Krafty Chicks Challenge #814: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you! 

New month, new challenge starting today. Week one brings us a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery.

#814 BIRTHDAY

Grabbed another card kit from the pile. This one was from an old class a few years back. I didn't alter the layout, just used a different stamp set. Turned out wonderful! Here's the original card:

 Everything is the same but I switched out the hen for a gnome home. It could be switched out for anything you like. Oh and I added splatters. Here's a close up:

 

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Kindest Gnomes (retired)
• Card Stock: Misty Moonlight, Basic White
• DSP: 2022-2024 In Color
• Ink Pads: Memento, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive
• Stampin' Blends: Melon Mambo, Flirty Flaming, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pool Party
• Accessories: Gnomes dies, water painter, blending brushes, Stampin' Dimensionals

No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little DSP.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #810: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you! 

New month, new challenge starting today. Week one brings us a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery.

#810 BIRTHDAY

Decided to play with some new stamps sets today and pause on the Paper Pumpkins. This wreath is not actually a wreath but three curved sprig connected to look like one. I went a little overkill with the purple background, it's a little dark to my liking. Tip for next time, even though you think there's not much colour on the page, stop and dry fit your element to know when to stop. The lovely sentiment (love the font) is from the POM (Product Of the Month) January 2026. Stampin' Up! started this new promotion in December 2025: purchase a qualifying order ($100 CAD) and get the POM for $5 CAD.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Delicate Whispers, Fabulous Sayings (POM)
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Gray
• Ink Pads: Basic Gray, Highland Heather, VersaMark
• Stampin' Blends: Highland Heather, Lemon Lime Twist, light Shaded Spruce
• Accessories: Delicate Whispers dies, heat tool, white embossing powder, blending brush

No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little card stock and a coordinating image.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #806: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you! 

It's the beginning of February! Let's start it off with a great challenge. Week one brings us a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery.

#806 BIRTHDAY

I dusted off the February 2025 Paper Pumpkin to follow through with my goal of reducing the pile of orange boxes. There isn't much left in the kit after this play session.

 

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Hello Spring Paper Pumpkin 2025, 12 Days of the Crafting Advent Calendar
• Card Stock: Old Olive, Balmy Blue, Basic White
• DSP: Hello Spring Paper Pumpkin 2025
• Ink Pads: Old Olive
• Accessories: Streaked Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

 

 No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little card stock and/or coordinating image.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #801: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Happy New Year!! It's the beginning of 2026! Let's start it off with a great challenge. Week one brings us a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery.

#801 BIRTHDAY

Just playing around and trying to get caught up on older Paper Pumpkin kits. You're going to hear me say this A LOT this year. I love Paper Pumpkin! The kits are fabulous! But I think I have too many stamps and things to play with that I push them aside and eventually forget about them. I also probably overwhelm myself by always trying to create alternative designs.

New Year's Resolution: finish all kits (past or current) within the monthly period. So if I haven't created alternatives, I will just finish the kit as the kit was designed. It's designed to be SIMPLE crafting! It's designed to be RELAX crafting! It's designed to be NO STRESS crafting!

But here's an alternative design using the December 2019 PP kit: Something for Everything. 

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Something For Everything PP December 2019
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White
• DSP: from the kit
• Ink Pads: Terracotta Tile (retired)
• Accessories: from the kit 

 No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little DSP and/or coordinating image.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #797: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

 We've arrived to the last month of the year. Already December and I'm not ready for it. Week one has a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery. Now let's get started with the challenge.

#797 BIRTHDAY

I bought a new stamp bundle (Swirled Designs) and wanted to play with it right away. I loved the sample card Stampin' Up! provided and was sold on it right away. I think I love the dies more than the stamp set but time will tell. 

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Poppin' Birthday March 2019 Paper Pumpkin
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Fresh Freesia
• Ink Pads: Lost LAgooon, Fresh Freesia
• Accessories: Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder, Swirled Designs Dies, Words of The Season Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals
   

 

As always, no card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little card stock and coordinating image.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #793: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Well, I blinked and it's now November. Week one has a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery. Now let's get started with the challenge.

#793 BIRTHDAY

This card uses only scraps, except for the card base of course. I only had to trim the DSP to length and then weaved them in a random pattern. 

Here's a close up:

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Hello Cupcake
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White
• DSP: Design A Daydream
• Ink Pads: Afternoon Azure, Blackberry Bliss
• Accessories: blending brush
   

No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little DSP.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #788: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Holy Moley! It's now October, which means fall or autumn. Where did the time go?? Week one has a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery. Now let's get started with the challenge.

#788 BIRTHDAY

I was just having fun in my craft space one evening, I even dug out my stencils. When I saw the honeycomb one, I knew I had to use it. I used some yellow and orange ink and added a touch of Cajun Craze for the shading. The bees I had left over from an older Paper Pumpkin kit. Just what the card needed to finish it off..

Here's a close up:

Products used are mostly Stampin' Up! such as card stock, ink and even the retired dots. Only the stencil and the die cut sentiment are off brand. Not even sure which company as I stored it out of it's packaging. I do know they are a few years old , so it's most likely unavailable for purchase. 

 

No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little more stencilling and a coordinating image.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #784: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Well, I blinked and it's now September. Week one has a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery. Now let's get started with challenge.

#784: BIRTHDAY

No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple with a little DSP and/or coordinating image.

 

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #780: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Well, I blinked and it's now August. Week one has a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery. Now let's get started with challenge

#780: BIRTHDAY

Randomly picked another Paper Pumpkin kit off my other desk. I had already cracked this kit open, created a couple of cards but never finished playing with it. Now I have put it on my calendar for the weekend.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Ornate Style (retired), Birthday Banners (retired), Painted Petals, July 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White (159229)
• Ink Pads: Memento (132708) 
• Accessories: Painted Petals, July 2024 PP kit components, Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
   

No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and pairing with the kit's already pretty envelope. Keep it simple with a little DSP and a birthday wish.

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog