Dad's b-day card

Here's the card I made for my dad's birthday.  I find it difficult to make masculine cards, but luckily my dad isn't much of a card person anyways, so I could be more simple and he'd be just as happy lol.  So, this is what I came up with:

Again, my black cards don't come out that good when photographed (guess I gotta work on that! lol) but the background is embossed with the diamond plate for my Cuttlebug.  The stamps are from SU (totally tool) and JRS.  I also used the silver sticky paper I have as a mat for the tools. 

Tools used: Cuttlebug for embossing, SU Totally Tool stamp set; JustRite Stampers stamps, circle punch

Hubby's b-day card

I find it challenging to make 'men' cards, but I think this one came out okay.  I used the diamond plate embossing folder for the background and some 'screw' brads in the corners.  The sentiment is from JustRite Stampers.  The silver stuff is like sticky paper that I came across.  I cut a strip to use down the center of the card.  I also covered a punched circle in it to mat the sentiment.  The second picture was taken to show that I used a pop-dot for the circles to give the card a little more dimension. 

Tools used: JustRite Stampers, Cuttlebug, Embossing folder

Flower Stencil sample

Here's a card I made using Darcy's Floral Stencil Kit.  One of the things I love about this kit is that it's so versatile!  You can mix and match and make any kind of flower you want.  Also included in the file are mats for the flowers too.  Very cool! 

In this card I used the "ink on the Q-tip technique" in my previous balloon card.  This time I didn't use the blender pen because I wanted a softer feel for the flower.  I used my Cuttlebug to cut the mat and the slider.  The 'thank you' is from Just Rite Stampers.

Tools used: Stencils, Cuttlebug, Just Rite Stampers, Silhouette

50th B-day card

I made this card for a friend of ours who turned 50, but it's hard to believe she's a day over 40!  She looks fabulous!  For the silver background I embossed aluminum foil through my Cuttlebug.  The word 'happy' and the ???? are embossed with silver as well.  The '50th' in the middle was done with my Just Rite Stamper.  Enjoy!

Sympathy Card

Just a simple sympathy card from my newer set from SU - "thoughts & prayers". I really like this set - great sentiments and trees.

Tools: JustRite Stampers

Sally's card

This summer my daughter had a b-day party to go to for her friend. It was a luau-type party, so what better card can you get for a five year old than one that looks like a popsicle?! tee hee And lucky me, Sally's favorite color is red! This was fun yet very easy to do. And my daughter got a kick out of it too! Enjoy!

Tools used: Scallop punch (for teeth marks); JustRite Stampers - horizontal stamper for front sentiment

Welcome Baby Owen!

When I went to my friend Katie's baby shower, there were votives on the tables as favors for the guests. Each votive was wrapped in a soft cotton material and tied with a brown ribbon. I saved mine to make a card for the day that baby Owen entered this world. This is what I came up with and my friend Katie recognized right away that the ribbon and material from her shower were used. I thought it was a really nice touch - and she seemed to think so too :-)

Tools used: Cuttlebug - background embossing and to cut the circles out (including the material); JustRite stampers for the small circle

Construction b-day card

We had a surprise 50th birthday party to go to for a friend of ours who's a builder and was recently part of an Extreme Home Makeover episode shot in the next state over. The theme was Bob the Builder - and it probably helped that our friend's name really is Bob!

Tools used: Just Rite Stampers - Happy Birthday to you! insert

JustRite Stampers Preview Day 1

I'm so excited! One of my favorite companies is coming out with their summer release! They are previewing their new sets, one day at a time on their blog. Click here for today's post. They are also offering blog candy, so go check them out! JustRite Stampers rock!



And, if you're thinking about jumping in and purchasing some sets, but are confused, my good friend Diane (whom I introduced to this wonderful company :-) ) wrote a great blog post on where to start. You can find her blog post here. She also has a thread on Splitcoast Stampers for more information.