Here’s a quick and easy birthday card to make, the Bright & Beautiful Circle Sayings Birthday Card. I just chose a soft, ombre designer paper for the card layer and added one of the Circle Sayings.
The card base is one of the new colors, Bubble Bath. The designer paper is the Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. This pack of paper has all kinds of colors and patterns that will make lovely and bright & happy cards and projects for you. This particular pattern I chose has ombre shades of Bubble Bath. You almost can’t tell it very well in the photo. It’s like a dip-dye where each dip gets lighter and lighter at the top and darker at the bottom.
For the greeting, I used the Circle Sayings Stamp Set and the 2 3/8″ Circle Punch. You can purchase both together in the Circle Sayings Bundle and save 10%. I simply stamped the circular greeting in Bubble Bath ink on Basic White cardstock and then the cupcake in the center also in Bubble Bath. At first I wished the circle punch was a bit smaller so I could make a layer with the 2 3/8″ Punch, but the 2″ Circle Punch seemed a bit too small. I think it turned out okay the way it is.
To jazz it up a bit, I put some ribbon, back and forth behind the circle. This is the White 3/8″ Glittered Organdy Ribbon, which is still available in the Online Exclusives. Just put “organdy ribbon” in the Search box and it will come up. It is soft enough to go along with the soft colors of the card, but you can see the bits of glitter embedded in the ribbon for a little sparkle. As I got out some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels, I decided to color one with the Dark Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blend Marker and put it on top of the cupcake! I was going to put more rhinestones on the card but changed my mind to the Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins. I just chose three of them and placed them on the card. It adds a little bling but not too much.
This Bright & Beautiful Designer Paper will be on the Designer Series Paper Sale on June 1st at 15% off, so put it on your list if you don’t own it already!