Curios Crafter Tash: Female Birthday Cards I have created.....Enjoy!!!

I have posted some of my designs that I have sourced around the internet & stamp magazines. I have put my twist on it by using different stamps or techniques. I love my Stamping Up stamps & punches which have made the process of making cards this time much easier! Please note some stamps I have used have come from magazines or I have bought them from a craft shop! My designs are so they are flat for posting so I do not use a lot of embellishments or too many raised layers as all that work gets chewed up in the post!

Female Cards

Here is a card layout I design which I really pleased about how it cam together. I have used Stampin Up By the Tide set, Mixed Bunch set, plus the Blossom punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, the leaves of the Bird Builder punch, to create this card. Also used a embossing die & a little spritzing to give a little sparkle!

Here I used Stampin Up Baroque Motifs set.

Stampin Up Baroque motifs set & fresh vintage set to create this card.

Stampin Up baroque motifs set.

Stampin Up Baroque Motifs set. Here is a simple layout I came up with however I tried to find ways you could use glitter & the best way is to use your double sided tape then pour & press the glitter into the tape which then gives you sparkle highlights without taking over! So I am really happy about this technique! I have used Stampin Up Baroque set plus a Stamp It vertical stamp.

Stampin Up Fresh Vintage stamp set. Here I have mix two layouts together that I came across on the web which I very pleased by it. So I have used Stampin Up Fresh Vintage & Faith in Nature sets.

Stampin Up Fresh Vintage set. Here is a layout I found on the internet which I had a go. So I used Stampin Up Fresh Vintage set & Dotted Scallop boarder punch. Plus some inks & a embossing die to create this card.

Stampin Up Fresh vintage set to create this card.

Stampin Up Fresh Vintage set. I came across this one on the internet & gave it a go! I used Stampin Up Fresh Vintage set & a square punch to create this card.

This was a card I created using the stamps & cutting dies from a magazine. The magazine is called Australian Simply Cards issue 92. This was a little tricky to line up however I used a marker that for shiny surfaces & made a mark so it was easier to line each layer when stamping!

Here I found a layout on the web which used the embossing folder to create this card. I used Stampin Up Flower Shop set & Pansy punch. Plus the bird punch for the leaves. The words from Stampin Up Gifts of Kindness set.

I like this one as this came together quite well using soft lavender colours.

Here is a card I designed using a Fiskas boarder punch which I put a strip of glitter paper behind it! I also used Stampin Up modern label,small oval, decorative punch & words of kindness set ( retired set) & wetlands set!

This is my go at making a 21st Birthday card which I used glittered paper, embossing die & some embellishments! The only bit with Stamping Up is the wording!

Here is a technique I found on the web however I was not clear on what they call it! SO I will call it Ink Quilting Effect, which you use a masking & daubing effect to create this card. My suggestion is do this slowly so you don't get confused & stick your pre cut squares sticky note paper which you use as a mask to make the space to daub into! I used Stampin Up large square punch & punch out the sticky end of the sticky note paper! My suggestion would be to only ink the bottom of each diagonal square & star a little way up first then stick your square over the top of it! Once you have done this then score along in a diagonal fashion so this can hide any missed lining up ink squares. I also used Stampin Up Flower shop, Baroque, Simply Sketched set & pansy, decorative punch. Oh make sure you mark out with a ruler or use your grid on your mat to get the spacing right!!

Here is a card I created with some paper I found in my stash & decided to use it! I used Stampin Up decorative label & pansy punches. The stamps are from Stamp It & Stampin Up Flower Shop set!!

Here I found a layout on the web so here is my version of it!! I used Stampin Up Simply Sketched set & coloured with water pencils. For the dots on the base card I used a dots stamp made by My Stamps to create the background.

Here I found this idea from the web which I then change a little to suit with what I had & so this is my version of it!! I use Stampin Up Wetlands set, plus water colour pencils to create this card!

Here I used Stampin Up Wood grain stamp to create this card.

Here I was putting left overs together to create this card!

Here I have created this card using Stampin Up Pocket Fun set which was given to my ladies at craft to use & keep. This is an retired set but it still a good one to have, I thought!!

Here I used Stampin Up Pocket fun set to create this card. Also a few punches, Stampin Up decorative, bird builder, blossom trio & a Martha Stewart butterfly trio punch! Here I was just playing around & trying to use up odd bits of paper!

This card I used a stamp which I am not sure where it is from, for both of this card, however they look great!

ATC Rules.....

Just to get you thinking!

Your ATC should be 6.4cm X 8.9 cm (2.5 inches by 3.5 inches ). Try to make sure your ATC has a sturdy backing especially if you have used papers to create. Always lable the back of your ATC with a theme title, your name, date it was made, what materials were used and most of all what number it is in the series or set that you made.

When creating or making a design for ATC swapping it is a good idea to make a set with the same design as this becomes the set that you swap out. At the back of each ATC is written for example 1of 6 which means this one ATC was the first made out of six that were made to form a set or series. Depending on the requirements of a host sets or series can more or less ie 6x6, 8x8, 10x10.

SO why you ask this, well when swapping your ATCs it is handy to know that the ATC received was made from an idenitcal idea or creation and how many were produced this way. It is nice to know that when this set of ATCs was swapped out that every player received the same design. Also handy for the host when they need to swap out so many different sets or series of ATCs that each set are the same made from each player, so there is less chance of being sent out a ATC you have design back. Receiving new ATCs are fun especially if there was a large number of players involved in the one swap.

Swapping is FREE which means no money was needed to buy ATCs. Only cost is the making of ATCs and postage. It is so easy to get started and collect your very own ATCs.

Hope this has helped or have got you thinking about getting started in ATCs.

What is This???

Here are a few what does that mean when you find them on your ATC' s or Host Swap Details:

RAK: Radom Act of Kindness; if you get an ATC with this on it means you keep this ATC & is not to swap out or give away as it was ment for you & no one else.

3/4: 3 for 4; means you make 3 to send to the host and receive four ATCs from the host as they have made an extra one for you.

4/3: 4 for 3; means you make 4 to send & receive 3 in return as the host collects one ATC from every player to keep.

4x4: 4 for 4; means you make 4 to send & receive 4 in return from the host. This is the same if the ATC sets or series are 6x6, 8x8 or 3x3 as it depends on the host.

TY : means thank you which a host will make a card or note of thanks for joining the swap. It is not counted as a ATC.

SSAE: means stamped & self addressed envelope which is needed when you join a swap so the host can send you swapped ATCs back. Also "envie" may be used too for the same thing.

Tips That May Help!!

Just a few things I do to make making ATC's alittle easier!

~ Cut out a peice of very thick card to use a tracing template & mark it as a template so you don't have keep ruling up the exact size all the time!

~ Cut out a peice of ver thick card just 2mm or 3 mm smaller template so it can be use as the main body of your design & then can be placed on a peice of card cut that is at the right size so it creates a frame or boarder around your work!

~ Buy a self inking character stamp to use as your backing details so it makes writing information on th back of you ATC's faster & easier too! It should have Title, Theme, Date, Number (used an abreviation for this as it saves on space) & made by (your name!).

~ Buy a self inking stamp & place you address on it so it can be used on the back of envolopes for who the sender is so you don't need to write it & helps when posting!!

~ Have an exercise book to track & record your ATC's in swaps as this helps to have on hand when you go to create your ATC's & the swap you are joining! The things you may have in there are; Swap theme, Host, Date due, Post date, Host receive, I received! These are ruled up into 6 columns. Plus you tracker book is handy when you don't want to turn on the computer just to find out details of a swap you have already signed up for!