Happy Birthday to You
Quick little update on what has gone on the last few weeks. I had a planned Gallbladder surgery on February 11th. I was assured this was going to be easy peasy due to the past surgeries I have had. Well, they were sure were wrong. I have spent the last two and a half weeks working through some complications. All is good now – or at least it seems. I feel like I am able to start healing now – finally!
Okay – so now lets move onto what really matters – the creativity!
At first when I started using the Happy Birthday to You from the 2020 Sale-A-Bration, I wasn’t really sure how to use it. In my mind, I had to put a sentiment on the card. I personally struggle with sentiments in this set. I feel like they are a bit big – to use on the front of the card – almost like they over power the image. Once the dies were made available with the coordination products, I felt a little more at ease in using this set.
I choose to mix and match a few products with this card. I think it would make the perfect birthday card or wedding card. Actually, I did send it to my brother-in-law and new sister-in-law wishing them the best on their wedding day.
The first surprise was using a piece of Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper with a Pool Party cardstock base. My only tip here is that I stamped the cake with Momento ink on a piece of Whisper White. I typically always stamp any image that I plan to color with Stampin’ Blends on a piece of cardstock that will be layered onto a card. The Stampin’ Blends do bleed through on occasion. I cut the cake out with the rectangle die from the Stitched So Sweetly dies and the flowers from the Birthday dies in the coordination products that are available through March 31, 2020. The cake and flowers are colored with Stampin’ Blends in Calypso Coral Dark and Light, Mint Macaron Dark and Light, Petal Pink Dark and Light and Smoky Slate Light.
Just a few things to remember:
Sale-A-Bration and Coordination Products: end on March 31st. As of today two items have already sold out – Kerchief Card Kit and Metallic Baker’s Twine and Sequin Combo Pack. A second release of Sale-A-Bration items comes out on March 3, 2020.
Crafty Retreat: If you live in the Pacific Northwest we love to have you at our Inky Fingers Crafty Retreat on April 3 – 5, 2020. You can find additional information HERE.
Stamping Bingo: If you can’t join us for the whole retreat or want to just join us for the evening we are having Stamping Bingo on April 4, 2020. You can find additional information HERE.