Happy Birthday, Kara!

Well, technically it's not her birthday YET, but tomorrow we're having her roller skating party with her friends and then we'll be having family over to the house afterward, and I wanted to show you the card I made for her.



The cat stamp (Tulip Jungle) and sentiment (Critter Party) are both from Penny Black. The image was stamped on Sparkle Blanc CS from Paper Temptress, colored with Copic markers, Stickles were added to the tulips, and then I cut out the whole image and popped it up on foam tape. The layout is Freshly Made Sketch #19. I made sure to add seven rhinestones to the card since the birthday girl is turning a big SEVEN this coming week. Wow!...seven already....sigh....

Okay, so on that note....have yourself a great weekend! Whooo-hooooo....TGIF!

Viva La Verve Week 3 Sketch

Hey there! This card is for another good friend of mine and I want to surprise her with some happy mail just to let her know how much she makes me smile. It's fun to send random "happy mail"....and I'm trying to do it more often. :)



The layout is the Week 3 Viva La Verve Sketch. The sentiment is from Feel the Sun and the butterflies were cut with the Flutterby die. There are two butterflies, each popped on separate layers of foam tape, and I added a small twine bow on top of them. Papers are Jack & Jill Quite Contrary by My Mind's Eye.

Hugs,
D~

Wryn and Wren

Hey there! Well, the snow stopped by mid morning yesterday, Dan got the driveway cleaned off, and our friends came over as planned. Yay!



I made this card for Tiddly Inks Challenge #78, which is a color challenge to use yellow, orange, green and blue. I had the image already colored with everything except the orange...don't ya love when that happens??....you have something already ready to go for a challenge before you've even SEEN the challenge? Anyway, the image is one of the newest Wryn images from Tiddly Inks, called Wryn and Wren Too Tweet. It's colored with Copics, cut out with a Spellbinders die, popped up on foam tape, and Stickles were added to Wryn's barrette, shirt, and sneakers. The layout is the Viva La Verve Week 2 Sketch. Papers are all My Mind's Eye (Quite Contrary Jack & Jill as well as Fine and Dandy Girl). The sentiments are from a couple different clear sets (MFT and My Cute Stamps). Yeah, this card is a mix of all different companies, huh? I know some people have mentioned on blog posts that they don't like to do that, but the way I see it is this card is going to a "non-stamper"....and she'll have NO idea!..and even if she did, I don't think it'll make any difference to her. :)

Boy, sorry...didn't mean to talk your ear off there. Thanks so much for stopping by and whatever your plans are for today, I hope you enjoy yourself! :)

Bring Your Own Sunshine

Good morning. I made this card for someone who was feeling a little down and I hope it brightened her day.



The fun layout is Mojo Monday Sketch #224. Two Flutterby butterflies were cut out and glued down on separate layers of foam tape. The sentiment is from Feel the Sun. Papers are Fine and Dandy Girl by My Mind's Eye.

ETA: The "fold" in the ribbon is something I saw Amy Sheffer do (on THIS card here)...thought it was cool and had to try it myself. Mine didn't come out as "neat" looking as hers. I think mine looks kind of messy, but it was fun to try. Speaking of messy....

When I tie bows with twine, the loops always "twist" for some reason and I fight with it to get it to look right. Does anyone have any twine-tying tips??

We're supposed to have our friends over tonight for a "Jambalaya Night," but it snowed a little last night. I guess we'll have to see if this little storm clears up by later today or if they want to reschedule. I hope it still works out that they can come over, but we'll see how it goes. {fingers crossed}

Have a fannnnnn-tastic Saturday! :)

Somebunny Loves You

I saw on FB that there were two new Wryn images at Tiddly Inks, ran right over to the site and bought them up. Toooooo cute! Here's one of them...



The layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #150, the main panel is up on foam tape, Wryn is colored with Copics, Stickles were added for sparkle, and the papers are Ohh La La by My Mind's Eye.

That's it for me today. Short and sweet. Have a good one!

Belated Birthday Frog

I just love this frog set from Sweet 'n Sassy that I got from Korin at one of the local stamp shows. I'm trying to get a good stash of birthday cards and this image is so perfect for "belated" birthday cards.....we need a small stash of those as well, right?...when dates SNEAK up on us before we can get things in the mail?? Yep, I'm guilty of that. :)



I can't find the stamp set in Korin's store to link up to it here on my post, but I do see she has a couple other digi images and sets with the same frog. You can see them by clicking HERE with your mouse. I used my Fine & Dandy Girl papers by My Mind's Eye and added some twine bows to the pennants that are in the paper. The frog is colored with Copics and I added Stickles to his spots.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I love when you do! :)

Coolest Chick

Good morning, everyone. I can't believe it's Monday already. The weekend was fun and flew by! On Saturday, we met up with some friends to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D with all the kids, went out for shrimp and crab for dinner, and Dan and I played a game of Taboo with Hailey and Nate after Kara went to bed (and us old farts won by ONE point...whoo-hoo!). Then yesterday we went to my cousin's house to make homemade spaghetti sauce. :)

I just bought this Chicks Rule set (yay!...another set I've wanted for soooo long) by Verve and I made this card specifically for a very good friend of mine....she's awesome!



The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch 223 from last week. The bottom circle with the chick is up on foam tape. The chick is colored with Copics and Stickles were added to the daisy. Papers are Fine & Dandy Girl from My Mind's Eye.

So today is a holiday, but it's a regular work day for me. How about you?....do you have off today or are you back to the grind?

Whatever your plans are, I hope you have a good day!

Flutterby Birthday

Hi all! I just bought this new Flutterby die from Verve and I couldn't wait to play with it. I think it's soooo cute!



The layout is the Viva la Verve Week 1 Sketch. There are two die-cut butterflies. I have each of them on separate layers of foam tape. The stamped birthday sentiment is also from Verve...a freebie that came in my package! :) Papers are Jack & Jill Quite Contrary by My Mind's Eye.

Have an awesome Saturday! We'll be headed to the movies this afternoon to see Beauty and the Best in 3D. :)