Easy Masculine Card

Another card for one of my co-workers. Didn't I tell you this was going to be a very busy month for cards (especially for co-workers). As I mentioned in my previous post, I always struggle trying to come up with ideas for masculine cards. It's even more difficult when its for someone you work with. The background paper I used is some that I've had for a couple of years (yes I said years). I'm really trying my best to use the supplies that I already have but its not always that easy. We all like to keep current with the new items out there. Thank goodness paper never goes out of style or I would be in trouble. Notice how the only thing that is stamped on this card are the words "happy birthday". I guess you can't get more basic than that.

Supplies Used: Paper: Going Gray, Night of Navy, Background Paper (unknown); Ink: Basic Black; Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes; Other: Black Eyelets, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Crop-A-Dile, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Bright & Cheery Birthday

This is for another one of my co-workers. I love the bright and cheery colors in this card. Makes me think of spring and summer and I can't wait for that to finally get here. I'm so tired of the cold. Although there is very little stamping on this card it just makes you smile. This was also a card that came together quickly. The element that took me the longest to complete was the paper piercing around the edges of all the layers. This card layout would make a great masculine card using the same stamp but changing the colors and the background paper. I know its a challenge for me to create a masculine card and I'm sure many others struggle with that too.

Supplies Used: Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal, DCWV Background Paper; Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo; Stamps: Party Hearty; Other: Pumpkin Pie and Apricot Appeal Grosgrain Ribbon, 3/4" Circle Punch, Mat Pack, Dimensionals

Loves Me

The circle punch images seem to be becoming a theme. I'm not sure why, but is seems like the last few cards I've made all have images punched out with a circle punch. The most interesting thing about this card is that no stamping was done to create it. This is the Valentine's Day card that I made for my daughter. I also sent her some goodies in the package that was mailed yesterday. I have had this paper since 2007! The paper is from Stampin' Up and is called "Love Me". Of course it has since been discontinued. I'm working very hard on using supplies that I have on hand. I used a 3/4" circle punch on the images and a 1" circle punch for the chocolate chip card stock. I added some Making Memories page pebbles over the punched images and then used dimensionals to mount it on the background paper. The main card is in Taken with Teal card stock and the ribbon is from some discontinued SU ribbon originals called "Flirty".

Supplies Used: Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Love Me DSP; Other: 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, SU Flirty Ribbon Originals, Making Memories Page Pebbles, Dimensionals

Birthday Cupcakes

This card is going in the mail today for my daughter. She LOVES cupcakes and I know she will love this card. When I have to mail cards I try not to use too many layers so I don't have to pay the extra postage. Inevitably though I end up having to pay a little extra. I can't help it, I really like cards with many layers and lots of interesting things to see. This layout would be great to put together a set of cards to give someone using the Darling Dots stamp set or something similar. The stamps are small enough to use punches and versatile enough to create cards with various themes.

Supplies Used: Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo; Ink: Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Glorious Green (all markers); Stamps: Darling Dots, A Little Birdie Told Me; Other: 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Mat Pack, Stickles, Crystal Effects, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Wish Big Birthday

There are so many birthdays in February...my daughter, my grandson, four of my co-workers and then of course there is Valentine's Day. This is going to be a busy card making month. This card is for a co-worker. For some reason I usually make her a card using pink but this year I wanted to do something different. So instead of pink I used Rose Red...not sure how far that is from pink but I went with it. This card came together quickly even though the cake is paper pieced. Making sure the cuts are clean was the most difficult part of this card. To make it easier when cutting small items use paper snips and move the paper as opposed to the scissors.

Supplies Used: Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rose Red, Rose Red DSP; Ink: Basic Black; Stamps: Bitty Birthday, Short & Sweet; Other: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, White Signo Gel Pen, Dimensionals