Yorkie Birthday Box

I got a request to make a birthday card for a groomer. Last year I needed a Yorkie birthday card so I went looking through the internet. I found a cute Yorkie in a cup at Cute As A Button Designs but there was Holly on the cup for Christmas. So I wrote the designer for permission to have my husband take the Holly off so I could use it for a Birthday Card. She said better yet I’ll draw you a Birthday Yorkie!! Such a sweet artist. So I made the card (realized I forgot to post it so will do that shortly) for a lady in her 70’s and she loved it. So I decided to use that image again for the groomer. It is amazing how cards have different feel to it depending on the paper and design that is used. I went for a more vibrant feel on this card….it just happened because when I saw that balloon paper I thought it was cute with the image! I used sketch #5 from the Jan Card Sketch Challenge @ scrapbook.com. This is also for the Jan Inspirational Card Challenge @ scrapbook.com – Bonus – I need birthday cards to replenish my stock so I made 3 more of these to do just that!

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Birthday Yorkie @ Cute as a Button Designs.
Cardstock: Bazzill (Bubblegum, Rain, Mexican Poppy, white)
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs (Sugar shoppe – dainty dollies, sorbet stripe, sweet celebration) (Birthday girl on the dot)
Technique: Paper pieced
Accents/Tools: xyron X, Doodlebug Design sprinkles spring assortment, cutter bee scissors

I realized making a card this year with this image that I forgot to post this card last year when I made it April 2016. I needed a birthday card for a lady in her 70’s that liked Yorkies. I went searching the internet and found a cute Yorkie in a cup at Cute as a Button Designs. But the cup had Holly in it as it was a Christmas Image. I wrote the designer for permission to remove the Holly so I could make it a birthday card. She said she would make me a Birthday Yorkie and this is what she came up with!! Adorable!! So my husband colored in the dog and inside of the box and I paper pieced the rest.

I can’t remember the sketch but if I find it I will update it.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Yorkie Birthday @ Cute As A Button Designs
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Chatterbox (pre 2006)
Technique: paper pieced
Accents/Tools: flower brads, Fiskars border punch – threading water, cutter bee scissors, Xyron X

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Kids Mother’s Day Card

So every year I make one of my bosses a Valentine and Mother’s Day card for his wife. He likes his kids to be represented on the Mother’s Day card in some way. This year I decided to go back to having actual kids on the card like I did a couple years ago. His kids are actually growing up (Emily (24), Megan (19), Adam (15), Michael (13)) so I had to find “older” looking kids. In my search I found an awesome digi site Melonheadz. I did some creative cutting with using heads from one kid and placing it on another body. I then paper pieced the clothes on top.

The design of this card happened on accident! Got to love happy accidents. I was trying to figure out how I was going to fit four kids on a card with out making it super huge. Then I remembered that the Technique category in the April Inspirational Card Challenge is to do a technique you have been meaning to try. Well I have been wanting to do a Center Step Card so I decided that could work for 4 kids. Then I went to look for paper in my scrap drawers I thought this paper might work with all the different colors. I happened to have some of the Bingo Card scraps and that is how the card came together.

CHALLENGES:
1) April Inspirational Card Challenge – Technique Category – try a technique you have been wanting to try. I did the Center Step Card.
2) Melonheadz Friends – Pastel Colors Challenge or if you use a Melonheadz image the theme can be Anything Goes. I used the Kidlettes Brown Hair combo pack.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Kidlettes Brown Haired Combo Pack @ Melonheadz
Cardstock: Bazzill (Berry Sensation)
Patterned Paper: Simple Stories (FabUlous Collection)
Inks: pre-colored digital images printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: Xyron X, Ek Success 1/16 pop dots
Techniques: paper piece

Chalkboard Tags

I bought a package of chalkboard tags last year and never got around to using them. So this year I saw Kathy101 post a sketch using a tag and thought they would be perfect. Well after several attempts I couldn’t get that sketch to work so I moved onto another sketch, Tuesday Morning Sketches #336, and love the outcome. I also went with these Chalkboard tags because the product category at the Inspirational Card Challenge is Chalkboard product. I paired it with a sunflower since one of the guys at work that placed an order his girlfriend’s favorite flower is the sunflower. And every girl should get their favorite flower on Valentine’s Day!I also have a goal to use up my non dwindling supplies so the background heart paper were scraps I had.

I had two tags that would work for this design so made two cards!

CHALLENGES:
1) Feb Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – product category – chalkboard
2) 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #284 (4 CC#284) – Love

SUPPLIES:
Image: sunflower is paper pieced from Whimsy and Stars (Sunflower Bird Digital Stamp)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Glow, Raven)
Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio (B&W doodle hearts)
Accents/Tools: ribbon, heart brad, pop dots, xyron X sticker maker

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Baby Girl Booties

Inside: Ten fingers, ten toes and the cutest little girl you have ever seen! Best wishes on the birth of your daughter.

I made this card for a guy at work that is having a baby on Friday. I found out they did the baby room in coral and teal (more bluish teal) so that is what I went with. Sorry the picture doesn’t show the colors great and is tilted….still learning this new camera.

CHALLENGES:
1) January Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch #1 (originally Freshly Made Sketches #136)
2) January 2016 Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Theme Category – celebrate something new. Celebrating a new baby girl!!

3) Craft Your Passion Challenge #293 – Always Anything Goes!

4) Crafting By Designs Challenge – Anything Goes.

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Bitty Baby – Diane’s Daydream Designs (no longer in business)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Flamingo, Blue Oasis, white)
Patterned Paper: Recollections (blue polka dot)
Accent/Tools: cord (Michael’s), Cricut, Basic George Cricut Cartridge.

Float to your Happy Place

Oh I would love to be somewhere tropical or anywhere with water really (I’d even take a lazy river or pool!)….then I would be in my happy place! I realized that today is my really only day off till the end of the month since I’m getting my niece on Monday-Tuesday. So I decided I better get my Progressive challenges done. Which will shock them because I’m usually posting with only hours to spare! I decided to paper piece this image since my husband has been busy with work I didn’t want to ask him to color it. Took longer but I love it. I might ask him to color it in these colors when he has time so I can make more with my left over paper. Too hard to make more than one when you paper piece! I love how this turned out. It came together pretty easy since I found the perfect sketch at Mojo Monday and then found the color scheme at Colour Q.

CHALLENGES:

1) From the Heart Stamps – Digital of the Month Stamp Challenge – use the digital stamp provided and get next months image FREE!

2) Colour Q #300 – use the colors provided to make your project

3) Mojo Monday #407 – use the sketch provided to make your project

4) July Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Product – Stickers – made my own with the xyron (circles and the paper pieced image)

5) 4 Crafty Chicks #256 – Sun, Sea and Sand – I hope this fits as the blue is there to represent water.

6) Aloha Friday Challenge #52 – Summer Fun

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Inner Tube Birdbrain @ From the Heart Stamps

Cardstock: Bazzill ( Flamingo, Glow, Red Devil, Cheddar, Blue Oasis, White)

Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye (Follow Your Heart), The Paper Studio (Tiny Polka – Turquoise)

Accents/Tools: pop dots, Xyron X sticker maker, EK Success Circle Punches

Celebrate in Style

Inside: Celebrate in Style! Happy 11th Birthday!!

I made this card for my niece, Kailee, who turned 11 on Thursday. We celebrated her birthday today since she was in town. They just moved so she is doing her room in Paris (pink and black) so that is what inspired the card…that and the cute dress form from Diane’s Daydream Designs! The Paris Subway art was free at Tip Junkie. I used Sketch Saturday #321 as my inspiration.

Everything but the gray cardstock was from my scrap drawers!!

CHALLENGES:

1) Seize the Birthday – Make a Birthday Card and use the topping (Yellow) if you want. I chose not to use the topping this time!

2) August Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Theme – Birthday

3) SweetStamps Blog Challenge #181 – Bling

SUPPLIES:

Image: Life is Sew Sweet – Dress Forms @ Diane’s Daydream Designs

Cardstock: Hobby Lobby (pink, gray), Bazzill (Raven)

Patterned Paper: unknown – from scrap drawer

Accent/Tools: pop dots, black jewels and pink rhinestone (Michaels), Prima Flowers, Martha Stewart punch