Alternates to Stampin’ Up! Birthday Card Organizer Kit

Have you seen the Kits Collection available at Stampin’ Up!?  If not, it’s certainly worth taking some time to check out the variety of kits. I’ve had this particular kit for a while and I decided it was time to sit down and put it together.  This kit is an 8” x 10” organizer to hold birthday or other celebration cards.  The kit comes with everything you need to get organized and never miss out on a birthday celebration.  It has pockets for each month so you can store your cards and have them ready to go.  There are extra pockets in the front and back to store additional cards.

I decided to create alternate cards by cutting up a card base and an envelope.  Cutting up one envelope and using it as DSP allowed me to create three cards. It’s fun cutting up the envelopes.  LOL!  Below is the list of colors and products used to create the alternate cards.    

Kit layout and then I stepped it up the second card by adding some Linen Thread.

Cut up one card base to create these two cards.

Used a portion of an envelope, cut up card base, and pre-cut pieces.

Cut up an envelope to create DSP.

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Happy Stamping,

Teresa (AKA “NoNo” by my Grandchildren)

Supplies:

• Stamps/Die:  Share a Milkshake, Artistically Inked, Thoughtful Expressions
• Stamps:  Sweetly Scripted, Trucking Along
• Dies:  Perennial Postage, Deckled Circles, Color & Contour
• Cardstock:  Basic Black, Petal Pink, Lost Lagoon, Gray Granite, Sahara Sand (retired)
• Stampin’ Inks:  Momento, Petal Pink, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Sweet Sorbet, Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Crushed Curry, Soft Succulent
• Ribbon:  Linen threat, Soft Succulent (retired), Baker’s Twine
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine #149653
• Adhesive of choice, Dimensionals
• Paper Trimmer #152392
• Bone folder #102300
• Paper Snips Scissors #103579

Stampin’ Up! Forever Friends Kits – Alternatives

I decided to take a break from working in my vegetable garden and play with the Forever Friends Kit which has been sitting on my desk for several weeks.  You can still order this kit as part of the On-Line Exclusive kits.  The coordinating colors are Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive and Petal Pink. If you do not make any alternates, the kit comes with 8 cards and envelopes.  Pictured above are three alternates out of the five I’ve made today and I haven’t cut up any of the envelopes yet. 

Information about colors and products used are listed below.  Products used can be purchased through my Stampin’ Up! on-line store, unless otherwise stated.  You can find my website information under SHOP.

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Happy Stamping,

Teresa (AKA “NoNo” by my Grandchildren)

Supplies:

• Kit:  Forever Friends (includes stamp, ink and twine)
• Stamps: Cheerful Daisies
• Cardstock:  Calypso Coral, Night of Navy, So Safron (retired), Old Olive, Petal Pink
• Stampin’ Ink:  Night of Navy, Calypso Coral
• Embellishment:  Pastel Adhesives
• Adhesive of choice, Dimensionals
• Cut & Die Machine #149653
• Paper Trimmer #152392
• Bone folder #102300
• Paper Snips Scissors #103579
• Sponge Dauber

Cutting Instructions (measurements in inches):

• First Card
• Card Base, Night of Navy, 5 ½ x 8 ½, scored at 4 ¼   
• You will need to cut 2 inches of Old Olive card base and then cut down to 1 inch each
• Also, cut 1 ¾ inches of the polka dot card base
• Stamp flower on So Safron cardstock and stamp leaves on Old Olive cardstock.  Fussy cut them out. 
• Twine is approximately 10 inches, enough to tie a double bow.

• Second Card
• Calypso Coral, 4 3/8 x 3 1/8
• Stamp flower on Petal Pink cardstock and fussy cut.

• Third Card
• Calypso Coral, 3 5/8 x 4 7/8
• Stamp flower on So Safron cardstock and fussy cut. With Calypso Coral ink use a dauber for the center of flower.
• Cut down the stamped flowers to 3 ½ x 4 ¾, then cut down to 3 ½ x 1 1/8 (you will use three of the strips).
• Twine, approximately 15 inches, enough to wrap around card twice and tie a bow.