Botanical Birthday Blossoms

This birthday card uses several items available from the Occasions Catalog and one freebie from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

The adorable DSP is from the Love Blossoms paper stack. The prints are perfect for Valentines Day, or anytime you want cute, spring-like designs. It works well with the Botanical Builder Framelits too...which I absolutely LOVE! The die-cut leaves and the strip on the right edge are all stamped with the Timeless Textures stamp set...another favorite!

I used the Clear Wink of Stella Brush to add some shimmer to the die-cut flowers, and the center of the largest flower is cut from Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper for a real pop of glitter.  Here's a closer look...

The Happy Birthday sentiment is one of the stamps included in the FREE Sale-A-Bration set, Sky is the Limit...you know, the great set with the biplane. It's one of the "Limited Time" products only available through Feb 15th. So make sure to get it before it's gone!

Biplane Birthday Banner

I've had this idea in my head since I first saw this set and finally got the time to try it.

The base is Soft Sky and stamped with clouds and then I added a little white to each cloud with White Craft ink and a sponge dauber. The banner was created by selecting a sentiment from a photopolymer set...in theis case Sprinkles of Life, so that it can be bent into shape to fit inside the curvy Banner Framelit.

I used It's My Party DSP for the bottom strip and for the banner and finished off the card with some Bakers Twine. If the Sky is the Limit stamp set is on your wishlist...don't forget that this is a limited time set, only available through February 15th!

The Sky is the Limit!

Todays card features the great new Sale-A-Bration set, Sky is the Limit. This is a great set for making masculine cards! Not only does the 8 piece set contain this fantastic plane image, but several great sentiments in a beautiful font as well. The only bad thing about this set is that it's only available for a limited time! You can get in now through February 15th for FREE with your $50 Sale-A-Bration order.

I used the World Map background stamp to create the background on the Crumb Cake layer and another new set called Timeless Textures to create the background on the Island Indigo layer. If you love to create texture and backgrounds, this new set of 9 different textures is a must have!

To finish off my card I used an Antique Brad and Chevron Ribbon to embellish, yet still keep the card masculine looking.

If you like this set...make sure to place your order before February 15th!  

Botanical Blooms Birthday

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Now that the hustle & bustle of the holidays are behind us, I finally had a chance to get down in my rubber room and play with new goodies! I created this birthday card using several favorite new products that will be available in the upcoming Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs.

The Botanical Blooms stamp set has an amazing set of framelits that coordinate. I just LOVE the tropical feel of the flowers and foliage! I have so many vacation photos that I plan to scrap using these! Another favorite from the Occasions catalog is a really cool set of images that help to create background texture called Timeless Textures. I used two of those images on my card. For the sentiment I used a great new set that will be perfect for creating masculine cards called Sky is the Limit. This one will only be available for a short time during Sale-a-Bration.

Here's a look at the stamps sets and the Botanical Builder Framelits...there are 14 dies in this set! I cut a piece of magnetic sheet to fit inside the envelope the dies come in to help keep track of them.
TIP: Buy magnetic vent covers from Home Depot or Lowes. There are three 8 x 15" sheets in a package for under $5.

The colors I used here are: Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Tangelo Twist all mounted on Whisper White Thick card stock.

The Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Catalogs will both go live on January 5th!