Look Who's Turning One

So when I saw this week's Mojo Monday, I had a vision for a first birthday card and after a little changing of the layout my vision came into sight.

I like how the end result of my first birthday card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Topsy Turvy Celebration, Hooray It's Your Day
Ink:   Melon Mambo, Gold
Paper:   Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Brights Patterns Designer Series Pack
Accessories:   Rhinestones, InColor Sequins, Stickers and Baker's Twine from a local craft store
Tools:  Balloon Bouquet Punch

Woo Hoo

So how fabulous is this week's Fusion challenge.   Owls, primary colors and a fabulous sketch.     Amazing!

Fusion never disappoints.   So much fun.   The theme, the colors and the sketch all rolled into one.    It make like so much easier when coming up with a card!  

Thank you Fusion!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set:    Party Pants, Balloon Celebrations, stamp sets from an online store
Ink:   Hello Honey, Real Red, Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:   Whisper White, Night of Navy, Hello Honey, Real Red
Accessories:    Rhinestones

Paw Patrol

Friday was my nephew's 2nd birthday.   He loves Paw Patrol.    So I just knew I needed to create a birthday card for this little guy!      I googled and found this great image of Chase.     Pals Paper Arts provided the best sketch to work with to create my card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Perfect Pennants
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Enamel Dots from a local craft store, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Circle Framelits

Star Wars

Over the Christmas holiday, I took my niece and nephew to see the new Star Wars movie!    So of course for my nephew's birthday card I had to make a Star Wars themed birthday card.

So I decided to create a card with one of the newest characters the very adorable BB-8.     I found this clipart at this link.   I covered up the image in the corner with the cogs punch.

I have to say I love, love the way this card came out!    As always I have to say thank you to Retro Sketch for the inspiration!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Party with Cake
Ink:   Basic Black
Paper:   Whisper White, Marina Mist, Tangelo Twist, Neutral Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Neutral Candy Dots
Tools: Extra Large Cogs Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch

Happy Day Car Keys

So I can never pass up a good circle sketch.    Here is the Pals Paper Arts sketch from a couple of week's ago that I paired up to create a congratulations card for my friend's daughter who passed her driver's test.    I was happy I still had the retired Girlfriend's Accessories for the keys in the set.

I was looking for appropriate greeting for the card and couldn't find one in my SU stash, so I found one in my staff from online goodies I recently purchased.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Girlfriend Accessories, Border Banter, Stamp Set from a local craft store
Ink:  Basic Black, Versamark, Crisp Cantaloupe an Real Red
Paper:   Real Red, Whisper White, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Crisp Cantaloupe Baker's Twine, White Perfect Accents, White Embossing Powder
Tools:  Circle Framelits, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

As You See It Challenge - Lola's Challenge

I love this week's As You See It Challenge.   It is for a little girl named Lola who is fighting cancer.    She couldn't receive cards in the intensive care unit, so instead they we are creating cards so she can see them virtually.   So the challenge is to create something with some of her favorite things.. think pink, fairies, unicorns, and sugar and spice.

So who is the most famous fairy of all... Tinkerbell.   I was looking through my craft staff and found her and made a card for Lola.   It is actually a funny coincidence.   Just the other day, I got a Facebook memory with a project I made with these stickers.    It was 5 years ago!!  It was a scrapbook wall hanging I made for my niece.  

This is why as scrapbookers are hoarders.   I held onto the remaining stickers for 5 years and today was the first I made another project with them!   I still have two more fairies on the sticker page, let's see how long before I use the remaining ones!!     Click here to see the other Tinkerbell projects I made on my blog!     Here is the wall hanging I made 5 years ago!

The card for Lola is made mostly of the products are not Stampin' Up!   I think the only ones that are is the card stock, rhinestone and twine.   The ink is actually a Green Galore marker!!

So the challenge is open until tomorrow, October 21st at 12 PM PST.    So create a card for Lola to make her smile and to raise aware for Childhood Cancer.  Click here to join the challenge.

My Favorite Things Sketch

Here is a perfect card for the tweenie, teen and anyone who has a phone continuously attached to their hand!     My niece just turned double digits.   I decided to make her a iphone card for her birthday. Here is a stamp set I got at a local craft store that I am happy I had a chance to play with. I love this week's My Favorite Things sketch.   It is perfect for this week's sketch challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Strawberry Slush, Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Patterned Paper form a local craft store
Accessories:   Frosted Sequins, Rhinestones, Basic Black Baker's Twine
Tools:  Owl Builder Punch

Retro Sketch

 I am absolutely loving the School House designer series paper!    The numbered background was perfect for a birthday card paired up with this week's Retro Sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  25 Days, Hooray Its's Your Day
Ink:   Basic Gray, Pool Party, Versamark
Paper:  School House Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories:  InColor Sequins, Silver Buttons, Rhinestones, Basic Black Baker's Twine, White Embossing Powder
Tools:  Triple Banner Punch, Heat Gun, Embossing Powder

Choo Choo

I had the pleasure of playing with my friend's old Stampin' Up! stamp sets.    When the Choo Choo stamp set was in the catalog I didn't think twice about the set.  Now I am finding that I need more kid stamp sets for all the birthday party cards I need to make.  

So with the Retro Sketch of the week and the Choo Choo stamp set, here is my card and the ingredients to make it.
Stamp Sets: Choo Choo, Big Day
Ink:   Real Red, Basic Black
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Back to Black Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Basic Black Baker's Twine

Zoofari

As soon as I saw this week's Paper Crafts Crew sketch I was so happy to see the On Film negative framelit.  I was excited to find a way to incorporate the framelit that is sorely underused.     I needed to make a birthday card for a toddler and pulled out the retired Zoofari stamp set.   Can we bring this stamp set back.   I loved being able to color my images  

I colored in the White Perfect Elements with my Sharpie.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Big Day, Gorgeous Grunge, Zoofari
Ink:   Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Skin Tone Blendabilites
Paper:  Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories:   White Perfect Accents
Tools:   On Film Framelits

Dora Birthday

My niece is turning 3.   It seems just like yesterday I was making Dora invitations for my other niece.    Time is flying by.      Here is a birthday card I made for her day and gift bags for her birthday party.

I made the birthday card with this week's Retro Sketch of the week.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Fast Food Friends
Ink:   Eggplant Envy
Paper:   Whisper White, Eggplant Envy, Card stock and Designer Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Regal Candy Dots, Whisper White Baker's Twine and Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:   Circle Framelits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, 1/4" Circle Punch, Banner Framelits

Ingredients to make the gift bag tag:
Stamp Sets:  Fast Food Friends
Ink:   Eggplant Envy
Paper:   Whisper White, Eggplant Envy Patterns Designer Series Paper, Rich Razzleberry, YoYo Yellow, Garden Green, Real Red, Stickers from a local craft store
Accessories:   Washi Tape from a local craft store

Daniel Tiger Invitation

Today is my nephew's 1st birthday!   I can't believe how fast time has flown.  He is the happiest little boy.   He is just starting to walk. He loves his Daniel Tiger!  

Here is the Daniel Tiger invitation I made for his birthday party.   I found clipart online and then resized it for the invitation.

Click here to get the image.

The birthday party information was printed on the tag which is tucked nicely inside the pocket.   The pocket is a piece of cardstock folded over.   To keep the pocket in place I punched two holes on the side with a crop-a-dile then thread through baker's twine and tied a bow.

Stay tuned next week to see all the fun Daniel Tiger party decorations I made for his party.

Ingredients to make the Daniel Tiger Invitation:
Stamp Sets:  Hooray It's Your Day, 25 Days, Celebrate Today
Ink:  Real Red
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Real Red Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Red Gingham Ribbon, Red Baker's Twine from a local craft store
Tools:   Crop-a-dile, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Casing the Catty

We are back at Casing the Catty blog.   So stay tuned every week for new challenges and new beautiful projects.   I am a design team member and you will see my creations every other week.   Here is this week's challenge:   Be inspired by a project from the Sale-a-bration brochure and use some SAB DSP (or new DSP) in your project.

I CASE'ed the project below which is featured on page 19 of the Sale-a-bration brochure.     Love the simplicity of the card and the beauty.   Such an quick and easy sketch to use.

To join in the challenges as well as see weekly inspiration, please click here to visit the site.    Please note there is a time difference so if you do not see the challenge posted on Friday, check back a few hours later and it will be up.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Hooray It's Your Day, 25 Days, Celebrate Today
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Best Day Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Rhinestones, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Spiral Binder Punch

Something Frilly!

This week at Stampin' Royalty we are asking everyone to create something frilly!    So the minute I saw the challenge I knew I wanted to pull out my roll of crepe paper and decided to make a ruffle border for my niece's birthday.   Ruffles and peace love and cupcakes are just perfect for a tweenie!   I can't believe she is already 9!

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) October 6th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Peace, Love and Cupcakes, Making Spirits Bright, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Index Cards
Accessories:   Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit, Sequins, Rhinestones
Tools:   Heart to Heart Punch, Spiral Binder Punch

Curious George Birthday Card

A Curious George birthday party means you need a Curious George birthday card.   

Here is the link for the George image that I used to make the card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Remembering Your Birthday
Ink:   Real Red
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Real Red Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Bright Candy Dots
Tools   1" Circle Punch, Owl Punch

Curious George Party!

My niece just turned 2 years old.     She absolutely loves Curious George.   So here are the party favor bags I made for all her little friends and cupcake toppers!    She loved her cupcake topper.    She kept pointing to the topper and saying George!!   So happy they were a hit by the birthday princess!

I found the clipart of George at this site.   Then I played with the various fonts on my computer to make the gift tag.     The fonts used are:  Arial, CK Black Out, Always & Forever.

Ingredients to make the party favor bag:
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red
Accessories:  Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools:   2 1/2" Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile

Ingredients to make the cupcake topper:
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red
Tools:   1 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Just Keep Swimmin'

I love, love this week's color combo.   The colors are:   Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie and Pool Party.   I decided to do a card for my niece, she is the biggest fan of Nemo.    You should see her dance when Dori starts singing Just Keep Swimmin.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Designer Typeset, Summer Splash, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise
Paper:  Whisper White, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Tempting Turquoise Patterns Designer Series Paper, Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Tempting Turquoise Button and Grosgrain Ribbon, Brights Candy Dots, Doily
Tools:  Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot

Birthday Invites and Cards

My niece is turning 2 is just a few short weeks.   I can't believe how fast the time has passed.    Here is the invitation as well as birthday card I made for the occasion.

I just love the little dot in the Work of Art stamp set!   The perfect size to make the perfect polka dot paper! 

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Blue Ribbon, Work of Art
Ink:   Strawberry Slush, Pool Party
Paper:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Silver Brads, Doily, Coastal Cabana Ruffled Ribbon
Tools:   1 1/4" Circle Punch, Paper Piercer

 

Getting Sketchy

So I had a little fun this week and participated in two sketch challenges!    The first one comes from Retro Sketches.   I just love this sketch as soon as a saw it inspired me to make a sweet 16 card that I needed to make. 

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Countless Sayings II, Perfect Pennants
Ink:   Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink
Paper:  Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink Patterns Designer Paper
Accessories:   Bright Candy Dots
Tools:  Heart to Heart Punch, Small Heart Punch, Owl Punch,  2 1/2" Circle Punch, Circle Framelits, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Big Shot

The second sketch that inspired my creativity was the Mojo Monday sketch of the week!   How great is this sketch.   At first I wasn't sure what I would do by as the wheels turned in my head, a father's day was the end product.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Metro Type Alphabet, Show & Tell 1
Ink:  Real Red, Smoky Slate
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Silver Brads
Tools:  Circle Thinlits, Big Shot

Lego Birthday

This week Stampin' Royalty brings us a color challenge.    The colors are:   Crushed Curry, Island Indigo and Real Red.    The primary colors made me think of legos and that was perfect for my nephew's 6th birthday.   He loves legos so I am hoping he is going to love this card.
The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) February 24th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Cycle Celebration, On Your Birthday
Ink:  Real Red
Paper:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo and Real Red, Play Date Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Brads, Baker's Twine
Tools:  1/4" Circle Punch, Paper Piercer, Scallop Trim Border Punch