Stargazer Birthday Card

As a child, one of my favorite hobbies was looking at the stars at night through the telescope I received one Christmas. 

While I did not turn out to become an astronomer, I did become a scientist, and often do have conversations about space, stars, and the like. 

I'm not sure whatever happened to that telescope, maybe one of my younger brothers has it. 

As an adult I have visited the local planetariums quite a few times. 

I might just purchase a telescope as an early birthday present to myself. 

Therefore tonight's card was inspired by my Stargazer hobby. 

I used one of my favorite techniques "Blacked Out", utilizing layers of black cardstock under most of the patterned paper layers. 

The card base is Pewter Cardstock by Close to my Heart. 

The yellow, grey, and blue patterned papers are all from the "Stargazer" Patterned Paper Packet by Close to my Heart. If you love this paper, do not wait to purchase it, it is while supplies last, since the Seasonal Expressions Catalog 1 is finished.

The distressing on the grey strip and blue mat was completed with "Charcoal" ink by Close to my Heart. 

The sentiment and the telescope are both from the Cardmaking "Stargazer" Stamp Set. It does also have a matching thin cuts die set, but for today's card, I did not use the dies. 

I colored the telescope with Copic Markers, then used a Gold Shimmer Brush to give it some shine and sparkle. 

I finished off the look with a few red "Stargazer" Dots also by Close to my Heart.

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I entered this card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog - #142 Sports/Hobbies

Creates and Makes Challenge Blog - #21 Anything Goes 

Not Just Cards Challenge Blog- April Challenge Anything Goes 

Crafting From The Heart - #204 Anything Goes 

Simply Papercraft - #57 Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge Blog- #415 Anything Goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack - Fun-Day Friday Challenge #232 Anything Goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog- May 2018 Patterned Paper

Cardz TV- #46 Anything Goes 

Quick Birthday Card...

So this is my Birthday month, I will be reaching "Level 40", so this month, my goal is to make as many birthday cards as I can, to use throughout the rest of the year. 

So tonight, I made the following card. 

All products are from Close to my Heart. 

I stamped the two sized flowers from the "For you Darling" stamp set. 

The two sized flowers are stamped in Canary and Tangerine Ink.

I lined the edge of each panel with Canary Cardstock. 

I mounted the finished panel on the White Daisy card base with 3-d foam tape. 

The sentiment is from the "Birthday Sparkles" stamp set. 

The sentiment is stamped in Tangerine Ink. 

To add a little extra flare to the sentiment, I used a few yellow "Stargazer" dots.

Birthday Card Fun

This time of year is always busy, yet fun in our home.

We have several daughters and a son, and three of my daughters' birthdays are within about 2 weeks of each other. My twins' birthday is March 26, and then their younger sister's birthday is April 12th. 

So since there are some celebratory events coming soon, I thought now, would be the perfect time to make their birthday cards.

 I try to hand make my girls' cards each year, then after the birthday fun is over, I mount them in their scrapbooks, as a focal point on the page, to help create the memory along with a few pictures of the day. 

Here is the "Pink Card" that I made for one of the twins.

The main image is "Kidz Birthday Balloons" by Bugaboo Stamps. 

For the "Pink Card", I used Pixie and Canary cardstock for several of the layers and "Gimmie Some Sugar" patterned paper also by Close to my Heart.

The sentiment is from Sweet Birthday stamp set by Close to my Heart and is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

I also entered the "Pink Card" into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-Challenge #140 Circles

Bugaboo Crafty Challenge - #14 Anything Goes with Bugaboo Image

Craftliners Challenge - #48 Use Circles

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge -#63 Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge -#4 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge -Girl Power

Word Art Wednesday - #324-#325 Anything Goes 

Joy Clair - March Challenge Anything Goes 

Your Scrapbook Place - March On With Paper Nest Dolls

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - #107 Anything Goes 

A Quick Birthday Card For A Little Boy...

Today's card is a quick little card I whipped up in literally a few minutes.

I utilized a few layers of cardtsock, a few circle punches, and two of my favorite stamp sets. 

I utilized the party hat stamp from Sweet Birthday and the greeting on the inside from Birthday Sparkles both from Close to my Heart. 

I colored in the little birthday hat with my ShinHan Markers, and popped it up on the 3-D Foam Tape. 

I also stamped a few party hats with VersaMark Ink to create a subtle background. 

I stamped the inside greeting with Tuxedo Black Ink by Memento.

I submitted the card to a few challenges as well:

Pile It On! Challenge #133 For A Child
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Wednesday Add A Sentiment
CAS on Friday #114 Birthday
That's Crafty Challenge Blog Only Cards
Through The Craftroom Door Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog #342 Anything Goes

An Elegant, Yet Simple Card...

This afternoon, I created this quick card:

I utilized our ShinHan Markers to color in the main image. 

I popped the main image up off the card with a strip of our Thin 3-D Foam Tape. 

Our Thin 3-D Foam Tape comes in two widths. They are 3/8' and 1/4 ". You receive a roll of each in the pack. 

The sentiment "It's Your Day", is from our "Say It All" Stamp Set. 

Don't forget tomorrow is the last day to purchase the "Say It All" Stamp Set. 

This stamp set is part of the Stampaganza promotion that ends tomorrow as well. 

You can purchase two stamp sets and receive the 3rd set for free. 

The background scenery was created with ink. However, the polka dot paper and the paper behind the sentiment are both part of the Fundamental Paper Packs. 

I also used the ShiHan Markers to create the blades of grass in the scene. 

A Quick Birthday Card...

Had a chance to play for a little bit with some new goodies, that arrived today. 

Come join me, as I make a quick birthday card. 

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Hope you find these useful. Please let me know if you have any questions at all. 

To purchase the paper pack, I used, click here.

A Birthday Card...

Generally throughout the year, I go through Birthday cards and thank you cards for my customers pretty quickly. Because I sell Close to my Heart products, Uppercase Living, and Tastefully Simple, I am constantly sending cards out. I love sending my customers birthday cards. 

So typically  few times a year I will participate ins swaps so that not only do I receive great cards that I can give, but I can also C.A.S.E. them and create mew ones later. 

So this morning after I finished my children's birthday cards, I created the adult female ones for a recent swap I signed up for over at Splitcoaststampers. 

This card was relatively quick to make. I love the bright orangeish patterned paper at the top, it reminds me of the summer sunshine shining down on the flowers.  I added Rhinestones to the center of each flower for a little sparkle. The inside white layer is sponged with ink as well for a little character. The sentiment on the inside is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. 

I also submitted this card to a few Challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack: Fun Day Friday  #196 Anything Goes

Simon Says: Summer Sunshine 

My Little Man Will Be Turning One In A Few Months...

So as many of you know, I am a mom of 7 children. We have six daughters and one very special little boy. He is the baby and my heart for sure. Well that little baby will be turning 1 in just a few short months. I have no idea where this last year has gone, however I have started trying to plan his birthday party.  

So for his 1st birthday, we decided to go with a Cowboy theme. I knew that one day If I ever had a boy, eventually one of his birthdays would be Western/Cowboy, so I purchased this set and held onto it. 

Just so happens I have recently joined a few more swaps...

So I decided to pull out that set and play. I ended up creating a few Western/Cowboy themed elements for his birthday pictures to go in his first year album.  I will of course post pictures of those later. 

However, for this card, I kept things rather simple. A few layers, some sponging around the edges. I added eyelets in the corner for my embellishments. I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for the Birthday sentiment and for the cowboy hat outline. I hand cut the cowboy hat out.   You will notice I made two different styles as well. 

These cards were made for "children's birthday" swap over at Splitcoaststampers. 

The inside is just a layer of white cardstock with some sponging as well. 

I chose to submit this card to a few Challenges as well:

4 Crafty Chicks: #358 Stampin No Digi's

Jo's Scrap Shack :Fun Day Friday #196 Anything Goes