Word Art Wednesday Challenge #207 & Giveaway!

          Hello everyone! I am here today with our Word Art Wednesday Challenge #207! It is also the 2 year anniversary of my blog! Happy Blog-A-Versary to me, lol! To celebrate I am having a giveaway for all my blog followers :) Before we get to my giveaway, we would love to have you join in on the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week and by doing so you could win some great prizes there too! After you have finished at my blog, just click here to be taken to Word Art Wednesday.
          To enter my 2 year Blog-A-Versary Giveaway you must be a follower of my blog. To become a follower there are links on the right side of my blog. You can follow my blog via email or by Google Connect. Once you have become a follower of my blog you will then leave a comment being sure to tell me you followed, how you followed was it via email or Google Connect, and if your in the US, Canada, or International. This giveaway will end on November 3, 2015 at 5:00pm (Eastern Standard Time). I will then use Random.org to pick one winner and will announce the winner on November 4, 2015. If the winner is in the US the prize will be a package full of stamps and other crafty goodies, but if the winner is in Canada or is International due to shipping being so expensive, then the prize will be a $25 (US value) gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp.
          Thank you for stopping by today and for celebrating my 2 year Blog-A-Versary! I appreciate all the sweet comments and support from each of you!

 Supplies List:
The Stamps Of Life - Bubblegum Dies
Whimsy Stamps - Leaf Trio Die Set
Lawn Fawn - Stitched Border Dies
Recollections - Passion Fruit Cardstock
Stampin Up - Perfect Plum Ink Pad
Stampin Up - Old Olive Ink Pad
Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
Multi Matte Medium .5oz
Tombow Adhesive
Scor-Pal/Scor-Tape/Sookwang Tape
Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
Matha Stewart - Scoring Board Tool
Foldio 2 Portable Photo Studio
Sizzix Big Shot Machine
Sizzix Magnetic Platform 
The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 
Tsukineko Sponge Daubers

Challenges Entered:
*CropStop - Linky Party #9
*Simon Says Stamp - Monday Throwback Challenge (for my Throwback Challenge I chose the August 31, 2015 Trio of Color Challenge. I used purple, green, and white for my 3 colors)
*Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge


(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #206

          Hello all! Thank you for stopping by my blog today as well are on Word Art Wednesday Challenge #206. For my Design Team card this week I made a pumpkin shaped card. I didn't have a pumpkin shaped die nor did I feel like purchasing an SVG so I ended up making my pumpkin simply by using oval dies. For my leaves I was wanting a certain green but didn't have any cardstock to match so I just inked up plain white piece of cardstock and turned it into green cardstock :) Oh, the stem was just hand cut and those little curly vines are actually embroidery thread. I applied Multi-mat Medium all over the floss, then wrapped the floss around a wood stick until it dried. This card ended up being super quick and easy!
          We would love to have you join in on the challenge this week and by doing so you could win some great prizes! So after you have finished at my blog, just click here to be taken to Word Art Wednesday.
          Heads up that next week, October 28th, I will be celebrating my 2 year Blog-A-Versary! Wow, I can't believe it's been 2 years already! To celebrate I will be doing a giveaway so be sure to come back next Wednesday and don't forget that my giveaway is only open to those that follow my blog so if you have not done so, just go to my homepage and there is a link on the right side. Thank you so much again for stopping by today! Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Supplies:
*Whimsy Stamps - Leaf Trio Die Set
*My Creative Time - Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies
*My Creative Time - Grainy Wood Background Stamp
*Cricut - D'Vine Swirl Embossing Folder
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*Stampin' Up - Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
*Stampin' Up - Baked Brown Sugar Cardstock
*Stampin' Up - Pumpkin Pie Ink Pad
*Stampin' Up - Baked Brown Sugar Ink Pad
*Stampin' Up - Always Artichoke Ink Pad
*Brown Embroidery Thread/Floss
*Multi Matte Medium .5oz
*Tombow Adhesive
*Scor-Pal/Scor-Tape/Sookwang Tape
*Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*Matha Stewart - Scoring Board Tool
*Foldio 2 Portable Photo Studio
*Sizzix Big Shot Machine
*Sizzix Magnetic Platform 
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 
*Tsukineko Sponge Daubers

Challenges Entered:
CropStop - Linky Party #9
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Wrap It Up (I'm thinking my Brown Embroidery Thread/Floss will fall into this challenge)



(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Yummy Goodness & Old Timer Bday Cards

          Howdy everyone! I just wanted to pop in quickly so that I could share 2 birthday cards that I made for my daughter and my step-grandfather. I am super in love my daughter's card because it's not only her favorite colors but also mine, combined with some of our favorite things, donuts and sprinkles! My daughter absolutely loved it too and that meant the world to me!
          I am also quite pleased with how my step-grandfather's card looks because masculine cards are always so hard to make. Not to mention the pressure I was under since it was for such an amazing man celebrating his 90th birthday and the card was technically going to be given to him by my mom and step-dad. I wanted to make my customer (my mom and step-dad) happy too, lol! Since he is turning 90 what better theme to use than the "Old Timer" theme, which obviously is where the clocks and numbers come in. The background numbered paper was a great addition for his card too because the colors matched the overall them but also because I noticed it had the number 90 in several spots, 3 to be exact, but I ended up just coloring in 1 of them.
          I hope you enjoy them both and that it inspires you to get crafty this weekend! Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I wish you a marvelous weekend! 

Yummy Goodness Birthday Card

Front of my daughter's card - There is a ton of sparkle on the donuts and Happy Birthday sentiment that unfortunately wasn't picked up by the camera :(

Inside of card

Back of card using my custom made stamp. I don't always show the backs of my cards but one thing I make sure I do is to decorate the back of the cards too. To me the back as just as important as the front because when you hold the card up to read it the people watching you can see that backside. So I just like to make the card special from front to back :)

Old Timer Birthday Card

Front of my step-father's card

Inside of card - the spot on the left is for the signature. I didn't want to have the signature be in the way of the poem in case it was saved as a memento.

 

PS: Usually I try to give you all a supply list but I used so many supplies between these 2 cards that to list them all would make this post forever long, so if you see something specific that you want to know about just leave me a comment and I will let you know :)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #205

          It's Word Art Wednesday Challenge time and that means I am here today with my Design Team card for Challenge #205! Woo Hoo! For today's card I made a gate fold card measuring 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. For the front of the card I scored every 1/8" on each side of the gate card's opening to add some dimension. For the hot air balloon, I actually used The Stamps of Life lightbulb2stamp set and the Lightbulb Dies. I had a hot air balloon set but it was too small for what I needed but with a little thinking I was able to use this light bulb set instead. So don't ever be afraid to think outside the box and see in what other ways you can use your stamp and die sets. That's why I love this art, it always allows me to challenge my creativity ;)
          We would love to have you join in on the challenge and while doing so you could win some great prizes! After you have finished at my blog, just click here to be taken to the Word Art Wednesday blog. Thank you so much for stopping by today! I wish you a wonderful and blessed week!

Front of card when closed

Card slightly opened so you can see how it opens 

Supplies List:
*The Stamps of Life - lightbulb2stamp
*The Stamps of Life - Lightbulb Dies
*My Creative Time - Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies
*My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
*Mama Elephant - Tandem Ride Stamp Set
*My Favorite Things - Blue Breeze Premium Dye Ink Pad
*Recollections -  Soda Pop Cardstock
*My Favorite Things - Spearmint Cardstock
*Scrap paper peices for the balloon
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
*White Jelly Roll Pen (to add highlights on the eyes)
*Copic Multiliner Pens (to add black details - This pen allows lines or detailing to be added yet will still work with Copics or Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers so any added black lines will not bleed)
*Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad 
*Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
*Tombow Adhesive
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*Matha Stewart - Scoring Board Tool
*Foldio 2 Portable Photo Studio
*Sizzix Big Shot Machine
*Sizzix Magnetic Platform 
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 
*Tsukineko Sponge Daubers

Challenges Entered:
*CropStop - Linky Party #9

(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Word Art Wednesday Chellenge #204

          Happy mid-week everyone! Today's post is going to be rather short as it has been a crazy past week for me so I am trying to recuperate. My health makes it so I don't handle travel, walking, and rides very well so I end up in a great deal of severe pain upon doing any of them. Combined them all at one time and it's like a triple threat, lol. It's been a fantastic past week though making beautiful memories as my daughter officially became a teenager. For her birthday we took her to Disney World along with her best friend and like typical teenagers they went crazy riding every ride they possibly could. Then they turned into two giddy girls when they met Peter Pan, lol! It was all worth it and I of course will deal with this severe pain as long as I am making memories with my family :) Now onto my card.
          The darling image I used was generously provided by one of this week's fantastic sponsors All Dressed Up and is called "Little Angel". I used both Spectrum Noir and Copic markers to color her and then added some Wink of Stella to her wings and the flowers, however the camera didn't capture the sparkle that well. Thank you all for stopping by and just wanted to remind you all that later this month I will be having a giveaway for my followers, so don't forget to follow my blog! I wish you all an amazing and blessed week!

Challenges Entered:
*Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Clean and Simple Christmas
*Craftin Desert Divas - Thing With Wings

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #203

          Happy Wednesday! Today it's Challenge #203 for Word Art Wednesday. If you would like to join in on this week's challenge just click click here to be taken to the Word Art Wednesday blog. There you will find out all the challenge details :) We would love for you to join the fun! Before you go there though, let me share my Design Team card with you.
          If any of you shop at Scrapbooking Made Simple you probably have heard the Stacey's father and uncle passed away last week. I wanted to make her a card and I thought this week's scripture was perfect as it speaks of strength, so I combined the two. I have been praying for the Lord to give Stacey eminence strength as I can relate to what she is going through and I know just how much she will have to lean on the Lord during this time. I also wanted test out a new stamp set I recently got from Altenew called Vintage Roses. I love how easy it was to get beautiful flowers by layering the stamps. Once I figured out what I was going to do the card only took me about 15 minutes to stamp, die cut, and put together :) I ended up going back later though and added Glossy Accents to the jar and water area to make it look like glass, however the pictures don't show it because it was an after thought.
          Thanks for stopping by my blog this week! I wish you all a blessed one!

Card Front - A2 size measuring 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

Card Inside
(Sorry about this picture being so dim. I don't know why it came out like that since I used my Foldio 2 but couldn't get a bright picture of the inside for some reason)

Supplies List:
*Altenew - Vintage Roses
*My Favorite Things - Clearly Sentimental About Sympathy
*My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
*Simon Says Stamp - Blue Jay Premium Dye Ink Pad
*Stampin' Up - Old Olive Ink Pad
*Stampin' Up - So Saffron Ink Pad (Used second generation stamping to get lightest yellow color and midtone yellow color)
*Stampin' Up - Crushed Curry Ink Pad
*Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*Yellow Cardstock
*Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers (for the blue water)
*Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
*Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Tape Runner (used for parts of the tree)
*Tombow Adhesive (used for the background layers)
*Scor-Pal/Scor-Tape/Sookwang Tape (used for the bible scripture)
*Ranger Glossy Accents
*Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Distresser
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 

Challenges Entered:
*Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge
*Simon Says Stamp - World Card Making Day Challenge

(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #202

          Good morning everyone! I am back today to showcase my Design Team creation for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #202. For this card I was so blessed to receive a digital image set from one of this week's sponsors, Deedee's Digis. The digital set I used is called Pilgrim Owls. It came with not only two adorable images, both with outlines as well as pre-colored, but also three digital papers! How awesome is that! It made making this card super easy! It would have been even easier if I has used the pre-colored images but you know that I love to color so I had to color it myself. I hope you all enjoy my card and will join me again for next week's challenge.
           Don't forget if you would like to join in on the Word Art Wednesday Challenge just click here to be taken to the Word Art Wednesday blog. Have a wonderful and blessed week!

This card is top folding and A2 in size. You can tell but I popped up the bible verse, the owl, and part of the tree branches using foam tape. I have decided to go back and put glossy accents on his eyes as well as add some sparkle using Wink of Stella. 

Supplies List:
*Deedee's Digis - Pilgrim Owls
*My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*Recollections Cardstock (for the base of the card)
*Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
*White Jelly Roll Pen (to add highlights on the eyes)
*Copic Multiliner Pens (to add black details - This pen allows lines or detailing to be added yet will still work with the Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers so any added black lines will not bleed)
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark
*Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
*Wink of Stella - Clear Glitter Pen
*Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Tape Runner (used for parts of the tree)
*Tombow Adhesive (used for the background layers)
 *Scor-Pal/Scor-Tape/Sookwang Tape (used for the bible scripture)
*Ranger Glossy Accents


Challenges Entered:
*CropStop - Linky Party #8
*Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Die Crazy


(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)
 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #201

          Hello all! Hope you all had a chance to join us last week at Word Art Wednesday for the Big 200 Celebration! We certainly did see many amazing creations so thank you very much to those of who you joined!
          This week marks Challenge #201 and I so excited to present my card to you today using a digi image that I was so fortunate enough to receive from one of this week's sponsors, Bugaboo Stamps! I just can't get enough of this adorable dragon! He is so precious! As if he doesn't sparkle enough, I had to add even more. I wasn't able to pick up the sparkle for some reason while the card was in my Foldio 2 so I unfortunately I had to take the picture outside of the Foldio 2. I think the picture still came out ok, it's just not as bright as it would have been like when using the Foldio 2.
         I hope you enjoy this little cutie as much as I do! Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful and blessed week! PS: Don't forget to follow my blog because in October I will be having a giveaway for my followers ;)

Front of Card

The overall size of the card measures 5 ½” x 5 ½” squared. Layers reduce by ¼”each layer.

Supplies List:
*Bugaboo Stamps - Clyde
*My Creative Time - Stitched Square Dies
*My Creative Time - Family Is Everything (Original Version)
*My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*Recollections Cardstock - Soda 
*Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
*Copic Alchohol Markers
*White Jelly Roll Pen (to add highlights on the eyes)
*Copic Multiliner Pens (to add black details - This pen allows lines or detailing to be added yet will still work with the Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers so any added black lines will not bleed)
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 
*Tombow Adhesive
* Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
*Wink of Stella - Clear Glitter Pen
*Tombow Adhesive
*Tombow Dot Adhesive
*Scor-Pal/Scor-Tape/Sookwang Tape 
*Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Tape Runner

Challenges Entered :
*CropStop - Linky Party #8


(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

The Big 200!

          Hello everyone! Thank you for joining me today as we celebrate the BIG Word Art Wednesday Challenge #200! Not only do we have our weekly sponsors for this challenge but we also have many more fantastic sponsors who wanted to join in on the celebration too! So why not join in on the fun too and submit your creation so that you have a chance to be one of the lucky winners! If you would like to join just click here to be taken to the Word Art Wednesday blog.
          I won't take up to much of your time today so that you can head on over to the challenge ASAP, so I present to you, my card :) Have a blessed day!

I used a pre-cut and pre-scored card base along with a piece of Designer Series Paper Stampin' Up. I turned it to be a top folding card. I printed out the scripture on Georgia Pacific white card-stock. Also on the same white card-stock I used Momento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp out those adorable pandas and bamboo pieces from Craftin Desert Divas. I colored them in with Spectrum Noir Alchohol markers and then fussy cut them out. Adhered everything down to the card with the exception I did pop up the pandas with foam tape. I hand tied a quick bow, attached it with a glue dot, and viola my card was complete. Oh as always I used my personalized stamp on the back and decorated it using one of those adorable panda's on the back as well.

Supplies List: 
*Craftin Desert Divas - Panda Pals 
*Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
*White Jelly Roll Pen (to add highlights on the eyes)
*Copic Multiliner Pens (to add black details - This pen allows lines or detailing to be added yet will still work with the Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers so any added black lines will not bleed)
*Stampin' Up - Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 
*Tombow Adhesive
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
* Momento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad 
*Embroidery Floss (for the bow)
* Scotch Foam Mounting Tape

Challenges Entered:
CropStop - Linky Party #8

(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #199

          Wow! I can't believe it! Only 1 week left before we will have hit the 200 challenge mark over at Word Art Wednesday! Before we celebrate the big 200, we have to first share Challenge #199 with you all ;) We would love to have you join us, so after you are finished here at my blog, just click here and you'll be taken to the Word Art Wednesday blog.
          I have been having a rough week with my health so the card I made for today was real quick and simple. I took a plain white already made card base that was also pre-scored for me. I had this beautiful single sheet of pattern paper in which I cut a piece and then attached it to a piece of matching Recollections card-stock. I printed out my scripture onto a piece of Georgia Pacific white card-stock and then used Perfect Plum to ink the edges. To ink the edges I used a paper towel rather than a sponge which gave a bit of a streaked texture. I added a gorgeous satin ribbon bow towards the bottom and ta-DA my card was done. Super easy!
          Before I go, I am so excited to tell you all that STAMPtember has started over at Simon Says Stamp! Yippee! The second picture I have posted is of the awesome products Simon Says Stamp has provided me with so that I can make some fantastic and fun creations for you all! All 3 of these products are part of their wonderful new release. I will put links to them down below. To join in on all the fun you can visit the Simon Says Stamp Blog by clicking here. When you join be sure to use #Stamptember so that everyone can see your projects :) Well that wraps up today's post. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. As always I would greatly appreciate it if you would follow my blog and tell all your friends to do the same. Don't forget to tell them also about the giveaway I will be having in October! Have a blessed week!

Card Front

These are the goodies I will be using to make my Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember creations ;) 

Supplies Used:
*Recollections Cardstock - Passion Fruit
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*Stampin' Up - Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes
*Single Sheet Pattern Paper (purchased from Michael's Crafts)
*Stampin' Up - Perfect Plum Ink Pad
*Stampin' Up - Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon
*Tombow Adhesive
*Scor-Pal/Scor-Tape/Sookwang Tape
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*Zutter Bow It All Tool (used to make the bow) 
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 


Challenges Entered:
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes


Simon Says Stamp - STAMPtember Release:
*Simon Says Stamp Entire STAMPtember Release
*Simon Says Stamp - Warm Christmas Wishes Stamp Set
*Simon Says Stamp - Sports Planner Stamp Set 
*Simon Says Stamp - Circle Loops Wafer Die

(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)

Birthday Cards

          Happy Saturday Ya'll! I hope you all are enjoying your weekend so far! So far mine is consisting of keeping an eye on what is currently Tropical Storm Erika. Thank goodness for the ability to get crafty because should we be affected by this storm I more than likely will be without power since that is how past storms have been. The last tropical storm we were without power for 3 days, then shortly after that a hurricane had us without power for 5 days, and the next hurricane for 7 days. I was not crafting at that time so those days really seemed to linger. I hope none of you are affected by this storm or any other storms for that matter and that you all will be safe.
          Well, on to a happier subject and show you what today's blog is all about ;) I made a card for my mom's birthday but never shared it with you all so I will be doing that today, plus it was my aunt's birthday this week so I made a card for her too. I love both cards, but I really-really love how my aunt's card turned out and I hope you all will like it just as much also. I am going to start off with showing you her card first since I am so head over heals about it :)
          This shaker card measures 5 ½” x 5 ½”. Using a stamp set from My Favorite Things I made my own plaid background and with a stamp set from The Stamps Of Life I made the the polka dot background used for the shaker part. I am having a blast making my own backgrounds and pattern papers. By making my own I am really able to stretch my ink and cardstock compatibility. If your just starting out with stamping I highly recommend you purchase a couple stamp sets that will allow you to build/design your own background and pattern papers. A perfect example of why, is that when making this card I didn't have any papers to match the cardstock I was wanting to use. I didn't want to deal with driving over 30 minutes to the store nor did I want to spend money on more papers. Fortunately because I had some stamp sets that would enabled me to create my own paper I didn't have to. In the event you don't have any stamp sets you could always create your patterns with markers, rulers, inking or outlining dies and embossing folders. There is no limit to what you can do. For the shaker elements I didn't have any crafting sequins but I did however have nail art sequins since I am a Nail Technician. So I just used those instead. I also didn't have any acetate sheets for the shaker window so I found a old die package and just cut a piece of the clear packaging. Don't hesitate to take chances and think outside the box because most of the time you can find ways or non-crafty items to use on your creations.

Card Front

Card Front after being shaken.

Inside of Card. (Unfortunately the camera didn't pick up the Wink of Stella sparkle I added to the candles)

Back of card (Again you can't see the sparkle I added but in person it looks so awesome)

          I will list all the supplies I used after I show you the card I made for my mom's birthday. I apologize for the zebra blanket I used for the photo's background but at that time I didn't have my Foldio 2 yet. Now for my mom's card I used the largest jumbo balloon die from a Simon Says die set to make a 4 ½” x 5 ½” sized card. I went just slightly bigger than the standard A2 card because I wanted to be able to showcase as much of those fantastic big balloons. Since the balloons hung over the edge of the cardstock base, I simply just cut off the parts hanging over. I used Multi Matte Medium to adhere the embroidery thread down to the card as well as shape it. That stuff is amazing! Then I did some stamping and added some die cutting peices like the candle. Viola!

Card Front

Inside of Card

Well that's wraps up the cards I have for you today but before I go I just wanted to remind you again about the STAMPtember event coming soon from Simon Says Stamp. I will be sharing sneaky peeks of some products being released so keep checking back. You won't want to miss getting a glimpse of these adorable and fabulous goodies! Also in October it will be my 2 year Blog-A-Versary so I will be having a giveaway to celebrate my subscribers. I would love to increase my follower numbers so I will definitely be giving away 1 prize but if I can be graciously blessed to reach 200 followers by then I will give away 2 prizes, 300 would mean 3 prizes, and so on. So please be sure to follow my blog and tell your friends to do the same. Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you will stop by again soon! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Supply List - Card 1
*My Favorite Things Cardstock -  Spearmint
*My Favorite Things Cardstock - Banana Split
*Recollections Cardstock - Pink Buttons
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*My Favorite Things - Spearmint Ink Pad
*My Favorite Things - Banana Split Ink Pad
*My Favorite Things - Cotton Candy Ink Pad
*My Favorite Things - Plaid Background Builder Stamp Set
*My Favorite Things - Celebrate Big Stamp Set
*Simon Says Stamp - Birthday Balloons Stamp Set
*The Stamps Of Life - Candles4Birthday Stamp Set 
*The Stamps Of Life - Bubblegum4me Stamp Set
*Wink of Stella - Clear Glitter Pen
*Yellow Embroidery Floss (for the bow)
*Sequins (I didn't have any so I used nail art sequins)
*Clear Acetate

Supply List - Card 2
*Simon Says Stamp - Balloon Dies
*The Stamps Of Life - Candles4Birthday Stamp Set
*The Stamps Of Life - Candle Club Die Set
*My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
*Recollections Cardstock - Pink Buttons
*Recollections Cardstock - CoolWater or Purple Passion or Soda Pop (all of these have a purple that matches the purple I used)
*Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
*The Paper Studio - The Basics Paperpack
*My Favorite Things - Grape Jelly Ink Pad
*Stampin' Up - Melon Mambo Ink Pad 
*Matching Embroidery Floss (for the balloon strings)

Supply List - Other supplies used
*Tombow Adhesive
*Scor-Pal/Scor-Tape/Sookwang Tape 
*Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
*Card/Plate holder purchased from Michael's Crafts
*The Stamps of Life - Custom Made Personalized Stamp (used to stamp very back of card)
*Michele R Designs - Custom Made Personalized Watermark 
*Sizzix Big Shot Machine
*Sizzix Magnetic Platform 
*Foldio 2 Portable Photo Studio
*Scoreboard
*American Crafts/Cut Up 9" Paper Trimmer
*Multi Matte Medium .5oz

Challenges Entered 
*Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge (only the first card was entered)
*Crop Stop Linky Party #7 (only the first card was entered)


(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)