Flowery Birthday Wishes

The stencil set used to make these flower and also the sentiment (with dies) were from Gina K's 12 Days of Christmas box. I die-cut the flower panel and matted it with matching pink cardstock. I also added three black "nail head" stickers.

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Butterfly Hugs

Included in Gina K's 12 Days of Christmas box was some "splatter." I splattered it on some black cardstock, and decided to just add some butterflies from my parts. I added a die-cut "hugs" cut from the same mirror cardstock as the butterflies. I also matted the black panel with the same mirror cardstock.

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Gate-Fold Cards

These two gate-fold dies were part of Gina K's 12 Days of Christmas box. I cut them out of various papers. I added some pre-cut butterflies to this first one. Before adding them to the card, i added some white cardstock behind them which I fussy-cut. The sentiment was from the box, too.

These flowers are also from Gina K. They were foiled in gold and then colored using stencils.

These last two cards were done with the other die in the set. I decided to do a top/bottom open gate fold. Again, flowers from Gina K using stamps, dies and stencils.

And one more using Gina's stamps and dies.

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Card Part Flowers

More card parts. These flowers were in the card parts book. They had been die-cut and embossed at the same time. I had used a white-core cardstock and sanded it down to expose the white and texture. I added a thin strip of green for the stems. The sentiment is from Gina K. I made these two cards, and also a third one, which is a combination of the two - blue background with a single blue flower.

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Simple Sympathy

The flower was in my card parts. It's from Gina K and done with stamps, die and stencils. The sentiment is from Gina K, also, I believe. I added nail head stickers. The flower is on a die-cut rectangle left-over.

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Tiara Twin Frames

These frames were in the 12 Days of Christmas box from Gina K. Similar, with one being round and one oval. The birds were from my parts, and I'm quite certain they are from Gina K, also, as is the sentiment. I added some black sequins to this first card.

The sentiment for this one is from Gina K. Two all Gina K cards. :-)

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Sympathy

I have several cards to post using items from my 12 Days of Christmas box from Gina K. For these cards, the new toy is the background stamp. The flowers and sentiments are all from Gina K, also. The sentiment is popped up on this first card. The flowers are all colored with stencils that coordinate with the stamps.

These flowers were cut out with the coordinating dies. I added three little nail head stickers.

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HOORAY

These pieces have been in with my parts for so long. They are from Hello Bluebird. I have more of them to use up, too, I believe. They are all popped up with foam squares. I drew the strings for the balloons.

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Inspired by Leslie

I love Leslie's cards, and I was lucky enough to receive one for my birthday (and Christmas.) Her blog is Running with Scissors and this is the post with a picture of the card that I got. Mine is the second one. Mine is not just like hers, but I did the best I could with the dies that I have, using hers for inspiration.

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Foxy Birthday

I do believe that this cute little fox has been in my parts since last January. I still have several more pieces to use that I made then. The dies are from Gina K. I cut out the frame with a die, also. I brushed a little green ink very lightly on the frame. The frame is popped up, as is the fox. The sentiment came from my parts, too, from many years ago. It was printed from the computer with a black background around white letters and then foiled. The background is from an ancient matstack from Die Cuts With a View. (I just realized looking at the photo that the eyes are different! One is die-cut and one is gel pen or Nuvo drops! I will attempt to fix that.)

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De-Bossed Daisies

Here is the first of the now 22 cards I have to post. They won't all be singles, though!

A friend sent me this embossed panel, and here is the card that I made with it. The paper she used was kind of shimmery. I double-matted it. The sentiment actually matches much better in real life, but it's not perfect. Thanks, Annie!

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Lovely Pastel Birthday

Often when I'm searching my dies, I come across some that I want to be sure to use again and I pull them out. That's how this card happened. The die is the frame with the three open squares on the top and one larger rectangle on the bottom. I added some patterned paper behind it, ancient flowers in each square and then the sentiment, which came from my card parts. (Thanks, Cheryl!) I also added enamel dots to each flower. Simple, but I really like it. 

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Happy BIrthday to Me

It's become tradition for me to post photos of my birthday cards. I'm a little late this year, but here you go. Here are my hand-made ones. ALL of my cards are special, but since this is a card-making blog, I am giving these special attention.

And here is a photo of all my cards. Thank you all so much for any cards you may have mailed me. And again, Happy New Year!!

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January Calendar Page

Oh my gosh - I was just going to do a post to wish everyone a very Happy 2026 when I realized it's the first of the month and I need to share my calendar page!! Sorry for the delay. (Lucy - you were probably already looking for it. :-) ) So, here it is. A very simple one. All of the stamps are from Gina K.

Plus - I DO want to wish you all a Happy New Year. I wish everyone happiness and good health.

Our daughter and family have been around for several days and we've been busy with family. But, before they arrived I had spent quite a bit of time in my stamping room. I actually have 21 new cards to post!! Plus, before I get them posted, I'll be making more with some new supplies. So, be prepared!

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Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!! I hope you get to spend time with family and friends. Wishing you joy and happiness.

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Layered Flowers and Leaves

These dies are from a year ago, too. They are from Altenew. I made some of these pieces last January and then I made several of them a few days ago. Eventually you will see them on cards, I hope! The strips on the bottom of the card were leftovers from previous cards.

I actually have several more cards to share with you, but I think I will wait until after the holidays. We are hosting a couple events and our daughter and family will be here after Christmas until New Year's Day, so it's a busy time. (You never know, though, I may get bored and feel I have to share something. LOL! After all, I DO have, as of today, three more cards to share with Gina's 12 Days of Christmas box.)

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Happiest Birthday Cupcake - Times Three

After a year, I finally got around to using these supplies again. The dies, stamp and stencils are from Concord and 9th - from the class I took last year with supplies from MANY companies. I added a tiny bit of doodling with a white gel pen.

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Stenciled Flowers

I've had this set from Gina K for several years. I've hardly used it, so I pulled it out. It includes some stamps, dies and stencils. I embossed the background with a Darice folder.

This card was done with only the stencils, and then a sentiment piece from my parts box.

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Sending Hugs

Another die-cute layered flower from Altenew. The frames were left-overs on my table. The sentiment is from Gina K. The patterned paper is from a matstack from Michael's. They sent me another $5 voucher (even though that's the only money I ever spend there!) so I had to get something.

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Birthday Flower in Frame

Pretty self-explanatory. The flower dies are from Altenew. The sentiment is from Gina K. The flower is popped up.

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