Stawberry Birthday Card

Today's card is one that I've been thinking about for a few weeks after seeing a couple of cards with strawberries on them.  I can't take the credit for the strawberry idea though.  I got them from Barb Mann and Denise Willerton....thanks ladies!  I did have to change mine a little bit because I didn't have the DSP for the stem, and I didn't want to do quite as many flowers.  I was also looking through blog challenges I follow and was a bit bummed because I haven't been doing them as much as I like to.  Well, as I was looking through them I realized my card would fit with The Friday Mashup this week!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Flight of the Butterfly (words)
Card Stock:  Real Red, So Saffron, Old Olive & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Red & So Saffron
Embossing Folders:  Framed Tulips & Perfect Polka Dots
Bigz Die:  Scallop Circle #2
Embosslits Die:  Scalloped Heart of Hearts
Sizzzlets Die:  Little Leaves
Punches:  Boho Blossoms & Five Petal Flower
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Crimper

Coast to Coast

Today's birthday card is made from one of my favorite masculine stamp sets Coast to Coast.  I know...it's retired, but my family doesn't know and wouldn't care anyway.  They just let me know they appreciate the b-day cards that I send their way.  This one is for my brother-in-law Scott.  So Happy Birthday, Scott!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set: Coast to Coast & On Your Birthday

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Basic Grey & Whisper White

Classsic Stampin' Pads:  Basic Black & Basic Grey

Big Shot Texturz Plates:  Backgrounds 1

Punch:  Modern Label

Black Brads

Inspired by Nature

I wasn't sure how today's card would turn out, but I wanted to give it a try even though I wasn't sure about the colors. The Paper Players challenge this week was to use Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade and So Saffron.  I didn't have Poppy Parade so I substituted it with Real Red.  I'm glad I gave it a try because I really like how it turned out. :)  I used Mojo Monday's sketch challenge 186 for my design.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Inspired by Nature & On Your Birthday

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze, Real Red, So Saffron & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Read, So Saffron & Certainly Celery

Versa Mark

Big Shot Embossing Folder:  Perfect Polka Dots

Punches:  Modern Label, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle & 1 1/4" Circle

Ribbon:  1/4" Taffeta in Daffodil Delight

Butterfly Birthday

I'm told my niece's favorite color is yellow, so I wanted to make her a bright yellow card for her birthday.  It reminds me of all the sunshine we've been getting in MI lately...now I'm ready for the warm weather to go with it!

Happy Birthday, Annie!  You're always full of smiles. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Flight of the Butterfly

Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Regal Rose & Wild Wasabi

Big Shot Embossing Folders:  Framed Tulips & Perfect Polka Dots

Punch:  Butterfly

Happy Birthday

This is a card I made for my daughter for her 21st birthday.  I tried to make the dress close to one that she recently wore to a wedding.  Of course, you need a purse to go with the dress, but I guess I forgot the shoes!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Basic Black & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Basic Black

Punches:  Round Tab,  1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval, 1 3/8" x 5/8" Oval1 3/4" Scallop Circle & Decorative Label

Big shot:  Perfect Polka Dots  Embossing Folder & Scallop Circle Bigz Die

Jewels:  Basic Rhinestones

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Yes...I know...this card is made with a retired stamp set.  It was one of my favorite masculine sets though, and I had pulled it out to do a challenge for retired sets and make for a cousin of mine for his birthday.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Coast to Coast

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze & Whisper White

Ink:  Versa Mark

Stampin' Pastels on Versa Mark for color

Punches:  Modern Label & Word Window

Big Shot Texturz Plates:  Backgrounds 1

Calla Lilies

Today's card is the last one we made at the workshop...and my favorite one.  It also happens to go with Hand Stamped Sentiments Theme Challenge #60 for this week...Blooming Blossoms.  I've seen just a few of these flower cards around, and my idea for this one came from Lynn Pratt.  To see her card and instructions click here.  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Certainly Celery & Pretty in Pink

Punches:  Blossom Petals, 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval & 1 3/8" x 5/8" Oval

Big Shot Bigz Die:  Daisies Flower #2 (for the pistil)

Ribbon:  5/8" Satin Ribbon in Certainly Celery

Shimmer paint:  Champagne Mist

Butterfly Birthday

Today's card is another clean and simple one we made at a workshop I had a couple of days ago and fits right in  with this week's SUO Challenge...birthday cards.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Bashful Blue & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Bashful Blue
Big Shot Embossing folders:  Perfect Polka Dots & Elegant Bouquet
Big Shot Embosslits Die:  Beautiful Wings
Punch:  Decorative Label
Ribbon:  3/8" Taffeta in Bashful Blue (retired)
Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Carnation Birthday Card

Well, I must admit I love my laptop and the power cord decided to die on me the other day...ugg.  Well, I guess my desktop is going to have to do until I get my new adapter...after I figure out everything on here because it's just not the same!  Today's card is one my son and I made for his girlfriend's b-day.  He said it had to have blue and her favorite flower is a carnation.  Nothing like asking me at the last minute...well around twenty-five minutes to be exact.  I jumped on the computer and Googled images of Stampin' Up carnations.  I came across this lady's blog here (thanks, Marie!), and we were able to whip up a nice card in no time!  I know I'm going to be trying this flower again!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Marina Mist

Punches:  Scallop Circle & Modern Label
Big shot Embossing Folder:  Perfect Polka Dots
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Crimper for leaves

Mojo Monday Challenge 180

Today I made a card for Mojo Monday Challenge 180.  I don't think I've ever made a round card before, so I figured it was time I give it a try!  I wasn't sure what to do at first because I've made so many fancy, feminine cards lately I wanted to take a short break from them.   After taking a minute to look at the sample, the idea of using the smaller circle as the moon popped into my mind...and of course, I had to use my sponges to create that effect.  So, I got busy, sponged away and this is what I came up with.  Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

 

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & On Your Birthday

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Marina Mist & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Garden Green, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, 

Rose Red, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight

Punch:  Word Window & 1 1/4" Circle

Big Shot:  Scallop Circle Bigz Die

To create the sponging effect, just start lightly sponging and keep doing it until it's as dark as you would like.  Then start with the next color making sure they overlap to create the blended effect.  I do have one stripe that stands out, but I did that on purpose to try and follow the Mojo sketch having two circles and one rectangle.  

Because I Care

Today's card was made for a new friend and fellow demonstrator who is going to be sending the birthday cards she receives to servicemen and woman overseas to send to back to their loved ones.  I've read about this quite a bit lately and am glad I have a chance to participate.  Click here if you'd like to read about what she's doing.

Stamp Set:  Because I Care & On Your Birthday

Card Stock:  Perfect Plum, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Perfect Plum & Certainly Celery

Punch:  Scallop Trim Border & Modern Label

Big Shot Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Spring Daisies

Can you tell I'm thinking spring lately with the cards I've been making?  Seems like all my cards have flowers of some sort or another lately. :)  Today I made a card for two different challenges. 

 Stamping411 Challenge 191 gave me the sketch to work with and Stampin' Celebration Challenge #40 gave me the colors.  

I'll admit I had a hard time trying to get the right balance with the colors at first, but I really like how the card turned out. :)  
Thanks for looking and have a great day!



Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight, Garden Green & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Red & Daffodil Delight
Punch:  Modern Label
Big Shot:   Embossing Folder Perfect Polka Dots & Flowers Daisies #2
Ribbon:  3/8" Taffeta in Real Red
Crimper for leaves

Daisy

I was beginning to think I'd never come up with a final card for my workshop, but thanks to Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge 188 I was finally able to figure something out!  So glad these challenges are out there to help me out when I need it. :)  Here is their challenge for the week...

Card Stock:  Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi 
& Whisper White
Classic Ink Pads:  Rose Red
Punches:  1 3/8" x 5/8" Oval & Scallop Trim Border
Embossing Folder:  Framed Tulips
Bigz Die:  Daisies Flower #2
Jewel Accents:  Basic Rhinestones
Crimper for leaves

Because I Care

These are a couple of cards that I put together because of a mistake I made when running my paper through the Big Shot.  Because I didn't place my paper correctly on the texture plate the design didn't cover the whole paper (unless you click on the picture to make it bigger you might not be able to see the embossing), but because it ended early I was able to stamp on the bottom of it and create two beautiful cards.  I love how mistakes can be salvaged!  

Stamp Sets:  Because I Care & On Your Birthday 
Card Stock:  Perfect Plum, Marina Mist & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Perfect Plum, Marina Mist & Wild Wasabi
Texture Plates:  Backgrounds 1

Inspired by Nature

Good morning!  Here is my card for the Saturday Sketch Challenge #185 on stamping411.  A week or two ago I started cutting out these flowers for a different card.  I ended up going in a bit of a different direction with that card.  So...not wanting to waste any flowers, I decided to use them for this challenge instead. 

Card stock:  Real Red, Pumpkin Pie & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Real Red, Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive
Punches:  Word Window & Modern Label
Taffeta Ribbon:  Real Red


Thanks for looking!  Have a great day!

Mojo Monday 172 Sketch ~ Lovely as a Tree

To become a little more creative and challenge myself, I decided to follow a couple of blogs and do their "sketch challenges".  I posted my first card a couple of days ago and now here's my second one. Yup, I'm already starting to love this...guess it's a good thing, because I'm going to be getting a challenge once a week from my upline...hope I can keep up!  For this card I am using the Mojo Monday 172 Sketch.  

I thought I'd show the inside of this card too.  I like to add just a little bit of something that coordinates with the front of the card. 

Stamped with Lovely As a Tree

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy & Early Espresso
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Always Artichoke & Early Espresso
Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice

Texture Plates:  Backgrounds 1

Punch:  Modern Label

Butterfly Pansy Cards

 I came up with these cards when I saw a few samples of pansy cards and needed a birthday card for a friend at work.  I really enjoyed making these cards and used the idea for my 3x3 card exchange that I posted earlier.  

                     

Lovely as a Tree - Happy Birthday

I made this card from leftover card stock that I had when I made a Christmas card for a challenge from my upline. I originally made the tree for a sympathy card, but didn't think the subtle sponging I did on the tree went with my sympathy card...so I created a masculine b-day card instead.

Stamp set:  Lovely as a Tree

Cardstock:  Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla. 

    Classic Stampin' pad:  Early Espresso 

                               VersaMark                                   

Bravo Burgundy 5/8" grosgrain ribbon (retired)

Modern Label Ex-Lg punch