Nice birthday card for my sister

If you saw the 50th b'day card for my sister, you know why I say this one is nice.  But it's not for her... it's for my next sister whose birthday is only a week later.  She'll be 50 next year!  *evil grin*  

This will be submitted to...

Stamping 411 - follow the sketch

Birthday Sundaes - anything goes birthday (with birthday wording on front)

The color is not quite right in the pic... it is a little brighter than it looks.  

What i used:

~ Bazzill cardstock

~ Perfectly Paisley Cuttlebug folder

~ the Paper Studio flowers

~ Cat's Eye 'dune' ink

~ border punch

~ stamp, brads and ribbon from my stash

Thanks for looking!!

Christmas card - Stamping 411 & jingle belles

My Christmas card stash for this year is growing!!  This one is made according to the sketch this week at Stamping 411 and made with holiday foliage for jingle belles. 

I do need to find the correct setting on my new camera so red ribbon looks red and not orange!

~ A2 size card

~ DCWV Holiday Stack paper

~ extra holly leaves cut out and pop dotted

~ the Paper Studio heart flourish border punch - acquired on my recent 1st trip to Hobby Lobby

~ grosgrain ribbon

~ bit of bling

~ Glossy Accents on the holly leaves (didn't show in pic)

~ 'Merry Christmas' stamp by ??? - this was in the first set of stamps I ever purchased a couple of years ago when I started to make cards

Now it's time for bed!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Pink and brown Thank You card

Today was a great day!!  It is our second daughter's 13th birthday.  After school, we went out to go to a glow putt-putt, but found it closed.  So we stopped at the new Hobby Lobby!  My first time EVER in that store.  LOVE IT!!!  Spent too much!!  Then we went out to dinner, home for French Silk Pie, then when the kids went to bed, I made a card for this week's Stamping 411 challenge. 

The color is funny on the next pic but it shows the bow after I fixed it...

 What I used:

~ Basic Grey paper

~ Bazzill cardstock

~ Floral Fantasy Cuttlebug folder

~ digi stamp

~ ribbon and flowers from my stash

Here's a t-shirt I made for Robin using freezer paper for the 'stencil' and fabric paint.  It's really hot pink, though it looks red.

Thanks for looking!!!!

Baby 'congrats' card

With the news that a friend is expecting, babies have been on my mind.  (Though not for me... we're done!)  I started this one thinking it could be for either boy or girl, but I did not have a good blue so with all the pink, I think this will end up for a girl.  

This card will be entered in 3 challenges this week:

~ Stamping 411 - sketch #194

~ BBTB2 - chick or duck

~ CTO - new arrival

~ pre-made 5x7 card

~ paper, ribbon, button, and chalk all from my stash

~ duck from New Arrival cut at 1 3/4"

~ Fiskars oval  with sentiment from ???? inside

~ SU crushed curry ink

Thanks for looking!!

"Thank You" card

When I made my first card a few years ago, it took me hours, literally!!!  It doesn't take near that long now, but I will have to admit that doing challenges and following sketches helps so much!!

This card follows the sketch from Stamping 411 for this week.  I love looking at all the cards from the DT and submitters to see how differently we all end up from the same sketch! 

What I used:

~ Cricut white cardstock to make the 5x5 card

~ Bazzill bling for the blue shadows

~ Patterned paper from DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies

~ Fiskars 'thank you' stamp - SU soft sky ink

~ Scalloped circles made in MTC to match the numbers of scallops in my stamp

~ Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Floral Fantasy embossing folders on the white

~ Ribbon and brads from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!!

"Some bunny loves you" Easter card

I just finished and posted my one St Patrick's Day card for this year, so now it's on to Easter!  I do know that Easter is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and it is not about candy, and eggs, and new dresses!  

But looking at some clipart a couple of weeks ago, I decided that I could make my own little bunny in Make the Cut.  This is the result.  If you are a member of MTC_Tuts or on the MTC forum, you can find the file if you are interested.  This is based on the sketch from Stamping 411 for today.  Shhh!  Don't tell anyone that it doesn't have any stamping on it!  Oops!

Not much to the 'recipe' - paper, brads, and ribbon that I've had for ages all put on a pre-made 5x7 card.  Computer generated sentiments inside and out.  Inside shape cut with my Nestabilities.  Highlighted with a white gel pen.   Except for her shirt, the bunny is all Bazzill cardstock.

Thanks for looking!!!

Embossed Wedding Card

More challenges, more fun, and more cards!!  (Actually only one more, but 'more card' isn't very proper!)   The sketch at Stamping 411 this week is simple but beautiful, and a wedding card came to mind right away.  Fantabulous Cricut is asking for embossing this week, so I combined again for these challenges with this card.

What I used:

~Cricut pastel cardstock

~Colorbok Love/Amour patterned paper

~MS ribbon

~Cuttlebug 'formal circles' embossing folder around the rings and sentiment

~Fiskars 'best wishes' stamp

~MS gold stamp distressing and highlights

Thanks for stopping by!!

Sympathy card

It's easy to make birthday cards, valentine cards, Christmas cards, note cards, etc... all the fun cards.  I find it more difficult to pull together designs for sympathy cards, but when I saw the Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch 190, I knew it would work for that.  

What I used:

~Basic Grey Granola paper

~Perfect Paisley Cuttlebug folder  (just got it... I LOVE it!!)

~black chalking on edges

~little flower stamp under the sentiment

~Fiskars Cameo Ovations clear stamp

~grossgrain ribbon**

** to make a bow like this:  cut a short length of ribbon, cut a long length that will go across your card.  Tie the long piece in a very loose knot, slip the short length through the knot, tighten the knot and you have this nice, flat, simple bow.  I saw this on Youtube awhile back but cannot find it now to give credit... sorry!