Miss Belle's 2nd Birthday Card 2026

 I ordered so many wonderful products to make cards with

& specifically bought one especially for my dear, sweet friend

Miss Belle, who's turning 90. 

She's very special to me, as I view her as my 2nd Mom.

Such an intelligent & interesting woman to talk to.

So, Miss Belle's favorite color is blue & she loves it with white.

This is the 5x7 card I designed for her using those two colors.

I used some layering die cuts for a beautiful dimensional effect!

I'm so happy that I found this product!

I'm also happy that I bought a lot of different ones 

for other cards in the future.

What makes them fun is that you can make as many layers

that you want, including layering only specific spots (flowers)

and not the entire bouquet.

Such a unique product that produces fabulous 3D effects!!

Look at all those layers!

From another set of layering die cuts, 

I used only one and adhered it flat to the inside of the card.

I die cut the numbers 90 in the same blue as the card

and adhered them to the pretty floral die cut.

I put this card together rather quickly and had so much fun creating it!

Thanks so much for coming by 

and I hope you have a very blessed day.

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Recollections Cardstock - Blue Jay

Katy Sue Designs Die Cut 3D Decoupage

Blue Hydrangeas

Bouquets & Birds

Sizzix Thinlits - Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Script

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart 
Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Sizzix Standard Cutting Plates

Adhesives

Scor Tape

Nuvo Craft Glue

Scrapbook.com
1/4" x 3mm Foam Adhesive Tape

Miss Belle's 2026 Birthday Card

 My sweet friend, Miss Belle, is celebrating her 90th birthday this month!

She's a real sweetheart and I love her very much.

I'm her 'other daughter' and she's my 'other Mom'. 

Since we live in different states, we keep in touch by phone

and always have very interesting conversations.

I really enjoy talking with her!

I recently found out that her most favorite color is blue,

or as she puts it, "ALL" blues.

She also loves white.

What better papers to make her 5" x 7" card with

than the beautiful blue, white & pink collection 

Maja Design "Denim & Girls"!

As with all of my homemade birthday cards this year,

I've layered strips of paper, some straight cut and others 

are either edge punched or deco scissor cut.

Here are the top strips:

On the bottom strip, 

I adhered the title strip that's found 

on the very bottom of one of the pages in the collection

that has the words "You are a Star".

I selected some really pretty blue glossy enamel dots as well.

A special birthday message is printed and then oval die cut, 

which is then adhered flat to the card.

As I've said all along and will again on this card,

ReneaBouquets butterfly is a gorgeous centerpiece!

This one is a perfect match with the paper collection - W O W!

Lastly, the inside of the card is decorated with beautiful 

49 and Market laser cut elements & rub-ons.

Thanks for viewing Miss Belle's birthday card.

I wish her the very best blessed birthday

and hopes of her having many more!

Have a blessed day everyone,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Maja Design - "Denim & Girls" collection

"Tough but Sweet"
(used this backside for main card inside
and for the oval die cut on the front of the card)

strips in order from top to bottom:

  (some are noted as using the 6x6 paper pad)

"Summer Outfit"

"Chic"

Monochromes - Shades of Denim
"Dark Blue"

6x6 paper pad
(same as "My Favourite Jeans" page backside)

6x6 paper pad
(same as "Loose Fit" page)

"Tight Fit"
(bottom of backside title strip)

Martha Stewart - Edge Punches

"Swirling Lace"

"Doily Lace"

Recollections - decorative scissor "Scallop"

ReneaBouquets - Double Wing Butterfly "Astrial Pink"

Scrapbook.com - Nested Oval Die

Simple Stories - Glossy Enamel Dots

"Simple Vintage - Color Palette COOL"

49 and Market - Spectrum Gardenia

Floral Laser Cut Elements

Botanical Rub-Ons

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart
Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads

Basic Grey
Rub-On Rolling Tool

Adhesives

Recollections
Foam Adhesive Circles

Nuvo Craft Glue

Scor-Tape

Mandala Wisteria

 Today's coloring is a beautiful drawing of a Wisteria tree.

The colors I used are below,

but I stayed mainly with the first 4 that are listed.

Thanks for viewing my mandala!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Beautiful Blooming Mandalas by Zara Zen

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils 150 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Sakura Eraser

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative