It's my Birthday today!

I made this card last night, but I'm having some issues with Blogger and haven't been able to get last night or tonight until now. They must be working on the system...I dunno.   Anyway, I made a card like this a while back for a new baby girl, but a friend of mine asked me to make one for her for a new baby boy, so I had to make one in blue this time. I adore these cute little pot belied animals. Someone said today that they look like the "Little People" farm animals, I think they're right. They make for a cute card - sorry it's not a very good picture!  I was in a hurry and didn't check it on the computer before I gave it to her.  It's not this washed out in real life!  lol   :)

I had a great day today for my birthday.  I had to go to work, but some of the girls took me out to lunch and we had a great time.   Then, I came home to supper all ready as my parents came into the city and brought lasagna and salad with them!  Gotta love coming home from a long day at work to supper all ready for ya!  Then, not one but two kinds of cake  - Yummy!   Anyway, I've had a long few days, so I think I'll be a nerd and actually go to bed early tonight as it's gong to be a very busy weekend, too.

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!  Hugs to you all! 

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Tiny Miracle (Studio G)
Digi Images: Cartoon Zebra, Hippo, Pig & Cow by OCAL (http://www.clker.com/)
Cardstock: Pale Blue (CRS), Jet Black (Recollections), Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Touch Markers: Black, 136-Blush, 198-Tender Pink, 144-Pale Baby Blue (Shinhan Art)
Tools: Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success), Quilling Tweezers
Embellishments: Blue Bling (Dollarama)

Beary Special Hugs

I'm sorry to report that I have another sick little girl on my hands.   I started back to work today and while I was there I got a call from the school saying that my youngest daughter was throwing up.  We thought she had dodged the bug that her sister and I both had, but I guess not.  Either she got it from us, or from one of the many people around that seem to have it right now.   It seems to running rampant around here over the past couple of weeks.

My daughter, Natalia has had one favourite stuffed animal that she's had since she was 6 months old and she takes her everywhere with her and still has to sleep with her every night.  So, I only thought it to be appropriate to make a get well card with dearest 'Cookie Bear' on it.  :)   When I got home from work I was spending some time with Natalia and she asked me if I could make her a card so that she would feel better.   To rip my heart out even more, she asked me when I would make it!   I told her I'd make sure I finished it tonight and she then said that she wanted me to wake her up as soon as I was done so she could see it.  Straight after my heart!

Well, it's almost midnight, she woke up about a 1/2 hour ago and ate a few crackers and drank some more water and I gave her the card.  She loved it.   The smile she gave me, was worth winning the lottery to me after seeing that sad little face just a few hours earlier.  Hopefully, she's past the worst of it and she'll be feeling better tomorrow. 

I'll post my supplies tomorrow along with another card soon.

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Birthday Butterflies

I had a lot of fun making this card.  This card measures 8 1/2" x 4".  I got the idea from a card by Becca Feeken of Amazing Paper Grace.  Thanks so much to Becca for the inspiration!  I changed up a couple of the elements but I loved how she did the ribbon and had to try it for myself.   I designed the butterfly trail using PhotoShop with tattoo brush 2388 and re-sized each butterfly and placed them so they looked like they were flying in a line.   This brush set was a freebie from AIFactory, you can find the Tattoo Brushes here.   The frame for the sentiment is Brush 590 from Lite Ornate Frames.  This brush set was another freebie from AIFactory, you can find it here.   I inserted the Happy Birthday text inside the frame and printed them out.

Here's a close up of the Happy Birthday frame.  This also shows the true colour of the cardstock.

I made two of these cards - one for my friend, Tammy, at work as she's celebrating her birthday tomorrow and another one for another friend of mine, but I can't tell you who...it's a surprise!  Humm, will it be for you?  :)

Well, my stomach flu is gone thank goodness, but I still have a wicked sinus infection and allergies.  What a pain in the butt!   Anyway, I think I'll head outside to enjoy the gorgeous weather we're having and fix my flower gardens up a bit.  It's about 30 C outside - yippee, summer weather is here!  :)

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Supplies:
PhotoShop Brushes: Lite Ornate Frames (AIFactory), Tattoo Stamps - Butterfly (AIFactory)
Cardstock: Aqua (CRS), Flat Back (Recollections)
Patterned Paper: Wild Saffron (K & Company)
Ink: Black (Printer Ink)
Tools: Lattice Arch Punch (Martha Stewart), 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success), Scriptina Font for Happy Birthday Sentiment, Printer (Brother), Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug, 1" & 1 1/4" Circle Punches (Creative Memories) Double-Sided Tape (Sookwang)
Embellishments: Satin Aqua Ribbon (Michaels)

Another Monarch

In case you're wondering, no, you're not seeing the same card that I posted a few days ago.  My poor little girl was up all last night sick with the stomach flu and Alexandria loves butterflies almost as much as I do, so while she was napping today I made this card for her to cheer her up a little bit.  Keep your fingers crossed that she's feeling better tomorrow and that the rest of us don't get it!

For this one, I used a different monarch digi image and cut out two of them so I could have the front and back look the same.  This monarch was a free download from ABC Teach.  You can find the image here.  I couldn't find my black wire, so I had to cut out the antennas instead.   They look ok, but I like the whimsical look that the curled wire gives, as well, in my card here.

Here's the back of the card, a mirror image of the front.

Here's a close up view of the back of the card to show you how the back is scored where you open the card.

Thanks again to Val for sharing this card idea with us that was on the Hero Arts website.  It's such a quick and fun card to make and it really made my little girl smile today when I gave it to her!   That's worth the world!  :)

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Supplies:
Digi Stamp: Butterflymonarchbnw (ABC Teach)
Cardstock: Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Marigold Morning (SU), Purely Pomegranate (SU)
Tools: Scissors, Double-Sided Tape (Sookwang), Sponge (SU), Printer

Happy Birthday, Kathryn!

We have a new friend that's joined our local group of stampers. Kathryn actually just celebrated her birthday recently and this is the card that I made for her. She's a yoga instructor and is very big into spirituality, so I thought this card for be fitting for her.  A little birdie told me that she's found of butterflies, too.   I just happened to have a 'few' butterflies, so I could add them to the card, as well.  :)

I found this digi image of a woman meditating and I re-sized it in PhotoShop and printed it off. I had a bit of trouble colouring this image with my Copics and Touch markers, they seemed to want to bleed a little bit, darn it! I'm still learning, so bear with me! lol :)

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Dream (Studio G), Butterflies (Studio G)
Digi Stamps:  Mary Meditate (edword.wordpress.com)
Cardstock: Flat Black (CRS), Teal (CRS), Purely Pomegranate (SU), Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Touch Markers: 0 - Colorless Blender, 29 - Bareley Beige, 95 - Burnt Sienna, 98 - Chestnut Brown, 136 -Blush, (ShinHan Art International)
Copic Sketch Markers: BG10 - Cool Shadow, BG15 - Aqua
Tools: Cuttlebug, Birds and Swirls Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success), Double-sided Tape (Sookwang), Scissors
Embellishments: Black Satin Ribbon (Michaels), Pink Decorative Ribbon (Dollarama)

Mom Montage

I got some crafty time in yesterday off and on and this is card that I made for my Mum for Mother's Day. I was inspired by THIS card made by Janice Aileen of Made to Create and decided to CASE it.  She's crazy talented and I fell in love with her card and knew I wanted to create something very similar as a special card for my Mum.

Here's an angle to better show you how the patterned paper was folded to give it a quilt-look.

Here's a close up of the framed sentiment.

I used two different digi stamps for the main focal image.   First, I used a gorgeous Crosshatch Frame from The Graphics Fairy - Love that site!  :)   I re-sized it in PhotoShop and then used a beautifully done Mom Montage from Create with TLC.   Another fabulous place, she makes the most wonderful digi stamps and offers a ton of freebies, too.  So, again, I re-sized the Mom Montage sentiment and changed the colour by scanning my Rose Weave cardstock ad adding it to my palette so that I'd have the perfect match. Then, I added the sentiment as a layer inside the crosshatch frame.

My Mum loves quilts and I think she'll really like this card.  Thanks again to Janice for the inspiration!

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Supplies:
Digi Stamps: Mom Montage  - Tlc Creations (Create with TLC), Black Crosshatch Frame (Graphics Fairy)
Cardstock: Rose Weave (CRS), Ivory (Staples)
Patterned Paper: Christine Adolph (Creative Imaginations)
Printer Ink: Black and Rose Weave (scanned colour from Cardstock and added to colour palate in PhotoShop)
Tools: Edge Distressor (CTMH), Thumb tack, , 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success), Terrifically Tack Tape and Double-sided Tape, Brother Scanner/Printer
Embellishments: Antique Copper Brads, Rose Transparent Button, Chocolate Brown Satin Ribbon (Michaels), 2 Small Lace Doilies - cut in half (Pay-Less Dollar Deals)