Another Birthday Card

Hello all!! Hope you are having a great week so far! Here is a super quick and easy birthday card I did for my father. I went with a monochromatic green color scheme, since my daughter said it "looked like boyness." I wanted it to be pretty simple, nothing fancy! I used the prints pack hostess DSP. I'm so happy some of the sides are white this year!!! I paper pierced the corner and added some brads and ribbon! Pretty easy!

Have you done your fancy fold yet for Stamp Something this week?? There's so great blog candy up for grabs, so check it out!!

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Birthday Challenge

Just wanted to share a quick weekend post with you all. Here is the birthday card I made for my sister. It also falls into the challenge for the ABC challenge blog, which was to create a card with the sketch provided. I altered it a bit, but it's pretty much the same! I then realized it almost qualified for the Whiff of Joy challenge, which was stitching. You had to use a whiff of joy stamp though. So, since I had to make another birthday card for my brother anyhow, I just made the same card with super cute Charlie instead of the Bella.

So 2 cards with one layout. I'm almost finished my week of cards, one more birthday and a new baby card!!

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Fancy Folds Challenge

Happy Friday Everyone!! What a fancy challenge we have over at stamp something this week. It's fancy folds!! The amazingly talented Becky hosted this week and wants us all to fold something fancy!!

I decided to do a fancy little 3x3 note card box. A super quick and easy little tank you gift! I used the resources page over at splitcoast and my new Scor-pal and finished in no time at all!

The large polka dot paper is from my scraps and everything else is Stampin' Up! It is hard to see in the photo, but I stamped the edges of the oval with the pocket silhouettes. If I get a chance, I'll upload a close up.
This one just confirms I need the circle nesties!!! So head on over to Stamp something and see what the rest of the DT came up with this week!

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Anniversary Card

Happy October Everyone!!!
Today begins a week full of family birthdays and anniversaries. One or two a day through the 6th, super hectic!! Today is my anniversary, so the first card I tackled on my list was an anniversary card for my husband.

I chose to use this fabulous sketch by Katharina of whiff of joy stamps to get me started. The designer paper is from a stash I picked up at my local scrap store, the rest is SU. The large champagne glasses are from the cheers to you set and the small glasses are actually rub-ons from the level 3 hostess set. I colored them in with my watercolor pencils and a blender pen. The sentiment is from HUgs and wishes. I finished it off with some chocolate grosgrain ribbon and a few distressed copped brads. I wanted to add a bit more to it, but decided against it to keep it simple and masculine. Now onto the birthday cards!

I also wanted to include a picture of the roses I got today from my husband.

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Stamp Something

That's the challenge today, simply stamp something!!! And the challenge is sponsored by KIm at My Favorite Things, so 2 MFT sets are up for grabs!!!!

So here's something I stamped. I used sweeter tr eaters, one of my all time favorite set, since I don't own any MFT stamp sets, yet!!! And had another try at those colored pencils!!! Practice, I think, is the key! I broke into my new kiwi kiss striped ribbon too!! The black layer is embossed with my tiny bubbles CB folder. The black cats are punched out with my SU 1" circle punch and mounted on a 1 1/4" black circle. The base of the card is the new in color, tangerine tango, what a great fall color!!

So pop on over to stamp something to check out the rest of the DT's samples!

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A challenge and an amazing cause

First I just have to say, I'm an aunt, again!!! WooHoo. Little Lilah Claire came into the world on Sept. 23, giving her mom a hard time already, I might add. But both mom and baby are doing super!!! Her middle name is in honor of my grandmother who passed away from complications related to Alzheimer's.

That is one of the many reasons for this special card. Cammie, from My blog and Gina K designs and an amazingly generous person, is offering blog candy on her blog in honor of her grandmother. Here's what she writes...Because today is World Alzheimer’s Day, I wanted to do something special for another group of people who are affected by this disease---the caregivers. What began as a little idea----totally GREW! My hope was to get a few contributions from some stamping companies so that I would have a very cool prize to give away to one lucky winner who participated. AS you might have heard----the little prize turned into a GINORMOUS one! So many fabulous companies came forward and offered to contribute. I am so thankful to them.
So this one is for the people who took care of my Grammy in Florida, they were definitely angels. And a big thanks to Cammie who is donating her proceeds from the sale of her new stamp set to Alzhemer's research!!

It also qualifies for the first Whiff of Joy challenge. For the challenge, you had to use this particular sketch from the super talented Katharina and one of her gorgeous Whiff of Joy stamps. If you haven't checked out Whiff or Joy yet, pop over. They have an amazing DT and some super blog candy up for grabs as well!!
Just a quick note about the card, this is my first attempt with watercolor pencils. Fun!!

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Welcome Baby!!!!

By this time tomorrow, I will have a new neice(#2)!! So I figured I should get the card ready!!!

I used my new favorite combo, really the only combo I've been using lately ooops!!! Pink pirouette and chocolate chip! I used the DSP from SU's hostess set, chocolate grosgrain ribbon, and flower fusion flowers with a rhinestone brad in the center!

The stork is from buggies and booties(retired), boy do I love that set. I used my watercolor crayons to color him in. The sentiment is from warm words. Finally, I used by oval nesties for the ovals. The layout is inspired from a thank you card Denise had on her blog awhile ago, turned and resized.

I plan on writing the name in as well, as soon as they tell me what it is!!!
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