Garden in Bloom Birthday

Today’s cheerful birthday card features Stampin’ Up’s Garden in Bloom stamp set.  I’ve had this set since it first came out in last year’s catalog and this is the first time using it.  Not sure what I was waiting for! The color inspiration for this card came from The Paper Player’s color challenge… My first inclination was a Halloween card but as you can see I went in a totally different direction. Here’s the details:…

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Celebrate Your Day – PPA #309

Today’s card is my entry in the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge.  What I especially like about color challenges is that they are often color combinations that I would never think of myself but they always look beautiful together.  This one is no exception…. This card is pulling double duty as I will be sending it to my sister for her birthday this weekend. The card size is 5″ x 5″.  I don’t make square…

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Friendly Flourishes

Can you believe it’s the last week of June already?  That means that it’s also the last week for the two free stamp sets offer.  You can read all the details here. My card for today is for the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge… How fun is this sketch and how many possibilities are there for it!? Here’s what I came up with…. Warning:  very minimal stamping required for this card!  The Flourish Thinlits did most…

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A Bloomin’ Set of Notecards

Today’s project share is a set of notecards using my still favorite flower stamp.  The beautiful flower in the Birthday Blooms stamp set which came out in the Occasions catalog is one of those stamps that has so much life in it and can be used in so many different ways. I am entering this project in the Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge.  The Challenge is celebrating it’s 1st Anniversary this week with a Card Makers…

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