Okay, I'll admit it. I love celebrating my birthday. I'm sure it goes back to childhood issues, but besides Christmas and Thanksgiving, our birthdays were one of the few times a year that our parents made us feel special. My mother was one of those "children should be seen, but not heard" kind of parents, only I think she believed children shouldn't be seen or heard. How she ended up as the Mother of five children is beyond me! But she did make a big deal out of our birthdays and I still love the attention today. I don't even mind that it means that I'm a year older! One of my favorite parts of my birthday celebration since becoming a demonstrator is the beautiful cards I receive from stampers all over the country. I love opening up my mailbox and seeing hand-stamped envelopes that give me just a little sneak peak of the treasures inside.
This year my downline surprised me with a little birthday party at our Sparkles meeting. Cheryl made this darling cake that I appreciated even more because it's gluten free! You know it's special when a friend bakes you a cake, but when it has to be gluten free, you know they really went out of their way for you.
There were flowers, balloons, gluten free cookies, and presents too! All wonderful, but the best gifts were the wonderful cards they lovingly stamped for me. I've already shared the card from Cheryl and I'd like to share some more.
This card featuring the Petal Pizzazz stamp set was given to me by Anne Axelson. I really like how Anne used the Rock n' Roll technique to create even more interest on the flowers.
My buddy Erin stamped this fun card using the Crazy for Cupcakes set. I love cupcakes! I even have a collection of ceramic cupcakes in my kitchen that I'll have to share with you someday.
This gorgeous card was given to me by Sofia Merida. Ahhhhh...so pretty and it uses my FAVORITE watercoloring technique!
Love the yummy looking cake and birthday card ideas!
I'm glad I found this site...
Kelley
Posted by: Invitation Wording | June 10, 2010 at 01:28 PM