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Make a Special Birthday Banner

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How fun would this be to hang this birthday banner for a friend or family member to help them celebrate their special day!?

A colorful, handmade birthday banner with six flag-shaped panels decorated with layered paper designs, cupcakes, and greetings like “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” and “celebrate.” The panels are strung together with pink and blue ribbons. “BIRTHDAY BANNER!” is at the top. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

You can make this birthday banner with Stampin’ Up! papercrafting supplies and display it any time of year for a birthday celebration at home or in the office!

A decorative birthday banner features a pastel layer cake with mint green icing, sprinkles, and meringues, alongside pink and teal macarons. Behind it, the banner has pastel diagonal stripes and is topped with a mint green ribbon tied in a bow. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Low Inventory + Sale Alert

At the time I’m typing this, the Cake Day Bundle, which I’ve used to create the cake, cookies and frosting, is on LOW INVENTORY, AND.. I’m now I’m editing this again on 11/22… it’s now out of stock for several weeks.. be sure to enter your email in the Notify Me box so Stampin’ Up! can let you know when it’s back in stock.

Oh, and the Wildflower Birthday paper I’ve featured on my birthday banner is ON SALE! I used my Party Banner Dies to die cut that paper in different patterns.

A handmade birthday banner with pastel flags featuring “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” in bold letters, colorful die-cut macarons, blue and pink ribbons, and decorative elements like swirls, dots, and faux icing. “PattyStamps.com” is visible at the bottom right. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)
A festive handmade birthday banner features pastel pennants with cakes and macarons. One pennant has “celebrate” in script, bordered in blue, while another has layered cake images, ribbon, and a “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” tag. Ribbons tie the banner together at the top. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Learn how to die cut, punch and layer the Cake Day bundle pieces! You can create cards, gift tags or this banner! Watch my video!

Watch my Cake Day Video Tutorial here
A craft workspace featuring die-cut paper treats, including a pink cake slice with blue and green icing and pink, teal, and blue macarons. Stamped and die-cut supplies, ink pads, and patterned papers are scattered around. Text highlights a pink, teal, and blue color combo. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)
See my Cake Day Cards here

TIP! Use the Three Banner Punch to create cute tabs to hang each banner piece from ribbon or twine! I used the middle one, it’s folded over the twine and secured front and back with Seal+.

A crafting display features handmade “Happy Birthday” cards decorated with ribbon, macarons, and colorful patterns. An arrow points to a hole in the card, highlighting the use of the Three Banner Punch tool (#167050) shown in the top right. Website: PattyStamps.com. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

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Gingerbread Man Free Card Video

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Four handmade Christmas cards featuring gingerbread men with hats and scarves, peppermint candies, and festive phrases like “Christmas magic” and “holly jolly.” Cards are displayed on a grey surface with “Gingerbread Man Card Ideas for Christmas” written above. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Free Video Replay Below!

As I mentioned during my live video yesterday, this “buffet” of die cut pieces was inspired by our recent trip to a Las Vegas dinner buffet. When I came home and was playing with the Stampin’ Up! Gingerbread Man bundle, I thought of a gingerbread man buffet of all the different die cut pieces!

If you missed the live video, be sure to watch my replay below!

Gingerbread man buffet of die cut pieces. A hand holds a decorated gingerbread man with a blue hat, red bow, and candy cane. Behind it, open containers display various colorful die-cut pieces for decorating cookies. Text above reads: “Decorate your Gingerbread Man with a buffet of cute die cut pieces.”. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Crafting Tip: Make the most out of your paper… I used 12×12 Two-Tone cardstock in both Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake to die cut the gingerbread man die. When you use the die, it cuts 2 images that are linked together in the center with a score mark, so you can fold them… but you can also cut them apart (or glue the 2 halves together) to create singles.

Cutting your 12×12 into a 5″ wide strip first (on the left), then cut the remainder into two 5×7 pieces, you can fit them all into the die cutting machine and cut 3 pairs + a single.

Photo collage showing how to cut multiple gingerbread men from 12x12" Two-Tone Pecan Pie cardstock. Top: cutout gingerbread men. Bottom: diagram showing cutting the cardstock into 5"x12", 5"x7" strips, and an extra piece. "Tip!" icon is included. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)
A handmade greeting card shows a smiling gingerbread person with a blue textured winter hat, a polka-dotted scarf, and holding a matching blue mug. The background features layered, die-cut blue and white snowflakes. "Patty Bennett" watermark is at the bottom left. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

This cute card features the Gingerbread man folded on the front of a flat card base, so he is folded on the left side and opens. Be sure to watch the video for more info on how to create it!

The background is a die cut from the Snowflake Kisses die set #166022.

A handmade card with a blue and white snowflake die-cut frame and a circular center sits next to a brown gingerbread man die cut. Text reads "Snowflake Kisses die cut #166022" with an arrow pointing to the card. Grid background with crafting tools visible. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)
A hand holds a festive greeting card featuring a gingerbread figure with a white hat, red scarf, candy cane, and a "holly jolly" banner. The card has a textured white background. "Patty Bennett" and "PattyStamps.com" are watermarked at the bottom. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

You’ll notice I’ve stamped the outline image on the die cut and the easiest way to line up the stamp and the die is noted below.

A clear acrylic block is being pressed onto a gingerbread man stamp, which is aligned over a gold die-cut shape on a grid-lined workspace. An instructional tip is shown above, with branding from Patty Bennett at the bottom right corner. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Additional tips:

  • Use a Blending Brush & ink to add color around the edges of the die cut.
  • Optional: stamp the outline with Versamark ink and heat emboss in white Wow embossing powder
  • Die cut the hat or scarf with the All Season Velvet paper
  • Add Wink of Stella to the candy die cut pieces
  • Add some shading to the scarf with Stampin’ Blends
  • Use Adhesive Sheets before die cutting the squiggly frosting and the candy pieces for easy assembly
  • Use Peppermint embellishments for buttons
A handmade greeting card with a large gingerbread person wearing a red knit hat and blue scarf, decorated with a candy cane and peppermint candy. The background is white with embossed swirls, and the card is held by a hand on a craft table. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)
A close-up of a white paper embossed with festive words like “Noel,” “Christmas,” “Peace,” and “Ho Ho Ho.” Text on the image reads: “Christmas Words Embossing Folder on Irresistible Designs paper.” A hand holds the paper on the lower left. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

And lastly… how fun is this.. you don’t HAVE to use the gingerbread man on your project.. I just added some of the cute candy die cut pieces to an embossed wreath background, and a sentiment from the Keeping Traditions stamp set.

A handmade Christmas card features embossed white paper, red and white peppermint candy die-cuts, and “Christmas magic” written in large red script on a white band across the center. The card has a red border and is held by a hand over a craft workspace. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Watch the Gingerbread Man Card Video

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Gingerbread Man Buffet – Card Video

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A promo image for “Gingerbread Man Cards” craft event shows four handmade cards featuring gingerbread men and peppermint designs. Event is on 11-21-25, streamed on YouTube Live, with times and host Patty Bennett’s info displayed. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Inspired by our dinner buffet

We recently enjoyed a trip to Las Vegas for the Stampin’ UP! BackStage Leadership conference, and while we were there, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner buffet. So when I came home and was playing with the Stampin’ Up! Gingerbread Man bundle, I thought of a gingerbread man buffet of all the different die cut pieces!

Gingerbread man buffet of die cut pieces. A hand holds a decorated gingerbread man with a blue hat, red bow, and candy cane. Behind it, open containers display various colorful die-cut pieces for decorating cookies. Text above reads: “Decorate your Gingerbread Man with a buffet of cute die cut pieces.”. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Join me for live card making today!

Join me live on my YouTube channel at 10am PT, or, enjoy the replay later today on YouTube, or tomorrow on my blog post!

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