Birthdays, Birthdays, and still more Birthdays!

I have had a LOT of birthdays to make cards for in May and June!  I don't have too many the rest of the year and have forgotten how much I love making birthday cards.  I decided I might as well enter a couple contests with the ones I have made too. 

This card is one I made for my niece. I decided this one would be perfect to enter in the Spectrum Noir Challenge.  This month's challenge is summer and what is more summer than bright cheery colors!

 

 

The stamp is from Penny Black and colored in with Spectrum Noir markers.  The washi tape and letter stickers are from Doodlebug. 

Thanks for looking!

Craft Fair

I have a craft fair tomorrow that I have been preparing for and have made the cutest magnets. It has been busy and fun making stuff but I forget how boring it is to make 10 of one thing haha.

I cut these little guys out with my silhouette. I love how it will cut even the intricate little whiskers.

I have also been making these beautiful hot air balloon that I downloaded from svgcuts.com.

You've Got Mail!

So I have been taking a class from Studio Calico called You've Got Mail with Lisa Spangler.  We are in the second week and it is so fun to come up with new cards.  Each week there is a challenge and new tips and tricks.  One of the tips this week is using mists so I have been playing with my Heidi Swapp Color Shine mists.  Love them!

I have just made little 3x3 cards but they are sooooo cute!
I used Studio Calico's Huey's Mask, Heidi Swapp color shine primrose and mustard on Stampin Up white card stock.  The stamp set is one of the little dollar ones from JoAnn's but I am not sure who made it because I don't have the packaging for it anymore.  I am sure it is about 5 yrs old haha. For the tree branch I used Nena craft card stock and stamped the woodgrain pattern with tea dye distress ink and then also used that color to add some darker color to it.  I then just cut it to look like a tree branch.  The twine is limeade Sew Easy fancy floss from We R Memory Keepers.  The card base is Stampin Up So Saffron.

My next card is also a 3x3.  The card base is whisper white card stock from Stampin Up.  I used my little bubble mask from Studio Calico and mustard Heidi Swapp Color Shine.  The washi tape is from Simon Says Stamp's March card kit and is from My Mind's Eye. Enamel dot is from the He said She said collection by Teresa Collins.  Banner is from the Itty Bitty Banners by Stampin Up.  The die is also the same collection.

Sorry that posts have been kind of sparse lately.  Winters and me don't do so well.  Now that it has warmed up I can get back to some card making.  I did get some ribbon holders and some shelves made for my ink pads.

Here is a video of what they look like.  I should have some instructions put up in the next few days on how to make them.  Enjoy!

Inky fingers

I have to say that I love Stampin' Up!s basic gray ink.  Love love love that color.  I also love distress inks.  I have never really used them much.  I have had the antique linen pad forever but didn't know the extent of what you could do with them.  I bought me a few more colors and have been playing around with them. 

I cut a bunch of tags with my Silhouette for making ink swatches with.  I definitely like being able to see all of the colors and how they look when stamped. 

I had a few extra tags and decided to play around with the distress inks.  I also finally got to playing with a stamp set that I have had for about 5 or 6 years and never used!  I don't have the packaging anymore but I believe they are inkadinkadoo.  Super cute dog stamps.  Don't have enough lighting to post pictures tonight of what I have been working on but will get some put up tomorrow.

Happily Ever After

So the boyfriend of 4 1/2 yrs ask me if I would make a card for him to give me haha.  It is better than buying one for myself.  I told him I would and decided it would be awesome because then it would definitely be one I liked. I also told him it needed to have the words will you marry me written inside.  We have already talked about getting married.  We are getting married.  I just want the formality of being ask. :)

I also decided that this one would be perfect for entering in the Simon Says Stamp Card Challenge.
This inspiration for this challenge is hearts.  I love the falling hearts die from Simon Says Stamp.  I figured it would be perfect for a challenge that was hearts. 

Enjoy.

 

 

 

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Polka Dots

This is for a challenge over at Paper Smooches.  The challenge is to create a card using polka dots.  This is my take on the polka dots.  I used Spellbinders Impressibilities Circles and spritzed it with Smooch Spritz from Stampin' Up!.  The Love sentiment and the hearts used for the flower are digital images from Paper Smooches that you can get for free here.  I wanted to do something different and used a thin piece of green card stock and twisted it ... I kinda like the effect :)

Enjoy!