Thao’s ability of adding such sweetness through color is simply wonderful. I love the soft pink pig and that she went around the entire image with the faintest of blue markers. The background papers are very unexpected – pairing a plaid with a floral and just for fun throwing in what looks like sweater texture on the light blue.

This card is adorable with a capital “A”!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
5017-R All the animals stacked up
7034-I Bunch of grass
8154-C Happy birthday (typewriter text)

Crafty Math Chick created this cute Happy Birthday card using yummy cupcake treats. It looks like Poindexter is trying to get a paw full of that pink icing. Better watch out!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
3009-D Poindexter
8140-D Diet? There’s Cupcakes!
8153-C Happy Birthday (bold text)

Supplies:
Paper: Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Kraft (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Cupcake punch (Martha Stewart), CB EF, circle punch, rhinestones, corner rounder

Some years “another birthday” does feel just like this. Georgia created the screen and stamped Katie kitty hangin’ on. Love the use of the background texture, black framing and the silver buttons

This “activity” is actually what inspired the original drawing. There really was a Katie kitty and if I wasn’t paying attention and she wanted in I would sometimes find her half way up the screen door!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
2042-M Katie kitty wants in!

Thao found some Martha Stewart flower embellishment stickers that were just perfect! She stamped Fairy Blossom and colored her in using Copic markers. She added a little shimmer to her wings – I think that’s a must for fairies, don’t you. :) She then stuck on the flowers so that it seemed like they were just too fragrant for Fairy Blossom to resist. Absolutely lovely.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1157-E Fairy Blossom

Petuna is certainly in the birthday mood with her kitty balloon!

Judy created this card using both high and low tech skills. She printed the sentiment from her computer and then used a template and her trusty scissors to cut out the oval. She colored everything in with Copic markers – love the use of the shading. She edged the oval with aqua fluid chalk and doodled around it with a black marker. She added a string to the balloon so it wouldn’t float away. I guess this is one time that kitties and chickens are gettin’ along. :)

eat cake graphics stamps used:
5043-F Petuna Pluckster (hen right side)
9009-C Kitty balloon

Thao created a Hoppy birthday card using a disposable coaster of all things.
Here’s what she did:

1. Glue watercolor paper to disposable coaster and sanded edges.
2. Sponge edges blue.
3. Stamp “Go Froggie, Go” image three times.
4. Watercolor images with watercolor crayons.
5. Spray entire sheet with Glimmer Mist.
6. Stamp “Hoppy Birthday” using a combination of two sentiments from Stampin’ Up.
7. Tie ribbon and attach to cardbase/patterned paper using foam tape.
8. Glue dewdrops to four corners.

I love the way it shimmers (gotta love those Glimmer Mist sprays)! And the little dewdrops in the corners add such a nice finishing touch.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
5032-E Go froggie go!

Look at all those delicious cupcakes! Crafty Math Chick used Cupcake the dog in this cute Happy Birthday project. What perfect background paper! And I love her use of jewels as cherries on some of the tasty treats. Diets will most definitely go out the door for this project!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
3038-I Cupcake the dog
8140-D Diet? There’s cupcakes (text)
8153-C Happy birthday (bold text)

Supplies:
Stamps: Cupcake the Dog, Diet There’s Cupcakes!, Happy Birthday (bold text)
Ink: Palette Noir
Paper: DP by the Paper Studio, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa & Purely Pomegranate (Stampin’ Up!), Gina K. Luxury Cardstock for image
Other: Copics Markers, Pop Its, adhesive rhinestones, pink & baby blue Stickles, scissors

Looking at this card, I think that if I close my eyes I can actually feel the warmth of the smiling sun. Thao created this birthday card using two stamps, a little bit of bling, colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits of all things.

I was intrigued by the technique so I wrote and asked. She said she colors towards the edge of the image and then using the odorless mineral spirits and a blending stump, blends inward using a circular motion. She said for large areas putting down a lighter shade as well really makes it blend nicely.

She provided a little side note as well – she’s found that the blending stump can make all the difference and that for her the ones made in Taiwan work better than the ones made in china. I’ve included a picture of what a blending stump (or paper stump as they are also referred to) looks like for those who are curious.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1141-M Trust (MMM-girl at window)
8153-C Happy birthday (bold text)

Thao Nguyen shared pictures of this wonderful card she made. I thought it was so clever the way she hid the “to you” message as a pull-out.
Thanks Thao!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1072-F Casey and Beebo monkey fly
1073-J Penelope and kitty Percy fly
5052-C Crumbs away (flying mouse)