DIY 40th birthday card

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Ever wonder what happens to the cards you give? After they ooh and aah, and say thank you for the handmade card? If they're crafters like us, they display them for a while , then maybe put them in a box. If they're not crafty, the card we slaved over may even end up in the (gasp) garbage. (Just being honest here, not everyone keeps everything like we do). And that's OK with me. Really. But for those really special birthdays, you know which ones I mean...the ones with a 0 on the end? The ones…

We recently celebrated a friend's 40th birthday. Here is my attempt at a masculine birthday card. It was pretty quick and easy to throw together. It's all American Crafts patterned paper. My parents are in town for 12 days and we've been keeping busy with projects. They are only able to come out twice a year, so when they come my to-do list is pretty long! It's amazing how much you can get done when fun grandma and grandpa are around to help with the kids. Today we are taking a break from…

Hi crafty friends :) I’m sorry that it’s been a while since my last post, but I’ve been on babysitting duties for my grand children as its been school holidays here. So now everyt…

We LOVED these Paper Scrap Birthday cards created by Stacey Gibbon for #StickyU using our Xtreme Adhesive!

19 YEARS OF AWESOME Printable 19th Birthday card Card size: 5" x 7" folded 1 x High Resolution pdf Instant download This is a digital print. You will receive a digital file only. No physical item will be sent. You may print this file anywhere you choose - at home or copy center. Custom orders are welcome!

I was recently directed to a blog titled Valita's Fresh Folds. She has a cute balloon card she got from another source. I thought I'd make a smaller version to fit in a standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" envelope and share it with you! First, let me show you what I came up with for the outside of the card. I cut strips of leftover paper using the same colors as the balloons on the inside of the card. (I love using up scraps!) The colored strips were mounted with foam tape to add visual interest. A…

Supplies: Cardstock: PTI (Smokey Shadow, Raspberry Fizz) Stamps: PTI (Birthday Basics) Ink: Tsukineko (Versamark Champagne) Other: PTI (Block Alphabet Numbers die) rinestones

Another morning of inspiration! As I was scrolling through my reader, I came across this pretty card by this month's CASE Study Muse, Wida: My friend asked me to make a 40th birthday card for her friend, so I used the 40 as the repeating motif on the background. I put my colour on the inside of the frame and punched up the size of the sentiment.