Wryn Baker Birthday

 I had a special order card order for the first time in a long time. It is for a co worker of my Mom's for her grand daughter. I didn't have a lot of information other than she likes to bake and she has blonde hair. She chose Wryn-Baker from the baking themed stamps I have in my stamp stash so I got to work. She will have it by the time this post goes live.........crossing my fingers she likes it!

This is digital stamp so after I sized it to what I wanted, I printed it and coloured it with Copic markers. I cut it out using a wonky stitched rectangle die and set it aside. Next, I cut patterned paper from three different companies to fit the card design. The water color paper was stamped using a cupcake stamp I had in my stash to add some fun to the card. I cut the spoon and whisk out of matching card stock and inked them and all the paper edges with Old Paper Distress ink. I stamped two different sentiments to create one and put it on matching card stock. Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Wryn- Baker - Tiddly Inks

Sentiment - Happy Mail, Birthday Wishes - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Only You Collection - Bo Bunny 

                     Coffee & Friends - Echo Park

Gingham Galore Spring - Honey Bee Stamps

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, stitched oval die, wonky stitched rectangle - Whimsy Stamps, spoon & whisk die - Alexandra Renke, Old Paper Distress ink, enamel dots 

Copic Markers

Skin  - E00 E21 E11 E04

Hair - E50 E53 E55

Shoes/Bowl - E34 E35 E29

Coat/Hat - V00 V01 V12 V95

Pants - G40 G43 G24

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Party Girl

Party Girl Florence is on her way to be the life of the party! 
I need a lot of Birthday cards in July and I think this one will be perfect for one of my young adult nieces don't you? Florence just makes me giggle with her party balloons and of course she had to make sure to wear a touch of bling! 

I coloured Florence with alcohol markers and cut her out using a classic square die in a diamond shape. I found a fun patterned paper combo using two different 6 x 6 pads from Photo Play and cut them to fit the size of my card. You can't see it well in the photo but I added some sparkle to the balloons with a sparkle pen and her necklace is blinged up with Stickles. 
I stamped the sentiment twice so it could be seen on both sides of the diamond shape. Some matching glittery ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 


Card Recipe 

Stamp: Party Girl Florence - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Happy Birthday Script - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Summer Bucket List, Party Girl - Photo Play 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, Star Dust Stickles, Galena ribbon, classic square die - Spellbinders, clear Spectrum Sparkle pen, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: CT1 CT4 GB5 AG1 AG3

Copic: RV11 RV32 RV34

The High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Design teams post daily inspiration on Facebook and the blog. Inspiration can also be found on Instagram and Pinterest! 

                                                               

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Lizabeth Birthday Wishes

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending a card making class with my fellow DT Bev. We did 4 amazing fun fold cards one of which was an easel card. I haven't made an easel card for a while so it was a good reminder that I need to make more! It also reminded me that I wanted to try making a shaped easel card as well. 
I wanted to use Lizabeth Biking Angel on a Birthday card so I decided to put her on a circle easel card just for fun. 

I coloured Lizabeth with alcohol markers and Prismacolor pencils and cut her out using a pleated circle die and put a piece of matching card stock behind it. Some sparkly Stickles were perfect for her wings. 
 I cut the same pieces for the base and set them aside. Next I cut the base for my card and a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller then the base edge for both the top and bottom. 
Next I stamped and cut my sentiment, mounted it on a piece of matching card stock and popped it up with foam squares - this holds my top piece in place acting like a stopper. 
A cotton lace bow and some flowers finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Lizabeth Biking Angel - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Happy Birthday Script - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spring Fling - Echo Park 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, pleated circle die - Gina Marie Designs, Star Dust Stickles, cotton lace ribbon - stash, flowers - Poppies and Prairie, 3D foam squares - Forever In Time

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS9 IG3 IG5 TN3 TN5 TN6 CG1 DG2 CT1 CT4 AP1 AP3 PA2 GB1 GY1 GY5

Copics: E00 E11 BG11 BG13 BG15 C00 

Prismacolours: Light Aqua, Aquamarine, Cobalt Turquoise, Pink, Blush Pink, Deco Pink 

The High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Design teams post daily inspiration on Facebook and the blog. Inspiration can also be found on Instagram and Pinterest! 

                                                               

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Magical Birthday

Tomorrow is my neighbour's 5th birthday. I call her "Miss Magoo". She is an adorable, opinionated, happy, full energy little lady who makes me laugh almost every day. She, her brother and their dog are usually waiting at the window to wave, stick their tongue out or make a funny face at me when I get home from work or return from walking my dog. 
I chose to make a CAS (clean and simple) card for her birthday and also so I could include my card in a challenge. She loves dirt and mud but also, princesses and ponies so the Magical Ponies set from Your Next Stamp was perfect for her card. 

It is hard to take a picture that catches all of the sparkle on this magical pony! She is coloured with sparkle pens and a wink of stella pen - her mane and tail are super sparkly and her wings are filled in with Stickles. Miss Magoo does love her sparkle
I hand fussy cut around the pony leaving a thin white edge and added a touch of alcohol marker to the hooves. The sentiment is from the stamp set and I combined two sentiments by masking them to make one sentiment. The stars in the background are cut using a Tim Holtz die and some magical striped patterned paper from Your Next Stamp is peeking through them. 
I find CAS cards extremely challenging but I am also glad to have a challenge to play along with that forces me to step out of my comfort zone. Leaving so much white space just feels wrong to me but I am happy with how this one turned out even if I am sitting on my hands.........

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Magical Ponies - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Magical Ponies - Your Next Stamp
Patterned Paper: Fairytale Magic - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Sparkle Pens, Wink of Stella, Twinkle Stickles, Swirling Stars die - Tim Holtz 

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 IG5 

I am including this card in Fun Friday Challenge #112 - Clean and Simple at Your Next Stamp

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29 Again?

I don't know about you but I have more then a few girlfriends who get me laughing so hard when we're together that I have tears running down my leg. 

My Mom has friends like this too so when she gets the chance to meet up with them for their birthday she likes to have a fun card to give them. 
This time it is the Art Impressions Girlfriends Laughing stamp that fits the bill. 

After colouring the stamp with Prismacolor pencils I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white border. I added some polka dots for fun and their earrings are sparkly silver Wink of Stella.  I set them aside and printed the digital paper I wanted to use. Next I cut a scalloped circle and a matching circle for the middle and trimmed off the side for something different. I added the sentiments and popped the stamp up with foam dots. 
Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Girlfriends Laughing - Art Impressions

Sentiment: Girlfriends Laughing, 29 Again Set - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper: Pink Peach Garden Blossom - Angels On Earth digital paper set - Digi Doodle Studios

Scallop Circle die - Spellbinders, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, ribbon stash, white gel pen, Silver Wink of Stella

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: TB8 BT9 TB9 MB1 MB3 MB4 CT1 CT4 GY4 FS8 PP1 PP3 PP5 CG1 DG2 YG3 IG2
Copics: E00 E21 E11 C00 

Prismacolor Pencils: Deco Pink, Blush Pink, Pink, Kelp Green, Moss Green 

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Swinging Birthday

We had an unexpected snow event last week where I live and another that is heading towards us for Tuesday (two days ago) so my thoughts have been turning towards Spring, sun and warmth. 
Every crafter I know never has enough Birthday cards in their stash and I am no different so this week I created a CAS style, clear front card to add to my stash. 

After colouring this sweet stamp with alcohol markers, I hand fussy cut her leaving a thin white line. I set her aside and cut my card base. The sentiment I used is one sentiment but I masked off the first line and stamped it using my trusty Misti. Next I placed my cloud die and ran it through my Big Kick. I cut my blue sky background and a piece of embossable window plastic and added clouds to both using an embossing folder. I cut a plain white strip of cardstock for the bottom, masked my sentiment and stamped it. 
A matching gingham ribbon and some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: L'il Swinger - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Swinging Birthday - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, enamel dots - Carta Bella, ribbon - Stampin' Up!, puffy cloud border die - YNS, embossable window plastic - Judi-kins, cloud embossing folder - Darice

Spectrum Noir Markers: CT1 CT2 CT4 GY4 TN1 EB1 TB8 BT9 TB9 EB3 EB6 EB8 PP3

Copics: R20 E00 E21, E11, E31 E34 E37 

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Pumpkin Smiles

Fall is my favourite time of year. The cooler temperatures, cozy sweaters and the colours of the leaves changing are some of my favourite things about this season. 
The "A Girl and Her Pumpkin" digital stamp by Crissy Armstrong is perfect for your fall/Thanksgiving cards and this month's new Anything Goes challenge. 

After printing and colouring my stamp with alcohol markers and Prisma pencil, I cut her out with a rectangle die. I added her to some papers from two different digital paper collections (links below) as well as one small piece of matching traditional paper. The sentiment is a word die, but I decided to use the "negative" of the die for something different and fun. Some cotton lace ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp: A Girl and Her Pumpkin - Whimsy Stamps

Sentiment: Word Dies Set - Smile Happy and Celebrate- Whimsy Stamps

Patterned Paper: Rainbow Polka Dots, Stripe Digital Papers - Whimsy Stamps

Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles die - Whimsy Stamps

Cotton Lace Ribbon, Enamel Dots

Spectrum Noir Markers:  FS1 FS4 TN2 TN4 TB8 BT9 TB9 EB3 EB6 EB5 GY1 GB1 GY4 DG2 DG3 JG6 DG3 CT1 CT2 GB5 OR1 CR7  

Primsacolor pencil: Pumpkin Orange, Diaxazine Purple Hue 

Don't forget to join this month's challenge on the Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration Facebook page - we can't wait to see your creations! 

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Ridiculously Amazing!

My GD card this month features the gorgeous Heidi Autumn stamp from Digi Doodle Designs coloured on with some non traditional fall colours. 

I wanted the "feel" of this card to match the sentiment - fun, uplifting and encouraging. As I was colouring, the colours took on a life of their own and I ended up using some of the "lighter" colours of fall. Not at all what I had pictured and truthfully this one went totally sideways from what I had going on in my head but I am happy with the outcome.

After colouring my stamp with alcohol markers, I cut it out with a dotted oval die. I printed my digital papers, cut them to fit my card and inked the edges on each piece.  I love the light airy feeling of the paper and decided it matched my card theme perfectly. A fun gingham bow and some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp: Heidi Autumn - Digi Doodle Studios 
Sentiment:Encouragement Sentiments - Digi Doodle Studios
Patterned Paper: Angels On Earth 8x8 Digital Paper, Christmas Eve digital papers - Digi Doodle Studios
White gel pen, ribbon - Stampin' Up, banners 3 die - Sizzix, dotted ovals die - Sizzix, bark Versa mark ink, gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS4 TN2 RB1 RB2 RB3 TB8 BT9 TB9 CT1 CT2 CT4 TN1 EB1 EB2 GB4 GB5 GB7 

I hope you have enjoyed my post! Don't forget to pop by Digi Doodle Studios to see all the gorgeous stamps, sentiments and paper they have to offer. 

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# School Is Cool

Next week the kids will be going back to school. As you can imagine both the parents and the kids have mixed feelings about this. 
My neighbour's 4 year old will be starting junior kindergarten. She is excited and nervous all at the same time - understandable right?!  

My card today features Mary J Teacher Angel from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. The card colours are not traditional school colours but I wanted to try something different.......and I didn't have school themed paper in my paper stash - gasp! so I had to step outside the box and challenge myself to find a way to use what I did have. 

I coloured sweet Mary J with alcohol markers and fussy cut her. I chose my lined background paper - appropriate for school right?! and used the school background stamp to create my patterned paper. A letter edge die helped on the edge of one piece to keep my school theme. All the edges are inked with matching ink. Next I designed and printed my sentiment on my computer and cut it out with a fishtail banner die. It is hard to see in the photo but I added some clear sparkle pen to her wings. Some simple twine and matching gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Mary J Teacher Angel, School Background - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Computer

Patterned Paper: Wood and Notebook - Simple Stories 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, clear Spectrum Sparkle pen, My Creative Time die, fish tail banner die - YNS, twine, gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS4 TN2 TN4 IG2 IG3 IG4 CG4 DG3 JG6 EB6 EB3 EB5 TN1 EB1 EB2

                  

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Apple Friends

It is always nice to receive a surprise gift from a friend isn't it? I don't always get the chance to do this but sometimes my friends do something so nice and  unexpected that it is nice to give them a card and gift to thank them. 

This stamp has more of a spring feel to it but I wanted to challenge myself to make it into a fall feel card. I am also hoping to inspire you to find different ways to use the stamps in your stash. Changing the colours and paper can take a versatile stamp like this one and make it easy to use for any occasion or season. 

After colouring my stamp with alcohol markers, I cut it out with a stitched rectangle die. I added silver Wink of Stella to her earrings for a little bit of bling. The sentiment was stamped and mounted on matching cardstock. Some twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Apple - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Friends Are For - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: I Love Family - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, Silver Wink of Stella, stitched rectangle die - YNS, enamel dots - Whimsy Stamps, twine - American Crafts

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS4 TN2 TN4 MB1 MB3 MB4 AG1 AG3 AG4 BG7 CT1 CT3 GY1 TB8 BT9 TB9 FS8 CR7 CR11 DR6 CT4 GB5 GY5

                  

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Life's Ruff

When I saw this Thea & Chloe Shih-tzu digital stamp from Digi Doodle Studios I knew I had to have it! 
My side kick and favourite companion is a Shih-tzu mix.......we think. We adopted him so we really aren't sure what he is but my vet thinks he definitely has shih-tzu in him. She refers to him as a shih-poo so that is what we're going with. 
It really doesn't matter to me what breed he is or isn't.....he is my shadow and best bud and makes me laugh every day! 

I printed off and coloured my stamp with alcohol markers and pencils and cut it out with a stitched square die. I added some clouds to the background with a cloud shape die and ink. 
Next I printed off two of the digital papers included in the Angels On Earth digital paper pack and cut them to fit my card design. The sentiment was printed and added along with the die cut fence. Some gumdrops, ribbon and a paw print charm finish off my card. 

Stamp: Thea and Chloe Shih-tzu - Digi Doodle Studios 
Sentiment: Cutie Paws Sentiments - Digi Doodle Studios
Patterned Paper: Angels On Earth 8x8 Digital Paper - Digi Doodle Studios
White gel pen, fence die - YNS, ribbon - stash, charm - stash

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS4 TN2 BG5 BG7 BG10 FS8 PP1 PP3 MB1 MB3 LG2 FS6 CR3 FS8

Copics: B02 B04 B06

Spectrum Noir Colourblend Pencils: Prussian Blue, Mulberry, 103, Pewter, Peach 

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All You Need

You may think I have lost my mind with this weeks card .......I mean cars and flowers together?! Not normal right? but there is a bit of a story behind the inspiration for this one .

 My bestie has just gone through her second cancer surgery and to say the least she is my hero! When she is down we often get a little crazy when we are chatting just to lighten the mood. 

We call each other Thelma and Louise and we often joke about grabbing a convertible and just driving........where we end up no one knows - we just hope we don't end up needing bail money . I asked her one time what colour of convertible she wants me to get...the answer purple!  And thus the inspiration for this weeks card was born. I love that "El Classico" is a convertible and that the "Tank of Gas" sentiment was a perfect fit! 

After stamping my car and colouring it with alcohol markers I hand fussy cut it and ran a black marker around the edge to cover any white I had missed. 

I used a classic circle die to cut my shape and added some clouds with ink and a cloud die and dauber. The patterned paper is from my stash and Lawn Fawn. Some matching roses and rhinestones from Kaisercraft were the perfect finishing touches. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: El Classico - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Tank of Gas - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Watercolour Wishes - Lawn Fawn, stash 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, Classic circle die - Spellbinders, cloud die - Quickutz, Memories ink, roses - stash, rhinestones - Kaisercraft

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG5 BG7 BG10 PL4 PL5 DP4 IG2 IG3 IG5 TN1 EB1 EB2 HB1 LV1 HB2 CT1 CT2

                   

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Thank You Friend

Sometimes you have someone come into your life that is a total surprise. A person who does everything they can to help you or do something nice for you and they ask for nothing in return. 

I have had someone just like this pop in to my life in the last little while and some how saying thank you for everything she does for me isn't enough. When I saw the oh so adorable Keira digital stamp I knew she would be perfect for a thank you card. 

After printing my stamp to the size I wanted, I coloured it with alcohol markers and cut it out with a stitched rectangle die. Next I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with a stitched oval die to match. 

Patterned paper from Julie Nutting fit my stamp and card theme perfectly. A banner die with a heart, crocheted ribbon and gumdrops finish of my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Keira - Digi Doodle Studios

Sentiment: Thank You For Being A Friend - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Paper Dolls - Julie Nutting

Die: Stitched ovals and rectangles- Your Next Stamp

Love Earth gumdrops - Your Next Stamp, crocheted ribbon - stash

Spectrum Noir Markers:FS1 FS4 TN2 TN4 TN8 TB8 BT9 TB9 FS6 CR3 FS8 DG2 CT2 EB6 EB3 EB5 TN1 EB1 EB2

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Zoe's Purrfect Day

I have a few cat lovers in my life who sometimes need a pick me up card sent just so they know I am thinking of them.

Miss Zoe and her cute kitten are perfect for this type of card! 

After colouring my stamp with alcohol markers, I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white border. I added it to the matching card stock and cut around the stamp again. I decided to use some patterned paper that had kind of a country feel to it, I thought it was perfect for this card. The sentiment was stamped directly on to the patterned paper - love my Misti! and some matching gumdrops finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Miss Zoe -  High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Purrfect Day - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper:Bloom and Grow - Simple Stories

Dies: Fish Tail banners - Your Next Stamp

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, Retro gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS4 FS8 TN2 TN4 TB8 BT9 TB9 IG1 IG3 IG5 EB6 EB3 EB5 GY1 GY3 GY5 VB2 VB3 PP3 PP5 DR3 

                                         

                   

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Dress For Success

Did anyone else ever like to play dress up as a child? I got the chance to do that when I went over to my friend's places for sleep overs. It was way too much fun to pull out the fancy dresses and high heeled shoes from the special toy box they were kept in.

Danni Dress Up from High Hopes Rubber Stamps sure brought back some fun childhood memories! 

After colouring this cutie with alcohol markers, I added some Stickles to her boa and pearls for a little sparkle. I set it aside to dry and cut and assembled my patterned paper layers. Some matching glittery ribbon and Nuvo gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Danni Dress Up -  High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Paper Dolls - Julie Nutting, Dots and Stripes - Carta Bella

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, Icicle and Stardust Stickles, fishtail banner die - YNS, Galena ribbon, Bubble Gum Blush Nuvo Drops

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS4 TN2 TN4 CR2 CR3 CR5 CR8 RB1 RB2 RB3 VB1 VB2 VB3 TN1 EB1 EB2

                                           

                     

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