Happy Birthday card

I am continuing to add to my Birthday card stash.  While I was cleaning out and purging my scraproom a few weeks ago I came across some InStitchez templates by Bazzill.  I remember buying them years ago and I had every intention of actually using them, but I never got around to it.  I thought about getting rid of them, after all if I had not used them in so long I clearly didn't know what I was missing, but I decided to make myself use them at least once.  You see my very first flower on this card.  It's actually very easy, but unfortunately time consuming.  I also used another one of the darling images my dear friend Kymberlee from The Paper Midwife sent me.  I love every single one!  

Recipe:

Paper -  Amy Tan's Sketchbook 6 x 6, Recollections cardboard 5 x 5 cards

Bazzill In Stitchez template and embroidery floss

Brad & Ribbon are from my stash

Stamps:  Paper Smooches

Spellbinders:  Nested Pennants

Silhouette:  scanned image and created outline shadow and mat for the little girl

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Hello There Cards

Hello there!  I stopped by my local Archiver's on Friday and found a few things I couldn't live without.  I am sucker for a pretty flower, and this burlap one by Maya Road really caught my eye.  I really designed the cards around it, figured out that the smaller ones were *too small* I ended up making a 6 x 6 square one just so I could use that flower.  Silly, I know, but I was determined to get it on a card.  Overall I like these.  There's nothing special about them, I just think they are pretty and again they can be used for a host of different occasions.

Recipe:

Paper:  Echo Park's Victoria and Life is Good collections, JoAnn's Kraft paper, Stampin' Up bright white

Spellbinders:  Blossom dies

Silhouette:  flowers and artisan label

Stamp:  Paper Smooches

Brads:  My Stash

Burlap flower:  Maya Road

Stick Pin:  Caroline's Cartography

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