Girlie Birthday Card

Don't you just love it when you're getting ready to go to a birthday party, the gift is wrapped at the last minute and you realize you have no card?

Well that's what happened yesterday. I had about 20 minutes to spare before I had to leave and I just put the finishing touches on the tissue paper in the gift bag (in otherwords, stuffed it in). LOL. I realized I needed a card. I ran to my craft room, which was a WRECK. I really need to clean it up.
I dug through a drawer of junk that I sometimes throw stamped images into that haven't been colored yet. I found this little girlie. She was perfect for a 6 year old's bday!

I colored her with my copics really quickly (I haven't used copics in months). I'm surprised I remembered how. I added some distressing inks to the edges and it made her *Pop*!

Quick, easy & simple.

This card qualifies for the challenges at Creatalicious, Cute Card Thursday.

A couple of cute cards...

This was a quick and easy card that I made for my SIL for her bday. I used Kate's Silhouette's from SVGCUTS.com

This little card is for my MIL I just love the little seal!

Birthday card for a State Trooper!

I'm not sure if I mentioned it yet on my blog, but in case you didn't know it, my husband is a state trooper. So when it came time to make him a bday card, I couldn't resist a little joke about cops and donuts. LOL. I found this picture of a cop pulling over a Dunkin Donuts truck. The inside says: "Get 2 dozen this time!"

I created the cute little donut svg file also, which I was planning to share with you all, but mediafire is having issues. So I'll share it in a few days when it decides to cooperate!

A Stylish Card for a Stylish Girl

It's Thusday again! Time for a Lindsay project! Once again, I'm sorry I haven't been posting as often, but to be honest, there's a reason for that. LOL. I am having to share my craft room with my newest little one. His crib is in there and it is hard to find time to get in there while he's not sleeping. It wouldn't be a big deal, but he is such a light sleeper!

However, I did find time to whip up a couple of quick cards this week. This one was a birthday card for my SIL. She is a very fashion-forward girl. So on the inside I put "to a girl with style". I love the earth tones of this one!

You can get this great digi and the rest of the Posh & Trendy stamps here.

I used the card sketch from Clean & Simple.

This card is a re-make. I did one just like it a year or so ago when Lindsay first released this stamp. At that time, I didn't have copics. I decided to re-create it with brighter and bolder colors and I love the result! This card is an inspirational/graduation card. You can get the stamp here for just $1.00!!

One more thing before you go, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff store has everything 30% off Thursday-Sunday!

Time for you to hop over to Lindsay's blog to check out the freebie and the DT gal's work!

Dinosaur Party Favors + 4 Freebies!

Hello everyone, you better hold on to your hats, this is a long post! It's Thursday and I'm so excited to share my project with you this week! Yesterday was my son's 4th birthday and tonight we're having his party! He loves dinosaurs, so I used that as my theme! Remember that cute little TRex SVG I made a while back? Well I decided to turn him into a digi stamp (you can snag him below).

Then I used Lindsay's Fun Fair SVG template to make the popcorn box to hold all the goodies. Well, i thought it needed a handle, so I used Lindsay's ticket strip svg as a template, but I didn't cut it on my cricut I used the printable template. I also created my own "Admit One" ticket digi stamp to overlay on the ticket strip. I copied and pasted the ticket digi stamp over each ticket on the strip, then printed and hand cut! So easy and it makes the handle look so cool! I made 10 of these in no time at all!

This project qualifies for the following challenges: Cowgirl Sunday (Anything Goes), Crafty Ann's (Anything but a card), Gingersnap Creations (Punches), Karber Weekly (Go Digital), Stamp, Scrap & Doodle (Open Challenge), Stamp-n-Doodle (Anything Goes) and Sweet Stampin (Punch it out).

Here is the Fun Fair SVG templates. They are just 3.00 folks! You get a tapered popcorn box, a strip of tickets with perferations that you can weld end to end to make a roll and a single ticket that you can resize to fit your need and even resize to match any ticket runner stamps you own, just think of the possibilities! Also you get a prize ribbon layered die cut, you can cut all the shapes form solid cardstock or mix and match with diffrent colors and patterns for a funky look. There is so many ways you can use this set! Cut these designs with your Cricut Machine and Sure Cuts a Lot (scal) or Make the Cut (MTC) software or use the printable tempates and cut them by hand like I did!

I also had to make these cute little test tube candy holders to in each favor bag (10 total). One child that will be coming to the party has several food allergies, so I made him one with Smarties inside! I wasn't sure if Skittles were safe or not, but I knew he could have smarties.

Thanks for stopping by, now head on over to Lindsay's blog for a freebie and to check out the work by the rest of the DT! Before you go, don't forget to grab your freebies below! (Right-click to save)



Grab Your Party Hat!

I created this card for my cousin who is serving in Afghanistan. His birthday is next month and our family is getting together a care package to send him. So I picked up some candy and made this card to put in the box.

A Cherry Branch Card + Paperdoll Freebie!

It's an exciting day at LSS! First of all, we want to welcome a new DT gal, Laurel Seabrook! We are also having an End of Summer Sale! It lasts til the 28th, everything is 30% off!!

Click here to go to the LSS Store.

Now for my card. My mom had me make another card for her this week. This one is for a lady that works for her CPA. I used the Birds & Branches Set. I colored the cherry blossom branch with my copics. I love the results!

I used this sketch from Clean & Simple. This card qualifies for Easy Craft Projects "girly" challenge.

Now for your freebie! This week I decided to create a Fireman Paper Doll. I used the paperdoll freebie at  Quilling Patch as a template. If you've never checked out their collection of free paperdoll downloads, well you should!

And as always, stop by Lindsay's blog to grab a freebie and check out the work by the DT!

Fireman Paper Doll

A Birthday Card w/a Bra + Freebie

Before I get started telling you about my card, I wanted to let you know about a one day only sale going on at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff! She's putting everything in the store 40% off until midnight tonight! So go check it out!

This week I made a card for my Aunt's birthday from my mother. My mom was going to purchase a card from the dollar store, but I told her to let me handle it! I used this cute little bra from Lindsay's On the Line Set. On the inside I put "Sisters are like bras... The provide lasting support, are close to your heart and add a little spice to your life."

I found these cute little clips at HL.

I used this week's sketch from Mojo Monday.

Ok, now for your Thursday Freebie! Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog to grab a freebie and check out the DT's work!

And don't forget about that 40% off sale! Click here to visit the LSS store!

Chic Silhouette 4

5 More Cards Done Today

Apparently I've gone Copic crazy. I can't get enough! At night I color while watching my shows on the DVR and in the afternoons I make cards out of them while my son is napping. I got 5 of them done today! BTW, I used only scraps on these as well!

This was was created using a freebie from Whimsy Stamps and a sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp. I used the Copic Colors: BV02, BV04, BV11, BV13, BV20, G00, B02

This was created using a Dustin Pike digi and a sketch from A Gem of a Challenge. I used the Copic colors: E29, E57, B000, BG45, C1,C3, C7, Y28, Y32, Y35, Y38, E11.

This was a digi freebie from Meljen and a sketch from Friends Having Fun Sketch Challenge. I used the Copic colors: G24, YG03, R20, E29, R27, R59.

I used the sketch from Drunken Stampers and an old digi freebie from Bugaboo. I used the Copic colors: E27, C3, W5, E18, E00, E11, W1, W3, W5, R32, R24, R27, RV93.

This one has a cute digi monkey from Dustin Pike and uses the sketch from InStyle Stamps. I used Copic colors: E18, E37, E57, R20, RV14, R27, E11, Y32, Y35, R22.

Steampunk Birthday Card + Freebie!

Hello everyone! It's Thursday again! Amazing how fast it comes around each week. I am super excited to share with you this card that I made today. First of all, I'm excited because Lindsay has released a new set called Steampunk Stamps. At first I was thinking, what am I going to use these for? Then I started seeing endless possibilities behind these simple and totally cool vintage images. I can't wait to use a few more of them! If I'd had time today, I probably would have made 3 or 4 cards!

Another reason to get excited, Lindsay's birthday!! Everything in her store is 34% off to honor Lindsay's 34th birthday tomorrow through Saturday!

So I used the vintage typewriter image. I knew exactly who I was making my card for the minute I saw it. Our preacher at church has a facination with old typewriters. He even has a tie pin made from a 1932 typewriter (couldn't tell you the brand). His birthday will be coming up soon, so I made him this card.

I used the sketch at 2 Sketches 4 U this week. Another reason I was excited was because of the genius (ok I'm not conceited) sentiment that I came up to go along with it! I usually have to copy other people's sentiments, because I can't think of my own, but I love this one!

Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog to check out the DT's work and grab a freebie!

Now for your Thursday Freebie!

Cow SVG

Baby Shower & Birthday Cards + Freebie

Hello everyone! This is a long post today! First of all, I'll start off with the fun part! I created the little birdie that you see in the first card for today's freebie. Then I made 3 baby shower cards using him. They all looked identical, so I only photographed one. They will be for sale in a local gift shop. Since I wanted them to be gender neutral, I left off the little flower on the birdie's head.

This card qualifies for the challenge at All Sorts which was to create a scene. Also the "animal" challenge at The Crafty Pad and the "to die for" challenge at Creative Card Crew. The "up to you" challenge at Ellephantastic and the "animal" challenge at Pear Tree Designs. "Making a Scene" at Tuesday Taggers and "Free for all" at Wee Memories.

Birdie SVG

I also used my cute little deer svg (you can find it in an earlier post, here) to make 3 more baby shower cards! For this card I participated in the challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. The challenge was to choose your fav sketch from the past year. I chose the very first sketch, bc it was a fav of mine and bc it allowed me to use up some scraps!

This card also qualifies for the anything goes challenge at 2 Sisters and the "cute" challenge at Craftalicious. Also the "ribbon" challenge at Quirky Crafts and the "die cut" challenge at Mark's Finest Papers.

Here are some birthday cards that I made for sale in the same gift shop. All of the images are free digi stamps from Lost in Paper Scraps. 

Strawberry card + Freebie!

This week I decided to make a birthday card from my MIL. So I used Lindsay's new set with the strawberries and watermelons. I love strawberries! And you know, it isn't often that I get to combine red and green other than christmas. Because let's face it, it's hard to make anything with those two colors without them looking christmas-y. But I think I pulled it off thanks to the berries. I used the sketch this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

To color the digi, I used some new markers I got on clearance at walmart. They are Martha Stewart craft markers. I love the colors, but I'm not too good at the blending yet. hmmm...

The strawberry stamp comes from Lindsay's new set below.

Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog to snag a freebie and check out the work by the DT!

Now for your Thursday freebie!

Crocodile SVG

Birthday Card for my Brother

Just thought I'd share with you the card I made my brother for his birthday. Doesn't look very boy-ish huh? haha. It doesn't matter, just read the sentiment. I used this image once before in this post.

I used this week's sketch from Friday Sketchers.