Happy Birthday!

Holy smokes has it been HOT! Too hot too fast for the beginning of summer, in my opinion. So, while the hubs took a well earned nap, I put together this little number for the Seize the Birthday challenge. Cathy has added silhouettes as the optional topping and I knew just what I wanted to use. Take a look...

This enchanting little boat by Lavinia (Liberty) has Bibi floating away as he plays his flute. They were stamped on an ink blended panel, colored with Copics then accented with the flowers and stars. The MB sentiment was not cooperating with being photographed. It does say happy birthday, in case you can't make it out!

Simple, sweet and perfect for one of our many family summer birthdays! Thanks so much for spending a little time with me today. I sure do appreciate it when you stop by!

Happy Birthday

Hey there! I'm popping in today with a fun little card for the Seize the Birthday challenge. They're looking for layers as their topping this week. I prefer mine in the cake form, but hey this is a cardmaking blog, so paper will have to do!

I've had this little fella in my stash for years. He was a print out from my days on The Creative Paper Trade design team. I layered him up with a MFT peek a boo frame then popped him onto a Reverse Confetti background. Amuse clouds and little doodads by Sizzix provided another layer. 

And there you go friends, my calorie free layers!

Cute Critters for STB#289 & FMS #648

Good Friday evening all. After a morning of shoveling stone into our landscaping, we took the rest of the day off! Well, I did make dinner (salmon and fresh corn on the cob) and we went for a walk. But I did have a bit of relaxing crafty time. I put together this little number for both the Seize the Birthday and Freshly Made Sketches challenges.

These cutie little bears by Mama Elephant always make me smile. I think they fit the cute critters bill that JoAnn has challenged us to at STB. They were stamped then cut with an old Spellbinders postage die. The tiny tag and bow are by PPP and my large postage borders were cut from a PTI frame. I love red and aqua together, how about you?

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

I hope you have a blessed weekend!

Happy Birthday

These rainy days sure do make good crafting days. A quick run to the mailbox, dodging raindrops, made the day even better. I had a package from Simon Says Stamp! I was the lucky recipient of a gift certificate a couple of weeks ago and put it to good use. The pretty Magnolia die by Honey Bee Stamps was one of my new toys. It seemed a good fit for a few challenges. This will be heading to the Freshly Made Sketches, Seize the Birthday and  Tic, Tac Toe galleries. 

Using the sketch, I made a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" square card. The birthday topping option this week is green plus one color. Mine is pale pink ink blended lightly onto some of the magnolia petals. The Tic, Tac Toe options of square card, die cut and embossing gave me what I needed to finish the card. The embossed panel was gifted to me by sweet Michele! A simple foiled sentiment tab from Memory Box was the finishing touch.

 

 

And there you have it, friends. 

Thanks for taking a minute to stop by today!

Happy Birthday to You

Tonight's card was created for three challenges! Kind of fun when that happens. A sketch, a color and a theme all combined into one card. Anne Marie, over at The Paper Players, provided me with a sketch and JoAnn at Seize the Birthday is looking for the color red. Those two played along quite well with the gals over at Double D Challenges who have asked us to use patterned paper. I just reorganized my 12x12 sheets by cutting them down to a more manageable size and packaging them by like colors. I knew just the reds I would pull and then I put the sketch to work.

Simple Stories papers, PTI's Pretty Peonies and a PF leafy die cut provided me with everything I needed. I started with an ivory base embossed with my fav polka dots then layered on all of the components following the sketch. 

I really should use my patterned paper more often. I use to put it on just about every card I made! Goodness know I have enough of it! Thanks for popping in!

Happy Birthday

 

When I saw that Seize the Birthday was having a "Be Inspired by a Book" challenge, I had an idea immediately! 

This should be pretty recognizable! Charlotte and Wilbur are sending happy birthday wishes! The Poppystamps Country Barn and Whittle Pig came in handy for this one. I had a panel on hand with some shiplap (TE) already stamped on it. It provided me with a good inside for the barn. Then I used the scraps to cut the outside trim. I coordinated the IO grass border and ME bows with Charlotte's eyes!

At the end of this school year, our Sweet P played the part of Narrator #1 for her second grade class play of Charlotte's Web. She nailed it and looked totally adorable all decked out in a little suit!

Happy Birthday!

 

SURPRISE!! 

I'm super excited to be guesting with the talented Seize the Birthday team today as their surprise party guest! Thanks for the invitation ladies!

 I chose to use the topping for my card.

My 'pop' comes from bright colors and a whole lot of happy!

I started with a die cut arch (PPP) that I stenciled with some sunshine. Next came the MFT images. I layered them onto the tag with some grassy borders (IO). After adding this to my card base, I cut a fun Poppystamps birthday sentiment from red cardstock for one final layer of 'pop'! Cute, right?

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I look forward to seeing what's in the gallery this week!

It should be fun!

May all good things come your way!

 

Hey there sweet peeps! I'm popping in with a little cutie for a couple of challenges before heading out to the grocery store. I see big bucks being spent today... sheesh!

This little fella by Art Gone Wild always makes me smile! He'll be driving his way over to the Tic Tac Toe challenge (center line: car, free, sentiment) and Seize the Birthday. This was quick and simple with a little Copic coloring and a pair of die cuts. 

 

Hope you have a great day!

Happy Birthday

 

Hiya sweet peeps! I put together a fun card for the Seize the Birthday challenge. The recipient of this card is a purple lover. Not my go to color, but I like the way it turned out! I hope you'll let me know what you think.

I put this cute MFT balloon die to work with some extra sweet purple polka dot paper. Don'tcha just love it! It's topped of with some loopy blooms from PTI. The pretty script part of the sentiment is by Gina K. Lots of companies playing well together on this one!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday to You!

 

Hey there! I was doing a little clean up in my wee studio and found one last bit of scraps from a 12 Kits of Occasions kit. This pretty scrap of paper was calling my name and here is where it landed! It will also be landing in the Seize the Birthday gallery.

*Well, I missed that deadline! Oh well, hope you enjoy it*

Golly gumdrops I do love this paper! It was already cut in this wonky shape, so I went with it. The paintbrush tips were colored to match the paper. I layered everything together then framed it out with a RC stitched frame. Just a little something bright and happy that will go to someone special!

 

Thanks to those of you checking up on my hand recovery, you do know how to make a girl feel loved! The doctor said everything looks great! Range of motion, movement and all of those little boxes checked. He said I can expect swelling and pain to continue through June/July though ~ yikes! Lots of PT to keep building strength. Right now writing, scissors and using a mouse are the hardest. But I'll get there. After-all, my hubby does call me a spitfire! Now if I could just get that mojo to kick into full gear!

Happy Birthday

 

Hey there!  This afternoon I was playing with some new dies I bought from Simply Graphic and came up with a birthday card. Happy Little Stampers is looking for anything goes with dies and Cupcake Inspirations, along with Seize the Birthday, are both looking for anything goes. Yep, this works for all three!

 

I fell in love with this paper cone die when I saw it! There are two in the set, this is the large one. I've filled it with both SG and PTI products. I know just the someone special this will go to in April. Hmmm... a paper cone of real flowers would be the perfect gift to accompany it!

 

 

Blessing to each and every one of you!

Have a Sweet Day!

 

Did you ever make a card that you couldn't stop looking at? I made one of those today! This one will be added to the Seize the Birthday challenge using their topping option of embossing folders.

I picked up a Tim Holtz embossing folder on Etsy the other day and this was the perfect opportunity to put it to work! I've had my new Colorado Craft: Sundae Funday set sitting on my desk for a few days just waiting to be used as well. Are these two things not a perfect match? I'm in love with this sweet bunny! A few rhinestones and an IO sentiment brought it all together. Like I said... I can't stop looking at it!

*Edit* Thanks for your comment, Connie! I hope you check back here for your answer. The embossing folder is called Beaded Garland. It was the last one from the shop I found on Etsy. Maybe a Google search would help you find one. I would be happy to send you a few panels. Just send me an email with your info!

Thanks for spending some of your day with me!

How can she be 5 already?

I can't believe our Sweet P is 5! My goodness, where does time go. I thought I would share her birthday card with you today.  My inspiration was the wrapping paper I bought for her.

I've taken the sketch from this week's Freshly Made Sketches and flipped it. I created a rainbow from MFT circles then grounded it with PPP clouds and flowers. My sparkly stars are PTI die cuts. And of course I had to add the number 5, not to mention some sweet polka dots!

I'm entering this at Seize the Birthday too.  It's anything goes this time along with toppings of "off the edge". My clouds, flowers and bottom star flow off the edge of the polka dot mat!

Enjoy your weekend.

We've got a birthday party to attend!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Friday! Any exciting weekend plans? My hubby has been on OT all week so I think it will be a rest and relaxation kind of weekend for us. I have a CAS birthday card to share today. I'll be entering this one at Seize the Birthday for their anything goes challenge.

This went together in a snap with leftover 12 Kits of Occasions die cuts. I added the RC birthday sentiment and a sprinkling of PPP gold star sequins. Isn't this a great masculine color combo!

I'm so happy you stopped by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Home Again, Home Again!

Hi there! It seems like forever since I've written a post on the actual day it posted. The last couple of weeks were things that I made awhile back for DT assignments and things to post while we were on vacation. I'm finally caught up with errands, groceries, mail, laundry and all of that stuff you have to do after being away from home. 

We rented a pretty log cabin in the woods and had a relaxing get-a-way with our son & daughter-in-law and my parents. Little Max too! It was so nice not to see an airplane or hear cars rushing about. Just the sounds of the breezes in the trees, birds chirping and our laughter. There was one particular whippoorwill that would visit every night promptly at 9:30! And the sweetest kitty that visited with us almost everyday. She was the prettiest little black and white cat that our son discovered was ready to deliver kittens anytime. Our expectant daughter-in-law fell head over heels for this little momma!!

I found my mojo once again. I think it arrived home several days after we did ~ HA! So I'm entering this birthday card in the Seize The Birthday challenge (my first time to play along). This round is anything goes. I'll set this aside for my dad who has a late summer birthday!

I've used a variety of companies on this one. My sky blue cardstock and waves embossing folder is DeNami Design. The fancy little fish is Stamping Sensations, something I found while at the stamp convention a couple of years ago. I love the font on this sentiment by Reverse Confetti. The super cute anchor Washi is from Archivers, don't remember who made it, but I love it! And who doesn't LOVE LOVE this sweet stitched scallop border from Pretty Pink Posh!!

It's good to back home and getting inky again. 

Have a delightful weekend friends, see you soon.

~Lisa