Vertical Birthday Card

Hello friend!  Glad you stopped by.  Today I  have a lovely birthday card for you.  Over the 22+ years I've been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, there's been several different sets with vertical sentiments.  I always think I'll get around to getting one, but it seems like I never do.  Well, not this time around!  There is a set called Celebrate With Flowers that I picked up recently.  And I needed another birthday card - no surprise there.  That's something I seem to be making a lot of a regular basis!  So check out this new set and see how you like it!

Isn't this one fun?  I love the sentiment going up the side with the little stamped dragonfly.  And did you notice the little Loose Flower Flourishes tucked in among the greenery?  Just too cute!

This card starts with the card base of Garden Green cardstock, cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" for a basic card size.  Instead of lots of layers, I just used the card base showing through as an accent.  The Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper is cut at 5 1/4" x 3" and is attached near the left folded edge.  

The Basic White strip is cut at 5 1/4" x 1".  The vertical Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink.  Behind this, I stamped the leafy branch with Pool Party ink to add some interest and not have it be such a stark white piece.  Above the sentiment, I stamped a dragonfly (which is part of the set too) using Cinnamon Cider ink.

Along the folded side, I wrapped the Soft Succulent Open Weave ribbon, tied into a square knot, and trimmed the ends.  I really like the soft, sheer ribbon off-setting the busy print of the Designer Series Paper.  And for those of you that a bow-challenged, this ribbon is very easy to work with and you can manipulate it into whatever size bow or knot you need.

The card looked a little plain at this point and I checked how all the different rhinestones and sequins would look.  But nothing seemed to work the way I wanted.  Ah ha!  I remembered the little Loose Flower Flourishes that I had purchased and set aside.  (Duh, I don't know why I never think of using these cute little things!)  They come in three colors, Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya, and Polished Pink.  I used a large one near the bottom, and two of the tiny ones going up the leafy branch.  They just need a little Mini Glue Dot behind them to attach.  Easy peasy, and I love how they look!  Just the perfect addition.

The inside was quick to finish up.  I stamped on a layer of Basic White cardstock cut at 5 1/4" x 4".  I used Garden Green ink to stamp the sentiment which is part of this same set.  I added the leafy branch to the left side stamped in Pool Party ink.  And then the little dragonfly stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink again makes another appearance, this time inside the card.   I love how the ribbon wrapped around for the front makes a lovely accent inside the card too.

That's all for today.  So glad I finally got around to buying one of those vertical sentiment stamp sets.  Wish I had done that so much sooner.

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Happy stamping and creating!

Sharon