Four Birthday Cards

Last year I went through this 12 x 12" paper pad (called Neapolitan by Dear Lizzy) and decided to finish it off. I made a bunch of birthday card fronts, as they are much easier to store if it's just the front panel but quick to adhere to a card base when I'm ready to use them. The trouble is, I keep forgetting I have them. Ha. I pulled out a bunch and got the cards finished and donated to my Mom's old nursing home. Here are four of the ones I made and I will share the others in the coming weeks.

The paper pad had several sheets of polaroid style prints and I also used the Polaroid Frame die from Your Next Stamp. The floral elements were fussy cut from one of the papers, as were the letters for SMILE in the card below. Or maybe some were stickers from a sheet that was included. Honestly these were done so long ago I can't remember! 

I was in no hurry to make the cards, and just had fun cutting papers and assembling the card fronts. Because the cards are hand delivered to the residents I didn't need to worry about bulk from foam tape or extra postage.  There were lots of smaller pieces in the paper pad from previous projects and I layered them onto the cards as well.

Below is a look at the inside - all four were done the same.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October so far - 32 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used with a few affiliate links included.

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Deal Lizzy, Neapolitan  

Happy Birthday (large) - Taylored Expressions

             (small) - Your Next Stamp

Glitter circle stickers - Dazzles

Catherine Pooler inks

Inside stamp - Birthday Blowout - Poppy Stamps

Mini MISTI

Stickles

Wink of Stella