Winter One-Derland Layout

Shae's First Birthday Party

Shae is two now, but I'm trying to catch up on her baby book. Her Winter 1-derland or One-derland (or O-NEEDerland if you like the movie That Thing You Do) was so special. Her birthday is just after Christmas, so her mom and I found a lot of white decorations on sale, and tried to stay with a white, cream, grey, and blue scheme.  

She looked like a winter princess in a ridiculous tulle-skirted dress with a fur jacket. I took all these pictures at night, so the shades of white and cream aren't contrasting too well in the photos.  I really like the ripped edges on the white paper with the cream color peeking through. The small amount of patterned paper is one sheet from a stack by DCVW called Collage Art. 

Both layouts have a lot of miscellaneous embellishments and silver and gold Nuvo drops. All the decorations were easy--we grabbed all the white dishes and decorations we had sitting around. The treats included a hot chocolate bar with some added liquor for the adults. I LOVE a themed party, and my grandkids are giving me a lot of opportunities to help with craft projects. They've started enjoying making crafts with me, and I hope they continue to enjoy being creative.

Art Impressions Beach Card

"I Smell Old People."

I am very happy with how this beachy card turned out. I've been practicing my beach (sky, water, & sand) backgrounds with Ranger Distress Oxide Inks. I added some Glossy Accents to the water to look like waves and the water's edge (both look white in this picture). The very front of the sand is made with Flower Soft. It may be the first time I've used Flower Soft in the years and years I've had it. I don't know if it's even on the market anymore, but I thought it looked like dry sand.

The stamps are from Art Impressions. I'm not sure of the actual stamp names because I've thrown away the packaging, which isn't like me. I'm guessing they are older because I keep the packaging now. I colored the stamps with Copics and added little touches with Nuvo drops here and there.

 "I smell old people. Oh wait, that's you." is from the Tim Holtz Ideology Snarky Small Talk set.

The mat around the scene is a paper from the BoBunny 6x6 Beach Therapy Collection papers.

As long as the recipient has a sense of humor, I think this card would be appropriate for a birthday, retirement, or anniversary.

1st Birthday Party!

It's hard to believe my grandson Finn's first birthday has come and gone already.  We had his party at our house so my son Nick could attend (wheelchair access).

 

How cute was he in his birthday-decorated highchair?  The theme was baseball and the Cubs, before their disappointing loss in the playoffs--Wait 'til Next Year!!!  The color theme was dark red, dark blue, and white. Another blog post soon with all the decorations.

Cricut Artbooking Birthday Layout

 

I finally tried my CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge for a layout.  I put this sample layout together very quickly and it was super simple.

 

 

The Artbooking cartridge has prepared layouts, and as long as you keep the size the same, everything fits together.  These photos don't do this layout justice--the background is actually a bright lime green, but it's showing up yellow with the camera flash.

 

 

I just did the bare minimum for this sample layout.  If I added photos, I'd do some more embellishment to match them.  I'm more of a hands-on, no plans scrapper, but to put layouts together quickly, I can see this would be an easy way for some really cute scrapbooks.

Happy Birthday, Nick!

It's hard to believe he was born at 4 lbs 14 oz, and is already a handsome young man of 21 years!

 

Jess's 22nd Bday - Mixing Paper Packs

I made this busy LO with pics from Jess's 22nd Bday.  I used three different CTMH paper packs (Cherry-O, Sweetheart, and Daydream) to make this playful, girlie look. 

White mats around the pages and photos tie it all together.  The banner was made with CTMH's "Pennant Alphabet" stamps, and "November 10" was made with the the "Vintage Type" stamps, which punch out perfectly with a 1/2" circle punch.  The numbers "22" on the flower are CTMH Dimensional Elements Numbers.  I used flowers, pearls, rhinestones, pins, and tabs for embellishments.  EK Success edge punches were used for the scalloped and birthday candle borders.

Mostly more of the same materials.  "Celebrate" is from a set of CTMH Irresistibles, covered in coordinating ink.  The two hearts toward the bottom center were punched, then I crinkled the all the edges up.  The long strip of pearl embellishments is from Recollections.

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Jack's Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for my mom to give to her great grandson, Jack.  The colors are brighter in person than in the picture.  I used CTMH key lime and pacifica.  All the stamps are CTMH.  The little ball player was colored with copics.

Finally...a new workshop: Stock up on Birthday Cards

Finally!  I've put together a workshop.  Join me at 9 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, to make eight birthday cards (2 each of the four cards shown).  Some of the techniques include stamping, sanding, faux sewing, ink distressing, water distressing, coloring with watercolor pencils, and crafting a paper flower.

(the card on the bottom right is based on a design by Tresa Black (I must give the stamping goddess her due), but the other cards are my own creations)

Contact me for details!

Piece of Cake with Retired CS

Another card with retired cardstock:

The image is from CTMH "Piece of Cake" stamp set.  The cs, both retired from CTMH, are Ocean and Bubblegum.  I love how these colors look together with a black accent.  The Ocean cs was embossed with my Cuttlebug.

Drinks cards

I made these cute cards with SU stamps and CM papers.  I colored the stamps with my copic markers.  The insides all say "Cheers to You"  "Happy Birthday!"

Retro CTMH Birthday Card

This simple birthday card has the colors of a 1950s kitchen.  The colors are CTMH's juniper, blush, and black.  The stamp is from CTMH's "Piece of Cake."

Life's a Jungle Birthday Card

Two of the most popular paper techniques right now are ruffles and banners, so I included both on this children's birthday card.  The elephant is from the CTMH stamp set "Life's a Jungle."  The sentiment is from the CTMH stamp set "A Little Everything."  The CS is Citrus Leaf (retired) from CTMH, and all the black & white paper is from CM.

Birthday Boy Sailboat Card

I used the CTMH stamp set "Birthday Boy" and the "Animal Cookies" B&T paper for this top-fold birthday card.  Dimensional adhesive under the sales make them appear to "billow."  I used new CTMH mocha opaques on the boat and at the top of the mast. 

Make a Wish Card

I copied this card from Sarah Masteller's blog.  It was so simple and classy.  I love it.  The stamp set is Make a Wish.

Summer Birthday Cards

For this sailboat little boy birthday card, I used the stamp set Birthday Boy and Caboodle B&T papers with Sorbet and Buttercup CS.  The Tiny Tab at the top says "happy."  I added glitter in some of the circles of the Caboodle paper and the lettering, but it doesn't show up in the picture.

The duck on this card is from one of my favorite sets, Makin' Waves.  The fish are from Hook, Line, & Sinker, and the sentiment is from Fringed Phrases.  The Crystal Blue background CS was embossed in my cuttlebug, then sanded to show the CTMH white core.  Colors are Orange, Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, and Buttercup.  The fishes' eyes are tiny sparkles.

Nursery Bash Birthday Card

(4th post today)

The cute giraffe is from the Nursery bash stamp set, and the sentiment is from the Piece of Cake set.  The B&T paper is Animal Cookies.

Beautiful Things Masculine Birthday Card

The plaid paper is from the Back Country paper pack, and I used the stamp sets Beautiful Things (cat tails) and Piece of Cake (sentiment).  The design is based, very loosely, on the card on page 57 of the CTMH Spring 2010 Idea Book.

Veranda and Just Because Birthday Card

For this birthday card I used CTMH's new Veranda papers and the Just Because and Fringed Phrases stamp sets.  The fleur de lis edge punch is fron EK Success.  They are hard to see in the photo, but there are pink "gems" on the clasp of the lady's purse and on her hat.

Childhood Portrait and Tickled Pink Birthday Card

Again, I used the Tickled Pink papers, but this time with the little ballerina fromn the Childhood Portrait stamp set and "Happy Birthday" from the Fringed Phrases set.

Tickled Pink with Be Yourself Birthday Card

The papers are from the Tickled Pink set, and the stamp is Be Yourself.  It's hard to see, but there's a pink "gem" on the girl's finger.