Happy Birthday Lauren!

This is a super quick and easy card that I made for my beautiful niece and God Daughter, Lauren!  Happy 10th Birthday Lauren!  

I used the gift card die from My Creative Time and attached it to a card base.  The card base also gives me a place to write a special message to the birthday girl!  

DP is from DCWV Citrus Stack, glitter paper is from the matching cardstock stack and sentiments are from My Creative Time, Gift Card Sentiment!

JGNC12 Anniversary Card

Here is an anniversary card that I made for my parents using the traditional resist technique with glossy paper.   This was one of the techniques I learned from Inspiration Showcase.  I couldn't decide which color I wanted to use, so I embossed two of the same pattern and inked one in green (shabby shutters distress ink) and the other in blue (tumbled glass distress ink).  I ended up using the green one on this card so now I have an extra to play with!  :)  

I wanted to keep this card CAS, so here is what I ended up with. 

Sentiment is stamped and clear embossed on vellum.  Cardstock is from PTI (Spring Moss) which ended up being a perfect match for my resist image.  (Unfortunately, this photo does not do justice to actual card!)

I thought this card would work perfectly for the current challenge on Jay Gee's Nook.  

September SFYTT - Happy Birthday Priya!

Here is a birthday card that I made for my beautiful niece, Priya!  She absolutely loves to read, in fact whenever you can't find her it's almost a guarantee that she is tucked away in a corner reading a book!  Happy Birthday Priya!

I started out with this month's sketch from i{heart}2stamp and ended up with this as my final layout.

DP is from MME Lost and Found 2, Rosy collection, sentiment is from My Creative Time, Gift Card Sentiment and die cut from PTI, All Booked Up.

Here is a picture of the September sketch:

JGNC11 Appreciation Card

Here is the card that I made for Jay Gee's Nook challenge #11.  When I first saw the photo inspiration, I immediately thought of one of my favorite stamps from Hero Arts...Starburst Lace!  

Image is stamped and embossed with clear embossing powder, sentiment is from Hero Arts, Truly Appreciated stamp set.  

Here is the photo inspiration:

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!