Happy Birthday card and banner

Hello everyone! Here is a birthday card and birthday banner for you guys today. I went with pinks and browns for the birthday girl because those are the colors that remind us of the birthday girl. And polkadots are always fun :)

I added some butterflies and I ran the front butterfly through the Perfect Polkadots embossing folder to go with the polkadots on the paper.

Then I stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment on a banner and placed it on the front of the card.

And here is her birthday banner all set up to block the doorway into her cube :)

I used the same color scheme and paper for her banner so that it would match her birthday card.

And yes, I had to add butterflies to the banner, too ;)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Happy Birthday card

Hello! Here is the card that my husband asked me to make for a friend at work for her birthday.

For her birthday card, I went with some Afternoon Picnic DSP (131390). I really do like this Designer Series Paper. It's one of my new faves :) To punch out a couple of windows on this card, I used the Hexagon punch (130919) and stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment inside the window. I then added some butterflies and itty bitty flowers.... a couple more faves of mine.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

BDay Banner

Hi! Today I'd like to share the birthday banner that I made for a friend. I wasn't able to sneak in before she got into the office, so we tied it up while she was sitting at her desk. Surprise! But even though we weren't able to tie it up early in the morning, she was still very surprised that we even had a banner for her. She's such a rock star! Of course we were going to do something for her birthday!!

I just love how the Just Add Cake DSP (124339) looks. Love the colors and patterns! And you can find it in the clearance rack which is even better!!

And I created all these banner pieces using the Big Shot (113439), the 3 Inch Circle Originals Die (122125), the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die (114507), the Perfect Polka Dots folder (117335) and the Stripes folder (123128).

Oh and last minute, I added an itty bitty flower on each banner piece using one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack (118309).

And we strung up the banner using some pretty Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126872).

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Mother's Day card

Hello everyone! Here is the mother's day card that I made for friends at work and for family that I got to visit. I totally dropped the ball on mailing out these cards to all my mommy friends and to family out of state. I'm so sorry :( But I hope you all had a wonderful mother's day :)

I went clean and simple with this card and used negative space to sponge in these pretty butterflies. I added some itty bitty flowers and a bitty butterfly with pearls to add some dimension.

I also used an embossing folder to add some texture to the edge of the card. I really do like this embossing folder, it adds that fanciness and elegance to cards that I think is pretty :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Memory Tray

Hey everyone! With Mother's Day just around the corner, I wanted to get a somewhat jump on the gift and card making. Over the weekend, I decorated this memory tray for my mom :) I used Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (126154) to create the background and started adding stuff after that.

I used some Lucky Limeade 3/8 Inch Ruffled Ribbon (122977) to trim the boarder of the memory tray. And used some punches and big shot dies to create some decoration for the insides of each individual box of the tray.

I even added some Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555). I can't wait to give it to my mom and help her add some pictures. Once that's done and if I get some pictures, I'll be sharing that with you too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Happy Birthday Card

Hello! Here is a birthday card that we sent out to our friend for her special day. I wanted to go a bit delicate and a bit on the sparkle-y side so I went with one of the Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399) and some Dazzling Diamonds (102023). I love how things turn out with just a little bit of that pretty glitter :)

I cut the two butterflies using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die (114507) and used some of the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (120805) to adhere the glitter onto the butterflies. Then I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246). Gotta love a little bling :)

The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from the Bring on the Cake stamp set (Clear 121958, Wood 121899). I also stamped on the inside of the card and on the envelope. The "wishing you a wonderful day" is also from the Bring on the Cake stamp set. And the pretty butterflies are from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set (Clear 123759, Wood 123757).

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Thanks So Much

Hello! Here is one of the cards that we made in my stamping class last month. This card was inspired by a card that my friend Nicole made. Her card was for the Adoption cards that we made awhile back. I thought it was so cute, I knew I just had to CASE it :)

Click here to check out her cards. They are super adorable!

And you have to hop on over to OWLways Crafting to check out all of her other lovely creations. This is her new blog but she also has another blog that she shares with her sister. Hop on over to teehee4two to check out some other projects that they've made.

I love getting inspiration from my creative stamping friends :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Easter Cards

Hey everyone! I know Easter was awhile ago, but I haven't had a chance to post the cards that we gave to our families when we spent Easter Sunday with them. So, I wanted to share them with you guys today. For the colors, I went with Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade and Wisteria Wonder.

This year, I decided to go with a somewhat interactive card. On the front of the card, I used the Blossom punch (125603) to make the flower, the bitty flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) to create little flowers and the Bitty Butterfly punch (129406) to add to the middle of the flower.

When you pull the card open, the flower flips over and on the back, which is the inside of the card, is the Easter Wishes sentiment. I also stamped butterflies on the envelope for fun. hehe.

And of course, I added more itty bitty flowers on the inside of the card :) The space was a little small, but we also added our own personal message along with the stamped sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Thoughts of You

Hello everyone! Today, I want to share a card that was made for someone special at work. She has been out of the office for awhile and we wanted to let her know that we were all thinking of her and we are so excited to have her back in the office. We sure did miss her!!!!

I had fun making these rosettes using some of the Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (126869). I added a butterfly that I punched out using the Bitty Butterfly punch (129406) on each rosette and on the butterflies, I added some Pearl Basic Jewels (119247).

For the layered butterflies, I punched them out using the Elegant Butterfly punch (127526) and the Bitty Butterfly punch (129406). I also added a Large Rhinestone Basic Jewel (129324) on each layered butterfly.

The "Thoughts of You" sentiment is from the Loving Thoughts stamp set (Clear 125845, Wood 125843). The butterfly is from the Creative Elements stamp set (Clear 122647, Wood 122645). And oh look, surprise-surprise.... itty bitty flowers from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) with Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246). hehe.

And for those of you who like playing April Fool's jokes... have fun and be careful.. some jokes may back fire or have some unforeseen consequences ;) hehehehe.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

18th Birthday

Hello! Here is a birthday card for you guys today. I had some fun making this one :) My friend asked me to make a special card for her cousin's 18th birthday but I totally forgot to give it to her before the birthday party. I felt so bad! But hopefully she's able to send it in the mail.

I used the Framed Tulips Folder (121809) to add a textured boarder around the card. The 18 was cut out using some Silver Glimmer paper (124005) and the Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies (127553). I also used my go-to flower punch from the  Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) and I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246) to each flower.

The butterflies were punched out using the Elegant Butterfly punch (127526) and the Bitty Butterfly punch (129406). I then added one of the Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (129324).

The flower in the middle of the card was made with the Fun Flowers Bigz L die (121812). The flower was placed in a window that was made with one of the dies from the Labels Collection Framelits (125598) and a silver glimmer paper bitty butterfly was added to one of the petals of the flower.

For the rosettes that I added on the card, I used some of the 5/8" Flower Trim. I simply cut each flower individually then added some Wisteria Wonder color to the tips of the flowers.

On the inside of the card, I added an elegant butterfly and the "Warmest Wishes on your birthday" sentiment is from the Blooming with Kindness stamp set (Clear 126422, Wood 126420).

I hope the birthday girl enjoyed celebrating her special day!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

Easter Wishes project

Hey everyone! This card was demo-ed by my friend and fellow demo Alyssa at Stamp Camp. She's fabulous. Isn't this card super pretty? I love the colors the pretty flower and of course the butterflies :)

Here's another shot of the card front. I like how this card layers the ovals, making the Very Vanilla with the stamped image and sentiment pop.

And there goes those lovely butterfly punches - Elegant Butterfly punch and Mini Butterfly punch. Both are a must have and of course, I have them :) hehe.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day :)

Bloomin' Marvelous

Hello! Here is another card with flowers and butterflies. I love using the Blossom punch (125603) to add pretty flowers on cards and projects. I wanted something a little bright so I used Summer Starfruit card stock (126839) and Calypso Coral card stock (122925) for the main colors of this card. I also used the Framed Tulips Folder (121809) to add a pretty little border around the card.

I also used some of the Rich Razzleberry buttons from the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack (130812), which you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration! And the butterfly stamp is from another SAB item - the bloomin’ marvelous Stamp Set (129651). And what's great about that stamped image is that you can punch it out with the new Bitty Butterfly punch (129406) from the Spring Catalog! I love how Stampin' Up! coordinates some of their stamps with their punches :)

The "bloomin' marvelous" sentiment is from the same stamp set as the butterfly stamp. If you like those buttons or the stamps, simply place a $50 order (before tax and shipping) and one of these SAB items mentioned today can be yours for FREE! How fun is that?!?!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

Oh Happy Day!

Hey everyone! Today, I'd like to share another clean and simple card that I made over the weekend. I went with blues for this one - Island Indigo and Pool Party. I love those colors :) I also used one of the folders from the Delicate Designs Folders set (127023). 

I also used the 'oh happy day!' stamp from the Bloomin’ Marvelous Stamp Set (129651). And remember guys, during Sale-a-bration, you can earn this stamp set or any other SAB item for free with every $50 (before shipping and tax) order.

Not sure if you can see from the angle in this picture, but behind each Elegant Butterfly (127526) there's some Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (127540) peeking through. I also added the Pool Party buttons from the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack (130812) to each butterfly.

Happy President's Day!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day :)