You Make Me "Toadily" Happy!

Hi, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge is to find inspiration from RebsFabStash.....I saw this adorable frog and thought of these Penny Black stamps which I picked up at a scrapbook store in my first year of stamping; the dragonfly is from Stampendous. This card is for one of my nephews for his birthday. The images and sentiment were stamped in Stazon Jet black onto a panel which was cut out with a Double Stitched Squares Die by Divinity Designs LLC. A clear glaze pen was added to the frog's eyes to protect them from the background inking.  Blending Brushes were used to partially color the background (with the panel still in the die), then the images were colored with markers.  This week's Clean and Simple Challenge theme is 'Fun with Puns', so I will be submitting for that challenge as well.

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Blessings,

Oceans of Happiness

Hi, everyone!  This week's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use purple, aqua, and green.  I did not choose the 'sparkle' dessert option since this card is for my nephew.  The designer paper is from the 'Beautiful Beaches' Slimline Paper Pad; also from Divinity Designs is the Pierced Rectangle Die, the Matting Rectangle Die, and the A2 Portrait Card Base and Layer Dies.  The seahorse and greenery were cut from the Sea Life Dies by Stampin Up.  The sentiment is from the Seas The Day set, also by Stampin Up.

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Blessings,

Dino-mite!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Gerry aka vegasgem....congrsats, Gerry!  I chose this fun dino birthday card to case today....I loved the fun colors and the three cute dinosaurs.  For my card, I went with similar colors but changed the layout so that I could use this cute set from Divinity Designs LLC, Dinosaurs Stamp/Die Duos.  The paper is from the Birthday Brights Paper Pad and here are the dies used: Pierced Frames, A2 Thin Pierced Frame, and the A2 Landscape Card Base with Layer.  The dinos were colored with markers and popped up with Foam Mounting Tape.

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Blessings,

I Dig You!

 

Hi, everyone!  This week's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast was perfect for a dino birthday card for my nephew.  I used the 'Dinoroar' set by Stampin Up for the dinosaur and grass, sponged the clouds over a stencil, sponged the ground over a piece of scratch paper, then cut out the panel with a Double Stitched Square Die from Divinity Designs LLC. No embellishments were added so it would be easy to mail.

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Blessings,

Dump Truck Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Sketch Challenge #802 over at Splitcoast was super fun!  I needed a birthday card for my nephew who just turned four and he LOVES any kind of heavy equipment or trucks.  When I saw the 'caution tape' stamp in the 'Dump Truck Birthday' set from Divinity Designs LLC, I knew this was the right set for the sketch layout!  I began by cutting out the background panel with the Pierced Rectangles Dies, the bottom layer with the Matting Rectangle Die, and the card base with the A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.  The caution tape was stamped at an angle, then cut out with a paper trimmer.  Once the strip was cut, I trimmed a bit more from each side so that there would be separation of the sections. The background was sponged over scratch paper masks for the dirt and the Clouds and Raindrops Dies for the clouds; the dump truck was stamped, fussy cut, colored with markers, then popped up with foam tape.  Four balloons (for birthday #4) were cut out with the 'Happy Birthday' Dies set and popped up with foam tape after adding baker's twine.

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Blessings,

Dinoroar Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Claudette aka lamoore....congrats, Claudette!!  I love to mask and sponge scenes, so I chose this awesome card from Claudette's gallery.  Instead of trees and sun, I added grass and dinosaurs to my scene since I needed a birthday card for one of my nephews.  The stamp set I used is 'Dinoroar' from Stampin Up.  The dino's were stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then watercolored.  To finish out the scene, I used the following dies from Divinity Designs LLC: Clouds and Raindrops (stencil for clouds), Pierced Rectangles, and Double Stitched Rectangles.

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Blessings,

Dump Truck Birthday

Happy Monday, everyone!  The Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast this week is incorporate plaid in your CAS card.  I love plaid so this challenge was very fun!!  I chose a fun plaid pattern from the ODBD Birthday Brights Paper Collection and used the coordinating yellow and red sheets from the same collection to paper piece the dump truck.  All of the stamps are from 'Dump Truck Birthday' from North Coast Creations.  The truck was stamped on white, red, and yellow, then the pieces were cut apart and adhered together.  The plaid frame was cut out using two dies from the ODBD Custom Pierced Squares Dies set.  Other than fussy cutting the truck pieces three times, this was a very simple card to make.  The edges of the card base were sponged for a little added dimension.

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Have a blessed week!!

Birthday Balloons

Hi, everyone!  It's another fun Sketch Challenge this week at Splitcoast, so I couldn't resist!  Instead of three rectangular panels, I chose these cute oblong balloons which were cut out with the ODBD Custom Birthday Balloons Dies set.  Since today is July 4th, I chose a fun red, white, and blue pattern from the ODBD 'Americana Quilt' Paper Collection and cut it with the ODBD Custom Leafy Edged Borders Dies set.  The tiny stars are from the ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies set and the layered word die cut is from the ODBD Custom Celebrate and Wish Dies set.  I will put this card in my birthday card stash since I have a nephew who will be three later this year. 

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God bless!!

Blast Off!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Tracy Freeman aka Tracy_inkyfingers....congrats, Tracy!  I LOVE this awesome space card and have attempted to re-create it (minus the spinners) for a birthday card for my nephew, using the 'Rocket Man' set and Space Man Dies from North Coast Creations. The background was created with the Outer Space Technique using watercolor paper and multiple layers of black and navy ink.  Once the panel was dry, it was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles, dotted with a glitter pen, then three stars cut from the ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies.  The sentiment was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.  The moon, ship, and sentiment panel were popped up with foam tape for dimension.

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Blessings,

I'm Bananas For You!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Jeanette Cloyd aka Forest Ranger....congrats, Jeanette!!!  I chose this adorable monkey card to case today....it reminded me that I purchased this 'Thanks a Bunch' set and coordinating NCC Custom Monkey and Bananas Dies from North Coast Creations back in March at the Indy Stamp Show and had never used it yet. I also used the following dies from Our Daily Bread designs: ODBD Custom Grass Lawn Die, ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies (cloud template), ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Tropical Leaves Dies, and ODBD Custom Ferns Dies. After cutting out the monkey and bananas, I cut around the monkey's toes so that he could hold the banana with his foot.

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Blessings,

Let's Roll!

Hi, everyone!  Today I would like to share a birthday card for one of my nephews...his fave toy is a red truck so I chose the 'Special Boy' set from Our Daily Bread designs.  For the embossed background, I ran a cardstock panel through my Xyron, adhered a piece of aluminum foil to it, used a diamond-plate embossing folder on it, then cut it out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies set. The image panel was cut out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Squares Dies.  The image was colored with SU markers and the sky was sponged over a template cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies.  Silver brads and black gingham ribbon were used for finishing touches. I will be submitting this to the Falliday Fest Forest Ranger 'recycling' challenge and for the October Fan Club theme since I used my Xyron machine.

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Blessings,

God Loves You!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge is to find inspiration from the Fluevog Shoes site.....I chose these awesome shoes to help with a birthday card for my nephew.  The gray/blue combination was so striking!  For my card, I used two different grays but chose a more subtle shade of blue.  The knight from 'Armor of God' was stamped, cut out with the ODBD Custom Suit of Armor Dies, colored with sponges and markers, then popped up with foam tape over panels cut with the ODBD Custom Lavish Layers Dies and ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.  The sentiments were stamped with the 'Pennant Flag Verses' set, then cut out with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, matted with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.

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Blessings,

Birthday Bot!

Hi, everyone!  Today's Ways To Use It Challenge at Splitcoast is to base your project on a song.....my song pick is 'Mr. Roboto' by Styx. This is a birthday card for my nephew, who is in a robot battle club.  I tried to recreate one of the battle robots but they were too complicated, so I decided to create a robot character instead.  Along with the sentiment from 'Pennant Flag Verses', here are all of the items from Our Daily Bread designs which were used in this design:  ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Circle Ornaments Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies, and the ODBD Patriotic Paper Collection.  The robot and pennants were cut from red and silver mirror paper, which is super challenging to photograph! After cutting the squares and pennants, I used the leftover scraps with the stitching for the limbs, hands, and neck.

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Blessings,

Woo Hoo, it's Your Birthday!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast has a fun twist.....it's all about the envelopes first and cards second! Since I will be personally delivering this envelope and card to my nephew for his birthday, instead of leaving a space on the envelope for the address, I die cut his name instead.  I have used the 'Who Loves You?' set from North Coast Creations, the NCC Custom 'Owl Family' Dies set, the Wood Background stamp by Our Daily Bread designs, and the ODBD Custom 'Clouds and Raindrops' Dies set for a cloud template.  The Wood Background was stamped onto the edges of the envelope and card panel, the tree limb was stamped, then using a black journal marker, doodled the edge of the tree so that it would match up with the limb. The owlie was colored with markers, adding a little pointilism for a little extra dimension.

Here is a close-up of the envelope and card:

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

Blessings,

Minecraft Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This is a card I made for my nephew, who loves the video game, Minecraft.  Though I know absolutely nothing about the game, I found out that there are Minecraft movies on Youtube and also, was able to search and find some photos which helped me to create this pixilated 'Creeper' character.  Three different shades of green and some black cardstock were cut into 1/4" squares and adhered to a 3x3 square panel.  Ha, silly me, I thought that this would be an easy idea, but cutting and adhering all of those tiny squares took FOREVAH!!! :)  The sentiment is from 'Little Boys' by Our Daily Bread designs.  For embellishments, I used some square brads which have been in my stash for many years.

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Blessings,

Birthday Pup!

Hi, everyone!  Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration at the Vera Bradley online store....I fell in love with the colors of this throw blanket. My card incorporates the aqua, caramel/rust, black, and a touch of gray (in the collar).  I have used the following items from Our Daily Bread designs: the adorable pup is from the 'You Are Pawsome' set, the sentiment from 'Little Boys', and the frame was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.  This card is for a nephew who just turned one.

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Blessings,

You're Cool!

Hi, everyone!  This is a birthday card for a nephew who is full of energy and super fun.....I chose the perfect sentiment for him and the card built itself around that!  The image is from 'Ice Cream' and the  sentiment is from 'Ice Cream Shoppe', both from North Coast Creations, sister company to Our Daily Bread designs.  Along with the NCC stamps, I also used the following items from Our Daily Bread designs: ODBD Custom 'Leafy Edged Borders' Dies (curved border), ODBD Custom 'Sparkling Stars' Dies, ODBD Custom 'Ovals' and 'Stitched Ovals' Dies, and the ODBD 'Patriotic Paper Collection'.  After coloring the image with sponge daubers and markers, I applied Liquid Applique, then heated it with my heat gun to make it 'poof' up and look like whipped cream....yummy!!  I used a glaze pen on the spoon and cherry.

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Blessings,

You Are PAWsome!!!!

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Hi, everyone!!  Today's Ways To Use It Challenge is to use greenery on your project.  For my greenery, I used the ODBD Custom Grass Border Die, along with the 'You Are Pawsome' set, the ODBD Custom Fence Die, Pennant Swag Alphabet, Pennant Swag Solid Alphabet, and the ODBD Custom Pennant Swag Die.  This is a birthday card for a nephew who loves dogs of any kind!

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Blessings,

Angry Birds Birthday

Hi, everyone!  Today's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast was absolutely perfect for the card I have been wanting to make for my nephew's birthday.  Though I have never played Angry Birds, nor do I know a thing about it, thanks to many talented stampers at Splitcoast, I was able to glean some ideas and create the Angry Bird with punches and dies (if he has a name, please share it with me!)  The card size is A2....I'm not sure the measurements of the different elements of the bird....it was a bit of trial and error to get the correct proportions.  The hillside was punched with an EK Success border punch, the stars are Creative Memories, the eyebrows are a word window punch, the tuft is a flower punch, the beak is a square which was cut into pieces, the tail was cut by hand, and the circles were dies and punches.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Blessings,

Reach for the Stars

Hello!!  Yes, this is my third post for today!  With me, it's either "feast or famine"! :)

I was asked to be a guest designer for the Clean and Simple Challenge this week over at Splitcoast.....what an honor to be asked to join such an amazingly talented team!!  This week's challenge is a sketch based on this beautiful card by Jan Larson.  For my card, I used the Wood Background and birthday sentiment from the Dad set, both by Our Daily Bread designs. The stars were punched from a scrap piece of Bo Bunny designer paper, not sure which collection.

Once again, thanks so much for visiting with me!  It's greatly appreciated!

Have a great week!!

Blessings,