Makeover Monday: Enjoy Your Day Birthday Card
Posted on: Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Soph and I certainly did! Soph and I had a bit of girl’s weekend in Ottawa. I drove up on Saturday, and met up with Soph. We hung out for awhile at our favourite Christian bookstore (Salem Storehouse), went out to dinner and then simply hung out at our parent’s chatting and catching up. On Sunday we attended a Copic Certification Course. Although this blog of ours is purely Stampin’ Up! product, both of us constantly look for ways to enhance and develop our creative and artistic skills as well as looking for ways to keep current in the paper crafting industry.
The card I “made over” for today’s Makeover Monday feature is one of Maile Bells cards which you can see HERE. I made it over using the designer paper scraps I had left over from Stampin’ Up!’s Happy B-day Simply Scrappin’ Kit. Rater than create a baby card, I decided to adapt the layout for a birthday card. If you’ve been a reader of mine for awhile then you’ll notice that the two types of cards I create most often are Thank You cards and Birthday cards. That’s because those are the two most common reasons I give cards. I figure that since I’m creating, I might as well create things that I need a lot of LOL.
You can download a pdf of today’s handout HERE. I have to say, I really liked the layout of this card. It’s fast, it’s fun and it’s a perfect way to use up all those little DP scraps you’ve been hoarding because you can’t bear to throw them away (ask me how I know LOL)
See you again tomorrow with our Technique Tuesday Post!
Andrea Walford 
43 Comments
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:30 pm
I love your work! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us. I love the pdf versions of the instructions. They are very helpful.
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:32 pm
This is absolutely wonderful! I’ve got some free time right now and am off to my room to make a few of these. Thanks for all the great ideas!
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Very cute! I love the colors. This is such a fun card
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Love your ‘scrappy’ technique!
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:23 pm
I love how simple and yet fabulous this card is!
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:55 pm
I truly enjoy simple cards that pack a lot of punch, just like this one
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Thanks Andrea. You must have read my mind. I have a ton of DP “pieces” left that I cannot part with. This is just the jump start I needed. Thanks for a Marvelous Monday….
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Beautiful colors and very vibrant! Is it possible for you to do some Sympathy cards-I always get stuck on these along with everything else lol!
Thanks for everything you and your sister do for your blog! You are very talented and I appreciate you sharing all of your wonderful ideas to all of us bloggers!
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Love the colors of this cheery birthday card! This is one of my favorite days you post. I like to see how you change it up for all the SU! products. Awesome!
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:06 pm
love the mix of colors, thanks always for sharing
Eileen
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:16 pm
what a great card, so bright and happy.
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:00 pm
I {love} this card, Andrea! I am going to go CASE it right now for my nephew’s birthday card. So simple and easily adaptable for any occasion! Thanks for sharing!
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Thanks for the ‘scrappy’ card. Maybe I can use some of my paper now. Like so many others, I buy the paper, but don’t use it. It is too pretty! LOL And like you, I love to visit Salem when I’m in Ottawa visiting my sister-in-law. It is a great store.
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:38 pm
Great card – simple and striking. I’m interested in seeing how you liked the Copic Certification course. I can’t wait to see what new techniques you come up with now after attending this course. I don’t know if you can carry it over to SU markers (if only we could get those in our colors!!!). Thanks for always providing plenty of inspiration!
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Wow what a cute card.Love the colors. So simple to change it up for a boy or girl birthday card.TFS
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 pm
I’ve loved seeing new stuff posted everyday. You to are the best and above the rest!!!! corny I know but so true.
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:50 pm
What a great card!
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Now these are cards I love! Easy to mass produce with a WoW factor! Thanks for the inspiration!
Have you tried the technique with using Rubbing Alcohol with SU Markers to get the “look” of copics? “Drunken Watercoloring” by Jody Morrow. It’s amazing how it looks!
Hugs and Blessings
Alicia
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:01 pm
I am loving the bright colors you have been using. It really pops off the kraft cardstock!
May 4th, 2010 at 1:07 am
Andrea, love the layout and brightly-colored DSP used on this “for anyone” style card. Thanks for the pdf file ~ love those!
May 4th, 2010 at 3:11 am
Pretty pretty layout and colors!! I like these simple cards!
May 4th, 2010 at 4:09 am
Hi Andrea,
I did go and CASE your card, so I thought you might like to see my version. Here’s the link!
http://www.stampwithwendy.com.au/2010/05/a-case-of-andrea-walford.html
I hope you like it, thanks again for the inspiration!
May 4th, 2010 at 4:19 am
Love the simplicity of this card. You could use just about any SS Kit and this technique. Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. Nice, quick, and easy card to have on hand when needed. Thanks again for the pdf file, you know that I always appreciate them.
Cyber hugs, Trish in Wisconsin
May 4th, 2010 at 6:58 am
This is a wonderful card–love the layout and the use of the DSP. I didn’t glance at this paper but now that I see it I have to flip through my SU catalog. Glad to hear that Soph and you had a wonderful weekend. You deserve it.
May 4th, 2010 at 7:45 am
I love it. This is such a great use of the DSP.
May 4th, 2010 at 8:11 am
Love the layout and the colors! This card is perfect for me because, I admit, I am a DSP scrap hoarder! Thanks for sharing!
May 4th, 2010 at 9:00 am
I love this card! Sweet and simple and a snap to make, plus I am a ribbon fanatic and it is a great way to use all of those odd little pieces of ribbon I lying around. Thanks for the inspiration!
May 4th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Love the simple design and the colour papers look fantastic together. Thank you for your the great inspiration.
May 4th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Oh THANK you for helping me release some of my scraps for a higher purpose! Cute & simple, love your blog!
May 4th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Very cute card. That DSP didn’t look that cool in the catty. Maybe I’ll have to order it now
May 4th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
super cute! love how simple it is to mass produce.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Super cute! I really like the two ribbons peeking out from behind the DSP. Thanks for sharing.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Love the papers you chose. It really did change the look from Maile’s card. Very celebratory.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
This is a great card to use up scraps and customize for any occasion–thanks!
May 4th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Love the simplicity of the card. The colors really make it pop!
May 4th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
I love the bright colors.
May 4th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
What a bright and cheerful card and a great way to use those scraps!
May 5th, 2010 at 12:13 am
Thank you for the pdf of this card. I needed a fun card for my niece who is turning 3 this weekend. I don’t have this set so I used Fox & Friends instead. I have a horrible time figuring out dimensions so your pdf saved the day. I love your work!
May 5th, 2010 at 10:30 am
I like this card & the layout. I always have a hard time using the Kraft & naturals & light browns but with these bright colors it looks great. I will have to try that next time.
TFS
Candyce
May 5th, 2010 at 11:28 am
I love the colors and how fresh this card looks! Very nicely done!
May 5th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Love the colors and the layout too!
May 6th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
So simple, yet so wonderful! This would be a great, fast card to make. Thank you for sharing your ideas!
June 7th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Great card … and it’s not much more than paper scraps! Love that! TFS!