Happy Fall Birthday ~ Stock Your Stash Challenge

Hello friends!  I am happy to report that I have my new class and they are just the sweetest!  I can't wait to really get to know them...that's when the magic happens...when you have a good solid relationship with them.  This card has been waiting on my desk all week.  I had die cut and stamped the flowers and shapes last Monday, but didn't have the energy to adhere everything together.  But this morning, with my coffee, I went back down to the studio and finished it off.  This is for the Stock Your Stash Challenge.  We are asked to make a Fall/Halloween themed card.  Well, I chose Fall colours and will be sending this to a friend with a Fall Birthday :)  Now, I have to tell you that this is a very close CASE to this GORGEOUS CARD I've been saving on my Card Pinterest board.  If you look at the date, it's from 2014!  I saved it because I love the way Tara stamped and stacked the Reverse Confetti flowers.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!  The first weekend of the year for a teacher is one of the sweetest!

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday ~ The Card Concept

Hello friends!   Our new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog starts today and will be our last one until September!  I have one more week until summer vacation starts...I'm a LITTLE excited!  Our challenge is based on this "succulent" photo...pun intended :)

I went all clean and simply layered and used my new Tropical Prints stamps...I've waited for them forever!  I took inspiration from the colours and then created this birthday card for my sister who is visiting right now :)  We sure hope you'll join us before the summer break!  Head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

Friends to the End ~ The Card Concept

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog.   Our challenge is based on this cool photo...

My vintage/shabby chic card was inspired by the colours, particularly pink, and the vintage vibe.  My button card was repurposed from another card years ago.  It's been waiting for the perfect transformation. Head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

Happy Birthday

Greetings friends!  I'm back today with my take on Laurie's Favourites Challenge.  This time it's to use a favourite colour combination.  I have so many so I decided on the one that was sitting on my desk for a few days. It started with aqua and orange and then I added some yellow for a pop!  Thanks for stopping by!
 

Happy Birthday ~ The Card Concept

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog.   Our challenge is based on this fun photo... 

So many of you know that I'm a St. Patrick's Day baby so it was a true delight making this St. Patrick's Day birthday card.  I was inspired by the pieced together shamrock, the colours, and the wood background.  I hope you'll head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

what's in it?
stamps: Friendly Flower (PTI)
dies: Keep it Simple - Frames, From the Heart Die, medium scallop (PTI)

Happy Birthday

Hello, friends!  Today's card was for the DH on his birthday last Saturday.  I used the same layout as my card for a recent Make it Monday but turned it into a masculine birthday card, complete with camo letters (created with camo wrapping paper!), a silver frame and a diamond plate embossing folder.  I added some safety red baking twine so you can see the card!  LOL I also made a regular birthday card...

And here they are altogether and ready for me to enter them into PTI's Transformation Tuesday.

It was such a great card layout from Michelle's Make it Monday video . Thanks for stopping by!

what's in it?
stamps: Birthday Basics (PTI)
dies: oval frame from Make it Market: Shakers and Sprinkles, Headline Alphabet (PTI)

Happy Birthday

Greetings, friends!  Happy Friday!  My card today was inspired by the photo below for PTI's January Blog Hop.  As soon as I saw those sweet flowers, I thought of Gran's Garden.  Thanks for stopping by...I can't wait to see what you all create!

what's in it?
stamps: Pen and Ink, Gran's Garden (PTI)
dies: Gran's Garden, Tag Sale #12, Simple Circles (PTI)

Happy Birthday ~ The Card Concept

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog.   Our challenge is based on this clean and simple and stunning photo... 

I was inspired by the flowers, the colours, and the hint of gold.  I hope you'll head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

what's in it?
stamps: Penned Elegance, Stitching Garden (PTI)
dies: Penned Elegance, Stitching Garden, Shape Shifters: Circle 3 (PTI)

Happy Birthday to You ~ Mojo Monday

Happy weekend, friends!  I have enjoyed some extra time in the studio this week and got to play along with some of my favourite challenges along with some new goodies that arrived Thursday!  I'm using the current Mojo Monday sketch by my dear stamping friend, Julee.  

 Here's card number two... this will help replenish my birthday card stash!  Thanks for stopping by!

what's in them?
stamps: Your Beautiful Birthday (December freebie) - PTI
dies: Basic Bookmark 3, Simple Circles - PTI

Happy Birthday ~ PTI Blog Hop

 Hello friends!  It's Boxing Day here in Canada so we are taking it easy after the big feast last night.  Here is my card for PTI's December Blog Hop.  We were inspired by this photo...

I focused on the colours, the flowers and the dainty white background.  Thanks for stopping by!  I can't wait to see what everyone came up with! 

what's in it?
stamps: Penned Elegance, Orchid Expressions (PTI)
dies: Orchid Expressions, Branching Out (PTI)

 

Happy Birthday

Greetings!  Thanks for stopping by and seeing my take on PTI's Transformation Tuesday.  I need more birthday cards in my stash so I created this one based on my MIM Christmas card.  Here they are together.  Hope your week is going well!

what's in them?
stamps: Painted Poinsettia , Orchid Expressions, Penned Elegance (PTI)
dies: Painted Poinsettia, Quilted Tag, Wonderful Words Holiday Dies , Orchid Expressions, Branching Out, Penned Elegance (PTI)

Sending Birthday Cheer #2

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Hello!  I made this card inspired by the Sending Birthday Cheer card for PTI's Create Along with Us last week.  I needed a masculine card for my son's upcoming birthday tomorrow so I used kraft and leaf die cuts.  Here are the 2 cards together.  I am entering them in PTI's Transformation Tuesday challenge.  Thanks for visiting :)

what's in it?

stamps: Don't Forget to Write, Leaf Prints (PTI)
dies: Uncorked (banner),  Leaf Prints(PTI)

 

Sending Birthday Cheer

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 Happy Monday, everyone!  I've got the day off so spent a few hours in the studio :)  I created this card inspired by Laurie's beautiful card for PTI's Create Along with Us.  I looked through my dies to find one that would work and then found the perfect sentiment in the set Don't Forget to Write.  Thanks for stopping by!

what's in it?
stamps: Don't Forget to Write, Stiching Garden (PTI)
dies: Uncorked (banner), Stitching Garden (PTI)

A Very Happy Birthday to You

Hello dear friends!  Thanks for stopping by to see my take on PTI's October Blog Hop challenge!  We are inspired by this lovely fall photo.

 I focused on the darling chalkboard and the fall colours.  Instead of pumpkins, I created flowers :)  Have a great day and enjoy the rest of the hop!

what's in it?
stamps: Ruby Rose, (PTI)
dies: Ruby Rose (PTI)

Happy Birthday

Hey everyone!  I'm back today with a card that I made, transforming the one I made yesterday for PTI's Transformation Tuesday.  With school going back tomorrow and company this weekend, my mojo was wavering a bit so I stuck with clean and simple and a few favourite images at the moment.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week and wish me luck!

what's in them?
stamps: Penned Elegance, Banner Style, Orchid Expressions (PTI)
dies: Banner Style, Orchid Expressions, Coverplate: Quatrefoil, Grand Botanicals (PTI)

Sending Birthday Hugs & Wishes

Hello, friends!  I snuck downstairs for a little inky session.  I've got back to school on my brain and have been in my classroom these past 3 days setting things up, making things, buying things, and easing myself into being at the school after a lovely summer break.  I am totally CASEing Dawn's Make it Monday card with a few tiny adaptations with the sentiment and the background grid design.  I used the OLD, or should I say CLASSIC, Background Basics: Retro set to create my backgrounds on both cards.  My white craft ink didn't show up that well so before it dried, I hit it with some white embossing powder.  I tried it in pink as well, like Dawn did.

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great day :)

what's in it?
stamps: Gran's Garden, Stylish Sentiments:Birthday, Congrats All Ways, Background Basics: Retro (retired) (PTI)
dies: Keep it Simple: Frames(PTI)
twine: rustic jute button twine (PTI)