Introducing Secret Agent & Zappy Birthday...

I am really excited about today's Papertrey Ink Countdown post.  These 2 sets today?  Fabulous.  And the dies?  So fun.  So lets get started!

My first card was made completely with these supplies:

Zappy Birthday
Zappy Birthday Dies
Cover Plate: Comic Strip (FUN!!)



To get started, I cut the cover plate out with an adhesive sheet and attached it to the card base.  I masked off each comic strip square and did a little inking.  I used from top left:

Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, Lemon Tart, Plum Pudding and Hibiscus Birst.  These inks blend fabulously.

Next, out of white cardstock, I cut another cover plate again.  The WOW and BAM dies x 5 each.  The little building scene x 5 and then 2 of the text bursts.  I stamped the fun images on the text bursts with the outline in black.



I glued all those word dies together to get a nice 3D look and then glued them down.  Next, I stacked up the buildings and did the same thing.  I stamped some polkas in 2 of the boxes that I wanted to leave empty and then covered the whole thing with a cardstock cover plate.  I stamped the word bubble and the "Zappy Birthday" and attached them down.   Last, I attached the text bursts.  I don't know if they are really called text bursts.  But that is what I am calling them today!  

So fun right?  I love that set!  I am going to use this a lot!

The next project is another birthday card made from the new Secret Agent.  I left this project to be fairly true-to-color for your average Top Secret file.  You know.  Since I know all about that Secret Agent stuff.  ;)

Here is the front of the card....

Simply stamped the Top Secret image in Pure Poppy on white card stock and cut it out for more of the "tape" look.  Then I stamped the Restricted Access first in black ink and paperclipped (and glued) the Top Secret Tape down.  I did all of this AFTER, of course, I made a little file folder out of the Fine Linen card base.  I used the most adorable edger dies for this.  You can find them HERE.  

Next I took a 4' x 5 1/4" piece of what card stock and stamped several images on the inside....

I used the magnifying glass die to for a fun addition to this file.  I cut it out in kraft card stock and then used the woodgrain impression plate for a little more detail.

All of these stamps come with the set to make the perfect Secret Agent file.  I finished it off, by simply stapling inside the card base.  

There is even a set of Secret Agent glasses to go along with this set.  I decided that I needed my own pair in Hawaiian Shores instead...



Hope you have enjoyed today's projects!  I can't wait to hear what you think!  Stop back in tomorrow for another round of Group Projects!