Pacific Point, and Tangerine Tango.  The sentiment is stamped with Pacific Point. A small bow was die cut in Pacific Point and adhered over the bow at the bottom.

A 1/2 by 5" piece of DSP was adhered over the ends of the Very Vanilla cardstock.

Here the card is completely opened.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Balloon Adventure

Inks: Pacific Point, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango

Papers: Pacific Point, Very Vanilla, Party Animal DSP, Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy

Accessories: Balloon Pop up Thinlet/dies, Balloon Builder punch, dimensionals.

Polka Dot Trio Balloon Adventure Birthday - Card 2

Emerald Envy card stock is the base for this card.

A 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Playful Palette DSP was die cut with the Pop Up Balloon framelit.  Three Very Vanilla card stock was punched with the Balloon Builder punch and placed behind 3 die cut polka dot balloons, one each of Sweet Sugarplum, Basic Black and Peekaboo Peach. 

The die cut DSP was adhered to the card front; the balloon units were then adhered to the balloons of the DSP.

A small ribbon, die cut with Sweet Sugar plum card stock, was adhered over top of the DSP one at the bottom.

Emerald Envy ink was used to stamp the sentiment and banner.  This was cut out and added to the DSP with dimensionals.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Balloon Adventure
Ink: Emerald Envy
Papers: Emerald Envy, Playful Palette DSP stack, Very Vanilla, Sweet Sugarplum, Basic Black, Peekaboo Peach
Accessories Balloon Pop up framelit die, Balloon Builder punch, Dimensiobals

Balloon Adventure Birthday Card 1 - Glittery Party On

New Year's Day is traditionally the time when I take down the Christmas decorations.  I must admit I started, but my craft table was calling me - specifically the Balloon Adventure stamp set and its coordinating framelits the Balloon Pop Up dies.

I made 3 cards, each highlighting a different aspect  of the stamp set, going from simple to more complex. Today I will post the first card and the others over the next two days.

The Flirtatious Flamingo card stock base is layered with a Whisper White layer embossed with the Confetti embossing folder.

On top of this embossed surface three balloons were built using the framelits and the Balloon Builder punch. Three balloons were die cut in silver glimmer paper and Flirtatious Flamingo punched balloons were adhered behind them.  The strings from the balloons were stamped with Black Memento ink. The balloons were then adhered to the card front - the middle one with dimensionals. Tiny bows made with White/silver Baker's twine were attached to the base of each balloon.

The sentiment was stamped on a banner which was hand cut and adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Balloon Adventure

Inks: Black Memento, Flirtatious Flamingo

Papers: Flirtatious Flamingo, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

Accessories: Balloon Pop Up Framelits, Confetti Embossing Folder, White/silver Baker's Twine, dimensionals, Balloon Builder Punch

Z Fold Pop Up Birthday Card

Today is my day to make birthday cards, and since I like to make cards with unusual folds, I partially cased a card by Dawn G.
It is a Z-fold card with some pop up balloons- a wonderful birthday card for any gender.

The base is a 4 1/4 piece Calypso Coral scored at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2, then folded at 5 1/2 and folded back at 2 3/4 to form a Z.

A 2 1/2 by 4" piece of Gold Foil and a 2 1/4 by 3 3/4" piece of retired birthday DSP is adhered.

A 1 by 11" strip of Calypso coral card stock is also scored and folded at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2" .  On that strip a cluster of stars, is randomly stamped using Calypso coral ink. It is then adhered to the card front, with the other end adhered to the back of the card

Three pieces of window sheet 3" by 1/8"  are adhered to the back of this strip, and balloons attached to them using a glue dot.

The balloons are punched using the Balloon Builder punch - in Gold foil, Bermuda Bay, Mossy Meadow and DSP.  Tiny bows made with white Baker's twine are adhered to the base of each balloon.

This is the front half; below is the back half

On the back of the card I placed a piece of Whisper White so that a personal note can be written.




Supplies:

Stamps: Balloon Celebration, Party Pants (retired SAB)
Inks: Calypso Coral, Black Memento
Papers: Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay, Mossy Meadow, DSP (retired), Gold Foil, Whisper White
Accessories: Balloon Builder Punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, window sheets, dimensionals, glue dots, white Baker's Twine