Three Candles

Here are three birthday cards with the same design using different colors for the candles.  I cut them out with the Doily Wishes Dies.  I added White Baker's Twine and varied ribbons on the candles.  The words are from "Special Celebrations".  For the background I used two different Embossing Folders:  Subtle and Scripty with Gray Granite card stock.

Birthday Goodness

I made this card with the new "Birthday Goodness" set.  I stamped the image in Night of Navy and then colored it with Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, and Night of Navy Watercolor Pencils.  I cut it out with the Stitched Rectangles Dies and made the background with the streamers from the same set stamping Bermuda Bay ink on Bermuda Bay card stock.  Last, I added some Denim Ribbon and a strip of Daffodil Delight card stock I made with the Corrugated Embossing Folder. 

Seahorse

Here's a different seahorse card using "Seaside Notions".  I stamped the seahorse in Pool Party and the words In Crumb Cake and cut it out using the Stitched Shapes Dies.  I cut out the sand dollar and added some Grapefruit Grove and Crumb Cake Ribbon.  I stamped the shells in Grapefruit Grove on Petal Pink card stock to make the background.  The top part was made with the High Seas Embossing Folder.   

Parcels & Petals

This pretty watercolor card was made using the "Parcels & Petals" stamp set and the coordinating Perfect Parcel Dies.  I stamped the swirly flowery thingy in Versamark ink and then used White Embossing Powder and heated it.  Then I used Pool Party ink with an Aqua Painter to color over it.  I stamped the flowers in Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight and cut those and the Apple Green design with the dies.  The words are from the "Beautiful Friendship" set.

Sunflower

August is the month for sunflowers it seems.  This one isn't using the traditional brown, but instead I used Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy.  The two-stamps (both the flower and the center) are from the set "Painted Harvest".  I used the Layering Squares and Stitched Shapes Framelits to cut out the image and frame it.  The background was made with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder and the paper is from the Brights 6" x 6" DSP collection.

Embossed Seahorse

Here's another seahorse card I made with "Seaside Notions"  I stamped it and the words in Versamark and heat embossed them with White Embossing Powder.  The background paper is from the See a Silhouette DSP collection.  Last I added some sequins and some Polka Dot White Tulle Ribbon.

More Daisies

Here's a cute little summer card using the Medium Daisy Punch and some Coastal Cabana Glitter Enamel Dots.  The Black Gingham Checked paper was from Sale-a-Bration and the words are from "Itty Bitty Birthdays".

Sailing Home

I used the High Seas Embossing Folder to make the waves on the background of this card.  Then I used an Aqua Painter with Pool Party ink to color it.  I stamped the boats from and cut them out with the coordinating Smooth Sailing Dies.   I also colored the boats "Sailing Home" with Aqua Painters using Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, and Real Red.  The words are from "Well Said". 

Seaside Notions

I made this watercolor looking seahorse with the "Seaside Notions" stamp set.  I stamped it in Black Memento ink on Shimmery White card stock and cut it out.  Then I used Aqua Painters with Melon Mambo, Highland Heather, and Coastal Cabana ink to watercolor the background (also on Shimmery White card stock).  The words are from "Birthday Goodness" and I added some Black Baker's Twine and sequins to finish it off.