Sending Birthday Wishes

I've been trying to learn more about using my photo editing software Photoshop Elements to add soft edges to my photographs and create watermarks.  My first attempt, not too bad.  Still need some work. 

I recently found the "There She Goes" stamp company.  Love the name of their company.  I find myself singing that song every time I see the name. Anyway they have really cute images.  So I needed a couple of birthday cards and decided to use one of the stamps I purchased.  Isn't she sweet?  She's from the Blossom By Blossom set which has a number of cute images in it. I paper pieced her outfit and actually masked the grass.  Still working on coloring hair, I need to practice more.   And of course used one my favorite color combos, black/red/white. 

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Blossom By Blossom from There She Goes

Sentiment - Computer Generated using Catchup font

Dies: Spellbinders Labels Eight for the image

Spellbinders Grommet Tags for the sentiment

MFT Jumbo Monarch Border

Copics - C9,E00,E30,E31,E33,E35,G21,N0,N1,R20,R27

Paper and brads from my stash

Dotted Dahlias

Cards don't always have to be complicated or difficult to be beautiful.  This is a really simple but pretty card.  One of my favorite color combinations too, pink, black and white.  The flower is from Layers Of Color Dotted Dahlias stamp set.  I got the inspiration from Jennie at Stamping Away The Day.  She is on the Design Team and has great ideas.  I stamped the flower in two sizes with ColorBox Black ink and embossed it with Ranger's Super Fine Detail Clear powder.  I colored in each flower with Copic's RV25-Dog Rose Flower. 
You could color this flower in any color and it would turn out beautiful.  In fact, I think I'm going to do just that!  Make up a few of them and then just add a sentiment when I need a card.  I think it would be good for many occasions.  Until next time!!  I hope you're having the best day!

Details:

Card Size - A2

Image - Dotted Dahlias from Layers of Color

Paper - PTI's Raspberry Fiz

Copic - RV25

Tag - PTI Double End Banners Die

Sentiment - Everyday Button Bits

Ink - ColorBox Black

Embossed - Ranger's Super Fine Detail Clear

Happy Birthday Dad!

I don't know anyone who likes to make cards that doesn't find it difficult to make a card for a man.  You don't want it to be boring, but it's so much easier to add a bow or a flower to a card.  So here is my card for my father-in-law.  He is such a special man.  You just can't find a better person than him.

I chose the tree from Gina K Design stamp set called Fanciful Fall.  I thought it was appropriate seeing that his confirmation verse, his father's and my husband's is John 15:5 "You are the vine and I am the branches.  If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."  Inside the card I used a message from Gina K's Masculine Messages stamp set.  It says "Dad, you're such a blessing".  And it's so true.  We love you Dad!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Gina K Fanciful Feast

Sentiment - PTI Inside & Out: Birthday

Paper - PTI Ripe Avocado, Pacific Vineyard, Vintage Cream

Nesties - Classic Large and Scalloped Oval, Ribbon Tag Trio 3

Cuttlebug - Polka Dots Folder

Felt Flower-Birthday Card

This is just a simple birthday card, but I really love how these felt flowers turn out.  Of course they are pretty simple with the die cut from My Favorite Things.  It's called Die-namics Loopy Bloom.  They are too much fun to make.  Supplies from Papertray Ink were used to make the rest of the card.  I'll try to update this post later with all of the details.  One card down and another two to go.  My new goal for this winter is to make a good supply of birthday, baby and whatever types of cards I can make!!

Here's a close up of the flower.  Aren't they just too cute??

Sisters

I just love Mo's Digital Pencil images.  She is so talented.  I never have a problem finding an image I like.  I thought this one would be perfect for a birthday card for my older sister.  We haven't always seen eye to eye, and I think this saying is so perfect.

"I smile because you are my sister, I laugh because there is nothing you can do about it!"

I had the best time with my niece today. She is such a beautiful young lady, inside and out! I'm so proud of her and love her so much.  I wish she lived closer so we could hang out more often.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Details:

Image from Mo's Digital Pencil

Colored with Copics

Sentiment was computer generated

Nesties - Long Classic Rectangles, Lacy Squares

Misc - EK flower punch,  MS branch punch

Wax Fruit Company

I recently discovered a new digi stamp site while visiting one of my favorite blogs My Stamping Thyme.  The Wax Fruit Company has the cutest images.  She is asking everyone that has purchased her images to submit a project to her gallery for a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree!!  So I decided to enter.  I'll be keeping my fingers crossed!! 

I used an image from Gerber Daisy and printed it three times.  I colored all of them with Copics.  One was used for the base and another cut out and popped with pop dots.  A smaller piece was cut from the third and glued to give it some dimension.  The center was filled with Flower Soft.   Thanks for stopping by!

Detail:

Card Size - 5X7

Image & Sentiment- Gerber Daisy from Wax Fruit Company

Die Cuts - Edgers 3 from Papertrey Ink & Spellbinders Double Ended Tags

Copics - R21, R22, R24

Paper - From my stash

Embossing - Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots

Brads - From Making Memories

Flower Soft - Black

Spring Tulips

Papertrey Ink recently came out with this cute bunch of tulips stamp. It's part of the new Friendship Jar Spring Fillers stamp set. They were really fun to color. I made this card for my mother-in-law's birthday. She likes purple, so I also used PTI's new Royal Velvet card stock. Great color! Hope you like it!! And Happy Birthday Mom and many more!! We love you!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - PTI's Friendship Jar and Spring Fillers

Sentiment - Inside & Out Birthday from PTI

Nesties - Labels 10 and Labels 17

Copics - BV000, BV02, BV11, BG000, YG91, YG93, YG95 C0

Embossing - Cuttlebug's Polka Dots Folder

Paper - Royal Velvet from PTI

Ribbon and Button - Purple is from PTI

Another Birthday Card

As part of Gina K Designs release, she offers a free stamp set when you purchase 3 other sets (which is not hard to do, let me tell you).  This was one of the freebies.  It's called Floral Wreath and comes with three different sentiments that fit perfectly in the center.  I finally got around to stamping it and thought I would use the Birthday sentiment. It will be good to have a spare birthday card on hand for a change.  Hope everyone is having a great week!  I am so ready for the weekend, you have no idea!!  More snow coming but I still think it's beautiful!  See you again soon!

Details:

Card Size - 5 1/2 X 5 1/2

Image & Sentiment - Gina K Stamps' Floral Wreath

Paper - Coredinations

Embossing: Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder

Copics - G000, YG95, RV11, RV13, RV14

Nesties - Classic Scallop Circles

Ink - Memento Angel Pink to sponge around sentiment

Punch - Martha Stewart's Single Arch Around the Page

Happy Birthday Card

The other day PTI posted a video showing an easy technique and I thought I would give it a try.  First stamp an image on colored paper using white ink (you can emboss it or not).  Then you take a marker (doesn't have to Copic) that is the same color as the paper and outline the stamped image.  It gives the image depth and is super easy.  This was a quick way to make a card.

Details:

Image - By Your Side stamp set from Gina K Designs

Sentiment - PTI's Delightful Dahlia

Nesties - Classic Oval, Scalloped Oval and Fancy Tags

Ink - ColorBox Frost White

Copic - B23 was used to outline the image

Embossing - Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Folder

Paper - Blueberry Sky from PTI 

Winter Birthdays are so Cool!!

If you haven't tried digital stamps, you owe to yourself to give it a try.  They are so fun to use. Not only are there great images to choose from, but there is no storage, prices are affordable and you can make them pretty much any size to you want! How great is that!  One more benefit that I've found is that when you need an image, you just order it and receive within minutes!!  I love that!  This image is from Clear Dollar Stamps. I thought it was prefect for a winter birthday.  I think my husband's cousin will like it.  She loves snowmen.  But then who doesn't!!  The inside sentiment says "Hope yours is the Coolest!!

I made a resolution this year to post more often, so here we go!!  I hope everyone has a great day!  If you have the day off, even better.  Stay in where it's warm and craft!  That's what I'm doing!   Until next time!!

Details:

Card size - 5X7

Image - Brrrthday Snowman from Clear Dollar Stamps

Sentiment - Both inside and out from Clear Dollar Stamps

Copics - E33, E34, B02, BG000, R83, R85, Y000, Y18, YR07

Nesties - Labels Seventeen

Border Punch - Candles from EK

Snowflake Punch - MS Scandinavian and small snowflake

Paper - Coredinations and Imaginisce's Strawberry Sorbet

Misc - Ink from ColorBox Chalk Blue Lagoon, Frosted Lace Stickles, button and beads from my stash

Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas.  We had a great time!  There are several birthdays in our family right at the beginning of the year.  So I thought I would start on a few birthday cards.  I'm still working on my "copic" coloring skills.  I thought this marigold from Papertrey Ink came out pretty good.  Although I didn't write down the numbers I used because I was just playing around.  And of course it's one I wanted to use.  Oh well, I'm just happy I got one done.

We are looking forward to New Years and a nice long weekend.  If I don't get a chance to post before Friday, I want to wish everyone a happy, blessed and healthy New Year!!

Details:
Card Size - 5X7
Image - Year of Flowers: Marigolds from Papertrey Ink
Sentiment - Make A Wish from Papertrey Ink
Nesties - Labels Fourteen
Paper - Coredinations
Embossing - Cuttlebug's Polka Dots
Ink - Background stamped with Marigold stamp using Colorbox Autumn

Best catch of my life!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!! The card says it all. He is the best catch of my life!! Love you!Details:

Card Size - A2
Image - Camp Out Cricut Cartridge cut from my Gypsy
Frame - Just Because Cards Cricut Cartridge
Sentiment - Computer generated and punched with my Fiskars 1 1/2 circle and 2 in scalloped
Paper - K & Company (Amy Butler) and Core'dinations
Misc - Ribbon from my stash (most of my ribbon is from Michael's or Joann's)

Happy Birthday Linda!!

Happy Birthday to my favorite sister-in-law!! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday MaryJo! How old??

Just kidding! I can tease my friend because we are the same age! She is a definite shoe gal!

Happy Birthday Mom!

This card was made for my wonderful mother-in-law. I hit the jackpot with both my in-laws! She loves birds so I thought this would be a good card for her.

Belated Birthday

This is a belated birthday card. I should probably make several of them. I seem to have a hard time getting cards in the mail on time. Better late than never??? Well...that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!

Here's the inside of the card.

A Birthday Card

Hopefully this birthday card will make my friend feel like spring is coming.

Simple Birthday Card

Here is a simple birthday card using printable stamps from The Cutting Cafe' http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/