Perhaps my favorite new stamp set is the Lotus Blossom in the Sale-a-Bration catalog. I would have paid money for this set, so it’s even better than it’s free with purchase. Here’s a purple card I made using it. I felt like it needed a little something extra, so I added some silver vellum behind the image.
Happy Stampin!
So the problem with having a birthday on Sunday is that there is no mail on that day, so several cards arrived on Monday (or Tuesday) instead. Here are more of the pretty handmade cards I received.
Diane made this clever card with the Petite Petals stamp and punch. Look how she included the gift card inside! I’m going to copy that!
Pauline used a floral theme on her card too! She cut out the flowers and used the greeting from the Flower Patch stamp set.
Kathy made a pretty and shimmery card with lots of gold details. I loved that she added the butterflies since my name, Vanessa, means butterfly.
Robin created this black and white card. I thought it was clever to add the birds to the musical note background.
Happy Stampin’!
I thought I’d share the homemade cards I’ve received for my special day. My friends are so talented and crafty!
This pretty card was made by Phyllis with the Wildflower Meadow (129168) background stamp. I’m glad she used this because I needed ideas so I’ll use my own more often!
Purple is one of my favorite colors and Karen must have remembered that when she created this card for me.
Please ignore my poor photography skills! Margaret made me this pretty shaker card with the Corner Garden (134048) background stamp. This reminds me that I need to buy that one!
Last night my husband said he needed to use my craft room and disappeared in there for about an hour. He made this card for me and he did it without any help from me! I was so touched and surprised. He used the Big Day stamp set (139112) from Sale-a-Bration. He even used some DSP. I said, “Wow, you even cut out strips of paper for the border.” He replied, “I just dug through the piles of stuff on your desk and used what I found.” lol Good thing I’m not a tidy crafter. 
Till next time-
