Birthdays - Ladies and Gents

Two birthday cards; one for the ladies and one for the guys.

"Happy B-day" with papers from Basic Grey's "Urban Prarie."

"Enjoy the Day" has a nice star theme with lots of metallic elements. 

Pebbles Inc. - The Treehouse

I fell in love with "The Treehouse" by Pebbles Inc. the moment I saw it at my LSS. Here's a few quick and easy cards using this great collection. 

Big Squares

A couple of large square cards - lots of layers and lots of paper used in these! 

The first one was created with the "Early Bird" collection by Cosmo Cricket. 

The second was using "Cogsmo" by Cosmo Cricket.

Enjoy! More to come...

Plenty of new cards...

I have a lot of catching up to do!

For details on these cards (product lines, etc.) please see my SCS Gallery.

Thanks & Good Luck

Two more quick cards to share... I've got a big tri-shutter card finished but I'll save that one for later. 

This first one is made with the Early Bird set by Cosmo Cricket - I just love that set. So bright and fun with just a hint of vintage. It reminds me of 1950s aprons. I was lucky enough to win an Early Bird paper crafting kit from the Cosmo Cricket blog and I'm sure as hell going to use it! All supplies are Cosmo Cricket except the letters (American Crafts) and the cardstock (Stampin' Up.)

This card is fairly masculine, which is a nice change for me... I have a tough time making masculine cards.  The cardstock is Stampin' Up, paper is from Marrakesh by Basic Grey, sentiment rub-on from Stampin' Up, bingo card from craft supply, ribbon from American Crafts, tag from Tim Holtz, flowers from Prima and brad from Recollections. 

See you again soon! 

Button Bits

Last week, I was able to get my hands on Everyday Button Bits from Papertrey Ink via a kind soul on SCS.  The Papertrey website was sold out, not to mention that shipping to Canada was $19.60 (on a $27 set!)

I had a chance to play with it this weekend and I'm quite pleased with it... the button cards are super cute and it's a good way to use up some of my stash. What sewer doesn't have a stash of random, mismatched buttons?

This first card is the large chickadee from the set. Super cute, eh? The cardstock (blue and yellow) is Bazzil and (white) Recollections; patterned paper from American Crafts' Craft Fair collection; button from Elan; ink from Stampin' Up; ribbon leftover from cupcake packaging; stamps from Papertrey Ink.

This one was made for CS268 on Splitcoaststampers.com. I loved the simple, clean lines of the sketch. My intention was to make a monkey card but I deviated from that and I'm glad I did; the reverse of all these papers is monkeys and bananas! I think it turned out nicely and is fairly gender neutral.  Cardstock from Stampin' Up; patterned paper from Recollections; ink from Stampin' Up; buttons from Elan and craft supply; stamps from Papertrey Ink. 

Have a great day! 

Lots of cards to share!

I've got a bunch of new cards to share with you today!

These first two cards are quite feminine and dainty; not at all my usual style, but I had a pad of paper from the Lilykate collection by Basic Grey that I loved and wanted to use. For both cards, the same supplies were used. Cardstock by Bazzil; paper by Basic Grey (Lilykate collection); flowers by Prima; glitter mist by Tattered Angels; pearls by Recollections; rub-ons by Stampin' Up; border punches by Martha Stewart; ink by Stampin' Up.

Two more cards where the same basic supplies were used.  I really like the colour scheme and theme of these, even though we barely get an autumn where I live - we have summer, then snow for 6 months! Supplies are as follows: Cardstock by Bazzil; ink by Stampin' Up; patterned paper by October Afternoon (Weathervane collection); die cut shapes by Cuttlebug (leaves); square punch by EK Success; rub-ons by October Afternoon (Beautiful Autumn) and Dream Street (leaves are falling...)

This one is a fun card that I really enjoyed making. I love everything from the Kim Hughes Collection by Cornish Heritage Farms; her stamps are so, so fun and absolutely adorable. Supplies: Cardstock by Bazzil; patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket (Snorkel collection); stamps by Cornish Heritage Farms; thread by Guterman; ink by Stampin' Up.

This card is for my husband. I really should have retaken this photo but I didn't want to bother... Anyway, he just bought himself a scooter. It's his new toy and his very eco-friendly means of summer transportation around the city.  I saw this stamp and thought of him right away! Plus, how often do you get a chance to use a "Rock on, dude" sentiment? I plan on saving this card for the summer when he can actually take his bike out for the first time.  Supplies: Cardstock by Bazzil; patterned paper by Scenic Route; stamp by Imaginisce; metal gears by Tim Holtz; sentiment rub-on from Stampin' Up; marker from American Crafts; Ink by Stampin' Up and Staz-On.

I love this card. Really, really love it. This was made from the February "Sketch For You To Try" (SFYTT) from http://www.iheart2stamp.com. I wanted to interpret it into an earthy, organic type look.  I think it turned out beautifully. The birch wood is such a beautiful touch; this is a new product from Creative Imaginations that my LSS just got in stock and I had to try it out! Supplies: Cardstock by Bazzil; patterned paper from Basic Grey (Origins collection); Ink by Stampin' Up; border punch by Martha Stewart; real wood sheets in birch by Creative Imaginations; metal tag by Tim Holtz; ribbon from Dots and Dashes; circle cutters from EK Success and Fiskars; die cut leaf by Cuttlebug; pearls from Recollections.

And last but not least, a fun valentine card.  This was inspired by a card in the February 2010 issue of CARDS by Northridge Media.  I love how this turned out in the end! Supplies: Cardstock by Stampin' Up; patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket (Early Bird collection); Ink by Stampin' Up; letters by American Crafts; "Flair" button by American Crafts; sticker strip by Cosmo Cricket.