Ice Cream Birthday!

I made this card for the new Stampin' Up Catalogue Launch Party that I am having this Thursday. I wanted to show how many different ways you could use the new Pennant Parade stamp set and matching punch. I have made quite a few different cards using the stamp set, I will post more of them after the launch party as I want to keep some of them a surprise for the guests.

To make this card I used:
Pattern Paper - SU Sellabration Paper Pack


 Cardstock - Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Real Red

Ink - Versamark, Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo

Marker - Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight

Stamps - SU "Pennant Parade", SU "Bring on the Cake", SU "Teeny Tiny Wishes"

Punches - SU Pennant Punch, SU Create a Cupcake punch, SU Scalloped Border punch, SU Eyelet Border punch

Embellishments - Goosebumps Spray, Glossy Accents, SU Melon Mambo embossing powder

Tools - SU Color Spritzer


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Welcome Jocelyn!!

Friends of ours delivered their baby girl Jocelyn this morning. We went by for a visit this evening so I made them a card this afternoon. I have been playing around with my new stamp set "Pennant Parade" from Stampin' Up. So far this is the only stamp set from the new catalogue that I have, my big order of new stamps is due to arrive next week. I can't wait!! 

To make this card I used:
 Cardstock - Early Espresso, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla

Ink - Early Espresso, Blushing Bride & Crumb Cake

Marker - Early Espresso

Stamps - SU "Pennant Parade", SU "Itty Bitty Bits", CTMH "Doodle Alphabet", Stampendous "Baby Love"

Punches - SU Pennant Punch, SU Jewellery Punch

Ribbon - SU Early Espresso & White Bakers Twine & Chocolate Chip Dotted Scalloped Ribbon

Embellishments - Brown Glitter Brad, Crystal Gem Brad, Brown Pearls

Tools - SU Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

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Happy Birthday Jack!

I made this card for my cousin Jack's Birthday. I wanted to use the new Pennant Parade stamp set from Stampin' Up. I decided to turn them upside sown to make them look like party hats. The card sketch came from Taylored Expression Sketch Challenge #142. To make the card I started with a base of Early Espresso cardstock. I then added some Crumb Cake cardstock for a mat for my pattern paper. The pattern paper is from my Basic Grey 6x6 Birthday Pack. I then stamped three party hats in Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, and Tangerine Tango on the matching Cardstock. I then punched them out with the new Pennant Punch from Stampin' Up. The larger hat is cut from some more paper from the 6x6 Basic Grey paper pack. I placed the hats on a strip of Crumb Cake cardstock that I spritz with my Stampin' Up Colour spritzer and the Crumb Cake marker. The pom poms on the hats are flower brads that I had in my stash. I mounted the Crumb Cake strip on top of some Early Espresso cardstock that I punched on one side with the Scalloped Edge Punch from Stampin' Up. The sentiment is from the Stampin' Up Sell-a-bration set "So Happy For You". I stamped it on some Crumb Cake cardstock with Early Espresso ink. I then notched out the end and curled it slightly to look like a banner.  I finished the card off with some Brown pearls from my stash.

On the inside of the card I used some more Crumb Cake cardstock. My sentiments are from the Stampin' Up set "Bring on the Cake". I drew around the outside with the Early Espresso marker to make a small border. My friend Donna does this on the inside of her cards and I think it looks great so I thought I  would give it a try.

I entered my card in the Taylor Expressions Sketch Challenge #142 at Splitcoaststampers. 

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Happy Birthday Kyle!

I made this card for my husband for his birthday. We celebrated his birthday yesterday with a nice backyard BBQ with some of our friends. For his birthday I gave my husband a gift certificate to get his tattoos done. After Rhylan was born my husband new he was ready to get the girls names done. He plans to get one on each forearm. He was very excited about his gift!

To make the card I started with some crumb cake cardstock for the base of the card. I then used some of my Stella Rose paper for the two pattern papers in the background. I matted one of the pattern papers with some Very Vanilla and Baja Breeze. I stitched around the outside with my sewing machine and some dark brown thread. I then stamped out Beerafella with some memento ink on some Very Vanilla cardstock. I then cut it out using my oval nestabilities. I used a technique my friend Shanna taught me to make sure I didn't cut off the beer case with the nestability. I added a scalloped oval cut from some crumb cake cardstock using the scalloped oval nestabilities. I coloured Beerafella with my copic markers and distressed the edges with some crumb cake ink. I added some of my new Early Espresso Scalloped ribbon from Stampin' Up to the left side and placed my image over top. The sentiment is from a 2011 Stampin' Up Sell-a-bration set called"Happy for You". I stamped it with Early Espresso Ink and distressed the edges again with Crumb Cake ink. I added a Baja Breeze corduroy button with some Whisper white and Early Espresso bake's twine. 

On the inside of the card I used some scraps from my Stella Rose paper to finish off the card. I used the "Occasional Quotes" and "Bring on the Cake" stamp sets for my sentiment. 

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Rhylan is 2 Months Old!

Wow my baby is now 2 months old, where has the time gone. Rhylan now smiles and is very close to laughing, she is even trying to pull her self up to be sitting when you are holding her. She is getting big so fast, I wish I could slow down time!

Here is a comparison photo of my two girls at the same age. Both of the stuff animals behind the are the same hight and size!

Happy Father's Day Again!

This is the Father's Day card that I made for my dad and my father-in-law. They both enjoy fishing so I thought the card was appropriate for both of them. The idea for the card came from on of the blogs I follow. She used this same design to make a motorcycle card. My dad is a avid biker so that is why her card caught my attention. 

I started by stamping three fish on some Crumb Cake cardstock in Blue Bayou, Cajun Craze and Close to Cocoa. I then matted that piece with some Cajun Craze and Blue Bayou cardstock. I mounted it on some Fishing pattern paper that I picked up last week at my LSS. I then stamped "Happy Father's Day" from Stampin' Up's Teeny Tiny Wishes set, onto some Crumb Cake cardstock and cut it out with the word window punch. I used the modern label punch to punch out some Soft Suede cardstock to mount my sentiment on. I then used some twine and two copper square brads to mount my sentiment at the bottom of the card. I distressed the edges of the papers with some Crumb Cake ink to give them a weathered, outdoor look. I finished the card off with three copper brads in the top right corner. 

On the inside of the card I used some Very Vanilla paper distressed with Crumb Cake ink. I then stamped "Happy Father's Day" from Stampendous with Close to Cocoa ink. I finished it off with two strips of stripped paper along the left side. I matted the Very Vanilla piece with some Cajun Craze cardstock to match the front of the card.

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Happy Aniversary Mom & Dad and Congratulations Jen & Chase!

I made these two cards during my massive card making time last Thursday and Friday. I usually don't make the same card but after talking with one of my girlfriend she reminded me "why reinvent the wheel". We all get so stressed trying to make a new card for each person when sometimes the same card could serve two purposes. This is a anniversary card for my parents and the I made another for a wedding reception I was attending. 

I used the recipe stamp from Stamping Bella. I then wrote on the a recipe for a perfect marriage. I believe my parents have perfected the recipe as they are celebrating 35 years of marriage. I used paper black and white pattern paper from Doodlebug for the anniversary card and wedding paper from DCWV for the wedding card. I used Bo Bunny ribbon for the bow on the anniversary card and some paper flower and red brads from my stash for the wedding card. Both cards have three pewter heart brads in the lower right corner to finish off the card.

On the inside I used my small scalloped border punch from EK Success along the far edge and then added a strip of Black and White pattern paper along the side. The sentiments on both cards are from a C.C Designs "Love" set. The "Happy Anniversary" & "Congratulations" is from a Stampin' Up Hostess set. 

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