'Sending You Birthday Wishes' Card

Today is our last official day of summer.  

4 of my kiddos start school tomorrow, and the boy starts kindergarten on Thursday.  

Where did the time go?  We've had a fun summer, 

but I think everyone is ready to get back on a schedule again.

Today's card was created using THIS SKETCH for inspiration.

Here's a close up shot...

Have a splendid Tuesday!

Supplies:

Paper: "Fancy Floral" & "Blissful Floral" (Echo Park 'Sweet Day' line)
Stamp: "Card Chatter- Birthday" (CTMH)

A Quick Card...

Good Morning!

I'm always on the lookout for quick cards to make, 

because let's face it, 

I don't always have the time or patience to spend more than a few minutes on a card!

Today's card was inspired by THIS ONE...

Here's a close up shot.  I used 3-D foam squares on the flowers to pop them up a bit.

Such a fun card!!  And quick to put together too!

Supplies:

Paper: Dots & Stripes (Echo Park), Kraft Cardstock, Cocoa Cardstock

Stamps: Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Punches: Flower punch, 1-3/8" square punch, 1/2" circle punch, corner rounder

'Thanks!' Card

Truth time.  

I love checking out 'card making challenge' blogs.  

And every week when I see the new sketches, 

I tell myself that I'm going to get a card made in time to submit it.  

But I'm always a week or two behind, it seems.

Maybe one of these days I'll get my act together.

Today's card was made using THIS SKETCH as inspiration...

I decided to add some ribbon to the top, and like how it turned out!

The stamped sentiment needed some dimension, 

so I cut out the oval section and used pop dots on it.  

You can kind of see it in this picture...

Hope you have a fabulous day!

'Happy Birthday' Card x3

I get inspiration for my cards from lots of different places, 

but Andrea Walford's style has always caught my attention.  

She makes cards that are clean and beautiful, 

and I've cased many of her creations.

Usually I'm happy with what I make when it's patterned after one of her cards, 

but that wasn't the case with this one. (Sorry, I couldn't find her card to link to!)  

After making card #1, I just wasn't happy with it and thought it needed something else.

So I tried again.  And I really wasn't happy with this one!  

If I had it to do all over, I wouldn't have added the 'birthday' sentiment like I did...

or the patterned paper behind the sentiment!

That brings me to card #3.  I added a circle behind the sentiment, 

and was mostly happy with it this time.

I think if I had it to do all over again, I would've just 

added some rhinestones to card #1.  Maybe I'll try again another day!

What about you?  

Do you ever have days when you're just not happy with what you make?

Supplies:
Paper: 'Dream Come True' (Leeza Gibbons "Wishes & Dreams")
Stamps: 'Happy Everything' (Stampin' Up!)

'Many Thanks' Card

Happy Thursday!

The card I'm sharing with you today was inspired by THIS SKETCH.  

The stamped sentiment is one that I've had for years, but never get tired of using.  

Pop dots were used again on the scalloped circle to give it some dimension.

You can never have too many 'Thank You' cards on hand, right?!

The trick is remembering to USE them!

That's something I'm working on... 

Supplies:

Paper: "Scattered Wishes" (Leeza Gibbons 'Wishes & Dreams'), Kraft cardstock, Cocoa cardstock
Stamps: "Lots of Thoughts" (SU!)
Embellishments: "Basic Rhinestones" (SU!)