Birthday Cake

I had quiet a few Birthdays in March. So instead of handing out the same card to everyone, I made everyone there own unique card and this was one of them. Plus I wanted it to be a little more special since we were having a luncheon to celebrate 3 of the Birthdays together. So I dove into some of my retired Stampin' Up supplies as well as some current from the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog.

I used a retired SaleAbration stamp set called Happy Moments. I stamped the cake in current Basic Grey ink on a 2 inch wide Whisper White piece of card stock and then used a Scallop Tag Topper Punch from the current semi annual catalog to punch the top out. The ribbon was something I found at Michael's craft store, I think. It went well with the card so I used it. The Pistachio Pudding and Regal Rose card stock and ink are current, but the Regal Rose Designer Series paper is retired now. I put it all on a Whisper White card stock base. The Rhinestones and the white Signo pen I used in the center of the little flowers on the cake are both still current. I have no idea which yellow I used on the cake, but any yellow would work just fine for the candles.

Birthdays are like Hairballs....

I made this cute Birthday card for a friend of the family that loves cats.
I used one of my favorite stamp sets Giggle Greetings on page 29 of the 2013-2014 Annual Stampin' Up catalog with Island Indigo and Pumpkin Pie Ink on Whisper White. Then I cut it out with one of the Window Frames Collection from page 186 of the 2013-2014 Annual Stampin' Up catalog.
The base of the card is Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White. The 2 - 2 inch circles were punched out from the Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper on page 150 of the 2013-2014 Annual Stampin' Up catalog, but the Island Indigo polka dot is a Retired Regals Color Collection Designer Series paper stack. I used some twine I found at Joanne's cause I wanted something heavier then what Stampin' Up had available. The Pumpkin Pie Button is retired now but it came from the Brights Designer Buttons pack.

Goody-Goody Gumdrops It's Your Birthday

I made this card back in Sept. 2009 for a friends 50th Birthday. She thought it was pretty funny.
I don't remember which sets the "50th" or "it's your birthday!" came from but the "goody-goody gumdrops" words and the gumdrop stamp itself came from a set called Goody-Goody Gumdrops. It was offered as a Hostess level 3 stamp set in the Spring-Summer 2009
Stampin' Up Catalog.
I'm also pretty sure all the colors I used are retired now along with the brads. But the Dazzling Diamonds glitter is still current. :)