Celebrate You!

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Celebrate You

I am excited to share this card with you today. It is a fun shaker card to celebrate someone special. There are several dear friends and family members who have birthday's in July. My cousin and my dad share a birthday (July 3rd) and my dad's brother's birthday is July 4th. Growing up we would all gather and celebrate their birthdays together. The cakes would have sparklers for candles leaving the top of the cake filled with dark ashes. We didn't care, we were kids and it was so cool.

I created this card for my dear uncle. He is one of the most spirited, fun and loving individuals I have ever known. Although he his younger than my dad he has taken on the patriarchal role for the family that continues to bind us all together. So I wanted his card to be extra special.

Onto the card…

This card was inspired by Joanne James an amazing crafter. The confetti was created using the stars border punch. I punched real red, night of navy and glimmer paper. You can see I was not shy with the confetti. Oh it looked so good. 

The stamps come from Be The Star. And the Star Framelits made cutting them out a cinch. (This week the Star Framelits are only $20.25 as part of the Weekly Deals. Click Here to see ALL the weekly deals.) They are great for the holidays!

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My Square Framelits helped create the square opening in the Night of Navy card base. Then using tow Square Framelits I created the outer frame in Real Red. A piece of window sheet created the shaker window. 

The sentiment is from Birthday Blossoms in the annual catalog and was stamped in Night of Navy on Whisper White card stock. Tthen using the outside edges of my Stamping Dimensions I created the box to hold the confetti. (I realize now I should have taken photos as I created this for you.) I added the confetti then overlaid the window onto the Stamping Dimensional "box"holding the confetti.

I hope you can see the Star embossing on the outside of the envelope flap. Another finishing touch before it went in the mail.

Thanks for stopping by

Michelle

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Sympathy with Timeless Elegance

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Sympathy

It is never fun to have to create a sympathy car. Yet I see it as an opportunity to send my heartfelt sadness for someone's loss through my card. This is going out to a young woman in my office who recently lost her dad. No matter how old we are and how old the parent is the loss is deep. 

I thought the new Timeless Elegance DSP provided a soft and beautiful backdrop for my sympathy card. I used the retired stamp set Bloom with Hope. I love the simplicity of the flowers and they go so well with the DSP. 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

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Just Ripe for Pals Paper Arts

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Gleeson PPA260

I love this stamp set, it is called Market Fresh. It is too darn cute. When I saw this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch I knew I wanted to use this stamp. Here is the sketch:

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I watched this Stampin' Up! You Tube video to continue developing my watercoloring skills. I find the shadowing to be so pretty so I gave it a try. I am pretty pleased with this first attempt as I am NO artist at all.

PPA260 close up

It is really fun to watercolor. I do hope you will give it a try. Helpful hint: I have started using the Shimmery White Cardstock rather than the watercolor paper. I like the smooth finish and the shimmer is a nice added bonus.

The background is from the Farmers Market DSP. I thought the rustic background and the burlap went together. What do you think?

Be sure to visit the Pals Paper Arts to see what the other design team members created. Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

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