Special Birthday Wishes...

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The very sweet and talented Nicki Jackson is throwing a surprise birthday blog hop for her mom and business partner, Reenee, and I was delighted to be asked to participate. Both Reenee and Nicki are the creative force behind Clear & Simple Stamps, for which I was honored to be a Design Team member last year. There are lots of fun ways to celebrate with this hop, including a chance to win some CSS goodies and a coupon code! (Details below) If you've hopped over from Ashley Newell's fab blog, you are in the right place, and if you ever get off-course, head back to Clear & Simple Stamps and begin (and for a chance to win!)
For my Happy Birthday to Reenee, I chose to work with two of the most versatile of stamp sets from CSS, Icons I and Icons Plus. I was inspired by the color challenge over at Pals Paper Arts and combined some pretty patterned paper with these lovely stamps. I trimmed around the edges of the butterflies to pop them out and hand-stitched through some organdy ribbon for more dimension. The clear stamps were great for assembling a "custom" birthday message, which I stamped directly onto some vellum and fastened with tiny staples.
Be sure to leave some birthday love for Reenee on the Clear & Simple Stamps blog or become a fan on their Facebook page and leave some birthday wishes there for a chance to win a surprise box of Reenee's favorite products from CSS. Two winners will be chosen, one from each site, so if you aren't on FB, you still have a chance to win! Also, to celebrate, CSS is offering a coupon code (birthday15) for 15% off at the store, good for today only, so when you are done hopping, head over there and keep the party going!

BEAN NOTES
Stamps: Icon Extras  and Icons Plus (Clear & Simple Stamps)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Specialty Paper: Vellum (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Paper: Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper (SU!)
Fibers: Ivory Organza Ribbon (Jo-An Fabrics)
Accents: Tiny Attacher Staplers (Tim Holtz)

Now hop over to the lovely Lori Tecler's blog for more birthday fun. Thanks for stopping by and, Happy Birthday, Reenee!

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Cristina Kowalczyk http://mypapersecret.blogspot.com/

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Jen Tapler http://jentapler.blogspot.com/

Susan Raihala http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/

Sarah Martina http://sarahmartina.com/blog/

Dana Grothaus http://danasdabblingstudio.blogspot.com/

Beth Matson http://nevertoooldtocolor.blogspot.com/

Tracy Schultz http://whoistracy.com/myhead/

Viola Mahr http://violamahr.typepad.com/violamahr/

Ryann Salamon http://ryannmarin.wordpress.com/

Simone Pursiful http://fashionablecards.blogspot.com/

Sue Berker http://berkerblog.blogspot.com/

Eva Dobilas http://evafromca.blogspot.com/

Ayana Posadas http://www.ayanaposadas.typepad.com/

Maria Levine http://riacreations.blogspot.com/

Stephany Zerbe http://stephzerbedesign.blogspot.com/

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Regina Mangum http://thestampinbean.blogspot.com/

Lori Tecler http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com/

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