4 of a Kind - Happy Birthday

Can you believe February is already here? It seems like we just were celebrating the holidays...oh well, I think the older I get the faster time seems to fly by. Well, it is time for our 4 of a Kind Challenge and this is my month to send out the kits.  Each month one of us is host and put kits together, send out and make at least one card using at least 4 of the elements.

It took a bit to come up with the theme but then I realized I know so many people with birthdays this month that Happy Birthday was the perfect idea! I started looking for printed paper and came across the wonderful little 6x6 pad of paper from "simple stories" called Happy Day and fell in love with the colors and knew right then this would work.  Went online and ordered solid card stock and the By the Numbers impression plate from PTI...I was so worried they would not arrive in time but they and I got right to work, put my kits together and wrapped them up to look like birthday presents...too much fun! They were complete with balloons and candles, can't have a party without those.

I was so excited about the kits that I forgot to take pictures for this post, so Joyce was just too sweet and sent a couple my way but unfortunately I deleted them...sorry about that.

So here are my cards, I was able to get 3 made.  I was planning to try for at least one more but with so many other card challenges going on it did not happen...Thanks for taking a peek.

 This was the first card I made

Had to figure out a way to incorporate the candle

Be sure to check out the card that the rest of the creative group made too.
Joyce   Cards-by-the-Sea
Cathy   Empty Nest Crafter
Renee   It's a Patchwork Life

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Dark Chocolate, Rustic White, Simply Chartreuse, Burgundy - Unknown Source

Printed Paper: simple stories - Happy Day

Dies: Bloom Builders, By The Numbers, Limitless Layers, Double Ended Banners, Mat Stack 1, Tiny Tags, Block Alphabet Upper Case and Button Boutique

Buttons: PTI - Simply Chartreuse

Baker's Twine: PTI - Dark Chocolate

Ribbon: PTI - Kraft

Happy Birthday

I finished two more cards last night but it was just way too dark to get good pictures of either of them.  I case'd both cards, Happy Birthday from LimeDoodle and Make it Count from Maile Belles and just changed them up a bit.  Both were quick, simple and fun to make and added a couple more cards to my birthday card stash.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients

Happy Birthday
Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Hawaiian Shores
Stamps: PTI Birthday by the Numbers
Ink: PTI - Hawaiian Shores and Aqua Mist, VersaFine - Black, Memento - Cantaloupe and SU - Real Red

Make it Count
Solid Card Stock: PTI White and Royal Velvet
Ink: Distress -Dusty Concord, PTI - Aqua Mist and Spring Moss and VersaFine - Black
Buttons: PTI
Stamps: CTMH - Make it Count (thank you Miss Paula)