Welcome to day two of our birthday celebration, friends! Are you ready for another amazing day of inspiration and giveaways? Up first, we’re going to be dazzled by two cards from the talented Dilay Nacar featuring Concord & 9th products, then you’ll have a chance to win more of the latest and greatest products and gift cards from our partners! Let’s keep this party going!

Welcome, friends! It’s Dilay here today and I’m so excited to celebrate Birthday Week with SCT! Today, I’m sharing two bold and fun birthday cards that combine products that you may not normally use together. Nothing screams birthday like rainbow candles and bold sentiments with gold glitter details, right? So let’s get started!

Supplies | Concord & 9th Exclamations Dies, Concord & 9th Simply You Dies, Concord & 9th Snowfall Card Front Die, Concord & 9th Make a Wish Dies, Concord & 9th Pop-Up Par-tay Stamp Set, Concord & 9th Stitched Hearts Card Front Die, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Thin Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand Adhesive Runner

Like I do with most of my cards, I combined new and old products to create fun patterns and backgrounds. For the first card, I began by die-cutting a piece of white cardstock with the Concord & 9th Scalloped Frame die from the Simply You set. To add a bit of texture, I used the Snowfall Card Front Die, and once finished, I mounted it onto an A2-sized, top-folding card base. To create the focal point, I selected a few of my favorite cardstock colors from my scraps and die-cut candles using the Make a Wish die set. As a bonus, the Snowflake Card Front die creates a nice candle spark effect! For the flames, I used gold cardstock and gold glitter for a little extra sparkle!

I then embossed ‘Happy Birthday’ from the Pop-Up Par-Tay stamp set and trimmed it to size. I die-cut ‘happy’ from Exclamations Dies, once in black and once in gold to create a drop shadow effect, then adhered both to the candles using thin foam adhesive.

For the second card, I die-cut two A2-sized panels with the Stitched Hearts Card Front Die, adhering one onto a card base and using the other to die-cut the exclamations from the Exclamations Dies set. Next, I die-cut the shadows for each with the same colored scrap cardstock, and once complete, I adhered them to the card base and trimmed off the excess. For the sentiment, I die-cut ‘Happy Birthday To You’ from the same Exclamation Dies set in black and the shadow base in white, then adhered them together and onto the center of the panel. Of course, no card is complete with some glitz and glam, so I die-cut ‘birthday’ from the set in gold glitter and adhered it over top. To tie in the hearts, I added tiny die-cut black and gold hearts to both cards. 

I hope you are inspired by these birthday cards and are excited to dig out some of your unexpected dies and stamps to create something new!

Find more of Dilay’s work here: Instagram | YouTube | Blog | Facebook

What amazing cards, right!? We hope Dilay inspired you to look beyond your birthday-themed products to create! Are you ready to see what five prizes our partners have for five lucky commenters to win today? Just check these out:

Want to have the same products that Dilay used above in your stash? Our friends at Concord & 9th can help with a $50 gift card to their shop!

Browse the Concord & 9th shop now to choose your favourite things!

For our second prize, you’ll be ready to document lots of upcoming birthdays with this amazing Wish Big prize package from Bella Blvd!

The Wish Big Birthday Boy Value Bundle from Bella Blvd includes a variety of birthday boy-themed products including nine 12-inch, double-sided patterned papers, one 12-inch Clear Cuts printed acetate, stickers, ephemera icons and words, two acrylic words, two washi tapes, felt pennants and miniature Heart Hugs, too! This prize boasts a retail value of $55!

Take a look at these layout inspiration ideas using this Wish Big bundle:

Find this awesome birthday bundle in the Bella Blvd shop today!

For our third prize, one lucky commenter will be gifted a shopping trip to Honey Bee Stamps, and if you’ve seen their spring release, you’ll know how much fun you’ll have shopping!

Click here to browse the Honey Bee Stamps store and check out their spring release!

Our fourth prize today comes from one of our newest partners, Altenew!

Celebrate birthdays in style with this specially curated bundle of birthday-themed goodies! Create multiple birthday greetings in one go with the fan-favorite One Go Birthday Complete Bundle, customize your birthday banners with the Mini Delight Birthday Banner Stamp & Die Set, and add a touch of elegance with the Modern Birthday Faux Letterpress Debossing Folder. Mix and match these versatile supplies to create the ultimate birthday cards that are sure to make a splash!

Find these products and so much more in the Altenew shop today!

Our final, grand prize of the day comes from our friends at Lawn Fawn!

One lucky commenter will be able to get the newest arrivals in the Lawn Fawn shop with a $100.00 gift card! Add cute critters, innovative dies and so much more to your stash with this prize!

Check out the latest Lawn Fawn release here!

If you’re wondering what you have to do to win these amazing prizes, it’s easy! Just leave a comment telling us the ideal place where you would like to spend your next birthday! Comments will close at midnight on Wednesday, March 29th and a randomly-selected winner will be announced here on the blog on March 31st!

We still have three more days left, friends! Join us tomorrow for more fun and more chances to win!