{"id":256,"date":"2020-10-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/?p=256"},"modified":"2020-10-05T00:26:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T00:26:51","slug":"birthday-by-the-dock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/?p=256","title":{"rendered":"Birthday By the Dock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7652-858x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" width=\"391\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7652-858x1024.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7652-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7652-768x917.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7652-1287x1536.jpg 1287w, https:\/\/www.elegantinkpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_7652-1716x2048.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After over 29 years, I retired from my &#8220;big-girl job&#8221; nine months ago.&nbsp; One of the things I was most excited about was having more time for my Stampin&#8217;.&nbsp; In that time I have purchased various products with grand ideas.&nbsp; Of course, life is full of curve balls and I never have gotten a chance to really delve in and play.<\/p>\n<p>Well, my husband&#8217;s family &#8220;fall birthday&#8221; gathering is coming up so I made time to make cards for his parents and each of his siblings.&nbsp; I think this is one of my favorites.&nbsp; A little water color technique using the Watercolor Paper and the Balmy Blue and Pool Party inks provide the perfect backdrop for the die cut scene.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sudsol_widget\" style=\"margin:0 0 15px\"><style>.sudsol_prod:hover .sudol_prod_name {text-decoration: underline;}<\/style><div class=\"sudsol_prod\" id=\"sudsol_prod_0\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:140px;height:216px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;line-height:1.5;padding:5px 7px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/stamp-set-cling-by-the-dock?dbwsdemoid=2043886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:120px;max-height:120px;margin:0 0 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stampin-up\/image\/upload\/bo_1px_solid_rgb:cccccc\/w_1600,q_60,f_auto,d_missing_image.png\/v1572892574\/prod\/images\/default-source\/product-image\/151622\"><br><span class=\"sudol_prod_name\" style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; display: inline-block;\">BY THE DOCK CLING STAMP SET (EN)<\/span><br><span class=\"sudsol_price\" style=\"color: #000 !important; text-transform: lowercase; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: 700 !important;\">$22.00<\/span><\/a><\/div><style>.sudsol_prod:hover .sudol_prod_name {text-decoration: underline;}<\/style><div class=\"sudsol_prod\" id=\"sudsol_prod_1\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:140px;height:216px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;line-height:1.5;padding:5px 7px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/cardstock-8-1-2-x-11-whisper-white-thick?dbwsdemoid=2043886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:120px;max-height:120px;margin:0 0 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stampin-up\/image\/upload\/bo_1px_solid_rgb:cccccc\/w_1600,q_60,f_auto,d_missing_image.png\/v1572892574\/prod\/images\/default-source\/product-image\/140272\"><br><span class=\"sudol_prod_name\" style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; display: inline-block;\">WHISPER WHITE 8-1\/2&#8243; X 11&#8243; THICK CARDSTOCK<\/span><br><span class=\"sudsol_price\" style=\"color: #000 !important; text-transform: lowercase; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: 700 !important;\">$8.25<\/span><\/a><\/div><style>.sudsol_prod:hover .sudol_prod_name {text-decoration: underline;}<\/style><div class=\"sudsol_prod\" id=\"sudsol_prod_2\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:140px;height:216px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;line-height:1.5;padding:5px 7px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/cardstock-8-1-2-x-11-crumb-cake?dbwsdemoid=2043886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:120px;max-height:120px;margin:0 0 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stampin-up\/image\/upload\/bo_1px_solid_rgb:cccccc\/w_1600,q_60,f_auto,d_missing_image.png\/v1572892574\/prod\/images\/default-source\/product-image\/120953\"><br><span class=\"sudol_prod_name\" style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12px; 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