Lovely Birthday

The embossed panel was in my card parts book, as was the die-cut piece. I stamped the sentiment on it and brushed a little ink around the edges and popped it up. I matted the panel with black.

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Flower Warm Wishes

More card parts. The die-cut pink layer was in my book. I embossed it with an Anna Griffin Cuttlebug folder, added the score lines with my Score-Pal and then added the green strip at the bottom. I used a Gina K set for the flower and the sentiment, and another Gina K set for the circles. I stamped, stenciled and die-cut the flower. The flower and the sentiment are popped up. I made two of them and used up the pink die-cut pieces. I think I still have some in white and maybe ivory.

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Letting the Paper Do the Work :-)

This paper has been in my possession for many years. Such a simple card - trim it down to fit a standard card and add the matted sentiment - from Gina K! I made two of them.

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Birthday Window

The die-cut window frame and the embossed background were in my card parts book. I'm determined to keep whittling away at that book and not make any more parts! I added some flower patterned paper behind the window and also a birthday sentiment from Gina K. Actually, the sentiment is a newer addition to my parts, too. I stamped and die-cut several of them a while back.

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Colorful Birthday

This stamped image has been in my card parts book for several years. I finally chose it for a card. I colored it with Copic markers. That takes a long time! I have another one of these stamped images, but I might just toss it. Or save it and hope that I color it some year! I guess if I colored it the same colors, it would at least save me the time of figuring out what color to color each little bit! The sentiment is from Gina K.

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More Four-Panel Cards

I liked this layout from Cheryl's blog, Paper Panacea. This first one features a little bird house from my parts - from Gina K. The sentiment is also from Gina K. (Can you tell I love Gina K?) The birdhouse and sentiment are on foam squares.

I was so smart when I cut these pieces to line up after they were matted. But, of course they can't! LOL! At any rate, they are sort of close to lining up. Once again, the sentiment is from Gina K. It's matted and popped up on foam squares.

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February Calendar Page

February already!!  Here is the newest calendar page. I used an old wooden stamp from Hook, Line and Inker. I stamped on various patterned papers and then cut out the hearts and adhered them. I matted with a different patterned paper.

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One Design - Four Variations

I came across a card I had made previously using this layout, and wanted to use up some papers to do it again. I cut four sheets of patterned paper to the same dimensions and added them to a matting layer. Then I stamped the sentiment, dragged the edges on an ink pad, and popped them up.

Edited to add: The pieces measure: 4 x 2 3/4, 4 x 1, 1 x 2 3/4, 1 x 1 inches. Start with a 5 x 3 3/4 inch piece. Cut a one-inch strip and then cut that into the 1 inch piece and the four inch piece. Cut the remaining piece (2 3/4 x 5) at one inch for the two remaining pieces.

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More Birthday Flowers

A birthday card using the same stamp, stencils and die as yesterday's anniversary card. It is again popped up on foam squares, as is the sentiment. All are from Gina K. I embossed the background with a Sizzix embossing folder. I added the patterned paper to each side and added thin strips of metallic stickers.

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Anniversary Flowers

I love these flowers from Gina K. I used the stamps, stencils and dies for them. They are popped up on foam squares. Before attaching them, I used a Gina K stencil for the background. Then I matted that panel with black. The sentiment is from Gina K, also.

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Super Simple Thinking of You

I have a little notepad with ideas for me to use. I don't think I've ever used it! I looked through it the other day and found this super-simple layout. I love simple! :-) I added the patterned paper to the top, added the thin strip of black and then the sentiment - from Gina K. I made two of these.

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Happy Musical Birthday

I am having fun using up card parts again. The dies cuts (Butterflies and musical birthay) were in my parts. I used a piece of pink shimmery cardstock for the background. First I embossed it with a Cuttlebug Anna Griffin embossing folder.

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Pinwheel-ish Birthday

Bonnie, a friend and neighbor, gave me a birthday card with a design like this on it. So, of course I had to figure out how to do it myself! On each side of the background patterned paper, I added thin metallic strips. The sentiment (from Gina K) is stamped and die-cut and popped up on foam squares. I added an enamel dot in the center of the "pinwheel."

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Happy Birthday - Recycled

I think this was a Christmas card that we received. I just couldn't stick it in the closet, never to be seen for many years! The image is pearly and embossed. I trimmed it down and matted it and stuck it in the lower left corner. Then I stamped and die-cut the sentiment (from Gina K) and popped it up. I used ivory for the card base and the sentiment.

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Birthday Wishes

More card parts. The embossed background (Gina K folder on shimmery white), the flower and leaves (Altenew) and the sentiment (also Gina K) were all in my parts. I think they went together quite nicely. I matted the embossed panel with black and popped up the flower and sentiment with foam squares.

I got an ink pad storage unit for my birthday and I love it. Included as a little gift was what I'm thinking is a stand for displaying cards that I've been using for my photos. It works very well!

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Sending Love

Here is the other card I made with the same image as yesterday's card. It's from Gina K and the sentiment is from the same set. I again colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I added a little butterfly from my card parts. It was just a little bit too open in that space.

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With Love & Prayers

I was thinking about using this image for my April 2027 calendar page, but decided it was just too big. I had stamped it a couple of times, so of course I had to color them and put them on cards. Here is the one that is finished so far. The image and the sentiment are both from Gina K. I colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I fussy-cut around the bottom of the image and popped that panel up on foam squares. Then I added the thin strip of black above the sentiment and matted with black.

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Birthday Flowers

Two more flowery birthday cards for today. Both of the flowers and the sentiments are from Gina K. The flowers used stamps, stencils and dies. The flowers and sentiments are all popped up with foam squares.

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You Are There For Me

I stamped the image panel using all Gina K stamps. I used a die to emboss the matting layer on which to add the stamped panel. That's it! I have recently discovered how pretty Gina's ink Moonlit Fog is, which I've had for many years. I just love it! Such a soft grayish-green.

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Glittery Christmas Greetings

Also included in Gina K's 12 Days of Christmas box were three small bottles of glitter - gold, silver and clear. I used a brass stencil and some double-sided sticky paper to add gold glitter through the stencil and then removed the stencil and added the clear glitter. I matted with gold mirror cardstock. I had already used a die to embossed the rectangle on the panel. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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