Category Archives: Birthday

Textured Floral: Best Day Ever

Posted on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 by Debra Burgin

I was inspired by a Libby Fens design to create this card for last month’s All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack. It’s a great example of how much can be done with (mostly) stamps, ink, and paper. Unfortunately, the editing I had to do … Continue reading →

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Inked & Tiled: Happy Birthday

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 by Debra Burgin

I don’t know how it happened that it was Christmas one day, then the next day we were looking at the Last Chance lists. So I have felt unprepared for some of the changes coming up, including the retirement of … Continue reading →

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Kindest Expressions: Oh, Happy Day!

Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 by Debra Burgin

Last week I shared an easy layout in one of my cards for the Stamp Review Crew’s blog hop featuring Kindest Expressions. (You can see my post here.) At the time I posted that, I already had designed this card … Continue reading →

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Softly Sophisticated: 105

Posted on Thursday, February 29, 2024 by Debra Burgin

This is my second Softly Sophisticated card for the Stamp Review Blog Hop earlier this week. If yesterday’s card was simple, this birthday card was much more involved. I knew I wanted to create a custom background with this pretty … Continue reading →

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Perennial Postage: Big Hugs

Posted on Monday, February 12, 2024 by Debra Burgin

I may not have invented this “recessed window” layout, but I am a huge fan! It is so fun to play with patterns — especially with all the Sale-A-Bration freebies — and sentiments to create the exact card you need. … Continue reading →

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Perennial Postage: Love and Best Wishes

Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2024 by Debra Burgin

Here is one of my cards from the Stamp Review Crew blog hop the other day featuring Perennial Postage. I’m sure you got a lot of great ideas from the other bloggers; it was fun for me to hop around … Continue reading →

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Go-To Greetings: Softly Stippled

Posted on Friday, February 2, 2024 by Debra Burgin

Yesterday we took my SIL out to breakfast for her 89th birthday; this was her card. I originally intended it for the Stamp Review Crew blog hop, but I wanted those cards to be simple and easy, and this card … Continue reading →

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Softly Stippled: HB

Posted on Thursday, February 1, 2024 by Debra Burgin

You only have one 27th birthday, right? So I wanted to make a special card for the girlfriend of one of our grandsons. Melanie is an artist (as in, commissions), so I used the occasion of the Stamp Review Crew … Continue reading →

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Softly Stippled: Filled with Joy

Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 by Debra Burgin

For inspiration, especially when I seem to make the same card over and over, I look to the sketch challenges other stampers post. That was the case with this card from the recent Stamp Review Crew blog hop featuring items … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Surprises: Sending Lots of Love

Posted on Friday, January 26, 2024 by Debra Burgin

The sample on page 70 of the Stampin’ Up! January-April 2024 Mini Catalog was the inspiration for this January camp card. The white embossed background perplexed several campers: “Where do the little dots come from?” It’s not often that we … Continue reading →

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