Birthday Disguise

Heart2Heart Challenge:  We "Mustache" You to Join

Create anything you want that features mustaches. 

 

Could the ladies over at Heart2Heart Challenge picked a theme any more challenging for me? The Mustache craze is cute and funny, but I had such a hard time relating on a creative baisis.  Well, I guess that's why they call them "challenges!"

I used the Artiste cartridge to cut the mustache and put it on an edited photo of my brother-in-law who's birthday is in April.  I would say the beauty of the CTMH cartridges is that they are so versatile, just one simple cut can add fun and whimsy to any project or event!

I'm playing along with the March Madness contest, and this is my 3rd week and 3rd entry - whoo-hoo!  Come check them out, you can find my other entries here and here.  You have until the end of the month to enter each week's challenge and possibly win a prize.  

Now, on to the real March Madness... let's go Ducks!

Cardstock:  Petersen Arne, Bee Paper Co., scraps.   

Software: Adobe PSE9, font Cooper Black.  

Stamps: CTMH, Cricut Artiste Birthday.  

Cart: CTMH Artiste. 

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black.  

Pens:  Spectrum Noir.

A6 card.

Thanks for your comments!

Distressed B-Day Card with Lace

My mom turns 68 this week!  I created this card with vintage in mind, but could not find the photo of her that I thought I had when she was very little.  So I had some fun putting this one together instead.

Shaped card, frame, and all cuts from Art Philosophy cart. Stamps from CTMH "Celebration" set. Paper Bazzill Basics. Ribbon, lace, and embroidery floss, various.  Sizzix TH embossing folder. Spray & Sparkle in gold from Crafter's Companion (great stuff!).  Momento black ink.  Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, Milled Lavendar,  and Spun Sugar.

Challenges

Stamp TV:  Mix It Up Monday - DISTRESSING - STV12MON5  Distress a card and include some form of a Tag.

 FCCB:  #99 – Fancy Trims   Use fabric, lace or other trims on your project  

I love how the CTMH stamps and cuts from Art Philosophy work together!

Edges are roughed up and inked - truly distressed.

All that sparkle comes from Crafter's Companion's gold Spray & Sparkle.  Cool stuff!

I also had the opportunity to try out some glass etching - a first for me.  So simple!  Again I used the Art Philosophy cart.  The glass block frame already had the "R" monogram on it.  I simply added the scroll corners. 

I used Armor Etch for the scrolls.

Tough to photograph, but here's the finished product.  Frame was a steal from Home Goods.

Original photo.  Great smile Mom!

 

 Thanks for checking out these projects on my blog.  I read and appreciate all comments!

Mother-In-Law's Birthday Card

Here's the card I made for my Mother-In-Law for her birthday.  What's special about this card? 

1. That adorable cutie is Mrs. Joan Bacon Parker when she was just a year old.  What an angel!
2. This card will be mailed, so it needed to be flat, hence not much in terms of fancy-shmancy embellishments.

Wild Card and Lyrical Letters carts.  K& Co. "Que Sera" paper, DCWV glitter stack.  Distress & VersaMark Inks.  Inkadinkadoo "Madison Frame" & Fiskars Cloud 9 Design "Simple Thoughts - Happy Birthday" stamps.  Recollections bling. Glossy accents.

Joan around 1 year, standing next to table her daddy built.

Joan today, still smiling her beautiful smile.

Interior of card, cropped photo.

 

 

Summer Birthday Cards: Quick & Simple

All cuts shown from "Stretch Your Imagination." So simple!

Bow is Glossy Accents & Hottie Pattotie Pink, LSG

 Lots of birthdays this summer!  My sister's is in early July, so I need to get it in the mail now in order for it to reach her by her birthday.  She lives in Germany and wow, does it take FOREVER for mail to get there.  But for a handmade piece of love to arrive via post - its worth the $2 or so it will cost to send a square card!

This simple, flat card was straight from the pages of my "Stretch Your Imagination" cart.  Such a deal as I purchased it new for only $17!

 The  inside sentiment was from Paper Lace.  Can you see how much razzle-dazzle sparkle the lettering has?  Its from Lindy's Stamp Gang's Starburst Spray, Witch's Potion Purple.  Purple was my sister's favorite color growing up.

Finally, do you see the little notches cut into my card base?  Well since its going to a relative, I wasn't going to sweat the small stuff.  Has it ever happened to you where you are on your last piece of cardstock (in this case it was the matching color) and all but one teensy flaw keeps it from working out perfectly?  I've learned to embrace these "oopsies" in my creations.  I just will add a comment like, "Extra artistic cut, just for you.  Free of charge!"  That will at least make them smile and know the card, like its creator, is not perfect!

Triangle Tri-Fold, Birthday Edition

Card front

There are a flurry of birthdays coming up in my family, so I need to get busy with some all-purpose birthday cards.  This simple triangle tri-fold fits the bill for more than one recipient.  Simple and "masculine" enough for my dad, and/or flat enough to send to my sister in Europe.  Hmmm.... I'm thinking Dad....

Second panel

Inside panel

I am entering this on "The Scarlet Lime: June BIRTHDAY Challenge" which can be found here.
DCWV cardstock, "Mediterranean Cafe."  Lacy Labels cart. Various stamps from  Fiskars, Cloud 9 Design: "Laughter" & "Happy Birthday."  Memento & VersaFine inks.  Green cording.  Finished card is 4x4" square.

I'm always on the lookout for interesting sentiment stamps.  I'm limited with my printer so printing sentiments on cardstock is difficult.  At the Portland stamp show this spring, I picked up a number of these "Simple Thought" sets for a steal!  30 awesome individual stamps for only $9!  That's the kind of bargain you love!