It's your birthday!

Hello guys!  I just wanted to share with you a card I made for a very special person in my life...my mom.  

My mom loves nature and animals, so I knew the Into the Woods set would be perfect for her birthday.  Well I'm off to go celebrate with my family!  

Hope everyone is able to do something crafty for World Card Making Day!

-Allison

10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Challenge

Hi There!  I'm back with a card I made for the 10-Minute Craft Dash Birthday Challenge.  They are celebrating their one year anniversary with a challenge and blog hop filled with lots of great birthday card inspiration.    

Here is the card I made for the birthday challenge:

The card came together in 9:37.  Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

-Allison

Distress Marker Background

Hello Everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a few cards that I made this week using distress markers as a background.  The first card is for my husband's birthday.  I knew I wanted to do something colorful for his card and here's what I created:

I used several distress markers to create a rainbow background for the PTI birthday die cut and border.  My husband really likes turtles, so I knew I had to get this little guy as soon as I saw this Lawn Fawn set in stores.  I colored the turtle with some distress markers and added some stickles to the party hat.  I finished the card with a PTI balloon die cut and pink lemonade twine.  

I am always surprised by how much supplies I usually have left over after a project.  I had plenty of the rainbow background left and no plans for the day.  Well, what's a crafter to do...make more cards!  Here's what I came up with:

I just love coming up with different ways to use scraps from previous cards.  I am definitely going to think about materials and future projects before throwing them in the trash.  

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

-Allison

  

Birthday Present

Hello Everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far.  It is a gorgeous day and I'm excited to spend some time outside with my dog Miles.  First, I want to share with you a card I made this morning.

For this card, I took various pieces of washi tape and attached them to a square piece of cardstock.  I used the Impression Obsession bow die to cut a bow out of glitter cardstock to finish the look.  I stamped the sentiment, which is from Papertrey Ink, in Peacock Feathers.  I added a few silver glitter hearts because who doesn't love a little extra sparkle :)  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday!  Happy Crafting!

-Allison

Happy Birthday Card!

Hi Everyone!  Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but it has been a very busy time for my family right now.  My husband is about to start his internal medicine residency program.  We are very fortunate that we both have time off and we have been spending a lot of time together before he gets too busy with his program.  Of course, I still found time to take a SLIGHT detour on one of our day trips to a stamping store where I found a very cute beehive stamp.  I used the stamp to help create a card for a friend's birthday.

I used the Flower Bursts Pattern by Hero Arts to create the background for this card.  After embossing the background, I added bright color with Shaded Lilac and Pickled Raspberry Distress Inks.  I colored the beehive and bees with copics and adhered them with foam tape to create dimension in the scene.  

I am playing along with Lawnscaping Challenge this week.  It is all about creating dimension with your project.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! 

-Allison

Happy BARKday!

Hello Everyone!  Today I made a card for Lawnscaping Challenge #59.  This week it is all about coloring!

Here is my take on this week's challenge:

I used the Critters at the Dog Park stamps and coordinating die cuts to create this birthday barkday scene.  This is one of my favorite new sets from Lawn Fawn, and I adore the coordinating dies, which make it so easy to have fun with the stamps!  I colored the dogs with copic markers.  Here is a closer look:

I wanted to bring some bright color in, so I selected paper from Funky Town by PTI for the background and birthday hats.  The sentiment was made using the Claire's ABCs by Lawn Fawn. 

That's all I have for today.  Thanks for visiting and happy crafting!

-Allison