Little Boy Overalls

Happy Monday!

I feel rejuvenated after a productive, yet relaxing weekend! Here's hoping this week flies by as next weekend we are on the road again for one last road trip before summer ends :)

A couple weeks ago, one of our nephews, Micah, celebrated his 1st birthday! He is such a cutie and is growing up so fast!

All smiles! :) Unfortunately, I haven't met this little guy yet :( But, I'm looking forward to seeing him at Christmas!

I thought I'd make a fun-folded card for his birthday. I saw this awesome card on Stampin Pretty's blog and wanted to CASE it. Her simple instructions made it so easy to make and it looks super cute in the end!

 

I added cute little jumping frogs to the overalls, as well as a sentiment "wish big" and a #1 that is cut free-hand. The pockets were created from a full circle cut in half. For some added detail I used a white gel pen to create stitching on the outer edges of the overalls and on the pockets.

How cute is that?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Moving Forward, Short & Sweet
Paper: Night of Navy, Gumball Green, Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Ink: Night of Navy, Gumball Green, White Gel pen
Tools: Word Window punch, 1-3/8" Circle punch
Accessories: Rhinestones

A Blimp Birthday Card

Today I'm playing along with two of my favourite card challenges - Mojo Monday and Dynamic Duos.

The Mojo Monday sketch is a nice and simple one this week. I pulled out the Moving Forward stamp set since I haven't used it yet (love this set - so adorable and perfect for kids cards). The blimp is the central image of my card. I fussy-cut it and popped it up to give the card some dimension. The sentiment is also popped up.

One of my favourite parts of this card is the background. I embossed it with the Cloudy Day embossing folder -- it adds some nice texture and coordinates perfectly with the blimp. Striped Midnight Muse DSP covers the bottom half of the card front and Bashful Blue satin ribbon is wrapped around it.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Come back tomorrow for a new KCRR challenge!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Moving Forward
Paper: Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, 2012-2014 In-Colour DSP
Ink: Midnight Muse
Tools: Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Accessories: Bashful Blue satin ribbon

Stacked Animals

Welcome to my second post of the day! I wanted to play along with Monday Muse before their challenge closes tomorrow. I love the inspirational card this week made by Therese Calvird!

How cute is that?! I drew inspiration from the stacked animals and pulled out my Fox & Friends stamp set. I made my card bright and colourful using the colour combo from Color Throwdown and used an older Freshly Made sketch as a guide.

I think these colours are perfect for a kid's birthday card! Here's what I came up with:

Isn't it fun? Curious where the little bird stamp came from? It's from the adorable stamp set called "Moving Forward". I thought it was the perfect touch to finish off the stack of animals. I love this colour combo! The patterned designer paper adds to the funness (if that's a word!) of this card. I embellished the card with Old Olive satin ribbon and small rhinestones on the ends of the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by! I plan on taking a break from my blog for the rest of the weekend, so stay tuned for a new post on Tuesday!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Fox & Friends, Moving Forward, Short & Sweet
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White, Brights DSP, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Ink: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive
Tools: Word Window punch
Accessories: Old Olive satin ribbon, rhinestones (Michael's)