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Close to My Heart ~ Shake Up Your Birthday Celebrations!

Shake Up Your Birthday Celebrations!

Shake Up Your Birthday Celebrations! #birthday #celebrate #party #cards #cardmaking #scrapbooking #memorykeeping #ctmh #closetomyheart #shakerwindows #crafting #shaker #diecutting #stamping

Of all the happy days we celebrate throughout the year, birthdays are one of our favorite occasions to craft for! Handmade cards are always a hit, commemorative scrapbook pages make treasured keepsakes, and all of them present an awesome opportunity to flex your creative muscles!

Today, we’re going to give you an insider’s look at how to shake up your cake day crafts with our Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin Cuts set! We’ll be showing off one of our favorite ways to use these stamps and Thin Cuts—in shaker windows!

Shake Up Your Birthday Celebrations! #birthday #celebrate #party #cards #cardmaking #scrapbooking #memorykeeping #ctmh #closetomyheart #shakerwindows #crafting #shaker #diecutting #stamping

The Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin Cuts set is available in our May–June catalog. (To view this set, along with all the other exciting products in this catalog, click here!) The Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin Cuts set includes 10 metal dies and 22 stamps, all of which were designed to help crafters celebrate in style!

Shake Up Your Birthday Celebrations! #birthday #celebrate #party #cards #cardmaking #scrapbooking #memorykeeping #ctmh #closetomyheart #shakerwindows #crafting #shaker #diecutting #stamping

Now that we’ve introduced you to the Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin Cuts set, we want to show you all the fun that comes with using this bundle to create your own birthday-themed shaker windows! In our blog post from last week, we taught you how to construct these fun, interactive elements, so if you’re not familiar with how to build shaker windows, we suggest that you go back and take a look at last week’s post to see how easily they come together.

One of the standout features of the Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin Cuts set are the whimsical characters that accompany the sentiments and icons in the stamp set. These fairy tale figures make a delightful addition to any birthday craft!

  • Shake Up Your Birthday Celebrations! #birthday #celebrate #party #cards #cardmaking #scrapbooking #memorykeeping #ctmh #closetomyheart #shakerwindows #crafting #shaker #diecutting #stamping
Shake Up Your Birthday Celebrations! #birthday #celebrate #party #cards #cardmaking #scrapbooking #memorykeeping #ctmh #closetomyheart #shakerwindows #crafting #shaker #diecutting #stamping

When you incorporate these characters into a shaker window and fill it with a few sparkly sequinsbeads, or gems, they become even more magical! Because these character stamps are designed to fit inside our Circle Shaker Windows, you can easily create a shaker window using any of these stamps as a backdrop. You can even play around with other shaker window shapes, like heartsstars, or rectangles! You can see in the examples above that shaker windows make a great addition to your card fronts, but we encourage you to try adding them to your scrapbook pages as well! When you incorporate a shaker window as an accent on your page, it instantly adds some interactive excitement that makes the whole page sparkle!

Whether your shaker window graces the front of a card or provides an unforgettable accent for a scrapbook page, it’s a sure-fire way to up your crafting game, especially when using the Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin Cuts set!  With so many creative options available with the Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin Cuts set, it makes birthday crafting an absolute joy. Do you have a favorite stamp from this set? Tell us about it in the comments below!


Recipes:

8½” x 11″ Hip, Hip, Hooray Page
Z4448 Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin CutsX9040 Mix-in Paper PacketX6036 Ballerina CardstockX6042 Mint CardstockX6044 Peach Cardstock1385 White Daisy CardstockX6056 Wild Berry CardstockZ4189 Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp PadZ5012 Wild Berry Shimmer TrimZ3274 Clear SparklesZ6025 White Acrylic FlowersZ3630 Watercolor PencilsZ3225 Medium Round WaterbrushZ1151 3-D Foam TapeZ4309 Circle Shaker Window Thin CutsZ3906 Iridescent Flower ConfettiZ5026 Clear Loose GemsZ5038 Die-cutting & Embossing Machine

4¼” x 5½” Happy 6th Birthday Card (Horizontal)
Z4448 Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin CutsX9040 Mix-in Paper PacketX6057 Capri CardstockX6044 Peach Cardstock1385 White Daisy CardstockX6032 Wisteria CardstockZ3239 Silver Glitter PaperZ6514 Wisteria Exclusive Inks™ Stamp PadZ4189 Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp PadZ4288 Capri Shimmer BrushZ4225 Mint Shimmer BrushZ3661 Peach Shimmer BrushZ3132 Watercolor PaintsZ3225 Medium Round WaterbrushZ4191 Silver Glitter GemsZ4304 Silver Loose SequinsZ2900 Silver Star ConfettiZ4309 Circle Shaker Window Thin CutsZ4310 Circle Shaker Window Foam + AcetateZ3224 Small Round WaterbrushZ2060 Thin 3-D Foam TapeZ5038 Die-cutting & Embossing Machine

8½” x 11″ Happy Birthday Page
Z4448 Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin CutsX9040 Mix-in Paper PacketX6047 Black CardstockX6057 Capri CardstockX6042 Mint CardstockZ4189 Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp PadZ3630 Watercolor PencilsZ3225 Medium Round WaterbrushZ1151 3-D Foam TapeZ4309 Circle Shaker Window Thin CutsZ3274 Clear SparklesZ5026 Clear Loose GemsZ2900 Silver Star ConfettiZ1263 Bitty SparklesZ5038 Die-cutting & Embossing Machine

4¼” x 5½” It’s Your Birthday Card (Vertical)
Z4448 Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin CutsX9040 Mix-in Paper PacketX6057 Capri CardstockX6030 Evergreen CardstockX6051 Sundance Cardstock1385 White Daisy CardstockZ3238 Gold Glitter PaperZ3271 Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp PadZ4288 Capri Shimmer BrushZ3132 Watercolor PaintsZ3312 Gold Glitter GemsZ4235 Gold Loose SequinsZ3677 Gold Star ConfettiZ4309 Circle Shaker Window Thin CutsZ4310 Circle Shaker Window Foam + AcetateZ3224 Small Round WaterbrushZ2060 Thin 3-D Foam TapeZ5038 Die-cutting & Embossing Machine

4¼” x 5½” It’s Your Birthday Mermaid Card (Horizontal)
Z4448 Birthday Numbers Stamp + Thin CutsX9040 Mix-in Paper PacketX6050 Flamingo CardstockX6032 Wisteria CardstockZ3274 Clear SparklesZ5030 Lagoon Loose GemsZ3132 Watercolor PaintsZ3225 Medium Round WaterbrushZ4259 Stitched Square Frames Thin CutsZ4309 Circle Shaker Window Thin CutsZ4310 Circle Shaker Window Foam + AcetateZ5038 Die-cutting & Embossing Machine  

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