My "happy" Birthday!

I wanted to share this sooner, but kept forgetting to bring it home from the office to take a good picture of it!

Isn't it awesome?  It was made by Linda Weedon for my birthday this year!  I think it is so awesome!  Totally impressed with the patience to attach THREE "happy" die cuts on the front.

The balloon theme even carries over to the inside!  I love this card!  I think I'm going to have to CASE a customer for a change instead of the other way around.  How cool is that?  :)

Here's a close up of the three "happy"'s   I just LOVE this card!  It's going back to the office with me tomorrow to hang up again to show off!

Thank you LINDA!  You've come a LONG way from our beginning card-making days!  So glad to have you as a friend and customer (oh, and one of my bosses too!  lol)!

Thank you for looking in today!  It's FRIDAY!!

~ Donna

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Celebrate Valentine's

Yes, yes, another Valentine Card.  Sadly this didn't photograph well, but the background behind the balloon is our Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Paper that you can get for FREE as a Sale-a-bration item.

This was fun to put together with the cute little hearts punched out with the Confetti Heart Border Punch (137415) and the Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (137364)

Minimal stamping - just the "happy valentine's day" from Teeny tiny Wishes and the "balloon basket" from Celebrate Today (137138).  There was a bit of fussy cutting to cut out the basket, but the balloon is a framelit that comes in the bundle with the stamp set.  Love the bundles!

Thanks for looking in today.  Back to the office for me!

Happy Tuesday!

~ Donna

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Celebrate Today's Happy Birthday!

When I saw this set, Celebrate Today with matching framelits, I just knew I had to have it!  I don't mind fussy cutting a lot of things, but I'm not good at fussy cutting a circle!  Who is, right? 

Then when I saw the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (pg. 4 - 138633) - available FREE in the Sale-a-bration catalog, I thought the circles shown here, would be perfect to go with the balloons.  See how nicely they go together?

I used Calypso Coral and Coastal Cabana for my color choices - love these two colors together, they are so bright and cheery!  There is a bit of a learning curve on the solid balloon stamps, but they look better after they dry, so don't panic the first couple of times you stamp them.

For the dotted balloon, I stamped the solid first with my color and then using the dots stamp that's in the set, I stamped again with the same color.

The ribbon is also a Sale-a-bration freebie - Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (pg. 4 - 138634)

My measurements:
Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" - scored at 4 1/4"
DSP - 5 1/4" x 4"
Mat - 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"
Whisper White - 4" x 3"

Thank you for looking in today!  It's HUMP Day!

~ Donna

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