For a few months now I have been meeting up with some ladies from our church to create birthday cards that are sent for the birthday card ministry. A group of amazing, big-hearted women have been sending birthday greetings for years to the adults in our church. I volunteered to design handmade cards that they can send, and then I meet up with some gals who help me assemble them. We created 34 of this card this month, and the May birthday folks will be receiving one (including my husband). I have fun doing this, and every month the assemblers tell me how thrilled the card senders and the recipients are with our creations. I am definitely blessed to be able to share the fruits of this labor with my church family.

I used this current sketch as the inspiration for my card design. I pulled out some retired birthday DSP for the vertical panel and used current products for the rest of the design. I think the card design could use a little something more, but I’m not quite sure what. I do try to keep the assembly from being too involved since the volunteers that help me aren’t experienced card makers (although they are getting there).

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $17.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [145649] $10.00
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144234] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper [144118] $11.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $8.50	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $7.50