Happy 5th Birthday

I made this birthday card for my grandson's friend's 5th birthday.

This is a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card. The base is Recollections cardstock. The patterned cardstock is 5 1/4 x 4, and is from the Simple Stories SN@P! Color Vibe paper pad. I used the Create A Critter 2 Cricut cartridge to cut the lion (on page 78 of the handbook) at 3 1/4", which is on page 78. All the solid cardstock is Recollections, and the hat was also cut from the Simple Stories SN@P! Color Vibe paper pad. I stamped the Happy Birthday banner using the Stampin' Up! Bitty Banners stamp set and cut it out using the coordinating die with my Cuttlebug. The number 5 was stamped using Close To My Heart's Hopscotch Alphabet stamp set (item # E1028). The inside white layer measures 4 1/2 x 3 1/4" and is Recollections cardstock. I stamped the sentiment using the Close To My Heart retired stamp set called Card Chatter - Birthday. I used Close To My Heart's Archival Black Ink stamp pad for my stamping.

I used my Gypsy to cut the layers of the lion, and here is a picture of my screen:

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21st Birthday Card

I made this card for my son's 21st birthday.

This is a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" card. The patterned cardstock layer on the front and inside are 4 x 5 1/4". The off white layer on the inside is 3 1/2 x 4 3/4". The strip across the bottom on the front and inside is 4 x 1/2".

I used the Campin' Critters Cricut cartridge to cut the fishing deer, which can be found on page 24 of the handbook. I cut the the deer at 3 1/2". All solid cardstock is Recollections. The patterned cardstock is Close To My Heart from the Free To Be Me paper pack. I used the Close To My Heart Hopscotch Alphabet stamp set (item # E1028) to stamp 21 on the front and used the Close To My Heart Banner Wishes stamp set (item # B1438) to stamp Happy Birthday on the front. I used the retired Close To My Heart Card Chatter-Birthday stamp set for the inside sentiment.

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Banner Wishes Birthday Card

Today is my Mom's birthday, and here is the card I made for her.

I cut my white layers for the front of the card and then placed the small layer of white centered on the larger layer of white. I then used the Close To My Heart A Flowering Bunch stamp set (this was the June 2013 Stamp of the Month) and first stamped the flower in Close To My Heart Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink over both layers and some off the edge if the card. I then stamped the flower again in the same manner using Close To My Heart's Gypsy Exclusive Ink. I cut a purple mat for each of the white layers and adhered them. I used pop dots to adhere the smaller layer to the bottom layer. I then used the Gypsy ink to stamp the banner using Close To My Heart's Banner Wishes stamp set (item # B1438) and I stamped Happy Birthday from the same stamp set in Cotton Candy. I added some gems to the banner. I also used pop dots on the banner. On the inside of the card, I stamped the flowers used on the front of the card - once in Cotton Candy and once in Gypsy. I used the Close To My Heart Card Chatter - Birthday stamp set to stamp the sentiment in Gypsy. This stamp set is no longer available, but there are other Close To My Heart stamp sets that could be used.

Here is a view of the front of the card where you can see the layers popped.

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