Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today my card share is very special to me as I celebrate 2 birthdays in my family.  My granddaughter Cassie, and my sister Ruthie.  It has been almost 3 years since my sister lost her battle with pancreatic cancer … and I miss her everyday.

I wanted to create a fun, hip card that represents them both, and to celebrate each of them today.

I began with the “Fancy Foil Designer Vellum” Polka Dots and knew I had to add flowers, because both of them love flowers.  Gardeners at heart I think!  The flowers are from the “Flower Shop” stamp set.

I have to tell you … I love this vellum because it really hides the adhesive well!  Especially the dots and the stripes!  Glue dots work well for the heart vellum.

I embossed the flowers in silver and punched them out using the “Pansy” punch.  I am so happy they make coordinating punches and I no longer have to cut them out by hand!

I wanted a “POP” of color so I added Tempting Turquoise.  The turquoise and silver reminds me of the southwest – ahhhh, someplace warm!!

After layering the velum, whisper white, and turquoise, I punched out the center with the 1-3/4″ circle punch.  Then the entire piece was popped up (adhered) to the base card with stampin’ dimensionals.  I did this to create an added dimension for the greeting.

The birthday greeting comes from the stamp set “Simply Sketched”… it is a Hostess set.

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I wanted to add a bit more color, so I added the “Brights – Glimmer Brads” to the flowers.  Each flower was popped up with a stampin’ dimensional and placed around the circle.  I think I got the fun and hip card I was after.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Have a beautiful day.

Just had to share this shot of the card when the flash made it shine!  That truly is how “shiny” it is … Sometimes photos don’t always do a card justice.  The supply list is just below this photo.

Here is a list of supplies used for today’s card …

Clicking on the item number will link you to my on-line store.  Thank you.