Pretty in Pastel Birthday Cards by October Guest Designer Farhana S

Can you believe it’s the last Monday in October? I am so sad that this is my last post as Guest Designer. If you haven’t realized already, I love Newton’s Nook Design products, thankfully I will still have the Inky Paws Challenge to create for! For my last pair of cards, I made my favourite and most used cards! With all the little friend’s birthdays we get invited too, I always need to keep a few in hand!

I’ve been drawn towards pastel colors lately, so I used that as a starting point for these cards, I also wanted to make a slimline card for one of my posts, but since the Newton Nook Slimline Dies just got back into stock, I decided to play around with some older products to pull together a slim line card.

For my first card, I started by stamping and coloring the Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set using copic markers, I used ALL the lightest shades that I have! Then I die cut it with the largest circle from the Circle Frames Die Set. Then I trimmed down a piece of pattern paper that matched my coloring, added it to a card base, and adhered the colored image a little off set. Finally finished off with a sentiment from the Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set, embossed in black on to a strip of paper, which I trimmed into a banner before adhering it onto my card.

For my second card, I started by stamping and heat embossing the Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set three times in white ink of white cardstock. Then I added color by ink blending with distress oxides in a pastel rainbow. I buffed the images with a towel to let the white embossing pop, then I die cut 3 balloons using the Balloon Shaker Die Set and also some of the strings that I later colored yellow with some ink blending. So assemble the card I started ink blending a cloud background on to a slim line card front using some distress oxide ink. Then I mounted the balloons using some foam tape for added dimension, and liquid glue to tuck in the strings underneath. Finally I embossed a sentiment from the Uplifting Wishes Stamp Set on the bottom corner. And done!

Which one is more your style? Detailed coloring or easy ink blending? Let me know in the comments below and please follow me on Instagram to see my cards for Inky Paws Challenges to come!

Lastly, thanks again Jennifer and Samantha! You two made my card making dream come true! I can’t wait to add more Newton Nook products to my crafty stash!

-Farhana