Birthday Balloons!

I made 4 of these to get a little stock in the birthday department. I never seem to have any no matter how many I make! Here are the materials I used:

• Soak Up the Sun paper pack by Carta Bella
• Big Balloons die cuts by Paper Smooches
• Birthday Greetings stamp set by Altenew
• memento ink- paris dusk

Happy birthday, Ol' Sport

This card is perfect for the sport-loving birthday guy! Here are the materials I used:

• Good Ol' Sport paper pack by Graphic 45
• memento ink- rhubarb stalk
• Essential Sentiments stamp set by My Favorite Things
• Fishtail Flags die cuts by My Favorite Things

Butterfly Birthday

I can't take credit for this design at all. This is totally my mom's creative genius. Isn't it great? Here are the materials we used:

• Bitty Butterflies stamp set and die cuts by Papertrey Ink
• Keep it Simple: Birthday 2 stamp set by Papertrey Ink
• Stampin Up ink- gable green, green galore, tempting turquoise, bordering blue, and soft sky
• memento ink- tuxedo black
• coordinating twine

Happy Bark-day!

Isn't this little pup adorable? Here are the materials I used:

• Birthday Buddies stamp and die sets by Paper Smooches
• Stitched Mini Scallop Circles by My Favorite Things
• Flag dies by Impression Obsession
• paper- Birthday Bisque by Jillibean Soup
• copic markers- E35, 51, 53, R27
• memento ink- tuxedo black and rose bud
• pearl rhinestones

Birthday Florals

A beautiful birthday bouquet! Here are the materials I used:

• Thoughtful Rose Bouquet stamp by Impression Obsession
• Life Stuff Sentiments stamp set by Impression Obsession
• copics- R81, 83, 85, B00, YG01, 03, Y00, 11, 13
• Simple Life paper pack by echo park
• Cuddle Girl Five paper sheet by Authentique 
• We R Memory Keepers quilted embossing folder
• memento ink- tuxedo black and paris dusk

Birthday Candles

Happy Birthday, Hubby! This card is for my favorite guy. Here are the materials I used:

• Candles diecut by Elizabeth Craft Designs
• Birthday Greetings by Altenew
• Party Boy paper pack by Photo Play
• Stitched Square diecuts by My Favorite Things
• memento ink- bahama blue

Altenew Birthday

My birthday card supply has come and gone! Time to start rebuilding. Here are the materials I used:

• Majestic Bloom stamps and dies by Altenew
• Special Thoughts stamp set by Penny Black 
• memento ink- peanut brittle, rose bud, angel pink, bamboo leaves, pear tart, tuxedo black
• copic marker for airbrushing- B00

Spa Day!

My friend's mother-in-law requested quality time for Christmas this year. She decided to combine that and one of her favorite things, pedicures! I love the way this turned out! Here are the materials I used:

• Spa Day stamp set by My Favorite Things
• Elegant paper pack by Authentique 
• Alphabet Diecuts (DIE157-E) by Impression Obsession 
• copics- B00, B01, E00, E01, E35, E37
• versamagic ink- sea breeze
• memento ink- tuxedo black
• liquid appliqué

Birthday Wishes

Well these cards were intended for a sketch challenge, but I'm about a week late posting it. Oh well! I always try to make birthday cards to have on hand, but they never seem to stay in the drawer for more than a couple weeks. Here are the materials I used:

• Birthday Wishes (blue and pink) paper packs by Echo Park
• Cupcake and Candle die set by Serendipity Stamps
• Terrific Tag dies by Bo Bunny
• Life Stuff Sentiments stamps by Impression Obsession
• coordinating twine and sequins
• gold glitter

Birthday Girls!

You can never have too many birthday cards on hand! Here are the materials I used:

• Stitched Oval die cuts by My Favorite Things
• Stitched Circle die cuts by My Favorite Things
• Bunch of Balloons paper by Jillibean soup
• Yellow and Pink Salt paper by Jillibean Soup
• white sequins 

Embossed birthday!

Not much to say other than happy birthday! Here are the materials I used:

• birthday embossing folder by taylored expressions
• Birthday wishes paper pack by echo park
• Big balloon dies by paper smooches
• Blissful banners stamp set by paper smooches
• Streamers dies by paper smooches

Happy Umpteenth!

My dad and I have the same birthday so I love to poke fun at him about getting older! He was a good sport though :) Here are the materials I used:

• Umpteenth Birthday by Technique Tuesday
• Party Boy paper pack by Photoplay
• Lacey Squares by Spellbinders
• copic markers- YR16, Y18, YG25, R24, BG45
• memento ink- tuxedo black
• coordinating ribbon

Confetti Birthday

I still struggle a little with the shaker cards, but they are so fun! Here are the materials I used:

• Birthday Centerpiece die cut by My Favorite Things
• Little Lowercase Letters by My Favorite Things
• Birthday Wishes paper pack by Echo Park

Happy, Happy Birthday! From All of Us to You!

Just a cute birthday card today! Here are the materials I used:

• Giant Cake stamp set by Art Impressions
• Greeting Set die cuts by Impression Obsession
• birthday wishes paper pack by Echo Park
• Scalloped Rectangle die cuts by Lawn Fawn
• copics- R20, R32, RV09, YG17, Y35, Y38, YR15, YR24, E00, E37, E39, E59, B01, W00, W1

Choo Choo.... Birthday Delivery

My husband loves old trains and his birthday so this is the perfect card for him! Here are the materials I used:

• All Aboard stamp set by Taylored Expressions
• Train Track border die by Taylored Expressions
• Present-little bits die cut by Taylored Expressions
• copics- C5, Y35, E27, YG07, B06
• paper- Hip Hip Hooray by Doodlebug Designs
• Fishtail die cut by My Favorite Things

The Last of 2015

Yay! It is almost 2016 and I am still continuing with the train of birthday cards. This stamp set was a Christmas gift from my sweet mama. The little elephants in this set are precious. Here are the materials I used:

• Adorable Elephants stamp and die set by My Favorite Things
• Birthday Wishes paper pack by Echo Park
• Baby Bunting die cuts by Spellbinders
• copic markers- C1, C2, C3, C4, RV34, RV10
• memento ink- tuxedo black
• stampin' up! ink- passion pink
• coordinating ribbon

Happy New Year! Here's to 2016!

Birthday Wishes

My new crafting goody is a pack of watercolor markers. This was my first attempt at using them, but I think it turned out pretty well! Here are the materials I used:

• Zig clean colors watercolor markers
• Keep in Touch watercolor panels by Tayored Expressions
• birthday wishes paper pack by echo park
• coordinating ribbon

I'm hoping that I can get a few more birthday cards done over the next few days!!

It's Your Birthday...Have a Ball

Hehe! I love the AI ladies, especially the fitness ones. I know this is what I really look like at the gym! This will be perfect for one of the ladies I take zumba classes with. Here are the materials I used:

• Workout Stamp by Art Impressions
• Have a Ball stamp by Art Impressions
• Party hat embossing folder by Darice
• copic markers- (I'm sorry, but I completely forgot to record what I used!)
• coordinating ribbon 
• enamel dots

Birthday Balloons

The second birthday card of my birthday parade is simple in appearance, but actually tying those strings around the balloons was a challenge! Here are the materials I used:

• Balloon Dies by Paper Smooches
• birthday wishes paper pack by echo park
• Life Stuff Sentiments stamp set by Impression Obsession
• coordinating ribbon
• memento ink- pear tart

Sprinkled with Fun

Oh my goodness! I have spent the last month making several of the calendar cards for gifts. It took up a lot of my time, but now I'm ready to get back to making new cards. I've said this before, and I'm sure I will say it again, but I never seem to have birthday cards handy. So, get ready for a flow of birthday cards. This stamp came from a new set that I have been dying to use and it is begging to be a shaker card! Here are the materials I used:

• Donut You Know stamp set by Reverse Confetti
• regal rose ink by Stampin' Up
• paper- birthday wishes paper pack by echo park
• silver sequins
• coordinating twine

Well I hope there will be more to come soon!