Greenery Birthday

by | Apr 27, 2026 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping | 10 comments

After spending time outside raking earlier in the week, I decided to spend some time inside this weekend crafting – I really hate raking and I needed a break. I’m anticipating that there will be a large number of birthday cards needed for May for the church card ministry, so I wanted to get a start on those. I made a batch of 12 of these cards and I hope that the recipients really like them.

The patterned paper that I used is called Thoughtful Journey which features some gorgeous watercolor designs. This beautiful paper is on the Last Chance list and I encourage you to grab some while it’s still available. The small panel is one of the “B” sides of the paper which all feature a watercolor wash look. It’s so gorgeous to add some color without a lot of distracting pattern if you want something else to be the focal point.

Speaking of focal point, for this card I used some of the Greenery Lane Washi Tape that I purchased a few months ago. This tape is designed to coordinate with the Greenery Lane dies and it is so easy to get some great leafy images. I cut away a section of the tape and adhered it to some Basic White cardstock and then diecut the images with the Greenery Lane dies. It’s an alternative way to get some images that look like they were stamped, but with consistent look and different shades of green. I think this washi tape is super cool! I really encourage you to check it out.

I was inspired with the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge as I designed my card. The banner with the sentiment was the perfect opportunity to use the Banner Sayings bundle that I just purchased.

I love this layout because it gives opportunity to use some pretty patterned paper, a nice focal image and a banner sentiment. There are so many great aspects to this card sketch!

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10 Comments

  1. Cécile RIBON
    Cécile RIBON on April 28, 2026 at 7:29 am

    What an elegant color sheme, Andrea! Thanks for joinig us at FMS this week.

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    • Andrea
      Andrea on May 2, 2026 at 10:12 am

      Thanks so much for your kind words – I really enjoyed this sketch challenge!

      Reply
  2. Jen Timko
    Jen Timko on April 27, 2026 at 6:07 pm

    This is really pretty! I love these colors and those leaf elements are wonderful. So glad you joined my sketch this week at FMS!

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    • Andrea
      Andrea on April 28, 2026 at 6:34 am

      Thanks so much Jen for the kind words and the great sketch!

      Reply
  3. Michele F - I Card Everyone
    Michele F - I Card Everyone on April 27, 2026 at 3:07 pm

    Andrea, I think you are absolutely right about that sketch being great for patterned paper and you have surely found a beauty to use on your card today! I’m loving this wonderful sage-y green!
    Thanks so very much for playing cards with our sketch this week at FMS!
    =]

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    • Andrea
      Andrea on April 28, 2026 at 6:33 am

      Thanks so much Michele! I love the patterned paper too (as I said in my post), and I’m glad that you like it, too!

      Reply
  4. donna mikasa
    donna mikasa on April 27, 2026 at 2:42 pm

    A gorgeous take on the sketch, Andrea! I love the earth tones and all that texture!
    Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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    • Andrea
      Andrea on April 28, 2026 at 6:32 am

      Thanks so much Donna – I’m so glad that you liked the color combination ‘cuz I really like it, too.

      Reply
  5. Kathy Hunter
    Kathy Hunter on April 27, 2026 at 12:15 pm

    I love the simplicity of your card, Sometimes less really is more. Room to imagine!

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    • Andrea
      Andrea on April 28, 2026 at 6:32 am

      Thanks so much Kathy! This is why I love the FMS sketches because they can help guide to simple but lovely cards.

      Reply

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