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Happy Birthday Creative Challenge

It might not be your birthday today—or anyone else’s that you know. But it might! And I know that there will be birthdays you’ll be celebrating sometime in the coming months. So this month’s challenge is to create a Happy Birthday project. It can be a card, invitation, wrapping, tag, page, gift. . . whatever you want. It just has to somehow tie into a birthday.

I’m looking forward to your projects for this one, because we have plenty of birthdays to celebrate around the Gardner house, and it will be fun to be inspired by your creativity!

Remember, all projects are due by July 31. Happy Birthday!

 

Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 07:12PM by Registered CommenterShelli | Comments103 Comments

Reader Comments (103)

Hooray! What a great month for this challenge! I am celebrating my birthday on July 16th. Here's a birthday card that I made for our last group swap using the new On a Pedestal stamp set, and of course, some new In Colors too!
http://juliedavison.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-everything-card.html
July 1, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJulie Davison
OK, well here's the birthday card I recently made for my grand niece's 1st birthday.She came into this world weighing less than a pound, so we're all really excited to have her around today.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1380293?cat=500&ppuser=126608

It uses the retired Button Bear stamp but I see the new catty offers me a chance to update my little bear.

Thanks Shelli for the great new challenge!
July 2, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSharon Schroeder
My mind leaps from birthdays to cupcakes, so here is my version of the birthday gift bag (complete with Craft Ink Frosting!) shared at Convention last year.

http://lovenstamps.blogspot.com/2008/10/simple-birthday-thanks-gift-bag.html

And here's my daughter's version of the cupcake on her birthday thank you notes (she's 5).

http://lovenstamps.blogspot.com/2009/02/abbys-cupcake-artwork.html
July 2, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMeg Loven
I made this for my mom's birthday! She absolutely loves pigs :) A gift certificate was put inside.

http://renaestamps.blogspot.com/2009/06/punch-pal-piggy.html
July 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRenae Wilson
Here is another birthday one I forgot about...this is one of my favorite cards that I have ever made!

http://renaestamps.blogspot.com/2009/06/ice-cream-cone-birthday.html
July 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRenae Wilson
Today is my son's 7th birthday so how could I not create a special card and gift box for him!

http://ginastamps.blogspot.com/2009/07/three-cheers-for-red-white-luke.html

He LOVES the Lots of Bots set!

Here is a second card (alas the set Window Dressings is now Retired) but it was my first card on request for a non-family member...

http://ginastamps.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-first-commissioned-card.html

Since this is my birthday month, I'll likely be back with more!
July 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterGina Vasel
I have several birthday cards on my blog: www.dixie-dixiesdelights.blogspot.com

I will be adding more throughout the month. I hope everyone enjoys them.
July 4, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDixie Finn
GREAT challenge this month! :) As sson as I saw it I though Hey I have the perfect project for the challenge already posted. Here's my Birthday Hat Favor Boxes :)

http://www.inkrediblestamping.com/inkredible_stamping_with_/2008/08/celebrate-you---brithday-hat-favor-box.html
July 4, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJulie Edmonds
Hi Shelli,
Great post, can't wait to see all the great projects that will be posted. I wanted to share with you Happy Birthday USA/Happy 4th of July card. I'm so pleased with it and just love it.
Have a great holiday weekend!!

http://ruthsstampingcorner.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-fourth.html

Ruth Norton
July 4, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRuth Norton
Who doesn't love birthdays??

Here is the one I made for my little one who isn't so little anymore.

http://stampingaddiction.blogspot.com/2009/05/birthday-cupcake.html
July 5, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCarmen
My card submission is so "cheerful and happy" you could use it for a Birthday greeting or just to say Hello.

http://inkspiredwithdale.blogspot.com/2009/07/ahh-summer-time.html
July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDale
What a wonderful challenge! Birthday's abound in July around my house! Here's one I recently made:

http://reneevs.blogspot.com/2009/07/express-cards-class-card-4.html

Thanks!
July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRenée
Here is a fun and feminine birthday card using our new favorite DSP! Razzleberry Lemonade!

http://stamptasticcreations.blogspot.com/2009/07/razzlin-up-monday.html
July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterHeather V
Here is a birthday card I created a few months ago when the new jumbo grommets came out -
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/beaded-flower/
I hope you like it.
Thanks,
Monika
July 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMonika Davis
Wanted to share my first attempt at making a pop-up cake card - in honor of my drumming son's 16th birthday. He was impressed!
I'll bet there's hardly a month in the year where you aren't celebrating lots of family birthdays!!

http://stampinpegcadillo.blogspot.com/2009/05/16th-birthday-pop-up.html

Peggy
July 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterPeggy/Maryland demo
This is the birthday card I made for my mom's birthday this past May! I love, love, love the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder! (I also used it to make her Mother's Day card which was 3 days later!!)

http://shirleystamps4u.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-06-07T12%3A15%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
July 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterShirley Casey
Hi Shelli,
Here's a card I made for one of my side-lines birthday. Hope you like it.
http://ruthsstampingcorner.blogspot.com/2009/07/birthday-celebrations.html
Ruth Norton
July 8, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRuth Norton
This is a birthday card that I made for my oldest daughter's 18th birthday. I hope you like it.

http://createwithchristy.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-oldests-18th-birthday-card.html
July 8, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterChristy Fulk
Hi Shelly,
I really wanted to do a Fathers day entry last month.... I missed out... But I do have a cute and very simple birthday idea that was an enormous hit with my Son's friends in his class at School!!! I was a cool Mum (Mom) for a day.. Wahoo!!! Just what all Mum's want... to be cool in the eyes of 7 year olds!!!

Love Ursula (Australia)

http://stampinwithu.blogspot.com/2009/06/izras-birthday-today-bag-toppers.html
July 8, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterUrsula James
This is the birthday card I made for my sister demos in the LovenStampfuls Birthday Card Swap! I just love the "On a Pedestal" stamp set!

Here's my card... http://shirleystamps4u.blogspot.com/
July 8, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterShirley Casey
Hi Shelli,

I have a very simple but also very pretty card that I'd love to enter into your monthly competition! You can see it at the link below:
http://luvtostamp.blogspot.com/2009/06/simplicity-is-good.html

Hope you like it!

Karen (SU Demo in AUSTRALIA)
July 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKaren Thomas
Hi Shelli,
I have yet another one. I love making birthday and thank you cards! So I adore this challenge!!!

http://ruthsstampingcorner.blogspot.com/2009/07/cards-for-lisa.html

Thanks for looking!
Ruth Norton
July 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRuth Norton
This is the card I sent my Mom for her birthday this year:

http://cindymajor.typepad.com/encre_papier_ciseaux/2009/06/chandelier.html

Have a great day!
Cindy
July 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCindy Major
And this is a cute birthday card I did with the French birthday sentiment set I picked when I won your January challenge (big thanks again for that!):

http://cindymajor.typepad.com/encre_papier_ciseaux/2009/05/inspiration-26-1.html

I love A Flower for All Season and I am very happy it is staying in the catalogue for another year!

cindy
July 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCindy Major
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