Category Archives: Birthday

Happy Birthday Cissy

Felicia is at the age where she want me to call her Felicia instead of Cissy.  But I slip now and then!  This is her at this year’s Mother’s Day Brunch. She collects owls so I thought I would make her a card using the Owl Punch.  To give the card a feminine look, I used the gorgoeus retiring Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper. The greeting was made using Word… Read More »

Saying Good Bye to Swallowtail

Don’t forget May 22 is the last day Stampin’ Up! will manufacture our rubber stamps so when a stamp set sells out, it is gone!  If there are any stamp sets on your wish list, you need to get them now before they are gone. The Swallowtail Stamp has always been a favorite and I am sorry to see it go. I made this card for my daughter, Stephanie, because… Read More »

Balloon Celebration

Paper and Ribbon Shares (check your newsletter) 22 May 2016 (last day of manufactured stamps) 31 May 2016 (last day to order from Annual and Occasions Catalogs!) Today’s card features the Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Balloon Bouquet Punch. The balloons were made using Whisper White card stock and then stamped with Lost Lagoon Classic Ink for one of the balloons.  The other two were made using the… Read More »

So Long Talented Trio

The following is no longer available (complete list).  Please note, the stamp sets will continue to be made until 22 May 2016.  After that time, it is while supplies last. Embellishments: Regals candy Dots Blushing Bride 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder Basic Black 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon Ink: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’… Read More »

Birthday Bouquet

Today’s card using the Number of Years Stamp Set and the gorgeous Birthday Bouquet DSP.  The card is for my girlfriend from high school and her birthday is two weeks before mine so we always called her the “elder” (LOL).  There are 3 of us from high school and our birthdays are all in May. I’ve had the gorgeous Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper since it first came out and… Read More »

Good Bye Birthday Blossoms

The following items are no longer available: 2014-2016 In Color 12″ x 12″ Card Stock Greetings Thinlits (French) The Birthday Blossoms Stamp Set is going away but the coordinating Pansy Punch will be staying! The flower images and leaves were colored in using a Blender Pen and the retiring Lost Lagoon and Mossy Meadow Classic Ink.  The middle of the flower was colored in using the Delightful Dijon Stampin’ Write… Read More »

Party Pop-up

1 Day left for Sale-a-bration! $50 spending spree Hostess Code: TE7U2NW6 Weekly Deals Clearance Rack Not only does the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper contain gorgeous flowers on it, it also includes yummy ice cream cones.  I decided to pair the Party Pop-Up Thinlits with this beautiful DSP to make a congratulations card. The Pool Party Glimmer Ribbon was added to give it a little bling.   SHOP ONLINE: If… Read More »

Happy Birthday Troy

5 Days left of Sale-a-bration! $50 spending spree Hostess Code: TE7U2NW6 Weekly Deals Clearance Rack Here’s another non-SU card!  This one is for one of my grandsons who lives in California.  He is studying to be an actor – it is so hard to make a card for a teenage boy – but I think he may enjoy this one. I forgot to take a picture of the inside but… Read More »

Happy Birthday David

6 Days left of Sale-a-bration! $50 spending spree Hostess Code: TE7U2NW6 Weekly Deals Clearance Rack Today’s card is for my Grandson, David.  I used a digital image I found on Pinterest.  His favorite car right now is the Ford Mustang so I decide to make a card featuring the car.  It’s so hard to make a card for a 17 year old – do you have that problem? The image… Read More »

It’s a non-SU kind of day

$50 spending spree Hostess Code: TE7U2NW6 Weekly Deals Clearance Rack Sale-a-bration:  Ends 31 March 2016 Today’s post features a non-SU stamp set. I used the Happy Birthday greeting and the postmark from Butterfly Basics Stamp Set. The Die cut is also a non SU Thinlit.   And the flower and leaves were cut using the Brother Scan N Cut – I love that machine! SHOP ONLINE: If you need any of… Read More »