Look Who's Turning 5

Hey there!

We went to a party today for little Ms. M who turned 5 today. She is one of my best friend's daughters and so cute! I love that she is bilingual in English and Spanish and she has the cutest voice.

This card combines some of my favorite things:

• Using my Silhouette SD to cut the number 5
• A cute heart
• My iPhone and the Instagram App
• Some great Papertrey Ink stamps
• My Corner Chomper

Have a great week! Thanks for stopping by.

Look Who's Turning 5

I hope your Saturday is going well. The guys and I got up early to have breakfast at IHOP. Besides eggs, I ordered the Nutella crepes with bananas. Wow, very sweet and good. My mom used to make crepes years ago. I should get her recipe.

I've been reading and watching the news coverage about the earthquake devastation in Japan. My hearts go out to everyone affected. I'm amazed at the sheer power of this event. For the tsunami to reach my part of California is incredible.

On a happier note, here's a card I made for my niece, Saharra, who turned 5 last week.

The papers and stamps are all from Papertrey Ink. I love their new doily metal dies. So cool! I used my Silhouette digital cutter to cut the number 5. The font I used was  BodoniXT. You can download it for free here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Big Birthday Wishes (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Plum Puddding, Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, By the Numbers patterned paper (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Early Expresso (Stampin' Up)

Tools: Big Shot with Doily Details Collection and Mat Stack 5 metals dies, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: Aqua Mist ribbon (Papertrey Ink), foam tape (3M)

Celebrating 64

Yesterday was my father-in-law's 64th birthday. This is the card designed for him. Inside the card I stamped "Feliz Cumpleanos".

I'm loving the Big Birthday Wishes set from Papertrey Ink. I had to order it. I love their new metal dies for the numbers, but I didn't order them. I decided to use my Silhouette digital cutter instead. I searched for a font that looked very similar to the font of the Papertrey Ink number dies. I found that BodoniXT is a very close match (not for the number 6, but it's close for the other numbers). You can download it for free here.

On the kraft cardstock I used the numbers impression plate, but you barely see that detail in the photo.

Card Ingredients
Stamps (all Papertrey Ink): Big Birthday Wishes, Background Basics: Woodrain

Paper: Kraft, Certainly celery (Stampin' Up), By the Numbers patterned paper (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso (Stampin' Up)
Tools: Big Shot with the By the Numbers Impression Plate (Papertrey Ink), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: baker's twine (Etsy), foam tape (3M)

Happy Birthday, Rekha!

Hi there, it's me again. There were several birthdays this weekend and today is my father-in-law's birthday. Last night I went to a birthday dinner for my dear friend, Rekha. Here's the card I made for her.

The card contains new goodies from Papertrey Ink.

I've got more birthday cards to show you soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless noted)

Stamps: Delightful Doilies, Big Birthday Wishes

Paper: Harvest Gold, white

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive (Stampin' Up), Memories Black, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush

Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: Glue Dots, foam tape (3M), buttons