Picture Frame Thank You

I created this card using the first Stampin' Up stamp set I bought - 5 years ago!  The idea to make a picture frame on the front of the card comes from a book that I looked at in a book store in San Francisco this summer.  Unfortunately, I didn't write down the title of the book to give the author(s) full credit.  This card is for a friend of my mom's who was so sweet to knit me a special pair of mitts because my hands are always so cold.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI Stamper's Select White, Bashful Blue, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss 
Ink - StazOn black Ink, SU Markers - Lavender Lace, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Perfect Plum
SU Stamps - Greetings Galore
Accessories - white brad, white eyelets, white beading wire, window punch

Autumn Masculine Birthday

When I stopped by Splitcoast Stampers yesterday morning to post a card, Ravengirl's card jumped out at me!  I just LOVE the simplicity of it.  Of course, I only own two leaf stamps and I don't have a "Happy Birthday" stamp as large as the one she used so I had to get a little creative.  I printed the Happy Birthday sentiment in Microsoft Word using text boxes so I could get the "Happy" right on top of "Birthday".  I used one of my favourite fonts - Century Gothic.  The rest of the design of the card was also inspired by Ravengirl's card.  On first my look at her card, I thought the white was mounted on coloured card stock.  I later realized that it is actually a coloured background for the picture!  Which is great for me because that means I didn't CASE the card as much as I used it for a starting point for creating my own ;) !  You know what they say, "Imitation is the sincerest flattery!"... hopefully others feel the same way!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
SU Ink - Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Old Olive
SU Stamps - Lovely as a Tree
Accessories - Corner Rounder, Jute

Hoppy Birthday

I created this card for a good friend who adores frogs.  The frog is from the Nature Hike clip art set from Lettering Delights.  This clip art set is one of many freebies available from Lettering Delights right now.  I created the two layers in Photoshop Elements and then used my Cricut Sure Cuts A Lot software to cut it out.  The only thing I would do differently if I were to make this card again is that I would use the Cricut for the mouth instead of drawing it.  I think I would cut it out of the light green layer and then put some black paper behind it.  It is a bit hard to see in the picture, but the light green paper has been embossed with the "Leather" Fiskars texture plate using my Big Shot.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Garden Green, Green Galore, Whisper White
SU Ink - Basic Black
SU Stamps - Unforgettable Sentiment "Hoppy Birthday" on the inside (which I didn't take a picture of!)
Accessories - Cricut, SCAL software, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Black Marker

Sizes
Card Base - Width - 5.15" Height - 5.25"
Layer - Width - 4.5" Height 4.75"

In Full Bloom Birthday

This card is an almost complete CASE of Heather's card.  I love the autumn colours of this card and its simplicity. 

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI Stamper's Select White, SU - Really Rust, Crushed Curry
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
SU Stamps - In Full Bloom, Short & Sweet
Accessories - SU Markers - Garden Green, Really Rust, More Mustard, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Delight in Life Birthday

This card is almost a complete CASE of Susan's card.  I just love the simplicity of her card and the colours.  If I were to make this card again, I would have used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the placement of the flowers just right.  I think Susan did a much better job with her flowers.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Cool Caribbean, Whisper White
SU Ink - Whisper White - Craft, Cool Caribbean, Chocolate Chip
Stamps - SU - Delight in Life, PTI - Mega Mixed Messages
Accessories - Elmer's Sticky Jewels form Wal-Mart

Femine Birthday - Around & About

I created this card for my niece's 30th birthday... it is hard to believe she is 30 and has two children!  I used my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software for cutting out the circles and the scalloped circles.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - So Saffron, Old Olive, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
SU Designer Paper - Georgia Peach (Retired)
SU Ink - Old Olive, Regal Rose
Stamps - PTI - Around & About
Accessories - Spring Bouquet Flower punch, Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon, brads from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts, Stampin' Dimensionals, Cricut and SCAL software

Masculine Birthday - Around & About

My inspiration for my husband's birthday card came from Debbie's card.  I liked that I was able to use up a bit my stash of retired paper - I have more paper that is retired than stuff that is current!!!!  It is also AMAZING that I created a masculine card without using either stars or trees!  WOW!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Cool Caribbean (Retired)
SU Designer Paper - Au Chocolate (Retired)
SU Ink - Chocolate Chip
Stamps - PTI - Around & About
Accessories - Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Wooden Button and Embroidery Thread from stash, Cricut for 1 1/4" circle

Lady Bug Birthday

I created this card for my mom's birthday.  Her last name is Bugg so she has adopted lady bugs as her thing.  This card was super easy to create using my Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot software and a SVG file from myscrapchick.com

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI Stamper's Select White, SU - Real Red, Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Pale Plum
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps - Studio G - Series 6
Accessories - Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot software, SVG file from myscrapchick.com, black brads

Fifth Avenue Floral Watercolouring

I made this card pretty well copying Julie's card using the tutorial by Patty.  Since I needed two birthday cards, I decided to remake it making a few changes. 

I added some yellow ink to the flowers, which you can't really see in the picture.  I also rounded the corners of the Regal Rose background paper.  For both cards, I had cut the top note with my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software, but for the second card, I decided to not keep the dimensions the same, but try and match them to the cards' dimension by using a width of 5" and  height of 3.75 inches.  I don't like it as much as the size I used in the first card.  I also decided to emboss the top note piece on my second card so that made me change the way I did the sentiment.  Both cards use the little leaves created with my Cricut and SCAL software, but I used Certainly Celery for the first card and Mellow Moss for the second.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White, SU - Regal Rose, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Shimmery White
SU Ink - Craft Whisper White, Rose Red (sentiment), Reinkers - Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, So Saffron
Stamps - SU - Warmest Regards, PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Accessories - Clear Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Martha Stewart Ivory Pearl Stickers

Banner Day Flower

I created this card for my soon-to-be 15 year old niece.  I used the flower from the Banner Day Clip Art set from Lettering Delights, which is a freebie right now.  Using Photoshop Elements, I separated the pieces and filled them in with black.  I then used my Sure Cuts A Lot software to trace and then cut each piece with my Cricut.  My colour choices were inspired by the actual colours used on the clip art.  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the sentiment on the leaves.  I just put tape over the word I didn't want inked, inked the stamp and peeled off the tape.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White, SU Rose Red, SU So Saffron, SU Taken with Teal
SU Designer Paper - So Saffron
SU Ink - Basic Black
SU Stamps - Birthdays Count
Accessories - Taken with Teal brad from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts