Monday was my grandson's 5th birthday and he had a STAR WARS birthday party, complete with 'half-noodle' light sabers (which were a hit!--swimming pool 'noodles', cut in half, handles wrapped with black electrical tape).
Among his birthday cards were 4 made with Stampin' Up! components and I think they're worthy of sharing, especially for you moms with kids into the Star Wars phenomenon.
This card is from Luca and was made by his mommy who is a customer of my downline, Christy Tyler. They made this card at a Stamp Club Meeting a month or so ago.
STAMP SET: Pun Fun ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die
TECHNIQUE: Watercoloring topped with Crystal Effects
This card was from Dylan and Cameron, made by their mommy, Christy.
STAMP SET: Pun Fun, On your Birthday ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Texturz Plates: SU! Backgrounds I (large circles), Scallop Edge punch, Coluzzle (discontinued sadly), Dimensionals
TECHNIQUE: Watercoloring topped with Crystal Effects
This card is from Mommy and Daddy and brother and sister. Made, of course, by Mommy. It matches the party invitations.
STAMP SET: none ACCESSORY: Large Star Punch
TECHNIQUE: Not a lot-----glittery cardstocks were purchased 'somewhere', greeting font from her computer, but the gold star was punched with her SU! Large Star punch!
Finally, this card, stamped by Oma (that's me). It had to follow the Star Wars theme of course.
STAMP SET: Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel (and handle), very retired Birthday set CS: Brushed Silver, Brilliant Blue ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Go Go Boots Alphabet Set, Large & Small Star punches, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals
TECHNIQUE: Although the birthday stamp set is retired, the technique is valuable: I inked up the word 'happy' with a Silver Encore Pad (p. 190), and embossed with Silver EP. Then cleaned the stamp very well, and inked the word 'birthday' following the same procedure as above but being sure to leave space between the words for the '5th'. For the punched out star on the lower left of the card I punched a small star out of the Brushed Silver CS and then centered and punched the large star around it, creating this outline of a star. Pretty cool huh? Try it, you'll like it. You can do the same with Stampin' Up!'s small and large oval punches or circle or square punches as well.
I must say that I love how my customers, previous and current, all made their own cards for my grandson. They've got the message that 'hand-stamped' is the best!
Feel free to ask any questions you might have about these cards (just leave a comment below this article) or ask how you can get supplies to make your own by either leaving a comment, emailing me or clicking here to go directly to my online store on my Stampin' Up! website.
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU. End of Jedi Training for today.
This card is from Mommy and Daddy and brother and sister. Made, of course, by Mommy.
Posted by: swtor credits | December 01, 2011 at 10:47 PM