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Yesterday, was James’ grandfather’s 90th birthday. I hope I live that long. I wanted to make him a special card that had 90 on it somewhere. I used the January Sketch for You to Try. I was very inspired by this card using the sketch.

Pawpaw's 90th Birthday Card

Stamps: The Cat’s Pajamas Smells Like Cake, You Say It’s Your Birthday
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Basic Black
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Sweet Pea
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: twine; Stampin’ Up button
Tools: Stampin’ Up scallop trim border punch, small oval punch; Spellbinders small and classic circle nesties

I actually made this card yesterday when I went stamping at my friend Lori’s, so it won’t arrive in Pawpaw’s mailbox until at least tomorrow. This means it will be late, but we’ll just say I’m prolonging his celebration.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Today, my friend Lori and I are headed to Georgetown for the Lonestar Shoebox Swap. It is an all-day affair where we get to make 30 cards. This is the card I designed and prepped kits for people to make. It uses some of my most recent stamp purchases. I like how this sentiment could be used for a birthday card or as a more generic card. I was inspired by a recent Mojo Monday Sketch, #208, but it is not a square card.

Hope Your Day is a Gusher Card

Stamps: Deadbeat Designs Gusher (sentiment) and Pumpjack
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: AMuse stitched grosgrain ribbon, black brads
Tools: Stampin’ Up square lattice textured impressions embossing folder

I’m taking my camera to the swap, so hopefully I’ll have a photo of Lori and I to share soon.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Happy World Card Making Day! Did you make a card today? I did and hopefully I’ll make another one later tonight as I need to come up with one for the Lonestar Shoebox Swap I’m doing with my friend Lori next Saturday.

This card is for my dear friend Kristy. Her birthday isn’t until next Saturday, but we celebrated at dinner tonight. I used the sketch for Just Us Girls Challenge #104. And actually because I liked the sketch so much and the blossom I made ended up being so big, this card is actually 5.5×8.5 instead of the traditional A2 or 4.25×5.5 card. I used dimensionals under the center of each petal to make it three dimensional.

Kristy's Birthday Card

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Build a Blossom, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Sweet Pea
Ink: Stampin’ Up Real Red; Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up 5/8-in black grosgrain ribbon; The Twinery Maraschino twine; Papertrey Ink Holiday Mix Vintage button
Tools: Stampin’ Up blossoms petals punch, scallop border punch, eyelet border punch

Have a fabulous day!

Hambo Stamps is having a design team call right now. For details, go here. I’m trying out for the team and these two cards are my submissions.

This first card uses Wee Henrietta Witch. Isn’t she a cutie? I also used SplitcoastStampers Sketch 350. I like the sparkle to the card even if I’m now covered in glitter. I also used my black atYou Spica marker on the embossed spiderweb panel. About halfway through using the marker, I realized I should have just used dazzling Versamark stamp pad to save time, but oh well.

I’m entering this card in this week’s Designed 2 Delight Saturday’s Designer’s Challenge to use a girl and glitter.

Happy Halloween

Stamps: Hambo Stamps Wee Henrietta Witch; Hero Arts ClearDesign October (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Lavender Lace
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Creepy Crawly; the Paper Studio Trick or Treat Polka Dots
Ink: Dell laser printer; Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: Joann’s Paper Craft Glitter Pastel Lilac
Tools: Stampin’ Up markers; atYou Spica markers; Copic markers; quickie glue pen; corner rounder punch; Cuttlebug Spiderweb embossing folder

This next card uses Banana Kid. Initially, I thought I’d do something fun like a treat bag topper or a candy box wrapper using a package of Runts since it has the little candy bananas, but apparently Runts is not made anymore. I checked both Target and Walgreens and then gave up. I used the Sweet Stop Sketch #126, although I forgot to do the starstruck spin, but it was a great sketch anyway. I’m going to be sending this card off to Operation Write Home, a great organization that collects handmade cards for troops to send home. And actually that it what today’s Hambo Hoedown is all about, so get to making a card or two.

I'm Bananas About You!

Stamps: Hambo Stamps Banana Kid
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Taken with Teal, Kraft
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Sweet Pea
Ink: Dell laser printer
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up white eyeles, 1/4″ chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon
Tools: Stampin’ Up markers; Nesties Classic Ovals Small and Class Scallopped Ovals Small

Have a fabulous day!

I know that my family and close friends read my blog even if they don’t comment very frequently (although you make my day when you do), so if you feel like you might be one of the ten or so people I intend to send Thanksgiving cards to this year, don’t read this blog post. Unless you don’t care about being surprised. Granted, you may not receive this particular card, because I’m not sending the same card to everyone.

I had really wanted to finish this card up last night in time for the Designed 2 Delight Friday Image Challenge deadline, but alas I was five minutes too late. I should have just gone to bed and finished it today, but oh well. I really really like how it turned out and I got a better picture today with natural light than last night under my lamp. I used Jen del Muro’s September Sketch for You to Try. I almost always think the cards I make using her sketches are some of my best cards. And I’m 9 for 12 for the year in using her sketches.

The large background panel is homemade pattern paper using the leaf stamp in the Hero Arts November stamp set. I stamped it in three colors for a real fall look. And it was easy to make a whole sheet, enough for the four cards I made.

I’m entering this card in a few challenges:

• Crazy 4 Challenges #104 – use fall colors (orange, olive green, yellow and brown)
• Cardmadfairy’s Digi Days Challenge #17 - lots of layers using a digi image (my main image is a digi image)
• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #171 – color challenge, earth elements
• Sentimental Sundays #72 – autumn with a sentiment

Thanksgiving Card

Stamps: Designed 2 Delight Autumn Harvest; Hero Arts ClearDesign November (leaves and sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, So Saffron
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Sweet Pea
Ink: Dell laser printer; Stampin’ Up Old Olive, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie
Embellishments: metal leaf brad
Tools: Stampin’ Up markers; atYou Spica markers; Nestabilites Classic Circles Small & Large; corner rounder punch

Have a fabulous day!