Cast-A-Spell DSP Birthday Card?

Soooo, not what you think of when pondering a birthday card! But hey, I love Halloween, what can I say!?!?

The person that received this card is probably used to it - his birthday is the 28th of October!

Simple, simple, simple. Cast-A-Spell DSP, two strips were cut at 1 1/4" x 3 1/4" and the middle strip is 1 1/4" x 4 1/4". There's a layer of Perfect Plum and then I stamped the sentiment from Full of Life in Basic Black onto Whisper White. The ribbon is Organza in Perfect Plum and Old Olive. I just twisted the ribbon so it was smaller looking (and less girly!) and tied two pieces of Old Olive onto the Perfect Plum.

On the strips of DSP, I coloured a tiny bit of the edges to be sure it stood out a little from the background piece of DSP.

We're heading into the weekend - yippee! And remember, next Wednesday is Remembrance Day - please take the time to remember soldiers past and present. Lest we forget.

Have a great Friday!

Lovin' the stars!

I'm all about stars when it comes to masculine cards and I am losing mojo quickly! It seems I always fall back on my star punches - and they always come through for me!

This card was for a new co-worker's birthday this past month. I used Whisper White, Ruby Red, More Mustard and Old Olive. The Modern Label punch is in there, along with of course, the small & large star punches. I trimmed down the Old Olive star with my Paper Snips so that a sliver of the Ruby Red was showing through. The ribbon comes from Elementary collection of Ribbon Originals. Also included, 3 Soft Subtle Certainly Celery brads. No Earth Elements in this room to be found!

See you tomorrow!

A little "pop" of colour!

When I saw this layout, I just fell in love. The "army" side of me couldn't help but adore the gridwork look to it!
But, I was making a birthday card and felt a little morbid after a stamped a black cupcake!!

I decided to use my Stampin' Write markers to colour each of the letters in a different colour to make it "pop"! After I stamped that, I just knew I would colour the cupcake to reflect that same feeling.

Colours used are: Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey, Real Red, Lovely Lilac & Green Galore. I used the 1 3/8" square punch for most of the squares, but had to trim down the far right squares to 1 3/8" x 1" to make them fit. I also used the new Modern Label punch for the sentiment and some silver brads to finish it off.

And I actually got a very nice compliment on the card from my husband! What's that all about!?!!?

Have a great Wednesday!

Pretty in Pink

Who doesn't love Pretty in Pink? I've been making so many cards for the male co-workers in my life, it was refreshing to make a girlie card!!

Colours used are Whisper White and...you guessed it - Pretty in Pink. I embossed the image from Embrace Life in White, used the Scallop Circle punch, the 1 3/8" circle punch and one flower from the Trio Flower punch. Some fire circle rhinestone brads and some girlie pink ribbon. None of the ribbon came from Stampin' Up! I just have so much pink ribbon - I guess that's what happens when you have a little girl in your life! I stamped the "happy birthday" from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Basic Grey and used my Big Shot to dry emboss the background piece with the Elegant Bouquet textured impression folder as well.

I just LOVE Pretty in Pink!

See you tomorrow!

A going-away card

Good morning!

This card I made for a co-worker who was heading away on a course. It's difficult for me to make masculine cards to begin with, and there isn't many sentiments out there for the event, so this is what you get!

I used Define Your Life stamp set and the colours are Real Red, Night of Navy and Creamy Caramel. I coloured a few of the squares in Creamy Caramel and Real Red on the Night of Navy DSP to change it up a bit. I "thread" my buttons using tiny strips of co-ordinating card stock and the Corner Rounder punch for the tag.

The recipient actually said, "Did you make this? You're great competition for Hallmark!" I guess masculine cards aren't that difficult after all!

See you tomorrow!

Long time, no blog!

I know, I know. I've been so busy that I haven't had time to blog. Being back to work kinda sucks my creative energy right out of me. But I've made myself a promise to get back into that mood and get creating.

These little beauties were fun to make, even though I hate mass-producing anything! The princess took these into her classroom - even though there's "no gum allowed". Silly me, I thought - no peanuts/no milk/no whatever - that would be good. Apparently not!

Anyhow, I used Sweet Centers stamp set along with the Sweet Treat cups. Soooooo cute! I cut the Pumpkin Pie card stock 6" x 3" and folded it in half to make a 3"x3" pouch. There's sticky strip holding the card stock together and the lollipop stick in. However, word to the wise - don't put a round peg in a square hole. They don't stay together all that well. They made it to school, so it's all good!

Check back tomorrow for a card!

Loving Brocade Blue

I was just chatting the other night with a friend about how much I love Brocade Blue & More Mustard together for masculine cards. I don't make masculine cards often, but over the next couple days you'll see a few of them. I've been asked to make up a few birthday, going away and all occasion cards for some co-workers, how could I say no?

This card is fairly simple, as most masculine cards are...kinda like men themselves! ;)
I used Chocolate Chip DSP for the circles, popped them up with some dimensionals. The sizes are 1", 3/4" and 1/2". There's a couple of the 5/16" brads on there and I used a Texturz Plate for a piece of the chocolate chip background.

I was looking forward to playing with my new stuff, but only managed to get one set put together as my husband ended up home early. Besides, I was losing my "crafty" with every yawn.

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!