5-7-26

 Hi friends,

So, this one is for a 6 year old to be. I hope its fun for him. The stamp offs were sent by a lovely bloggy friend and I am so glad to have had them.

 The main panel was inked with several colors.  The dinosaurs and one palm tree were colored with pencils then fussy cut.  I needed a bit more so I traced the palm and drew it in then colored it on top of the inking. An old favorite sentiment was stamped and the panel was cut with a PB die.

I will be submitting this to the galleries at AAA Birthday Game and Paper Rocks Scissors. 

    

 THanks for visiting.

 

 

07-01-25

Hello-

I am behind already...and I just got back to making cards.  A new stamp set seemed a good one for masculine birthday cards.  My Godson and Nephew both have July birthdays.  

 The stamp and dies are from Stampin Up. Bistro Burger. colored with copics.  I intended to make two similar cards.  This is the second one.  The first one some how landed on top of an opened ink pad.  It then was reworked to this version:

 Most every oops is an opportunity to unleash some creativity...right? LOL.   I am sending one of them over to AAA Birthday, the theme is summer birthday. And for me nothing says summer like a great grilled burger.  

 

Thanks for stopping by. 

 

• Stamps: SU Bistro Burger
• Dies: SU Bistro Burger
• Inks: Lawn Fawn Doe, Memento Tuxedo Black
• Markers: Copics: E 39,50,51,55,57,59, 99; YR 21,31; G 14; YG 5,23; R 17,27
• Papers: Hammermill white, Recollections brown
• Embossing:
• Stencils:
• Embellishments:

 

09-10-23

 Hey There...

Where is time rushing off to...how can it be a third of the way through September??? The month just started.

I have a card for a cat lover, its got a bit of stamping, some coloring and lots of die cutting.  I'll be sending it to the galleries at Tic Tac Toe -center row, Challenge up Your Life - anything goes, AAA Birthday Game - Animals.

   

 

Thanks for stopping by!

08-14-23

 Hey There-

The heat has kept me downstairs for a bit along with more TV binging.  I went through Homeland, I am a lover of spy/political thriller novels, movies and tv so this was seat gluing for me. Now I am trying to go a bit slower through Billions. It has grabbed my attention.  Pre-Season football has started and I had my first football nap of the season on Sunday...sleeping 1/2 way through the first quarter to the last 5 minutes of the fourth. But, I did manage to get a few cards made.

I have cards to share to these three challenges: Just Add Ink, Fourseasons, and AAA Birthday.

First up: 

 Just Add Ink is calling for Clean and Simple.

  

Next up is Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is anything goes.

  

And my third card goes to AAA Birthday:

AAA has anything goes as well

 

Thanks for visiting! Hope you are staying cool.

 

08-03-23

 Hello-

AAA Birthday Game has an anything goes challenge.  I played with a new SU (new to me -- its been out awhile) stamp set called Two Tone Flora. One of the easiest two step stamps I have played with.  

I had a nice card with the florals clustered on the front.  But it seemed to be missing something. I added enameled dots and there was just still to much white.  So I inked blended a bit on the top and the bottom of the card...I love the "Frame" that gives.

Earlier this month a friend of hubs and his folks was celebrating a big birthday, and I made another custom card for my MIL to give to her.  I do enjoy being able to make a special card.  This one used a coverplate from The Greetery, dies from Stampin Up and a custom printed sentiment.

I am submitting this one as well.

Thanks so much for visiting.

05-27-23

Hi There -

AAA Birthday Game #49 is about balloons.  I've got almost a half dozen plus a cake and cute mouse too.

The image and sentiment are both from MFT. The "table cloth" is from the Greetery and the card base and matching envelope are from Stampin Up.

  

Thanks so very much for visiting. Have a fabulous three day weekend for those celebrating Memorial Day.

04-04-23

Hello-

I have a lot of birthdays coming up, so I made a few of these-  

I think they are cheerful and will likely elicit a smile from the recipient.  I used MFT's Make a wish stamp set and dies. The patterned paper also is an MFT product.  There are several layers on this so it's going to visit AAA Birthday where the brief is Layers.  

The stamp has the flames as one piece, and the candles as one piece. I stamped the candles and flames 5 times in 5 colors, then die cut them. After they were die cut, I mixed them so each card had one candle of each color.  With all those patterns between the paper and the actual candles I think it works well to stagger the candles a bit wonky.

  

Thanks so much for visiting.

01-02-23

 Hello-

It is so good to be back in my crafty room. I WANT to make cards, last year not so much.

I have three birthday's this month, and all are getting the same fun fold card.  They'll not be mailed for a week or two, but they are finished.  I will be sending each one to a different challenge gallery.

This is the link to the YouTube video I got the fold instructions from. 

I used various papers from Stampin Up 6x6 pads so the patterns would match color wise.  This fold is a great way to use up an 8.5 by 11 sheet of colored card stock.  

Here is the first one, all patterned papers, and some fussy cutting of images on the paper. This one goes to AAA Birthday Game -Anything Goes

I like this card, its a bit interactive and I don't have to write a lot.  I am not a verbose person and writing a note inside a card is often the most difficult part of the entire process.  This one has my note already written, the envie is addressed and stamped. 

 

The first went so easy, I made another one and it is going to a new to me challenge Creative Creases -Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.

    

I was having a ball with this fun fold and one last card...and my January Birthdays are done! This card will visit two challenge galleries - Fourseasons - January, and Challenge up your Life - Ice,Ice baby.

   

It was a productive day for me.  How are you feeling about crafting?  The break I took in December made me miss it so much, that I am again invigorated to play.

 Thanks so very much for stopping by and visiting. 

   

05-03-22

 Hello- 

For my bestie of 45+ years...

One perk of being an only child...I get to pick my sister and my bestie is her.  She and I grew up together and have weathered major life events together. Who knew when we met in crafts class as shy 8th graders the friendship would evolve and last a lifetime.  Happy Birthday, Evelyn sending much love.

She loves pink, so I think this will be well received!  I am also entering this to AAA Birthday Game.

 

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Purrthday

Hey there -

I just love this Newton's Nook Stamp.  The cat head shaped balloon makes me smile every time I see it.  The stamp is perfect for several challenges -

Inky Paws Challenge  - Colors Yellow, Teal, Green
Seize the Birthday - With Toppings - Balloons
AAA Birthday- Anything Goes
Work it Wednesday - SSS Pet Project


I stamped a grid stamp tone on tone on a yellow card base. Then I sponged ink in teal and yellow onto a card panel using Newton's Nook Bokeh stencils.  I felt they gave a feel of lots and lots of balloons.

I added smaller dots with a copic marker in green to fill in some white space.  Next, I stamped the sentiment and partially stamped the Newton Balloon image. After coloring, it was die cut with a circle and popped up against the bokeh inked panel and the card base. 

There is a lot going on here for me and not my usual style.  But I think it is definitely festive as a birthday card should be!

 

Thanks for visiting!