Category Archives: Birthday

Blossoms in Bloom: Happy Birthday

Several weeks ago I shared with you my top 5 had-to-have new products. This set was on the list, and it is everything I hoped it would be! I could hardly wait to design this card for the Host Appreciation … Continue reading

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Celebrate Sunflowers: Flowers for Every Season

I warned you about the sunflower motif taking over my stamping life! On this card, I chose to use the Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper as the floral piece. I think it’s a little hard to see from … Continue reading

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Forever Fern: Random stamping #2

You might not believe this is the same Forever Fern panel I stamped for yesterday’s card, but it is. This time I wanted to show off one of the Stampin’ Up! 2020-2022 In Colors. Just Jade is a beautiful green. … Continue reading

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Forever Fern: Random stamping #1

Thank you for all the comments on yesterday’s video on random stamping! This is the kind of stamping I love. The example I made on camera was not perfect, and that’s OK! I’m not sure I’ve ever thrown a panel … Continue reading

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Bonanza Buddies: Happy Birthday Lion

This is the last of the March camp cards. And, actually, the last of the cards prepared for stamp camps this year! I’m grateful for the inspiration of Amy O’Neill here. Has there ever been a cuter set of critters … Continue reading

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Watercolor swash: Happy birthday

Want to know what I did with some the Granny Apple Green card fronts I cut in yesterday’s video? Here they are: Isn’t this a riot of color? I created these two watercolor swash samples for an upcoming video. Frankly, … Continue reading

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Honey Bee: Sweet friend

I am late in sharing this card with you; I intended to post it several weeks ago, after I showed you this card. I know it would be faster to walk next door to hand it to our neighbor, whose … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to You: Birthday Cake

Well, this is it: the end of another Sale-A-Bration season! And, I think it’s fair to say, the most unusual SAB ever. Often when we reach this last day, I feel I haven’t wrung everything out of the Sale-A-Bration offerings … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #4: Use a sponge

Here’s what my card looks like for today’s challenge: Earlier I gave you some ideas how to use a sponge for this challenge — I decided to combine two ideas in one operation by using a Sponge Brayer to create … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #2: Create a project using a color you really don’t care for

Did you guess which 2019-2021 In Color I really don’t like? It’s Pineapple Punch! It’s too bright and has too much green in it for me. (If you love it, I’m happy for you both!) So to make it more … Continue reading

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