Two Birthday Cards Made with Bits and Pieces

Good morning friends

I have a couple of Birthday cards to share today, made with bits and pieces from my stamping table. While I already owned a some of the My Favorite Things Blueprints sets, my parents gave me another couple for my birthday. Whenever I get a new die set in my hot little hands, the first thing I do is cut out the pieces - usually from whatever paper or card stock is still on my stamping table from the last project. :-)

The goal with these cards was to put the pieces together to make two reasonably attractive Birthday Cards for donating to Seniors Secret Service.

The second card is actually made with the MFT Stitched Vertical Strips rather than the Blueprints. The label was fussy cut from a sheet of journal cards in the same paper stack and I stamped on the label with my MISTI.

A sparkly butterfly is always a fun addition, don't you think? I like that the stitching on the dies coordinates with the stitching on the patterned paper.

Two cards done and my stamping area cleaned up a bit. Win Win!

Supplies for first card:
Blueprints #23 dies - MFT
Cream card stock - The Paper Studio
Black card stock - Stampin' Up
Floral card stock - Graphic 45
Flower punch - Stampin' Up
7018 Glitter Dots - Black - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Stamp inside - Avery Elle
Card size - Standard A2

Supplies for second card:
Cream card stock - the Paper Studio
Patterned paper - DCWV
Vertical Stitched dies - MFT
Birthday words - MFT
Butterfly punch - Stampin' Up
Stickles
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
Card size - standard A2

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