27th Birthday

The X Factor

 What better way to celebrate Mother's Day weekend than with a baby shower?  Here are a few gifts I made for our friends Holli and Ryan. They are expecting "The X Factor" any day now. Big Brother Ben is very excited too! For the onesie, I used the Create a Critter cartridge. For the card, I used the Mickey Font, and for the sign I used George and got the quote off of the internet.  They can add pictures to the sign once he arrives.  So much fun to make and such a fun family!  Congrats!

First Communion

Today is a very special day for Kate.  It is her first communion.  Since I cannot be there in person, I wanted to make her a special card.  I used the Indie Art cartridge and found this layered cross.  I kept the two pieces together since I thought it added some texture. Then I glued lots of Prima purple flowers on the bottom.  (I made a similar card as a thank you to CCV for donating supplies to our school.)  I will be thinking about Kate on this very special day.

Happy Hello

 Happy Easter weekend everyone!  Hope your weekend is filled with family, friends, and chocolate eggs!

For Easter, I created a few cards with digital stamp from Tiddly Inks.  This is their Wryn character and she is just adorable.  I colored her with Prismacolor pencils.  Then I just layered some papers under her.  I wanted the stamp to be the main focus of the card.  The "happy hello" sentiment is from a Fiskar's stamp set and I thought it fit perfectly.

Enjoy!

Bunny Hole

 A few weeks ago, I was spending some quality time on Pinterest when I saw a cute bunny card.  I decided to try to make a similar card.  First I cut out the bunny using my Create a Critter cartridge.  I cut out an extra bottom layer in brown to create his backside - the cutest part!  The brown paper is supposed to look like wood so after I cut a large hole in it, I crumpled it up and added some brown ink.  (The original card I saw had a wood Cuttlebug piece and it really looked like wood.)  I glued the bunny looking into the card and added his cottontail with some cotton.  The stamp is one of those dollar bin stamps I got at Michael's that I attached to the front.  Now this card will be fun on the front and on the inside.  Happy Easter!

The Pink Elephant - TPE 139

Can you tell I really do not want to get ready to go back to work tomorrow? Entering this Pink Elephant Challenge is so much more fun!  For this week's challenge, this site gave us a picture and we had to make a card inspired by the colors in the picture.  I started this card by stamping the cute Duck Dolls from Peachy Keen Stamps.  They were colored with Prisma Color pencils.  I then chose various pieces of cardstock that matched the colors in the challenge picture.  The top and bottom ducks were adhered flat onto the card but I used some pop dots to make the middle duck stand out because she is different than the other two.  On the left side, I attached some flowered felt ribbon.  Originally, I had planned to put it on the right but this just fit better.  Finally, I stamped, "You are just DUCKY!" in Orchid Opulence ink from Stampin' Up.  This card is for my friend Kate.  I hope she likes it along with her other Easter goodies.  (Now I really should get back to work.  Nah!)

Challenge #81 - Best Friends Forever

The challenge this week over at Tiddly Inks was to create a card based on the theme of Best Friends.  Tiddly Inks has digital stamps that you buy and then download.  You can print them as large or as small as you want. 
For this challenge, I decided to use their Masked Avenger.  I think she is just adorable and goes perfectly with how I feel about my best friends.  First I printed her and then colored her using Prisma Color pencils.  I backed the card with some patterned paper from Scenice Route and then added some red cardstock to make her stand out a little bit more.  As you can hopefully see, I added some Stickles to her wand and her cape and tied some red fabric to the knot on her cape to give her some dimension.  The front of the card says, "A best friend is like a super hero..." The inside says, "They are always there to save you."  I hope you enjoy this card and play with some digital stamps today.