Birthday Cards

I've got two birthday cards to share today, and am playing in lots of challenges.  First up is a shaker birthday card for a niece who loves to ice skate.  I made a striped background using Watercolor Wonder, and cut a frame using SSS Stitched Rectangles.  My skates are from On Ice, and my shaker elements are some red foil confetti hearts and some seed beads.

Here is a better view of the shaker elements.

I am entering this card at Case this Sketch #108, Virginia's View #12 Shaker Cards, Simon Says Monday Challenge H is for...  Heart, AAA Cards Challenge Love Theme, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Bright and Beautiful, and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

My next card uses the layering cover plate die cuts technique taught at this week's Make it Monday #200.  I used the colors from this week's ColourQ #278.  I used the chevron cover plate, and cut it once out of Raspberry Fizz and again out of Orange Zest.  I turned one upside down before layering, and then pulled some of the pointed sides from the lower level to the upper level.  It's hard to describe, but I think it gave a pretty nice look.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday Challenge H is for...  Happy, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Bright and Beautiful, and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

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It's a Boy!!!

I have a very special 12 Kits post today.  One of our 12 kits members, Jessica,  is about to have a baby boy.  We are all so excited for her, so we decided to throw her a virtual baby shower.

Have some cookies while you are here.

Welcome to the world, Sonny Boy!  I can't wait to see you!

Please head over to the 12 Kits of Occasions Blog which is party central for this baby shower.

PTI 6th Anniversary: Color Inspiration and Design Team Favorites

More anniversary festivities.  Today, we had a Color Inspiration Challenge.  I would have liked to complete all 6, but ended up running out of time at 4.  I decided to have each card use a Color Inspiration as well as one of the Design Team Favorites.

For color Inspiration No. 1, I used a card by Maile (lower right).  This is going to be part of the set I started yesterday.  I used Copic markers in colors as close to the PTI colors as I had.

Color Inspiration No. 1

I used a card by Cristina for Color Inspiration No. 2 (lower right).  I cut apart some of the sentiments from Sentiment Signs, and stamped images from various background sets over them.

Color Inspiration No. 2

Cristina again for Color Inspiration No. 3 (upper right).  I tried to rotate her sketch 45 degrees, and also added glossy accents to some random squares.

Color Inspiration No. 3

Erin's brightly colored chevron card (lower left) really caught my eye.  I loved the way she mixed patterns and colors within each chevron.

Color Inspiration No. 6

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Make it Monday and 10 Minute Craft Dash

Lucky me--I have had some unexpected crafty time, with both daughters in camp.  I have two cards to share here.  The first card is for this week's Make it Monday #78:  Stamping and Stitching on Paper.  This was a fun technique to learn, and was very easy, even for a gal who doesn't sew. 

Hello

I was inspired by a card Nicole showed during the release of Fruit Fusion:  Cherries.  I used DMC floss #471 to sew the stems of the cherries.

My next card is for a new challenge:  The 10 Minute Craft Dash.  This challenge sounded like such fun.  And, I could hardly say that I didn't have time to participate.  

In order to make a card in less than 10 minutes, I had to make something pretty simple, and something that I knew would work the first time.  Lots of times when I am making things up as I go, I need to try lots of things before I like the overall look.  I saw a this card, and immediately knew (hoped) that I could make something similar using my Chevron Dies.

Get Well Soon

Total time for this card was 8 minutes 19 seconds.  There is a great stopwatch timer at this site, that I used for this challenge.  I used this timer all summer when my daughter was practicing her speeches for summer school.  I was actually surprised how long it took me to make just 5 simple die cuts.

I am still celebrating my blogaversary this week.  If you have not been to my 'official blogaversary post', please go there now.  Help me celebrate one year of blogging, and leave a comment there to be eligible for a prize.

Supplies Used: (PTI):

Hello

Stamps  Fruit Fusion, Sweet Spring, Background Basics Tin Type

Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Fruit Fusion, Pure Poppy Pattern

Other:  Fruit Fusion & Chevron Dies, Spellbinders circle, Embroidery Floss

Ink:  Simply Chartreuse, Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Get Well Soon

Stamps:  Simple Sentiments

Paper:  Rustic Cream, scraps from various PTI pattern packs

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa

Other:  Chevron Die

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Happy Father's Day

Are you ready for Father's Day?  I am, as of now.  I've got three cards to share today, and one of them uses one of this week's Make it Monday MIM#69 sketches.

I had to take some liberties with the flowers--I used a stamp from Grunge Me instead, and made it into a background, since everything else I tried looked strange.

MIM

I finally broke out my new Chevron Dies for this next card.  I took pieces of Canyon Clay, Enchanted Evening, and Scarlet Jewel card stock and stamped them with the Crackle Background stamp.  Then, I cut then into random width chevrons, and arranged them on my card.  I got the idea to cut letters out of postage stamp die cuts from this card by Kara.

Chevron

Despite my excitement several months back over the Movers and Shakers dies, this is the first time I have used this die set to make a slider card.  It came together pretty easily, thanks to the tutorial here.

Slider

Here is a peek at the inside:

Supplies Used (PTI):
MIM
Stamps:  Alpha Blocks, Grunge Me, Movers and Shakers Sentiments
Paper:  Canyon Clay, White, Kraft, Fine Linen Pattern Pack
Other:  Alpha Blocks Die

Chevron
Stamps:  Half & Half, Movers and Shakers Sentiments, Crackle Background
Paper:  Vintage Cream, Enchanted Evening, Canyon Clay, Scarlet Jewel
Other:  Postage Die, Alphabet Die, Chevron dies

Slider
Stamps:  Movers and Shakers Sentiments, Background Basics Circles, Turning a New Leaf, Clear Dollar Father's Day sentiment
Paper:  Enchanted Evening, Soft Stone, Scarlet Jewel
Other:  Sliders Dies, Limitless Layers Ovals

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