Carry the Cake Birthday Card

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September is a great time for birthdays. I just completed this birthday card that I will be sending out in the mail soon.

I used a simple design and an aqua/lavender color combination to make this card.

I started with a blank aqua Recollections card (Michaels) that measures 5" by 6.5".

I chose the digital stamp "Carry the Cake" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I used Microsoft Word to merge the image and sentiment. I then printed it on white cardstock with my HP Photo Printer and Instant Ink.

I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers and Winsor and Newton Promarkers/Brush markers.

I die-cut some lavender grass using a Fiskars punch. I die-cut the butterflies using the Sizzix Floral Banner #662679 set.

I will enter this card in the following challenges;
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #359
Crafting by Designs September Anything Goes Challenge
Crafting with an Attitude Challenge #55
Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #283
Papercraft Challenges #46

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Handmade Make a Wish Birthday Card

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As dandelions turn to seed, children everywhere rush to pick them, so they can close their eyes, make a wish, and blow seeds into the air.

This is how I made the card;

I started with a blank kraft card that measures 5" by 6.5".

The red background paper is from The Paper Studio Watercolor Rainbow paper pad (Hobby Lobby). I used a paper punch to punch a scalloped edge along the top of the paper.

I chose the digital stamp "Make a Wish" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I printed the image on white cardstock and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. I used Pebbles chalks to add the blue background. I chose the sentiment sticker "make a wish" from the "Tim Holtz Small Talk Occasions" pack.

I cut out the image with a pierced circle die and then cut a black pierced circle a little larger. I attached the circles to the card with double-sided tape.

I used the Spellbinders dies "Romantic Vines" to cut the leaves and added a Prima flower with a faux pearl center.

I finished the card with a piece of red/white baker's twine.

I will enter this card in the following challenges;
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #301
Always Happy Birthday July Challenge
A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #72
Card Mania Challenge #106
Craftaholics R Us Challenge #29
Crafteezee Summer Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #53
Crafty Creations Challenge #370
Crafty Sentiments Designs Add a Sentiment Challenge
Creates and Makes Challenge #22
Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge #29
A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge #7
Through the Craft Room Door July 17 -24 Challenge

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Perfection Handmade Birthday Card

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Dr. Seuss

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? Satchel Paige

Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius

The way I see it, you should live every day like its your birthday. Paris Hilton

It takes a long time to become young. Pable Picasso

I make more birthday cards than any other kind. I made this card for my daughter's birthday. She is an awesome young woman and I am very proud of her.

This is how I made the card:
I started with a blank 5" by 7" kraft greeting card.

The background patterned paper is "On the Shore Stripe/Dark Blue Paper" by Kaleidoscope (My Mind's Eye, 2006). I found a packet of this lovely coordinating double-sided paper at my favorite thrift shop.

I stitched the different layers of paper together and used a piece of vintage lace for embellishment.

I used the digital stamp "Perfection" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I printed the image on white cardstock and colored it with Copic Sketch markers.

I used three sentiments from the Tim Holtz "Small Talk" pack.

I used my Dymo label maker to make the word "BIRTHDAY" at the bottom of the card.

I finished the card with a Tim Holtz ticket and a green paper clip.

I will enter this card in Mo's Challenge 252 - Anything Goes.

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Handmade Earth Day Birthday Card

Today is April 22, 2015.

It is the 45th annual Earth Day in the United States.

It is also the birthday of my lovely granddaughter. I made this Earth Day birthday card to celebrate Kaley's 12th birthday.

This is how I made the card:
The base is a pre-made blank kraft cardstock card.

I used a piece of pretty collage-style pattered paper (Jublilee Pink Postage, K&Company) for the background.

I used four pieces of ephemera (ticket, flashcard, bird, butterfly) from a Tim Holtz "Thrift Shop" Ephemera pack. These items are reproductions of vintage print memorabilia.

I used the digital stamp "Tiara" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers and cut it out. I used adhesive to attach the ephemera and the colored digital image to the background paper.

I printed the sentiment, "It's my birthday and I will tiara if I want to", on white cardstock. This sentiment comes with the "Tiara" digital stamp. I cut out the sentiment with a Spellbinders die and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink. I attached the sentiment to the top of the card.

I used a Dymo label maker to make the words "Earth Day Birthday". I attached these labels to the front of the card.

I will enter this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Due Date.
The "due date" is APRIL 22 - Earth Day and Kaley's birthday!

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Dancing With Mummu Birthday Card

Mummu made her first appearance in print in "Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick" written by Roz Rozenbluthand and illustrated by Maurie J. Manning. She is based on Ms. Manning's Finnish grandmother.

I think this is a great image for a birthday card. What is better than celebrating your day by kicking up your heels? You never get too old to have some fun.

This is how I made this card:

I started with a blank kraft greeting card that measures 4" by 5.5". I rounded the corners with a corner punch.

I chose the digital stamp "Mummu" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I paper-pieced the skirt by printing out the image on a piece of flowered paper from my stash. I cut out the skirt and glued it to an identical image that I printed on white card stock. I colored the remainder of the image with Copic Sketch markers.

I cut and embossed the image with an oval Spellbinders die.

I distressed three pieces of background paper (including a piece of the flowered paper that I used for the skirt) and tied them with blue ribbon. I then attached the colored Mummu image to the background. I attached the image/background to the craft cardstock with a Tombow tape runner.

I am entering this card in Mo's Anything Goes in 2015 paper crafting challenge.

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Handmade Birthday Card With Lots of Layers

January was a big month for birthdays. This is my last card for the month. I recently found a Fiskar's Paper Crimper at a thrift shop and was anxious to try it out.

What is a paper crimper? It is a gadget that makes any kind of paper that you run through it look "crimped" or corrugated.

I will be entering this card in Mo's Challenge #218 - "Lots of Layers". I used several different layers of paper and the cake in the image also has LOTS of layers.

I started with a blank kraft greeting card that measure 5" by 7".

I printed out the digital stamp "Tall Cake" on Strathmore Toned Tan sketch paper. I colored the image with Copic Sketch Markers.

I used a Fiskar's Corner Rounder on the image and stitched it to a piece of collage patterned paper (Collage Art Stack from DCWV). I chose the blue background paper from the same paper pack and ran it through the paper crimper. I then tore around the edges so the white core would show.

I embellished the card with the "LOVE" stickers and a mesh ribbon.

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Handmade Dreamer Birthday Card

This little guy is dreaming about far away places with strange sounding names.

I made this card with the digital image "Dream." I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers and cut it out. I used a piece of antique map patterned paper from a Tim Holtz paper pad.

I used a Spellbinders die to cut the border in the black background paper.

I embellished the card with a piece of baker's twine and a "Dream" jelly sticker from Me & My Big Ideas.

I am entering this card in Mo's Challenge #217 - "Something New." This is the first time I have colored and used this digital stamp in a crafts project. 

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Handmade Card With Super Big Birthday Cake

WOW! What a birthday cake! This image is "Tall Cake" from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop.

I printed the image on Strathmore Toned Tan sketch paper. I used Copic Sketch markers to add some pastel colors to the image.

The background paper is a floral vellum (Maggie Holmes). I embellished the card with tulle flowers (K & Company) and jelly stickers (Me & My Big Ideas).

This card is for my mother who will be celebrating her 84th birthday next week.

I am entering the card in Mo's Challenge #215 - Anything Goes!

Thanks for taking a look at my card and happy crafting!

Tall Cake Birthday Card

Have you ever seen a birthday cake like this one?
I made this card for Mo's Challenge #195 - Kraft Paper. 

I printed out the "Tall Cake" digital stamp on brown kraft paper. I colored the image with Prismacolor pensils.

I used Spellbinders dies to frame the image and attached it to a piece of pretty turquoise patterned paper.

I embellished the card with some pink/white baker's twine and used a blank kraft card as a base.

When I first started making cards, I used colored pencils all the time. A couple of years ago I started using markers so I am a little rusty with the pencils.

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Handmade Cinderella Birthday Card

"Cinderella" is my very favorite fairy tale. I made this handmade birthday card for my daughter who is named "Cindy"....so this is actually a "Cindy"rella card.

I used the "Cinderella" digital stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil shop and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. I distressed the edges with Versa-Magic chalk ink (Sea Breeze).

I added some loops with a Martha Stewart punch and embellished the card with washi tape and vintage white Pebble Braid.

Here are some of my favorite quotations from the Cinderella story:


"For with each dawn, she found new hope that someday, her dreams of happiness would come true".

"A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep. In dreams you will lose your heartaches. Whatever you wish for, you keep. Have faith in your dreams, and someday, your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true".

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Spring Card With Baby Fairy

Where did the warm weather go? I woke up this morning and got a real chill when I let the dogs out. It seems like winter is giving us one last blast.

This week the theme for Mo's Digital Challenge #181 is "Spring".

This is how I made the card:
(1.) I started with a blank pre-folded kraft card that measures 4" by 5 1/2".
(2.) I found this lovely double-sided patterned paper at Michael's on the Clearance Shelf (Imaginisce). One side is red and decorated with watermelon seeds and the other side is white and decorated with strawberries. I used both sides as the background for this card.
(3.) I used the same digital image that I used last week. This cute little baby fairy is from Mo's 3 Baby Fairies set. I colored the image with Copic sketch markers and cut it out with a Spellbinders die. I attached it to the card with foam squares.
(4.) I embellished the card with a "Celebrate" sentiment sticker, a vellum butterfly and two insect die cuts. All of these embellishments are from K & Co.

(5.) I used two red glitter swirls (Recollections) to hold the butterfly in place and add a little sparkle to the card.

 

This card could be used as a birthday card or just a reminder to CELEBRATE life and everything in it.

 

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Mr. Fixit Birthday Card

This is a birthday card for a family member who is very handy around the house. I am entering this card in "Challenge #171 - Anything Goes w/Mo Image." The only rule is that I must use a digital image from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop.

This is how I made the card;
(1.) I started with a blank kraft card that measures 5" by 7".
(2.) I used a piece of patterned paper that looks like sandpaper with twine tied around it (Zig Zag Jute, Rebecca Sower designs) for the background.
(3.) I used the digital image "Mr. Fixit" from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. I colored the image with Copic sketch markers. I used a brush to color the blue background with Tim Holtz distress ink.
(4.) I mounted the image to a piece of black cardstock and then layered a piece of torn cardboard and a piece of burlap fabric behind the image.
(5.) I used foam squares to mount the image to the card. I used a small red paperclip to attach a Tim Holtz "Wish" ticket to the card.
(6.) I embellished the card with a raffia bow.

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Big Present Handmade Birthday Card

Today I made a handmade birthday card for my mother.
She will be celebrating her 83rd birthday card this Sunday.

I will be entering this card in Mo's Anything Goes Challenge. The only requirement is to use an image from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. 

This is how I made the card:
(1.) I started with a blank kraft card that measures 4" by 5 1/2".

(2.) I used one sheet of patterned paper and a variety of Nestabilities Dies to make the background.

(3.) I chose the digital stamp "Big Present (Girl)". I colored the large present with Prismacolor pencils and a blender pen. I colored the girl with Copic Sketch markers.

(4.) I cut out the image and attached it to a piece of die-cut black cardstock.

(5.) I finished the card with a Jolee gold crown sticker.

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"B" Is For Birthday Card

I am going to enter this card in Mo's Challenge #156 - "B" Is For.... The card must have something to do with a "B" word....babies, boys, ballerinas, books bubbles...BIRTHDAYS!

This is how I made the card;
(1.) I started with a blank kraft card that measures 4" by 5 1/2".

(2.) I chose a piece of "Lavender Twilight" Bazzill cardstock and used my Cuddlebug "Birthday" folder to dry emboss it.

(3.) I used a Nestabilities Scalloped Circles die to cut a piece of bright pink cardstock.

(4.) I used the digital stamp "A Big Whoop" from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. I printed the image on Strathmore Mixed Media paper and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. I cut a circle around the image and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

My new camera, a Samsung WB150F with WiFi, has a cool "Old Album" template. This is what the same card looks like using the template.

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Mo's "Anything Goes" Challenge

I want to wish my Aunt Dorothy Nieman a very HAPPY 91st BIRTHDAY!!! I will be getting this card in the mail ASAP so that she will receive it on August 13th.

I made this collage birthday card to enter in Mo's Challenge #147 - "Anything Goes w/Mo Image".

This is how I made the card;

(1.) I started with a blank kraft greeting card that measures 5" by 6 1/2". I chose a coordinated piece of patterned cardstock for the background.

(2.) I used the Cuddlebug "Happy Birthday" folder to dry emboss the shiny silver-tone cardstock with festive birthday words.

(3.) I chose the digital stamp "Bella Carrying the Cake" from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. I colored the image with Copic sketch markers and toned down the white background with pink Pebbles chalk.

(4.) I mounted the image on black cardstock and layered a piece of cardboard and a strip of burlap under it.

(5.) I embellished the card with three flowers that I punched out of cork.

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Happy Birthday, Computer Guy!

My nephew, Kyle Crane, is celebrating his 20th birthday today. He is a college student and an awesome musician and computer guy! I wish Kyle a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY and a great day of celebrating and fun.

I will be entering this birthday card in Mo's Challenge #140 - "Masculine" w/Mo Image.

This is how I made the card;
(1.) I started with a blank white card that measures 5" by 6 1/2".
(2.) The background is Recollections "Rockets 'n' Sprockets" and solid coral Bazzill cardstock.
(3.) I used the digital image "Computer Guy" from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. I colored the image with Copic sketch markers and mounted it on a piece of kraft cardstock.
(4.) I used the Cuddlebug "Embossed Tags" embossing folder to make the tag from kraft cardstock. I used "Daisyd's" letters to write the name "Kyle" on the tag. I attached the tag to the card with a flower-shaped brad.
(5.) I embellished the card with cupcake and candy stickers from Jolees.

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World Traveler Greeting Card Challenge

Today I made a greeting card with an Oriental theme. I have never used this digital image before but I am very pleased with the way it turned out.
I will enter this card in Challenge #136 - World Traveler w/Mo Image.

This is how I made the card:
(1.) I started with a blank textured Avery greeting card that measures 5 1/2" by 8 1/2". This card is larger than I normally make but I found these cards on clearance at the grocery store so I grabbed them at a bargain price.
(2.) I cut a piece of green patterned paper topped with a piece of gold-striped vellum for the background.
(3.) I used the digital image Kimono from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. I colored the image with Copic Sketch Markers and drew a black border around the image with a black Copics marker.
(4.) I mounted the image on top of several pieces of historical ephemera from Recollections. (Life's Journey Ephemera Die-Cut Cardstock).
(5.) I put a final touch on the card with Recollections paper flowers.

I am going to use this as a birthday card for a special person in my life.

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A Funny Birthday Card

The theme for Mo's weekly Digital Challenge is Tickle My Funny Bone!  I made this birthday card to enter in the challenge.

This is how I made the card;
(1.) I used a blank card that is red on the front and white on the inside for the base.
(2.) I chose this digital stamp from my collection of images from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. The name of the image is "A Big Whoop". I printed the image on kraft cardstock and colored it with Prismacolor pencils. I used a white gel pen to make faux stitches around the edge.
(3.) I punched a tag from pink cardstock and stamped a birthday sentiment on it. I embellished the tag with three glitter heart stickers (Martha Stewart) and the reinforcement for hole from Tim Holtz.
(4.) I found this darling quilled red hat sticker in my stash to finish the front of the card.

I wanted to make the card a little funnier, so I searched my rubber stamp collection and found the perfect sentiment to use with this card. This stamp was designed by Kate Harper (2008) and produced by Inkadinkado.
Kids say the darndest things, don't they?
I hope this card will bring a smile to my friend's face.

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A Birthday Cheer

My sister has a birthday this week so I made this card to send her. I will be entering this card in Mo's Challenge #123 - "Lace" with a Mo Image.

This is how I made the card;
(1.) I used a pre-made card that measures 5" by 6.5" for the base.
(2.) I cut a piece of fuchsia cardstock for the background.
(3.) I used the "Happy Birthday" embossing folder and dry embossed a piece of green cardstock with my Cuddlebug.
(4.) I used the digital image "A Big Woop" from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. I colored the image with Copic sketch markers and cut a circle around it. I used a black gel pen to put faux stitches around the edge of the circle.
(5.) I placed a piece of vintage handmade lace across the bottom of the card.
(6.) I embellished the card with four die-cut butterflies and a Tim Holtz "Wish" ticket.

Thank you so much for taking a look at my card ~ I hope you enjoyed it.

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Handmade Birthday Wish Card

Today I made a birthday card for my mother. She will be celebrating her 82th birthday at the end of this week.
I am entering this card in Mo's Challenge #116 ~ Anything Goes with a Mo Image.
The only rule for this card is to use one or more image from Mo's Digital Pencil Store.

This is how I made the card:
(1.) The base is a blank greeting card from kraft cardstock that measures 4" by 5.5".
(2.) I used a piece of patterned cardstock for the background and ran it through my Cuddlebug dry embossing machine with a Tim Holtz "Music Notes" embossing folder.
(3.) I highlighted the notes with some Tim Holtz "Old Paper" Distress Ink.
(4.) I embellished the background with two pieces of adhesive-backed striped ribbon.
(5.) I used Mo's Digital image "Bella Carrying the Cake" and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. I cut the shape with a "Lacey Circles" Nestabilities Die and chalked the background with pink chalk.
(6.) I used a Tim Holtz "Wish Ticket" and a decorative paper flower for the final touches.

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