Fisherman birthday

Hi Everyone,

So again, it's been awhile since my last post, but not for lack of creating.  I have been working on diaper cake orders.  I haven't made one in a very long time, and just received 5 orders.
Anyways, this card is for a very special young man who loves to go fishing with his Grandpa.  I purchased this image from Bugaboo stamps, and it is just perfect.  I coloured it with mostly Copics, but I have Tria markers in the mix.  I also coloured around the edge of the die cut to give it a bit of a frame.  The sketch is also from the Bugaboo challenge #410.  I am also joining the following challenges:

My time to craft:  Summertime
Die Cuttin Divas:  Birthday # 272
SweetStamps:  Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Elegant birthday

Hi everyone,

I wanted to post a card I made for my very special Mother-in-law a few weeks ago.  This is a brand new die that I found from Creative Expressions that I have been wanting to use, and am very happy with how it turned out.

Happy Easter everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Happy 4th Birthday

Hi there,

I managed to squeeze in another card this month.  I had hoped to join more challenges and do more cards this year, but I have fallen way behind.  I was happy to see the challenge at Meljen's for a birthday card, because it reminded me of this great image for my friends' son's birthday.  I had the paper from DCWV already, so I colored it to match.  I also used pop dots to raise the image.

My card is being submitted to these challenges:

http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.ca/2014/06/challenge-216-make-wish.html
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.ca/2014/06/challenge-164-travel-world.html


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Hello friends,

I can't believe it has been so long since my last post.  I have to admit that I have not been crafting as much this year, but I am into my busy birthday season now, so I should have some more work soon.
This card was made for a tween boy, but clearly could be for anyone.  The top right circle is completely glitter, and you may notice a bit of black got into the white circle (boo).  For the other circle I used white card stock in the center.  That wasn't the plan, but sometimes you have to make alterations. :s  It's hard to see with this picture, but the "Happy Birthday" stamp is also colored with a glitter pen at the top making it two tone.
I am planning to try this again with other shapes, using my Spellbinders dies, and I hope with practice I can make it a cleaner look.

Thanks for stopping by.

Wedding card 2013

 I haven't been doing a ton of crafting this year, but I have still made cards for special occasions for my friends and family.  This card is one of the most special ones I have made this year.  My cousin got married to a wonderful woman.
The idea for this card actually came from their 'save the date' card and their invitation.  They had a branch with a tiny bird on the save the date card, and a chandelier on the invitation.  The paper I used is DCWV, and I found this spellbinders die after a long search.  The lovebirds stamp was a little large for the tree, so I used Shrink-a-dinks to make it an appropriate size.  I haven't used Shrinks since I was a kid, and forgot how they work, so there is a slight bend in the finished product.  I am still very pleased with the final result, and so was the bride and groom. :)

 

I am hoping to start my Christmas cards soon and will try to post more of the work that I have completed this year.  Thanks for stopping by.