Celebrate You with Hey Birthday Chick

Before I share today’s project for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I want to thank Amy O’Neill who selected my All About Baby card from last week’s challenge as her choice for “Perfect Prince” (if you missed that card, you can see it here).  I receive so much inspiration from these online challenges, so it’s always special to be recognized by the design team members.  Thanks, Amy!

For this week’s slimline card challenge, I pulled out a favorite from the January – June 2021 Mini Catalog and combined it with some new products from Stampin’ Up!’s 2021 Annual Catalog. Such fun!  Here’s my slimline card:

Here’s the banner for Jennifer Timko’s sketch challenge that inspired my card:

I love to mix things up with a non-traditional card shape every once in a while. I love the look of a long, slender card, so this challenge gave me license to play. The base of my slimline card measures 8-1/2″ x 7″ and is scored at 3-1/2″.

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Hey Birthday Chick Bundle. The Hey Birthday Chick stamp set debuted in Stampin’ Up!’s January – June 2021 Mini Catalog – a coordinating set of dies quickly followed. Together, they are incredibly fun. While both the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set and coordinating Birthday Chick Dies will be carrying forward into Stampin’ Up!’s 2021 Annual Catalog, the bundle (which gives us a 10% discount on both) will disappear on June 30. Here’s a look at the Hey Birthday Chick Bundle:The Hey Chick Bundle was released at the same time as the Hey Birthday Chick Bundle. The Hey Chick Bundle will retire on June 30 (or when supplies run out). If you love crazy chicks, you’ll want to check that one out, too! CLICK HERE to take a look. The sentiment on the front of my card is from the wonderfully versatile Create with Friends stamp set, new in Stampin’ Up!’s 2021 Annual Catalog.
• Just Sitting Around. On February 1, I made a card with several of the characters in the Hey Chick Bundle and Hey Birthday Chick Bundle. The card featured a couple of peek-a-boo frames with some peeping chickens. Here’s a look at this card (you can click on the image to see the original post for this project):At the time, I colored this dancing chicken with Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends but decided to switch up the colors. The chicken in the bottom frame won out in the color war, and I made another of this character with Crumb Cake. Even though this Calypso Coral chicken didn’t make it onto that card, she’s been bouncing around the basement since February 1, waiting for the right project. On a couple of occasions, I added a little more ink and then blended it a bit with the Color Lifter. Finally…the chick has found a home. Here’s a closer look:
• CC Color Trio. The warm tones on my slimline card start with a Cajun Craze panel from the In the Wild Designer Series Paper. I love the tribal pattern in the 7-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ panel on the front of this card. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the In the Wild Designer Series Paper:The Calypso Coral chicken looks great against the Cajun Craze backdrop. The base of Crumb Cake helps to keep these tones warm. If you like this mix of Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral and Cajun Craze as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Bundles: Hey Birthday Chick  Stamp Sets: Hey Birthday Chick, Create with Friends  Papers: In the Wild Designer Series Paper, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Thick Basic White  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Blends (Calypso Coral, Real Red)  Accessories: Birthday Chick Dies, Turtle Punch (for confetti), Stampin’ Dimensionals

Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (English) – 158631

Price: $43.00

Create With Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set – 156058

Price: $17.00

In The Wild 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 155817

Price: $11.50

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 122925

Price: $8.75

Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119684

Price: $8.75

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 120953

Price: $8.75

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $8.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $6.00

Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154881

Price: $9.00

Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154879

Price: $9.00

Turtle Punch – 155372

Price: $18.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches 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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