Welcome to a New Year and a New Decade. I hope you are looking forward to seeing what projects we have come up with for the January Blog Hop.

This month’s these is Birthday Bash. I decided to use the Painted Poppies and matching Designer Series Paper to make a Birthday card and gift bag this month.

Project 1 – Card

Photo of Poppy Birthday Card which goes with the Gift Bag.

To make the card I stamped a background mat layer using the individual poppy outline stamps onto Real Red card stock using Real Red ink pad.

Then I cut and stuck a Basic Black mat layer onto a Whisper White card base before sticking the Real Red mat layer on.

I decided to split the front of the card so I stuck a scrap of Basic Black card stock.

I love the larger stamp with the outline poppies on so I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to fit the stamp. This I stuck to the top of the card using Stampin Dimensionals.

For the bottom of the card I cut another piece of Whisper White card stock as before and stamped a sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set.

Using the back ground stamps from the Painted Poppies I stamped around the sentiment using Real Red ink pad.

Again I fixed the sentiment to the card using Stampin Dimensionals.

Project 2 – Bag

Photo of the Poppy Gift Bag which goes with the birthday card.

For my 3D project I decided to make a bag using the matching DSP. I started by making the base of the bag using Old Olive card stock.

Then I chose a piece on the Designer Series Paper for the sides and attached it to the base using tear and tape.

Next I punched two holes in the top. I used the Old Olive Dark blends to colour in the ribbon before threading through the holes.

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing the projects that I have come up with for the Birthday Bash theme. The next person to hop over to is Jo Blackman to see what lovely projects she has come up with.

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14 Comments

Barbara Welch on 10 February 2020 at 8:06 pm

I love your card and the adorable bag made with the designer series paper.
Sue Vine on 20 January 2020 at 7:33 am

oh wow, I love that little bag, super cute! This DSP is fab, tfs your projects
Kim on 18 January 2020 at 2:13 am

Oh wow. I love that little bag you created. That paper is perfect.
Katja on 17 January 2020 at 5:19 am

Oh Cheryl, I love your bag a lot. It’s so gorgeous and the card fits perfectly to it. Great job!
Anne Marie Hile on 16 January 2020 at 11:39 pm

Beautiful projects Cheryl! That bag looks absolutely amazing with that DSP, too. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
Lisa Ann Bernard on 16 January 2020 at 5:56 pm

The bag is adorable! That’s the perfect DSP for that!
Teri on 16 January 2020 at 5:52 pm

Love your projects … especially the Bag – that paper is perfect for it! xx
Jean on 16 January 2020 at 4:36 pm

The poppy bundles are on my wish list! Love your card and post
Steph-Stampin & Scrappin on 16 January 2020 at 4:19 pm

So pretty – I love the bag and card combos and how the paper really stands out on both! Thanks for sharing
Maureen Rauchfuss on 16 January 2020 at 4:00 pm

This paper is just amazing -great projects – and that little bag is adorable!
Rachael Rife on 16 January 2020 at 3:45 pm

I just love the bag, such a smooth and sleek design! Wonderful job
Heidi Collins on 16 January 2020 at 2:51 pm

What a fun way to make a gift bag. It looks super easy and quick!
Barbara Lash on 16 January 2020 at 2:16 pm

So pretty ! Your card is lovely and the poppy bag is adorable! Thanks for sharing!!!
Kim Quade on 16 January 2020 at 2:14 pm

Don’t you just love that DSP? So pretty! Thanks for sharing!