Cake Anyone?

OKAY.....it was brought to my attention by my hubby that I didn't have any simple birthday cards...he wanted to give a simple card for our grandson the other day and all the birthday cards I had were way to fancy, so I toned it down a little and made a few cards to have on hand, and this way on a whim, if I need to give a card for a male/female VIOLA!!! I am prepared, so I made a few and it looks like I will have to make more since 2 of them will be gone within the next 10 days..anywho...the cards are pre-made :
recollections 5x6 over layed with various cardstock cut 1/4" shorter
the background: embossed with HAPPY BIRTHDAY pattern
cake: from a stamp (colored with copic pens, glittered w/ms glitter) then cut out & popped with pop dots
added ribbon, doodling with white gel pen
enjoy until next time.....

More Father's Day Cards

 I thought this father's day card would be great for my oldest son, he has four children, 3-girls and his youngest is a boy. And we all know that boys like trucks ....right??? I think he will enjoy receiving this card, I decided to insert a toddler picture of him inside, he will get a kick out of seeing how much his son looks like him at the age of two!

This card is for my dad! He is into cars....literally...before his stroke 14yrs which left him paralyzed on the leftside of his body, he owned and operated a auto shop where he worked long hours on cars fixing & repairing transmissions. Hope this brings a smile to his face!
cartridges used: Nifty Fifties, Alphalicious
Images were cut @ 4"
Lettering was cut @ 2 1/2"

Father's Day Cards

I know for the most part, most father's day cards always have something masculine on it to symbolize father's day.....I chose to do something a little different this card by showing dad with his daughter, and son....I selected the images from my "A child's year" cartridge.
This card is for my brother-n-law. He is a dad of girls and boys, so why not show that image on the face of the card. I sure hopes he likes it. Inside the card I have place (2) photos, one of the photos is of his first born, and second daughter (who is no longer with us). The second daughter died as an infant.
The photo is over 50yrs old....I am not sure he remembers this photo...I am hoping it brings him joy to have a photo of his precious daughters, Loretha & Ernestka (deceased).......the recipe is as follows
A Child's year Cart: images cut@ 3 1/2"
MS Punch:Spring
DCWV: Foil paper
Brown Gross Grain Ribbon
Brown & Tan Textured Cardstock
Happy Father's Day (printed from computer in brown)
all paper is cut to fit store bought Recollection cards
Hope you get inspired to try something un-traditional for a father's day card.....until next time!

Bearly A Minute

I thought it would be fun to make something from my cartridge "CREATE A CRITTER". A fellow scrapping friend let me use her stamp one day, so I stamped a few sentiments from her collection of stamps.....and today I felt this cute little character would be appropriate to make a card, actually, (3) cards (lol)...they worked up so quickly I decided to make them in various colors.
We do get busy in our lives and we sometimes forget to take time to say hello to some close buddies.
the recipe are as follows.....card base: recollections
                                         color card stock cut at 4 3/4x6
                                         strip of printed paper were cut at 1 1/2" (yellow & pink card)
                                         strip of printed paper cut @ 3" ( blue card)
each strip was punched with MS floral design, matching/co-ordinating ribbon was added on top of border strip,
the bear was cut & layered at 4", I added matching ribbon on top of each bear, and the skirt was also cut @ 4", wiggly eyes are soo cute, added some doodling around the bear, and I also use MS butterfly punch.
Over all, these cards will sure put a smile on a girlfriends face, dontcha think?
Until my next creation is posted, have a great creative week!!

Design Team Call

Hello fellow crafters', I am entering the challenge to become one of the designers for 360o (three hundred-sixty degrees) the challenge is to create a card or layout with Lime Green and a Bug in it. Green is my favorite color so this was something I definitely wanted to get involved in. Here is the description of my D.T. Card:
I used a store bought 5x6 1/2 card, cut a background green cardstock @ 4 1/4x5 & embossed with "Swirls" folder through the cuddlebug, added a stamped sentiment, framed it out with green cardstock, and black at the bottom I added a strip of printed paper 1 1/2x2" at the bottom. I added some lime green metallic rick-rack ribbon, I layered on top with a grass die cut at 4" from the cartridge "Create a Critter", I also used the Worm from the same cartridge also cut at 4". I thought the wiggly eyes would give it some character. Last but not least, I added my extra doodling in white & black. The sentiment says 'HEARD YOU CAUGHT A BUG" this card should cheer up anyone who is down with the bug!!!

Hello fellow crafters....I am finally certified to do Health Insurance Policies for Business owners/employees. I was in training for 4 weeks and let me tell you.....my brain felt like it was fried daily with  retention of information.
With all of that behind me now, I am still free to work for myself as an independent agent representing AFLAC!
I have already decided to work Mon-Thurs. and take Friday as my off day weekly....afterall a girl has to have some play time (lol)...slowly but surely I will be able to get into a routine of  working & helping others and spending my off work time on creating and having time to share my creations with you.
Since this is my first weekend of offtime--away from books & brochures to study...I decided to create something from my Cricut Imagine ...I chose to make the following cards for mother's day, I sent out a few of these to close friends and realtives and of course my mom.
Hope you like how they turned out....enjoy until next time