Last November Birthday Card (I hope!)

My baby sister's birthday is November 30th.  Here's the card I created for her.  She has tons of hummingbirds at her front porch every year when we come for Easter, they're so fun to watch.  I thought I'd use the hummingbird from Elements of Style Stamp Set to create her birthday card this year...

I used the triple layer technique using Very Vanilla CS and Crumb Cake CS.  After stamping the flowers and vines in Gumball Green, I colored some of the flowers with water color wonder crayons (Brights Collection) and used the Blender Pen to spread the color.  I then stamped the hummingbird in Midnight Muse.  The Happy Birthday is from Petite Pairs Stamp Set.  I punched it out with the Medium Oval Punch and layered onto a piece of Midnight Muse CS punched with the Scallop Oval Punch.  The ribbon on the corners is Rose Red Seam Binding.  I ran the layers through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I used a Crumb Cake envelope and stamped it with the vine from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Gumball Green.

Baby Card

I made a card for a co-worker that just got his first Granddaughter.  He has been so excited and let the spoiling begin!

I saw a card similar to this created by Nancy Dawson of Paper Dreams & Creative Wishes, she did her's in blues and greens, my card is for a baby girl.  I only did three drawers, she has 4.  I used Pink Pirouette CS for the base, some of the new Printed Designer Brads for the drawer pulls, some Chocolate Chip ink for sponging around the edges.  The little baby things were stamped with the Baby Bundle Stamp Set and colored with the Blender Pen using Water Color Wonder Crayons.

Elegant Notes and Cone

I love the new die cut called Petal Cone.  Here's an idea I borrowed from Inking Idaho.  Thanks Becky!

I used Marina Mist for the back Cone and the flaps of the 3x3 cards.  The Newsprint DSP was used for the fronts.  I used some Old Olive CS and punched a strip with the Scallop Edge Border Punch for the inside of the top on the front.  I used a stamp from the Elements of Style Stamp Set and colored those with my Blender Pen and Watercolor Wonder Crayons.  The ribbon is Blue Satin and the little labels are the new Four Frames Set and the Happy Easter from the Teeny Tiny Words Stamp Set.

Butterfly Easel Card

How cute is this?  These are so much fun to make.  I used Baja Breeze CS and ran it through the Elegant  Lines Embossing Folder.  The Very Vanilla CS Butterfly I stamped with the Elements of Style Stamp Set and colored with the Blender Pen and Watercolor Wonder Crayons.  I added 3 little pearls to the front.  Caro gives complete directions on her site (in two languages) of how to make the easel card and a 3x3 envelope and box to store the cards in.  Thanks for sharing Caro, your directions are awesome!  Also, thanks to Cindee Wilkinson at Just Sponge It for posting Caro's link.

Easter Bunny Basket

I found this on Inking Idaho's site, I didn't have the chicken stamp so I used the bunny from The Nicest Things Stamp Set.  I colored him with Water Color Wonder Crayons using the Blender Pen.  The basket is made from the Petal Cone Die cut down ~ Becky has the instructions on her blog Inking Idaho.

I used the Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Whisper White and Old Olive CS.  The handle was made using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.  I also used the Scallop Circle Punch and 1-3/8" Circle Punch.  The ribbon is Night of Navy Taffeta.  The Old Olive CS was crimped and then cut in little strips.  I had some little chocolate Easter Bunnies that I tucked inside!  Won't be long and that bunny will be hoppin' down the trail!

Judy's B-Day Card

Here's the card I made for my Twin for her Birthday today .... she loved it! I found it on the site Tina sent me to look at something else (thanks Tina) ... Frantic Stamper

Birthday's are so much fun ~ I had a wonderful day, my Hubby sent me flowers to work and we met my Daughter, her Boyfriend and my Grandson for dinner at Outback n Modesto. Then we all stopped by Judy's (my Twin), what an awesome evening.

The card I used A Kind Word Stamp Set, the watercolor wonder crayons to color the image, DSP Bashful Blue. Black and Bashful Blue CS. The most important part is Judy wasn't expecting it (I told her we shouldn't need to exchange cards but she had already done mine for me so this was a surprise for her) .. and she loved it! Thanks Tina and Frantic Stamper!