Happy Virthday!

Hi friends,
My friend's birthday is on Sunday...as in Valentine's Day. So I thought I would make a birthday + Valentine's Day = Happy Virthday! card for her.

Here it is:

I thought I would create a Valentine's Day kind of card on the outside (so she would think that's what it was- hehehe) I used vellum in the background which I ran through the Heart Blocks embossing folder (Cuttlebug). Next, I created a shaker with the Tag Builder Blueprints 5 (My Favorite Things). 

Here's a closer peek:

 I threaded the arrow through the "happy"die cut (simon says stamp).

Here are the innies:

 I hope she gets a giggle from it *Ü* ...but just in case she's like my other friend, whose birthday is on Christmas and WILL NOT accept birthday gifts wrapped in Christmas paper or a birthday/Christmas gift, I made a back-up-just-birthday-themed card!

I used this week's MFT #267 sketch:

 and this MFT Color Challenge combo #39:

Thanks so much for peeking today!
Have a great day!
Tootles,

Stinkin' Cute

Hello friends,
I have a few more cards for the Cards from the Heart card drive and the Share the Love card Challenge.

Here they are:

This is the "boy version."

 I used the Stinkin' Cute stamp set with the coordinating dies (Lawn Fawn). Now that's a stamp set that lives up to its name! *Ü* I colored the little skunk with Copics. I die-cut the large heart from the Nestabilities heart set (Spellbinders) and the Heart Circles die (Spellbinders) from Regal Rose and Strawberry Slush cardstock (SU).

Here's the "Girl version."

 Everything is the same except for the little flower on her head and the embossing folder in the background. The boy one has dots and this one uses the Rose Garden folder (Sizzix).

Here they are together for comparison:

Here are all the Girl ones: I made 3 of these.

and 2 boy ones:

 (If the skunks looks different, you have a good eye! No need to adjust your screen...I colored one skunk with Warm Gray markers, but I liked it better with Cool Grays, so all the rest of the skunks are colored in cool grays.)

Here's a peek of the innies: all have this design.

The sentiment stamp came from the $1 bin at Michael's.

I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #431.

 I hope the kiddos getting these cards think they're stinkin' cute! Too bad these aren't scratch & sniff... that would have been a fun touch! ... well maybe the boys might think so. *Ü*

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tootles,

Cards From the Heart Card Drive

Hi friends,
There are a few card drives going on right now, and since I had a lovely crafternoon free, I decided I should spend it making some Valentine's Day cards to bring a smile to some sweet kids. Today's set is going to the Cards from the Heart drive. You can read all about it ---> HERE.

I created 5 cards in this set.
Here is one:

 I used the Pizza my Heart stamp set & coordinating dies (Lawn Fawn). I colored the pizzas with Copics & had fun stamping on the toppings. Since the "Olive You" sentiment was on all the cards, I made sure to include at least one olive on each pizza. *Ü* I used the Gingham Backdrops Stamp set (Lawn Fawn) and the Plaid Embossing folder (Cuttlebug) in the background.

Here are the innies, which is the same for all cards:

 Here's a peek at the other pizzas:

And a group shot:

 I used this week's clean & simple sketch from My Favorite Things #263.

I truly hope the kiddos receiving one of these cards, smile when they see it *Ü*
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Have a great day!

Lots of Love

Hi there friends,
Popping in to share a card today I was inspired to create with this week's MFT sketch #262.
Here it is:

 Here's the sketch:

 So one of my kryptonites is doing anything straight! Maybe this card looks simple, but it was hard for me to get these die-cuts to line up! Having those wonky stitches along the edges totally didn't help either, Lol! I die-cut the "love" die from the Accent it: Celebrate set of dies (MFT) in varying shades of pinks-to-Red. I added little strips of glitter sheets (Tim Holtz) under each to kind of "fix" any diecuts that weren't exactly straight *Ü* I used the Layered Heart border die (MFT) and inlayed the hearts in the same ombré colors.

Here's a peek of the innies:

I used the largest Wonky Stitches die (Avery Elle) on the front and inside panel. The stamp was from the $1 bin at Michaels.
 
 I think I will send this card to my Grammy because I love, love, love, love her... and... she's 88 so she won't notice if they're not perfectly straight *Ü*

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Pizza my Heart

Hello again, friends,
I am loving all this extra crafty time since I am on winter break! I am having fun playing with some new goodies! Today, I am sharing a couple of cards I had so much fun creating!
Here's the first:

I used the Pizza my Heart stamp set from Lawn Fawn to create the pizzas. I had so much fun stamping on the toppings on these Deluxe pizzas *Ü* I don't think I spread the toppings evenly, though, so I think I'll be keeping my day job ;)  I used my circle Nesties to die-cut the pizza pans in silver cardstock. I stamped the gingham table runner using the Gingham Backdrops stamp set also from Lawn Fawn. I did some super simple Copic coloring on the crust.

This was such a fun set to work with, I couldn't just stop at one card! There's a heart-shaped pizza crust as well, but I didn't see a pizza...
Here's what I saw:

COOKIES!!! I colored the cookie crust (pizza crust) and them mixed embossing paste and Tattered Rose reinker to make pink frosting. I spread it over the cookie crust and added some sugar glitter while it was still wet.

Here's a closer peek:

I knew I had created something yummy when my son picked it up and really examined the cookies and said they looked real *Ü* He usually doesn't take a second look at my cards- but maybe I should make more with food on them! *Ü*

I used this week's MFT sketch #260 for my cards:

 Thanks so much for taking a peek.
Have a sweet day!

Valentine Treats

Hi there friends,
I had forgotten to share the Valentine treats I made for my school chums. I revised my lollypop treat wrapper to better fit the Sees pops I bought. They are the same length as the original ones, but these are not as wide.

Here they are:

Here's a closer peek at one of them:

 I usually add a tiny tad of double sided adhesive to hold the pop in place, but still be able to easily remove it from the wrapper. I used some K & co papers, my heart nesties, & the conversation hearts EF to dec it out.

Here's a peek of the back:

 and from the side:

 See that Cinnamon pop?! Yum!!! It's like one big Red Hot *Ü* They're only available during the holiday season so I grab a few to enjoy!

One other thing about the new wrapper is that I was able to squeeze 5 of them on a 12 x 12 sheet. I will be uploading that from my Gypsy to my computer  & share it with ya soon.

Thanks so much for peeking!
Tootles!

Sweet Valentine

Hi ya friends,
I have a card to share today that I had so much fun creating. It's my last card of this type, for now, as I catch up on my CAS card homework. Sniff...sniff...

Here it is:

 Yup! That's the same paper I've been using on the past 50 cards! Ok, maybe not 50, but several! I just luuuv that collection! It's called In Bloom by MME. The banner sentiment was embossed "with love" with my neglected CB embossing folder border. The sentiment stamp was from the $1 bin at Mikes. The banner was from the Fishtail Flags die-namics fro MFT.

 Here's a peek of the innies:

I used my new Heart border die-namics along the bottom.

One last peek at all the layers & foo foo...

 The pattern paper was embossed with the square lattice EF from SU.

I used this week's awesome sketch at the Sweet Spot:

 I reeeeeally luved this one!


Next, onto my CAS cards. We'll see if it will be all good or a CASualty! *Ü*
Tootles!

Twofer

Hi friends,
 After my CAS card casualties (from my last post), I decided to get help for my problem. I admitted to having a problem (creating CAS cards) - the first step, so the next step was to do something about it. So as they say, "Those who can't... take a class from those who can!" I signed up for a CAS class online :) Hopefully, that will help some.
Since I had my Maggies out as well as my Prisma pencils, I decided to make another card.
Here it is:

 and a closer peek:

 I played along with this week's sketch at the Sweet Stop:

Of course as soon as I saw this sketch, I thought ---> envelope. So I had to do that too *Ü*

It's 1/2" deep since I can't keep it CAS! ;) I made the envelope from pink vellum as are the Royal roses (MFT).
ETA: I usually create my eveloboxes on the Crafter's Companion board or the Martha Stewart Score board. Here are the measurements for an A2 size at 1/2" depth:
Paper: 8 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Score: 2 5/8" & 3 1/8" & on the opposite side
turn & score remaining 2 sides: 3 1/4" & 3 3/4"

Well, that's it for now.
Thanks for peeking today :)
Tootles!

CAS...???

Hi ya friends,
Hope you're weathering the weather in your neck of the woods. It's been rainy here in Socal but it's finally looking like we're gonna catch a break. I know... I know, it rains for two days in Southern California & we're taking out the tire chains! Ha!

Anyhoo, as a crafter, I sometimes try to do things that take me out of my comfort zone. My biggest discomfort zone is ---> CAS cards. Yes, I call that my Kraft Kryptonite. But I was really drawn to a CAS sketch & thought I'd give it a go.
So here's my card:

 Oh! & here's the sketch: CAS Colours & Sketches

 I triiiiiieeeeed, but somehow I had to add a little more of this & a little more of that.... sigh...ugh.
It's not that I don't like how it came out, but I wouldn't call this a CAS...exactly...but I did stick to the sketch pretty much *Ü*

Here's a closer peek at them:

They're colored with Prisma pencils & Gamsol. They are 2 separate images but I nestled them together. That's Edwin with Tie & Tilda with Big Ribbon--->luv!

Here's a peek at the innies:

I tried to keep that CAS too *Ü*

So I felt like this card was an epic fail, & I heard the voice of wisdom speak to me..."Try again you must" ---> Star Wars was on tv ;) so as Yoda instructed, try again I did.

Here's take 2:

Better??? I made a heart pocket I added to the heart Nestie die cut.

In the pocket I tucked in:

a few lip smooches I stamped onto vellum hearts. No, those are not mine... they come from stamps *Ü*

And did you see that preeetty bloom?!?!

I luv how soft & romantic it looks. It's the Mini-hybrid Heirloom Rose from MFT. I almost didn't get it cuz I need another flower die as much as... well...I need yet another flower die, but I'm SO glad I did cuz it's beautiful, especially out of pink vellum. Ahhh...happy sigh...

Here's a peek at the innies:

That's pretty CAS, right?

So if you've made it through this far, I thank you! I used my newest, favorest paper called In Bloom from MME. The colors are pure luxe, I tell ya! Soft pinks, peaches, grays, saffron---> I *heart* it!

While I don't think I've come close to capturing the CAS style, I do think I have a managed to make a couple of sweet cards, eh?

I'm going to play along with the following challenges & hope to have better luck with those:
Marvelous Magnolia: Tilda & Edwin on the same card
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Anything Goes
Dutch Magnolia Lovers: Bingo: Distress, Die, Embossing
Magnolia-licious Highlites: Love
The Pink Elephant: Hearts

Oh, if you want to know how to make this super easy heart pocket, I have a video tute I created a while back on this post ---> HERE. (Scroll down to the bottom for the tute.)

Thanks so much for peeking!
Gotta Go!