Spring Chicken with Hey Chick & Hey Birthday Chick

We are in the home stretch for the final challenge of the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge. I’ve loved being a part of the design team for several years now (what an honor!) and wanted to play along with the challenge one last time before the challenge site retires for good. To add my own spin to this week’s sketch, I reached for two bundles that will be available to customers starting February 2 – that’s tomorrow! How fun is that?! Here’s my second card for the 405th CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

In case you missed it, here’s my original project for this final challenge (you can click on the photo below to see my original post for this card if you’d like to read more):

but let’s get back to the card I’ve shared with you today…

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Spring Chicken. The title of my post is “Spring Chicken with Hey Chick & Hey Birthday Chick” – if you caught, that they you might feel a little puzzled by my card. Yes, there are three chickens. Yes, there is a “happy birthday” sentiment. It’s the inside of the card, though, that pulls it all together. Once again, here’s the outside: and here’s the inside of the card:I mean, really! How adorable is this hatching chick and the fun sentiment inside the card!? The inside is pulled from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set (it’s available in the January – June 2021 Mini Catalog, but the Bundle will be available starting tomorrow (February 4). Want to know more?
• Hey Chick & Hey Birthday Chick Bundles. I shared my first project with the upcoming bundles last week. Not only is Stampin’ Up! bringing back Hey Chick, a super-popular Sale-a-Bration offering from 2017, but they are adding a set of must-have dies that you are going to want in your craft room. In addition, they’re going to offer a set of dies that coordinate with the new Hey Birthday Chick stamp set. Here’s a flyer that shares the new bundles and dies that will be offered starting February 2:I’ll be sharing more projects with these new bundles tomorrow. I hope you’ll come back to learn more.
• Two Color Combinations. My card features a trio of chickens that make me so happy. I cropped them with circle punches, cropped them with the coordinating dies, mounted them on a black circle from the same punch and then framed them with Layering Circle Dies. Here’s a closer look: The birds are colored with a mix of Stampin’ Blends – Petal Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake and Calypso Coral. If you like this soft mix of Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake, I hope you’ll save this for future reference: While the colors of the chickens play an important role on this card, the primary colors on this card – a mix of Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Basic Black – make me very happy. If you like this mix of warmer tones, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Bundles: Hey Chick (available February 2), Hey Birthday Chick (available February 2)  Stamp Sets: Hey Chick (available February 2), Hey Birthday Chick  Papers: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Basic Black, Thick Basic White, Neutrals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Crumb Cake)  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Blends (Petal Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight)  Accessories: Chick Dies (available February 2), Birthday Chick Dies (available February 2), 1-1/2″ Circle Punch, 2″ Circle Punch, Layering Circle Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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