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This weekend marked the end of my many November birthdays. Now, that they are over I can focus on my Christmas stamping. But first, I wanted to share another set of birthday cards that I made.

These cards feature the Charming stamp set and one colour, either Real Red or Pretty in Pink. I added satin ribbon in the same colour to add more detail and used either Basic Pearls or Rhinestones in the center of the flower.

Although these cards are exactly the same except for the colour, the Pretty in Pink one is so much softer and elegant. But I also like the bold statement the Real Red card makes by being more vibrant. Hopefully whichever card was received the birthday girl liked it!

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Stamps: Charming #116519, Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set, page 14)

Inks: Real Red (103133) or Pretty in Pink (101301)

Paper: Real Red (102482) or Pretty in Pink (100459), Whisper White (100730)

Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (120175)

Other: Basic Pearls (119247) or Basic Rhinstones (119246), Real Red 5/8" Satin Ribbon (117286)  or Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon (117289), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

 This card uses Real Red cardstock, ink and ribbon with the Basic Rhinestones.

Charming Stamp Set, Set of 7

$24.95, #116519

Page 130 of the Idea Book & Catalogue

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In my family, November means birthdays!  We start celebrating on the 10th and go right thorugh to the 27th. The 28th if you include our puppy, which of course, we do.

Our challenge this year was to find a cake large enough to write eight names on it. The person in charge of buying the cake finally settled for only adding the names of the five kids. Personally, I think she was just too embarrassed to request all eight names!  

So, I’m sure you can understand why my November brithday cards need to to be clean and simple. The cards shown today will go out in the mail for family and a friend and I still need a few more for another party on Saturday. Watch for more birthday card samples later this week for the rest of my family.  

For this card, I used my Decor wheel. I really like this pattern. I added a Basic Pearl in the center of each design after stamping and the card was almost finished. Talk about simple stamping! 

I added a background piece of the Rich Razzleberry paper from the Brights Patterns Designer Paper Stack and a stamped "Happy Brithday" greeting from the Curty Cute stamp set and I was done! 

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Stamps: Curly Cute (Clear #120510, Wood #117014)

Wheel: Decor (119894)

Inks: Rich Razzleberry (115658)

Paper: Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (117155), Rich Razzleberry (115316), Whisper White (100730)

Other: Basic Pearls (119247), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

I also made this card in Rose Red for another birthday (of many!) this week. Which colour is your favourite? The Rich Razzleberry or the Rose Red. Please leave a comment and let me know your pick.

Decor Standard Wheel

$7.95, #119894

Page 133 of the Idea Book & Catalogue

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A few weeks ago I was asked to do a class at church. There would be 100+ attendees broken into three 30 minutes sessions. Wow!

As there would be a lot of "never stamped before" ladies there. I knew the stamping had to be simple. I chose to focus the class on the new Handmade Holiday Vintage Christmas Card Bundle that features the Bells & Boughs stamp set and the Deck the Halls designer series paper. 

As you can see in the class projects above, the organizer asked to make tags in addition to cards.

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 The first projects we made were small 3" x 3" gift cards. One card was made with Cherry Cobbler cardstock and one with Always Artichoke cardstock. The Deck the Halls paper was cut to layer onto the cards over Very Vanilla cardstock. I embellished each card with a Brushed Gold snowflake made using the Northern Frost decorative strip seen on page 38 of the Holiday Mini catalogue. Each snowflake was given either a Pearl or Rhinestone center. Inside the card we added a second square of Very Vanilla cardstock and added a stamped "to/from:" to finish.  

The next project was a Bells & Boughs card featuring Cherry Cobbler. To keep the stamping simple, we stamped the large poinsettia image in Cherry Cobbler ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and added three small pearls to the center. For the sake of time, I wanted to use only one ink colour and decided not to colour in the image. The pearls added a vintage touch to the stamped image and dressed it up a bit.  The other layers of cardstock are Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler in addition to the Deck the Halls designer series paper. Last, we added a knot of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to add another element to the card.

 The last project we made in class was a large tag. We stamped the greeting from the Bells & Boughs stamp set in the bottom right corner of a Crumb Cake tag. Theses tags were made using the Two Tags Die for the Big Shot.  I added a piece of Always Artichoke cardstock that had been punched with the scallop edge punch and a coordinating piece of Deck the Halls designer series paper. After threading Always Artichoke and Victoria Crochet trim through the hole on the tag. I added an Antique brad to the tag. Finally, I tied the ribbon and trim with linen thread to help the ribbons stand up.

So, do you think you would have enjoyed making these projects? Leave a comment and let me know.

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