This Etched Leaves Happy Birthday Card has touches of Gold. The Gold looks wonderful against the Shaded Spruce.
SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Etched Autumn Stamps
With You In Mind Stamps (Sorry, these are retired. Choose any stamps you have.)
Ink Pads: Shaded Spruce ink pad
VersaMark ink pad
Cardstock: Shaded Spruce cardstock
Basic White cardstock
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine: Nested Essentials Dies
Heat Embossing: Heat Tool
Metallics WOW! Embossing Powder
Ribbon: Shaded Spruce & Gold Edged 7/8″ Ribbon
Tool: Stampin’ Positioner (Link will work starting May 5, 2026.)
Adhesives: Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tear & Tape
INSTRUCTIONS:
1-Cut Your Papers:
~Shaded Spruce Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
~Basic White Card Front: 4″ x 5-1/4″
~Basic White Card Insert: 4″ x 5-1/4″
2-Stamping:
~Card Front: Stamp your Etched Leaves stamp with Shaded Spruce ink. The Stamp is larger than your Card Front. Use a Stamp Positioner OR lay the stamping side up, lay your cardstock on top, and rub your cardstock with a Stamp Block to get a good stamp impression.
~Happy Birthday: Use a well-inked VersaMark ink pad OR a Stampin’ Positioner. I like to stamp 3-4 times so the stamped image shows up well.
~Cover your Stamped Words with Gold Embossing Powder.
~Put your excess Embossing Powder back in the jar.
~Melt your Embossing Powder with your Heat Tool on the high setting.
3-Cut & Emboss:
~Choose the Die that your Words fit on width-wise.
~Line up the top of your Die with the top of your Words.
~Cut out.
~Line up the bottom of your Die with the bottom of your Words, making sure the stitching is lined up.
~Cut out.
4-Finish Your Card:
~Decide where you want your Ribbon to go on your stamped Card Front.
~Put Tear & Tape where you want your Ribbon with 1″ or so extending on each side to wrap to the back.
~Remove the tape backing and attach your Ribbon to your Card Front, wrapping the ends to the back.
~Glue your Card Front to your Card Base.
~Put Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of your Words die cut, and attach to your Card Front.
~Glue your Card Insert inside your Card.
You Etched Leaves Happy Birthday Card is finished.
