Cupcake Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for a friend's daughter's birthday.

This is an A2 size card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"). The base is Close To My Heart's (CTMH) White Daisy cardstock. The patterned paper is CTMH's Confetti Wishes and is cut at 4 x 5 1/4". The white mat on the front of the card is CTMH's White Daisy and is cut at 3 3/4 x 4". The white mat on the inside is CTMH's White Daisy and is cut at 4 x 5 1/4".

I used CTMH's December 2014 Stamp of the Month - Cutie Pie to stamp the cupcake and cupcake stand. I use CTMH's ShinHan Touch Twin markers to color the cupcake and stand. I used CTMH's Card Chatter - Birthday stamp set (which is retired) for the sentiment on the front and inside of the card. The rhinestones on the front are Queen and Co., which I colors with a CTMH's ShinHan Touch Twin marker.

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Birthday Card and Sympathy Card

Hello, and thank you for stopping by my blog! I have two cards I'd like to share.

The first is a birthday card I made for my daughter, who loves owls!

This is an A2 size card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"). All solid cardstock is Recollections. The patterned cardstocks are from my stash. The patterned cardstock layer on both the front and inside of the card measures 4 x 5 1/4". The green layer on the front measures 3 3/4 x 5", and the green layer on the inside measures 3 1/4 x 4 1/2".

I used the Close To My Heart August 2014 Stamp of the Month (What A Hoot) to make the owl, and used the Card Chatter - Birthday stamp set, which is retired, for the sentiment. I used Close To My Heart's Archival Black Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad (item # 44751) to stamp the owl and sentiment. I added small rhinestones to the owls eyes.

The second card is a sympathy card for a dear friend.

This is also an A2 size card (5 1/2 x 4 1/4").  The white cardstock is Close To My Heart White Daisy (item # 1385) and the patterned cardstock was in my stash. The patterned cardstock layer on the front measures 5 1/4 x 4", and the white cardstock layer on the front measures 5 x 3 3/4". I used the Close To My Heart June 2013 Stamp of the Month (A Flowering Bunch) to stamp the flowers and used Close To My Heart's Words of Comfort stamp set, which is retired, for the sentiment. I used Close To My Heart's Archival Black Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad (item # 44751) to stamp the image and sentiment. I added Queen & Co. pearls to the front.

On the inside of the card, I used a strip of the patterned cardstock, which measures 5 1/2 x 1".

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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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CTMH June Stamp of the Month Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card I made using Close To My Heart's (CTMH) June 2012 Stamp of the Month.  All stamped images are from this stamp set.  The background paper is from the CTMH Dotty For You paper pack and the white cardstock is CTMH White Daisy.  I used Martha Stewart punch around the page punches on the white cardstock.  I stamped the images using CTMH's Archival Blank Exclusive Ink Pad, and colored the image with CTMH's watercolor pencils.  I then added a sun eyelet that I had in my stash.

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Thank You Card Using CTMH's May Stamp of the Month

I made this Thank You card using Close To My Heart's (CTMH) May Stamp of the Month set.  "Many Thanks" is from CTMH's February Stamp of the Month set; all the other stamped images are from the May Stamp of the Month set.  The green background paper is from CTMH's Dotty Paper Pack, and I used CTMH's watercolor pencils to color the sunflowers.

Close To My Heart April 2012 Stamp of the Month

Here is the Close To My Heart April 2012 Stamp of the Month:

Here is a layout using the April 2012 Stamp of the Month set:

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