I was flicking through the Stampin’ Up! catalogue today and once again I surprised myself by things that I’ve missed.  I don’t know how – I must go through that catalogue a dozen times a day but nearly a year later I’m still finding inspiration.  Today I thought it might be fun to copy a card from the catalogue and this is the card I made.  It’s a copy of the one on page 38 of the Australian Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalogue.

There’s a couple of very slight colour changes as I used what I had but other than that the card is the same.

The base of the card is embossed using the Big Shot and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I’m always impressed with this embossing folder as it’s one that I use often for men’s cards as it goes well with masculine colours and images but then it still seems to work really well with this bright and fun birthday card.

The ‘Happy Birthday’ greeting was stamped in Black Stazon ink and then coloured in using my inkpads and a blender pen.

I really enjoyed making this card so I’ll definitely be copying some more from the catalogue when I’m a little stuck for ideas or looking for something different.  If you’d like one of these 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogues then let me know and I’ll send you one (Australia only).  This catalogue will only be current until 31st of August and then the new 2012-2013 Stampin’ Up! catalogue will be released on 1st September.

If you have any questions about how I made this card or wish to purchase any Stampin’ Up! products, please feel free to email me.

And here’s a list of Stampin’ Up! products that I used to create this card:

Rubber Stamps:
Bring On The Cake

Cardstock & Paper:
Pool Party cardstock
Whisper White cardstock
Melon Mambo cardstock
Designer Series Patterned Paper Stack – Subtles (I used Certainly Celery as I had run out of the Wild Wasabi that was used in the original card)
Soft Suede cardstock

Inkpads/Markers/Paint:
Stazon Jet Black inkpad
Pretty In Pink inkpad (for colouring)
Certainly Celery inkpad (for colouring)
Pool Party inkpad (for colouring)

Tools:
Big Shot
Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Scallop Border Punch
Blender Pen

Accessories:
Designer Buttons (Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery & Rose Red)
White Bakers Twine

Adhesives:
SNAIL adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals (foam dots)