I love this collaboration stamp set that has images provided from multiple stamp companies. I purchased it several months ago but finally got the chance to play with it.
I had an old 6 x 6 paper pack (birthday themed) that I paired with it. I cut the larger layer 3.5 inches by 5 inches. I then cut down the biggest left over piece of the same patterned paper to 1 1/2 inches by 5 inches. That allowed me to utilize most of the paper on 2 separate cards. I mixed and matched several of the papers throughout all of these cards. I also took several more of the left over pieces and made my own background design on one of them. I really like to get as much use from my papers as possible.
I picked out 2 copic marker colors that coordinated with the multicolored papers and used them throughout all of the cards. I stamped one image in each of the smaller rectangles then minimally colored them. One of the stamps was a "And Many More" stamp which is stamped inside the 3 cards that say Happy (or Hoppy) birthday. I used the "Sending Birthday Wishes" stamp inside the other cards. The only stamp I did not use on these juvenile type cards was the "Happy Birthday with love" one by Gina K Designs. It has hearts all over it and just reads more mature to me. I will make an adult card with that one.
The cards seemed a little "flat" in design to me so I added wink of stella to all the colored images and I also added a line of gemstones to the cake image card. It seemed more teenage in design to me and definitely for a girl. Now they all look good. I have 11 nieces and nephews that are baby to high school age. I also have 4 adult nieces and nephews but that's another story. These cards can go to the family with 5 children and I don't have to worry that I sent the same card to more than one child in the family. That is a relief.
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