Monster Birthday Card

So while I was borrowing Tracy's Make a Monster stamp set (see this earlier post) I used it again to make a fun, gender neutral, kids birthday card!  I wish my markering job was a little darker on the Happy Birthday stamp but oh well, some child won't really care I'm sure!  LOL

This stamp set is so fun to play with I think I will need to add it to my collection soon!

The designer paper is the Just Add Cake series.  And the base layers to the card are Poppy Parade and So Saffron.  (I'm LOVING the Poppy Parade color lately!)

Cards for no real reason…

How often do you check your snail mail?  6 days a week, right?  How often do you get something other than a bill or a catalog or junk?  Not often enough!  Back in January I made some cards and sent them out to a few people for no real reason than to say 'hi' and thank them for being a friend, on my Stampin' Up! team, themselves, or all of the above!  I heard back from many of the recipients saying how nice it was to get a card out of the blue.  I need to do this more often.  I mean, I love making the cards, right?  So why not send more??

These cards use the Apothecary Art stamp set from the Occasion mini  (I do LOVE this set!!) along with Sweetly Said.  I used the Labels Collection framelits as well.  I cut out around the edge of the first layer with my paper snips then popped this up with dimensionals on a label of the same color.  The designer paper is also from the Occasions mini, Attic Boutique. 

I don't know why these pictures are so blurry but I can't take anymore because like I said, these went out in January!

Maybe the picture below can show better the dimension and the various patterns of DSP I used, the various banner colors, and flower colors!

My Baby is Turning THREE!

I know everyone says it but seriously, where does the time go?  I remember so clearly trying to have our first baby and now my youngest is three?!?!  Crazy!

Anywhooo… he requested a Monsters, Inc party and immediately I thought of our Make a Monster stamp set.  Of course I didn't have this set (sigh) but Tracy was kind enough to let me christen hers!  Thanks Tracy!  I thought I could for sure make a pretty believable Mike Wazowski (my son's favorite character from the movie).  And my thoughts were affirmed when I showed him the card and he blurted out "Mike Wazowski!".  Success!! 

Here's Mike Wazowski…

(C) Disney

And here are his invites…

 Supplies Used:
Pool Party CS and ink
Lucky Limeade CS and ink
Basic Black CS
Jet Black Stazon ink
Everyday Enchantment DSP (From Sale A Bration brochure)  I love how the blue dots look like eyes!
Star Punch – I punched out a Pool Party star, stamped the letters on the points, trimmed the points of the star and glued them to the
White Baker's twine and voila~ a party banner.
silver brads
Blender pen
Circle punch
Make a Monster stamp set

And to give credit where credit is due… I was certainly inspired by this great card I found on the Stampin' UP! demonstrator web site…

Bordering on Romance in Peach…

The more I use the Peach Parfait color the more I love it!  I love warm autumn colors and this Peach Parfait can certainly be that.  But it can also be a fun, bright spring color or a subtle yet playful color.  It's quite versatile!  And of course pairing it with Soft Suede is a no brainer!

Supplies Used:

Bordering on Romance stamp set (Occasions mini)
Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale a Bration)
Labels Collection Framelits
Adorning Accents Edgelit and Embossing Folder
Stampin' Sponge
Peach Parfait card stock
Soft Suede card stock
Jet Black Stazon ink
Pumpkin Pie ink (to watercolor in the flowers)
Old  Olive ink
Aqua painter
Smooch Illuminate Top Coat

More Competition for me…

As if my daughter wasn't challenging me enough in the stamping arena…along comes my four year old son!

He had a birthday party to attend this past weekend for a friend from preschool.  I asked him to "go make his friend a card" which typically entails drawing a few squiggles on a piece of copy paper, calling it a roller coaster, and tossing it in with the gift.  Well to my shock he says "I want to make one like you do."  So I, of course, told him he could pick some stamps and ink and stamp away (on said copy paper).  Again, this was not what he had in mind.  "No mommy, a real card like you make."  Well okay!

So, he did all the stamping.  I did the sponging.  He put the adhesive on and the dimensionals and placed everything just so on his card.  He chose the color button (I threaded it, he decided which side of the button was going to show), I had my hand over his to help him with the punches, and then I stamped the sentiment inside.  I think I need to worry about two of my children taking over my stamping suite now!  What do you think?

So that is his above… and my "inspiration" card below for him.  (Ya, he's not a big football fan!)

And just because I can… here's his cute little signature.  I love his "R"!

Supplies used:

Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set
Soft Suede ink and cardstock
Pool Party card stock and Designer paper (Attic Boutique from the current Occasions mini) – Notice how stamping some "dirty spots" all over the doilies can take it from girlie to boyish!
Spiral punch
Buttons
White baker's twine