Happy Birthday

Popping in quickly today to share a card I made using the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches Challenge :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

This sketch is a great way to make use of the loads of patterned paper I have been hoarding in my stash. I cut these from an oldie but goodie 6x6 patterned paper pad from My Mind's Eye called "Oxford Lane." LOVE the color combo of navy, green, yellow and a touch of aqua. Super fun!!!
 

I'll be snail mailing this one to my dad for his upcoming March birthday :) I hope he likes it!

Thanks for visiting!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

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Supplies:

Dies: Happy Birthday Brush Script (Simon Says Stamp)

Cardstock: Kraft and Rustic White (Papertrey Ink), Night of Navy (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Oxford Lane 6x6 (My Mind's Eye)

Vellum: White (DeNami Design)

Adhesive: Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn)

Embellishments: Farmhouse Christmas Enamel Dots (Carta Bella) 

Wine Aerobics...And Repeat

Hello there! Two of my neighbor girlfriends are turning 60 in a couple of months, so I've been working on making some extra special birthday cards for them.

Here's one I created for my friend, Kim, who is super fit and active and LOVES her red wine ;)

...and of course I'll be pairing this card with some red wine and some other goodies for this milestone celebration :)

I hope she gets a kick out of it!

Also linking this up at Seize The Birthday Challenge, which is always a fabulous source of inspiration for birthday cards!

Thanks for visiting!

Have a great weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Wine Aerobics (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Twilight (Catherine Pooler), Cranberry (Concord and 9th), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: White (Ink To Paper), Black (Recollections)

Specialty Layer: Cork (I've had this in my stash for probably a decade....no idea where it came from, but thought it was perfect for this card!)

Dies: Wine Aerobics (Simon Says Stamp), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com), Thin 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

 

Merry Little Christmas

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm playing along with the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: "Let It Snow!" As you all know...I love snow...and especially during the holiday season!!!

Here's my card:

I absolutely ADORE Gus and Gertie from Taylored Expressions! Here they are on one of their "Holiday Adventures"----so super cute and totally festive! And I think the sentiments in this set are really sweet as well :)

I created the snowy backdrop with the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp, added a die-cut snow drift (MFT), stamped the snow drift with a sentiment (Taylored Expressions) and then added Gus and Gertie to the scene. This is one of the card designs I'm snail mailing to family and friends this year, so I made sure I kept it simple to avoid extra postage.

I hope you're having a great week so far!

Thanks for visiting!!!

 

Season's Greetings

Happy Tuesday! I'm back today with my final post as the CAS Colours and Sketches Guest Designer for November 2020. A HUGE THANK YOU to the DT for having me tag along this month! It's been so much fun!!!

This week's challenge is a sketch, and it's a goodie:

 Here's my take:

I LOVE gnomes and thought this guy was especially cute decked out in buffalo plaid!!!

Thanks for visiting!

I hope you'll play along with us this week!!!

Stay well!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Let It Snow (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Cardstock: White, Fine Linen, True Black (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Small Buffalo Plaid - Red/Black (The Paper Studio)

Dies: Li'l Gnome (Simon Says Stamp), Crimped Frames (The Greetery), Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn)

Adhesive: Mono Multi Liquid Glue (Tombow), Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It)