Another Birthday Card

Happy Tuesday!  My card today is for my wonderful son-in-law, Jim.  He is truly a gift, he takes such good card of our daughter and their three kids.  I wanted a masculine card and this image from Free Digital Vintage Stamps fit the bill.

Cardstock is from Stampin' Up, as is the green marker I used to color on the car.  Pattern paper is from a paper pack I received from my sister, Terri a few years ago.  I used my Scor-Pal to make diagonal lines in each corner, the photo makes this hard to see, but it looks great when you meet this card in person. The pearls in corners are from Craft Warehouse.

Thank you for stopping by today!  Be blessed!

Oh, Happy Day!!! I have been so anxious to post this card. I made it while at my sis, Patti's house about 6 weeks ago. It is for my wonderful son in law, whose birthday is on Saturday.
I know he will get a kick out of this. He DOES NOT dress like this, or have glasses, or wear his hair that way! This image is SO unlike him, but that is what makes it so much fun!! The sentiment does sound like his sense of humor though!

Recipe: Cardstock-Stampin' Up! Oval Nestie-Spellbinders, DSP-SU, Image-I just can't remember, it is from my sis-sorry!

Well, thanks for stopping by! God Bless!!

Happy Birthday, Gregan!

Happy Tuesday! Today is my brother-in-law, Greg's Birthday. This card is for him. If you ever see him on the street, you will meet a nice, kind. humorous man who makes my sister very happy. What more can you ask in a day! Happy Birthday Greg!! We love you!

Recipe: Cardstock-Gina K Luxury-Chocolate Chip, Pattern Paper and Layer Strip-DCWV, Image-Stampin' Up!, Koh-i-noor Pencils and OMS.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! God Bless!

Asher's 2nd B-Day

Good morning! It has been a while since I posted...hopefully I am back in the saddle. I got to spend time stamping last night. It was WONDERFUL! And then I saw a MOUSE!!!! EKKKK! Luckily, he expired during the night in the trap that was set just for him! I really hate mice, unless they are made of paper, of course......

Recipe: Card base-Stampin' Up!, Pattern Paper-DCWV, Chipboard-SU, Image-TMITA, Glitter-JoAnn's, Kohinoor Pencils- Gina K , Dimensionals-JoAnn's

So- on to my card. I spent time out at my sister, Terri's house over the weekend and had made a card for the Asher-man, who is turning 2 in a few weeks. I stamped colored and put a layout together, put didn't glue everything down before bringing it home. Well, then I saw the free digi that Nina at There's Magic in the Air had on Monday. Nina posts a challenge each Monday, this week was to use any of her images and to have sparkle/glitter on the card. The icing on the cake has sparkle, hope you can see it in the picture. I snatched it up and used it instead. His name is Oscar with Cake, isn't he cute! My daughter's boys love monkeys, so it is perfect. There is only on candle on this cake, but it is okay, Asher can't count! Oscar is just delivering the cake to him......oh, and Becky don't show this to him!! :0)
Thanks for stopping by today! Blessings.......

TMITA Blog Hop Recipe Contest

My card today is for the There's Magic in the Air blog hop. ( the link will take you to Nina's blog where you will find links to her store and the design team members. ) The hop started a few days ago and finishes today. It was really a fun thing to do. To end the contest we were given a digi image and a "recipe" to make a card. For me, it was quite a challenge, as I lean more toward simple cards.
The recipe is as follows:
The card must have:
1 tag
2 textures
3 Patterned Papers
4 Ribbons
5 Brads or Buttons
Well, as you can see from my card, I didn't quite make it. I decided to post it anyway, to let Nina know that I loved the image and appreciate the opportunity to use it. I am missing 2 pattern papers and 2 ribbons. I am in my RV and have a limited supply of stamping goodies with me.......oh well, I had a good time making this card!

Thanks for stopping in today! Hope your weekend is great! God Bless!

Happy Birthday Avi!

My card today is for my granddaughter Avi's 8th
birthday. Her birthday is really on Monday.
I' m sending the link to this post in the card.
Then she will be able to go online and see the card,
plus any birthday greetings that you might
want to share with her. I think she will get a kick
out of it, don't you? So to join the fun, you can
leave her a "Happy Birthday" comment on this post!
We are traveling and can't be there for her big day,
so I hope this makes her smile. Card stock used on
this card is from DCWV. DSP is Stampin'
Up! I used my Cuttlebug and Small Scalloped Nestie
for the circle. The image is a Precious Moments one
from way back. I colored her with my Koh-i-nor pencils
and blended with OMS. There are small pearls around the inside border of the DSP on the circle.

Thanks for stopping in today. God Bless!

Stamp TV Sketch Challenge 15

Good afternoon! It has been a busy day for me, but I saw all the cute cards for this challenge and just had to give it a go! The challenge I'm referring to is over at STAMP TV, be sure and check it out! The card is a bit of an off size, so that was challenging for me. It is an 8x8 piece of cardstock folded in half. I like it now, I'm sure I will use this size more often.

Supplies: Cardstock-GinaK, Stampin' Up!, Pattern Paper-HOTP, Stamps-Just So Hippy-Melanie (GKD), Koh-i-noor Pencils, OMS, Brads, Marcy Circle Punch, Ribbon-Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking in today! God Bless!

More Fun Little Boys .......

This was such a fun card to make. I was inspired by the card made by Theresa Momber and began searching for other samples on SCS. I found several really nice cards, but none of them used cars/trucks. So this is what I came up with.......I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and the story it tells. I know my grandson will enjoy this because trucks are his thing!

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, Stampin' Up! Patterned Paper-DCWV Images-SU-Little Trucks (retired) Cuttlebug Diecuts, Markers, Glitter Pen, Fabric Paint

Thanks for stopping by today! Have an awesome day. God Bless!

Another Grandson Birthday Card

Good Day to all. I have another Grandson birthday card to share. This on is loosely based on a card I saw on SCS. You can see it here. This was certainly a fun card to make. I love the heavy glitter paper used here. I got it at Target. I hope you like it.....

Supplies: Cardstock- Gina K, Stampin' Up! Glitter Paper-Target, Sandy Pattern Paper-DCWV,

Stamps-Fishy Friends-SU, Star Fish was stamped on cork. Ink-Tuxedo Black-Memento, Koh-i-noor Pencil, OMS, Rhinestones for Bubbles

I hope you enjoy your day! Thanks for stopping by. God Bless!

Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails....

......that's what little boys are made of. I have several grandson birthdays to get ready for this summer, so I thought I should get a jump start on the cards. For this one, I ran some patterned paper from DCWV thru my Cuttlebug, using the Divine Swirls EF. I think it gives this card nice background texture. The googly-eyed frog is so cute. I know the boy who gets this card will enjoy them!

Other supplies: Cardstock-Stampin' UP!, Patterned Paper-DCWV, Stamps- DD Leapfrogs-SU (retired) Sentiment-Clear Stamps, Brads-JoAnn's Piercing Tool and Mat-SU

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Happy Birthday Ki!

Good Morning! It's so good to be back. We got home last Monday, but have been extremely busy catching up and I was called to work a few days also. Yesterday we traveled to our son and daughter-in-laws home for a birthday party. Our youngest grandson turned 1 year old. Ki is such a cutie....he was pretty timid with all the people in his house, but when it came time for cake, he knew just what to do! This is the card I made for him.

Supplies: Cardbase-GinaK Luxury White, DP-Stampin' Up! Red/Blue Cardstock-SU (from the scrap heap ;0) ) The stamped image is from Little Trucks-SU, colored with markers and popped up. I used my Cuttlebug and the Argyle EF for texture. The number "1" is chipboard covered with cardstock.

Thanks for looking! Have a great day. God Bless!

March 22,2009
Hawiian Tourist Inspiration.....

My oldest son turns 30 in a few weeks, (must be new math that he used to calculate is age because I'm only 29!). Anyway, I thought he needed a little dose of age for this milestone, so I got inspiration for his card from the gaudy shirts that older Hawaiian tourists wear! I haven't been to Hawaii, but base my thoughts on the silly movies that one might view about silly tourists on a beautiful island! I don't usually make a masculine card with these bright colors. I did have fun with it though and am pleased at how it turned out. It is also loosely based on this weeks Our Creative Corner challenge.

Supplies:

Card base-Gina K Luxury White, Colored Cardstock, Pattern Paper-DCWV. Stamps- Penguin Paradise (retired), Smarty Pants-both Stampin' Up! Ink-Tuxedo Black-Memento, Markers-SU, Cuttlebug, Argyle EF, Oval Punch-Marvy Dimensionals, Word Window Punch-SU

Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!

Happy Birthday Gregan!

Happy Monday! It is indeed a snowy one here in Idaho today. It is supposed to snow for a couple of days, then warm up and melt again.......WINTER, gotta love it!.
Today my card is one I made for my brother-in-law, Greg. In my title I call him Gregan......a fun story that includes that very literal grand daughter I told you about recently. We were all together for a birthday party and Jo asked my sis where "Gregan" was. Well we were a bit confused at first and then realized that she always heard the phrase "Greg and Terri", so in her little mind, he became Gregan. Well, the name stuck!

Supplies: Cardbase is from my stash, don't know who to give credit to. Brown layer is from that same stash! DP is Stampin' Up-Ski Slope. Stamps are Inkadinkado, Brown grosgrain ribbon-Offray. Ink-Close To Cocoa, Mellow Moss-Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Another G-Kid Birthday

Another birthday card for a grandchild. This one is for my granddaughter who will be 6 years old on Jan. 14. Jo is such a sweet girl. She is very literal, so she comes up with some great statements to make us laugh! Purple is her favorite color, so I always try to include her color in the things I give her.

Supplies: Cardstock-Stampin' Up!, DP-DCWV, Cuttlebug and EF, Scallop Circle Nestie, Oval Punch-Marvy, Cupcake stamp-Inakdinkado. Stickers came in the mail with a Highlights magazine advertisement.

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Birthday Card for Asher

Today's card was so fun. It is for a grandson who will celebrate is 1st birthday in a few weeks. (If you see this Becky, remember to be surprised at his party ;0) ) I cased this card from Stephanie (thanks bunches!). You can see her card here.

Supplies: Cardstock-Stampin' Up! DP-DCWV, Scalloped Circle Nestibilities, Cuttlebug, Circle Punches-Marvy, Googly Eyes, Happy Birthday Sentiment Stamp-Inkadinkado

Thanks for stopping by today. God Bless!

Happy to Be Posting Today!

Whew! I'm glad to be posting again, that is a sure sign that life is slowing down to normal again! We were out of town for a few days, then had holiday things to take care of. But, that is all done now :>). I made this card a few days ago when the BSU Broncos were playing in the Poinsettia Bowl......they lost, the first loss of the season for them. Bummer! Anyway, the colors in this card are a tribute to them.

Supplies: Cardstock-Stampin' Up! DP-Blue-DCWV, Orange-SU, Cupcake Stamp-Hero Arts,
White Brads-Making Memories, Washers (from my hubbies tool bench), Glitter Glue, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug.

Thanks for looking today! God Bless!

FORE!

I know its getting to cold to golf in alot of places.......but the golfing guy always appreciates a card that reminds him of his hobby. The image comes from an OLD retired Stampin' Up! set called FORE! Striped DP is also SU. Olive DP is from Lasting Impressions, I've had it in my box for years. I have noticed some cards where the paper crimper is being used again, so I dusted mine off and crimped the brown cardstock the golfing images is stamped on. It is also popped up with dimensionals.
Other accessories include: Oval punch from Fiskars and small brushed gold brads from Joanns.
Thanks for looking today. Have a great weekend! God Bless.

Autumn Happy Birthday

Happy Thursday! I am SOOO late in posting today. I had a busy morning. We are getting ready for a weekend business trip and I have several loose ends to tie up. My card today is a Birthday card for someone with a fall birthday. Card base and yellow that the "Happy Birthday" is stamped on are from Stampin' Up! Other stock and sunflower strip are from DCWV. I used a chubby oval punch for the embellishment on the left side, accented with a fall leaf brad. Dew Drops are from Robin's Nest.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to get back to regular blogging early next week. Have a wonderful weekend!! God Bless!

Got Cake?!

Sorry I have been absent again......I have finished taking my classes and now am studying for a Certification test, so my brain cells are really tired! Also, I had an interview on Friday. I think things went well. They are still interviewing candidates today and I hope to hear from them sometime tomorrow. Keep your toes crossed for me! ;0).
I made this card for the swap my sisters and I do. The stamped image is from Inkadinkado. It is a Birthday set that is so cute! Cardbase is Green Galore, layered with Lovely Lilac. The panel to the left is Pink Passion, run thru the Cuttlebug with the Happy Birthday EF. All aforementioned cardstock is from Stampin' Up!.
Pattern paper is DCWV. Brads are from JoAnnes.
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!

Gettin' Brave Again!!

Well, I'm getting brave again....this time it's pretty scary for me, since I'm a hide in the corner kinda gal.......I made this card for the Our Creative Corner dry embossing challenge this week. I used the Cuttlebug for the dry embossing on Green Galore cardstock. The card base and matting if Not Quite Navy-All from Stampin' Up! The patterned paper is DCWV and the brads are from Basic Grey. The stamp is a Clear Stamp Happy Birthday set.

Let me know what you think......thanks so much for taking the time to look! Have a great day!