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Memory Box Backyard Wren JOY Postage Card…

Hi everyone!  A little Christmas spirit here thanks to the inspiration of Donna Mikasa!  You can see her card on her blog  HERE and on Instagram HERE.

Die cutting and ink blending with Distress Vintage Photo for the wren. Assemble it going by the indentations the die leaves on the pieces makes it really easy! YAY!

I die cut a Lawn Fawn Postage Rectangle Stackables in the largest size in white Hammermill 100# Color Copy Cover cardstock.  Then I embossed it with Simon Says Stamp Vine Canopy embossing folder.  It’s so pretty!

The holly is from the Spellbinders Christmas Cracker die set.  I cut the holly leaves off the stem.  The pine branch is from Impression Obsession, no longer available.

I used a green A2 size cardbase, adhered the embossed panel to the front.

The JOY sentiment is a die from Savvy stamps, no longer available but possibly another company has something similar!  I glued together three red JOYs.  I like that look so much.  I glued it in the upper right corner to give the ‘feel’ of the forever words or the cent amount.

The wren is adhered with the thin foam mounting tape I like…linked below.  The branches, berries and holly are glued directly to the card panel.   Allow room when you’re applying the mount tape to the back of the wren so you can stick stuff under easily.

Inside I die cut another white postage panel and stamped a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp set linked below.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I appreciate it!

Here’s links to the dies and supplies I used to make this!  Have fun looking and shopping!

12% off at SBC right now!

Memory Box – 94723 Backyard Wren…
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Folder…
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Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE…
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Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -…
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Spellbinders – City Holiday…
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Spellbinders – Platinum Die Cutting…
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;…
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision…
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Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flourishes stamps · Impression Obsession · Karen Burniston · Masculine · Summer · Waffleflower Crafts

Waffleflower Postage Collage A7 Size Fishing Birthday Cards…

Hi everyone!  Here’s two more cards in the birthday series postage cards I’ve been making!

My husband is a big fisherman and he’s hooked several of our grandsons on fishing!  So I got out my stash of fishing products and used part of them on these cards.

One grandson just celebrated his HAPPY 16th birthday.  The big drivers license one!  YAY!  The other one celebrated his 17th birthday.  We make a little bit bigger deal out of the 16th birthdays because it’s some what of a landmark so they get more cash for it. lol

I’m going to link up the products that are available in stores below.

Better At the Lake is a die from Impressions Obsession, DIE701-F.  Maybe you can find it in the FB sale groups or on eBay.

The fishing stamps are from a stamp set by Marcella Hawley, Flourishes Stamps.  It says 2011 on the label.  I searched her name and found her website now…some digital images HERE.

The fishing pole is from a die set that I saw someone else use.  The packaging says Globeland Fishing Em….  It’s been so long ago, I don’t remember where I bought it.  I’ll link to one below but just know it’s not the one I used but it would probably work…maybe even better!

The cards just didn’t quite look finished so I had to make a bobber for the end of the line!  I LOVE that touch of red!  I made it with punches and the little hook is from a Karen Burniston set that I’ll link below.

The Every Day sentiment is from a Karen Burniston set also, it’ll be below.

An A7 Hammermill Color copy 100# Cover for the white cardbase and the white postage collage die cut.

I die cut the A7 Postage Collage Block die in black and in white.  I used the shapes from the white to stamp and ink on and the frame from the black for the mat layer.

Linking to the following card challenges…

Pick 3 #6 – frame, ink blending and sentiment

Inkspirational #371 – Summer Vibe

Try it on Tuesday – Animals, real or imaginary

Time Out #317  – Water

We Love Stamping July –  summer and must have stamping

Just Us Girls – word week PLAY

Four Seasons July 2026 – think Summer!

Word Power July 2026 – sentiment is the focus

Seize the Birthday #330 – one or more numbers

So fun!  Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  It’s so hot and humid here it’s easy to stay inside and make!  Hope you’re all creating too!  Take care!

Here’s the products I used that are available in the shops I link to….

Click/Tap SBC below to go to scrapbook. com 13% off TODAY!

Click/Tap SSS below to go to Simon Says Stamp and coupon code FRESH good through 8/25/26 for $5 off

(I linked to the other stencils in the A7 series also)

Waffle Flower Postage Collage A7 Die…
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Waffle Flower Crafts – Craft Dies -…
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Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage…
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Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage…
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Karen Burniston – Clear Photopolymer…
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Karen Burniston – Craft Dies -…
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Karen Burniston Fishing Clear Stamp…
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Karen Burniston Boat Pop Up Dies and…
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Honey Bee Stamps – Adventure Awaits…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Impression Obsession · Spring

Impression Obsession Chicken Birthday Card…

Hi everyone!  Just ‘chick’en in on the blog scene! We celebrated middle daughter’s birthday last week… her current flock of new chickens is white!  Her first flock was a variety.

The sentiment on the front and the one on the inside are from Printworks Collection.

This super cute hen and chick are from Impression Obsession and designed by Anna Wight. I cut them in natural white linen cardstock and inked the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool. The red and oranges pieces are scraps of cardstock.

I was digging through 6×6 pattern paper pads with our granddaughter Anya and saw this old Cosmo Cricket pad called Early Bird and went with it!  So cute!

A couple stitched rectangle die cuts and everything adhered and it was done!  Only took me 15 minutes to decide what color button to use! lol

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Impression Obsession Rubber Stamps:…
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Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Small…
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Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Large…
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Birthday · cards · Impression Obsession · Snowman · Winter · Zigs

Impression Obsession Snowman With Fence Birthday Card…

January is a big birthday month for our family… I’m behind posting my cards!  This one was for our youngest grandson Charles… he picked out the stamp.  I made him another interactive card that I was experimenting with that he loved.  I need to improve on it though to make that one post worthy! lol

I stamped this on Canson Smooth Bristol and watercolored it with Zig Clean Color Brush markers.

Definitely a jolly, happy soul!  I used some Nuvo Crystal Drops gloss white on the snow.

I stamped the number 5 on one of the new poppystamps Heart Tag Trio.  The snow is from a new poppystamps Whittle Cloud Border die set.  Both die cut in white cardstock. I love how fluffy it looks as snow!

The sentiment Birthday Boy is from poppystamps Sentiments of Hello stamp set, inked up with Taylored Expressions Cookie Monster Ink.  Taylored Expressions cardstock, Confetti Cake for the card base also.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I have a couple CAS Valentines to post soon, so I’ll be back! ❤

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Impression Obsession Rubber Stamps:…
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Poppystamps – 2318 Whittle Cloud…
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Poppystamps – 2302 Heart Tag Trio…
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Poppystamps – CL451 Sentiments of…
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TE Premium Cardstock
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TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads
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Nuvo Crystal Drops – Gloss Simply White
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Copic Sketch Markers
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Tim Holtz – Idea-ology – Tiny…
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Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Impression Obsession · Memory Box · One Layer Card · rubber stamps · Snowman · Winter

Two Cards…a Birthday and a Snowman!

Hi cardmakers and friends!  It was Tim’s birthday the other day… I made him a card!  He was surprised! lol

This cute little raccoon is old, from Stampendous, the sentiment too.  I searched and didn’t find it anywhere but I thought it was fun enough to share and bring some smiles!

Colored with Copics on Neenah 110# Solar White cardstock.

 

Then our swap at club Friday was a snowman theme.  I made this…

It’s from a clear stamp set by Impressions Obsession.  I stamped with Ranger Archival Black ink on kraft and colored it with white and blue color pencil.  A Memory Box Postage frame die and a little red heart to jazz it up. Add a heart any time you can. lol

A jolly happy soul!  May love and laughter light your days and warm your heart and home!

Thanks for stopping by!