My Grandma's Birthday is just around the corner. On July 30th, she is turning 98 years old. Can you imagine all the changes my grandma has seen in the 98 years she has been alive? Indoor plumbing, electrical lighting, television, cordless phones, cell phones and computers just to name a few. She has survived the death of her husband, two of her children and lots of other friends and family over the years. She is a special lady for sure and to say I feel grateful is an understatement.
I visited her recently and we talked about the many birds that visit her feeders on a daily basis. She loves to watch the birds. My aunt Becky said there are so many new birds this year that they had to buy a book just to identify them. My grandma lives in a small town in "up north" Michigan and she is use to lots of people stopping by to visit, so she is always prepared to feed someone. She gets slightly offended when we are not feeling hungry when we visit. And if we do or don't eat, she's usually sending us home with some type of goodies. This last time she sent me home with a jar of home made jam that she and my aunt had made the day before. I can't wait to toast a muffin and spread it on top. Yum!
For the last 3 years I have requested cards for my grandma to help celebrate her birthday since I have been out of state and haven't been able to celebrate with her. She has gotten cards from all over the world including the United Kingdom, Canada and from all over the United States. Again this year I have requested cards and lots of people have already promised to send her one. I can't wait to see how many she gets. Would you like to mail her one too? If you would, I know she would definitely be so tickled to get one from you, too. Here's her address: Elizabeth Maneke, 10175 13 Mile Road, Mecosta, MI 49332. Thank you in advance if you are going to mail her. I will post pictures of her with her cards after her birthday celebration.
The card shown above is the card I made for her birthday this year. I love the combination of the brand new gorgeous grape and granny apple green colors.
Here's what I used to make her card:
- Abstract Impressions Bundle (item #148348)
- Basic Jewels (item #144220)
- Hyland Heather, Gorgeous grape and granny apple green ink
- Petal Palette stamp set (item #145788)
- Scalloped tag topper (item #133324)
- brights 6x6 designer paper (item #146964)
- gorgeous grape and whisper white cardstock
Here's how I created the card:
- Cut highland heather cardstock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and score at 4 1/4". Fold in half and burnish with a bone folder
- Cut a piece of whisper white to 4" x 5 1/4".
- Stamp the greeting, using gorgeous grape ink, onto the lower right corner. Attach this piece to the front of the card base
- Cut a piece of the 6x6 designer paper (gorgeous grape polka dot) to 3" x 3".
- Cut a piece of gorgeous grape and a piece of whisper white cardstock to 3" x 3"
- Cut a piece of whisper white cardstock to 2" x 4". Punch the end using the scalloped tag topper. Stamp the 2 step flower image onto the bottom of this piece using granny apple green, hyland heather and gorgeous grape ink.
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| Stagger the three 3" x 3" squares |
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| Stamp the 2 step flowers using hyland heather and gorgeous grape ink. Stamp the leaves using granny apple green ink |
- attach the 3" x 3" gorgeous grape designer paper piece at an angle as shown.
- Attach the 3" x 3" gorgeous grape cardstock piece at an angle, angling to the right
- Attach the 3" x 3" whisper white square following the angle of the grape designer paper
- Cut a piece of granny apple green cardstock AND a piece of granny apple green polka dot designer paper to 3/4" x 4". Cut a banner in both ends. Attach underneath the tag, staggering the two pieces.
- Attach the scalloped tag to the left of the card making sure the greeting is showing
- Cut a butterfly using the framelit and hyland heather cardstock. Attach using a glue dot or liquid glue
Happy Stamping,
Debbie
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