Cased Birthday Card

Unfortunately, I made this card a while ago for my sister's birthday that is this coming Sunday....... and I don't remember when I saw it!!! If it's yours, please let me know and I will give you credit.

I thought this was so cute...... My card base is Whisper White and I attached two pieces of black and white paper from the Love Letter designer series paper. The top piece is rounded on the corners and "set up on dimensionals". Very unique; something I haven't done before. The bottom layer is also rounded on the bottom corners, but this piece is adhered to the card base. The ribbon is the new Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and is tied into "TWO" bows... pretty cute, huh? The flower is made from a different sheet in the same Love Letter pack and I cut a number of different circles; first being the new 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, the 1 1/4"; 1 3/8"; 1 1/4"; 1" and 3/4" Circle Punches. I then spritzed the pieces, wadded them up and unfolded, layered on each other, then inserted one of the new red Glimmer Brads. I attached the flower to the card with Mini Glue Dots.

The Greeting is from Occasional Quotes and punched out with the Modern Label Punch...... so tomorrow I will mail this today and hope she gets it in time.

Husband's Birthday

My husband's birthday is today!!!! I made him a card using the Autumn Spice Designers Series paper. It's so masculine and "heavy". I ran the top of my So Saffron Cardstock through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder for some extra texture. I cut the cardstock for the bottom and attached two strips (old olive and cajun craze) of cardstock and punch them both with the Pinking Hearts border punch and layered them all together then onto the card base of So Saffron.

Then using my 1 1/4" circle punch, I punched out one of the flowery images from the Autumn Spice designer series paper and another circle from Old Olive usng the 1 3/8" Circle Punch and the another piece of the Autumn Spice designer series paper using the new 2 3/8" Scallop Punch. I spritzed the big scallop circle and wadded it up for texture and using my Cutter Kit I scraped up the edges of the other two circles. I took my Crop-a-Dile and punched a hole in the center of the circles after they were adhered together and inserted a Jumbo Brad and a Rhinestone Brad in the middle and adhered to the card with dimensionals. The greeting was made using the word window punch and then using the Modern Label punch around the Word Window leaving the center open. Then I stamped the Birthday Wishes onto a piece of DSP and punched out again with the Modern Label punch and attached the two together. To make the Cajun Craze border at each end, I punched some Cajun Craze cardstock with the Modern Label punch, cut it in half and attached on each end. I inserted a couple small Rhinestone Brads on each end and attached to the card with dimensionals. Hope he likes it...... but better yet he's going to be happy to go shopping for a new Yard Blower since his old one died!!! Not only that, but we get to close on our re-finance tomorrow, saving us bookoo bucks!!! Yea!!!

Have a Happy Thursday!!!!!

Rock-a-Billy Birthday

I don't know about you guys, but I'm really going to miss the Rock-a-Billy Designer Series Paper. I love the shiny designs and they go together so well; and it's fun with the Tart and Tangy stamp set too. I'm also going to miss the Riding Hood Red cardstock, I think it's just the "perfect" red.. not too bright, just right!!!
Anyway, I punched squares out of the Kiwi Kiss cardstock using my 1 3/8" square punch, then I punch squares from the two different papers with cherries using the 1 1/4" square punch and adhered them together. I attached those to the black DSP with the shiny cherries. I ran my Riding Hood Red cardstock through my Big Shot using a texture plate to give it a little more texture. Then using the Riding Hood striped ribbon, I tied a knot in the center and attached to the back of the red cardstock and attached the whole thing to my black card base. I punched out a scallop oval from the Riding Hood Red CS, and stamped a greeting from "It's My Birthday" stamp set, punched out the greeting using the large oval punch and adhered them together. The piece is attached to the card using dimensionals. This is a fun and easy card to put together for a fast Birthday card when you need it.

Happy Birthday to You

I purchased my BIG Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits dies (#114509) ages ago, but haven't found the right opportunity to use it yet. My grandaughter's BD was the other day so I thought I would use it for her card. It's actually a little grown up looking for her age, I know I could have made it more juvenile, but I didn't because I really wanted to use the Rockabilly Designer Series paper too. ha. The card turned out really cute, but I think it's better for an older child or adult. I used the Rockabilly Designer Series Paper (#114039) for the cupcake holder and outside the main image and also the part using the embossed looking cherries. Have you seen the shiny part of the DSP???? The red cherries, the stripes on the Kiwi Kiss stripes, the skulls, the crowns with the Kiwi Kiss, and the black paper with cherry outlines in black are all embossed!!!!! On the little "sprinkles" I put on some crystal effects and attached some of the pink duo beads. The greeting on the front is using my FAVORITE scallop edge punch (item #114889); but instead of using the Oval All stamp set(#113790) I chose a greeting from the On Your Birthday Stamp set (#111664)
On the inside I scalloped an edge using a strip of Riding Hood Red cardstock, then I took the small strip that is left behind after using the scallop edge punch and attached it to my whisper white cardstock giving it a little more texture and interest. Then I stamped the Cherry Image from the Tart and Tangy (#111514) Stamp set.