Birthday Blitz! - Four Square

This week, my family celebrates two birthdays and it's also the week of George Washington's birthday so I thought it would be fun to commemorate the week with BIRTHDAY CARDS! We all can use ideas for those special occasions, so let's get started.

My first card uses the Four Square stamp set and is simple to make. It's generic enough that it would be perfect for a lot of people, but reminds me most of teenage boys with the grungy graphic and bright colors. This design could also be repeated using more adult masculine colors (think darker blues and greens) or more feminine with shades of pink.

The red polka dots are stamped using the square background stamp from the For All You Do stamp set, and the blue happy birthday image is from the Four Square set. Beyond that, the impact from this card comes from the plethora of layers.

A really cool side note about the Four Square set is that it can be yours free with any $50 purchase from me. Yes, you read that right...it's one of the bonus Sale-a-bration sets this years. It comes with four square greetings, including the birthday one above. They are all terrific and very versatile.

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Supplies used on these cards:

Cardstock:
Whisper White (#100730 for 8.5"x11"' #106529 for 12"x12")
Tempting Turquoise (#102067 for 8.5"x11" or #107103 for 12"x12")
Real Red (#102482 for 8.5"x11"; #106545 for 12"x12")
Brilliant Blue (#100721 for 8.5"x11"; #106540 for 12"x12")
Only Orange (#102837 for 8.5"x11"; #107107 for 12"x12")

An economical alternative to buying each of the colors above would be purchase our combo pack "Bold Brights" - (#105548 for 8.5"x11" or #106528 for 12"x12"). You would still need the Whisper White, but it would give a few pieces of each of the other colors listed above, plus a few sheets in 8 other awesome bold colors.


Adhesives
Stampin' Dimensionals (double-sided foam dots) - #104430
Snail Adhesive - #104332 (refills #104331)

Ink:
Real Red Classsic (#103133)
Brilliant Blue Classic (#100691)

Tools: Modern Label Punch (#116630)

Stamp Sets:
Four Square (#111632)
For All You Do (#115360)

Other: Brilliant Blue Brads from the Bold Brights brad pack - this set comes with brads in real red, green galore, tempting turquoise, and brilliant blue, so it is sure to come in handy for a lot of terrific projects - (#106957