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Happy Birthday Tool Guy
Michael had asked me if we had a card for a handyman. I told him I had some great dies from Spellbinders that could make the perfect...
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May 30, 20241 min read
Happy Birthday Confetti Balloons
When going through some patterned paper for my previous card I saw this confetti paper and decided it would make a clean and simple card....
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May 30, 20242 min read
Sweet Treats Happy Birthday
I got a new stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and decide to create a birthday collage of the images. Who doesn't love sweet treats on...
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May 30, 20242 min read
Hope Your Birthday is the Brightest Rainbow Tall Candles
I had a lot of multi-colored candles leftover from my previous card and decided to use them for another. This time I overlaid multiple...
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May 20, 20242 min read
There’s No Such Thing as Too Many Candles Rainbow Tall Candles
I had a scrap of striped cardstock leftover from a previous card. It was the perfect size to cut some of the tall candles from Simon...
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May 20, 20242 min read
It’s Your Day Birthday Balloon Bouquet
On one of my previous cards I use a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Birthday Balloons stamp set. I have had this stamp set for quite...
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May 20, 20241 min read
Celebrate Your Day Balloons with Embossed Balloon Background
I cut a panel of white cardstock with the Memory Box Matinee Rectangle die and then embossed it with the Spellbinders Birthday Floating...
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May 20, 20242 min read
Sentimental Birthday Balloons
I was in need of some masculine birthday cards. Some of the easiest to do are balloons and candles. When I need cards I tend to make...
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May 20, 20242 min read
Welcome Baby Boy Bib
This is the third design from the Papertrey Ink Sweet Baby Big Dies. This bib cut a thin border as well as the bib. The bib was cut...
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May 20, 20241 min read
Sweet Baby Girl Bib
A young couple at church had their first baby, a little girl. I used the Papertrey Ink Sweet Baby Bib dies to create this card. I found...
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May 20, 20241 min read
Hello Baby Boy
We've had a few babies born to friends and family in the last few weeks. I recently purchased this cut bib die from Papertrey Ink. For...
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May 20, 20241 min read
Watercolor Distressed Embossed Background Enjoy
I had a leftover watercolored background sitting on my desk and decided to use it to make a card. I decided to emboss the panel with the...
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May 20, 20242 min read
Celebrate Spring Bouquet
I recently purchased this flower bouquet stamp set from Pink Fresh Studio. It was smaller than I anticipated, but I really like the...
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May 20, 20241 min read
Congrats Emma
My youngest granddaughter is graduating from high school this week. Truly amazing how quickly the years are flying by. I really liked...
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May 20, 20242 min read
Dazzling Flowers: Sakura With Sympathy
We know a young couple who recently lost their baby at around twenty-one weeks into the pregnancy. I've been there and know the great...
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May 11, 20242 min read
Birthday Wishes Balloon Bunch Shaker for Dan
I recently watched a video from Kelly Taylor where she created a continuous pattern shaker card. I decided to use this design for a...
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May 11, 20243 min read
Blue Flower Bouquet – Smile It’s Your Birthday
I have a good friend whose favorite colors are blue and green. I had recently purchased the Pink Fresh Studio Thanks for Being There...
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May 11, 20242 min read
High Five Happy Birthday Balloons
I had the Altenew Bunch of Balloons 3D Embossing Folder sitting on my desk. I was trying to see what sandwiches I needed to run some of...
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May 11, 20242 min read
Bountiful Blooms Happy Birthday Dibbled Oval
I had thought about using an embossed oval on a previous card, but it just didn't look right. I had the oval sitting on my desk and...
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May 11, 20242 min read
Bountiful Blooms Ink Blended Thinking of You
I have a sweet ninety-year-old friend whose favorite color is purple. She lost her little dog and was feeling very sad, so I decided to...
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May 11, 20242 min read
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