A Grey Birthday (Card)

No birthdays should be grey, but that doesn't mean birthday cards can't be.  I'm beginning to love muted designs with a pop of colour.  It's just as eye-catching as a card full of colour.

Today is my birthday - maybe I'll save the card for myself :)

The World Got A Present The Day You Were Born

At last week's crafting get-together with W and B, the three of us shared our supplies (namely stamps!) so that we could make cards that we otherwise won't be able to make.  I couldn't pass up on the opportunity to borrow W's Mixed Bunch and B's Papillon Pot Pourri stamp sets.  Coupled with some of my supplies (Fancy Fan Embossing Folder and the old Priceless stamp set), I put together this light cheery card.  The sentiment is from the old Happiest Birthday Wishes set.

The front:

Happy Birthday, Helen!

Birthday butterflies

As mentioned earlier, I am now addicted to stamping but boy are stamps costly.  So I went onto kijiji to see if I find some deals on retired Stampin Up stamp sets.  Afterall, cupcakes, flowers, and butterflies never go out of style, right?

Though much simpler, I like stamped cards just as much as Cricut-ed cards (especially how fast I can do them, and how different each card can be).  Whenever I find a card too plain, I can always spray a bit of glitter (Smooch Spritz) on them!

My sister's favourite earrings

Despite being a few years old, my sister still wears these all the time. I made these earrings with black chain and black findings to go with the black 'oval' at the bottom. The blue and orange crystals really make the earrings pop, and the butterfly add a softer touch.

Who would have thought 5 different shapes would come together so nicely?