winter birthdays & my next craft fair

Hello! The weather here has turned to rainy and breezy. I like that more than hot & humid.

I discovered at the last craft fair that people still search for birthday cards during winter. Well, of course they do cause birthdays happen every day all year round. So I added more birthday cards just in time for the next Rubberstamp Expo happening this Sunday, November 15 at NBC Hawaii Suite.

People were searching for boy birthday cards specifically and even cards for grown up guys. I don't know, I don't think I make much guy stuff. And also handmade items for boys. I don't think I have too much stuff guys would buy. I guess that is something to think about. Anyway, I took out my favorite Sister Stamps birthday kids and made a couple of boy birthday cards. Simple and sweet cards that didn't take me too long.

Of course I had to make some girl cards too.

I made three of these because she's just about my favorite image and she has a cupcake!

I know I should be making more cards or something but I was tired yesterday and just could not get myself to making anything. We had a busy couple of days with the kids and their activities that wiped me out. My hubby is still tired but he has to go into work so I'm lucky I can just veg out a bit. I don't know how our kids do it! I know they must be tired too. But I read a quote the other day, A busy life is a blessed life. So true, right?

Hope to see some of you at the fair! Please come up and say hello. It's nice to see familiar faces as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Comments

Cheryl said…

Cute! Birthday cards are always handy, especially when you're last minute like me and realize there's a birthday party coming up tomorrow! Have fun at the craft fair! Hope it's not too rainy! It got so cold all of a sudden here...first it was hot, then had nice weather for like 2 weeks, now it has been freezing cold! I finally bought some fuzzy slippers for myself.

November 13, 2015 at 8:14 PM

Denice said…

So cute, these are some of my favorite SS images too! Good luck at the craft show...bet you do great.

November 14, 2015 at 6:30 PM

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