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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Happy Birthday

 Hi all,

The youngest children in the family next door are twins and their birthday is this coming Friday. They are delightful young women, who will be turning 23. Mom, their older sister and the twins all LOVE pink, so LeAnne's colors for this week's Paper Players Challenge is very timely to make them birthday cards.

Their names are Bella and Cara. They both graduated from college last year, are back living with mom while beginning their careers. They are super fun to visit with and are two of the most polite and nice young women. Bella loves flowers, she does flower arranging for friends weddings and other special events and Cara is into surf photography. Cara recently returned from Mexico where she was a photographer for a line of women's surf wear. I thought about these interests while designing their birthday cards.

For Bella's card I used a Simon Says Stamp cover plate and die set called Fab Floral. The silver looking flowers are actually cut from Smoky Slate card stock then I put a layer of sparkly Glossy Accents over the die cut. After they dried, I added a small dark pink rhinestone to the centers. The deckle circle dies in the center are SU and the Happy Birthday wax seal is from Spellbinders. (FYI, this card is CASED from Jennifer McGuire.)




Here's the inside of Bella's card. The sentiments are from a Gina K Designs mini birthday stamp set.



For Cara's card I pulled out a "summery" stamp, die and stencil set by Gina K Designs called Tropical Sunshine. Instead of using typical beach colors, I used LeAnne's pinks and I really like how it turned out. 




Here is the inside of Cara's card.



Enjoy your Wednesday, and thanks for checking in,
Colleen

Supplies 
Bella's card
Stamps: Birthday Cheer Mini set by Gina K Designs (inside greetings)
Paper: SU Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Smoky Slate, Thick Basic White
Ink: SU Bubble Bath & Berry Burst
Other: Fab Floral Cover Plate and dies set by Simon Says Stamp, Deckle Circle dies by Stampin' Up, Happy Birthday Wax Seal stamp and wax by Spellbinders, Silver pen, Glitter Glossy Accents by Concord & 9th, Trinity Pink Rhinestones, Big Shot, Misti, Connect glue, 

Cara's Card
Stamps: Tropical Sunshine and So Many Sentiments stamp sets by Gina K Designs
Paper: SU Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Smoky Slate, Thick White card stock
Ink: SU Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Smoky Slate and Gina K Desgins Black Onyx
Other: Stencil and dies from Tropical Sunshine kit, blending brushes, Big Shot, Misti, Connect Glue, Foam Tape, SU Dimensionals

2 comments:

  1. Colleen both of these cards are fabulous and I love that you used the same colour palette but created two different cards that each reflected the interests of the birthday girls - so clever! Thanks for playing with us over at The Paper Players this week!

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  2. Both of these cards are lovely...same colors, different vibe! Just like the twins, I imagine! Thanks for playing with the Players this week and using my colors!

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