Occasions Mini Masculine Card

My Fathers birthday is tomorrow and here is the Masculine Card card I made for him. Most of these pieces you would use with more feminine types of cards, but I wanted to try making them for a guy card. I think it worked pretty well!
Almost everything used on this card is from the new Occasions Mini Catalog. For the bottom edge of the front of the card and next two layers, I used the Edgelits- Adorning Accents. I used the Sizzlits Large Paper Doily in Pacific Point card stock on top, and on top of that I have Dad stamped from the Loved Ones stamp set and cut out with the Framelits Labels Collection. The top banner is from the Take it to Heart stamp set. All of these are cut with the new thin metal dies that SU just came out with. They are amazing! Let alone really easy to store because they fit in an envelope!
I also used the Everyday Enchantment DSP from the upcoming Sale-a-Bration catalog (that will come out later this month!).
You can see that the top layers on the card use Dimensionals to make them really pop out. I think this really makes a card stand out more.

Mommo's Birthday Card

After making my In-laws birthday Card, I knew I had to do one for my Mommo's birthday too. Here is hers!
The person is made the same way as the other card for all of the pieces. The table and chair are cut freehand. I used the Tote-ally Tess stamp set for the stamping tools on the table and the Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess set for the banner. The hair looks gray in this picture, but its really brown on the card.
I thought this would make a great Christmas card to give your favorite SU Demo too!

Happy Birthday Mommo!

Her birthday was December 2nd.

In-laws Birthday Card

Here is the card that I made for my In-laws birthday yesterday. They share a birthday as well as their sofa each night. My father-in-law watches TV and snoozes while my mother-in-law knits. I thought this card would be perfect for them! I am truly blessed with not only amazing parents, but in-laws as well!

Here is how I made them below!

For the main card I folded in half a 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Not Quite Navy card stock. I cut the corners rounded at the top fold and sponged the edges and center. I freehand cut the top pieces and put it on top with Dimensionals. Make sure you sponge behind where the cushion hits so it pops out more.

So here is what your card base will look like after they are together. I also put shading with the marker and highlights with the white gel pen after.


For the punching of the people:
head- 1" circle
hair - 1-1/4" circle
torso - wide oval punch
hips - retired small oval punch
legs - retired small oval punch
feet - toe from stocking punch
arms - medium heart on heart-to-heart punch
remote control - top from the stocking punch
hands - large circle on the owl punch with a finger cut out
the footrest is just a rectangle with the corners rounded

for the knitting:
I used sticky strip and put it around the word window punch for the scarf, and then around the 1/2" circle for the ball of yarn. You really have to put the sticky strip on both sides and then just wrap it with the Bakers twine. The needles are cut freehand.

cat-
head - 1/2" circle
ears - mini heart from the owl punch
body - retired small oval punch

Just about every layer is put on with Dimensionals, so in person this card really pops out at you.

Lego - Duplo Birthday Card

The kids got invited to a Lego Birthday party and I just had to make a card just for it! I saw THIS ONE on Splitcoast and loved it so much that I had to make it my own.
I have included all the details and measurements below on how I did it!

For the little top bumps on the Lego, I used the Word Window Punch cut in half. I used the Sahara Sand marker for the shading with the White Gel pen for highlights. To line this up evenly I used my SU Grid paper. Each square is 1/4". My top Daffodil Delight piece is 3-1/8" across x 2-1/2" folded in half.

The white insert is 2-1/4" x 2-1/2" and you just stick it on the inside of the top folded yellow piece and tape it closed.


The card base is 5" x 3-1/8" out of Pacific Point folded in half. I used Red sticky tape on the edges to keep it together. The red block on top is 1-1/4" x 3-1/8" with the bumps done the same way as the yellow ones. Stick this right on the front of the blue pouch.

I stamped with the Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess stamp set in Pacific Point ink, and your card is ready to go together! Just like the Lego's!


For the Lego on the envelope I made it 3-1/8" x 1-1/2". The circles are from the large circle on the Owl Punch. I sponged the edges and added highlights with the gel pen. The name is from the Billboard strip die cut using the Big Shot.

My kids LOVE this card and so did Brett!
Here is Timmy playing with the Legos at the party and the Brett blowing out the Lego candles on the Lego cake! This was such a great theme for a party! This card would be perfect for invitations to your own!

Circus Tent Gift Card Holder

Here is my Circus Tent Gift Card Holder! This card opens to put a gift card on the inside and give as a present to adults, children or anyone who needs a smile. It would also make great birthday invitation without the gift card on the inside!
You can even use this as a decoration for a circus scrapbook page!
Easily change up the colors or decorations to your liking!
This card fits in a standard medium SU envelope.

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to see more details about this project or to get the tutorial!

Piano Cards

Card One

Card Two

This project contains the directions for TWO fun piano cards! I had so much fun making one of them, I just had to add the second!
One has pop-up keys when you open the card and the other is in the shape of a grand piano and holds a gift card! These would be great for birthday cards or to use as invitations for a party. You can also use them for any occasion for a music lover! Hope you have fun with them!
The grand piano is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" and fits in a standard Medium Envelope. The Pop-up keys card fits in the Small Open End envelopes, and is approximately 6-1/2" x 3-1/4".

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to see more details about this project or to get the tutorial!

ABC Punch Art Peekaboo Frame Book

Here is my ABC Punch Art Peekaboo Frame Book! This uses the new Peekaboo Frame Die from the 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog to make an alphabet book. Under each frame is a punch art object that corresponds to each letter! This tutorial includes step by step directions with pictures for each punch art object for every letter as well as alternate options.
This is a great gift to make for your own child or to make as a gift for a baby shower or new baby.
Book measures approximately 6-1/2" x 6-1/2".

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to see more details or get the tutorial!

Swap Holder Garden Bag - Perfect for Convention!

Here is my Garden Bag style purse, which perfectly holds over 100 cards. It is the perfect bag to bring to Convention or any Stampin’ Up event to hold your cards to swap! You can also use it to carry along all of your tools and materials!
This bag is large enough to also be great to use as a purse or gift bag for any occasion.
You do not need 12"x12" paper to make this project.

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to see more details or purchase this tutorial!

Treasure Chest Treat Box & Card

Here is my Treasure Chest Treat Box with matching card! This would be a great invitation for a birthday party, and then you can use the little box for party favors! It would fit a bunch of Hershey's Nuggets as gold bars perfectly! You can use the pirate skull and bones or leave it off. It would make a cute guy card for Father's Day too!

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to see more details or get the tutorial!

Ultimate Glider Card

Here is my new Ultimate Glider Card! This card pulls out and then opens up to reveal a hidden page with a gift card holder. You can see the video below so you can get the full effect of how it opens!
You can change around the colors and stamp used to make this for any occasion or to put anything in the hidden pocket!

Here is the video showing how the card opens:

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to see more details or get the tutorial!

Bounce House Birthday Invitations - FREE Template

The inside

My Sister-in-law is doing a Bounce House birthday party for my nephews, and this is the card that we came up with!

Since it's a joint birthday party, we put two frogs bouncing in the bounce house.

CLICK HERE to get the FREE template!



To make the little frog:
The head is the 3/4" circle punch trimmed a little on the bottom, and the body is the 1/2" circle. The legs are the small heart from the Three Heart Punch and the eyes are using the Owl Punch.