Milestone birthday cards

Today I've created this special milestone birthday card for my father-in-law who celebrated his 80th birthday on the weekend! Patty Bennett (US demonstrator) recently showed a card similar to this for a 75th birthday and it was perfect for this special occasion. I used the following inks (Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry &…

Celebrating Mom on her 90th birthday! I've been blessed to be raised by a beautiful, strong, independent mother! Happy Birthday!

There's another surprise party going down because today is Maria's birthday and it's one that ends in zero..... so I'm joining fellow crafters in blogland to wish her a Happy Birthday :0) I wasn't su

Hi there Someone in our house had a milestone birthday last week, so I made this double easel card to celebrate. This is a really simple fancy fold but has a wow factor to it. I started with a thick Whisper White card base and then added the black easel panel to the front. The black, gold and white candle design paper from the Broadway Bound Specialty paper was added to the the back panel. The numbers were cut from a sheet of the designer paper. I adhered them to Whisper White first to make…

Hi their Crafty Friends! I've been a bit quiet here on the blog, but I've still been crafting in the background. Today I'm sharing some cards inspired by a few challenges. I used a gorgeous stamp and co-ordinating stencil set from Pinkfresh Studio to create this first card. I'm definitely sold on these type of products! I usually watercolour images, but the stencils make it so easy to sponge the colours and it's so quick! I die-cut the window, creating the matte and used very old chipboard…

Hi there I have a milestone birthday card to share with you today. This was a commission from a lovely friend for her husband who turned 50 last week. I think a 'zero' birthday always deserves a speci

Have you ever wanted a personalized card where you can make it a certain year? What is so fabulous about our Number of Years Stamp Set and coordinating Large Number Framelits, you can make ANY number! 1st birthday, 14th anniversary, 2017 graduation, etc. all because you can personalize your card with Stampin' Up! product. I chose the Number of Years Stamp Set with coordinating Large Number Framelits to create a 60th birthday card for someone at work. I also made another, switched out the…

Birthday, Rainbow, Glitter, Glimmer

Happy Friday! And a very, very Happy BIG birthday to my darling hubby. I don't think he'll mind me telling you ..... he's 50 today!!! You're catching me up sweetheart!!! And NO you can't have a motorbike!!! Before I dash off to start getting ready for the celebrations I have a little reminder for you about this months Craft Stamper challenge. It's the turn of Take a Stamp this month ........ and its basically Anything Goes! I love my stamps ...... and I've had the clever idea of starting to…