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A Birthday Waltz

Posted on July 17, 2011 by kth

It is the 17th of the month, which means it is time for a Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz (much more dignified than hopping, eh? 😉 ). The theme for this waltz is “birthday”.

My mother-in-law has a birthday coming up in August, so this is a perfect opportunity to make her card! I love the Asian Garden stamp set, so that was an easy choice. I wasn’t sure what I would do, but as I was doing my inspiration search, I found a past WMS sketch challenge (wmsc49). Since I wasn’t able to play the sketch challenge at the time, I thought it was a perfect time to do so!

Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Wishes

All supplies Waltzingmouse Stamps unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Asian Gardens, Labels 10;
Colors: Kraft, White, Pink Pirouette (SU); Green Tea ink (Versacolor);
Other: White EP; White twine; Large Scallop punch (EK Success); SQ Lattice embossing folder (SU);

20 thoughts on “A Birthday Waltz”

Lee on July 17, 2011 at 6:06 am said:

So pretty. What a lovely birthday bouquet.
Karen B. on July 17, 2011 at 6:17 am said:

Your card is beautiful! What lovely colors and design.
Julia Aston on July 17, 2011 at 6:20 am said:

Love your pretty blossoming tree Karen! Great job with the sketch too!
Carol on July 17, 2011 at 7:34 am said:

What lovely, soft colours and I love your expert stamping. Great card.
KARIN on July 17, 2011 at 8:06 am said:

What a beautiful card! LOVE it!
Kathy on July 17, 2011 at 8:32 am said:

A very sweet bday card for a MIL
Cathy on July 17, 2011 at 8:40 am said:

This is so beautiful and the Asian Gardens flowers are so delicate. I love that square lattice folder. Beautiful birthday card.
Tosha Leyendekker on July 17, 2011 at 9:06 am said:

This is beautiful Karen! I love the Asian plants with the flowers!! Your MIL is sure to love this!!
Chris L. on July 17, 2011 at 9:16 am said:

This is just beautiful, I am sure your mother-in-law will love it!

Chris L.
joanne (cardology,etc) on July 17, 2011 at 10:02 am said:

Gorgeous!
OK, I have seen it all…a message told me I had to come back and leave a longer message!!! LOL….I need that on my cell phone!!! Or a message that says, the number you just recorded is not clear for a call back!!! LOL
Deborah Frings on July 17, 2011 at 10:44 am said:

Your mother-in-law will love this card. It’s so pretty – the cherry blossom looks fabulous!
Charmaine on July 17, 2011 at 11:33 am said:

This is so sweet and delicate. I like how well that scalloped border works with this, too. Not too fussy – just right!
Cassie K on July 17, 2011 at 1:16 pm said:

beautiful birthday card
LaurieJ on July 17, 2011 at 2:15 pm said:

Lovely card! Asian Gardens is one of my favorite sets and you used it beautifully here. I’ve never thought of using that particular greenery image with the cherry blossom – what an inspired idea. I’ll tuck that one away for future use!!
Nancy on July 17, 2011 at 3:08 pm said:

Wow…beautiful card. So soft and feminine and I love the colors you used. Your mother-in-law will surely love receiving such a lovely card.
Jeanne J on July 17, 2011 at 3:31 pm said:

Karen,
Nice card! I like how the flowers “pop” and the pretty leaf stamps. They go together beautifully!
Jen Cuthbertson on July 17, 2011 at 6:16 pm said:

What a lovely card! I love the colors and the flower sprigs you made are so pretty!!
Diana Hensley on July 17, 2011 at 7:49 pm said:

Love the card, the flowers are so dainty. Thanks for sharing.
Belinda Langner on July 17, 2011 at 8:33 pm said:

Oh wow, what a fun use of the greenery with the branches and the lovely flowers you cut out! So pretty!
~ Ali Watson ~ on July 19, 2011 at 2:56 am said:

Utterly delish, love it

ali x

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