Sunday, July 12, 2009

Birthday folder

I made this for my Mom's birthday today. Happy Birthday Mom. It is a combo birthday card and gift wrap folder. for those of you that don't know my mom is a huge stamper like I am and we always get each other stamping related things for each other on birthdays and such. This time I bought her some My Favorite Things stamps as she didn't have any yet. I wanted a unique way to give them to her and came up with this idea. I used one of my new stamps sets, Bug me anytime illustrated by Nina Bracket the sentiment is from eclectic summer sayings both from Gina K Designs. The technique challenge this week on StampTV is popping pastels. I have never tried this technique until now and I love it.

To make the folder I used one piece of double sided 12x12 paper that I cut to 12x11. I then scored 5 1/4 inch in from each side of the 11 inch side. Next I scored 4 inches. Last I rounded the corners, added a magnetic closer and made an insert then I was ready to decorate the outside.
As with most of my cards this is also for several challenges listed below.


StampTV
: Popping Pastels
Creative Inspirations: Gems or Pearls, pearls for the center of the flowers
No time to Stamp: Let the sparks fly, glitter on the butterfly
Ann's Creative Nook: Something that has wings and flies, the butterfly
Whimsy Stamps: to create something for a birthday

Thank you for stopping by.


copics: R20, RV19, RV23, YR00

8 comments:

  1. Gorgeous love the colors you have used, thanx for joining ua at Creative Inspirations this week! x x

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  2. This is beautiful and such a fun idea too! Love your pretty papers and images! Thanks for playing at Whimsy Challenges. :)

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  3. Happy Birthday mom! You must be so proud of your beautiful daughters! Hope your birthday is wonderful!

    Brenda, your idea is wonderful! How much fun to get such a nice gift in such beautiful 'wrappings'! Great job my friend!

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  4. Brenda this is lovely!! I love the colors you used and the flowers! I love all flowers!! Thanks for stopping by my blog and playing in my weekly challenge!!

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  5. Happy Birthday, Mom!!! Like Patti said... I'm so glad you're proud of Brenda and I.... hee hee. Oh yeah.. Theresa too... HA! GREAT idea Brenda... she knows I'm broke 'cause I bought Theresa's stamps. LOL

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  6. Gorgeous,love the colours and images!!! Thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations!
    xx

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  7. LOVE this!! And talk about covering a change or three!

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