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DT Thursday: Create a Happy Birthday Pocket Card with Sandiebella

It must be Thursday, given that a gorgeous new project from Sandiebella landed in my inbox to share with you!

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Happy Birthday Pocket Card with Sandiebella!

Happy Birthday Pocket Card

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Happy Birthday Pocket Card with Sandiebella!

Supplies:

White card
Patterned paper
Selection of die cuts (circles, tags, borders)
White ribbon
Scoring board and bone folder.
Circle punch

How to:

Card Base:
Cut one piece of white card measuring 11..75″ x 5.5″
On the 11.75″ side score at 4.25″ and 8.5″

On the 3.25″ section, cut a semi circle from the middle, using a circle punch or die, as shown.

Apply double sided tape along the sides, on the inside, and set aside.

For the panels, cut:

White card:
(3 x)  5.25″ x 4″
(1 x)  5.25″ x 3 1/8″
Patterned paper:
(3 x)  5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
(1 x)  5.25″ x 4″
(1 x)  5 1/8″ x 3″

Taking the card base, adhere the 5.25″ x 3 1/8″ piece of white card to the front of the pocket. Use the circle punch to cut out the semicircle at the top.

Adhere the 5 1/8″ x 3″ piece of patterned paper to the front of the pocket, over the white card. Again, use the circle punch to cut out the semicircle at the top. Adhere the 5.25″ x 4″ piece of patterned paper into the centre section, remove the backing from the double sided tape on the pocket and fold over into the middle. Burning the adhesive well to make sure the pocket is secure.

Cut 2 pieces of white ribbon approx 10″ in length. Adhere one to the front of the card, as shown, and repeat for the back.

Adhere the rest of the patterned paper pieces to the corresponding white card and adhere one to the front of the card, over the ribbon.

Adhere another panel to the inside front.

Adhere the last panel to the back, over the ribbon.

Stamp Uptown Girl Ava onto white card.

Colour the image with your desired medium and fussy cut using a precision scissors.

Cut some circles and scalloped circles and adhere them together.

Add layers to the front of the card, as desired, and then adhere the circles flat onto the base.

Cut out the medium sized Happy from white card.

Insert Ava into the Snapshot Polaroid die cuts

Gently turn them over and apply foam tape to the back. Adhere it down onto the circles on the card front.

Stamp out the sentiment from Blossom Loves Balloons and separate the words.

Adhere the HAPPY across the front of the Polaroid and the ‘birthday’ underneath.

Take the gift pile you coloured earlier and adhere it to a tag.

Thread twine through the top of the tag and adhere flat to the inside of the card front. This can be used to write a message.

Use the pocket for more tags, cash, and/or gift cards.

To close the card, tie the ribbon in a bow.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Happy Birthday Pocket Card with Sandiebella!

Over To You!

Share your personal favourite Stamping Bella creations with us. We LOVE to see what you’ve been creating with Stamping Bella stamps. Share a link to your latest Stamping Bella card in the comments below, or an old favourite you made a while ago. Tell us what your favourite stamps are. Are there any additions you would like to see to the range? Let us know!

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If you are posting your images online, we would love to see them on Instagram and all the platforms mentioned above. To make it easier for us to find you just use #stampingbella as a hashtag. Even better tag me @markergeek and Emily @stampingbella . We love it when you connect, so don’t be shy!

Until next time, HAPPY STAMPING!

MWAH

Elaineabella

3 Comments

  1. Debby says:

    what a great card. I really love it

    hugs Debby

  2. Ann says:

    Fabulous, thanks for your inspiration. x

  3. Karen says:

    I can’t wait to try this. Thank you.

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