Hoping Your Birthday...

This is a card I made a while ago and never got around to posting it. This cute little girl with her delicious looking cupcake is from Penny Black.

I stamped the little girl on white cardstock with black ink and colored her with Copic markers. I placed the panel on an Autumn Rose cardstock card base, rounding the right corners.

The sentiment is stamped in black ink. To jazz things up a bit, I added a strip of polka dot washi tape and a few clear sequins. I also used Wink of Stella (clear) on the cupcake but it's not noticeable in the photo.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Just Desserts Sentiments; Penny Black Sweet Thing
• Paper:  PTI Autumn Rose, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  BG10, BG13, E33, E35, E37, E50, R29, R81, R83, R85, Y35, W1
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins; Washi Tape; Wink of Stella
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Easter

I wanted to use my new Memory Box egg dies for a card.  I used Spring Moss for the card base and added a strip of pattern paper.  I think this pattern paper is about six years old - I got it when I bought my Cricut - and I think that was 2007?  I'm just glad I'm finally using the paper!

I die-cut the solid eggs from pattern paper scraps and added the white filigree over top.  I arranged the eggs and placed two of foam tape for dimension.  I stamped the sentiment and added gold Stickles to the eggs.  Sorry for the not so good picture again!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black Easter March
• Paper:  PTI Spring Moss, Egg Hunt, Bitty Dots; Cricut
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Memory Box Classic & Filigree Egg Dies
• Other:  Stickles; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy 1st Birthday

My friend asked me to make her granddaughter a first birthday card and I decided to pull out this Penny Black stamp since I haven't used it for a while.

I used white for the card base and added a layer of alphabet pattern paper and a layer of pink polka dot pattern paper.   The image was stamped on white, colored with Copics and placed on a pink scalloped circle.

I cut the light green loopy strips behind the image with my new "loop de loop" die.  The balloon and number "1" were cut with dies and adhered on foam tape for dimension.  For the balloon string, I attached a piece of pink sorbet twine to the balloon and "tied" it to the bench.

The "happy birthday" was stamped on a diecut.  Last steps were adding the Prisma flowers with Pearl Pen in the middle and sprinkling glitter on the stamped flowers.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black "Break For Cake"; PTI Birthday Basics
• Paper:  DCWV; Core'dinations
• Tools:  PTI Fabulous Frames Die, Heart-2-Heart #2 Die; Block Alpha Numbers Die, Loop-de-Loop Die; Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  Prisma Flowers; Pearl Pen; Copics; Coaster; Twine; Martha Stewart Glitter
• Card Size:  5.5" x 5.5"

• Use What I Have:  Penny Black stamp

3rd Birthday

Yes, Olivia is turning 3!  I wanted to make something that wasn't pink for a change and decided to use purple.  I used Winter Wisteria as the card base and added a layer of  multi colored circle pattern paper. 

The animals image was stamped on white and colored with Copics.  I rounded the corners on the white, layered it onto another piece of Winter Wisteria and adhered it to the card base with foam squares for dimension.  Before adhering it, I wrapped Blossom twine around the card and tied it into a bow.

I die cut the letters in her name and the 3.  I made the "look who's turning" on the computer and die cut it with pinking nestabilities.  My final step was adding silver Stickles to the polka dots on the package.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black "Team Teddy"
• Paper:  PTI Winter Wisteria; DCWV
• Tools:  PTI Upper & Lower Block Alphabet Dies, PTI By The Numbers Dies; Pinking Nestabilities; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Stickles; Twine; Copics
• Card Size:  5.0" x 7.0"

•  Use What I Have:  Last used Team Teddy stamp in 2010.

Second Birthday

I'm certainly getting a lot of use of the By The Numbers dies I bought from PTI and here's another card using them.  I used white for the card base and topped it with a pink polka dot pattern paper.  The stamped image is Penny Black's "Sealed With A Kiss" and colored with Copics.  I made the banner with PTI dies and attached it to a string of twine.  I cut the two "2's" and slightly overlapped them for a shadow effect.  I added the border on the righthand side, a few crystals on the stamp flowers and the sentiment (made on the computer).  

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black Sealed With A Kiss, PTI Simple Little Things (2007 Anniversary Limited), Studio G $1
• Paper:  Stampin' Up, PTI Hawaiian Shores, Bazzill
• Tools:  PTI Banner Dies, By The Number Dies, EK Success Balloon Punch, Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Eyelet Border Punch
• Other:  Twine, Crystals, Copics
• Card Size:  5.5" x 5.5"

Easter March

As soon as I saw this stamp, I knew I had to have it!  This is Penny Black's Easter March.  I made two different colors - I used white for the card base and topped it purple/yellow and then blue/pink.  The image is colored with Copics and I added some Stickles on the egg and a few crystals on the flowers.  It still needed a little something so I added the ribbon.  What a cute stamp!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black Easter March
• Paper:  PTI Lemon Tart, Bazzill
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Stickles, Crystals, Offray Ribbon
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Sweet Thing Valentine

Here's Sweet Thing again - this time for a valentine!  I used white for the card base, topped with a deep pink paper and a patterned heart paper.  Sweet Thing is stamped and colored with Copics, mounted on pink and deep pink circles; the deep pink is paper pierced.  The lacy hearts are a Martha Stewart punch, I added a heart brad to the cupcake and some light sheer pink ribbon.  Adorable for a little girl's card!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black "Sweet Thing"
• Paper:  K&Company Lovely, Reflections Valentine Assortment
• Tools:  Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Lace Scallop Heart Punch, Piercing Tool
• Other:  Heart Brad, Celebrate It Ribbon
• Card Size:  5" x 7"

Gift of Giving

I always make my parents a card for their mail carrier and try to use something "post office" related.  My friend (thank  you Jill!) sent me this image - it's a Penny Black stamp called "Gift of Giving".  My dad said she looks just like his mailgirl!  lol  The card base is white and I put a layer of green, red and yellow striped paper on top.  I colored the image with Copics and put white flock on her hat and coat bottom.  I wrapped red and white twine around the card, added some red photo corners, a few snowflakes and a sentiment.

Sweet Thing

Isn't this little girl just adorable?  This is a Penny Black stamp called "Sweet Thing" and is she ever!  I used pink for the card base and topped it with two different pattern papers - one striped, the other polka dots.  The image is colored with Copics and cut out with standard and lacey circle nestabilities.  I dotted the cupcake with silver Stickles, added a little bling to the banner and tied a ribbon at the top.  Perfect card for someone who loves pink!

Thank you Jill for the stamp image!

Pink, Pink, Pink!

This card is for my friend's granddaughter who loves pink, pink, pink and more pink!  The card base is pink and topped with a pink and green circle pattern paper.  The stamp is Penny Black's Break For Cake, colored with Copics; I cut the image with square nestabilities and paper pierced the scalloped one.  The happy birthday is a sizzlet and the 5 was made with the Cricut.  I added some bling to the 5, glitter on the happy birthday and pink (what else!) ribbon. 

Another First Birthday

I fell in love with this Penny Black stamp - it's just so cute and perfect for a first birthday!  The card base is white, topped with layers of solid pink and pink polka dot paper.  The stamp is colored with Copics, cut out with a mega nestability and layered on top of pink paper.  I printed the sentiment on the computer and cut it out with circle nestabilities, paper piercing the scallops.  The card is finished with pink striped ribbon, pink buttons and pink Stickles (on the largest present).