Last night on the trail there was a bike club and there were a lot of them. Boy do they have it down as they were whizzing by me. So I thought about a bike card. So here is to the ones getting fit and healthy with the faithful bike.  I know that surely you know a biker out there having a birthday, this card is for them.

Base: The card starts simply with Crushed Curry cardstock and Whisper White on top.

Focus:  The eye will catch the colorful bikes done in yellow, blue, red, and beige. Then give one bike your total attention in one of the colors.  I choose to use blue. The white strip is 2″ x 5 1/4″ and the blue is 2 1/4″ x 5 1/4″.

Tips

Stamp Set:  Sheltering Tree, Balloon Celebration

Color Combination:  Pacific Blue, Tip Top Taupe, Crushed Curry, Real Red

Ink:  Tip Top Taupe, Wild Wasabi

Paper:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Pacific Point

Embellishment: Candy Dots (Regals)

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Welcome to another week of stampin with me.   Did you notice I put out another card on Sunday?  This was part of the card challenge.  You can checkout all the great ideas by clicking here.  http://www.global-design-project.com/

Today is part of the many stamps that Stampin’ Up! offers to celebrate birthdays. I chose to continue with one of the stamps that is retiring —— Cupcake Party. This is another nice change from using the birthday cake.

Base:   The card is started with Pool Party cardstock. This color is used in the card circles.  The white cardstock is stamped first and then embossed.

Focus:  The cupcake is the focus and the circles are a great accent.  As part of  WOW Wednesday I will explain how to do the circles which are very simple.  I love how the colorful circles draw us into the card. Just think how plain it would be with just the cupcake. The embossed paper adds texture.  These are important elements to the cards —– color and texture.

Tips

Stamp Set:   Cupcake Party, Create a Cupcake (words) retired

Color Combination:  Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Calypso Coral

Ink:   Pool Party, Chocolate Chip. Calypso Coral

Paper:  Pool Party, Whisper White

Embellishment:  Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Sponge Daubers

Accessories:  2 3/8″ Scallop Lunch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch, assorted circle punches

Note: A lot of these punches are retiring.

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