CQC 101 & FMS1

Here is a birthday card that I made using cQc #101 along with Freshly Made Sketches #1 challenge.  Freshly Made is a new challenge blog and this is their first sketch challenge.

DP is from MME, Lime Twist; Happy Go Lucky collection and the sentiment is from My Creative Time, Gift Card Sentiments.

Here are the photos of both challenges:

     

CPS 131, Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card that I made to play along with this week's Card Patterns Sketch 131 challenge.  I needed to make a card for my mom's birthday and this sketch worked perfectly with the pearls that I was planning to use.  

DP, pearls, brads and ribbon are from MME Lost and Found 2, Rosy collection.  Sentiment is from Just Rite stamps; Just A Note Set.

Here is a picture of the sketch:

Happy Birthday Sumitra!

WOW, 13 years old!  A teenager in the house!  Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!  Your are such a blessing in our lives, a truly amazing little girl with a heart of gold.  Our wish for you is that you continue to grow into a humble, respectful and fair young lady that you are today.  Always, always keep that sweet smile on your face!  

Here is the card that I made for my daughter's 13th birthday.  She plays volleyball, her favorite colors are green and black, she is not a girly girl however she likes a little bit of bling...I tried to capture her personality in this card.  :)

Hope you have an amazing birthday filled with lots of memories to cherish a lifetime!  We love you more than you could ever imagine!

Have A Blast Appu!

Here is a birthday card that was sent out before I had a chance to take a picture of it with my camera.  My kids took this picture with my phone, so the quality is not so good.  :(

This card was heavily influenced by my two kids (Sumitra and Ajay) along with the help of their cousins (Priya and Neena).  It was for their grandfather's birthday and they wanted it to be a fun card...not sure if they just didn't trust my idea of a fun card or they just really wanted to help since it was for their Appu!  :)

With the exception of the red cardstock, everything is from the Rocket Age Collection from October Afternoon. 

Celebrate - It's Your Day!

Here is a birthday card that I made using this week's Card Patterns Sketch 129.  September is a busy month for me with lots of birthdays and anniversaries, so using challenge sketches is a stress free way for me to create and still have fun in the process!  :)

DP is from My Mind's Eye, Lime Twist (Fly A Kite collection) and sentiment is from Jillibean Soup, Birthday Party stamp set.

Here is a picture of the sketch:

Biker's Birthday Card

This is a birthday card that I made for my husband's boss who is a biker.  Masculine cards are not my favorite cards to make but I was pretty happy with the way this turned out.  

DP is from Simple Stories Destination Collection and stamp is from Hero Arts, Bicycles.  I colored the bicycle handles and added black pearls to the hubs on the wheels.  I also distressed the papers for that rugged masculine look!  :)

BBQ Birthday Card

This is a card that I made for my brother's birthday.  He loves to cook and BBQ so I thought this DP from DCWV, The Guy Stack would be great for him.  I used this week's Clean & Simple Stamping sketch 152 for this card.

I was very tempted to add something else to this card, as I thought it was very simple, but then decided to stay true to the sketch.  DP is embossed with a glossy finish so I cut an extra BBQ grill out and popped it up on top of the original to add some dimension to the card. 

Here is a photo of the sketch: