AAA Birthday challenge #84 - April 26

Good morning lovely friends and welcome to April! Another month has bitten the dust as we roll on into 2026.  As it's the first of the month it means we have a brand new challenge over at AAA Birthday challenge. This month's theme is 'use washi tape' and our guest designer this month is Silke so please pop over to her blog and leave her some love.

I have to admit when I first saw the theme I was a little worried, I basically only use washi tape to make my envelopes look pretty when posting them lol!  I had a little think and decided to die cut some basic shapes to create my card and I think it turned out really well.  Maybe it's something I should do more of to use up the masses of washi that is neglected in my stash.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the washi/die cuts:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I found three rolls of washi tape that I felt coordinated well together and stuck them onto scraps of white card so that I could die cut the shapes.  I tried to make each one slightly different to add a little extra interest.  I used the gift builder die and cut it once from each pattern.  I decided to use the plain washi for the gift lids and white for the ribbon/bows.  Once everything was cut out I assembled them using liquid glue.  I cut the down the patterned gifts a little bit so that the plain gift would stand out a little.  I die cut two stitched rectangles from white card and arranged the gifts onto the smaller one using liquid glue for the two outer ones and foam squares for the centre one.  As a stroke of luck I found the sentiment already stamped and die cut in the perfect colour to match the washi tape; this was adhered below the gifts with liquid glue.  I added some scrap white card behind the smaller panel and added it to the larger panel with double sided tape.  This was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  I didn't add any embellishments as I loved it as it was.  For the inside I again cut two stitched rectangles from white card and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I did some stamp 'surgery' on the sentiment as it was too long for my panel and stamped it in the centre of the panel using a teal ink pad.  I created one more gift and adhered it to the bottom right of the panel with double sided tape.  The panel was then added to the card base with double sided tape. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to CAS challenge - stripes (my two outer presents are striped)

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Creative Friday challenge - birthday

Die Cut Divas challenge - anniversary or birthday card

Girlz and the Art of Letters challenge - letter W (washi tape)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - happy birthday

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist die cuts/punches

The Design Team have created amazing cards as always so please pop over to the blog and check them out and perhaps leave them some love on their personal blogs.

I hope you will be able to join in with the challenge this month but don't forget it has to be birthday themed. I can't wait to see your creations in the linky.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

washi tape from my stash 

Simon Says Stamp - gift builder die

Simon Says Stamp - birthday basics stamp & die

Simon Says Stamp - stitched rectangle dies

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

*Gina K Designs - tranquil teal ink pad

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Thank you x