Birthday for Tiffany

Whew! What a busy weekend. Boys and DH went to Indiana for Jiu Jitsu tournament (1st and 2nd place yay!) , garage sale on Sat., Scout pancake breakfast on Sun. followed by popcorn selling and Bears game :0) I did get a wee bit of time to make this card for my friend Tiffany. It's always harder trying to create a card for a fellow stamper and cardmaker.


I think I have just about exhausted my supply of this paper by The Paper Studio. I just love it. The little velvet present was an embelishment I've had in my stash for ages. I was so happy to be able to use it. I used a piece of SU velvet ribbon on the side to help pull it together. It looks very rich :0) I used a red Twinklettes glitter pen to color in the FYI for just a little added sparkle! Finally I used retired SU! silver cording to tie in with the silver dots on the top of the present.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look. Hope the rest of your week is filled with sparkle!

MY Birthday Cards!

I thought today I would showcase some of the "handmade" cards I received for my birthday yesterday! It was a significant one, and my friends and family didn't let it pass by un-noticed. I walked into my office building with signs posted on each floor by the elevator (thanks Deb) and from the end of the hallway I could see the black streamers and balloons taped to the doorway. Even my cube was encircled by 20 perching buzzards and more black streamers and balloons (thanks Joan)!!

This card was created by my DH. He says the double stamped image was done on purpose to give the look of movement! And the stamped-off flowers were to give "the illusion" of different shades of color :0) He wrote the sweetest poem inside and I'd share it, but he might get a tad embarrassed :0)
This card was made by my 10 year old son. I like the way he put things in perspective. He stated the truth, but then made me feel good about it :0)

This is what my 12 year old son created. Notice how it is not just to me, but to ALL 40 year old moms :0). I like this one because he didn't define an age to my prettiness :0)

Here's the one from my 5 year old son. I was really surprised when I saw this one at first; multiple stamps, multiple colors . . . then I realized that Dad must have grabbed this from out of my scraps and the little one just "embelished" it. I'm pretty sure that big circle is a balloon and the drawings underneath are lips giving me a kiss :0)

I was surprised to receive this card in the mail from my SU! upline, Charlotte. She is just so sweet and always remembers me (thanks Charlotte!).

And finally a card from my good friend Joan. I love everything about it! The embossed background, the faux stitching, and the "frosting" on the cake!! I included a close-up so that you could see how real it looks!! And the best part about this card . . . it came with a Scor-Pal !! Oooh how lucky am I !!! I can't wait to play with that one :0)

Thanks for letting me share a little part of my birthday with you. I was dreading the impending doom of turning 40, but my family friends sure did make it fun!!

Wishing you a day filled with surprises!!