Category Archives: Happy Birthday

Nuts About Squirrels!

Today’s post features the cute and adorable Nuts About Squirrels Stamp Set. I think this is one of the cutest stamp sets in the catalog. It has a two step process which lets you add color and texture to your. images. I was drawn to this whimsical set because my husband (like so many others) has a hate/love relationship with the squirrels in our area. We have gone through so… Read More »

Timeless Tulips

Today’s card features the Timeless Tulips stamp Set. It includes a variety of greetings to celebrate Mother’s Day, birthdays, Easter, and spring and to create sympathy and get well cards. This is a Distinktive** stamp set; it has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step,  Before I go into today’s card, I wanted to share a picture of our latest addition to our family.… Read More »

Simply Succulent

Are you a plant person? Do you love succulents? I like succulents but only the fake ones 😊 because I don’t have a green thumb and don’t have any luck with growing either plants, flowers or succulents! My daughter, Stephanie, has started collecting them so I thought the Simply Succulent Bundle would be perfect as a birthday card! This stamp set contains 8 cling images, the ones I used in… Read More »

Art Gallery

Today’s post features the gorgeous Art Gallery Stamp Set Bundle which is inspired by highly textured impasto paintings. Have you ever tried the two-step stamping technique? It is where you take two stamps and then stamp one on top of the other to create an image. It make for such beautiful floral images. The floral image was stamped with Pacific Point Ink onto Basic White Thick Cardstock. The leaves were… Read More »

Sweet as a Peach

Today’s card features the You’re a Peach Suite Collection. Instead of using of the images from the Sweet as a Peach Stamp Set, I decided to fussy cut some peaches from the You’re a Peach designer Series Paper because the images are so realistic. So true to life that my mouth was watering while I worked on this card😋🍑🍑🍑 Card: Basecard is Thick Basic White Cardstock. Balmy Blue Cardstock die… Read More »

Happy Birthday Tanner

It’s Monday and that means it’ time for a masculine card. For today’s post, I’m using a digital image and it’s for my grandson, Tanner’s, birthday. He’s going to be 27 years old – I can’t believe how fast time flies. And, of course, I had to get into my favorite stash of paper for masculine cards! The DSP I used for the background is called Plaid Tidings 6″ x… Read More »

Prized Peony

For today’s post, I am showcasing the Prized Peony Stamp Set. The friendship-based greetings will convey your warm wishes. This is a Distinktive stamp set that has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images. This is such a gorgeous stamp set and I know that my friend, Becky, will love it just as much as I do. The flower image was… Read More »

Happy Birthday Monica with Lovely Lattice

For today’s post, I’m using the retired Lovely Lattice Stamp Set. My sister, Monica, and I love roses and I especially love the old-fashion roses. This set was a free stamp set during Sale-a-Bration 2019. What I did: For the background, I used the soon-to-be retired Old World Embossing folder. The leaves were die cut from Vellum Cardstock and Gold Foil Sheets using the Forever Flourishing Dies The greeting was… Read More »

Masculine Monday – Itty Bitty Birthdays

It’s Monday and it’s time for a masculine card. I paired the retiring Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set with the retiring True Love Designer Series Paper. Surprise, surprise! Did you know there are bold patterns in this DSP? They are perfect for the quick and easy masculine card. I used the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Stamp Set – so true for the recipient of this card. He was awesome… Read More »

Masculine Monday – A Good Man

It’s Masculine Monday and today’s post features a birthday card for my grandson, Troy. For my grandson’s card, I’m using the A Good Man Stamp Set, the retired Glad Tidings Designer Series and the soon to be retired Pretty Peacock Cardstock. I’m sure I’ve told you that I absolutely love plaid and will use every one of the sheets in the 6 x 6 package. And as I mentioned yesterday,… Read More »