Butterfly Birthday Card

I made this card for my sister for her birthday.  I got the butterfly die from one of the latest Scrapbook/card making, etc. convention with was held at the Arlington convention center.  As soon as I saw the die I knew I had to have it so I purchased it and couldn't wait to try it out on a card.  This was one of the first square cards that I made, since I seem to be making cards that are square right now. 

Using my Cuttlebug, die and some paper I managed to layout the front no problem.  The butterfly is a lime green color and the background color for the wings is black.  I also used a silver metallic marker/pen to enhance the intricate filigree of the butterfly.  Using some simply black and white paper and then mounted another piece of hot pink to balance out the brightness of the lime green. 

On the inside of the card I used a stamp that I got at the same convention I got the butterfly from and attempted, semi-successfully to make a gift card pocket holder.  I had intended to put a gift card in with the card but the days got away from me and I wasn't able to get the gift card to my sister.  Maybe when she comes to visit I can take her on a mini-shopping spree at the local Half-Priced Books for some books that she wouldn't mind reading. I have big plans for this stamp, but I have yet to get to them since it seems like special orders have been coming left and right.  I have yet another couple that I have to make and the days are ticking on me and I'm not really sure where most of the year went for it to soon be back to school and the holiday time!   Craziness I tell you, pure craziness!

Keep you Chin up Birthday Card

I made this card intending on giving it to a good friend at work, but for some reason I just couldn't part with this card.  Maybe it is the fact that Young Sir is the dog in the photo but I just couldn't part with it.  So instead I made him a different card, which I so totally didn't take a photo of, however I managed that, and kept this one.

I evem managed to do this whole card without the help of a machine.  Well the printer but that doesn't count since it was used to print the picture out with.

Tweeting A Birthday Greeting

So everyone is Tweeting this, and FB'ing that. I thought I would add my spin to that on this birthday card. The cage and bird are from my Silhouette, while the frame is from my Cricut Expression machine and the Fancy Frams cartridge. The words "Tweeting A Birthday Greeting" are cut using my Silhouette again, using the Alice in Wonderland font. I do so love that font!

I made the inside short and sweet, it's a belated birthday card so I didn't want to spend a ton of time on it even though I was chalked full of ideas for this card. The person has requested the colors of green and purple, and I think this worked out quite nicely.

I hope the person enjoys their card, because it was quite fun to make.

89 Years and still doing her thing!

My Gram has made it 89 years on this world, and although a bit doom and gloom (where I got mine from), she's an amazing person. She's seen and done so much in her life, and I'm proud to call her my Gram!

I made the card with the thought of the 1930's, when she would have been a teenager.

Happy Birthday Gram!

Material Girl's Birthday Wish

I made this card for one of my co-workers for her birthday. I thought it suited her quite nicely. I think it is still hanging up last I saw it.

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date.....

Now as most of the people who have received a card from me, I'm not the fastest at the task, but I have good reason. With work, the four-legged kids and general craziness I have going on, card tend to take a long time. Add to that the fact that I never want create more than one of two of the same card, so that tends to lead the brain down paths which of course get you sidetracked. Like picking out paper, sounds simple, huh? Yeah right! I pick one piece then another one that would work better...you can see where this is going don't you?

So with that being said, I was late for one of my co-workers birthday. I wished her a happy birthday on her birthday, and apologized on her card not being complete. For the most part the card was planned and pieces had been cut out but time slips away from you and then it is bed time. Now if I could work a full day at work and then spend another who knows how many hours at night card making, I would be most excellent but that isn't going to happen now or even in the near future.

The theme of the card just sort of card to me after looking through my purchases at the Scrapbook Convention. I had just purchased some Alice in Wonderland cling stamps, so I thought I would test them out. As you can see the finished project is very nice, I didn't want to give it up, but I know I can make another one if need be. Photos are a great thing!

This card took the better part of 4 hours, since I had to test on if the embossing power would stick enough so that I could continue with my plan. I must say, it's up there on the like factor for me.

A Floral Birthday Wish

Birthday wishes that I only wished I could get out on time or to people that need them.

A very important date

I made this for the best sister in the world! I hope you truly did enjoy it along with the gift card for B&N for your new Nook.

Birthday Greeting

I made this card for no other reason to cut out the hand with quill. I think it turned out much better than I thought it would.

Grandma's Card

So here is the card I made for my niece that would be from my mom, Madelyn's Grandma. I just thought the theme of the card was great and it turned out well too!

Yet another reason to create!

So yet another birthday has come up, this time around my niece's! She's the big 7 years old today. She seems stuck on Hello Kitty so I made her a card of that theme. Nothing too complex but I just love the way that it turned out. One of my better birthday cards. I got the CB's Happy Birthday embossing folder from a "surplus warehouse", they are calling themselves along with more refills for my Create-A-Sticker machine. All gifts but all very well received, and right on time since it seems we are entering the birthday season now. Anyway, I made two cards for my niece, one from me and one from her grandma. I think both turned out great. I'm getting better with my "machine".

Birthday Month

So it seems that yet another birthday has come upon me. I had debated long and hard on this one, but in the end I didn't feel quite right only making cards for certain people. In the end I could see that coming back to bite me on the butt.

So here is the next card that I made. I wasn't too sure what the person's fav thing is, so I went with the idea of Asian art or something zen like since she does yoga. Given enough time I could have come up with a good thing about yoga, but this was last minute. Now what's the next birthday? Hmmmm, oh! My own!

Yet another birthday card and other random things

Evening, evening. I have just completed a card for one of the docs at work. He's a nice old guy so I figured I could make him a card for his 83rd birthday. He loves tennis so I went with that theme and this is what I came up with. So on top of the card that I made I hit the local J's for some exclusive DCWV stacks. I got lucky and got two out of the fives stacks they had released for J's only. I just couldn't pass up the chance to have a stack with peacock things on it. Then I got the Lemon flowers stack since that had awesome color combos.

It's someone birthday!

I would just like to say that my best friend's birthday is today! Exciting, but sadly she isn't here in town to celebrate. Instead she went to visit her sister, niece and mother to celebrate the day. Happy Birthday Julie!

April Arrives!

April arrives and with it many important dates. First is of cours April Fools, there is then of course March Madness aka Final Four. Go VCU Rams! Go UCONN! Then there is my best friend's birthday (April 9th), then there is tax day (April 18th, and yes that is correct), then there is this thing called birthday for someone....ME!, then there is Earth Day (April 22nd) which is also Good Friday and then there is Easter and that doesn't even complete the month for me. Then there is my oldest niece's birthday (April 28th) and then next thing you know the end of the month. How's that for busy? And oh! My sister and her two daughters (A& Co) are coming for a visit starting on the 15th, they'll be here for me birthday. And a big birthday it is! I'll be 29-the sequel, okay, okay I'll own up to it. I'll be 30 this year, and to top it off I can't believe it is already April. It seems like just yesterday it was January or even December and I was busy fighting off the cold weather. Although living in Texas gives you an advantage of not having to deal with snow much. So enough rambling...today I went to a new store, or more like new to me. Stamp Asylum, it's in Plano, Texas and I must say that I was impressed with the selection of stamps that they had. I managed to purchase something, that hadn't been the plan but I thought I got a deal on what I got. I got some of Tim Holtz's new stamps out. I got a single stamp with a corset on it, and for some reason I just love corsets and I'm not sure why, while the other was the Haberdashery cling set. I was amazed that I even found it there since I was certain that I was going to have to order it online. I got lucky I think. I'll of course have to make a couple cards with the stamps but I'm never too sure on if I can do some of the things that I would like for using the stamps. I don't think there is a 'wrong' way per say to use stamps but I always feel as if there is. Any way, my good friend from work, usually called the better half of me birthday was March 29th, so I made her a card to which the whole office got to signing and then went missing. I am going to guess that it made it's way back to her but I'm not sure since I wasn't at work yesterday. So the Scrapper's Boutique had extended the deadline for the Design Team but upon further reflection I realized that I really just wasn't ready for that yet. I don't do layouts for scrapbooks so it made it harder for me. So instead I'm going to attempt to go to a few classes and learn some new techniques for my card making. Oh! There is a new cart coming out called Everyday Pop-ups and I'm just itching to get it. I've been considering on if I want to pre-order it or not but I have a feeling I will kick myself if I don't get it. Actually March's releases were good ones each one I could see using, mostly. I don't want the graduation or the Father's Day ones but the others look neat. Well I'll end there and maybe wonder into the craft room and attempt a card.

Happy Birthday Gram!

As you can tell by the inside and outside of the card, this is a birthday card for my grandmother "Gram". She has always made her own clothes, or at least a majority of them and so when I saw the vintage pattern paper I had to get it and I had to use it on a ard for my Gram. I used my cricut to cut the letters out for Happy Birthday and then printed the sentiment on the inside on my printer. The pattern paper is from October Sky if I remember correctly and the paper on the inside is from the Windsor collection put out by SEI one of my most favorite paper vender.

Happy Birthday Cupcake Card

I made this card for my co-worker for his birthday. He's a quiet one and so most in the office didn't even realize it was his birthday until I told them it was. So I made him a card, using my cricut and the Rock Princess cartridge for the cupcake. His favorite color was blue so I taylored the cupcake's colors to reflect that. The webs in the corner were from a spider web stamp and I just put half of the stamp on the corners and then embossed it using blue glitter. The sentiment was something that went with the front so well.

Birthday Card for Sister

I think that out of the few cards that I have made this one is a top five for me. I used elements that I wasn't very good at yet, and yet looking at it now; I must say it was an awesome looking card. Not sure how I plan to top this one for my sister, but I'm sure I will figure something out. Now to the nitty-gritty, how and what I used for the card. Well I used a black card for the base and then used my cricut to cut out the Happy Birthday on the front. I used a cling bird stamp on the front and used flocking as glitter to make it stand out. On the inside I used more flocking, a rubber stamp for the edges, a nice saying that I found and you can't tell from the photo but a teal shimmery cardstock on the inside.

Birthday Card for my Niece

I made this card for my niece, when she turned the big 6 years old. I used my Sizzix Sidekick for the butterflies and a swirl punch for the swirls. It was a back card, but I thought it turned out very nice.

Happy Birthday Card for Gram

This is a birthday card that I made for my Grandmother, for my mother. I used the Mickey font for the letters on the inside and the Celebrate with Florish cartridge for the outside. The paper on the inside is from SEI and I used Martha Stewart glitter on the letters inside.