Patterns, Patterns

I made this card for a few different challenges. It is a birthday card for my daughter Lily who will be turning 11 in March. After looking at the challenges, I had a card in mind.....this didn't not turn out how I pictured it, but I think it works as long as you like patterns:) I wish I had tangerine with chevrons on it, but I had to use what I had.

Thanks for stopping by! I'm linking up to these challenges: Try Stampin' On Tuesday #100; Stampin' Royalty #158; The Friday Mashup #92.

                          

                                           

Boy B-day Card

This card is a great card for a boy's birthday! It is simple, but I like the personalization of the number for how old they are turning. This card was made for my oldest son whose birthday is in May. I'm finally ahead on one thing! Our youngest son didn't even get a birthday card in November:(

The sketch for this card is from Freshly Made Sketches #68 which is found here and the color is from the challenge at ColorQ (cQc #171) found here.

Wish Big

This "card" is simple, but cute! I adhered the white card stock on a melon mambo scalloped envelope that I die cut (sorry, but his die is retired). I stamped wish big in pumpkin pie and tied a ribbon around and candled. I adhered the candle with glue dots. On an inside card panel, I stamped the saying "...blow out your candles one by one..." (I did not get a picture of it before I gave it our niece.)

For the next few days I will be busy getting ready for my open house on Thursday! I'm in the cleaning mood, so I should have a lot of goodies to sell:)

Happy Monday.

Birthday Cupcakes

This card was created using the Sketch Challenge on Freshly Made Sketches #18 found here and the Color Challenge, CCMC185, found here at Create with Connie and Mary. Calypso Coral cardstock was used for the base of the card. I embossed it with the Finial Press Embossing Folder. The cupcakes from the stamp set Crazy for Cupcakes were stamped and then colored using blender pens. The colors on the cupcakes are Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, and Pumpkin Pie (substitution for Peach Parfait). Dazzling Diamond Details was added to the cupcakes to add some pizzazz!

Rainbow Birthday

Well, this is not quite all the colors of the rainbow, but close! I used the Fall to Layout 174 from the Clean and Simple blog found here. I stamped Happy Birthday from the Bring on the Cake stamp set in Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight. I layered the words onto black cardstock as it is fairly "busy" and needed something to ground it while making it stand out. Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine was tied around the card (can you tell I love Baker's Twine?!?). The designer paper is from the Big Top Birthday pack. The Cupcake Punch was used to punch out the cupcake. The bottom red portion of the cupcake was ran through the crimper and the icing was dry embossed using the Polka Dot embossing folder. The cherry on top was punched from Red Glimmer Paper. 

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We are off to basketball games this weekend. I'll be back with projects for Valentine's Day tomorrow.

Double Digit B-day & SFF123011

This sketch is from Sketch Frenzy Friday 123011 found here. The tag and the number 10 are made using dies in the Big Shot. The turquoise card was ran through the Big Shot to emboss it using the Lattice Embossing Folder. I used some retired stamp sets for the b-ball, soccer ball and "champ." The other stamps are from the stamp set Extreme Elements. I made this card to give to Lily when she turns 10 in March. This may look like a "boy" card, but my girl is a "tomboy" and is proud of it. She loves basketball, soccer and bright colors, so I think this card is perfect for her. 

Six!

I'm sorry that I have been MIA lately.  I have had more editing work this week and have not had time to stamp or post:(  My Christmas cards have still not been started, but I have created the design.  Today I received some pre-order items from the upcoming mini-catalog, and I can't wait to play. 

This cutie below is our youngest, Carter. He turned 6 on November 18th. I made a pop-up card for him, and I knew that he would love it!  He has been around stamping his whole life, so he appreciates my work. When he opened the card, he said, "Wow, this is cool! How did you make it?" This is also the kid that told me one of his favorite things in Kindergarten was crafts:)  Don't worry, though, he would be rather be outside playing, tackling or on the farm riding 4-wheeler, exploring the pasture where he can find the most mud, and hunting. So, onto the card.....

 The outside is simple with designer paper and punches.

This is the inside of the card. As it is opens, the "6" pops up. I made a box out of designer paper using the Stampin' Score, so it folds down when the card is closed. Think of all the objects that could be pop up when the card is open. I may have to try out some other images, but this works great for b-day cards.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope it isn't so long before I post again!

Shaker Card

This card was made at my stamp club and class earlier this month. Shaker cards can be made easily with the shaker frames available in the Holiday Mini.  This card uses the cupcake stamp set and matching punch. Cupcake confetti was added inside.  How fun it would be to receive this card on your birthday!  

More Cupcakes

Here's another card with the Create a Cupcake stamp set. The first picture is a close up of the cupcake image to showcase the glittered cherry that was punched out of the red glittered card stock in the mini catalog.

This is a picture of the card I created for a swap I was in. The pretty in pink wide striped ribbon was cut in half and then adhered to sticky strip to "ruffle" it. The crumb cake card stock is distressed around the edges. This card is very similar to the one above except for the placement of the sentiment. I originally created this card for the swap, but decided to make a few minor changes.
For those of you wondering, I am working on upcoming classes. I just need a little more time!:)

Ric Rac Happy Birthday

Happy New Year!

The base of this card is rose red with the sweet & sour specialty paper on top. I cut vanilla felt using the trims border for the big shot. I love that I can make my own ric rac with this die and in different materials! The felt flower is retired from SU and has a rhinestone in the middle. I tied linen thread on the side of the label punch. Simple card, but bright and cheery:)

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Birthday Invite

The card on the left is the card I made for Lily's birthday invites this year. It uses the owl from the stamp set Fox & Friends. The owl has some glitter on its body to jazz it up a little. The card on the right is the card she used for her thank yous. This layout is one that I come back to again and again. I pulled the colors for the invite from the Sweet Pea designer paper.

SAB Birthday Card

Even though sale-a-bration is over, for those of you who got the Happy Moments set may enjoy this card. The packages are paper-pieced using paper from the Pink Flamingo designer pack.

B-day Present for 4 Year Old

There are a lot of pictures for today's post. I made these gifts for a 4 year old girl and placed all of them in the clear decorated paint can. It was so much fun!

The barretts were made with bobby pins and build-a-brads. The monogram notebook was made using a bind-it-all and the matching pen has microbeads and glitter on the barrel of it. I made a set of monogram note cards for her and packaged them in a bag that was held closed with a clothespin I decorated with designer paper. And the last gift was chap stick that I covered with designer paper. Yes, I went overboard on having everything match!

Top Note Birthday

This card uses the top note die. I LOVE this die! I stamped the polka dot background stamp on whisper white and then ran it through the Big Shot using the top note die. The top note is raised using stampin' dimensionals and the Happy Birthday flag is made by using a square punch, placing it at an angle to get the v-cut.
Supplies
Stamp Sets: Polka Dot Background Stamp, Birthday stamp
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pink Passion
Ink: Pink Passion, Basic Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Prima Flower, Rhinestone brad