Grand Nana's Birthday

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a very special birthday card.

The card base is Studio G.  The printed papers are Stamperia Lilac Flowers.  The sentiment is Denami Design Upright Happy Birthday stamped in Stampin' Up Early Espresso on Recollections Vanilla.  The card is highlighted with White Opal Liquid Pearls.

This card was crafted for my husband's grandmother who will be turning 101 in a couple of days.  She is the sweetest woman ever so had to have a very special birthday card.  I love the softness of these images and the colours are so beautiful.  I think the scalloped card base suits the vintage style of the card.  Grand Nana loves getting handmade cards so I know she'll love this one.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Purple Sympathy

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another sweet sympathy card.

The card base is Recollections Vanilla.  The printed papers are Stamperia Lilac Flowers layered on Stampin' Up Perfect Plum.  The sentiment is Serendipity Stamps stamped in Stampin' Up Perfect Plum on Close To My Heart Colonial White.  The card is highlighted with Platinum Liquid Pearls.

I love every sheet of paper in the Stamperia collection.  I debated whether it was appropriate for a sympathy card but finally decided it was.  With all the papers coordinating, I layered two printed papers, something that I think adds interest to the final result.  This is a super simple layout that always works.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Simple Blues

Hello everyone,

Today's birthday card strikes just the right notes.

The printed paper is Stamperia Blue layered on Stampin' Up Blue Bayou and Basic Grey.  The sentiment is Flonz Happy Birthday stamped in Altenew Pure Graphite on Recollections Vanilla.  The embellishments are Mark Richards 3mm silver metals.

This is such a simple card and it was made even easier by this great paper!  A couple of coordinating layers and a light grey card base.  I think the font of the sentiment works great with the musical notes.  The embellishments are really evident in the photo but they're small enough to work perfectly with the musical notes.  A great result!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Lovely Lilacs

Hello everyone,

Today's birthday card post is a lovely purple floral.

The printed papers are Stamperia Lilac Flowers.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Four Frames and Close To My Heart Happy Birthday stamped in Nick Bantock Damson Plum on Recollections Vanilla.  The pearl embellishments are of unknown origin.

This Stamperia paper that I picked up at a crop last year is really beautiful.  It's double-sided so those sheets I can't use for cards have beautiful patterns on the flip side.  There are great sides for layering as I did on this card.  To top it all, the colours and images are beautiful and so easy to work with.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Easily Elegant

Hello everyone,

Today's post resumes the commission of birthday card that were paused for Christmas In July.

The printed paper is Stamperia Blues layered on Recollections Vanilla and a light grey Bazzill.  The sentiment is Flonz Happy Birthday stamped in Altenew Pure Graphite on more vanilla.  The banners were punched from more light grey and are highlighted with Platinum Liquid Pearls.

I love all the shades of blue and grey in this paper.  It really served well as a base for an otherwise very simple card.  I've used this layout many, many times and am always very pleased with the results.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Written Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's birthday card post is lovely in shades of lavender.

The printed paper is Stamperia Lilac Flowers layered on Stampin' Up Pale Plum.  The sentiment is Creative Expressions Amazing Sentiments stamped in Close To My Heart Smokey Plum on Recollections Vanilla and layered on Close To My Heart Petal.  The embellishments are Platinum Liquid Pearls.

This is a collection of papers that I found through a vendor at a local crops last fall.  Every single sheet is absolutely beautiful.  I love all the different handwritten fonts and the different layered images are so interesting that I didn't feel the need to add much by way of extras.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Spring Thoughts

Hello everyone,

Today's card was crafted for my grandparents because they've been on my mind quite a lot recently.

The card base is Stampin' Up Perfect Plum.  The printed papers are Stamperia Lilac Flowers.  The image is Memory Box Tissue Flower stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections grey and painted with LuminArte Sage and Wisteria Twinkling H2Os.  The image is layered on Perfect Plum.  The sentiment is a no name stamp stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Stamperia Lilac Flowers.  The card is highlighted with Platinum Liquid Pearls.

For the past couple of weeks, every time I turn around, I'm getting subtle reminders/memories of my grandparents in Nova Scotia.  I decided it was my mind's way of telling me to send a card.  I decided to use this beautiful lilac paper with lovely written images and this delicate flower because yesterday was such a beautiful spring day.  I really love the font of this stamp but it's no name for a reason - it's crooked on the block.  Thank goodness for the stamp positioner.  I highlighted with Liquid Pearls because it add great embellishment without any bulk.  The card goes in the mail today!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle