Perfection Handmade Birthday Card

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Dr. Seuss

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? Satchel Paige

Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius

The way I see it, you should live every day like its your birthday. Paris Hilton

It takes a long time to become young. Pable Picasso

I make more birthday cards than any other kind. I made this card for my daughter's birthday. She is an awesome young woman and I am very proud of her.

This is how I made the card:
I started with a blank 5" by 7" kraft greeting card.

The background patterned paper is "On the Shore Stripe/Dark Blue Paper" by Kaleidoscope (My Mind's Eye, 2006). I found a packet of this lovely coordinating double-sided paper at my favorite thrift shop.

I stitched the different layers of paper together and used a piece of vintage lace for embellishment.

I used the digital stamp "Perfection" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I printed the image on white cardstock and colored it with Copic Sketch markers.

I used three sentiments from the Tim Holtz "Small Talk" pack.

I used my Dymo label maker to make the word "BIRTHDAY" at the bottom of the card.

I finished the card with a Tim Holtz ticket and a green paper clip.

I will enter this card in Mo's Challenge 252 - Anything Goes.

Thank you for taking a look at my card. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Handmade Birthday Wish Card

Today I made a birthday card for my mother. She will be celebrating her 82th birthday at the end of this week.
I am entering this card in Mo's Challenge #116 ~ Anything Goes with a Mo Image.
The only rule for this card is to use one or more image from Mo's Digital Pencil Store.

This is how I made the card:
(1.) The base is a blank greeting card from kraft cardstock that measures 4" by 5.5".
(2.) I used a piece of patterned cardstock for the background and ran it through my Cuddlebug dry embossing machine with a Tim Holtz "Music Notes" embossing folder.
(3.) I highlighted the notes with some Tim Holtz "Old Paper" Distress Ink.
(4.) I embellished the background with two pieces of adhesive-backed striped ribbon.
(5.) I used Mo's Digital image "Bella Carrying the Cake" and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. I cut the shape with a "Lacey Circles" Nestabilities Die and chalked the background with pink chalk.
(6.) I used a Tim Holtz "Wish Ticket" and a decorative paper flower for the final touches.

Thank you for taking a peek at this card ~ Please share your thoughts in the Comments Section below.