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Thursday, November 5, 2026

Fran's 2026 Birthday Card

As this year is winding down,

I have two friends whose birthdays fall in November.

At this point, I've run out of older paper collections

that coordinate with their favorite colors & that I like,

so, Fran's card is made with a newly purchased collection!

These papers are gorgeous!

Fran's card is way at the top of favorites for me.

Some of Fran's favorite colors are lavender & green together.

Purples & greens always look fabulous together!

As with all of the other birthday cards this year, I've layered strips

on Fran's 5" x 7" card that are either straight cut or edge punched.

Here are the top strips.

These are the bottom strips.

I was so excited to find a glitter set of enamel dots that had

three beautifully coordinating colors for this card! W O W!

Some special words, just for Fran, are printed

and then oval die cut & adhered flat to the card.

In the center & adhered with foam adhesive circles for dimension

is the daintiest, prettiest, eye-catching ReneaBouquets butterfly!!

What a total beauty!!

Finally, the inside of the card is decorated with a variety of laser cuts;

all are noted in the products used below.

The butterflies are the same as the one used on the front of the card!

These are ReneaBouquets butterfly kisses that are very detailed;

are tiny & come in various sizes;

are printed on one side so they're flat and

also they don't have any sparkles on them.

They are truly worth using!

Thanks for your visit and for viewing Fran's card.

Wishing her a wonderful birthday filled with blessings!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Paper Rose - Dear Isabella collection

Paper F
used for main card
with the below (backside of F)
for the inside of the card

used for strips

Sentiments

Paper Rose - Dear Isabella papers used for the strips:

Strip #1 - Dear Isabella - Paper F

Remaining strips #2-6 - Dear Isabella - 6x6 Patterns

Strip #2 -

same as Paper A (Backside)

same as Paper A

same as Paper B (backside)

same as Paper B

same as Paper C (backside)

Paper Rose - Dear Isabella - Die Cuts (inside the card)

ReneaBouquets - Butterfly - Fairy Dust Lavender

single side printed
Butterfly Kisses

Martha Stewart - Edge Punches

Vintage Doily

Deco Shells

Eyelet Lace

Simple Stories - Glitter Enamel Dots

Simple Vintage
"Lavender Fields"

49 and Market - Spectrum Gardenia Floral Laser Cut Elements (card inside)

Scrapbook.com - Nested Ovals Die

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart
Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads

Adhesives

Recollections
Foam Adhesive Circles

Nuvo Craft Glue

Scor-Tape

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Bon Appétit! Father Paul

To all you card makers, you know how it is....

you just can't gift someone money without it being in a card, right?

A recent conversation with my priest & friend, Father Paul,

about a restaurant that he really loves, has lead me to gift him the needed funds to buy a 'pass' which will give him a gift certificate as well as other perks.

These 'passes' will be sold in a couple of weeks, so there's still time.

It's quite a bit of money, especially for a low paid priest,

so I'm surprising him next Saturday after Mass

with this simple card containing money so he can get it.

I used scrap paper and stickers (that I rarely use ever) to make it.

I know it's a throw-away card, so why not use some stash that sits in a drawer?

However, the colors I chose are of his favorite soccer team -

The Netherlands, which is his heritage. 😁