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August 27, 2026

Whimsy Stamps - Punny Birthday

Hello there.  Today is my nephew, Liam's, 11th birthday.  Hard to believe it's been 6 years since this video.  So in keeping with the same vibe as the card in that video, I decided to stretch the Sheets and Giggles stamp set from Whimsy Stamps (WS) beyond halloween and created him a punny slimline (SL) size (3.5"x8.5") birthday card.  This was so fun and I'm glad he liked it.  He actually recorded another video of him opening today's card, but for some unknown reason, I'm no longer able to upload videos to my blog. 🤔 


Black cardstock was trimmed to SL size.  The SL Film Strip die and the Spellbinders compact cutting plate were then used to partial die cut the film strip frame to SL size from its original 3.25"x8.25".  


Trimmed a SL panel from Bristol paper next and masked off the two sides with painter's tape.  Place the film strip frame over the panel to use as a guide and stamp the ghost images with Memento London Fog ink.  Went back and inked up their eyes with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker and re-stamped.   Ink blended Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot distress inks around them then splattered with water and blot with a paper towel for some texture. 


Green glow shading was added to the ghosts with YG01 Copic Sketch marker.  Stamped the sentiments (top frame from Monster Daze & bottom frame from Simple Sentiment Strips) with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Assemble the card onto a SL card base to finish. 


WS products used for the card are linked below.  Please note compensated affiliate product links have been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase through them. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you for stopping by.       





Challenges:
Tic Tac Toe - #300 Featured Designer Rosanne (left column - Letters, Sentiment, Die Cut & middle row - Sentiment, Children, Birthday 

13 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, these ghosts are so adorable—I can't even!!! Using the photo strip as a frame is such a great idea—I love it. And those bold, bright colors paired with the black... just absolutely fantastic. Thanks for sharing them with us in the Frame Challenge. Sandra from the All About Design Team

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  2. I'm sure that Liam is still loving Auntie Trina's cards! They grow up too quickly don't they? This is perfect for a tween boy! So fun!

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  3. What a fun and creative card, Trina! Those ghosts light this film strip up, love it! Thanks so much for playing at Tic Tac Toe Challenge!

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  4. Trina, this is such a fun card and I'm sure your nephew loves it...what 11 year old boy wouldn't! Your coloring and shading is wonderful. Thanks for sharing it with us at the TTTC.

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  5. Fun card, I love the film strip style xx

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  6. This is so awesome and fun, Trina! Your colouring is spectacular! Thanks for joining in the All About Papercraft - All About Frames Challenge. 💕

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  7. Fab coloring as always, Trina! What a fun card!

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  8. Fabulous birthday card, Trina, and inspired adaptation of the wee ghosties. I just love the use of the film frame for our challenge and am so glad you joined us at All About Papercraft.

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  9. Adorable card for your nephew, Trina - love all the ghosts in frames!!

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  10. such a fun card with all the goofy little ghosts - so good to see you in our TTT Challenge!!

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  11. Very cute spooky card Trina :) Thank you so much for joining us at All About Papercraft xx

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Thank you for brightening my day with your kind comments.