Here’s a birthday card for a little guy that I know.  He has just recently fallen in love with everything Star Wars!

The rocket ship window was made using a punched circle from transparency paper.

Inside some Star Wars washi tape was added.

Played along in some really fun challenges:

 Simon Says: We’re Going Around in Circles

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper: June 2017

City Crafters Week 364: Out of this World

CFC175: Use Those Pattern Papers

Inkspirational Designers Choice: Windows

Happy Crafting!
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Stamps: SU “Blast Off”

Papers: PTI Select White and True Black”; Kaiser Craft “Off the Wall” Designer Paper

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Old Olive, Garden Green, Ruby Red, Only Orange and Basic Black

Accessories: Rhinestones; Acetate; Queen & Company Washi “Trendy Tape”; SU 1-3/8″ Circle Punch

Here’s a birthday card for my cat loving friend.

The sentiment is just so funny and cute.

Inside reads, “Then we’ll be new friends!”  Love it!

Playing along in a few challenges:

 Simon Says: We’re Going Around in Circles

 Simon Says: Furry Friends

 Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper May 2017

 Happy Little Stampers May Anything Goes with Dies

Happy Crafting!
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Stamps: SU “You Little Furball” and “Just Kidding”

Papers: PTI Select White and Blueberry Sky; American Crafts “Heartland Farm” Designer Paper

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Pearls; Rhinestones; Doily; Spellbinders “Classic Circles” Die; SU Scalloped Border Punch

Here’s another card for a sweet little granddaughter.

The fun honeycomb balloon can be folded up for mailing.  Love that.

A little bling on the inside just because.

Played along in some challenges:

Wednesday Simon Says: “Showers and/or Flowers”

Aud Sentiments #178 “Use a Stamp for Your Sentiment”

STAMPlorations April: “Stamps & Wings”

Seize the Birthday: Optional Topping “Two Patterned Papers”

CASology: Week 245 Cue Card “Grow”

Happy Crafting!
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Stamps: SU “Look Who’s Turning”, “Honeycomb Happiness” and “Number of Years”

Papers: PTI Select White; Authentique “Springtime”

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Basic Black; Copics:

Accessories: SU Honeycomb Embellishment and Large Numbers Framelits Die; Rhinestones; Prima Flower

Making cards for teenage boys has always been a challenge.  Here is what I came up with this year for my great nephew’s birthday.

There’s a little bit of dimension, but it is really quite mail-able.  And it was fun to make a young man’s card using pretty pastel colors!

Since the card base is brown a piece of white cardstock was added inside for writing a small message.

Played along in a few challenges:

Cards in Envy: Pretty Pastels Card Challenge

STAMPlorations: April Challenge – “Things with Wings”

The Paper Players: PP340 On the Go!

Seize the Birthday: Toppings Option “Two Patterned Papers”

Happy Crafting!
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Stamps: SU “Sky Is the Limit” and “Patterned Party”

Papers: PTI Select White and Dark Chocolate; We R Memory Keepers “Indian Summer” Designer Paper

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Handsome Hunter, Not Quite Navy and Basic Black

Just a quick and easy birthday card today.

This is a “No Layers” design… just the card base and ink.

But if no layers are not your thing, its easy enough to make it a “No Layers +1” card.  Yeah.  Couldn’t resist. 

Challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays: “CFC171 – Rainbows”

Less is More “Challenge #323 – Curve”

“#177 Aud Sentiments 7th Birthday Party!!” 

STAMPlorations: “CAS Card Challenge Anything Goes”

“CAS(E) this Sketch! #217”

Happy Crafting!
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Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps “Calm and Gentle” and “Truth Is”; SU “Any Occasion”

Papers: PTI Select White and Plum Pudding

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Garden Green, Taken With Teal and Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon; PTI “Edgers #2” Die

Here are the cards for my granddaughters’ 12th birthday.

The circle has been punched out, and clear acetate has been adhered inside the card behind the die cut balloons.

The balloons were colored with Copic markers.

Super fun cards to make!

Challenges:

“#177 Aud Sentiments 7th Birthday Party!!” 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: “Happy Birthday”

“STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge Anything Goes” 

“Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #236 – Anything Goes” 

Happy Crafting!
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Stamps: PTI “Scene It: Celebration” and “Confetti Toss”

Papers: PTI Select White, Lemon Tart, Berry Sorbet and Hawaiian Shores; Acetate

Inks: SU Taken with Teal, Rose Red and Summer Sun; Copics:

Accessories: PTI “Scene It: Celebration” Dies

Have a couple of brothers-in-law with upcoming birthdays, so I used this beautiful set for the first time.  Love the scenes that can be created with it.

The trees and grass were embossed with a clear embossing powder.  The sponging over the embossing uses the emboss resist technique.  This lets the white card base shine through the ink on the sponged areas while giving it some wonderful texture, too.  I have always loved this look.

This scene on this second card was created by stamping the trees image in a row several times.

Grasses were also added along with some sponging.  The trees have been colored with Copics.

Using the sweet deer image from this same set, a little scene was created for a mom and special little guy born just a few days ago.

The button is an antique button given to me by Sharon Johnson.  Love.

Challenges:

Card 1:
Simon Says Stamp Monday:  “Challenge: Emboss It”
Crazy for Challenges: “C4C335 – Emerald”
STAMPlorations: “May Challenge – Theme:  ‘Stamps & Anything Goes'”

Card 2:
Seize the Birthday: “Coloring”

Card 3:
Lawnscaping Challenge: “Calling All Critters”
Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge: “May 2016 – Use Patterned Paper”

Happy Crafting!
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Card 1:
Stamps: SU “In the Meadow” and “Number of Years”
Papers: PTI Select White and True Black
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Summer Sun and Close to Cocoa; Copics:

Accessories: Jumbo Eyelet; Baker’s Twine; Stickles “Diamond”; Clear Embossing Powder

Card 2:
Stamps: SU “In the Meadow”; PTI “Keep It Simple: Birthday II”
Papers: PTI Select White
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Always Artichoke and Not Quite Navy; Copics:

Accessories: Corduroy Button; Baker’s Twine

Card 3:
Stamps: SU “In the Meadow” and “Sweetest Gift”
Papers: PTI Select White; Echo Park “Bundle of Joy: Dots & Stripes” Designer Paper; Carta Bella “It’s a Boy!” Designer Paper
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Always Artichoke and Not Quite Navy; Copics:


Accessories: Antique Button