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Rainbow Balloon Background Happy Birthday
This week I went through a lot of patterned paper scraps for an activity with the young women at church and ran across the perfect size...
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May 6, 20232 min read
Hope Your Birthday is a Hit Zach
My grandson Zach turns twenty-four next week. How did that happen, I'm only 25 (sigh). It is amazing how the years are so quickly...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
Balloon Bundle - It's Your Birthday
I really like this balloon bundle stamp and die from My Favorite Things. It's large enough to have great visual interest, but small...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
Neutral Cupcakes with a Pop of Red - Happy Birthday
For this card I used the same stamp set as the previous, but this time I just stamped them directly to a panel of cardstock with Tuxedo...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
Bright and Colorful Cupcakes Celebrating You
I really like this stamp set from My Favorite Things. I have the coordinating dies. I colored the different cups in red, orange, and...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
Masculine Three Cupcakes - Delicious Birthday
This is an oldie but goodie stamp. I used all the cupcake frosting toppers in the set. I also stamped in different ink colors for each...
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Apr 1, 20231 min read
Rainbow Candles - Time to Celebrate
This is the last card I made with the rainbow candles I had stamped. A simple rainbow of colors with a sentiment beneath. I did dry...
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Apr 1, 20231 min read
Rainbow Candles - Time to Celebrate
For the next two cards I stamped the candles in rainbow colors and mixed and matched which ones I wanted to use. For this card I wanted...
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Mar 31, 20231 min read
Blowing Birthday Wishes Your Way
This time I stamped the candles in both blue and green inks for a more masculine feel to the card. I used the same blue ink to create a...
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Mar 31, 20231 min read
Bunches of Candles – There’s No Such Thing as Too Many Candles
This is another card made from the My Favorite Things Make a Wish stamp and die. This time I layered green, orange, and yellow candles...
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Mar 31, 20231 min read
Red Hot Candles Make a Wish
This stamp set from My Favorite Things allows you to stamp all five candles and die cut them all at once. It makes for a quick and easy...
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Mar 31, 20231 min read
Have a Toolin' Good Birthday
I wanted to make another card using the Spellbinders All the Tools Etched Dies. While I was searching on t he internet I ran across a...
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Mar 25, 20232 min read
Happy Birthday Mr. Fix-it
When I saw these tool dies from Spellbinders I knew they would make great masculine birthday card, not to say women don't also used...
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Mar 25, 20232 min read
Party Cupcake Slider Happy Birthday
Really like the way this die allows you to have a secondary message on the inside of the cupcake that can be pulled out from the top....
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Let’s Celebrate Balloons
I like these balloons from Simon Says Stamp. I cut them from patterned paper and adhered them to an embossed background with foam tape. ...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Metallic Watercolor Cupcakes
I liked the previous card so much that I decided to use my metallic watercolors on another card. This time I made a background using My...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Metallic Watercolor Balloons
I had this background stamp sitting on my desk, along with some black cardstock and decided to use them both with my metallic watercolors....
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Mirror Cardstock Candles
I've used these dies over and over again, which is what I love doing since dies are so expensive. This time I went through my mirror...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Gold and Red Mirror Let’s Party with Glitter Paste
This is a quick and easy card. I've used this die many times, but this time I decided to cut the image from red mirror cardstock and...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Cake with Sprinkles Happy Birthday
Birthday cake is a staple to any celebration. I like this die from My Favorite Things. Makes a quick and easy card. PRODUCTS USED: · ...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
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