Happy Birthday, Maggie!

Today is my oldest's birthday!  Here's the card I made for her....it looks very simple, but, believe me, it took longer than I thought.  It has a lot of layers (lots of dimensionals used!)...but she's worth it!  Plus, she saves my cards!

Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Calypso Coral

Party This Way....in the clouds...

Isn't this adorable?

The clouds are the icing from the cupcake punch (I even punched them in white glimmer paper)...the balloon strings are hand drawn...

Bashful Blue, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Glimmer white

Acetate wings

I have had my pack of acetate sheets FOREVER, and when I saw this project, I just knew I had to use my stash!  Hopefully you can see the wings in the above photo...the acetate butterflies are even embossed with the Swiss Dots folder so they have some texture...I used some baker's twine to tie the 2 butterflies together (using a a glue dot in back)...

Toile Butterfly

I saw a version of this and had to try it...I love the design on the bigger butterfly layer...although, now that I look at it I should have sponged the edges and maybe even embossed with clear embossing powder...this card started out as a Mother's Day card, but I think it turned into a Wedding card!

Pretty in Pink., Crumb Cake, Early Expresso, Sahara Sand

Howdy, Cowboy!

I made this card for my friend's son...the 'saloon' doors are actually the tag punch!...I eliminated the hobby horse that was in his right hand (using markers instead of ink to ink the image) and put a lasso in his hand...

Rainbow Candles

Did you check out the retiring list from Stampin' Up!?  This set, Party This Way, is retiring (and I just got it!) I saw a similar version of this card with a black layer added, but I thought this would be perfect as a one layer card...I added a touch of Dazzling Diamonds to the flame part...

Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black

Viewmaster for my stamping fan...

I made this card for my friend's daughter...she's my biggest fan and loves all my cards!  (She's 8!)  As soon as I saw this card (I made one for my 4 yr old's birthday) I kept it in mind for Lexi's April birthday...