Category Archives: Birthday

C.O.D. #1: Create a card with water

Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 by Debra Burgin

Oh, the plans! I recorded a YouTube video yesterday morning showing how I create a watercolor wash, but it’s only processed 57% of it. So that will be my project today, to figure out what went wrong. Hopefully you’ll see … Continue reading →

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Painted Poppies: Happy Birthday

Posted on Friday, March 13, 2020 by Debra Burgin

If you’re a stamper, you must follow Dawn Olchefske. Not only is she a wonderful stamper, but she is sincere and generous. This camp card from February is her design: As I’ve said before, Painted Poppies is all about the … Continue reading →

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Positive Thoughts: Ferns & Feathers

Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2020 by Debra Burgin

I’m happily creating projects for the next All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack at the end of this month (read more about it HERE) and thought I’d share the final design from February’s SAS. I love the images in Positive Thoughts, from the January-June … Continue reading →

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Lovely Lily Pad: Take Time

Posted on Monday, March 9, 2020 by Debra Burgin

If you were given a day to do whatever you wanted, what would you choose to do? Have you ever had that luxury? Or are you constantly dealing with deadlines, checklists, and pressures and simply can’t put them to the … Continue reading →

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Painted Poppies: Birthday Cheer

Posted on Monday, February 24, 2020 by Debra Burgin

This was one of the really popular designs at the All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack earlier this month — there were no card packs left at the end of the weekend! You may have been seeing variations of this card for some time, … Continue reading →

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Bonanza Buddies: HB Toucan

Posted on Friday, February 21, 2020 by Debra Burgin

As I was designing projects for the All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack earlier this month, I just had to use something from Bonanza Buddies! Now, I have other stamp sets with cute animals, but there is something so adorable about this set — … Continue reading →

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Parcels & Petals: Birthday Cheer

Posted on Monday, February 17, 2020 by Debra Burgin

I’ve had this card on my desk for some time, ready to add a message inside and send it on its way. It’s a favorite card of mine, designed for last June’s Host Appreciation Event. When I pulled it out … Continue reading →

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Painted Poppies: Jo’s birthday

Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 by Debra Burgin

How can you resist the exuberance that is the cover of Stampin’ Up!’s January-June 2020 Mini Catalog? Choosing products from the Peaceful Poppies Suite to kick off this amazing catalog was brilliant — the fact that all that color brightens … Continue reading →

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Lovely Lily Pad: Happy Birthday

Posted on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 by Debra Burgin

I’m a little late, but as promised in this post, here’s the January camp card using Lovely Lily Pad: This card — full of FREE Sale-A-Bration items! — uses an old, old technique called emboss resist. The lily image was … Continue reading →

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Mosaic Mood: Laser-Cut Card

Posted on Friday, January 10, 2020 by Debra Burgin

I admitted in my weekly newsletter yesterday that I “hold back from buying patterned paper.” That’s not to say I don’t buy it, just that it’s not usually the first thing on my new catalog shopping list. (I go for … Continue reading →

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