This
week I should call it “Birthday Week”! I have 3 friends celebrating their
special day. To me, Birthday’s are a great day…I do not worry about my age…I
think that a birthday is a day to celebrate and to simply have fun!

TIP: ( click on the pictures to make them larger so you can see a better view of the beautiful colors on the designer paper etc….I think my photos are a bit "flat"….maybe because it is very vanilla and looks washed out?) This is a super cute card!

With
the new catalog…came lots of new Designer
Series Paper and this one that is the focus of the card is a “must
have”! It is called Birthday Basics and I am going to attempt to make
all 3 of my cards this week with this paper and also the same Stamp Set!

The
Stamp Set is also new this year – it is Cycle Celebration. I used this stamp
set last month focusing on the bicycle and I can see how versatile it is
already!

Here
is the scoop for you…but I think that it is pretty straightforward!

• Very Vanilla is the base cut into a regular A-2 Card size.

• Following the colors that coordinate with the Birthday Basics…it was a
  breeze – Raspberry Ripple, Bermuda Bay, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit.

• After stamping the image twice (I cut the 2^nd one out and
  popped it up to give it a lift!)

• I felt it looked a bit lonely and needed some company so out came the
  Big Shot and I used the Deco Label Framelits to give it a backdrop!

• Using a stampin’ sponge along with the Raspberry Ripple ink, I lightly sponged
  the edges!

• Where did the dots come from????…the Owl Punch Builder! Doesn’t this make
  it fun and festive!!!

• The liner was a breeze to match the card!

This
is a special week filled with Birthday’s…the 4^th of July…and I also
get to see my daughter ride in a horse show…it will be a great week!

Here’s
to a great week…filled with laughter and family memories! I thank you for
popping by and remember that you can order right from your home by a simple
click here!

Until
tomorrow…