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

Butterfly Birthday

Thank you to Alison for the inspiration for this card I have created for my dear friend, Sylvia.  We have been friends for 30 years, but haven't lived in the same province for more than 25!

I made the butterflies using the free program, Inkscape to create SVG files of the SU Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Dies.  Then I cut them out using my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software.  I picked up the label svg from Maria's blog.  I love using the Cricut and SCAL software for this type of thing because I can play with the size of the shape on the screen to get it just right - like I did for the frame of the label.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - SU - Rich Razzleberry and PTI - Stamper's Select White
SU Designer Paper - Cottage Wall
SU Ink - Basic Black
SU Stamps - Short & Sweet
Accessories - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot software, Martha Stewart Clear Gem Stickers, pin from my sewing drawer, Stampin' Dimensionals

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!

Thanks for looking,
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

Recipe Binder

My daughter has moved out and is struggling a little with cooking.  I created this simple recipe binder for her using my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software.  I used the Porky font which I picked up free from the Internet many years ago. The chef's hat is a free svg file that I picked up off of Beth's blog. 

First I cut out the image in black.  Then in Photoshop Elements,  I opened the jpg included in the file and filled the shape in with black.  I then used SCAL to trace the image so I could cut out the white part.  I made it slightly smaller than the black outline so the white wouldn't show on the edge of the black.

My plan is to make my daughter a favourite casserole of hers each week and take a serving over to her along with the recipe and the ingredients she most likely doesn't have... like spices!  I had forgotten all the little things that you need when you first move out!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - Costco - which I don't like because it is flimsy, but it works great for a project like this!