Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone! Today, I'd like to share a birthday card for a friend at work. She celebrated her birthday a couple of weekends ago but the celebration is never ending :) The ladies took her out to lunch and it was so yummy! I'm a real believer in celebrating your birth month if you can :) hehehe.

I am a HUGE fan of paper and I just love how this paper sparkles! And the colors and pattern is just so pretty. Sometimes, all you need is some pretty paper for a project.

I also added these pretty flowers and layered them to give the card some dimension. And my hubby was so sweet to help me with picking out the button for the flower :)

Along with the card, I of course had to make a birthday banner! I love banners, they are so fun! Stay tuned for pics of the banner in action along with some mini decorations that we put up in her cube.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Flower Bday Banner

Hello everyone! Happy Friday :) Here is the birthday banner that I made for my friend's birthday. 

I wanted to try something a little different with this banner. This time, I went with a flower theme. I used the Big Shot to cut out all the flower shapes, then cut out each letter and punched out the circles for the center of each flower.

Here is another close up of the each flower with a single letter on each. I went with Rich Razzleberry and Pumpkin Pie. And I used Whisper White to make the letters pop on each flower.

Oh and look.... surprise, surprise... a butterfly! Hey, I needed something to add to the spacer between Happy and Bday, so why not a butterfly?

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Happy Birthday card

Hello everyone! Here is the birthday card that I made for a friend.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and have a great day!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Thank You

Hello! And Happy Friday :) So, don't know about you guys, but as soon as the new Stampin' Up! 2013-2014 catalog went live, I just HAD to place my first order and yay that lovely UPS guy came by yesterday to drop off a box of new and fun goodies :D They were floating around the top of my new Wish List so, I got the new 2013-2015 In Colors - baked brown sugar, strawberry slush, crisp cantaloupe, pistachio pudding, coastal cabana - and when my husband asked me to make him a thank you card for his manager, I knew I wanted to try them out.

OK, so I must admit, I am a HUGE fan of Stampin' Up! punches and when I saw this punch, it was a must have for me. The new Pansy punch (130698) is so cute and of course, I had to get the coordinating stamp set. Stay tuned for a project using the Flower Shop stamp set (Clear 130942, Wood 130939). And another thing that I love about SU is their bundles! So, if you like the punch and the stamp set, you can get them both at a 15% discount by ordering the Flower Shop bundle (Clear 132726, Wood 132727).

Oh and check out some of the new ribbon! I used some Pistachio Pudding 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim (130020). This new ribbon is so pretty! I can't wait to use them on other projects. And I do like the new Very Vintage Designer Buttons (129327) so I added a few to the Pansy flowers. The "Thank You" sentiment is from the Four You stamp set (Clear 130538, Wood 130535).

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Friday :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Congratulations

Hello everyone. Over the weekend was my monthly stamping class and I'll be sharing the cards that the ladies got to make for the next several days. I went with clean and simple for all the cards and this is the first one I want to share with all of you today.

We used the Blossom punch (125603) and crumpled it up to create the look of this flower. The "congratulations" stamp is from the Cuddles & Kisses stamp set (Clear 127314, Wood 127312).

And the flowers and leaves are from the Betsy’s Blossoms stamp set (Clear 126006, Wood 126004). I also went with a few of the 2011-2013 In Colors. I love Calypso Coral, Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Flower Cake

Hi! My friend celebrated her birthday last week and she had this lovely cake delivered to her at work. It's so pretty! I love the idea of using fresh flowers to make a birthday cake! I am so going to have to try this one out!! Look how cute it turned out :) Love it! hehe.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

You're in My Thoughts

Hello everyone. Today, I have a sympathy card for you. One of my friends at work recently lost someone close in her family and I wanted to give her this card to let her know that she and her family are in my thoughts and in my heart.

Enjoy your weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by!!

18th Birthday

Hello! Here is a birthday card for you guys today. I had some fun making this one :) My friend asked me to make a special card for her cousin's 18th birthday but I totally forgot to give it to her before the birthday party. I felt so bad! But hopefully she's able to send it in the mail.

I used the Framed Tulips Folder (121809) to add a textured boarder around the card. The 18 was cut out using some Silver Glimmer paper (124005) and the Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies (127553). I also used my go-to flower punch from the  Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) and I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246) to each flower.

The butterflies were punched out using the Elegant Butterfly punch (127526) and the Bitty Butterfly punch (129406). I then added one of the Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (129324).

The flower in the middle of the card was made with the Fun Flowers Bigz L die (121812). The flower was placed in a window that was made with one of the dies from the Labels Collection Framelits (125598) and a silver glimmer paper bitty butterfly was added to one of the petals of the flower.

For the rosettes that I added on the card, I used some of the 5/8" Flower Trim. I simply cut each flower individually then added some Wisteria Wonder color to the tips of the flowers.

On the inside of the card, I added an elegant butterfly and the "Warmest Wishes on your birthday" sentiment is from the Blooming with Kindness stamp set (Clear 126422, Wood 126420).

I hope the birthday girl enjoyed celebrating her special day!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

Happy Birthday

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! Here is a birthday card for my friend Patricia. She is celebrating her birthday this weekend and I wanted to pass this card around to the gals at work so that they could wish her a very special happy day :)

 

I used some Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (126154). I still really like this DSP and the great thing about it is that you can still grab some for yourself in the Clearance Rack! Click here to check out all the great deals!

I also used a ton of Pearl Basic Jewels (119247). It was fun placing them on the ribbon and also on the little flowers. Yup, there goes that punch again! I do love the little flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309). It really is an SU staple for me.

  

For the sentiments, I went with the Create a Cupcake stamp set (Clear 121982, Wood 121915). I hardly ever stamp a sentiment on the inside of the card and I was glad that I grabbed this set because of the different birthday phrases.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day :)

For Aly

Happy birthday Alyson!

Hey everyone! Today is a very special day because it's my SIL's birthday. And it's an extra special one because she's turning the big something-whatchamacallit ;) I've seen these cards around and I thought it would be a fun one to make for her birthday card.

I used the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (129378) from the Spring Catalog to emboss the card base, then used it on a piece of DSP from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack (129312). I cut out the little hexagon shapes and placed them randomly on the card. I wish there was a punch because I so did not cut them out right! hehe.

And of course, I had to use the Elegant Butterfly punch (127526) and the little flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309). I also added some Pearl Basic Jewels (119247) to the butterfly and each flower. The "HAPPY Birthday" sentiment is from the Curly Cute stamp set (Clear 120510, Wood 117014).

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day :)

Just Because

Hi everyone! Happy Friday :) Here is another card that I made just for fun. I don't have many "for any occasion" cards on hand so I decided to make this card using one of my favorite new Designer Series Paper. I am really loving the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper (129311). You can find it in the Spring Catalog. You should check it out to see all the lovely patterns :)

I used the 2-1/2" Circle punch (120906) to create a window for the sentiment. The sentiment "Just because" is from the Vintage Verses Stamp Set (129633). With the four different sentiments, this is a pretty fun stamp set to have. Check out the SAB catalog to see the other sentiments in this stamp set.

I also added some little flowers inside the circle window around the sentiment using the mini flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309). I love this punch pack and I use them all the time!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Friday :)

Bloomin' Marvelous

Hello! Here is another card with flowers and butterflies. I love using the Blossom punch (125603) to add pretty flowers on cards and projects. I wanted something a little bright so I used Summer Starfruit card stock (126839) and Calypso Coral card stock (122925) for the main colors of this card. I also used the Framed Tulips Folder (121809) to add a pretty little border around the card.

I also used some of the Rich Razzleberry buttons from the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack (130812), which you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration! And the butterfly stamp is from another SAB item - the bloomin’ marvelous Stamp Set (129651). And what's great about that stamped image is that you can punch it out with the new Bitty Butterfly punch (129406) from the Spring Catalog! I love how Stampin' Up! coordinates some of their stamps with their punches :)

The "bloomin' marvelous" sentiment is from the same stamp set as the butterfly stamp. If you like those buttons or the stamps, simply place a $50 order (before tax and shipping) and one of these SAB items mentioned today can be yours for FREE! How fun is that?!?!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)