Birthday Cards

Between November 11th and December 9th there are five birthdays in my family. I managed to get the five cards made and mailed or given to the recipients. This was not an easy fete to accomplish, Because I had been away at a four day crop the first weekend in November, went on a 10 day vacation that included a 7 day Caribbean cruise. Came home in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with two daughters, two grandsons and a sister. Then proceeded to get a sinus and upper respiratory infection.
So I am not going to give the detail I usually put into this blog. I just had to get these four cards posted before too much time had gone by.

Two of the birthdays( my youngest sister and my son-in-law) were on November 11th. I made a Z card for my sister and wrote a previous blog all about it.

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This 5 1/2 X 4 1/4 card for my son-in-law is one I had partially made while making another card in March. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the front, then I sanded it to help the embossing stand out more. Gave it a little more detail with faux white stitching. The inside was finished by adding a mat, a band and a quote.

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My youngest daughter /child celebrated her 40th birthday on Thanksgiving Day by running in a five mile race. It was freezing cold that day in Connecticut, but it was a lot of fun watching the race, because the participants dressed in costumes.
Her 6 X 6 card was made using DCWV Butterfly Garden stack and AC Cardstock for the base. The sentiment on the inside is a Recollections acrylic stamp.

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My second granddaughter celebrated her 12th birthday the day after Thanksgiving Day. Her 6 X 6 card was made with AC Cardstock, K & Company printed paper, Martha Stewart butterfly punch and Dear Lizzy Thickers.

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Another sister celebrated her birthday on December 9th. Green is her favorite color. I had a lot of fun making her 6 X 6 card. All the papers used were in my stash.
I used a Rubbernecker stamp and Ranger Adirondack Espresso Ink. I hot glued two of the flowers (Fiskars flower punch) together after shaping them, then hot glued them onto the stamped image. Added Imaginisce I Rock pearls to the centers of the flowers and gem to jeweled strand. Stickles were used on the earrings, necklace and the strand.
The lacy border on the outside as well as the inside are Martha Stewart Vintage Doily punch.
The sentiment on the front is a Sylvia Yu rubber stamp. The sentiment on the inside is a Fiskars acrylic stamp. It was shaped and matted using two different sizes of Spellbinders Labels 18 dies.

Birthday Card for My Youngest Sister

My youngest sister was born on Veteran’s Day when I was six years old. And she made us a family of four sisters. Like me she loves to travel and she will be retiring at the end of this month.

Front of the card

 

I made a 5 3/4 inches X 5 1/4 inches “Z” card for the first time. I learned how to do this by watching the YouTube video made by Linda Duke. The card is 5 1/2 inches at the highest end and 3 1/4 inches at the lowest end (pink Bazzill Basic).

DCWV Ciao Bella paper used

 

The bouquet of flowers on the front of the card were fussy cut(DCWV Ciao Bella stack). The edges were inked with Fired Brick Ranger Distress Ink and Distress Marker. I used Rangers Claudine Hellmuth Studio multi medium matte on the delicate parts ie. leaves to give them enduring stability. It was adhered to the front of the card( Recollections Foam Squares).

Back of the card

 

The ribbon( Studio 18) was attached to the card before the Vellum was adhered.
Light green vellum(Emagination Crafts) was embossed with the Cuttlebug Birthday folder using an eBosser.
The doily lace trim( Martha Stewart Vintage Doily Punch) was made from white cardstock(Georgia Pacific).

Inside of the “Z”

 

The butterfly( Inkadinkado) and Happy Birthday( Recollections) were stamped with Rangers Archival Jet Black Ink. The happy birthday is stamped on the card under the light green vellum.
Flowers (Fiskars punch) were made from the papers and vellum scraps. Two flowers were adhered together with Scotch Quick Dry. Ice White pearl( Viva Pen) added to the centers. Then they were adhered to the card with hot glue.

Card peeking out of the envelope

 

The envelope was made using the Martha Stewart scoreboard and DCWV paper. Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro High Tac adhesive was used for assembling the card and the envelope.

Anniversary Card for My Grandson

This is a card I made for my grandson and his wife who celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary last Friday.



The cardstocks used are from my stash ( light blue 4 1/2 X 6 inches, dark blue 3 3/4 X 5 1/4 inches, white 3 1/2 X 5 inches). The corners were cut with the WRMK Scallop Corner Chromper. The layers of the card were adhered with Glue Glider Pro Perma Tac.

The stamp (Inkadinkado), Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink

Foulard embossing folder (Anna Griffin) set using the very pretty new teal Sizzix Big Shot machine.

Flowers (Fiskars punch) were cut from silver cardstock in my stash. Each flower was shaped with the Imaginisce Stylus. Two were adhered together using Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive then adhered to the card.  Magenta Pearls (Viva Pearl Pen) were added to the centers of each flower.

Scroll (3 1/2 inches Teresa Collins December 25th cartridge, Bazzill Cardstock) inked edge with Tombow Watercolor Marker. The sentiment was handwritten with a Zig Millenium Blue Pen.

Note: I have a stash of scrolls that were cut with the Cricut Expression using the Autofill feature.

Closeup of the Top

 

Closeup of the Bottom

Anniversary Card for My Son and Daughter-in-Law

My son and daughter-in-law will be celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary this coming Monday.
This is a 6 X 6 card made from cardstock (probably DCWV) that was in my scrap stash. The inside of the cardstock is a pretty orange with embossed glittered flowers.

Card Front

 

I rounded all the corners 1/2 inch (WRMK Crop-A-Dile Corner Chromper) then inked the edges ( Rangers Salty Ocean Distress Ink). Vellum (Emagination) was embossed (Teresa Collins eBosser and Intertwined Ring embossing folder), a 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 piece was adhered to the front of the card.

Inside

 

On the inside the sentiments (Fiskars and Martha Stewart) were stamped ( Rangers Archival Jet Black Ink and Fiskars Stamper)

Inside

 

Front

 

Flowers (Petaloo, Prima and Recollections), and Brad (Stash) were adhered with hot glue to the front of the card.

Front

 

Ribbon ( American Crafts) and Flourish ( Want 2 Scrap) were also added to the front of the card. The ribbon is aided to staying in place with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.

Front

 

The sentiment on the front of the card is a piece of stash cardstock with all corners rounded I/4 inch. The edges were inked ( Ranger Fired Brick Distress Ink ). It was stamped ( Susan Branch Letters & Numbers) with Rangers Distress Embossing Ink. Then it was heat embossed ( Ranger Heat It) and was adhered to the card front with Recollections Foam Adhesive.
NOTE: The vellum is sticky backed

Butterfly on Toadstool Birthday Card

Tomorrow my oldest granddaughter will be eighteen years old. It is hard to imagine it has been that long since our beautiful blue eyed baby girl was born. But, I did just attend her high school graduation last month and she will be off to college very soon.

Purple is her favorite color, so I incorporated it into the making of this 6 X 6 birthday card. DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack 2010 was used for the 6 X 6 base and the 5.5 X 5.5 mat. The corners were decorated using the WRMK Corner Chromper Cloud punch.

It has been awhile since I have used the Cricut Imagine. I used it along with the Lori’s Garden cartridge. That is my favorite Imagine cartridge. The butterfly layers (page 11) are print/cut at 1.3 inches and the toadstools layers (page 12) are print/cut at 3.0 inches.

Side views

 

All the layers were inked with Colorbox Q Brown ink before they were assembled with Recollections Foam Squares for the layering and Zig 2 Way for assembling other parts. The grass is pieces I had leftover from a Tim Holtz tag and it is made using the Tim Holtz Alterations Tapered Fringe die and inked with TH Distress Peeled Paint ink. All assembled pieces are adhered to the card using the ATG.


The butterfly is embellished with Black Diamonds (antennae) and Platinum (back wing) Stickles. Recollections Rhinestones were used on the body.



The birthday sentiment is a Sylvia Yu stamp using TH Distress Dusty Concord ink. I then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and the Ranger Heat It tool. I cut it using a Fiskars scallop punch. The edges are inked with TH Distress Dusty Concord ink. It is adhered to the card using the Recollections Foam Squares.

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Christmas Card 2010

This is the Christmas card I made for this year to send to family and a few friends. Utilizing large white blank 6 1/2 X 5 cards (Halcraft) I had a lot of fun using many different techniques. I used Provocraft Gypsy, Baby Bug Cricut, Expression and Cuttlebug machines. The small ornamental figures used on the inside of the cards were actually cut last year using the Gypsy and Baby Bug. With all my travelling last year I didn't have time to make cards, so I decided to use them this year.

Cardstock: The Paper Company 4 1/2 X 6, Provocraft Cuttlebug Lace Tree folder, Imaginisce I-Rock, Offray Ribbon, Punches: We R Memory Keepers Corner Round Punch and Crop-a dile

Clear Stamp: Sandylion, Ranger Embossing Ink, Martha Stewart Antique Gold Embossing Powder, Darice Heating Tool

Cardstock: A C Cardstock; Top Note(Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge) 2.5 X 1.86 and shadow 2.75 X 2.11, Clear Stamp: Inkadinkado, Ink: Tsukineko, Sakura Gelly Roll, Rangers Stickles and Glossy Accents

                                                                    Back of the card    
Provocraft Cuttlebug folder, Stamp:San Diego Designs by Henry, Ink: Tsukineko            

The following are the various images ( Christmas Cheer Cricut cartridge) I added to the inside of the cards. They were enhanced using Rangers Glossy Accents and Stickles.

Adhesives: ATG, Zig 2 Way  and Popups(?)

Birthday Card for My Sister

I have one sister who was born on my 3rd birthday in June many years ago. She is very special, because fourteen years ago she became a heart recipient and is doing very well. She has always loved being fashionable, so I couldn't resist making this birthday card and envelope for her.

 I designed the card using the Gypsy with Cricut cartridges Forever Young and Ashlyn's Alphabet. The shapes and wordings for the card were cut using the Cricut Expression. Embossing was done with the Cuttlebug and a Cuttlebug folder. The envelope was made with the aid of a Martha Stewart Scoring board.

Products used  Cardstock: The Paper Company, DCWV(La Creme and At Home); Paper: K & Company; Acetate:from packaging; Rhinestone: Studio 18; Gel Pen: Sakura; Ribbon( I don't know)

Decorating Books For Faithbooking

The second Saturday in April Tammy Skinner introduced Faithbooking to the blog followers on Cuttlebug Challenge. You might wonder what is Faithbooking , well to quote Tammy it is as follows: What is scrapbooking? Everyone knows that one, right? It's the preservation of our memories for generations to come.Well, that is exactly what faithbooking is too. That and so much more. In faithbooking, not only are you preserving  those memories...but you are sharing a piece of your spirit with your future generations.

I found this very inspiring. So the next day, I headed to Michaels to buy a $1.00 journal and a $5.99 album. Yesterday I did a little decorating of the books, so I would be ready for the next in series of lessons tomorrow. The album is a Recollections Damask. I did the designing using the Gypsy and  Lyrical Letters for the word saying as well as the butterflies. They were all cut using the Original cricut. Paper: DCWV Pastel with white core and AC Cardstock. The ribbons are Sugar n' Spice(butterflies) and Bobbin(Blessings). Embossing was done using the Cuttlebug and Divine Swirls folder. The embossing was sanded with a MM fine sanding block.

National Scrapbooking Day

Saturday May 1st was National Scrapbooking Day. It was a day for all scrapbookers to celebrate by taking out their paper supplies and tools to make creations. There were parties and challenges to be a  participant. I was following My Pink Stamper on Facebook and her blog. Over the course of the day there were twelve challenges for us to do. I was able to do three of them.

The first challenge was to make a Mother's Day card. Since I have four daughter and a daughter-in-law who are all mothers, I decided to make a card for each of them. Here are three of the five cards I made.

I made an envelope, but it is too small for the card that measures 6 inches by 6 inches.

Challenge # 8 Love My Color. For this we were to make something in a Monochromatic color with a flower. I made a card with some of the pink paper left over from the Mother's Day cards that I used to test the border punch.

The finally challenge was named Critter-licious. We were to make a card, page or project using animal or critter. I chose to make a double layout of one of my kittens watching  a chipmunk.