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Happy Birthday… with a cherry on top!

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I recently needed a few birthday cards, so I made four like this. I’m going to try to make a number of cards throughout the year for Operation Write Home and one of the cards I made will go to this great organization. I initially had a hard time deciding what color I wanted the ice cream to be. I finally decided chocolate would look good. I worked in a challenge making these cards: this week’s Stamp Something challenge to include stitching. See my white faux stitching along the punched trim.

Cherry Birthday Card

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Goody-Goody Gumdrops
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Real Red
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Summer Picnic
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Tools: white gel pen; Stampin’ Up Real Red marker; Stampin’ Up Scallop Trim Border punch

Hang 10

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I almost didn’t get around to doing this week’s ATS Challenge #24, because I couldn’t think of a shaped card I wanted to make. Last night I was stamping some images to send off for a new friend and one of the images was this Surfer Riley (ATS used to carry Riley stamps). And it came to me, I should make a surfboard shaped card.  I penciled in the shape  on a 3.5″x8.5″ card and then hand-cut it out. I wish I had some sand to glue to the bottom, but I don’t, so I tried to make it look like sand. Do you think I succeeded? I also added some sparkle to the water with my clear atYou Spica marker.

Surfboard Card

Stamps: Riley and Company Surfer Riley; Starving Artistamps DoodleFactory Tropic Sentiments
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Tangerine Tango, Kraft
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Fun Flock Caramel Latte Tan (to make his body fuzzy)
Markers: Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Garden Green, Summer Sun, Only Orange, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa; atYou Spice clear
Tools/Techniques: Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing border folder; Sakura Quickie Glue Pen; various brown colored pencils

Aspen’s Baptism Card

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Aspen, currently Jessica’s only girl cousin, was baptized yesterday and I made her this card using the Special Blessings set. I bought this set a while back, because I knew it would come in handy for times like these. Pictures from the baptism and related family time to come soon. The inside of the card reads “on your Baptism day.” I knew Aspen liked her card, because as soon as I gave it to her and her Mom, she put it in her mouth.

Aspen's Baptism Card

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Special Blessings
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Afternoon Tea
Ink: Versarmark with white Stampin’ Up Detail Embossing powder
Accessories: A Muse Twinkle Stickers (in centers of flowers on DP); Stampin’ Up Pretty in Pink 3/8″ Taffeta ribbon

Two Cards

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I got crafty Friday night. I started off thinking I would color this Cute Daisy May digi stamp for the Stamp Something challenge to make Pink Somethings. I had watched a tutorial by Chrissy Armstrong earlier that day regarding coloring and felt inspired to color. After I had the little girl all colored, I thought I’d find a sketch challenge and picked the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #107.

Something Pink Taylored Expressions Sketch Card

Stamps: Cute Daisy May shopping
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Creamy Caramel
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Love Me
Ink: Dell printer
Accessories: Maya Road Velvet Blossoms Air; Queen & Co Pearls white
Markers: Stampin’ Up Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana

James was on call for work Saturday and he ended up getting called and going in shortly after Jessica went down for her afternoon nap, so I got crafty. I started off coloring Prince Ian blue and silver for the Lili of the Valley Challenge 50. Then I thought, this color scheme goes well with the Crazy 4 Challenges Challenge 31 to use kraft cardstock. Then I decided to tie it all together with The Sweet Shop Sketch 50. Don’t you like how his little vest and shoes sparkle? I also traced the sentiment after stamping so it would sparkle too.

Silver and Blue with Kraft CS Using Sweet Shop Sketch Card

Stamps: The Greeting Farm digi Prince Ian; Stampin’ Up Goody-goody Gumdrops (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Kraft
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Summer Picnic
Ink: Dell printer; Stampin’ Up Basic Brown
Accessories: star brads; silver ribbon
Markers: Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Blush Blossom, Regal Rose; atYou Spica Silver

Life’s Too Short to Eat One Scoop

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I came across an awesome organization recently, Operation Write Home. OWH sends homemade cards to troops serving away from home so they can send missives to their loved ones. I recently put six cards from my stash in the mail to them. I’m going to make some more cards for OWH, but in the meantime, I found out about an image swap on the OWH Facebook Fan Page. Since the deadline for Erica to get our 10 stamped images is April 10th, it will be a while before I can make any cards with the stamped images I receive. However, I decided since I had this little bear out (he’s my stamped image), I might as well make a card with him.

I made this card for two challenges. The first challenge is for the Anyone for Anya Challenge #8, which happens to be a sketch challenge, one of my favorite type of challenges.

Anyone for Anya Challenge #8 - Sketch

The second challenge is for the All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge #23, which is to make a card with spring bling. Ice cream definitely makes me think of spring, since it’s starting to be warm enough to want some ice cream (although we eat ice cream year round). For bling, I used the atYou Spica clear marker, to trace the flowers and doodles in the patterned paper. Unfortunately as it is very subtle bling, it is hard to see in the photo, even in the close-up. However, the glossy accents I used on the ice cream, which I decided should be mint-chocolate chip, and the bear’s nose show up well and really make it look the ice cream is melting.

Life's Too Short Eat One Scoop

Stamps: C.C. Designs Sweet Treats; Stampin’ Up Weathered
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Paper Prints Certainly Celery
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze
Accessories: Michael’s Basic ribbon; Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery brads; dimensionals; Inkssentials Glossy Accents; atYou Spica Clear

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