Rocky's 2nd Birthday Card 2026

 My dear friend, Rocky, is celebrating her 70th birthday this month.

I wanted to make a special card for this special occasion,

so I chose to make her a 3D card

because they're so interesting and fun!

Her favorite color is red, 

so of course the florals have red in them.

I chose the colors of the card based on the colors in the floral arrangements.

The main card is vanilla (not white)

topped with a very small green outline for the 

beautiful red on top.

The red really makes the flowers POP!

Here are a few close ups to show you the layering.

The inside has a special, personal computer printed 

birthday sentiment on the right side.

The left side was just so bland,

so I added ultra cute rub ons by Graphic 45.

Thanks for looking at Rocky's birthday card.

Wishing her the very best and lots of love on her special day.

Have a blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Katy Sue Designs - 3D Decoupage - Bouquets and Birds

Graphic 45 - Hip Hip Horray rub ons

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart
Scoring Board

Basic Grey
Rub-On Roller Tool

Adhesives

Scor-Tape

Nuvo Craft Glue

Nuvo Precision Nozzles

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

Rocky's 2026 Birthday Card

 This year's homemade birthday cards are really coming together quickly

and I think each one turned out quite pretty & unique!

Rocky's favorite color is red 

and she loves to get cards from me in that color.

Layers of straight cut and edge punched strips cover the front of this 5" x 7" card.

Here are some close up photos of the strips.

Rocky loves bling, so I put it in two places on her card.

The oval die cut has a special note on it for Rocky.

The gorgeous ReneaBouquets butterfly is such a beautiful centerpiece!

I chose it because Rocky also loves gold.

Thanks for stopping by to see Rocky's card.

Very Happy Birthday to her!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios - Bird Waltz collection

"Scripted Melody"
(for the main card)

"Overture"
(for the oval die cut)

Papers used for the strips:  (in order from top to bottom)

Blue Fern Studios - Bird Waltz
"Scripted Melody"

Recollections paper pad
"Crimson"

Blue Fern Studios - Timeless
"Maçonnerie"

Paper Studio
"Bella Bohemia"

Recollections paper pad
"Crimson"

Blue Fern Studios - Bird Waltz
"Scripted Melody"

Martha Stewart punches 

French Scroll

Swirling Lace

Eyelet Lace

ReneaBouquets Butterfly - "Lady Godiva"

Scrapbook.com - Nested Ovals Dies

Recollections - Clustered Bling on a Roll - Cream

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

Intricate Pattern 9-12-26

 Check out this page of American Indian patterns!

The colors I chose were the main colors used by

American Indians in their rugs & blankets.

As I colored, I realized that these are all represented in nature.

These are the 8 colors I chose.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Intricate Patterns coloring book by Jade Summers

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils - 150 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Sakura Eraser

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

Bee Mandala

 This is a bee mandala from Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou's

Nature Mandalas coloring book.

I've had my eyes on this page for a number of years

and finally settled on how to color it.

One of the things that makes coloring so enjoyable

is being able to color outside the norm.

In other words, 

I didn't color the bees in their natural color,

but rather chose colorful combinations instead.

I chose a light sage green for the background.

For added interest, 

I drew a perfect circle in a slightly darker green

to show case the center of this page.

These are all of the colors I used on this page.

Let's take some close looks at each of the corner bees

and their coordinating honeycombs.

Each of the honeycombs have dainty little flowers woven together.

I colored all 4 sets of flowers alike and added tiny white pearls to their centers.

I chose 2-tone purple.

This one is lime green with a purple-pink.

This one is lavender & blue.

Lastly, this one is 2-tone aqua.

In between the four corner bees are identical

flower arrangements that I colored the same on each.

Finally,

the center is colored more natural, using golds & browns.

I'm so happy you came to see my coloring

because it was a lot of fun for me.

I hope you have a very blessed day.

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Nature Mandalas coloring book by Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils - 150 set

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils - 120 set

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Sakura Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray