Simple Birthday Card

It has been way too long since I have had a post, but I have been doing many craft projects.  I'll try to get them all posted soon.  I have been being inspired by Teresa Collins and Heidi Swapp lately.  They have been sharing lots of cute books and projects.

This is just a simple, but pretty card that I made for my mom's birthday.  This was inspired by Teresa Collins.  From her last MyCraftChannel.com video, she gave away some phrases on her website.  I used a piece of paper from her Carolina Breeze line.  I added a little bling to the card as well.  Very simple and quick.

One other project I have been working on the last few weeks is a bulletin board announcement for a play that my daughter will be in in May.  Pulled out a few scrapbooking items for this project.

Posting again soon...

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop

I am participating in My Pink Stamper's Pinkalicious Blog Hop!  The challenge is to show your style by making your favorite thing.  I decide to decorate a gift bag because I love getting gifts ready for others. 

I used some of my favorite paper and ribbon colors --- zebra print --- and a cupcake!  I used the My Pink Stamper "Sweetest Cupcakes" stamp set.  The punch used along the bottom is from Stampin' Up.  I cut the cupcake and the tags from the Celebrations cartridge. 

My daughter has a birthday party to go to soon, and the birthday girl is turning 7, so that's the reason for the "7" on the tag.  I'll add her name on the other tag later.  Thanks so much for looking!

Let's Eat Cake!

My daughter and I love to watch Cake Boss.  We dream of one day being able to decorate cakes like Buddy and his crew.  In the meantime, we gave Emilee a Girl Gourmet cake decorating set for Easter.  It comes with the cake and fondant mixes.  She attempted one several months back, but wasn't too pleased with it.  We got the kit out the other day and tried again.  It was a success.  She was very proud of her cake, and I was too!

So of course, we need a card or something to match.  I decided to use my Big Shot and try out a new Sizzix die I got a few months ago from Stampin' Up.  It's called Bigz Two Tags, and, like the name, cuts out two different tags.  I always need tags for gifts -- at the last minute.  These were easy to cut, and fun to make with the different stamp sets.  I love the Melon Mambo color as well.

Materials (all from Stampin' Up!)

• Melon Mambo Designer Series Paper 
• Melon Mambo ink
• White cardstock
• Cute by the Inch stamp set
• 1 1/4" Square punch (use with stamp)
• Corner Rounder punch
• White ribbon (Really wish I had Melon Mambo, but don't have right now)

See how the card opens up.  You can write your message here.  There is a little slit cut up near the ribbon where you tuck the tag closed.

Below is a picture of the second tag.  You could also use this to make little bookmarks.  The die cuts out a scallop at the top, so when I was looking for a stamp to use and came across the So Many Scallops set, I thought it just might work.  And it did!  

 Materials

• Melon Mambo Designer Series Paper 
• Melon Mambo ink
• White cardstock
• So Many Scallops stamp set
• Scallop punch
• Pop Dots

So now, I'm up by two on my tags.  By the way, that has been one of my goals every January... make tags (for Christmas, birthdays, etc.) to have on hand whenever I need them.  I'm so far behind!  



Money Card

My nephew's birthday is today, and like many children, he wants MONEY!  So, that's what we got him, along with a lamp to go in his newly decorated bedroom.  We wanted to make him a nice money card, so I went to my Wild Card cartridge for ideas.  We decided on the All In One card that you get when entering -shift.  I used red cardstock and Stampin' Up's Celebrations paper for the liner.  The card was cut at a height of a little over 6".  Then, we decided to go with a beach theme for the front flap, as this is the design for his room.  Using the Car Decals cartridge, we chose a jumping dolphin and a pair of flip flops.  Perfect for him!  To finish it off, we used the "Happy Birthday" stamp from My Pink Stamper's Sweetest Cupcakes set and black ink.

He liked it so much, he wanted to use it as a wallet!  Hmmm, ideas for another project. ;-)