Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Handmade Birthday Cards for Little Girls and Boys

My daughter and her family came up to visit us for a week this summer.  We had so much fun, like we always do, and I promise someday soon I will blog about it.  I've been saying that a lot lately.  I don't know why it's been so hard for me this year to find the time to blog, but it has.  Anyway, while they were here we celebrated Atlethea's and Atticus' birthdays because they are both summer babies.  Here are the cards I made for them:


Atticus' card was made using the retired Stampin' Up! set "Ahoy, Matey".  I have always loved this set.  It is so cute!


To make this card, I created a little pirate scene.  I used a stencil and markers to create a sea and sky.  The clouds were cut using an MFT die.  Everything else was in the set.  I simply stamped the images, colored them in, and cut them out.  I popped the pirate on dimensionals but glued the chest and ship onto the card.  I stamped the sentiment onto the cloud.



For Alethea's card I used a Pure Innocence image from MFT.  I also created a background using markers.  The grass is a stamp.  The clouds are the same MFT die used in the pirate card above.  The butterfly and flowers are Cuttlebug dies.



For this card, I didn't use any dimensionals.  I just glued everything onto the card after coloring it in and cutting it out.  Once again I stamped the sentiment onto the cloud.


And here are the little rugrats proudly displaying their cards.  They are so CUTE!


Here's some snapshots of the kids opening their presents.  They sure had fun!



Alethea has been really getting into painting her fingernails, so her mom bought her some pretty colors of nail polish.  



Atticus was super excited to get this "Action Bible"...perfect for little boys.  It is loaded with comic book style illustrations.  I would love to read this bible myself!




But perhaps Atticus' favorite gift of all was "The Armor of God".  He has been wanting this dress up set for so long!  He has the whole armor of God from Ephesians 6 completely memorized and he's only four years old.  Be sure to watch the second video below.  It's so adorable because he is so excited to put on this costume and he tells the significance of each piece.




And finally, here are some family videos.  Enjoy!



                                                            Alethea Opening Her Gifts:


Atticus Putting On the Armor of God


Singing Happy Birthday to the Grandkids


I hope you liked the cards and enjoyed this brief snapshot into my family.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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22 comments:

  1. The pure innocence design is adorable and so are those beautiful little ones!

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  2. Aw, what adorable cards! I have that same Pirate set that I used to make cards and invites for one of my own boys. I love seeing their gifts and how excited they are about them.

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    1. Thank you Joanne! How funny that you have the same stamp set. It's a keeper, that's for sure!

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  3. The cards are so cute, the grandbabies too!! Thanks so much for linking up at #IMadeItMondayLinkParty 23. Pinned.

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  4. Visiting again to say thanks so much for linking up at the #UnlimitedLinkParty 129. Pinned.

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  5. Lovelys handmade birthday cards, and joyfulls all the complete photographies. Have a very nice day.

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  6. Such cute cards you created for the two cuties!! Love how they turned out! Looks like they had tons of fun celebrating their birthdays!

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    1. Thank you! Oh, they always have fun opening their presents.

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  7. Amy, the cards are just the sweetest! And so are your grandchildren and family! I'm glad you linked up and hope you find encouragement here. I'm glad you found us, joined in, and come back! Blessings on you and your family!

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  8. I'm visiting from Joanne's Let's Have Coffee today. These are so cute! I like to make cards, too, but I don't use stamps as much.

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    1. Thanks Barbara. I'll be sure to pop by your blog soon.

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  9. Such a cool birthday celebration. Very nice.

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  10. Amy, CONGRATS! Your post is FEATURED at #IMadeItMondayLinkParty 24.

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  11. What a great post - adorable cards and precious kids! I especially like the WISH card! :-)

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