Birthday Wishes

I created this birthday card using the freebie image for the challenge at Gingerloft. I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils and pebbles inc chalk.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges.

A Spoonfull of Sugar: Happy Birthday

Digi Doodles Shops Best: Anything Goes

Sukkersott: Wings

Everybody Art: Brown & Blue

2 Sisters Challenge ~ Boys And Their Toys

 This week's challenge at 2 Sisters is Boys And Their Toys.  The image I used is from Bugaboo Stamps and is called Astronaut 1.  The base of my card is black.  I cut a piece of blue card stock just a little smaller than the card. I stamped stars all over the blue card stock and then inked the edges using a black ink pad and grey chalk. I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils. I inked the edges with black ink and grey chalk.  Then I backed the image on black card stock. I punched stars out of mustard yellow cardstock and added yellow shimmer chalk. (you can't really see it in the photo but the stars shimmer).

  I finished the inside by stamping stars onto another piece of blue card stock.  I finished off each of the sentiments and the blank piece in the same way I did the image on the front.  I added two stars finished in the same way I finished the ones on the front of the card. 

I typed up the sentiment on my computer.  The complete sentiment reads... "One small step for man.....one giant leap for the BIRTHDAY BOY!" 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Digi Doodles Shops Best: Anything Goes

Paper Cutz: Wish Upon A Star

Top Tip Tuesday: Masculine Card

The Paper Shelter: Die Cuts & Punches

Birthday Card

I created this birthday card using this adorable fairy stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil called Teacup Fairy.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Mo's Digital Challenge: Feeling Blue

Meljens: Sparkle, Shine & Glitter (wings)

Stamps R Us: Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss; Cute & Cuddly

One Stop Craft: Bold & Bright

A Spoonfull of Sugar: Happy Birthday

The Pixie Cottage: Big On Birthdays

Papertake Weekly: Bingo (across: Free (patterned paper), Pearls & Blooms)

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes

SUPPLIES USED

IMAGE: Mo's Digital Pencil Teacup Fairy Digital Stamp

SENTIMENT: Inkadinkado Expressions and Frames Rubber Stamp Set

PAPER: Coredinations Lake Card Stock, White Card Stock, Coredinations VC Rivulet Card Stock, Bazzill Basics Vibrant Blue Card Stock, Striped Patterned Paper, Blue Dot Patterned Paper

EMBELLISHMENTS: Yellow Pearls, White Pearls, Green Paper Flower, Blue Paper Flower, Crystal Stickles

TOOLS: Fiskars Circle Template

OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Pencil Box

This week at 2 Sisters the challenge theme is to create a school themed project. Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish.  I created this pencil box using Reading Is Fun. 

I used a premade blue plaid cardboard pencil box. I added a strip of light blue cardstock to the top. I then added a thin brown ribbon to the top and bottom of the top of the box. I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils.  I punched around the image using a scalloped circle punch and then backed it in the light blue and then again in white. Then added it to the left side of the box top.  Using light green letter stickers I added the word pencils besided the image. I also used the letters and added the alphabet to go around the box. I found some cream colored buttons and added 2 to the top and 1 to the front. This is what it looks like on the front, top and back of the pencil box. The M & N and the Y & Z are on either end of the box.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty: Back To School

Little Red Wagon: Back To School

Creative Belli Blog: Gingham

Creative Craft World: For A Child

Papertake Weekly: Bingo (across ~ Buttons, Ribbons & Free (stickers))

Tuesday Taggers: Anything Goes

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes

Stamps R Us: Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge: Back To School

Creative Stamp Friends: School

SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE:  Robyn's Fetish Reading Is Fun Digital Stamp

PAPER: Bazzill Basics Light Blue Card Stock, White Card Stock

EMBELLISHMENTS: Brown Ribbon, Cream Buttons, Light Green Letter Stickers

TOOLS: EK Success Scalloped Circle Punch

OTHER: Cardboard Pencil Box, Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Corner Bookmark

I am a little late with this week's Word Art Wednesday post. I've been having a little trouble with my internet and hopefully will make it all the way through posting this before it decides to go out again.  For my project this week I used Delight In The Lord and created this corner bookmark.  We recently made a bunch of these at a ladies tea we had at our church.  They are so simple and so much fun to make.  You can find the tutorial I used by going here.  We had so much fun making them that we made enough to pass out on Sunday morning to everyone in attendance.

To purchase this word art check out the Faithfully Yours shop by going here.

Birthday Wishes

I created this birthday card using this gorgeous floral paper from My Minds Eye.  I added a strip of blue-gray card stock across the bottom. I punched the bottom of the strip using an eyelet lace border punch from Martha Stewart Crafts and added garnet red ribbon to the top.  I stamped the birthday sentiment under the bow and added 3 garnet red pearls.  The image was stamped onto white card stock, cut out in an oval, backed in garnet red card stock and cut out using scalloped scissors.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Bingo (down middle row: Pearls, Ribbon and Free)

Tuesday Taggers: Anything Goes

Karen's Doodles Netherlands: Tell It With Flowers

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments: Punches/Die Cuts

Fussy & Fancy: Use A Lot Of Your Favorite Embellishment (3 pearls)

Card Makin Mamas: Birthday Cards

Catch The Bug: Distressed/Shabby Chic

Cutie Sunday: Lace Puncher

Whoopsi Daisy: Anything Goes

SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE: Inkadinkado Garden Flowers Rubber Stamp Set

SENTIMENT: Inkadinkado Garden Flowers Rubber Stamp Set

PAPER: My Minds Eye Wild Asparagus Patterned Paper Pad ~ Floral, Bazzill Basics Blue-Grey Card Stock, White Card Stock, The Paper Company Garnet Red Card Stock

EMBELLISHMENTS: Garnet Red Pearls, Garnet Red Ribbon

TOOLS: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Scalloped Scissors

2 Sisters Challenge ~ Sketch

It's challenge day at 2 Sisters. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge.  This is a sketch that I created especially for 2 Sisters Challenges.  Here is the sketch:

We are being sponsored by Patties Creations. Pattie gave the DT a couple images to play with this week.  The image I used is called Swan Love.

I have a tip this week about how to create a soft but colorful background to your image.  Stamp (or print) out two images of the same size. Cut one of them out completely and layer over the other image.  Then start adding chalk until you have the desired effect. This will keep the chalk from getting on your image you will be adding to your card. To get an even softer look try blending the chalk with your finger using small circles over the chalk. Then simply remove the cut out image.

For the image on my card I used a couple shades of blue and purple for the sky, a couple shade of green and blue for the water and pink, yellow and orange for the sun and reflection on the water. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon: Use A Bird

Top Tip Tuesday: Straight Edge

SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE:  Patties Creations Swan Love Digital Stamp

PAPER:  Bazzill Basics Rain Card Stock, White Card Stock, Coredinations Gem Moonstone Card Stock, Coredinations Waterspout Card Stock

EMBELLISHMENTS: White Feathers, DK Aqua Pearls, Aqua and Brown Dotted Ribbon

TOOLS: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Pebbles Inc Chalk

Floral Birthday

I decided to step away from the "cutsie" birthday cards that I always make and made this more "grown up" birthday card.  The base of my card is a floral patterned paper from My Mind's Eye.  I added a strip of waterspout cardstock to the bottom. I added a garnet red ribbon and bow to the top of the piece of waterspout. I stamped the sentiment below the bow using a birthday sentiment stamp from Inkadinkado.  I added four garnet red pearls below the sentiment.  I stamped the flower image, from Inkadinkado, onto white cardstock and cut out in an oval.  I backed it in garnet red card stock and cut around it using scalloped scissors. I added the image right above the bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Inky Impressions: Birthday

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

Birthday Sundaes: Birthday Card

Craft Your Days Away: Birthday

All Sorts: Red

Sentimental Sundays: Flowers

A Spoonfull Of Sugar: Happy Birthday

Oldie But a Goodie: The Great Outdoors

Creative Craft World: Birthdays

Pixie Cottage: Say It With Flowers

SUPPLIES USED

IMAGE: Inkadinkado Garden Flower Rubber Stamp Set

SENTIMENT: Inkadinkado Expressions And Frames Rubber Stamp Set

PAPER: Coredinations Waterspout Card Stock, White Card Stock, The Paper Company Garnet Red Card Stock, My Minds Eye Wild Asparagus Patterned Paper Pad ~ Floral

EMBELLISHMENTS: Garnet Red Ribbon, Garnet Red Pearls

TOOLS: Scalloped Scissors

Let's Dance

I created this card for One Stitch At A Time's Pretty In Print contest.  The image I used is called Ballerina and is from Stitchy Bear Stamps. 

The base of my card is moonstone card stock backed in black card stock.  I cut the image out in an oval, backed it in black and cut around it using scalloped scissors.  I punched 2 large flowers out of rain card stock and 2 smaller flowers out of moonstone card stock using daisy punches. I layered 1 small flower on top of 1 large flower and added a black pearl to the center. I also punched leaves out of black card stock and waterspout card stock using a rockfern punch and a branch punch. I layered these on the right side of the image and added a black pearl in each corner of the card.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Grow Your Own

Pixie Cottage: Say It With Flowers

SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE: Stitchy Bear Stamp Ballerina Digital Stamp

PAPER: Bazzill Basics Rain Card Stock, Coredinations Gem Moonstone Card Stock, Coredinations Waterspout Card Stock, Black Card Stock, White Card Stock

EMBELLISHMENTS: Queen & Company Nightfall Pearls

TOOLS: Scalloped Scissors, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, EK Success Daisy Punch, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, EK Success Rock Fern Punch

Strawberry Girl

I just love this image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Strawberry Girl.  I colored her using crayola and prisma colored pencils.  The base of my card is green and pink plaid cardstock.  I backed the image in pink and then again in white and added it to the left side. I cut a piece of pink cardstock and backed it in white. I punched the edge of the white using an eyelet lace border punch. I added a lime green ribbon and added it to the right side. I then layered a pink paper flower on top of a white paper flower with a lime green flatback pearl in the center.  I added one to the top of the ribbon and one to the bottom and added a lime green bow in the center.  I also added lime green flatback pearls to the left upper corner of the image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away: Summer

Do It With Digis: Summer Fun

Stampavie & More: Summer

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

Paper Play: In The Garden

Mo's Digital Challenge: Something Sweet

Colour Create: Pink, Green & White

Stamp Something: Summer Fun

Sew Many Challenges: Anything Goes

PapertakeWeekly: Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge: The Sun Is Out

Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings: Sizzlin Summer

There She Goes Clear Stamps: Celebrate Summer

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Cutie Sunday: Flower Power

Creative Inspiration: Summertime

Kaboodle Doodles: In The Garden

Critter Sketch: Summer Fun

SUPPLIES USED

IMAGE: Mo's Digital Strawberry Girl Digital Stamp

PAPER: Me & My Big Ideas Baby Girl Cardstock Stack ~ Green/Pink Plaid, White Cardstock, Coredinations Pink Cardstock

EMBELLISHMENTS: Lime Green Ribbon, Lime Green Pearls, PInk Paper Flowers, White Paper Flowers

TOOLS: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Fiskars Oval Template

OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

In my garden is a....

....cute little girl holding a sunflower.  Well, at least on my card that is.  This adorable stamp is Swiss Pixie Birgitta from CC Designs.  I colored her using crayola and prisma colored pencils.  My card base is marine blue. I added a piece of yellow gingham patterned paper cut a little smaller than the base and backed in white.  I cut the image out in an oval and backed it in marine blue. I then cut it out again using scalloped scissors (or as my 7 year old calls them...crazy scissors).  I added them image to the left side. Then I cut a strip of white cardstock and punched one side using an eyelet lace border punch from Martha Stewart Crafts.  I added a brown polka dotted ribbon and then added it to the right side.  I backed the sentiment in marine blue and added it to the top right.  I also added a blue flatback pearl to the top right corner and one to the bottom right corner.  I added a sunflower button to the bottom of the ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday: Sketch

Paper Play: In The Garden

Crafty Sentiments: Polka Dots

Dutch Dare: Birthday Time

Daring Cardmakers: Cute As A Button

Polka Doodles: In An English Country Garden

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Sew Many Challenges: Anything Goes

SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE: CC Designs Swiss Pixie Birgitta Rubber Stamp

SENTIMENT: Inkadinkado Expressions And Frames Rubber Stamp Set

PAPER: Coredinations Marine Blue Cardstock, White Cardstock, Ki Memories Classic Prints Patterned Paper Pad ~ Yellow Plaid

EMBELLISHMENTS: Blue Flatback Pearls, Sunflower Button, American Crafts Blue Polka Dotted Ribbon, Diamond Stickles

TOOLS: Scallop Scissors, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Let's Shell-abrate

I created this birthday card using this adorable image and sentiment from Whimsie Doodles.  The image is called Pearl and the sentiment is Shellabrate. They are both part of the Shell-abration digi set.  The card base is marine blue. I cut around a piece of white cardstock using scalloped scissors so that it was just a little smaller than the base. I added a turquoise dotted ribbon down the left and right sides.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils. I backed both the image and the sentiment in marine blue and added one to each ribbon.  I finished by adding 3 blue flatback pearls to the upper left corner and a bow made out of the same ribbon just under the image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Sweet Stop: Sketch

Crafty Sentiments: Polka Dots

Paper Cutz: Under The Sea

Sew Many Challenges: Anything Goes

Catch The Bug: Make A Splash

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Monochromatic

All Sorts: Free & Easy

Stamps R Us: Happy Birthday

Digi Doodles Shops Best: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

By The Cute & Girly: The Sea

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Incy Wincy: Monochromatic

SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE: Whimsie Doodles Shell-abration (Pearl) Digital Stamp Set

SENTIMENT: Whimsie Doodles Shell-abration (Shell-abrate) Digital Stamp Set

PAPER: White Cardstock, Coredinations Marine Blue Cardstock

EMBELLISHMENTS: Blue Flatback Pearls, Turquoise Dotted Ribbon

TOOLS: Scallop Scissors

OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Lighthouse Birthday

This is a birthday card that I made using a light house rubber stamp.  I colored the image using prisma and crayola colored pencils.  The grass and the sky are colored using chalk.  I backed the image in red and then again in white and one more time in navy blue.  The base of my card is red, backed in white and then again in navy blue.  I added 3 red rhinestones to the bottom left corner and a seagull button to the upper right corner.  I stamped the sentiment to the upper right corner.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

There She Goes Clear Stamps: Celebrate Summer

Die Cut Dreams: Holiday Fun

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Use Any Type of Creature on Your Project (seagull button)

Corrosive Challenge: Manly

Creative Inspiration:Summertime

Critter Sketch: Summer Fun

StampsR Us: Happy Birthday

Stamp Something: Summer Fun

Daring Cardmakers: Cute As A Button (seagull button)

Sew Many Challenges: Anything Goes

Catch The Bug: Make A Splash

All Sorts: Free & Easy

Paper Playtime: Summer

Meljens: Frame It

Stampavie & More: Summer

Digi Doodles Shops Best: Anything Goes

2 Sisters ~ On The Farm

This week at 2 Sisters we are being sponsored by two amazing companies....The Stamping Boutique and Inky Impressions. The theme this week is ON THE FARM.  The stamp that I used is from Alota Rubber Stamps and is called Molly Moo Cows.  The base of my card is Pink (yep..pink even though it looks red in this photo).  I embossed a piece of white using a cuttlebug embossing folder (dots) and a sizzix machine.  I added that to the left side.  Then I punched a strip of white using an eyelet lace border punch from Martha Stewart Crafts.  I added a pink gingham ribbon to it and added it to the middle.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils and backed it in pink and then again in white. I added the image off centered a little toward the left. I created a bow out of the same ribbon and added it to the right of the image.  I finished it off by adding 3 white pearls to the upper right corner.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sew Many Challenges: Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew: Animal Antics

Everybody Art: Garden

Digi Doodles Shops Best: Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz: 4 Legged Friends

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Use Any Type Of Creature On Your Project

Kaboodle Doodles: In The Garden

Incy Wincy: Monochromatic Colors

SUPPLIES USED:

Image: Alota Rubber Stamps Molly Moo Cow Rubber Stamp Set

Paper: Bazzill Basics Pink Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Pink Gingham Ribbon, White Flatback Pearls

Tools: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Dots), Sizzix Machine

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils