Happy April Birthday

I'm going to try to post my April cards in April this month!  lol

Isn't this banner card festive looking? I die-cut it in white cardstock and placed bright, colored banners at the top. April is die-cut three times in Hawaiian Shores cardstock, stacked and glued together for a little dimension. I stamped "happy" and "birthday" in black ink.

The card base is white cardstock with a layer of Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dots pattern paper. I added a strip of Lemon Stripes pattern paper at the top and bottom of the banner card and adhered it to the card at the bottom right. Since there was space at the top, I filled it in with white crochet twine, wrapped around the card 3 times.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: April
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Raspberry Fizz, Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dots, Lemon Tart Stripes
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Banner Journal Card, Monthly Moments: April
• Other:  Crochet Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday

Well the Journal Cards I bought from PTI have more than paid off since I use them so much!

I started with a white cardstock card base and added a layer of Summer Sunrise cardstock, impressed with stars. Next, I cut a rectangle in pattern paper the same size as the journal card and rounded the corners.

Journal Card #5 is die-cut in white. I die-cut "birthday" three times and stacked and glued them together. I placed it on the journal card on an angle and stamped happy above it in black ink.

To finished the card, I added the Memory Clip at the top, tied with crochet twine.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: September
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Summer Sunrise, Terracotta Tile, Autumn Abundance
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Birthday Trio, Journal Card #5, Memory Clips, Star Impression Plate
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Crochet Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Sending Prayers

It's fun to make your own background for a card, and I always have good results when I use Lovely Layers.  And this is a color I don't normally use, but I like the way it turned out.

On white cardstock, I drew a light pencil line down the middle of the paper so I knew where to start stamping so the images would be centered.  I stamped the first layer Spring Moss ink and the centers in Simply Chartreuse ink.

I cut a strip of Simply Chartreuse cardstock and stamped the sentiment in black ink, adhering it with foam tape. The panel is placed on a Simply Chartreuse cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Lovely Layers, Beautiful Butterflies
• Paper:  PTI Simply Chartreuse, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Simply Chartreuse, Spring Moss; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Other:  Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Easter

This is my favorite Easter card I made this year, simple and soft.

I die-cut the frame using Fabulous Frames and a piece of purple pattern paper. Before I adhered it to the white cardstock card base, I added a little strip of grass cut in Spring Moss stripes. Yes, another doodad scrap leftover!  haha

The bunny is die-cut in white cardstock - I edged around him with tea dye ink, tied a purple ribbon around his neck and positioned him right behind the grass.

I die-cut a stitched oval in Spring Moss cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black ink and placed it on foam tape. I rounded the corners to give it a softer look.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Take Three: Spring
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Spring Moss, Egg Hunt, Spring Moss Stripes
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tea Dye
• Dies:  PTI Fabulous Frames; Impression Obsession Chocolate Bunny; Lil Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Ovals
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Ribbon; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Sending You Easter Wishes

When I first saw this stamp set, Lotus Blossom from Stampin' Up, I was kind of on the fence about it. But now that I've used it a couple times, I don't know how I would be without it! It's such a nice flower and fun to make since it's a 3-step stamp.

To practice with the stamp, I thought I'd make a purple flower for an Easter card. I used two colors of purple ink, Sweet Plum and Lulu Lavender for the flower, stamped on a white tag. The stem is stamped in Spring Moss ink and the sentiment in black ink.

The card base is Kraft cardstock, with a strip of Plum Pudding pattern on half of the card. Remember those Easter doodads I just posted about and I said I had lots of scraps left over? Here them come!  lol  The tag is adhered on foam tape and the bottom corners of the card rounded. Last step was adding Honeydew twine at the top.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Mailbox Greetings; Stampin' Up Lotus Blossom
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, White Stampers Select, Plum Pudding Bitty Dots
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss; Memento Lulu Lavender, Sweet Plum, Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Tag Sale #5
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Foam Tape; Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Easter Doodad

I wasn't sure what I was going to make this year and then saw a gable box Lizzie Jones posted on her blog and remembered I had this gable box die! I ordered a bunch of pastel pattern papers from PTI and went to work on these.

Each gable box is two of the same die cut and uses almost a full sheet of 8-1/2 x 11 paper (I have a lot of trimmings left over and you'll see them used on cards). I die-cut both pieces, cutting an oval window in one piece. The two pieces were put together with scor-tape; I placed acetate behind the oval window. I also added a piece of white cardstock on the inside bottom of the box for support (not sure it really needed it).

The tags were cut in coordinating solid cardstock using Fillable Frames #9 die. I die-cut the rabbits in white and added pink coloring to the ears and nose. The sentiment is stamped in black ink. The tags are tied onto the box with white crochet twine.

The boxes were lined with coordinating Easter grass and filled with assorted candy. I think these turned out adorable - they're a perfect size - not too small or too big!

Project Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Hippity Hoppity
• Paper:  PTI Spring Moss Stripes, Sweet Blush Polka Dots, Plum Pudding Bitty Dots, Lemon Tart Stripes, Spring Moss, Sweet Blush, Winter Wisteria, Lemon Tart, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  R81, R83
• Dies:  PTI Gable Box, Fillable Frames #9, Hippity Hoppity, Limitless Layers: Ovals
• Other:  Crochet Twine; Acetate; Candy; Easter Grass; Scor-Tape
• Project Size:  2 1/8" deep x 3 1/2" wide x 3 7/8" tall

Here Comes The Easter Bunny

I got the inspiration for this card from one that Melissa Phillips did when the Polka Dot Parade stamp set was first released.

The card base is Plum Pudding cardstock, topped with a layer of Happy Spots pattern paper. The tag is cut in white cardstock. I die-cut the rabbit three times in Plum Pudding cardstock, stacking and gluing them together for dimension and adhered with foam tape. I also die-cut the tail three times and adhered it with more foam tape.

Olivia's name is die-cut using Alphabet Soup in Spring Moss cardstock.  I cut a strip of Spring Moss stripes across the bottom of the card and placed a layer of white on top, stamped with the sentiment in Spring Moss ink. I don't normally use a coordinating ink, but this just looked better with the green ink rather than black. I added a few paper flowers and seam binding to finish the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Polka Dot Parade #1
• Paper:  PTI Plum Pudding, Happy Spots, White Stampers Select, Spring Moss, Spring Moss Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss
• Dies:  PTI Polka Dot Parade #1, Tag Sale #2; Memory Box Alphabet Soup
• Other:  Seam Binding; Prisma Flowers; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

It's March....

No it's not.....April Fools!  haha 

Yes, happy April! The calendar says April, but I'm posting another March card.

I created the background for this card using a chevron stencil. I started with a piece of Hawaiian Shores cardstock, placed the stencil on top of it and rubbed white ink on it with a dauber. I placed the panel on a white cardstock card base.

The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink on a rectangle, cut big enough for the sentiment, with the corners rounded. Before attaching it to the card on foam tape, I placed some silver thread behind it.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: March
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Hawaiian Shores
• Ink:  PTI Smokey Shadow; Color Box Frost White
• Tools:  Memory Box Modern Chic Chevron Stencil; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Silver Thread; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

A Very Happy Birthday 2 You

Can you believe March is almost over?? This year is going by way too fast!

I wanted to use a Cover Plate and pulled out Horizontal Stripes, cutting it in white cardstock, placing it on a white cardstock card base.

I die-cut the frame, stamped it in Aqua Mist ink, the sentiment in black ink and placed it on an angle with foam tape.  The Caribbean  twine was a good match for this.

It was too empty on the card so I added assorted blue flowers.  A very quick card to make!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Framed Out #1, Framed Out #12
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Aqua Mist; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Framed Out #12, Cover Plate: Horizontal Stripes
• Other:  Twine; Paper Studios Blue Flowers; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Easter

Creatively, I don't think I'm very good at making cards for young kids, and Easter is no exception. But I'm happy with the way this one turned out.  I knew I wanted to use rabbits and luckily I have a bunch of these little rabbits already die-cut.

I started with a white cardstock card base and placed this light blue paper on it. Next, I placed the fence toward the bottom of the card and added the grass, die-cut with a border punch. I picked out three rabbits and edged around them with Tea Dye ink. I tied ribbon around each of their necks, placed a pompom on their tails and adhered them with foam tape.

The eggs are die-cut in green, yellow and purple and stamped with coordinating inks. I just received my Retro Style dies in the mail from PTI and they came in handy to help personalize the card. The post is cut in Kraft cardstock and I added green, yellow and purple for the signs, stamping the sentiment in black ink.

To complete the card I added the clouds, die-cut in a textured, white paper.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Limitless Labels, Hippity Hoppity, Birthday Classics: February
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Winter Wisteria, Kraft, Spring Moss Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss, Harvest Gold, Winter Wisteria; Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tea Dye
• Dies:  PTI Retro Style, Hippity Hoppity, Clouds 1 & 2 Collection; Impression Obsession Bunny Trio; Poppystamps Picket Fence
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch
• Other:  Pompoms; Foam Tape; Ribbon
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

February Birthday Blessings

I thought I posted all of my "February" cards but found another one.

Who knew a rectangle with holes around it could make me so happy...I just love this Journal Card die! I cut it twice, once in Sweet Blush cardstock and once in white cardstock. The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink. I tied Strawberry twine around the top and added a few clear sequins.

On a white cardstock card base, I added a layer of Sweet Blush polka dot pattern paper. Next, I placed the Sweet Blush journal card and the white layer on foam tape.

I'm really enjoying using the birthday classics stamp sets!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: February
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Sweet Blush, Sweet Blush Polka Dots
• Ink:  PTI Smokey Shadow
• Dies:  PTI Journal Card #7
• Other:  Foam Tape; Pretty Pink Posh Sequins; Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thank You

I've done this technique several times now - I don't think I'll ever run out of those little squares I bought from QVC years ago!  lol

This technique is from Papertrey's Make It Monday #159, "No-Sew Quilted Cards" (posted April 7, 2014).  The card uses 1.5" squares of pattern paper adhered to a white card base. I ran the sheet through the Cuttlebug using my Cover Plate: Hexagon die to give it a quilted look.

Thank You is die-cut in Enchanted Evening cardstock 3 times, layered and glued together for a little dimension.

Card Details:

• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Enchanted Evening; Colorbok
• Dies:  PTI Wonderful Words: Thank You, Cover Plate: Hexagon
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"