Happy Birthday Sarah!

In the midst of choas, Sarah is celebrating her 18th birthday today.  She got a call that her school is suppose to start again on April 6th but I have my doubt.  Jennifer's school has extended her closing to April 17th, so we will wait and see.  I created this cute cupcake card for her as she will never turn one down.

I used SU's Pool Party CS for the base card and Heartfelt Sugarspun Collection for the cupcake.  The die is the Regal Frame and Accents die from Heartfelt as well.  I colored my cupcake in Archival Vibrant Fuschia and Crumb Cake.  For the number 18, I die cut it 3 times to make it stand out a bit and used Crystal Lacquer to give is some gloss.  For my icing, I used my Silver Star Gelly Roll pen to highlight the little hearts.

For my inside sentiment, I used some of the DSP that is in the collection along with the party hat die.  Sarah always had to have a party hat to wear on her birthday!  It is so nice that with modern technology one can stay in touch with friends and family.  My facetime is definately getting a workout.

I hope everyone is doing Ok with COVID-19.  It has definitely changed everyone's lives but we feel lucky none of us has become sick so far.  I worry about my daughter, who is a nurse, still working in the hospital.  Since they closed the Wellness Center and Cardiac Care Unit she is helping monitor the 800 help #.  We are keeping everyone in our thoughts and prayers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

I entered this post over at CardzTV Anything Goes Challenge #111.

Pansy Birthday Card

The rain the past 2 days gave me a chance to get into my craft room and play around with my Heartfelt Creations Burst of Spring set.  I made some boxes for Mother's Day using some of the DSP pansies, but this time I wanted to stamp, die cut and color my own pansies!  I saw this card on their website and decided to make it for my daughter's birthday next week.  I used SU's Sugarplum CS for my card base and Very Vanilla for my decorative layer.

The die that I used was called Regal Frame & Accent from Heartfelt Creations as well.  I just love it!  My greeting is from SU's Back to Basics stamp set embossed with Iridescent embossing powder.

I stamped and die cut my pansies in the same color using Crushed Curry for the center.  I also placed some yellow stamens in the center. I then added some Wink of Stella on the leaves.   For my first try, I think they turned out pretty good.  Practice makes perfect!

For my inside sentiment, I used one of the oval dies and a stamp from Gina K wreath stamp set.  I cut my CS at 7 1/2" and then scored it in half and cut my die out leaving a tiny piece open on the top to create the base card.  I plan on making myself an envelope for it.

I so enjoyed making this card.  I can see a lot of pansies in my future.  Have a great weekend. I have submitted this card to:

CardzTV Anything Goes Challenge #93 Anything Goes.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #237 - Dies or Punches

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

One Wild Ride Birthday Card

I decided to try and get some birthday cards made ahead of time.  After that, I hope to make some Christmas cards.  We will see how it goes!  I like to make the masculine cards with  the SU One Wild Ride stamp set, so I made a few.  I used Pacific Point CS for the base card and Very Vanilla for the layer.

I originally used Pacific Point ink for the tire tracks like I did for the rest of the card, but I didn't like how it looked so I did them in Momento Black.  I staggered my motorcycle stamp over the layer and stamped my sentiment on the top using the Better Together stamp set.  I also popped up the sentiment with dimensionals and added some enamel dots.

For the inside greeting, I used two of the stamps from the set.

I used another stamp to decorate the front of the envelope.  This card came together really quick so I'm off and running to do another one.  Have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy