Mojo483: A Foxy Birthday Card

I thought I'd play along with the Mojo Monday sketch a second time, since I love the layout so much! I also love the Fox Builder punch from Stampin Up and saw this as an opportunity to use it again :)
(To see the first card I made using this layout, check out my last post here). 

I used the same colour combo in this card as the last, but changed the character from a skunk to a fox. I have another niece (there are many in my family!) who is celebrating a birthday in early March and thought this would be a great birthday card for her. Again, I added a little flower by the ear of the fox to make it a little more girly. 

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A Stinkin' Cute Birthday Card

One of my newest Stampin Up favourites is the Foxy Friends stamp set and the Fox Builder punch. There are just endless possibilities with this bundle! And I finally got to use it on one of my cards last night.

Mojo Monday had a great layered sketch this week and the Color Throwdown challenge this week was the perfect colour combination for what I had in mind!

I pulled out "A Little Foxy" designer series paper (DSP) and used that, along with the Color Throwdown combination, as my basis for choosing the colours of cardstock for the layers in this card sketch. The circle shape in the sketch was the perfect spot to place a cute little character using the Fox Builder punch. I've seen several images on google and Pinterest of different characters you can make with this punch and the cute little skunk caught my eye! Here's how it turned out:

The colours may be a bit more pastel than the bright colours of the Color Throwdown challenge, but I thought I would enter it anyway.  Isn't the skunk adorable?! I added a little flower to the skunk, as I will be using this card for my niece's birthday and wanted to make it a little more girly :)

I'll definitely be using this punch more often in the near future! 

A Feathery Birthday Card

After a busy, long week, I spent part of my Friday night making some cards. It took me some time to gain inspiration, but after looking through a few card challenges for this week, I was inspired to make a birthday card using a stamp set I haven't touched for a long time! 

Fab Friday has a clean and simple sketch this week, which gave me the perfect start to making my card:

And Seize the Birthday has their usual "Anything Goes" theme this week. The 'Topping' option this time was felt, but I'm pretty sure I don't own any felt... or it's buried somewhere in my crafting supplies... So I opted out on that :). 

And here's the card:

The Stampin Up stamp set I used was "Four Feathers". I loved this stamp set when I first saw it, but wasn't really sure how to incorporate it into my card designs. This sketch gave me the perfect opportunity. The large circle on the card was the perfect spot for these 3 feathers that I stamped and die-cut. The colours I used are probably my favourite colour combination lately -- Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Basic Black and Whisper White. Shades of teal have always been my favourite colours! I added a small strip of black and white designer series paper which seems to pop right out of the card! A couple of the feathers and the sentiment is popped up to give the card some dimension. I've also added texture by embossing the background with "Decorative Dots". Bakers twine and small rhinestones embellish the card.

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An Aviator Baby Boy Card-in-a-Box

I had a request from a friend to make her a second baby boy card-in-a-box. You can see the first one I made  for her by clicking here. I was excited to make another one! The last one matched so perfectly with the fabric she used to make her gift, and this time was no different! She had aviator-themed fabric that looked like this: 

I used the colours and theme in this photo as inspiration for my card. Using punch art, I created a couple different style planes and used part of the Cupcake Builder punch for clouds. Here's how it turned out:

Cute, right? I just love this fold! My next project is a baby girl card-in-a-box. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Zoo Babies, To the Moon (Verve Stamps)

Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Pool Party, Smokey Slate, Basic Black, 2012-2013 In-Colour DSP

Ink: Island Indigo

Tools: 1-1/4" Circle punch, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Owl Builder punch, Cupcake Builder punch, 1/2" Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch, 1" Circle punch, Large Oval punch

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's), Letter "C" foam sticker (Michael's)

Belated Anniversary Wishes

It's been a while since my last post! It was a relaxing, yet busy long weekend with family visiting from Alberta. I've also been taking a bit of a break from blogging/cardmaking, trying to finish a scrapbook album I've been working on of my hubby's training/career history. But now that I'm a bit caught up and have some free time on my hands, I'll be slowly getting back into making cards, entering challenges and sharing my creations.

Last week, my parents celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary! I made a special card using the easel fold and here's how it turned out:

I stamped the flowery image on Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock, fussy-cut some of the flowers and popped them up on the card, adding pearls in the center of each of them:

I followed these simple instructions found on YouTube to make this card. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Memorable Moments

Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral, Staz-On Black

Tools: Label Framelits, Square Lattice embossing folder

Accessories: Crisp Cantaloupe button, pearls (Michael's)

Baby Boy Card-in-a-Box

My favourite card fold lately has become the "card-in-a-box". I just love the fact that they pop open and then fold flat, perfect for mailing! Recently, a friend of mine asked me to make a baby boy card-in-a-box with grey chevrons and turquoise accents. I had SO much fun making this card! I chose to use one of the cutest stamp sets from Stampin Up called "Zoo Babies". Here's how it turned out:

Probably my favourite baby boy card ever!! How cute are those little animals?! I also love this colour combo. The bright turquoise against the grey looks fabulous and is so perfect for a baby boy! I added a plain white piece of cardstock (with a couple stamped animals on it) on the back of the card for a space to write a personal message:

And the best part is, the lady I made this for had a matching gift to go with it:

The fabric on this diaper carrier and blanket match perfectly with this card! Check out TC Creations to see this lady's adorable products! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Zoo Babies, Little Additions

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Gray, Whisper White, "I Am Me" DSP

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Gray

Tools: Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, 1-1/4" Circle punch, Owl Builder punch (for the heart)

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's)

Valentine's Day Highlights

Hi again! 

Here are a few highlights from my Valentine's Day:

The night before Valentine's, my hubby surprised me with a gorgeous bouquet of red and white flowers!

And the card he gave me also made me smile :)

Inside reads: "And trying not to drool". Hilarious. 

We went out for dinner at a local restaurant called North 54. We started off with the best Ceasar Salad ever (this is the main reason we love going to this restaurant). I had the most delicious raspberry/cranberry/lime martini, along with spaghetti carbonara, which was so filling that I now have leftovers for tomorrow's lunch (yum!). Kevin enjoyed red wine with seafood jambalaya. And we finished it off with a strawberry mousse cake - so good!

And last but not least, a handmade card for Kevin! 

 

This is called the Building Block Card. I followed this simple tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers and love the end result! 

I'm playing along with a theme challenge at The Pink Elephant:

Happy Valentine's Day

I also used the picture inspiration from Stampin Royalty's challenge this week to come up with the colour combo in my card.

Stampin Royalty Challenge #214

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the weekend!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Love You Much (ret.)
Paper: Basic Gray, Primrose Petals, Pool Party, More Amore Specialty DSP, 2012-2013 In-Colour DSP
Ink: Basic Gray
Tools: Circles Nestabilities, Large Oval punch, Owl Builder punch, Heart to Heart punch, Diagonal Strips embossing folder
Accessories: White foam letter stickers (Michael's), Pearls (Michael's)

You Are Loved

I've been feeling pretty sluggish these days... I'm thinking it's the cold winter days that are getting me down (It has been around -30 deg C the past couple mornings! brrrr...). I almost didn't want to step out into the cold again last night to go to my weekly Zumba class, but I'm so glad I did! I feel so energized and ready to start another work day. And spending a little time at my crafting table always seems to perk me up!

Today I'm playing along with a few challenges :)

First and foremost, Karly and I introduce a new KCRR challenge!

You Are Loved Stamp Set

Strawberry Slush

Smokey Slate

 



Can you believe these were randomly picked? What a perfect combo and just in time for Valentine's Day :)

Mojo Monday has a fabulous sketch this week and I just had to play along! It also happens to be contest week!

And the last challenge I wanted to play along with is The Card Concept. Their challenge this week is "Monochromatic Pinks".

 

Clean and Layered is probably one of my favourite styles for cardmaking. I love lots of layers, but also keeping it clean and fresh looking. So I chose this style for my card and was inspired by the flowers in the picture to use different shades of pink. 

All these challenges tie together so well! Here's how my card turned out:

 

I used layers of Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Smokey Slate cardstock and Strawberry Slush polka dot DSP to make up the card front. The "Love" sentiment and a couple of the punched out hearts are popped up to give the card some dimension. I added a few rhinestones to embellish the card. I love how it turned out! 

 

 

 

 



Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how she used these three elements in her card!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: You Are Loved

Paper: Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, 2013-2015 In-Colour DSP

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Tools: Heart to Heart punch (ret.), Decorative Label punch, Small Oval punch

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's) 

KCRR31 - Zoo Baby Zebra

It has been WAY too long since Karly and I have posted a new KCRR challenge! After the busyness of craft fair season and then Christmas, it's good to get back into a routine with card challenges again!

We randomly chose the following two elements to be included in our papercraft project this week:

Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder

Basic Gray

 



This was a nice and simple challenge to start off the new year with! To go along with the simple elements, I chose a clean and simple sketch from Sketch Saturday and decided to make a baby card. I used Basic Gray as my card base colour and then added a lighter gray - Smokey Slate - to complement it. It needed a pop of colour so I chose one of the new Stampin Up in-colours - Crisp Cantaloupe, as well as Pool Party. I pulled out my new favourite animal stamp set - Zoo Babies - and this is the end result:

 

I think this makes a very sweet baby card. The zebra is adorable and I love the pastel colour combo (my new Stampin Up Colour Coach came in handy!)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how she used these two elements in her papercraft creation!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps; Zoo Babies

Paper: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Pool Party, 2014-2015 In-Colour DSP

Ink: Basic Gray

Tools: 1-1/4" Circle punch, 1" circle punch, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder

A Birthday Shout-Out and a New Inspiration Challenge!

Happy Friday!

Today we celebrate a special birthday! Our niece, Reese, turns 6 today! She is an adorable, goofy, sweet girl and is growing up so fast! I miss her!

Here's wishing her the best day! This is the card I sent her to let her know we are thinking of her:

 

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Onto a new Inspirational challenge!

 

This week was my pick and I chose a photo of 4 floral prints that I found on Etsy:

Click here to see the shop on Etsy!

I love the colour combo of gray and pastel yellow! Not only did I get inspiration from the colours, I also used the 4 square shapes in my card. A week ago, Deconstructed Sketch posted a fabulous sketch challenge. Even though I'm a week late, I still wanted to play along!

And here's my card...

 

I love how this card turned out! To make it interesting, I added something to each punched out square of designer paper. I've distressed the edges of the card front as well as the larger yellow square and added a simple birthday sentiment to complete the card.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Make sure to hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how this photo inspired her!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Loved Ones

Paper: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Neutrals DSP, Subtles DSP

Ink: Basic Gray, So Saffron

Tools: 1" square punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Itty Bitty punch pack, Owl Builder punch

Accessories: Arrow clip, Pearl, Basic Gray striped grosgrain ribbon (ret)

Dynamic Duos #49 and Make My Monday {Wedding Tri-Fold Card}

I had a fun night out last night crafting with a bunch of wonderful ladies! I love attending Cassandra's card classes. (She is my upline for Stampin Up). She gives me lots of inspiration and I look forward to her classes every month! We made 3 beautiful cards:

I love the box card! It's such a fun fold. I'm definitely going to try that one again!

For today's post, I'm playing along with Dynamic Duos and Make My Monday. I thought the colour combo this week would be perfect for a wedding card and I love making fancy folded cards (the challenge this week at Make My Monday is "Fancy Folds").

I made one of my favourite folds - the Tri-Fold. I love this fold for special occasions, like weddings and birthdays. It makes such an elegant card! The actual card base is very easy to make. The only time-consuming part is decorating it, as you have to cut the pieces of designer paper just so to fit the panels on the inside of the card. But, it's worth it in the end! I love the result!

 

I placed textured designer paper on the card front and punched out flowers with an antique brad for the central image. Gray striped bakers twine is tied around the card front and tiny tags hang from it - one of them says "Mr. & Mrs." and the other has an elegant design.
Here are photos of different angles:

The great thing about this card is that it folds flat to 4.25" x 5.5" size and fits perfectly in an A2 size envelope.

Thanks for visiting!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Tiny Tags
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Mocha Morning DSP (ret.), Wedding DSP (Michaels)
Ink: Basic Black
Tools: Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Circle Nestabilities, Blossom punch, Five Petal Flower punch, Tiny Tag punch, Elegant Lines embossing folder
Accessories: Gray Bakers Twine (CTMH), Antique brad