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Here we are featuring the artwork of Artistic Guide, Stephanie Loomis.  She has graciously offered her two projects as Blog Candy for two lucky winners! 

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It's birthday season at my house (along with Easter, Mother's Day, end-of-school activities, and this year, graduation.) I thought I might accomplish two things at once: play with my beads AND get birthday cards done. While I love the cards I did, both are tilted masculine, so I'll probably make a couple more "girly' cards.

Birthday Cake

By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide

Finished card size: 5.5" x 4.25"

Supplies:
Stamps: 
Text background (The Angel Company)
Pocket watches (Stamp Francisco)
Paper:
The Travel Stack (Die Cuts with a View)
White (Bazzill)
White scrap (unknown)
Red scrap (Marco's Papers)
White notecard (8.5" x 5.5" cardstock folded in half) 
Ink:
VersaMagic ink pads: (Tsukineko)
   Jumbo Java
    Sunflower
    Mango Madness
   Oasis Green
   Ocean Depth
Other:
Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder (Provo Craft)
Silhouette Die Cutting machine Birthday Cake
Red Liner tape (PWA)
Gold, Red, Yellow microbeads (Pennywise Arts)
Gold Glitter Glue (All Night Media)
Double stick tape (Scotch)

Directions:

1. Run Bazzill cardstock through Cuttlebug.
2. Brush top of sentiment with brown ink. Cut sentiment out.
3. Cut out cake using Travel Stack cardstock with Silhouette. Attach to scrap white cardstock. Brush edges with turquoise ink. Add gold glitter glue flame to the candles.
4. Stamp note card with background sentiment using yellow ink.
5. Stamp note card edges with pocket watches using brown ink.
6. Edge the note card with blue ink.
7. Attach cake to red cardstock scrap and trim to .25". Repeat attaching assemblage to Travel Stack cardstock. Trim to .25" border.
8. Place two strips of red liner tape (.5" tape) as shown. Place sentiment across corner as shown. Pour bead mix over remaining red liner tape.
9. Sign your art.

Happy Card

By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide

Finished card size: 5.5" x 4.25"

Supplies:
Stamps: 
Happy (The Angel Company)
Paper:
Scarlett's Letter mini pack (Basic Grey)
Tan scrap (unknown)
Red scrap (Marco's Papers)
White notecard (8.5" x 5.5" cardstock folded in half) 
Ink:
Graphite black Brilliance (Tsukineko)
Other:
Silhouette Die Cutting machine Number background
White glue (Aleenes)
Yellow microbeads (Pennywise Arts)
Gold Glitter Glue (All Night Media)
Double stick tape (Scotch)
Pop dots (All Night Media)

Directions:

1. Cut strips from Basic Grey papers: 1.75" x 4.25"
2. Attach to note card with double stick tape. (There will be some overlap.)
3. Cut a tan cardstock strip 1" x 6"
4. Stamp "Happy" on strip with black ink.
5. Cut numbers background out of red paper.
6. Cover with white glue and pour yellow microbeads to fully cover background.
7. Work on another project while the glue dries completely.
8. Attach beaded background to note card with double stick tape.
9. Attach "Happy" on a slight diagonal with pop dots. Trim to fit.
10. Sign your art.

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