Modern Birthday

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Kim

Brett or Debbie

Ladybug Thanks

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Kim

School Thanks 

Sunshine Thank You Notes

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Kim

Card Stock - PTI Stamper's Select White for base, SU Yoyo Yellow and Only Orange
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black; 
Cricut and SCAL

School Thank Yous

Anniversary Hearts

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Kim

Deb and Lloyd

Mother's Day Quail

I'm still catching up on posting cards I created and didn't blog...

On my second Saleabration order I realized that I could order stuff from the catalogue as my free item -don't ask me how I missed that the first time!  I was so excited to get the "Happy Together" stamp set because my mom loves quails.  The three little quails remind me of my brothers and I... I'm the one in the middle beaking off to my younger brother, who is most likely whining and my older brother is just off doing his own thing! 

Anyways... I started out CASEing Stacey's card because it is so cute.  I ended up changing a few things.  I really liked her square layout, but my bashful blue ribbon was too wide for that layout so I switched to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I also do not have basic grey ink or corduroy button so I changed those details.

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Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White for base, SU - Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Ink - VersaFine - Onyx Black, SU - Brilliant Blue
SU Stamps - Happy Together, Short & Sweet
Accessories - Bashful Blue Stitched Ribbon, SU Flower Brad

Mom

FTL 131

I hope my sister-in-law likes this funky birthday card that I created using Becky's interpretation of the FTL #131 on the Clean & Simple blog.  One thing that helped make this card come together smoothly was that I glued my DSP paper on to some chipboard (cardboard from the back of the DSP package) before I cut it.  I then used the multi-cut feature on Sure Cuts A Lot to cut the flower twice so it made it through all the layers.  The flower is just from the SCAL Basic Shapes library.  I cut the small ones at 2.5" by 2.205 and the large one at 3.25" x 2.874.  The centers are just some DSP glued on chipboard and then punched out at 1/2" and 3/4".

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Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White for base
SU Designer Paper - Kaleidoscope
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps - PTI - Signature Greetings
Accessories - Corner Rounder Punch

Wendy

Quick and Easy Masculine Valentine

The idea for my husband's Valentine's Day card this year came from the Clever Someday blog.  I used the on-line program ImageChef to create the image for the card.  I then imported the image into PhotoShop Elements and "poured" what I thought was going to be Real Red into some of the words.  You can change the colours of individual words on the site, but I wanted to colour match.  Unfortunately, the RGB numbers I used for Real Red, did not match my card stock.  Luckily, they did match Riding Hood Red.  Next time I'll try another set of specifications I have for Real Red.  After that, I just cut out the image, mounted it on Riding Hood Red card stock and put it on a black base and was good to go! 

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Kim

SU Card Stock - Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories - Image from ImageChef

Valentine Ladybug

When I was in Michael's last week, I came across this lady bug stamp in the $1.50 bin.  It has three little ladybugs on it in a row.  Instead of dots, the ladybugs have hearts.  I knew that it was the perfect stamp for my mom's Valentine's Day card as she loves ladybugs because her last name is Bugg!

My intention was to create a card with a row of ladybugs inside a scallop edge.  That plan did not come together and instead I end up with this card with only one ladybug on it... though I did also put one on the inside and one on the envelope!

Then the card sat on my desk waiting to have the envelope addressed and when I came back to it tonight, I decided that it needed something more.  So I added a layer of a basic black card stock and a scallop circle created with my Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot software and a svg file from Two Peas in a Bucket and this is how it turned out:

Do you think it is an improvement?

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SU Card Stock - Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black

SU Ink - Basic Black

Stamps - Craftsmart ladybug stamp, PTI - Around & About Sentiments

Accessories - 1 1/4" punch, 3/4 inch punch, Cricut, SCAL software, Swiss Dots embossing folder, With Love Cuttlebug embossing border; ribbon from stash

Best Birthday Yet

I created this birthday card for one of my best friends who is also now my sister-in-law.  Her favourite colour is orange so every year I try to incorporate some orange into her card.  I like this colour combination and I hope she does too.  She's had a wonderful past year, meeting the love of her life so I'm excited to see what the coming year has in store for her.

The inspiration for this card came from Sandy's card.  I've changed the colours and the stamp sets, but the layout is the same.

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Kim

SU Card Stock - Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Summer Sun
SU Ink - Whisper White Craft, Not Quite Navy
Stamps - Hero Arts S5033, PTI - Signature Greetings
Accessories - White Embossing Powder

Coloured Panels are 1.25" x 2.25"

Heartfelt Sympathy

Sympathy cards are never easy to create.  Like so many cards, it would be a great idea if I had a few made for when I need them, but I've yet to get myself ahead of the game.  I created this card for a friend who lost her grandmother recently.  It was inspired by Daria's card.

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Kim
SU Card Stock - Whisper White, Brocade Blue, Basic Black
Ink - SU - Brocade Blue, VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps - Hero Arts S5033, PTI - Through the Trees
Accessories - Gingham Ribbon, Foam Tape

Live for Today

I was thrilled to make this card as I am sending it to a special young lady who is going to be celebrating her one year anniversary of being drug and alcohol free!!!!!  I am so incredibly proud of her for all the obstacles she has overcome in her life.  The day before her anniversary, she will be starting college to become an addictions counsellor!  Yahoo!

Natasha's card was my inspiration for this card.  I love her use of bright colours and I love that this card is not too "girly" which will really suit the recipient.

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Kim

SU Card Stock - Real Read, Only Orange, Whisper White
Ink - SU - Real Red, Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise, Yoyo Yellow. VersaFine - Onyx Black
Stamps - SU - Seeing Spots, PTI - Through the Trees
Accessories - Foam Tape

17th Birthday Celebration

Well, I almost royally goofed up this card.  I had it in my head that it was my nephew's 16th birthday coming up so I was very set on using the number 16 on the card.  After I had cut out 16 using my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software, but thank goodness BEFORE I had glued it down, I did a little math and realized that no, he is already 16 and is turning 17!  Another quick cut to swap the 6 to a 7 and I was set to go.  I used the Arial Black font for the numbers.

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Kim

SU Card Stock - Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Celebrations
Accessories - Clebrations Quick Accents

Winter Birthday

When I saw Heather's card last night, I just HAD to duplicate it for my niece's birthday card.  The only problem was that I don't have snowflake stamps that are the right size for this layout.  When I woke up at 4:30!!!!! this morning I pondered going to the nearest stamping store (25 minutes of highway driving), but really thought that I was being a bit impulsive.  I then thought I'd find out if my two stamping friends had snowflake stamps, but knew I had better wait until a much more reasonable hour.  And then it hit me - I could use my Cricut to create snowflakes instead! 

Thanks to my Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot software and a free svg of snowflakes from My Cricut Scrapbooking, I eventually came up with a card.  I really like Heather's clear embossed tiles, but when I tried to duplicate it, it made my snowflakes quite yellow.  I'm not sure if it is because of my embossing powder or if it is because I was embossing on white paper snowflakes rather than white embossed snowflakes.  Does anybody have any words of wisdom?

When I was going to comment on Heather's card, I noticed Chrissie's comment stating that she had done her own version.  I also checked that one out and it is quite lovely and worth having a peak at!  So, I decide to try again and this is what I came up with:

I'm to too thrilled with the pictures of these cards.  I think they look better in real life.  There is a scored line on the top and the bottom of the navy panel that you can't see in the picture and you can't tell that the squares on the second card are popped up.  I wish I could figure out how to take better pictures of cards - especially on these drab winter days!

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Kim
Card Stock - SU - Whisper White, Night of Navy, PTI Stamper's Select White (base of the second card)
SU Ink - Lavender Lace, Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, VersaMark
Stamps - PTI - Through the Trees
Accessories - Foam Tape (second card)

Funky Cake

I created this birthday card for my sister-in-law using a Elizabeth Crafts Designer Sticker from Funky Cakes.  This time I coloured the cake using my Stampin' Up markers.  I like the bold, funky look of the card.  I've taken a few closer up pictures of the stickers so you can see how beautiful they are.  They are like embossing, but neater and shinier.

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Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White

SU Ink - Basic Black, Markers - Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac, Pink Passion, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange

SU Stamps - Whimsical Words on the inside

Accessories - Elizabeth Craft Design Sticker - Funky Cakes

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!

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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

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. 

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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.

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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

Trendy Trees Masculine Birthday

Well, I needed another masculine birthday card and since the last one was stars, this one is, you guessed it, trees!  It is fitting as it is for my nephew-in-law who is an arborist!

I made great use of my Stamp-a-ma-jig for this card!  I used it for every bit of stamping, even the sentiment so I could get it placed just right!

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Kim

SU Card Stock - Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Confetti White
SU Ink - Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
SU Stamps - Trendy Trees, Birthdays Count
Accessories - Stampin' Dimensionals, Old Olive Ribbon from Elementary Ribbon Set

Four Cupcakes

I created this card for my great niece's fourth birthday.  Unfortunately, I didn't write down the measurements of the squares, which always makes it a little more time consuming if I ever choose to recreate this card,  {Sigh}.

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Kim

Card Stock - Su - Ballet Blue, Pixie Pink, PTI - Stamper's Select White
Ink - VersaFine - Onyx Black
Stamps - SU - Birthdays Count, Studio G - Cupcake
Accessories - SU Marker - Pixie Pink, Elmer's Sticky Jewels from Wal-Mart, Cricut and SCAL software, Stampin' Dimensionals

Kayley's 18th Birthday

My daughter turns 18 tomorrow!  Where is the time gone?  Here is the card that I created for her:

I started trying to recreate Lisa's card, but it ended up going a whole different direction!

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Kim

SU Card Stock - Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac, Pink Passion and PTI - Stamper's Select White
SU Ink - Basic Black
SU Stamps - Short & Sweet
Accessories - Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder, Spring Bouquet Flower Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch