Floral Friday Black Cricut card base

    y Cricut. The sentiment is unknown but I punched it out with a Creative Memories decorative square punch. The ephemera flowers are by Spellbinders. Thanks for stopping by. 

I'm entering this card into 

Monday Simon Says Stamp-Happy birthday

Peach 40th birthday Card

The patterned paper beneath the Creative Expressions die plate is another way of using my "ugly paper". The following are links to my other ugly paper cards.
I cut out the 40 using my Cricut. The sentiment is a Simply Defined die. 

Birthday cards for Simon Says Stamp

Green 40th birthday Card

I cut this card out with my Cricut. I outlined the leaves, added flowers, and Trinity embellishments.

Monday Simon Says Stamp-Birthday card

Purple kite card

Background stamp by Stampin Up. Sentiment stamp by Fiskars. Kite die cut is by Creative Memories. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge 

Swirl Stencil with Paint card

The background is a stencil  by Hero Arts and the paint is by Studio Sensations. The stamp is an oldie by Stampin Up. I colored it in with Copic Markers. The Sentiment is by Die-versions. 

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Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge-Fun with paint

Sketch Print Cupcake card

The patterned paper is really old and I don’t know who it’s by. The green is by the Paper Loft. The cupcake stamp is by Tim Holtz. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp Monday food and drink challenge

Peach with Blue Butterfly Card

The butterfly stamp is by Stampendous. I heat embossed in white on white cardstock. I colored it in with Copic Markers. The background paper is by Provo Craft. The ribbon is by American Crafts. Thanks for looking.
Simon Says Stamp Wings challenge

Manly Monday Chalkboard sentiment card

The patterned paper has green and blue stripes. I decided to change things up with it. I came in with a Hero Arts stencil and blue distress oxide. After random ink blending I spritzed it with Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels. The sentiment is a chalkboard stamp stamped with distress oxide onto Color Aid paper. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD!

Simon says Stamp challenge Make your own background 

I won the challenge! First time ever. Super excited.

Floral Friday Spring Flowers sentiment

I apologize for the poor quality of the picture. I hadn’t taken it myself, but I wanted to send it to my stepmom. Consequently, I snapped the photo in my kitchen on a gloomy, cold day. 

The patterned paper is by Jillibean Soup. The stamp is by Couture Creations. I colored it in with Copic markers. I’m not sure what happened but one flower was cut off. Hmm. The sentiment is unknown. I love the rest of it. On the inside it says: “ Spring is in the air and your birthday is too”. I think it fits the image perfectly. I added some sequins from Fun Journeys Stampers. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Upside Down Birthday card

 I usually do a card with a front panel and then attach it to a card base. I even have card bases already stamped with the inside sentiment. Well, I must not have been paying attention and put it upside down. 

And it's going to stay that way. Same old birthday stamp set by Stampin Up. Thanks for looking.

The Value of an idea Card

This sentiment is a great lead-in to a belated birthday card. The idea is to send the card on time.
I find it funny that recently I used ribbon on a card and now ribbon has been on a bunch of my cards.
The centerpiece of the card is an ATC that I give credit to in the picture below.
I stamped the background with Close to My Heart stamps. The ribbon is by Offray and the dots are by Gina Marie. 

Below is the ATC designer.

Thanks for looking.

Tremendous Birthday card

Start with a pre-made off white card base by Recollections size 5 ½ by 4
Stamp Autumn Leaves swirl stamp with green ink by Stampin Up randomly over green cardstock by Die cuts with a View.

Cut into rectangles and arrange onto off white card base
Stamp tree by Studio G with green and brown ink onto separate white cardstock and fussy cut out
Add tree to center on the rectangles with dimensional adhesive
Stamp sentiment by Stampendous onto a  Spellbinder label die and adhere slightly tucked under the tree.

Thanks for looking

Here's another card using the same tree stamp
Sympathy Card

Pink and Blue flower birthday card

Start by making a pink cardstock card base size 4 ¼ x 5 ½  and adhere flower patterned paper by The Paper Studio to the front. On white paper adhere a journal block sticker (Creative Imaginations) and a sentiment sticker on top of the first (American Crafts). Adhere pink ribbon around the edges of the white cardstock and adhere to panel to the front of the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Birthdays are Good for you

I made this simple card for a basket of cards I donated to a silent auction. Brown ink by Stampin Up. Flower brads by Making Memories. Thanks for looking.

Dragonfly Birthday card

The dragonfly stamp is from Clear Dollar Stamps. I inked the stamp with distress markers before stamping it onto the Manking Memories patterned paper. I glued it to this yellow circle that reminds me of chipboard. Card base by Stampin Up. The patterned paper in back is by Bazzill. The squares were on the desk and got shoved into their current position. I found these Jolee's die cuts that are made to be hats but this is how I used them. It works.

Thanks for looking.

Butterfly Birthday Hugs Card

A birthday card I pulled together with pieces here and there. Thanks for looking.

Birthday Wishes green and blue

This birthday card uses an embossing folder by Stamping Up out of white card stock. The diecuts for this card are the cheap China dies from eBay.  The sentiment is an epoxy type sticker with dimension. 

 Thanks for looking and have a great day. 

Celebrate card

This is such a simple card but it’s pretty and bright. I have a ton of these flowers that I need to use. The patterned paper is by Making Memories. The card base is by K and Company and yellow cardstock by Recollections. The sentiment is a sticker.

Thanks for looking.

Anna is turning 1

I had the basics for this card from a card I sent to Paul's grandma. She kept every card I sent her. All I did different is add Anna's name and the 1 is a Cricut cut and the st were stickers by Sticko. Border punch by Martha Stewart. I wonder if this card is on my blog? When I have free time I'll take a look.

Thanks for looking 

Manly Monday Birthday with coffee

My card for the Manly Monday post isn't as manly as some that I've made and posted but it's still a fun card.

Blue coffee card:
Coffee cup sticker by Forever in Time.
Steam stamp by Lawn Fawn ink by Stampin Up
Sentiment stamp by Hero Arts
Ink by Stampin Up
Die cut by Spellbinder
Cardstock by Sunborn and Recollections.
Corner rounder by Creative Memories
Washi tape by We R Memory Keepers
Card base by Recollections size 4 1/4 by 5 1/2

Thanks for looking.