Three Birthday Cards, Three People, For The Same Day

Hello Everyone!

Did you expect me to post again so quickly after yesterday's post? Well after I completed those cards for the 'Denim & Girls' card kit yesterday, I immediately set out to make three birthday cards for three different people that have their birthday on the same day! These people are my Dad, who is turning 87, and my two younger sisters, who are twins and turning 60! I had to get them done on time so that my sister that lives an hour away could also write in and sign the cards for the other two birthdays in time to send them off in the mail. As a matter of fact, she is the one that commissioned me to make the cards. I also had to make one for me to give to her too. So let's have a look.

Here are three cards all together.

The first card you see here should look a little familiar to some of you if you have been following my posts for about three years. I posted it here when I was teaching at Scrapbook Essentials BC after being chosen to be a Spellbinders Educator. This was a card that I hung on to for a long time because it was a favourite of mine. This is the card that I decided would suite the younger of my twin sisters.

 I just added the stamped 'Birthday Greetings' and the large '60'.

This next photo shows the '60' closer.

Hopefully you can see the four layers of light pink cardstock under the gold foil layer. I love this technique the Jennifer McGuire shows many times on her video tutorials.

Next in the first photo is a masculine looking card that I made for my Dad.

This card is comprised of Stampin' Up! stamps from when I was a demonstrator a few years back. (If you haven't seen my Stampin' Up! blog here is a link for some further inspiration for you.) I tried to make this an elegant masculine card.

You can see the layers above. You know me and layers; I love them!

I think my Dad is going to really like this card! I forgot to take photos of the inside, because I did some gold embossing on the inside too.

Now come the last card for my other twin sister, the oder of the two by 2 1/2 minutes. This one uses Altenew's "Cherished Memories" stamps and dies. I also used their alcohol markers to colour the flowers and leaves.

 The 'Happy Birthday' stamp is from Stampin' Up! however. If you look closely you can see that all the flowers around the edge are glued down to the edge of the cardstock piece, and them popped up toward the center of the the piece. I love how it turned out!

I used the same technique with the '60' again, except I used layers of white cardstock for this card.

I think I will do more alcohol marker colouring again. I forgot how much fun it is, and I'm a little out of practise.

Well, that's it for these three birthday cards. Hope you enjoyed seeing them and that they have inspired your creativity too.

Happy creativity!

Happy Wonderful Christmas

My mother posted another of the cards I created at our all-day crop this past June.

I have to say that this is probably my favorite one. I loved the three-step wreath, as well as the fonts on the sentiment.

The interior:

Thanks for peeking!

Welcome Baby

Another card I created at the all-day crop with my mom.

This was the second time I created this particular card due to an adhesive malfunction--too bad I ended up stamping the giraffe crooked! Didn't care enough to try for a third. ;)

All supplies used for this card can be found here.

Pine Bough Christmas Card

This Christmas card uses a unique die set available from Stampin' Up (see here for complete supply list):

Pulling on the left side of the card "opens" the card and flips the centre panel to the back side:

I will most likely write my personal Christmas note on the back. :)

All supplies used for this card can be found here.

Christmas Cards Starting in July

I recently had the opportunity to visit my mom in Victoria, BC. We attended an all day crop at which I finally got around to making some cards!

Me and Mom

 Using my mom's Stampin' Up supplies (see here for a list), I started with the following Christmas card:

I really like the sentiment I used on the interior (you'll see it a few more times!):

It was fun to craft again!!
Thanks for peeking!

All supplies used for this card can be found here.

Home Decor Wall Haning in 45 Minutes!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

I've wanted to make a really nice wall hanging for my home for a while now, so when I finally got around to it, I thought I would share it with you from today's post at my Stampin' Up blog. I love the colours I chose, and even tried to see if glimmer paper would work for a home decor project.

I think with these colours, it worked well. Back at the end of Summer or beginning of Autumn, I had come across an image, that I wish I had pinned or saved, because it is the inspiration for this project. Do you think I could find it? Nope. So I'm not sure who to credit the inspiration to.

Here is a side view so that you can better see the layering.

I had so much fun making this and was surprised how quickly it came together. May have to use this idea for gifts in the future, and maybe make one or two more different ones for myself.

This frame is from IKEA and measures 12 3/4"w x 16 3/4"h. An 8 1/2"w x 11"h piece just barely fits in the mat area.

A couple of close ups...

What colours would you be using to make a home decor wall hanging?

Thank you for coming to have a peek.

Happy paper crafting!

Birthday Bash & A Challenge Entry

I've participated in the "Case this Sketch" #103 challenge! One of my friends has a birthday tomorrow, and I made this card for her.

I took the sketch and made a horizontal version of it as well as converting it to a tri-fold card.

I used new Stampin' Up paper & stamp set for this card. These will be available January 6th, if you are interested.

I love the sentiments of this stamp set. I had the traditional "Happy Birthday" on the front, and when you open the card you then see "Celebrate your big day with cake". But then inside...

...you get the little extra, "and perhaps a little ice cream!". Love it!

The colours in these photos came out a little brighter than they actually are, but this "Birthday Bash" paper has beautiful colours and is a lot of fun to use!

Thank you for stopping by to have a look at my challenge entry at Case this Sketch #103.

Happy Stamping!

Catch Up Time...

Hi Everyone,

Due to some chronic back pain for the past few weeks I haven't been adding to this blog. So today, what I will do, is make a different kind of post. A kind of 'Catch Up' post with a photo of the project and a link to the original post so that you can go and take a look at what I have been working on.

Purple & Gold Christmas Card

More Purple and Gold Christmas

Pizza Box with a Christmas Card

A Thousand Thanks - Thank You Cards








My back is getting better, and I hope to be able to sit longer and start making more projects soon.

Thank you for stopping by today. Hope that you are enjoying getting ready for Christmas!

Polar Bear Christmas & Blendabilities

I love to colour with alcohol markers! This Christmas Polar Bear stamp from Stampin' Up is perfect for it too!

This year I've really been liking these short and long (envelope size 10) cards!

Here is what I did for the inside of the card.

If you woud like to read a little more about this card, click here. You'll have to scroll down a bit to get to the part with the card. You can also see a list of all the product used in the making of this card.

Happy Christmas crafting!