Birthday cow

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Critters

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I cheated a little bit on this one: I already had the tag made.  I think I actually made it for a Cut It Up Challenge quite a while ago.  But, it's been sitting on my desk waiting to be used and I decided to finally turn it into a card.  I die cut the base layer with a stitched rectangle die and then stamped the focal image repeatedly to create a pattern.  I did add ribbon and twine to the tag, heat embossed the second sentiment with white embossing powder on black card stock and finished it off with some black enamel dots.  I love the color of the tag against all the black and white of the rest of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "The Whole Herd" cow; Verve "Birthday Wishes" embossed sentiment; Cardz TV "Critter Captions" cow sentiment

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" tag, stitched rectangle and stitched banner; I don't remember where the hearts came from

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

We Love Stamping--nature or anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #304--sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

Deepest Sympathy

Another sympathy card; the third I've needed in just over a month.  Not fun, but necessary.

 This paper pack was already on my desk.  It's an interesting pack, most of the patterns/colors are rather tropical and flowery, but there are a couple of these blue patterns.  I felt they were more subtle and soft and more fitting for a sympathy card.  I pulled out my favorite flower layering stamp set and some pretty ribbon to finish it off.

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "The Sweet Life" roses and leaves; Verve "Borderlines" sentiment

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "The Sweet Life" roses and leaves; unbranded stitched label die from Amazon

Challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers--anything goes with the optional twist: weddings (I did not use the twist)

CRAFT #757--cute OR anything goes

Make My Monday #254--more than one butterfly (I have 3 on my patterned paper)

Word Art Wednesday #704--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

We Love Stamping--nature OR anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #305--sketch

Beautiful Blossoms #30--anything goes with flowers with an optional mood board

Triple B--anything goes with a bird, butterfly or bloom and an optional mood board

70 and fabulous

This past weekend, we celebrated the 70th birthday of one of my husband's aunts.  This is the card I made for her.  I already had this paper pack out on my desk from another card that I had made (which I will post next week) and it seemed a good fit as the aunt and uncle live in Florida for half the year--it seemed very tropical to me.

 Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By the Numbers" border die and "Filigree" border die; unbranded stitched label die from Amazon

Challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers--anything goes with the optional twist: weddings (I did not use the twist)

Word Power--sentiment as the focal

CRAFT #757--cute OR anything goes (I went with anything goes)

Crafty Catz #696--anything goes with the optional twist: use hot colors

Creative Fingers #303--anything goes

Sketch Saturday #778--sketch with the optional twist: popping an element

Word Art Wednesday #707--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #599--anything goes

Autumn birthday greetings

 Hello, everyone!  It's time for the mid-month reminder for the challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Men and Boys.  I am using an image from our fabulous sponsor: Mirtillamente.

 Here is my card:

And no, I am NOT ready for Fall to arrive--summer just got here!!  But, I don't have very many manly images from Mirtillamente, so I decided to choose this beautiful pumpkin image and get a head start on a fall masculine birthday card.   I love the bit of patterned papers just peeking out behind the image panel!

You have all month to play along.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Mirtillamente "Autumn Season" digi; Verve "So Happy" sentiment

Dies: unbranded stitched label die from Amazon

Challenges: 

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe #319--anything goes with the optional twist of masculine

Crafty Calendar--add a sentiment

Moving Along With the Times #179--birthday

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Double Trouble #193--My Guy (Thing #1: 3 or more layers, 2 or more patterned paper, 1 piece of kraft; Thing #2: play along with Try a Sketch on Tuesday)

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #672--sketch

Creative Fingers #363--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #256--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #599--anything goes

Using up some scraps

 I have a paper pack that I have had for a quite a while and it is getting down to some pretty small scraps left.  I had a fun time playing with them this past weekend.  Here's what I came up with so far.  I was able to use the larger pieces on the top card and used a bunch of smaller scraps for the second card.  Based on the sketch I decided to use, I was able to use tiny scraps to create the illusion of larger pieces.  You can see that at the very bottom of the picture and can see how they hide behind the main panel in the finished first card.  I still have all those scraps left in the top right corner, but I have an idea for some of them.

In the photo below you can see my scrapped layers--you can't even tell!  This card with all the colors is perfect for a little boy birthday we celebrated over the weekend.  Can you tell he was turning 2??  I also pulled the arrow from my bits and pieces stash.  And the fun enamel circles I have had for a long time!

Here is the sentiment I created for the inside.  As are all two-year-old boys, he is definitely full of shenanigans!

The second card made with the larger scrap pieces, I turned into a Father's Day card for my husband.

All I needed to do was add a little pirate, stamp the sentiment and add some enamel dots.  Using up scraps and supplies I have had for a long time is one of my favorite things to do in card making!

Card #1:

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Big Birthday Wishes"; CAS-ual Fridays "Shenanigans" inside sentiments

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "By the Numbers"; My Favorite Things "Blueprints 13" and "Blueprints 12" banners

Challenges:

Crafter's Cafe #320--anything goes with the optional twist: masculine

Crafty Calendar--add a sentiment

Moving Along with the Times #179--birthday

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: for the boys

Colorful Options--aquablue or rainbow (I used ALL the colors)

Word Power--sentiment

Sweet Stampin'--rainbow creations

Double Trouble #193--My Guy (Thing #1: 3 or more layers, 2 or more patterned papers, 1 piece of kraft; Thing #2: Try a Sketch of Tuesday)

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #672--sketch

Crafty Catz #696--anything goes with the optional twist: use hot colors

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #256--anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #704--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Card #2:

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things "Party Like a Pirate"

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #231--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--one for the boys

Crafty Gals #267--fill in the blank--dad's . . . (day--Father's Day)

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Snippets Playground #508--anything goes with snippets (everything is snippets)

CRAFT #757--cute or anything goes

Creative Fingers #303--anything goes

Penny's Challenge #599--anything goes

A Father's Always There

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Masculine

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This theme is perfect for this time of year with Father's Day just around the corner (or in a couple of days, in fact).  This is the card I created for my father for Father's Day.  An easy layout made easier by these beautiful papers.  For a little fun, I made this a gatefold card.  For a little extra fun, I stamped a sand dollar image in a light turquoise ink behind the sentiment.  It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but it adds just enough in real life.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Father and Mother" sentiments; Repeat Impressions "Sand Dollar"

Dies: unbranded circle die from Amazon

Challenges:

Cards Galore #136--anything goes

Crafty Calendar--Add a sentiment

Creative Inspirations--one for the boys

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #169 (retro sketch)--sketch

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: for the guys

Aud Sentiments #326--fun fold AND/OR summer

Creative Creases #104--anything goes with more than one fold

Word Power--sentiment as the focus

Fab n' Funky Challenge #618--use your die cuts

Word Art Wednesday #702-703--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #598--anything goes

Double Trouble #193--My Guy (Things #1: 3 layers, 2 patterned papers, 1 kraft paper)

Cardz 4 Guyz #374--seashells (on the smaller piece of patterned paper and the sand dollar behind my sentiment)

As You Like It--Favorite: use a sentiment or without words (I add a sentiment 99% of the time.  Usually I am making a card for a specific reason/person and therefore, I know what the card will be used for and can add it at the time.  My cards don't feel complete without a sentiment.)

 

Congrats

 Two young ladies from our church are graduating from high school this year.  We had a small celebration for them at church this morning.  These are the cards I created for them.  They are almost identical except the pattern on the patterned paper.  I die cut the patterned paper with a stitched rectangle die.  Then I die cut several layers of the hat and adhered them all together to get some added dimension.  I adhered the hats to vellum circles to help them stand out from the background.  I die cut "congrats" and some small stars out of gold shimmer card stock.

The black and white patterned paper is so gorgeous.  The black lines are raised and have a bit of shimmer and shine to them that looks amazing in real life!  You can see a bit of it in the photo below as well as the dimension on the hat.

This is the picture of the second card.  It is almost identical to the first except the pattern on the patterned paper is different.

Supplies:

Dies: My Favorite Things "Blueprints 25" stitched rectangle and graduation cap; PaperTrey Ink "Congrats"; Stamps of Life small stars; unbranded circle die from Amazon

Challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #255--anything goes

Cards Galore #136--anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #267--fill in the blanks--fancy . . . (paper!  All those flourishes make it super fancy!)

Love Those Pretty Papers--anything goes with the optional twist: weddings (this paper would be perfect for a wedding, but I did not use the twist)

Fab n' Funky #613--use your die cuts

Penny's Challenge #641--anything goes

Little Red Wagon #810--see through it

Creative Knockouts #548--die cuts/stencils/punches

MFT #11--sketch