Kay's 2023 Birthday Card

 Another pretty card, all thanks to 49 and Market's beautiful collections!

Pink is my dear sweet friend's favorite color,

which her birthstone of Tourmaline is a stunning pink!

So, the Color Swatch Blossom collection was perfect for Kay!

The front of the card is adorned with a pretty flower bouquet,

 made up of an array of different brands that coordinate beautifully together.

All are listed at the bottom of this post.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is die cut in a French Flair design and 

adhered with foam adhesive for dimension.

ReneaBouquets gorgeous hummingbird really makes this sentiment stand-out!

I used acetate leaves & butterflies from the same beautiful collection 

on the inside of the card.

Adding pink bling gives a nice sparkle!

Since my slimline card for Kay is 3-1/2" x 8-1/4",

I was able to use the entire 12 x 12 page to make it,  

including the piece for the inside where I printed her special birthday wishes

in Lucida Handwriting font (one of my faves!).

The card fully opened reveals just how beautiful this paper really is!

The slimline envelope is made from another beautiful page in this collection.

Thanks for the visit

and have a blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

49 and Market - Color Swatch Blossom collection

Paper #2 - for the Card

Paper #3 - for the Envelope

ReneaBouquets - Printed Beautiful Board

Orchid Pink Hummingbirds
(itty bitty size)

Flowers

Prima - Tales of You & Me
"Amour de Ma Vie"

Wild Orchid Crafts
Pink Mix Gardenias

Wild Orchid Crafts
2-Tone Baby Pink/Ivory Sweetheart Blossoms

Wild Orchid Crafts
Baby Pink Gypsophila

Wild Orchid Crafts
2-Tone Rosy Pink Heather

Dies

Cheery Lynn Designs
Horizon French Flair

Cheery Lynn Designs
Pierced French Flair

Tattered Lace 
Ornate Leaves

Recollections - Bling

480 pc Pink Rhinestones

Ink

Color Box Pigment Ink
Merlot

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

We-R-Memory Keepers
Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper

Adhesives

Martha Stewart Hot Glue Gun

Nuvo Glue

Scor-Tape Adhesive Sheet

Scrapbook.com Foam Adhesive Sheet

Lorna's 2023 Birthday Card

 The 49 and Market ARToptions Plum Grove collection 

has helped me create a beautiful slimline card and envelope

 for my dear friend Lorna!

The colors of this collection are just gorgeous!

Plums, pinks, oranges, greens....

I love making a coordinating envelope using the same paper collection.

I was able to score the center of the card perfectly

so that the butterfly was on the front. 👏

Look at this gorgeous paper when the card is opened fully!

I'm so proud of myself for figuring out something

and want to share it with you.

In the Ephemera Bits of this collection, there are several small cards & tags 

that measure 3" long x 1-1/2" wide.

I REALLY wanted to have "Happy Birthday!" printed on the one I chose, 

but I didn't want to have to print the words on a separate piece of paper;

 then cut out and glue them onto the little card. 

SO I used Scor-Tape and adhered the small card to 

another piece of scrap cardstock from the collection.

After a test run to insure the size and placement of the words

 would print in the right spot on the little card, 

I went for it and let it go through my printer. 

VOILA!!!!

I'm thrilled how this worked so easily!

I've never seen this done or perhaps no one I know ever shared how to do this, 

but either way, I figured it out and I hope you can give it a try yourself!

As you can see, I decorated the little card with a Momenta metal piece

 and tiny adhesive rhinestones in Amber color.

Foam adhesive tape under the small card raised it up for some dimension.

The "Debutante" butterfly made by ReneaBouquets is one of my top favorites!

Look how beautiful it is and the colors are incredibly perfect for this collection!!

The details in Renea's products are impeccable!

A small floral arrangement in coordinating colors is all this card needed 

to ramp up the beautiful printed images!

Here's the card fully opened to expose the inside.

The sentiment is French Script font in a plum-ish color.

On the left side I layered several of the laser cut wildflowers

 and also added a couple of rub-on butterflies.

At the bottom of the right side I used an ephemera frame & laser cut wildflowers (and butterfly), also decorating it with the amber colored rhinestones 

like I did to the front of the card.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a wonderful, blessed day,

Lisa

Products used:

49 and Market - ARToptions Plum Grove collection

"Orchard" - for main card

Colored Foundations 4 (backside) for inside the card

"Wildflowers" - for envelope

Ephemera Bits - tiny card on front of card

12 x 12 Rub-ons (inside card)

Laser Cut Wildflowers - inside the card

49 and Market - Flowers

Maura's Vineyard in Merlot 

Maura's Vineyard in Rosé 

Florets in Plum 

Vintage Shades Potpourri in Cerise 

ReneaBouquets

Tiny Treasures Butterflies - "Debutante"

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Basic Grey Rub-on Roller

Adhesives

Beacon 3-in-1 Glue

Nuvo Glue

Scor-Tape Sheets 

Recollections Adhesive Foam Circles

Elmer's Adhesive Foam Tape