Category Archives: Birthday

Punch Party: Sending you smiles

Pretty sure this is a first for me. Yesterday I listened to a message on my cell from my sister-in-law, whose birthday is next week. She read out the contents of a card she had just received from me, thanking … Continue reading

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Flower & Field: Stripes

If there’s one thing that’s constant in my stamping area, it’s lots of scraps! Don’t be shocked, but I have been known to actually throw scraps in my recycling bag if I don’t think I can use them. That’s so … Continue reading

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Sweet Strawberry: Happy birthday

With most of the All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack to Go kits out the door, I can relax and get back to “normal.” It sort of surprises me that after periods of intense preparation (thousands of pieces cut and kitted), one of the … Continue reading

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Forever Fern: Happy Birthday

My busy days continue, but because today is a holiday, I have an extra dose of free time to work on the All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack to Go kits. I knew I had this card waiting in the wings to share with … Continue reading

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Celebrate you with foliage!

Here’s another winter birthday card, this one inspired by Amy O’Neill. I made some of these cards earlier in the month, but used a vertical orientation and Merry Merlot for the “berries.” This seems a bit more like a cluster … Continue reading

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Evergreen Tag

My challenge for birthdays at this time of year is to create cards that are wintery but don’t say, “Your birthday is so close to Christmas, I’ll just send you another Christmas card.” So I use evergreens and snow — … Continue reading

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Love of Leaves for Bryan

I had my nose to the … Cut & Emboss for several days, preparing for the October Holiday Stamp-a-Stack to Go. One day I vacuumed 9,100 tiny, tiny pieces generated from one of the beautiful frames from the Ornate Layers … Continue reading

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Love of Leaves: Birthday Wishes in green

Leaves here in north central Illinois are just beginning to change, except for those few trees that are eager to show off. So I’m still stamping leaves in green … for today, anyway. I don’t think I’ve shared a card … Continue reading

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Celebrate Sunflowers: Anchored ribbon

This is the birthday card I made in the Working with ribbon video earlier this week. I hope you’ll try the anchoring technique on your next card! I try not to use the word “perfect” when stamping, because that’s way … Continue reading

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Stitched Leaves and Dots

This card, inspired by Sue Mohr, is re-creatable in all sorts of combinations of colors and patterned paper. I happen to love dots, so I used a piece of 2020-2022 In Color 6”x6” Designer Series Paper in Bumblebee. I also … Continue reading

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