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Happy Birthday and a Challenge

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First off, a card for the Color Throwdown Challenge. I’m really getting this in under the wire. I made the card last night, but haven’t had time to write a post until now. The challenge closes in a hour! Talk about cutting it close. Love the colors for this challenge:

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I pulled out an old, old embossed card by Lasting Impressions and added a vase of flowers and a banner sentiment to make a birthday card. 

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I used some “Simple Stems” and a “Vogue Vase” by Papertrey Ink to pull together the focal point. All the stamped images were an earlier part of my #100DayProject. The sentiment was embossed in white on a vellum banner cut with a Spellbinders die and attached to the card with liquid glue under the two pearls at the ends of the banner. I left the middle of the banner slightly curved.

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The Lasting Impressions card came with a lovely red envelope, which worked out perfectly.

It’s also my birthday which we celebrated yesterday with a Mother’s Day brunch. Today has been really busy, but it’s a lovely spring day, and I’ve received many birthday greetings in the mail, on email and via texts. I’m a very lucky lady.

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This is the first birthday that’s ever given me pause. This card from a blogging friend might explain it.

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But truthfully, I’m very grateful to have had 70 fabulous years, and hope to see many, many more. 

4 thoughts on “Happy Birthday and a Challenge”

  1. A beautiful collection of cards given to you. The one you made is so nice – you must have a huge collection of dies & stamps – how do you store & catalogue.

  2. Beautiful card you made!
    Glad to hear you had a special day. I thought of you. Wondered long and hard about sending a card showing your age as I know not everybody likes them, but I liked the sentiment of the one I chose and thought it apt. Hope AOK.

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