Slider cards are such a fun, interactive way to say Happy Birthday to someone special in your life. But they may be hard to design and create if you are starting from scratch. What if the card base was already done for you and all you had to do is put it together and stamp your favorite greeting? Well if […]
Celebrations
Fun folds with beautiful papers for SGGW challenge
Last Friday I saw a great post on using our retired DSP as the card base folding it so that you see both designs inside and outside the card (thanks Jessica at Stamp a Blessing). I thought it was a brilliant way to use all my retired DSP for beautiful cards. And boy do I have lots of […]
Happier birthday for – #FMS274
As I said on Monday’s post, I love the FMS274 for last week. If you missed Monday’s card using this template, see it here. Although I didn’t get today’s card posted in time for the challenge, it’s up there as one of my favorites. Why? Because it is Black & White with a pop Melon Mambo, one my all time favorite […]
Let’s celebrate with Balloon Adventures and #FMS274
WOW…this was a great crafting weekend for me! I spent the first part of my days off finishing up my Valentine’s Day treat containers for my staff, faculty and co-workers..I’ll post them tomorrow – 32 and counting! But let’s get back to today’s card. I really liked the FMS274 for last week, so much so I […]
Festive Birthday and Falling Petals for SGGW weekend challenge
Another great weekend creating and designing cards for me! I love participating in challenges since it gives me a basic start for my card inspriations. As usual, Connie Stewart’s Stampin’ Girls Gone Wild weekend challenge is a great one to get me going. This weekend I ended up creating two different cards using her template. […]
A 75th birthday to celebrate
Last Friday I got to celebrate with some dear friends of mine who I’ve known for over 35 years now. Since three of our birthdays are within 2 weeks of each other during January-February, we try to get together each year for a birthday lunch. The fourth friend’s 65th birthday was late November (you can see the card […]
Finally, A day to celebrate with FMS271
Yes, I said finally…read to the end and you’ll see why I titled my post this way! I decided to create another Valentines Day card with this week’s FMS271 sketch. This time I used the So in Love stamps and the So Detailed thinlit dies bundle to create a simple, elegant card. But as I looked […]
Cupcakes and carousels, but where are they?
As you know, I tend to like bright colors better, so wanted to challenge myself with something else for my next birthday card creation. I pulled out my more subtle Cupcakes & Carousels paper stack to find a paper for my next card and was surprised to see no cupcakes and only one carousel in the whole group. […]
More best fishes? You bet!
I couldn’t resist using this By the Shore DSP again (see my earlier card here), this time for my SGGW weekend challenge card from last weekend. I loved the paper when it came out but somehow let it set on my craft table until now. Sad…must mean I have way too much crafting supplies..haha..can you really […]