Happy Birthday!

My dear friend Rozella's Birthday was in December (and she received this card on time).  I wanted to work with some of our new Occasions stamps for her card.

I used lots of fun things on this card.  DSP (Designer Series Paper), watercoloring, and die cuts.  My friend really loves the Melon Mambo so I stayed near that color for coordinating pieces.

The Happy Birthday die cuts come from a HUGE set of dies called Well Written from the Occasions catalog.  I've already used them a lot and you'll continue seeing them on different posts.

I had some of the banner pieces in a little baggie and thought they'd be perfect to mix with the new cake.  I watercolored the cake to match the Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo pieces I already had, then punched them, and mounted them on top of a piece of ribbon I had left over from another project.  The sequins (yes, I used to hate them - No, I don't anymore) are from the Gingham suite.  The background is embossed with the new Lace embossing folder, and then I used a light touch with a sponge dauber to bring up the design a bit more.



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Birthday Statements Cling Stamp Set [148612] $22.00	Well Written Framelits Dies [148534] $40.00	Birthday Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141506] $17.00	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488] $27.00
Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213] $7.00	Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Bundle [150579] $31.50	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00
Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins [148561] $7.50	Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [148530] $10.00

 

First Club Date for 2019!

First, I'd like to thank all the ladies for returning to club this year!  I really enjoy our time together!

These are the 4 cards we made for January's club.

 Do you recognize the #loveitchopit paper?  I already had it all pre-cut so my prep for class went quickly, and the girls loved the idea!  The Happy Birthday is cut twice with the white placed behind and offset for a shadow.

 The background of this card seems plain - it's that way on purpose.  I wanted the focus to be on the Happy Valentine's Day.  It's obscured by the intricate die-cut but everyone already knows what it says!  Notice the larger heart has a stitched detail as well.  So pretty!

 This is a close-up of the heart array.  When you cut these hearts out of glimmer or foil paper - keep them!  They'll be great for shaker cards or additions to other cards.

 I find sympathy cards the hardest to make.  You so much want to send a card for someone who's lost a loved one and then worry if it's enough... too much.  I usually end up not sending anything.  I'm fixing that this year.  This is a simple design that showcases a lot of technique.
On this card we used the Well Said Bundle.  It includes the sentiment and the sympathy die cut.  YES, it's expensive.  It's EXPENSIVE... enough to take your breath away, but I will say it's worth it.  With this set, the die cuts alone will give options... and I love options!  We also used a sentiment for the inside of the card from the stamp set.

I wanted the girls to try out the #simplestamping for January.  The theme is Valentines!  The little 2019 Sale-A-Bration cupcake is perfect! 




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Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $20.00	Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213] $7.00	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $9.00
Meant To Be Cling Bundle [150587] $53.00	Joyous Noel 6" X 6" Glimmer Paper [147817] $15.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Vibrant Vases Photopolymer Stamp Set [148656] $17.00
Well Said Cling Bundle [150609] $76.50	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $7.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $8.50
Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $20.00	Hello Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set [149714] $0.00