Happy Birthday cards

 

Are you ladies like me and make all sorts of cards and sometimes don't actually send cards to the people you were thinking of when you made the card?  I should be making dozens of birthday cards around here, and mailing them, so happy to say I'm one step closer today, but have just realized I missed my nephew's 2nd birthday, oops.  I've used this week's ColourQ colors and the Walztingmouse Sketch challenge.  And I think these fun banners work well for the Moxie Fab World Beautiful Borders challenge.  Since I'm late for my nephew might as well be early for my sister-in-law, who's birthday card was created with the Color Cue colors I tried to use yesterday.  Right, off to go address the envelope....

Materials: 1st card: Waltzingmouse Stamps Say It With Style sentiment, Unity burlap background, PTI double sided banner die, PTI Limitless Layers die, EK Success circle punch, Core'dinations card stock, Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink faded jeans


2nd card: WPlus9 Woodgrain Silhouette woodgrain and flowers,  Wplus9 Spring Post sentiment, PTI Mat Stack 4 die, Tim Holtz Ornamental die, PTI double sided banner die, PTI kraft card stock, Core'dinations card stock, Brillance Moonshine ink, Tim Holtz Distress ink fired brick and shabby shutters

Love Always

I sat down with an idea to CASE Dawn's release of Spring Post & Postmarked card to create a fun card for a friend who just sent me a save the date email and try to incorporate in the current Color Cue colors and in the end I think the card works better without the green and blue.  So while I was thinking of save the date, this card would probably be better as an actual wedding card, but I think I'll send it to her now anyway.  Because I've used the fabulous Hero Arts Classic Fabric background stamp I'm going to enter it in the Hero Arts month long challenge and the new Moxie Fab World Stamp It challenge.  Since I won these Wplus9 stamp sets from Jinny I just wanted to be honest too and say that my day is not going to plan either, but I seriously LOVE my blogging pals, you guys are the best.

Materials: Hero Arts Classic Fabric cling, WPlus9 Postmarked and Spring Post, Tim Holtz Dusty Concord distress ink, Versafine black ink, Versacolor Camellia ink, PTI notebook die, Basic Grey patterned paper, black card stock

congratulations

My girlfriend Vanda is putting the finishing touches on her new novel and by the time I mail this to New Zealand her deadline will have come and gone, so a fabulous card is definitely needed for her mailbox.  I tried out this week's PTI Make It Monday technique, or a CAS version of it at least.  And since the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol submission deadline is right around the corner I'm adding these beautiful cards to it too. 

Materials: PTI Happy Trails, PTI Mat Stack 2 sentiment, PTI Bookprint impression plate, Brillance Moonshine ink, PTI kraft card stock, Basic Grey patterned paper, PTI Happy Trails die, Versafine black ink

Congrats cards: PTI In Bloom Impression Plate, PTI Think Big Favorites #5 sentiments, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Dusty Concord & Fired Brick, Versafine black ink, vellum, PTI kraft card stock, black card stock, water color paper

eat-sleep-drive-eat-sleep-drive

So my family just went on a road trip and left me behind, so I thought I'd make a fun card for my husband as way of saying "congrats you survived", mind you he's been home for 4 days and I'm just now getting around to making that card, but you ladies know that when inspiration hits you you go with it right?  I've used the 365 Cards sketch and the 1950's theme (b/c they were traveling in a 1957 vintage trailer, click here for a photo), the Play Date Cafe colors and a border punch for CAS-ual Fridays "getting edgy" challenge.

 

Materials: Paper Source trailer stamp, Recollections Clear Stamps Road Trip sentiment, Impression Obsession background stamp, Reminisce Unwritten patterend paper, Core'diantions grey card stock, PTI cloud dies, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder, Fiskars chevron stripes border punch, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress ink, Fiskars corner rounder punch

Patchwork Elephant Congratulations

Today's card was inspired by the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger photo.  I added a border punch to tie together the different pieces of patterned paper for this weeks CAS-ual Friday "getting edgy" challenge.  I've paper pierced my elephant with the different papers on the card for the "Paper Pierced" challenge on 365 cards.  And since I've added a Pebbles Inc congrats rub on that I won from Paper Crafts Connection, I'll add this to the Gallery Idol challenge, not that I think I have any chance with all those fabulous entries, but oh well.  My elephant has a bit of a smudge on his head (from I think some glue left on my desk), but I think it gives him that well loved feel that is so fun in soft toys.

Materials: Stampendous elephant, Pebbles Inc rub on sentiment, PTI Limitless Layers die, EK Success 1 3/4th inch circle punch, Tim Holtz Ornamental die, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress ink, Versafine black ink, Fiskars chevron stripe punch, patterned paper from my stash

PTI Blog Hop

This month's PTI Blog Hop is an inspirational photo and me, being literal girl that I am, decided to recreate the background with a water color pen and distress inks, now I'm so glad that I've been buying a pad here and a pad there, I'm getting closer to a rainbow, next on the list will have to be green!  Nichole did a similar background with one her release cards with copics, so fun to think of all the fabulous backgrounds you can create.  And I thought about dressing up my dragonfly, but being a CAS girl I decided that I'd just leave it be...  thanks for stopping by, definitely check out the rest of the hop for some fabulous crafty ideas (although if you're like me you end up realizing that you forgot to add too many items to your last PTI order).  The new Embellish Challenge is to use a rainbow and this card is just perfect for that challenge.

Materials: PTI Happy Trails,  Tim Holtz Distress Inks: dusty concord, aged mahogany, mustard seed, fired brick, faded jeans, worn lipstick, Fiskars corner rounder, water color pen and water color paper, versafine black ink

Take Time to Laugh

 

I was trying to think of some sort of "manly" theme for the All Things Unity Challenge and while this card/layout isn't all that masculine, it's more about little boys, but...  I'm sure you can follow my train of thought?  Friends With Flair today, so click here to check out some of the other fun Unity projects.  I do not scrapbook, I know, I have all these bazillion crafty toys and I take even more photos, and yet I don't scrapbook.  So when I took these photos this morning I thought I should turn it into a card and I liked the card so much I framed it and have put it up in my craft room, where's it's likely to stay for the next 10 years.  And then I'll probably look at it and wonder where the time has gone and how is that my children have bigger feet then me?  I've got another idea brewing for the CAS-ual Fridays "Get Edgy" challenge, but since I've torn the bottom of the Core'dinations card stock on this card I'll throw this one in for good measure.

Materials: Unity sentiment, Core'dinations red card stock, black and white card stock from Ben Franklin, Versafine black ink

Happy Birthday WMS Sketch

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge is celebrating their 52th challenge and I thought I should play because I started on week one, missed a few obviously, but have done my share over the last year.  I love the card I made for this sketch the first time, click here, so I thought I'd do another take and wish them WMS  Mischief Makers a Happy 1st Birthday.  

Materials: WMS Big Blooms, WPlus9 Woodgrain Silhouette sentiment. PTI banner die, PTI Limitless Layers 1 3/4th inch die, Core'indations Sugar and Spice card stock, Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress ink, Versafine black ink, water color paper and black and cream card stock

two cup day!

Today's card is a remake of a card a friend sent me, I just "borrowed" the sentiment and added some stamped Hero Arts mugs to the background for the Embellish challenge.   I used the recent Hero Arts tutorial for using distress ink and water colors to color in the mugs, great tip if you haven't tried it yet.  I've used the Lawnscaping sketch, thinking of you Laurel.  And I thought I'd throw in the photo above to show you where I took this photo, since I'm at work and really should be doing work related stuff instead of photographing cards.

Materials: Hero Arts What's Perking mugs, mystery sentiment from Erica, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist paper, PTI kraft, Core'dinations Sugar and Spice red card stock, Spellbinders Nestabilities Label 4, Baker's Delight twine, Tim Holtz Distress ink, Antique Linen, Brick Red, Faded Jeans, water color pen, Stazon Cactus Green, Fiskars rotary scallop cuter

Father's Day Cards

Off the Wall Craftiness colors for this card, which was basically a redo of this card (which I meant to sell to my gym buddy and accidentally left it at work and my coworker bought it while I was out of town, so I had to remake the card.)  

This one isn't for a challenge, but since Nevada City hosts a huge bike race every year on Father's Day I figured I should make a card that represents it... we'll see if someone decides to buy it, if not I'll keep it and give it to my husband when he gets home from his road trip with the boys (see photo below).

And lastly, since I've been left home alone I'm going to share what has become of my craft desk, perhaps if I share it with you guys you can help motivate me to clean it up, just a tiny bit.... I'm not clean, never will be, but it's getting a bit out of control.

Materials:  Hero Arts Three Floral Frames, WPlus9 Woodgrain Silhouette sentiment, Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder,  twine from Jen, Core'dinations brown card stock, water color pencils, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen

Second card: Mystery bicycle stamp, Tim Holtz Distress Faded Jeans ink, WPlus9 Woodgrain Silhouette sentiment, Impression Obsession background stamp, PTI kraft card stock, vellum, Fiskars corner rounder, Making Memories black eyelets, Scor pad, 

Celebrate the Day

This week's CAS-ual Fridays is all about color blocking, something I love, but haven't incorporated much into my cards.  So with a nod towards Julie and Michele, I'm using this week's Play Date Cafe colors for my card.  Virginia's got a challenge to be inspired by something and then create a card, for today's card I used Julie's card as my jumping off point.  Yvonne's "Do More With Less" Challenge at the moment is for embossing and I love the way the embossing adds texture to this card.  And to leave with you a bit of enabling, if you like this frame, it's currently on sale at Two Peas in a Bucket.

 

Materials: Hero Arts Three Floral Frames, Hero Arts Cling Two sentiment, Core'dinations sugar and spice card stock, black card stock, white card stock and water color paper, Versafine black ink,  Cuttlebug Swiss dots and polka dots embossing folders, natural fiber from Jen

look who's turning 1

Look who's turning 1, oops, his birthday is today and I only made this card this morning, so I guess he'll be celebrating in stylin next week when he gets it.  This is a shout out to my near and dear card making pal's little guy, hip hip horary for Mr. Simon.  I've used this week's ColourQ colors, and yes you ladies must think I only make ColourQ colors with PTI By the numbers, click here and here.

Materials: PTI Big Birthday wishes, PTI By the Numbers die, EK Success border punch, Core'dinations Sugar and Spice card stock, Versafine black ink, Spellbinders Nestabilities Label 2, vellum

Enjoy the journey

I almost missed this week's Play Date Cafe colors, been too busy playing in Colorado, including meeting the fabulous PDC DT member Michele (who rocks this fabulous scoter in her PDC card), see previous post for our photo at Archivers.  But I've got a simple CAS card today, inspired by a card loving girlfriend's facebook status update of riding a Vespa for the first time.  Yes, I promise to send her the card.  And since Lawnscaping is having a "Clean and Simple" challenge I'll add this to their challenge too. 

Materials: Paper Smooches Spiffy Scooters, Practicing Creativity The Whole Cycle sentiment, polka paper from my stash, Copic BV17, white gel pen, Versafine black ink, cream card stock, Fiskars corner rounder punch

Congratulations

These two cards are a redo of this card I made last week because my sister asked for a wedding card for our cousin who's getting married tomorrow.  With the Congratulations sentiment I'll throw my luck in to the Paper Crafts Idol challenge and this month's Hero Arts theme.   

But even more exciting then the cards is the fact that this morning I got the real treat of meeting two blogging pals in real life!  Lisa and Michele took time out of their busy lives to come browse the Highlands Ranch Archivers with me, and it was like we'd known each other for years.  I'm always so appreciate of the positive interactions I get from my blogging pals, but it was an extra special treat to final meet some of them face to face.  And I love that we all "know" the same people!  

Materials: Unity Living and Loving Life, Hero Arts sentiment, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Ornamental die, PTI cloud dies, Tim Holtz rays embossing folder, Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 paper, Patterned paper from my stash, white card stock from Ben Franklin

37 and fabulous!

My girlfriend turned 37 yesterday and she's fabulous, so of course she needs a card that says that, right?  I've CASEd today's Hero Arts card and used this week's ColourQ colors.  Virginia is giving away some Hero Arts goodies, click here for the details.  365 Cards is having a make a birthday card with you in mind, and while I'll be honest I'm not turning 37 this year, I love these colors together, kraft and red are my favorite, and I'm a tiny bit fabulous too :)

Materials: Hero Arts Classic Fabric cling, PTI Big Birthday wishes, PTI By The Numbers die, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen, Versafine black ink, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Stampin Up red card stock, PTI kraft card stock, white card stock from Ben Franklin, ribbon scraps from my stash, EK Success border punch