Wishing you a happy Birthday

Last night I got together with my friend Krista and managed to make this card. It's going to be for my dear friend whose birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks.

Supplies:
Image: Birthday Fairy by LOTV
Sentiment: from a stamp set my friend had (probably papertreyink)
Coloring: Copics
Papers: UP, UP & Away by First Edition
Additional: quickutz corner die, MS border punch, pearls & ribbon from stash, Ranger's distress ink, stickles

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• stamptacularsundaychallenge 
• .thehybridchick.com 

Fabulous Day

My crafty friend has a birthday today, so I decided to make a card for her. I wanted to make it special, and below is what I came up with. I used a new product (at least new to me) I discovered recently - Flower soft. I like the texture it adds to the card.

 

 

Supplies:  
Image: LOTV
Sentiment: LOTV
Coloring: Copics
Additional: Nestabilities - scalloped and regular circle, MS edge butterfly punch, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Flowers Soft
Entering this card to the following challenges:

• http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-5-happy-birthday.html  
• http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ 
• http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-32-etwas-neues-something-new.html

Magical Birthday Wish

I so love the sweet images by  Lili of the valley. I have had this one printed out for a while and I finally got a chance to play with it last night. Here is the card I came up with:

Supplies:  
Image: Abracadabra by Liliofthevalley
Sentiment: Clear stamp from a dollar bin at Micheal's
Coloring: Copics (C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, R20, Y17, Y35, B0000, B000, B00, W1, W3, W5, E000, E00, E11, E21, E33, E35, E37, E39, E47, E49, E50, E57)
Additional: Ranger's distressing ink, nestabilities, epoxy sticker, chipboard, ribbon from my stash, stars MS border punch, glitter

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

• 2sisterschallengeblog  (boys and their toys)
• crazy4challenges  (male themed card)
• papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.com  (all about easel)
• sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com  (punches and diecuts)
• papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com  (wish upon star)

Magnolia Beautiful

A few months ago, I was one lucky girl, winning a blog candy at Thanks again, to a very generous blog owner - Kristie. I received a fun paper pad along with 2 Magnolia stamps. I could not wait to ink the stamps, but with all the traveling last month and catching up with life after vacation, I didn't get a chance to do so until last night. Here is what I came up with:

Supplies: Magnolia Beautiful stamp, Spellbinders dies, Wild Orchid flowers,
Sentiment: Lili of the valley
Coloring: Copics: E25, E29, E000, E20, E11, E21, E33, E50, RV000, RV00, RV02, RV11, RV91, RV93, RV95, R20
Additional: EK Success border punch,  Recollection flowers, Epoxy stickers

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com  (Happy Birthday)
• doyoustackup.blogspot.com  (Wings)
• craftsandmechallengesflower (add a flower) 
• divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com  (pastels)
• flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com  (butterfly, fairy or angel)

Lilli Claire one more time

I really liked that cute image by TiddlyInks so I created another card using it. This time, it's a card for my MIL for her birthday. It's totally different look, I guess all the girly pink makes it look very girly. This card is square 5.5x5.5in.

Supplies:
Image: Lilli Claire - Party time by tiddlyinks
Sentiment: Dreamy Days sentiments by liliofthevalley
Coloring: Copics (Hair - E29, E35, E37, E39, Skin - E000, E00, R20 for blush, Shoes/Dress/Hair-bows - RV000, RV00, R20, W1, Present - V12, V15, Ribbon - RV17, RV19, 0)
Additional: Paper from the stash, flowers by Recollections, pearls made by Viva Decor pearl pen, circles nestabilities, sheer ribbon by Celebrate It, Spica pink marker for hand dooddles and sparkly accents on hair-bow, shoes and flowers.

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• charismacardz  (Birthdays in pink - ending May 25th)
• 2sisterschallengeblog  (Use a digi - through May 27th)
• clearitoutchallenge (Colors - coloring medium - copics - through May 30th)
• ceschallenges (embellishments - through May 26th)
• stamptacularsundaychallenge (PINK-a-Licious - through May 21st)
• tiddlyinkschallenge (picture expired - through May 23rd)
  

Card for Joe

My good friend Bonnie, met through our online Scrap Friendly yahoo group is planning on surprising her husband Joe with 60 cards for his 60th birthday. So many members of the group decided to help out with that goal and make a card for him as well. Here is my little card for Joe. I bet it will be great to be showered with all the cards on his birthday. I may borrow that idea and do something similar for my hubby turning 40 later this year ;) But shhhhhh... it's a secret, we don't want to talk about that ;) LOL

Supplies:
Image: Lilli Claire - Party time by tiddlyinks
Sentiment: Dreamy Days sentiments by liliofthevalley
Coloring: Copics (Hair -  E33, E35, E37, Skin- E000, E00, R20 for blush, Present - B23, B28, B39, Socks - RV000, Dress & Shoes - R24, R27, R29)
Additional: Papers, buttons, ribbon, stars from the stash, Label 8 & Circles nestabilties

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• papersundaes (Happy Birthday - ending May 21st)
• ceschallenges  (Embillish it - ending May 27th)
• lexiscreations  (Spots and/or Stripes - ending May 28th)
• birthdaysundaes(Circles) 
• 2sisterschallengeblog  (Use a Digi - through May 27th)

Make a wish

Blogger has been misbehaving over last several days so I wasn't able to share this card with you earlier. I made it for my Mom. Her birthday is in June and I will be celebrating with her in Poland. I am so excited to be able to spend her special day together... first time in years!

Supplies used:
Image: Rosie with presents by  liliofthevalley
Coloring: Copics
Papers: scraps from the stash
Additional: MS border punch and butterfly punch, paper flowers by Recollections, organza ribbon by Celebrate It, pearls from stash, stickles, corner rounder (around the sentiment).

Entered for the following challenges:

• incywincydesigns (girly)
• creativeinspirationschallenge (glitzy & bling)

Dudley having some fun

  

Dustin Pike is offering this cute image of Dudley as a freebie on his blog and challenging us to create a project with it. Here is my entry for that challenge. If you want to play along, go here.

Supplies Used:

Image: Dudley on his powerwheel by Dustin Pike

Coloring: Copics

Sentiment: Circular by liliofthevalley.co.uk, inside computer generated using A Year Without Rain font

Paper: 3 Bugs In The Rug

Additional: Ribbon & epoxy stickers from my stash, nestabilities

Kiddo/male birthday card

It's National Scrapbooking Day so how could I not spend my evening in my craft corner? It doesn't happen much that you see more than 1 post from me on the same day so you may as well enjoy it while it lasts :) To honor NSD our yahoo Scrap Friendly group hosted a bunch of fun challenges posted all on the groups blog. One of the challenges asked us to use only new stuff on our project. I had no problem with this one, as I've got quite a few new toys recently and many of them were never used before.
Supplies:
Image: Pollycraft
Coloring: Copics (W1, W3, W5, W7, B26, B28, YR07, YR12, YR16, YR18)
Papers: BoBunny - Back To Backs (Doubledot designes
Sentiment stamp:  Dreamy days by liliofthevalley
Additional: Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Happy Birthday punch, stickles, pearls from my stash

I am going to enter this card for the following challenges:

• birthdaysundaes (anything goes)
• wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps  (use die or punch - used both)
• karensdoodleschallenge  (one for the kids)
• stampchallenges  (May digi day)
• digistamps4joy  (it's celebration)
• ceschallenges  (favorite color combo)

Birthday wishes & buttefly kisses

This past Friday, our Scrap Friendly group was challenged to create a window card. Here is what I came up with. It's a flower shaped card cut out using my Gypsy (and Cricut). Pretty much everything you can see was cut out on Cricut/Gypsy using various cartridges. I added a little pearl using my Pearl pen by Viva Decor. Sentiment is computer generated using Lucida Handwriting font.
I am going to submit this card to

• bythecuteandgirly challenge (cute and girly)
• simonsaysstampschallenge (anything goes)
• papercutzchallenge  (anything goes)
• stampchallenges  (something with wings)

Have a beary fun Birthday

Here is another birthday card from me. That cute little bear is one of Dustin's drawings. Isn't he just adorable? The background paper is from DCWV The Green Stack 70% recycled paper. We all have to do our part to be a little environmentally friendly ;)

Supplies used:
Image: Dustin Pike
Coloring: Copics (E33, E35, E43, E47, E49 and E57)
Paper: DCWV The GREEN STACK 70% RECYCLED PAPER
Additional: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - tea dye,  oval classic and scalloped nestabilities, brads from stash

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Dustinpike-party-in-colors
• Forfunchallenges (green-not-the-color)
• Pollycraftchallengeblog (fun and games)
• Creativeinspirationschallenge (Digi Day)

It's OK to light the candles now

Yesterday was Friday, so it was time for a new card challenge on our Scrap Friendly yahoo group. It was a little Bingo board and you were asked to pick a row to score BINGO. I created this little image using one of Dustin's images.
I am not sharing inside of my card here but it reads "I've already alerted the fire department."

Supplies used:
Image: Dustin Pike
Coloring: Copics (W3, W5, B00, R27, R29, Y17, C5, C7, YG06, YG07, YG09, Y35, Y38, G17
Additional: Little epoxy circular, glittery stickers, background paper is embossed using a cuttlebug folder, little swirls are from my stash (super old stuff)

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

• Aspoonfullofsugarchallenge (Let's celebrate)
• Deliciousdoodleschallenge  (anything goes)
• Digidoodleshopsbest  (Glitter & glitz) 
• delightfulsketches  (Paper piecing or paper piercing)

Make a wish

Last Saturday I got together with a good friend of mine who shares the passion for making cards. We usually don't get much accomplished while we are together, but we always have fun. So this time, I managed to color 2 images. I used the first one on this card. This cutie is from Pachela Studio.

Supplies used:
Image: Pachela Studio
Coloring: Copics: E33, E35, Y17, Y35, YR16, E49, B28,
Papers: Scraps from stash
Ribbon: From stash
Additional: Yellow pearls, Ranger's distress ink (frayed burlap)

I entered this card to:
Cupcake Crafts challenge (lots of layers),
Craft Your Passion  challenge (use dots)
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge (furry friends)
Art Impressions Stamps (anything goes)
Karen's doodles  challenge (lots of layers).

Happy Bee-Day

Every Friday, we host a new card challenge on our ScrapFriendly group. Today's challenge was to use Bargello Technique. It looked interesting to me and I liked the end result so I decided to give it a shot. I used 3 different pattern papers, cut 3/4" strips, glued them together, cut them up, glued once again and voila.
List of supplies:
Image: Dustin Pike
Paper: From stash
Coloring: Copics  (E33, E 35, E47, E57, B28, B39, E000, E00, R20, E11, C5, C7, Y35, Y38, R24, W5, R27, G14, B23, Y35, B0000, B000 )  
Additional:  Nestabilities - scalloped heart, Ribbon from stash, 4 green brads, diamond stickles

I am submitting this card for Dustin's "It's a party" challenge & 4 layers or more @
Catch The Bug 
and Simon Says Satmps (a card for a child), as well as AiFactory's  "Party Animal" challenge, plus Card Making Mamas (spring colors).

Slow Birthday Wishes

Here is belated birthday card I made a friend of mine. It's one of the  Karen Doodle images.

Supplies list:
Image: Karen's Doodles
Paper: From stash
Coloring: Copics      
Additional:  Buttons from a set from Oriental Trading, ribbon from stash, Stickles, Scor-pal

I am entering this image card for the following challenge:

•  Karren's Happy Birthday challenge
• Totally Stampalicious Anything Goes Challenge