Happy Birthday to My Twins!!

Where does the time go? It really seems like only a few years ago that my “surprise” twins were born! (Surprise, you’re pregnant! Surprise, it’s twins!) Our lives were forever changed–for the better. I’m so proud of them. They’re pretty wonderful. Alex and Becky are turning 15, so it’s hard to get a picture of them these days, teenaged angst and all that. But we always take a picture during our beach vacation (where all the teens and early 20-somethings are coerced into a group picture). Here are Alex and Becky just a week shy of their 15th birthday. Aw, aren’t they cute? And don’t they look thrilled to be getting their pic taken?

I’ve had the “Amazing Birthday” set out a lot lately and I figured I’d use it to make their birthday cards, too. An idea popped into my head and I decided I’d try it. I think it turned out pretty well. Here’s Alex’s card:

(Stamp Set: Amazing Birthday; Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow; Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Mossy Meadow; Accessories: Banners Framelits Collection, Zig Zag Embossing Folder)

And here’s Becky’s card–the “opposite” of Alex’s card.

(Stamp Set: Amazing Birthday; Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow; Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Mossy Meadow; Accessories: Banners Framelits Collection, Zig Zag Embossing Folder)

My idea was to make some surprising, springy elements inside the card, using the circle stamps from the “Amazing Birthday” set. I took a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and cut it to 3″ by 3″. Using the Simply Scored Board, I scored every 1/2″ and then cut six 1/2″ strips to make the “boingers.” I attached the circles to the “boingers” with a dimensional and attached the “boinger” to the card with a dimensional. Here’s how it turned out:

(Stamp Set: Amazing Birthday; Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey; Card Stock: Whisper White, Mossy Meadow; Accessories: Simply Scored Board, 1-1/4″ Circle Punch)