Bunny B-Day Card

 Hello Friends!

Hope you are having bunny funny day.  Here is a card to hop around.  

I used pretty bright colors and papers to create this fun birthday card.  I kind of like that color combo of teal and bright pink.  

So glad you stopped by today!!  See you again soon!

Karen

Tea Cup with Pieced Background

 Hello Friends,

Back today with more of my pieced backgrounds a la quilt style.  I added a stamped and die cut tea cup on this card (Stampin' Up).  The papers are all in prints and shades of peach. 

I also added a peach ribbon and peach bakers twine.

On the inside, I stamped a birthday sentiment and added another tea cup.

I have two more cards in this design to share in the next post.  See you then.

Karen

Paper Scrap Bonanza Part Three

 Hello Everyone,

Part three of the paper scraps bonanza!  This is a great design for using up your scrap papers.  

First two cards are very girly.  I even added lace to the first card.  

The last two cards are more masculine.  I used blue and brown papers with metallic embellishments.

See you next time for two cards that use fabric.  Should be fun!

Karen

Paper scraps Bonanza Part Two

 Hello Lovely Crafters,

Back today with Part Two of Paper Scraps Bonanza!  Love this layout and designs.  You will find your scrap bag significantly diminished after making a stack of this design.  

Todays cards is a mix of different occasions cards. 

Birthday:  Cute cup cake stickers found at dollar store.   Used papers from a Kraft  stack on the next two cards.

Karen

Paper Scraps Bonanza Part One

 Hello Everyone!

Here is a card design that will eat up you paper scraps.  I love this layout!  It can be used for any type of card with any type of embellishment.  I made a huge pile of these.   Today's cards are Birthday cards with a die cut "happy".  

The insides look like this:

Will post more versions of this design in the next post.

Karen

Birthday Card with Paper Doily

 Hello Everyone,

Have two birthday cards to share today.  I use pretty papers and paper doilies.  Both cards are pretty much the same design except that on the second card I turn the design and used a card base that was more square.  

Karen

Birthday Card for Dog Lovers

Hello Everyone,

Here is the birthday card for the dog lover in your life.  I used a stamp from a card making magazine.  The paw print embossing folder came with the stamp.  The puppy was colored with copic markers.

This is the inside:

 Added the puppy on the inside too.

This was sent to one of  my best buddies for her birthday.  She is indeed a dog lover.  

Well, see you next time and so glad you stopped by today.

Karen

Floral Die Cut Background Birthday Cards

Hello Everyone,
Today's cards feature a die cut background.  I used chalk board black cardstock for the dies.  I stamped the sentiments with Versa Magic chalk ink.

A ribbon was added to both cards. To embellish, I created "pearls" with Nuvo crystal drops and Liquid pearls.

Dark rose card base:

Lavender Card base:

So glad you stopped by today!  Hope your day is lovely.

See you next time with another fun project.

Karen

Bird with Die Cuts

Hello Everyone,
Hope your summer is going well.  We are doing good here.  Pretty busy with garden projects.  We put in 12 arbor vitae bushes last week.  I have lots of trimming and deadheading to keep up with too.  But, always enjoy working outside and love all the flowers and veggies. 
  
Still making cards too.  Today, I have two square cards that feature a little bird die cut and layers of decorative papers.  I used the same double sided paper for both cards.  I challenged myself to use the same paper and see how different the cards would be.  

I added a die cut Happy and then stamped birthday.  A striped ribbon was added to complete the card.

The inside has another bird and a cute sentiment.

This is the second version using the same double sided decorative paper.  Totally different color scheme was achieved even though I used the same paper.

Both are very cheerful and will go to someone special for their birthday. 
So glad you stopped by and will see you next time with a butterfly card.

Entering in the Wednesday Simon Says Stamp challenge: oh so cute

Karen

Ooh La La Birthday

Hello Friends,

Hope you are doing well.  We are hanging in there waiting for the end of the stay at home order.  I have been making lots of cards.  And, I have been cooking  and baking a lot.  Seems to make things easier to take if you have good things cooking and the aroma of spices and yummy things in the air.  

So, today, I have a card I made for my sister-in-law's birthday.  I used a die cut Eiffel tower and alphabet stamps to create the Ooh la la sentiment.

I die cut the light colored background with the Eiffel tower die and the navy cardstock.  I removed the tower from the light background and inserted the navy Eiffel tower into the space left by the die cut.  

On the inside:
Found this Fabulous stamp at Hobby Lobby before the stay at home order.  Really a cute sentiment for all my girl friends and family.  The Happy Birthday is from My Sentiments Exactly.

So, just a fun and different birthday card.  So happy you stopped by today. 
See again soon. 
Karen

Cupcake Birthday

Hello Everyone,
Still "at home" here in Michigan.  Still making lots of cards.  The weather has turned nice and have been working in the garden quite a bit.  Mowed the lawn yesterday.  So, today I thought I would share two cheerful Birthday cards.  Cards are made with a My Favorite Things stamp.

The background is made up of four equal size rectangles cut from decorative papers.  The top left and bottom right corners are rounded.

The cute image is colored with Copic markers.

Second version:

The cards are for a friend who has many nieces and nephews.

Thanks for stopping by and see you next time for another pretty birthday card.
Karen

Chickie Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends,

I used a favorite stamp I have had for a long time to make the cards.  Just love all the cute Chickie stamps form DeNami.

I added a tag as a background component on this card.

Inside:

Just some really fun Birthday cards that I can send through out the year.

So glad you stopped by today.

Hope you are doing fine.
Karen

Washi Tape Birthday Candles

Hello Everyone,

Today's card uses washi tape.  I tore the tape to make the candles and the flames.

I used super bright colors and prints on the decorative papers for the background. 

I like how this turned out.  I will probably make a few more of this design. 

See you next time!!

Hope you are well.
Karen

Dragonfly Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends,
Hope you are enjoying Spring.  I am loving all the Spring bulbs in my garden.  They are so cheerful and always a delight after a long, cold winter. 

Today's card is a birthday card made for one of my besties.  I layered the dragonfly die cuts and added lots of pretty papers.  I choose a bright color palette perfect for Spring.

Thanks for stopping in today.  See you next time with napkin cards!

Karen

Bunny Birthday

Hello Everyone,
Have a cute bunny birthday card to share today.  I made this one for my Mom.  She loves anything with bunnies.

 I did a little coloring with markers and layered on pink and brown papers.  This stamp is from an older Stampin Up set.

Thanks for stopping by.  Next time I will share an easel card made with circles.  See you soon.
Karen

Peacock Birthday

Hello Everyone,
Hope your holiday season was enjoyable!  We had a lovey holiday season.  Today, I am enjoying watching the snow fall.  Lately, I have been busy catching up on some projects around the house.  Reorganized a closet and a kitchen cabinet, refashioned two duster coats into jackets, cross stitched some pictures, etc...
I made this Peacock Birthday card for a dear friend.

This is a Stampin' Up set and I colored the area behind the peacock with Copics.

Thanks for stopping by today!  See you next time with more crafting fun.
Karen

Birthday Celebrations

Hello Everyone,
I have been so busy working on landscaping projects!!  I have completed all my garden projects.  Yea!!  I did take some time out to make this card for my nephew's birthday.  I also played around with the stamps in the Stampin' Up set used for the card.  I included photos of the extra stamping at the end of the post.  I will make cards using the extras later.
I also used SU inks on the projects. On the card I used Always Artichoke and Bordering Blue (retired)
Stamps: Happy Celebrations from Stampin' Up

More stamping ideas:

I am entering this Celebration card in the Paper Players Celebration Challenge

Hope you are having a great day!  See you soon.
Karen