Remembering Your Birthday card

Happy Friday everyone! Here is a birthday card that I made recently for a friend. It was so sweet of her to think of me when she needed a birthday card. She was at the store and was about to buy one when she decided to ask me if I could make a card for her.

I was excited to make this card because I knew that I wanted to use the new Remembering Your Birthday stamp set (Clear 131350, Wood 131347). What's so fun about this stamp set is that there are so many ways to wish someone Happy Birthday and there are sentiments for the front of the card as well as the inside of the card :)

And it's been awhile since I've used these framelits so I decided to use them, too. The Labels Collection Framelits Dies (125598) are so fun to use and there are 6 different sizes that you can play with for so many different types of projects.

Along with the card, I made a customized envelope to match. How fun is that!?!?! I am loving the new Stampin' Up! Envelope Punch Board (133774)!! And I know you will, too! But if you want to get one, order yours soon because they are flying off the shelves! You can customize envelopes in up to 66 different sizes. Pretty cool :)

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

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

18th birthday card

Hello! My little cousin turned 18 a few weeks ago and we got to celebrate with her over the weekend. I still can't believe that she's a young lady now! My how time flies! At the party, we played a video for her with all these lovely pictures of her growing up and let me tell you... there was not one dry eye in the room! Ok, maybe just amongst the ladies... but the gents were pretty moved too even though there weren't any tears for them ;)

I had so much fun making this card for her. I went clean and simple but used my favorite tool - the Big Shot - to add some texture, cut out this shape, cut out the "18" and the pretty butterfly.

And you gotta love the SU silver glimmer paper! Adds so much lovely bling-bling to a card or any project :)

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

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

World's Greatest Mom

Hello!! Here is a card I made using the sentiment World's Greatest Mom:

For this "Mom" sentiment, I turned to the Family Reunion stamp set (Clear 122712, Wood 122710), which is on the retired list this year. And I absolutely LOVE this stamp set so grab it while you can before it's gone!! Oh and since my mom loves flowers, I had to add some flowers from the 5/8" Flower Trim (126869 ).

I also used another one of my faves: the "World's Greatest Wood-Mount Stamp Set (126270 ), which is also on the retired list so grab that one, too!! And don't you just love framelits? I do! I used the Labels Collection Framelits (125598) and I love how they look when they are layered.

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

Hello! Here is a birthday card that I made:

I used a Tea Lace Paper Doily (129399) and we cut out a dress using the Dress Up. Then we used the Perfect Polka Dots Folder (117335) and added one of the flowers from the Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (126869).

The "happy birthday" sentiment is from the Wishes Your Way stamp set (Clear 129156, Wood 129153). And scattered some small flowers using the Itty Butty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) then added some Pearl Basic Jewels (119247).

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

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

Thanks so much

Hello everyone and happy Friday :) Here is another card from this month's stamping class. Another clean and simple one for you guys and another CASE from our SU Demo magazine. I really like getting ideas from that magazine :)

To add some texture, we used the Stripes embossing folder and to get that oval shape, we used one of the oval framelits and the stamped image just popped on through!

Of course, I had to use the Bitty Butterfly punch and that ever so handy tiny flower punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack :) I love these punches!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Friday! Enjoy your weekend :)

All Dressed Up Birthday

Hello everyone! Here is the birthday card that I made for my friend Marita. I just got the All Dressed Up Bundle (Clear 131095, Wood 131096) and knew that I wanted to use it to make her card. I've also seen these dresses all over the blog-iverse and I couldn't wait to play around with it. hehe.

I also got to use the En Français background stamp (109521), which is one of my faves! To make the dress form and dress, I used the Dress Up Framelits Dies (130101) and some of the lovely Tea for Two Designer Series Paper (129311). After putting the dress on top of the dress form, I added some Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon (122976) and a trimmed up flower from the Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (126869).

Behind the dress form and dress, I added one of the Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399). To add some texture, I crumpled it up and I also made it a little bit smaller than it's original size. The "happy birthday" sentiment is from the Wishes Your Way stamp set (Clear 129156, Wood 129153).

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

Happy Birthday Card

Hey everyone! Here is a birthday card that I made for my friend who's special day is today :) When I thought about making her card, I knew that I wanted to use some framelits and a matching stamp set. I love how Stampin' Up! creates products that coordinate so well together!

When I saw the Secret Garden Bundle (Clear 131099, Wood 131100) in the Spring Catalog, I knew I just HAD to get it! You can also buy them separately. You can get just the Secret Garden Framelits Dies (129372) or just the Secret Garden stamp set (Clear 129144, Wood 129141).

After stamping and cutting out the flowers and leaves with the framelits, I colored the flowers using my Stampin' Write markers then stacked everything together to form this bouquet on the front of the card. I also used the Perfect Polka Dots Folder (117335) to add some texture behind the bouquet of flowers.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day :)

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

Wish Big

Hi! So, my friend who celebrated her birthday last week tried to be sneaky and not tell anyone! That does not work with our group of gals at work!! She so tried to sneak in with balloons and a lovely flower cake that was delivered to her but I caught her trying to sneak by as I was walking out of my cube, silly girl! Oh, if you missed the flower cake that I posted yesterday, click here to check it out. It's super adorable!! But anyhoo, since she tried to be all covert about her birthday, her birthday card was a day late.

I love glimmer paper and I just had to use some for this cupcake that I made for her card.

The "wish BIG" sentiment is from the Word Play stamp set (Clear 120651, Wood 120308) and I used a couple of the layered dies from the Labels Collection Framelits (125598).

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful 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!!

Manicure in a Jar

Hello everyone and Happy Friday!! I have a super cute gift to show you today. My friend Chan is outta hand! She's amazing. She not only sends birthday cards, anniversary cards and even sympathy cards (which are hard to make but always appreciated when received) but she also gives little favors to her friends! Like this Manicure in a jar that she gave us demos at Stamp Camp. And did I mention SHE was one of the Demos at stamp camp and she made this for the rest of us gals?!?! She's so sweet :)

I love the tag that she added to the jar. Love framelits and love butterflies :) Super cute.

And these are all of the goodies that we found inside. See why I say she's outta hand!?! hehehe. She's super awesome! 

Thank you so much Chan! {{hugs}}

Oh and hop on over to Two Rosie Cheeks to check out all of her amazing projects :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Friday!!

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 :)

Easter Wishes project

Hey everyone! This card was demo-ed by my friend and fellow demo Alyssa at Stamp Camp. She's fabulous. Isn't this card super pretty? I love the colors the pretty flower and of course the butterflies :)

Here's another shot of the card front. I like how this card layers the ovals, making the Very Vanilla with the stamped image and sentiment pop.

And there goes those lovely butterfly punches - Elegant Butterfly punch and Mini Butterfly punch. Both are a must have and of course, I have them :) hehe.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day :)

Happy Birthday Cupcake

Hello! Today, I'd like to share a birthday card that I made for a special little girl who just celebrated her 3rd birthday. We couldn't make it to Naomi's birthday party because I wasn't feeling but luckily we got to see her and her family over the weekend. We got to give her birthday present and card and the cutest part was that my lovely nephew was so kind enough to present her with the gift bag and help her open it :)

Her birthday invitation was the cutest cupcake so I decided to create a card with that in mind. I was inspired by a banner that my friend and upline Nicole made. Click here to check out her banner. It's pretty fabulous :)

I was going to add a cherry on top, but decided to add a cupcake topper instead. Since I still needed to add the "happy birthday" sentiment, it worked out great!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Happy Birthday Blossom

Hi! Here is a tri-fold birthday card for you today. I simply LOVE this Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (127540) and what's even better is that you can get it for FREE!! Yup, it's that time again! SALE-A-BRATION :) wooohooooo! It's the best time to check things off of your wish list because with every $50 order, you get to choose a Sale-a-bration item for free! yay!

So, it's been awhile since I've added a flower on a card and I love using the Blossom Punch (125603) to punch out a few flowers, crumple them up and layer them together to add a little dimension to the flower.

And there's that Elegant Butterfly punch (127526) again. Yeah, it's another one of my favorites :) Oh and look, another lovely item that you can earn for free.... new Pool Party ribbon which you can get in the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack (130812).

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!

And a little shout out to my friend and upline Nicole.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I'm hoping to get your card and gift to you soon. Enjoy your special day :)

For Amy & Joe

Hello everyone! Happy last day of 2012!!!! Can you believe it? Wow how time flies! Speaking of time flying by, my husband and I received a Save the Date card awhile back and I've been meaning to make a card to send out to the happy couple. Here is a card that I made for my husband's childhood buddy and his lovely fiance.

I used one of my favorite designer series paper - Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (126154). I love all the patterns and all the colors. And I must confess, it has been really hard for me to let go and use it on projects. But it's getting a little easier now that I can get more from the Clearance Rack :) No, I don't have a problem ;) hehehe.

I also just got the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies (129021) and wanted to use one of the frames on this card as the background for the butterflies that I cut out using Beautiful Butterflies Stampin' Up! Bigz Die (114507). I embossed the larger butterfly with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127819) and the smaller butterfly with the hearts folder from the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders pack (125601). And to keep the butterflies together, I used one of the Antique Brads (117273).

The "congratulations on finding each other" sentiment is from the A Word For You stamp set (Clear 120528, Wood 117032). I must admit, after reading the stories that they wrote about each other on their wedding website, I did cry a bit because it is so sweet how they found each other! Such a lovely story :) And I knew that I wanted to use this sentiment just for them because we are so happy that they did find each other.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! Enjoy the last day of 2012. Take some time to reflect on all the good things and lessons learned and here's to a wonderful year in 2013!!!! :D