Birthday Cheers – Z Fold Card

Hello!  It’s been a while since I made a fun fold card.  It’s my Son-in-Law, James’ birthday next week and I knew I had to step up my card making game to create a special card.  James always makes a fuss about my cards so I really like to try to WOW him!  I hope this card does it! I hunted around Pinterest for a tutorial and adjusted the size to work for my design.…

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Floating By to Say Happy Birthday

I’m just floating by today to say Happy Birthday!  I needed to add a few kid’s birthday cards to my stash and came up with this colorful, fun card.  I’m not sure where the paper is from as it’s been sitting in my leftover bin for quite some time…I guess I knew it would come in handy someday.  The adorable critters, clouds and sentiment are from Simon Says Stamps: Happiest Wishes stamp set.  All coloring…

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Trio of Birthday Butterflies

I’m back today with another pretty, feminine birthday card I created for a dear friend.   Going through my leftover bin, I came across two pieces of patterned paper that coordinated pretty well.  So I decided to use them as my starting point.  Since the floral pattern had a pretty copper detail, that pretty much determined using copper foil as a mat.  The butterfly dies are from Spellbinders Butterfly Card Creator dies.  I really like…

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Lovely Lilacs Birthday

Hello again!  It’s been a little while since my last post.  I guess that means I’m enjoying this long, hot summer…and I am!  I’m soaking up a lot of family time before everyone gets busy again going back to school and work.  I’m also getting used to the idea that I WON’T be going back to school.  Sure not how I’m really feeling about that but sometimes the thought does excite me!  Perhaps it will…

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