Birthday cards!

My mom's birthday was this past week and this is card I made for her. I used the latest Clean & Simple sketch as the inspiration but my card turned out a bit different... I got this very cool new die I wanted to use, so I left off the strip across the middle, but I think you can still see the sketch here.

Supplies:
Stamps: Make A Cake
Ink: Basic Black, Coastal Cabana
Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White card stock, Sweet Sorbet DP
Accessories: Pool Party baker's twine (SAB14 Accesssory Pack), Basic Pearls, On Film Framelits Dies, Big Shot

When I started this blog I always shared the cards that my kids would make for people. I haven't done that in a while but this was funny to me... My son who used to loooove to stamp cards helped himself to a piece of white card stock and wrote on it, haha. But then he also made an origami grandma, to send to her, haha!

So there you go! Too bad it went in the mail late.....

Orangey Birthday Cards!!!

Its a new week, and that means a new card class coming up! But first we'll wrap up last week's class for you. I know this was advertised as an All Occasion card class, but personally, I did a lot of birthday and thank you cards because that's what I use the most.

This first card would work for just about anyone's birthday, with the happy bright colors.

Supplies:
Stamps: Banner Greetings, Wanderlust
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White card stocks, I Am Me DP
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots

And this second one, while using softer colors, the greeting cracks me up! *grin

Supplies:
Stamps: Make A Cake, Yippee Skippee
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Chocolate Chip markers, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Chocolate Chip card stocks
Accessories: White Bakers Twine, Dimensionals

World Card Making Day 1

World Card Making Day always is the first Saturday of October...
For me, the first Saturday weekend in October is also something else very important... It is the same day as the worldwide General Conference held by the LDS {Mormon} Church, to which I belong. I am fortunate enough to live where Conference is broadcast right on my tv and so this day has always been spent with my family, watching and enjoying as much of the sessions as we can. If you would like more information, you can click HERE. It can be heard in 16 languages, if that's an issue. Here you can learn the truth about the LDS Church, and hear messages intended for every person in the world. I love Conference and hope you find something you enjoy too!

I planned to share cards here on my blog, throughout the day, to keep you creatively inspired. I had a very busy week so this is off to a late start, but I will have a total of four cards here today for you to enjoy. When I completed the stack it seemed to me I had a card for every season, so we'll start with Spring and work our way thru the year, haha!

Supplies:
Stamps: Make a Cake
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White, I Am Me DP
Accessories: Chevron punch, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Chevron Embossing folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Blog Hop: Summer Celebration!

Welcome to our July Blog Hop!

Anna has picked the theme of Summer Celebration and I can't think of anything more fun! I hope you're as excited as I am to see all the fun ideas everyone has, and that you'll hop all the way through with us! I got a box of new goodies just as I finally had a chance to work on these projects so you'll see a lot of new stuff shown off here today! *grin I didn't realize til I went to post that I use the same DP pack on all three projects, haha!

This particular summer itself is quite a celebration for my family, haha...my long time readers will know that most of my summers are usually spent away from home running a scout camp with my husband- but he had the opportunity to change jobs in the past year and we are spending this summer home, as a whole family! Whoohoo for that! We've got to do some fun things as a family, and we're only a month into our summer!

So first up is a random day Summer Celebration kind of scrapbook page! Seems like playing in the water is always a celebration, especially for kids, so here's a trip to a really fun splash pad!

Supplies:

Stamps: Swallowtail

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: I Am Me DP, So Saffron card stock

July in my house includes a birthday, and every birthday must be Celebrated! Thanks Anna for encouraging me to get this card done in plenty of time! I wanted to use THIS Retro Sketch, and after I made it I had a better idea for it, so here are two very similar cards, haha...

Supplies:
Stamps: Make a Cake, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Pool Party, Gumball Green Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight
Paper: I Am Me DP, Calypso Coral & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots, Epic Day Washi Tape, White Bakers Twine

Independence Day is another fun Summer Celebration all across the country, so I had to include this layout as well, with pictures from two years ago. The other exciting thing about this page is the stamps I used are from the newest photopolymer stamp set!! Check it out HERE. I love that the postcard made for a perfect journaling spot!

Supplies:
Stamps: Wanderlust
Ink: Real Red
Paper: I Am Me DP, Pool Party, Real Red & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots

Now go see everyone else's ideas for a Summer Celebration and let us know what you think! *grin

Shoebox Swap 1: Currently Fabulous

Title comes from the fact that I did not design these cards, they come from my upline/shoebox swap mentioned on Saturday, and these use mostly current products that will also be in the new catalog!

This card is absolutely fabulous! So simple but gorgeous!

Designed by Pam Morgan

Supplies: (to the best of my memory/guessing ability)
Paper: Epic Day DP, Vellum card stock, Whisper White card stock, Brushed Gold card stock
Accessories: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, Big Shot, Staples, Dimensionals

This card is so bright and happy, I love it for a baby card!

Designed by Sheila van Uitert

Supplies:(to the best of my memory/guessing ability)

Stamps: Oh Baby (single stamp!! - Available til July 31)

Ink: Black Stazon

Paper: Quatrefancy DP, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black card stocks

Accessories: Large Rhinestones, Floral Fusion Sizzlits, Big Shot 

 

This card took some time, but check it out!!

Designed by Ashley

Supplies:(to the best of my memory/guessing ability)
Stamps: Create A Cupcake
Ink: Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Melon Mambo
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Melon Mambo & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Cupcake Builder Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch, White Organza Ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels, Stripes Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I think this one is so pretty. It uses the same colors and DP as my card (the same sheet of DP too) but gives a completely different look!

Designed by Heather Faldmo

Supplies:(to the best of my memory/guessing ability)
Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Sweet Essentials, En Francais
Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party
Paper: Epic Day DP, Calypso Coral, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Square punch (for pennant sides of greeting)

You know I'm going to love this one- this is one of my favorite stamp sets ever!

Designed by Julie Wadlinger

Supplies:(to the best of my memory/guessing ability)
Stamps: The Open Sea
Ink: Midnight Muse, Pool Party
Paper: Print Poetry Paper Stack (spring mini), Cherry Cobbler, Midnight Muse & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Mini Brads, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Linen Thread, shrinkydink

This card I didn't make quite like the original because I was running out of time and put it together after I was home. You can see the original HERE.

Designed by Michelle Stoll

Supplies:(to the best of my memory/guessing ability)
Stamps: Make a Cake, Remembering Your Birthday
Ink: Pool Party, So Saffron
Paper: Very Vanilla, So Saffron & Early Espresso card stocks
Accessories: Pearls, Linen Thread, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Big Shot

With all these fabulous samples, are you inspired to join my team? Maybe you're simply inspired to go create something lovely! Now's your chance...! *grin

Pink Birthdays!

Today's post is quick and today's card is a simple one layer card, which is the best for mailing! Sometimes the fun buttons and knots get torn up, or even torn off when you send them thru the mail. I don't make them often becuase I struggle to make them look nice enough, haha.
This card uses some long retired DP (but it works so nicely!), and a recent Freshly Made Sketch. And don't forget, the Pretty in Pink color is going away soon!

Supplies:
Stamps: Make A Cake
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Pretty in Pink card stock, Banbury DP (LONG retired)
Accessories: Pennant Punch, Mat Pack

Birthday Butterflies!

As soon as I saw this sketch I knew the card was going to be a happy one! I am mostly pleased with how it turned out, but I don't love the way the butterflies by the greeting look a little too random. Oh well... its still a cute birthday card! *smile!

Supplies:
Stamps: Make a Cake, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals
Paper: Primrose Petals & Whisper White card stock, Patio Party DP
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, White Stitched Grosgrain ribbon

Card #2

Obviously I kinda took the summer off of my business. Certainly I took the summer off of holding classes, with the kids home. And since its been so long since I spent much time stamping I needed an easy kind of way to get back into it. Also, I wanted to do something different with my classes...I've stuck with basic techniques for a little too long.

So while designing the cards for Friday's class, I was struck with a fun idea! I've seen lots of classes and even blog posts where a person uses the same few supplies, or the same stamp set and creates a bunch of different projects. Well, I chose to focus on the power of a sketch! The first card I made used Jen's SSFYTT so I thought, why not continue that with the rest of the cards?!

So! here is Card #2 using Jen's September Sketch, and this is the simplest card of the class I think!

Supplies:
Stamps: Make a Cake
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse markers
Paper: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse & Whisper White card stocks, Patio Party DP

Love Card

Just a quick post today- It feels like I have about a thousand things to do and only a few hours left to do it all in! gulp!
This card uses the current Mojo Monday sketch. My favorite part is the heart tabs on the side! I designed the whole card without choosing a focal image, which is really unusual for me! This image worked pretty well, lol! At least it continues the heart theme!

Supplies:
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Itty Bitty Banners, Make a Cake
Ink: Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Midnight Muse & Baja Breeze card stocks, Patio Party DP
Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, White Stitched ribbon, Dimensionals

Happy Birthday!

This one will definitely be used for an upcoming birthdays, LOL! And I think with the yellowy green color (Summer Starfruit) and the blue (Midnight Muse), its good enough for a guy! Plus, it uses entirely brand new product!
You wanna hear something else that might encourage you to sign up? These two stamp sets and this DP were free to me, simply because I had a friend who wanted to become a demonstrator! Who doesn't love free stuff?? Let me know when you too are ready to join Stampin' Up!
I used a sketch I found HERE, which was posted more than a year ago, so I think its okay that I used the sketch but not the rest of the challenge, which was to distress the card. *smile

Supplies:
Stamps: Make a Cake, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Chocolate Chip, Raspberry Ripple makers
Paper: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Whisper White card stocks, Patio Party DP