First Birthday Card

I'm getting ready for an overseas trip and got a last minute request to make a first birthday card. I decided on the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #123 and used some cute Mama Elephant stamps to make this card. It all came together very quickly with the help of some pretty papers from Basic Grey and my trusty Misti. I'm also adding this card to Mama Elephant's May Challenge - Oooh that's pretty!

Engagement Card

I managed to make just ONE card this weekend, right at the stroke of midnight on Sunday night (that's the only time I found all weekend). I based the card on the current Retro Sketch and used the last of my favourite Basic Grey Mint Julep paper and Mama Elephant stamps and die. The tag is from PTI, another favourite! This is an extra large card made for one of my staff at work. Thanks for dropping by!!

A Baby Card

I have a really huge baby card to share. This is a card made for a work colleague who is due in just under 5 weeks time. I'll take you through my thought processes for making this A4 card. I folded a white cardstock and also a kraft one (I thought white will go better for a baby card). I then took out the first 6x6 pad I saw which is perfect for a baby card. I then tear off various patterned papers from the pad and started to group the solid colours together and the small patterned papers together. The obvious die of choice is of course my new Paper Smooches Onesie die .... but it looks so small on a big A4 card. Then I thought I could make a whole lot of different patterned Onesies and scatter them on the card.. so I cut out about 4 different patterns and spread them on the card... still looked too small. I then got the solid patterned paper and cut out 'Baby' and grouped the onesie vertically with an alphabet on each one. Still not right. Back to square one, and I pulled out the Lil Inkers stitched squares and cut out four (they look like baby blocks). The 'Baby' got cut again on PP with adhesive at the back and layered onto 2 layers of cardstock. The result can be seen below (looked better on kraft than white card base).. And guess what? I have 3 more A4 cards to make for work colleagues leaving next week!!

Challenges
Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Get Krafty

Ingredients
Neenah cardstock, Basic Grey Mint Julep, Papersmooches Onesie die, MFT DieNamics tall alphabets, Lil Inkers Stitched squares, Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs, white gel pen.

Mint Julep!

Followers of my blog will know that I love (hoard) lots of pretty 6x6 paper pads. My favourites include Basic Grey, MME and Kaisercraft. I recently received the BG Mint Julep and have not had a chance to use it until now. It is great that I can make a feminine as well as a masculine card from the same collection. Here are my two cards:
The first one is based on the current CAS(E) this Sketch #53 for a friend's baby.

The second one is based on the current Deconstructing Sketch 126 for little girl's first communion.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Keep it Clean and Simple

Paper Smooches Sparks Trend Challenge - Stripes (second card)

Core'Dinations Hard Core Cropper - Creating with Tags (second card)

Ingredients:

Neenah Solar White and Desert Storm, Basic Grey Mint Julep, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler, Kaisercraft Sentiment, Hero Arts Bubblegum and Navy, MFT Dienamics alphabet, butterfly and Flags STAX dies, PTI Tag Sale die, Basic Grey Vintage Button, ribbon, Hemp.

Two 21st Cards!

I have two 21st cards to share today, one for a female and one for a male. The first one is the one I made for Noelle who was born the same year as my son! I decided to use the chalkboard technique for this card and added some pink accents to a kraft background, the design is based on the current Seize the Sketch challenge.  As it is sponsored by MFT, I decided to dig out my MFT butterflies to finish off the card.

The second one is a masculine one based on the current CAS(E) this Sketch. I'm submitting both cards to Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge as well. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Noelle

Neenah Desert Storm, Basic Grey Mint Julep, MFT DieNamics Butterflies, Hero Arts CL492, CG178, Paper Smooches Digits, Versamark, Memories Pigment Ink Unicorn, White EP, MME Enamel dots.

Will

Neenah Desert Storm, Authentique Free Bird series, MFT Dienamics Numbers and Fishtail Flags STAX, Simon Says Stamp Folded Banner and Banner Sayings, Hero Arts Navy, White gel pen.