Friday, November 14, 2008

Happy Birthday Cards

These are cards I created for my brother and two sisters-in-law who recently had birthdays. I won't tell you how old they each turned :) All three cards were very quick to make, and now with the template created they would be even easier to duplicate. I personalize each of the envelopes using the coordinating color of Stampin' Write Markers to write the recipients name, then another coordinating marker to highlight the name.

This card was for my brother, Doug. Sometimes it's difficult to create manly cards and I don't have many stamps that I can use on a card for a man. I have found using patterned paper and a sentiment stamp can create a great manly look on cards. On this card I used Night of Navy and old olive cardstock, Urban Garden DSP, Night of Navy ink and the Birthday sentiment was from the Upsy Daisy stamp set.




This card was for my sister-in-law, Lealah. I used one of my new favorite stamp sets, Crazy for Cupcakes. I used Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze and Pretty in Pink cardstocks; and Chocolate Chip and Not Quite Navy classic inks. The corners of the Baja Breeze and Pretty in Pink cardstock pieces are punched using the Ticket Corner Punch. I wrapped Baja Breeze striped ribbon around the card and under the cupcakes. I finished it off using a White Gel Pen highlighing the cupcake frosting--this adds a really nice pop to the cupcakes without a lot of work.



This is the card I made for my sister-in-law, Shannon. Again, I used the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set (did I mention that I love this set?). Cardstocks used were Real Red, Old Olive and Baja Breeze. The Designer Series Paper used was from Holiday Treasures. This beautiful paper can easily be used for Christmas, birthdays and many other things. I tied a chocolate chip ribbon around the card, and the image and sentiment are stamped with chocolate chip classic ink. I added a little color to the stamp using real red and pumpkin pie stampin' write markers.

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