a yummy birthday

My thought was to create some birthday cards for the children in my life, but I think these turned out cute enough for any age❣️

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, scraps

dies:  papertrey ink, the stamp market

embellishments:  foam sprinkles - michaels

embossed vellum balloons

A festive birthday card with embossed vellum balloons . . .

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  american crafts, papertrey ink, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  buttons- my stash

ice cream birthday card

A fun little birthday card I created with the hint of an old fashioned ice cream parlor:

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  american crafts, stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  flower - prima; mini brad

iridescent sequins

I love this patterned paper by american crafts, but I wanted to soften the feeling of this birthday card, so I used vellum for the butterfly - white embossing on vellum is ALWAYS a good idea.  I added a bit of ink to the back side of the butterfly for dimension.  The sequins are iridescent - so sparkly!

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  american crafts, papertrey ink, stampin’ up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  sequins- papertrey ink; jewel - close to my heart

using sequins as accents

I looked at the calendar on Friday and realized there are a ton of family/friend birthdays between now and the end of the year, so I plan to do a LOT of stamping this week!

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin’ up, american crafts, papertrey ink
dies:  reverse confetti, papertrey ink
embellishments:  sequins - darice

challenge - birthday card

I stamped a stack of images from PTI’s “stitching garden” set and created different layouts with a variety of sentiments - this was my favorite:

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

stencil:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  clear sequin - avery elle

FMS200

I thought I’d make few more cards with similar color palettes before I clean up!

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

FMS1

I love how this simple card turned out - especially the color combination:

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin’ up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

just add ink challenge #465

I had so much fun creating this birthday card for my granddaughter - who is currently obsessed with all things flamingo (and pink)!!!

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertreyink

dies:  papertrey ink

celebrate with My Favorite Things . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink, my favorite things, stampin' up, paper smooches

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

die:  my favorite things

bitty butterfly birthday

 

this is such a pretty color combination - and not one I would probably come up with on my own . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment: metallic thread - gutermann

vintage birthday

 

my inspiration for this masculine vintage card came from that wonderful gray weathered looking wood . . .

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  my favorite things

papers:  echo park, stampin' up

dies:  my favorite things

embellishments:  ribbon - stampin' up; button - papertrey ink

a piece of cake

I love how the simple design of this card lets the color combination "sing" . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, my favorite things

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

die:  papertrey ink

 

 

mixing florals

 

 

I love how these beautiful blue berries compliment the pretty mums . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

ctd460

I'm thrilled to be a guest star stamper for color throwdown's challenge this week and I love this color combination . . .

I created a fun masculine card for my son-in-law . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things

faux iron

 

 

I love the "iron" backdrop for these pretty flowers . . .

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  button - papertrey ink

stitched felt cookies (or donuts, in this case)

 

 

mint chip pantone chip!  (our family is obsessed with chocolate mint anything!  I even used glossy accents to make the punched paper look like "jimmies")

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

punch:  stampin' up

embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink, clip - from my stash, glossy accents

stitched layered embellishments

well, this card took me all morning to put together!
 * tip:  I arranged all of the felt flowers on the card front, then took a quick picture with my phone - it made the gluing everything back down a snap!

stamps:  papertrey ink
paper:  papertrey ink
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink; embossing powder

inked woodgrain texture

 

 

I used a beautiful taupe cardstock as my background for soft, feminine colors . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embossing folder:  tim holz - sizzix

embellishment:  button - papertrey ink

colored cotton

my little grandson loves to ride the ferris wheel at scheels - and he'll love this pale blue cotton candy!
    * tip:  I found that making the paper "cone" was much easier with vellum than it was with cardstock

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers: my favorite things, papertrey ink