ThePowerOfACard: Brights and the Happiest Day

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Brights and the Happiest Day

Stampin' Up! has four color families (and two sets of In Colors) and by far, my favorite is Brights! I just love the happy colors and they are my go-to set of papers and inks. I am pairing them (and the 6" x 6" DSP pack specifically) with the Happiest Day stamp set to make some great cards in this video. Not only do they look fabulous (the DSP does most of the heavy lifting), but the layouts are simple to replicate and are fantastic for beginners, or anyone who wants to make cards quickly.

Gather your supplies:

Cardstock: Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; Basic White 4" x 5-1/4", 2-1/4" x 3-1/4"; Brights 6" x 6" DSP 4" x 6"
Stamp Set: Happiest Day
Dies: Nested Essentials
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Memento Black
Ribbon: Baker's Twine Essentials (black) 24"
Adhesive and Tools

Fold the card base in half and crease with a bone folder. From the smaller piece of Basic White, cut out the largest banner from the Nested Essentials dies. Stamp the birthday sentiment in black and stamp the sun and rays in Daffodil Delight. (FYI - the other card I show in this layout, uses a base of Granny Apple Green with Lemon Lime Twist DSP.)

Cut off 3/4" from the short side of the DSP, keeping this for the inside of the card. Wrap the black Baker's Twine around the DSP panel about an inch or so from the top and secure with Seal. Then attach this to the card front and pop up the banner toward the top right corner.

For the inside, add the 3/4" strip of DSP to the bottom of the Basic White panel, stamp the You're the Best sentiment in black and another sun in Daffodil Delight. Adhere this to the inside of the card and finish by adding some suns along the left side of the envelope. Easy and just so adorable!

My next card features the Melon Mambo color. Cut three strips that measure 1-1/4" x 4" of the leafy design. Arrange them at slightly varying angels onto the card front and top them with a sentiment stamped on a 1/2" strip (banner ends are optional). Finish off with the addition of Iridescent Faceted Gems.

For the next example, cut 1-1/2" squares from each of the four pattens of Pumpkin Pie DSP. Arrange these on top of an embossed panel (I used the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder). Punch out a circle from Basic White and stamp the sentiment in Memento Black. Add the line/dots stamp as shown. Finish by adding a butterfly that is fussy cut (and made shiny with packing tape - check out this video to learn how).

While this next card has a base of Crumb Cake, all of the rainbows are stamped in the brights inks. There are only three rings of the rainbow, so I just used a variety of colors to make the row of rainbows on a strip of Basic White. I backed it with a 1-1/4" strip of Coastal Cabana. Instead of adding a rectangle of white on the inside, I just stamped my birthday sentiment in black and added another rainbow onto a Heartfelt Hexagon punched shape. It really makes the rainbows pop!

Azure Afternoon pairs so well with Melon Mambo as you can see here. The DSP is 3-3/4" x 5" and matted with a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" solid Azure Afternoon. Like my first card, I used the largest banner from the Nested Essentials dies. After stamping my sentiment, I tied a knot with the Iridescent Striped Trim and added those Iridescent Faceted Gems again.

Stamp a series of butterflies down a 2-1/4" strip of Basic White and color the wings in Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. Add this panel to the side of the card base of Basic Black. Add 1/4" DSP strips of the the same three colors next to the butterflies and pop up the sentiment stamped in black on a white rectangle. Add three more strips of DSP to the inside white panel and add a butterfly to the envelope.

For my last card, I just used solid cardstock in the primary colors. I cut the two smallest rounded rectangles from the Nested Essentials dies in Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade and Azure Afternoon. On the largest of each color, I stamped in the same color with the stars stamp. I positioned the die cut pieces all over the front of a 3-3/4" x 5" Basic White rectangle, then popped up my sentiment which was stamped in black on the smallest rounded rectangle cut from Basic White. I colored the Black & Very Vanilla Large Checked ribbon with my Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend and added this to the corner of the sentiment. I masked off the bottom edge of the inside panel, as well as the left side of the envelope to stamp the stars in all three colors.

This stamp set is great for new stampers. If you add an assortment pack of one color family and the 6" x 6" DSP pack, I think you will find there are lots of options to make lots of fabulous cards, especially if you use the layouts I've shown here or from page 22 of the annual catalog. If you want to step it up, consider adding some embellishments like gems or ribbons, or even dies and embossing folders. Have fun!

Karen

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