Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback Female Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone,

I made a Birthday Card for my cousin - another August birthday - but at least my cousin is female so it gave me a break from doing masculine cards:

I used a sample card in Uniquely Creative's Echoes of the Outback Magazine as the basis for my card but changed it significantly so it does look quite alot different to the original one.

I trimmed a sheet of 12" x 12" designer paper down to slightly smaller than my card front and dry embossed it using my Big Shot and Uniquely Creative Foliage Embossing Folder.  I ran my Kaisercraft Sanding Block over it to highlight the foliage.  I really love this embossing folder - one of my favourites.

The brown wooden ring is from the matching Creative Cuts and I glued on some Brown Check Designer Paper underneath from one of the 12" x 12" designer papers, then popped it up on Uniquely Creative Foam Mounts.

I added the Cockatoo on Foam Mounts as well.  The foliage on the bottom RHS is from the Creative Cuts and is several layers thick so has loads of dimension which you can see here in this photo:

The foliage on the top LHS is also from the Creative Cuts.  I glued the leaves down but left the tips so I could bend them up for dimension.  The flowers and two more leaves were popped up on Foam Mounts.  

The sentiment is from the Creative Cuts and was popped on a some scraps of White Cardstock.

I glued the entire panel onto Chocolate Cardstock, then glued the card front to a White Card Base.

Final touches were adding some Kaisercraft Pale Green Rhinestones using Art Glitter Glue.  They did come with glue dots but as these rhinestones are quite old, the glue dots aren't overly sticky and I didn't want them to fall off in the mail.

Finished size is 4-5/16" x 6" or 109mm x 152mm.

I really love how my card turned out and it was so much fun to layer up all the different elements.  My cousin lives in rural northern Victoria so I thought making a very Australian card would be perfect for her.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe (all products by Uniquely Creative unless otherwise stated):

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Echoes of the Outback 12" x 12" + Creative Cuts (April 2025)

Accessories:  Fussy-cutting Scissors, Foam Mounts, Foliage Embossing Folder UCE2024, Chocolate Cardstock, Big Shot, Kaisercraft Sanding Block, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, Kaisercraft White Card Base, Scraps of White Cardstock, Koala 1mm Foam Mounts, Kaisercraft Pale Green Rhinestones

Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

Today I am sharing another Masculine Card that I made for my brother-in-law's birthday:

I used a Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback Card Kit but made a few changes to the sample in the kit.  This kit was released in April 2025.  I love how Uniquely Creative has released lots of products over the years that celebrates everything Australian.  When I first started cardmaking many years ago, the most Australian image you could get was Santa on a surfboard and that was about it - and even then, he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt which isn't remotely Australian.....sigh....  It is so refreshing to see local creators crafting cardmaking and scrapbooking products that capture the soul of our unique flora and fauna and sweeping landscapes.

Anyway, I am digressing, so back to my card:  I specifically chose the images because my brother-in-law lives in rural Victoria and he regularly helps out a friend on their farm - and he just loves everything rural - so it was a no-brainer to choose a card design that encompasses his lifestyle.

I added a sheet of designer paper underneath the main image and used my Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool to rough up the edges to make it look distressed.  I glued the paper to Uniquely Creative Chocolate Cardstock using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

The main image was fussy-cut from one of the 6 x 6 inch designer papers and was popped up on Uniquely Creative Foam Mounts.  The original design in the card kit had more flowery images behind the main image - but I swapped them for gum blossoms and added extra gum leaves.  I also added kangaroo paw flowers (the red flowers) as I felt they were more masculine than the other flowers.  Some of the elements were fussy cut using my Uniquely Creative Fussy Cutting Scissors - others were from the matching Creative Cuts.  I also used Uniquely Creative Paperbark Blooms Creative Cuts - and this range was released in April 2026.

For the most part, I glued down the stems so I could bend up the leaves/flowers a little to add some dimension to them.

The barbed wire underneath the sentiment is from the Echoes of the Outback Creative Cuts.  The sentiment is also from the same pack and was popped up on 1mm mounts.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Finished size is 5-15/16 x 4-1/4 inches or 151 x 108mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe (all Uniquely Creative unless stated otherwise):

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Echoes of the Outback 6" x 6" + matching Creative Cuts, Paperbark Blooms Creative Cuts

Accessories:  Fussy-Cutting Scissors, 1mm Foam Mounts, Distressing Tool UCE1986, Chocolate Cardstock, White Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Uniquely Creative Peonies and Proteas Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my sister-in-law:

I used a Uniquely Creative Card Kit called Peonies and Proteas which was released March 2024 - but I always change up things a little.

The Designer Papers were distressed using my Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool.  I glued on scraps of White Cardstock behind each paper so I could add a little bit of height to them.

I fussy-cut some elements from the Designer Papers using my Uniquely Creative Fussy Cutting Scissors - other elements are from the co-ordinating Creative Cuts.  What I like to do is layer my elements together then take a photo so I have a reference for when I am adhering them.  Some elements are popped up on mounts and others are just glued.  I glued just the bases of the leaves so I could bend them up for more dimension.

I used a different sentiment than what was suggested in the card kit and chose a sentiment from the Creative Cuts instead.  This was also popped up.

I added some Kaisercraft Soft Pink Rhinestones but added a dot of Art Glitter Glue underneath to keep them from shifting.

The original card kit had a ribbon on it but I couldn't figure out where to put it after I had already added the rhinestones, so left it off because in the end, I didn't think the card really needed it.

As a final touch, I added Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush to the flower centres and various other parts of the design - alas, not captured by the camera but looks so pretty in real life.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Peonies and Proteas 6" x 6" Pad UCP2700 + matching Creative Cuts UCP2701 (released 2024)

Uniquely Creative Accessories:  Edge Distressing Tool UCE1986, White Card Base, Foam Mounts, Fussy Cutting Scissors, Clear Sparkle Brush

Other Accessories:  Kaisercraft Rhinestones Soft Pink SB701 (retired), Art Glitter Glue, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, 1mm Foam Mounts, Scraps of White Cardstock

Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my daughter's birthday:

I wanted to make a card with a Cockatoo on it because we have Cockatoos that visit our garden all the time.  We have a very friendly one that our daughter has called Kevin and he is very well-behaved and extremely gentle.  Kevin will hop on our daughter's arm and lets her pat him.  We have all done selfies with him and he doesn't mind a bit!

I am also popping my card into the Splitcoaststampers June Fan Club Challenge CT0626 of 'A Perfect Union' because Australian Flora and Fauna are perfect together:  you couldn't have one without the other.  Our resident Cockatoos nest in the hollows of gum trees and eat the gum blossoms.  I am also playing along with the WORDPLAY Challenge WORD0626 of FUSE.  I chose F for Flowers, U for Uniquely Creative, S for Sentiment and E for Embellishments (the rhinestones).

If you are a paid Fan Club Member of Splitcoaststampers, you can play along with their monthly challenges and get loads of inspiration + free tutorials - and the DT are very supportive and encouraging.  Even though my 6 month tenure finished in May, I intend to continue playing along each month because it really helps my creativity - plus having a paid membership keeps the website going.  It costs very little and I want to not lose this amazing resource.

In April 2025, Uniquely Creative released Echoes of the Outback and the Card Kit has lots of native birds and animals so I decided to use one of the sample cards from the Card Kit.  The main things that I changed were the sentiment plus I added an extra flower and leaves - and I added the little green tree frog on the far RHS above the sentiment because my daughter really likes frogs and I thought the frog looked really cute hiding under the leaves.

When I glued the leaves down, I only added glue to half of each leaf so that I could bend up the leaf tips for added dimension.

I used Uniquely Creative Foam Squares under all the layers - some are doubled up for extra height.

All the designer papers have been distressed using my Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool.  I love this tool for distressing my projects.

Final touches were adding three Uniquely Creative Champagne Rhinestones.

This was such a fun card to make and I really enjoyed making a card that celebrates Australian Flora and Fauna.

Finished size is 4-1/8" x 5-3/4" or 105mm x 146mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback 6" x 6" pad + Creative Cuts

Uniquely Creative Accessories:  Foam Mounts, Edge Distressing Tool UCE1986, Champagne Rhinestones, White Card Base

Other Accessories:  Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly 40th Birthday Card

 

Hi Blogging Friends 😀

Today I am sharing a 40th Birthday Card that I made for my nephew.  It is hard to believe he is turning 40; how time flies!

The card I made is from a fabulous Card Kit by Uniquely Creative called 'Drive and Fly' which was originally released in August 2021.  The card kit is sold out at Uniquely Creative - however you can buy the individual components from plenty of other Australian retailers and there are plenty of card samples on Pinterest to inspire you.

 
I did alter my card a bit compared to the sample picture in the Card Kit and added the 40 which is from the Cut-a-Part Sheet that came in the kit.  I diecut the 40 using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle Dies.   Some of the layers are roughed up a bit on the edges with a pair of scissors and some are popped up with scraps of cardstock which saves on the cost of using dimensionals.

This kit would have to be one of my most-favourite releases by Uniquely Creative as the cars are Australian.  The car on my card is a Holden Torana SLR5000.  Unfortunately, we no longer manufacture cars in Australia due to the cost and we rely on imports these days.

And now a little something about me:  back in my 20s, I used to be in two Car Clubs:  The Ford Four Car Club and The Mini Car Club of Victoria.  I used to compete in Club Level Motorsport and owned both a racing car and a rally car - and it was THE MOST FUN TIME of my life and was a great fit socially for me as I was never into make-up, clothes shopping or going out to parties.  I have always loved cars since I was a little kid, no doubt influenced by my late father's love of cars and encouragement to learn about cars and how to do basic maintenance and even change a tyre or fan belt.  I was fortunate to meet my husband in the Mini Car Club and we have been married for 35 years.  Our racing days are long over as it's a very expensive hobby and sold our last racing car when I was pregnant about 21 years ago.  So, you may have learned a little bit more about me today😊 Probably a surprise as most people look at me quizzically when I talk about my motor racing and rally days!

There is not much else to say about the card other than the finished size is 13 cm x 13 cm or about 5-1/8" x 5-1/8".

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly 6" x 6" paper pad

Accessories:  Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly Creative Cuts + Cut-a-Part Sheet + Black Rhinestones, White Card Blank, Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Scraps of white cardstock for adding dimension

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles