{"id":185,"date":"2014-06-24T23:55:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T03:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tealdragon.net\/tealdragongal\/?p=185"},"modified":"2014-06-24T23:58:51","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T03:58:51","slug":"simple-birthday-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tealdragon.net\/tealdragongal\/2014\/06\/simple-birthday-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Birthday Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in December, I challenged myself to make more simple cards in the coming new year. \u00a0I have to admit that it&#8217;s been hard for me to feel that simple cards are good enough, so I haven&#8217;t attempted to make simple cards in awhile. \u00a0Then I also got distracted with the (really cool!) Cards in a Box which are decidedly Not Simple.<\/p>\n<p>But this past week, I needed six birthday cards for family and friends, and I had limited time. \u00a0So again I challenged myself to make simple cards. \u00a0It was difficult to make the cards work to my satisfaction, but in the end, I was very happy with the overall results! \u00a0It also made me very happy that I made more than four of the cards in just over two hours, where as it normally takes me two hours to make just one non-simple card!<\/p>\n<p>What I have learned so far about simple cards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>paper with a texture or fibers embedded (such as the confetti card stock) adds a lot of interest to a simple card.<\/li>\n<li>A great image can stand on it&#8217;s on with just a touch of color if it&#8217;s an outline stamp.<\/li>\n<li>Humor can add an extra element to a simple card, such as a funny image, or text (see the Boynton cow below where I wrote inside &#8220;Have an udderly fabulous birthday!&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boynton Birthday Cat Card<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled by Stacy I., on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stacybethi\/14290288608\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5578\/14290288608_186ed6bc15_n.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"245\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boynton Birthday Cow Card (I wrote inside, &#8220;Have an Udderly Fabulous Birthday!&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled by Stacy I., on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stacybethi\/14306450639\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5575\/14306450639_f71a1171bd_n.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Silhouette Flower Cards<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled by Stacy I., on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stacybethi\/14290239349\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2924\/14290239349_3bafaf2a7f_n.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"320\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sailboat Masculine Card<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled by Stacy I., on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stacybethi\/14290237329\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3871\/14290237329_7c34098a0e_n.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"234\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pink and White Cake Card (Thanks to Iris for the layout idea!)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled by Stacy I., on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stacybethi\/14473502391\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5573\/14473502391_91b484e41a_n.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"248\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Supplies:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Boynton Birthday Cat Card<br \/>\n<em><strong>RS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kidstamps Boynton birthday cat<br \/>\n<\/em><em>SU Teeny Tiny Wishes set Just For You<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Card Stock<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 White confetti cardstock<br \/>\n<strong>Ink<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin\u2019 Up! Cool Carribean<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Accessories<\/strong> &#8211; aqua grosgrain ribbon,<br \/>\n<em><a style=\"color: #9f9f9f;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IEEV\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00006IEEV&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stacysplace&amp;linkId=FPFYK4ZTMQLEK3KS\">Sanford Prismacolor Pencils<\/a><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=stacysplace&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00006IEEV\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Boynton Birthday Cow Card<br \/>\n<em><em><strong>RS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kidstamps Boynton birthday cow<br \/>\n<\/em><em>SU Teeny Tiny Wishes set happy birthday<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Card Stock<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 White confetti cardstock<br \/>\n<strong>Ink<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin\u2019 Up!\u00a0Taken With Teal<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Accessories<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Wildberry ribbon (Michael&#8217;s),<br \/>\n<em><a style=\"color: #9f9f9f;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IEEV\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00006IEEV&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stacysplace&amp;linkId=FPFYK4ZTMQLEK3KS\">Sanford Prismacolor Pencils<\/a><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=stacysplace&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00006IEEV\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Silhouette Flower Cards<br \/>\n<em><em><strong>RS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Just For Fun silhouette wild flowers with Queen Anne&#8217;s Lace and A Muse Queen Anne&#8217;s Lace,<br \/>\n<\/em>Seaside Stampin&#8217; Ink Happy B-day Calligraphy<br \/>\n<strong>Card Stock<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin&#8217; Up! Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue<br \/>\n<strong>Ink<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin\u2019 Up!\u00a0Taken With Teal<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Accessories<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Black satin ribbon<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sailboat Masculine Card<br \/>\n<em><em><strong>RS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin&#8217; Up! Simply Summer sailboat,<br \/>\n<\/em>Stampin&#8217; Up! Small Script set Wish<br \/>\n<strong>Card Stock<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin&#8217; Up! Cool Carribean<br \/>\n<strong>Ink<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin\u2019 Up! Bermuda Bay<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Accessories<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Teal ribbon tied with square knot<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pink and White Cake Card<br \/>\n<em><em><strong>RS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Paper Salon cake, Hero Arts Happy Birthday<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Card Stock<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 white<br \/>\n<strong>Ink<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stampin\u2019 Up! Melon Mambo<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Accessories<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Bright pink ribbon,<br \/>\nStampin&#8217; Up! Sizzix Designer Frames Oval embossing folder<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in December, I challenged myself to make more simple cards in the coming new year. \u00a0I have to admit that it&#8217;s been hard for me to feel that simple cards are good enough, so I haven&#8217;t attempted to make simple cards in awhile. \u00a0Then I also got distracted with the (really cool!) 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