Animal Birthday Card

Long time, no post from me! There has been exciting news from our family over the past few months, which I will share in a few days... until then, I am going back through some of my pictures and realized I never posted this one. I made this for our dear friend's baby, Nicco, who just turned one! The colors and animal theme came straight from their invitations, so it really was a "custom Card":


I used the template "Always Right" from Originals, but modified it a bit. I love the Nursery Bash stamp (hehe, may be seeing more of this in the near future), and the sassy strands just add a little more fun to it! We had a great time at Nicco's party- happy birthday, little guy!

Too Early for Christmas?

Is it too early for Christmas cards? NEVER!

It did not turn out exactly how I envisioned it, but the concept has been "floating around" in my head since I got this cute set! Maybe I was just trying to justify buying a set called "Nursery Bash" when I have no nursery, or kids for that matter. But I have found many other uses for it!

Remember those oragami Christmas Trees that were so popular last year? Well, it's baaaaack! Okay, I know I talk (or write, in this case) too much, so here is my fun card from this weekend:

The corners say "happy holidays" and have the square sparkles in between the words. There are also tiny sparkles in the corner of the Aspen paper! And for extra BLING, there is glitter on the dots on the tree, and covering the entire star! I love things to sparkle and shimmmer!

Paper: Aspen (for the background), Perfect Day (juniper dotted B&T for the tree)
Cardstock: Bamboo Textured (for the card base), White Daisy Textured (for the matting), Baby Pink Textured (for the piggies), Taffy Textured (for the giraffe), Sunkiss textured (for the star) , Desert Sand Textured (tree trunk)
Stamps: Nursery Bash, Seasonal Thouoghts (mini "Happy Holidays"), Make A Wish Booking Set (star)
Ink: Hollyhock (piggies), Creme Brulee (star and marker to darken the giraffe), Sorbet (giraffe spots and hair), Tulip (hat), Outdoor Denium (words)
Sparkles, Glitter, 3D Foam Squares

Here is the inside:

Stamp: December Word Puzzle
Ink: Outdoor Denium, Juniper, Creme Brulee
Sponge

I love how the mini trees inside have dots on them just like the B&T paper used for the tree on the front! Here is a side-view to see that the piggies, giraffe, and star are paper-pieced and are 3-D with foam squares- and don't forget that cool tree!

There is a new template that Jeanette (CTMH founder) just put up on her blog... maybe I will try that one today.. (www.jeanettelynton.com if you are interested in trying, too). I will post what I come up with!

Have a great day, and thanks for looking!
-Erin-

3x3 Cards featuring new paper packets!

Here are the fun little 3x3 cards used in the Idea Book Scavenger Hunt from Saturday:

Stamps: Nursery Bash (for the cupcakes), Classmate Alphabet
Ink: Tulip, Sorbet, Creme Bruele
Perfect Day paper, Liquid Glass


Stamp Set: Code It
Ink: Cocoa, Indian Corn Blue
Magic Moments Paper Packet
Twill Ribbon, Chocolate Mini-Melodies (Brad)

Stamp Set: Angel Sent
Ink: Grey Wool, Parchment, Baby Pink, Blush, Grey Flannel, Buttercup, Crystal Blue
Notebook paper, Winter Cozy Sassy Strand

Stamp Set: Snow Friends
Ink: Grey Wool, Grey Flannel, Twilight
Aspen Paper, Sparkles
Inspired by CTMH Consultant Vicki Wizniuk!

Stamp Set: Magical Season
Ink: New England Ivy, Cranberry
Evensong paper, Holiday collection buttons, 3-D Foam Squares, liquid glass (as adhesice for the buttons)

Birthday Cards

Here are some birthday cards I made for family members celebrating Happy Birthdays in August:

Stamp Sets: Nursery Bash, Today's Date (August 08 SOTM)

Ink: Grey Wool, Grey Flannel, Blush, Petal

Paper Garden Paper Packet, Winter Cozy Sassy Strands, 3-D glue dots

Here is one more:

Stamp Set: Today's Date (August 08 SOTM)

Ink: Grey Wool, Garden Green

Vintage Travel Paper, Garnet B&T

Twill Ribbon, Garden Green Brads, 3-D glue dots, Coluzzle Circle template

Thanks for looking!