Category Archives: Birthday

Happy Plaidurday!

Have you heard about the worldwide celebration of plaid? Observed on the first Friday of October, today is the day we can “all make a positive impact in the world,” according to plaidurday.com. Read about the history of Plaidurday there, … Continue reading

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Gorgeous Leaves: Happy Birthday

October, right from the start, has all kinds of birthdays for me to acknowledge, so there’s not a moment to waste! Most of the guys in our family have late-summer or autumn birthdays, so I design camp cards for them … Continue reading

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Hand-Penned Petals: Anything is Possible

Although Christmas is in the air in the studio, I need to tidy up some loose ends here before they get away from me. So, one last camp card — this one from August: I have Chris Smith to thank … Continue reading

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Daisy Lane: It’s Your Day!

All of a sudden, this card seems way out of season! In fact, it was a camp card in July, when daisies of all sorts were blooming. Now my garden is winding down, but as long as I see bees … Continue reading

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Delicate Dahlias: Some people

This August camp card uses a layout adaptable to other large stamps: one image in one corner and another fading off the opposite corner. The slight difference in the placement means the sentiment strip can be a bit higher than … Continue reading

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Sweet As a Peach: Have a Peachy Day

We are still loving the ready supply of peaches and nectarines in the stores; I buy a surprising amount for just two people! And so, again, here’s a birthday card for someone sweet! We added shading to the peach stamp … Continue reading

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Biggest Wish: Happy birthday

If you can hardly wait until tomorrow for the Stampin’ Up! July-December 2021 Mini Catalog and August-September 2021 Sale-A-Bration to kick off — well, I’d say you’re in pretty good company! But before we get all boo and fa-la-la and … Continue reading

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Sweet as a Peach: Let’s celebrate you

Yesterday’s Sweet as a Peach card used the blossoms, and this card uses the peaches. I really wanted to use this set during peak peach time! A kitchen with a bushel of peaches ready to process for jam or the … Continue reading

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Angles and triangles

This card, inspired by Jaimie Babarczy, is a snap to make. The hardest part is deciding which paper to use! I used one of my favorite recipes: black and white with a pop of bright. Please, when you qualify for … Continue reading

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Sweet Strawberry: You sweet thing

Did you see the full moon last night? It was cloudy here, but Wednesday’s night sky was stunning! It’s the Strawberry Moon, and in honor of the strawberry-picking season, I made this birthday card. My inspiration was a project from … Continue reading

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