Tag Archive | Happy Birthday

Seeing Dots…

Jun13

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Today I was feeling a tad better…so I thought I would get up from

the couch and my heating pad and try to make a quick card.

I was looking through my top challenge sites and decided

that Addicted to CAS was the one for me today.

ATCAS - code word circleMy card started very clean and simple and then…

I stamped the sentiment crooked, I smudged my ink and got it all

over my card , and soon realized I should have stayed on the couch. LOL

So what started out CAS got a little more layered.

So ladies over at Addicted to CAS…If this doesn’t quite qualify as Clean and Simple

I SOOO Understand!!!

Not sure if you can tell by my photo, but I used my Scor-pal again

and separated the card in different quadrants.

If you haven’t checked out Addicted to CAS…go have a look!

I have linked up their image for you!

Card Details:

Cardstock: SU and ???? (scrap)

Sentiment: Close to My Heart

Tools: Punches and Scorpal

Thanks for stoppin’ by…I love when you do!

Nancy

Birds of a feather…

May29

Hello Crafting friends,

I am hosting today over at Crafty Card gallery.

 The challenge was to use an item you would find in or around your home

and it must be featured on your card.

 It could be a stamp of a tree a cutout of a window or door, a key, etc….

 I chose a bird!

 We are so very fortunate to have a pond directly across the street from our home

and have many a species of birds who grace us with their presence!

 Not to leave out the hundreds of ducks that leave a little bit of themselves behind as well

as a reminder that they were there…. We will save them for another card….lol

             Here is what I came up with!

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I thought it might be fun to add some texture to my bird by running him through a SU embossing folder.  

Also, his wing is made from a butterfly punch cut in half.

I am also linking this card up to a couple of challenges:

Addicted to CAS

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Birthday Theme

and

“ABC” Challenges

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Sketch challenge

 Card Details:

 Cardstock: SU and a scrap of red

Stamps: Sentiment -by Darcies 

Ink: Stazon Brown

Tools: Cricut- Picturesque cartridge- bird and branch

Cuttlebug: Lattice Folder from SU

Acc: Washi Tape, ribbon and pop dots

Have an awesome day!

Nancy

 

Seize the Birthday with Stars and Stripes

May27

Happy Memorial Day to you!

I am so glad I had the opportunity to play along with

Seize the Birthday sketch this week.  I have been a fan

of their site for a while now and don’t get to play along as

often as I would like.  Sure glad I had some time yesterday to get creative!

Here is the awesome sketch!

Click the sketch for the links!

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I am also linking it up over at the Pink Elephant for their ” Stars and Stripes” theme.

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And here is what I did with the challenges!

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Stars again….I know!!!

Bahahhahahha…..I can’t stop using them!

I hope it’s okay for the sketch that my vertical panel is embellished quite a bit!

Just so you know…I am not a gator fan,

I realize that it may appear that way with my color choices! LOL

Completely a Noles lady here!

Have an awesome day!

Make sure you stop by both sites and check them out!

Nancy

Details:

Cardstock: SU

Paper: mixture of this and that

(I am a scrap hoarder)

Sentiments: CTMH

Ink: Memento

Tools: Cricut-stars and punches

Cricut- speech bubble

Cuttlebug- SU-Chevron folder

Acc: Washi Tape, pop dots

JUGS…Birthday!

May25

Happy Weekend!!  And speaking of Happy…

The JUGS team and I have a Special Birthday week

shout out to one of our very talented designers here @

Just Us Girls….

Vicki  !!

Vicki we hope you had a wonderful Birthday this week! 

I made this card for the challenge this week in honor of your Special Day!

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Here is the wonderful inspiration photo that Marisa picked out to help get our Mojo started!

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Doesn’t that cake look amazing!!

The rest of the  JUGS team has some wonderful samples to get your inspiration going,

so just hop on over to the Just Us Girls blog, and check out what the Design Team has created.

Then put your creative genes to work and add your card/project to the challenge post on the

JUGS blog for the chance to be selected as Chic of the Week.

Good Luck

and enjoy your weekend!

Nancy

Card Details:

Cardstock: SU

Paper: ATD( Momenta) and Bazzill

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Stazon

Tools: MS lace punch

MS- Flower punch

SU- Tag Punch

MFT- Floral Diecut

SU-Chevron Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug

HB to you…

May4

Hello my crafting friends,

Today I have a Birthday Card to share with you that was created

based on an awesome sketch by Maria my fellow Design Teammate over at Just Us Girls.

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I guess I am still in the pink and black mode from last week, but this week I did add some

Turquoise in there to give it some more POP!

Letters were cut out with my Cricut then Dry embossed.

Sentiment was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed.

Card Details:

Cardstock: SU

Paper: Bazzill and DCWV

Stamps: Hero Arts

Tools: Cricut, Cuttlebug, Heat Gun

Acc.  Embossing powder, ribbon, flowers, and brad

In honor of National Scrapbook day…you may also take our sketch and

make it into a Scrapbook page…we can’t wait to see what you do with it!

Now go and check out what my fellow

 JUG ladies have created for you!

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Vicki

 Marisa

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Have a wonderful day and
thanks for stopping by!
So sorry this is late…..had to make a quick trip to the ER last night with my son!
All okay now !!!
Nancy

A Different Sketch…

Apr28

Second Post for the day so…..

If you are looking for CAS on Sunday…Please Scroll Down

As soon as I laid eyes on this sketch over at CAS(E) this week, I knew I wanted to play along.

The first thing that came to mind is this great tree stamp that I have

that I haven’t used in quite a while from Verve.

Then I went looking for a color challenge, and I didn’t have to go far.

I went right to my reliable Dynamic Duos, and then the creativity began.

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The polka-dot Washi tape looks peachier than it is!

Cardstock/Paper: SU,CM

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Stamps: Verve-Tree, Sentiment-CTMH

Ink: Memento Black and Spectrum Noir Pens

Acc: Pearls

Thanks as always for stopping by and brightening my day

with your wonderful comments!

Nancy

JUGS Color Challenge and a Birthday Shout Out!

Apr20

Jugs Challenge and A Special Happy Birthday

Good Day Crafty Friends!

This week’s Color Challenge over at JUGS is

hosted by the talented Marisa.

She has picked out a great color palette for us to work with!

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It seems like when Spring rolls around I am always in need of Baby Shower gifts.

Most of the time I like to give my expectant mothers a gift card,

so that they may purchase what they want and

the dad can be a part of picking out something for his new baby as well.

Don’t you think those poor dads get left out sometimes?

So that is how this Gift-card holder came to be.

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It is on it’s way to Michigan for my nephew’s wife’s baby shower!

I left out the Walmart Gift-card itself for the photo because it

was blue and didn’t match my card.

I couldn’t believe they had no pink gift cards!

Here is a peek at the inside of the card.

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My Birthday Shout Out goes to a fellow JUGS  Design Team member Lisa!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!!!

Hope it’s one of the best one’s ever!!!

Here is a card I made in honor of your birthday!

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This card really needs no explanation….the sentiment is from Close to My Heart and the balloons were

made using either a circle punch or my Creative Memories circle cutter… adhered with some pop dots!

They look like they are floating…don’t they?

So…..

The rest of the JUGS team has some wonderful samples to get your inspiration going,

so just hop on over to the Just Us Girls blog, and check out what the Design Team has created.

  Then put your creative genes to work and add your card/project to the challenge post on the

JUGS blog for the chance to be selected as Chic of the Week.

See you there!

NancyHere is the Supplies for the Baby Card

*Cardstock: Stampin Up- So Saffron,Certainly Celery,

Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose

*Paper: Stampin Up- Gingham Paper- Heidi Grace

*Stamps: Verve-Elephant, Gina K- Lovely Labels, Letters-A-Z

* Ink: Memento Rose Bud and SU- Certainly Celery

*Tools: Cricut-George and Basic Shapes Cartridge-Tags

   Cuttlebug: Stampin Up-Dots folder, My Favorite Things- Double

   Scallop Border Dienamics, Fiskars Cutter-Victorian Blade

   Stampin Up- slotted punch

*Accessories: Pop dots and pearls

Round and Round

Apr14

Challenge

It’s time for our next CAS on Sunday Challenge!  Woohoo!

We are on to Challenge # 6 already…It’s hard to believe it!

When I first saw this challenge I thought we were going to have to

make a round card….which is not my forte!

Then I read the details and was thrilled to see that all you

have to do is use circles on your card or project.

Whew! I can do that!!!

I have two photos for you!

The first one is the Clean and Simple version for CAS on Sunday,

and then I decided to make another card and

step it up a notch and add some embellishments.

I don’t think there is a need for card details..

except the sentiment is from Close to My Heart.

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Sorry for the variations of photos….still messing with the new camera!

also….I had to make do with other brown paper….I ran out! :(

I sure hope you are able to join us @ CAS on Sunday and

I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!

This week our challenge is being sponsored by

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which is part of  Stampin Up !

The prize is Some yummy Baker’s Twine

along with a pack of Rhinestones!!

Have a wonderful day!

Nancy

Birthday Wishes

Apr7

It is a gorgeous day here in sunny Florida!

Hope you have enjoyed your weekend whether

you had sunshine or not!

I just got home from a wonderful breakfast on the water followed

by some much needed exercise walking trails in a nature park.

Something about being outdoors, just wipes me out!

Last night I finished this card before Hubby and I watched

Michigan play in the Final Four….man…what a game!

Go Blue!

When I sat down to design this card I had two challenges in mind.

The first is for this week’s Color Throwdown (what a gorgeous color palette)

and the next one is a new Sketch Challenge site I stumbled upon

called Seize the Birthday! It’s fabulous!!! I am not sure how new it is…but it’s new to me!

Here is what I came up with!

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I have a new camera too…so I am experimenting with getting better photos!  Wish me luck!

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Card Details:

Cardstock: SU

DP: K & Company

Paper: SU, DCVW

Stamps: Sentiment-Verve, Script-Stampabilites

Tools: Cuttlebug- Picot Die cut

Punches: Flower and MS Heart border

Acc: gems, stickles

Have a great start to your work week!

Nancy

Pink and Kraft

Apr3

Hello Friends,

Today’s card is for the Dynamic Duos #46 color challenge along with others.

I so love to play along with the Dynamic Duos and this week was no exception.

This week you get to choose the complimentary color to add  to Primrose Petals or (deep pink).

 So I chose Kraft as my second color and white as my neutral.

I am also Linking it up to two other wonderful blogs….one is called Addicted to CAS,

and the other one is called Addicted to Stamps and More where I have become a regular!

I try not to miss out on either one of their great challenges.

One has asked us to make a Spring card and the other asked for

a CAS card.  So I think I have it covered on all three sites!

The more I do Clean and Simple the more I enjoy it!

This card came together quickly after work today!

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Supplies:

Cardstock: SU

Paper: Scraps

Stamps: from a Stamp Expo-Just for Fun

Tools: flower punch,hole punch, cuttlebug-embossing folder, MFT diecut

Acc: ribbon and pop dots

Hope you have a terrific day!

Nancy