Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card with Sweet Surprises
Hello, Friends! Can you believe it is the end of September already? This time of year is so beautiful that I wish time would slow down so it could last longer. I’ve been having the best time creating fall paper pretties. Today I have a lovely Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card to share with you. I’ve used some really fresh and fun Really Reasonable Ribbon along with a selection of Tammy Tutterow Designs stamps and dies in this tall and skinny birthday card.
Dressed to Distress
Distress is not always a bad thing! Here’s how I added even more texture, design and just a hint of grunge to these already gorgeous papers:
- First, ink the edges of all paper layers with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. I was liberal when doing this, and let my blender stray pretty far inside the lines.
- Next, add Vintage Photo Distress ink to the outer edge. This serves to create a sort of frame for the panel. It’s a small step, but it makes such a huge difference in the finished design.
- Now, randomly stamp Tammy Tutterow’s Big Cheesecloth Background Stamp with Coffee Archival Ink. I don’t use an acrylic block for this. Just roll a small portion of the stamp over the ink pad, then randomly roll it onto the surface of the card. I love the subtle texture this adds to a card.
- Then, repeat this process with Tammy’s Dear Ruby Background Stamp.
Be Bow-dacious!
In my world, ribbon makes a card complete. I love the fresh, almost country feel this Plaid Bold Black Check Ribbon adds to the card. The triple loop bow tied with a little help from my Zutter Bow-it-All tool adds wonderful contrast and texture to the composition. It’s a new item in the shop at Really Reasonable Ribbon, and I can’t seem to stop using it.
Dimension Makes the Difference
Adding dimension to a card makes it come to life. This can be done quite simply. For instance, I simply fussy cut these butterflies, shaped the wings with my fingers and then glued the bodies to the sentiment panel.
Adding the Element of Surprise to this Amber Moon Blessed Birthday Greeting Card
Everyone loves a good surprise…especially on his or her birthday. So I packed lots of surprises into this card. Do you see the circular element in the top right hand corner of the focal image? That’s surprise #1.
This sweet little envelope is cut from designer paper using Tammy’s Tabbed mini Pocket Die. Isn’t it darling? After making the envelope, I punched the sentiment from patterned paper, then backed it with a scalloped circle punched from brown paper. It’s held in place with one of Tim’s mini paper clips.
I used the insert that comes with the Tabbed Mini Pocket Die to cut out this portion of designer paper. Then I stamped one of Tammy’s Tiny Sentiments in the corner.
A Peek Inside
More surprises await inside! A pair of pockets is the perfect place to tuck in more birthday goodies.
The side pocket holds a little folio and a 4″ x 6″ ephemera card. There’s room to write a personal birthday greeting here.
The folio holds this little tag and a tea bag treat. There’s also a honey stick in the pocket, but it didn’t make it into the photo.
I tucked a tag and a chocolate into the second pocket.
I hope I’ve shared some tips and tricks that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
Thanks for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy
Supply List
- Really Reasonable Ribbon
- Tammy Tutterow Designs
- Prima Amber Moon Collection

The wonderful details on this beauty blow me away, Kathy! I just love the way you mix everything with such ease!
You’ve done it yet again- every project you make is “my most favorite”…. and then here you come with another stunner!! I could look at the detail all.day.long. It’s PERFECTION ❤️
Aww! Thank you! I feel the same way about your work. We “get” each other. Isn’t that grand?
Any other gorgeous creation, filled with intriguing details! Love it!
Wow, Kathy, your card is beautiful You always have so many fun things tucked here and there in your creations and this one is filled with so many goodies. Love it!
I just found your blog ( am I lucky or what!!!!!). I’m in love. You are so talented. Tomorrow was suppose to be cleaning day but I can forget about that. Tomorrow is read your blog day! Thank you for all your beautiful happy stuff.
Wow, Betsy! So happy you found me! You certainly made my day with this lovely comment! I hope you have fun browsing the blog and that you find lots and lots of crafty inspiration. Looking forward to getting to know you!