Happy Birthday Dad!

It is always fun to make Brithday cards for my Dad because it usually means breaking out my robot stamp sets since he is a Robot enthusiast. But this year I was excited to be a little less predictable! Thank you to the "Scholastic" kit from Close to my Heart I was armed with the perfect paper! I used the papers with the old wooden letterpress alphabet and book spine collection. My Dad has an appreciation for old letter press style and also is a collector of books- has an extensive personal library.

Birthday Card for Dad 2012: Front

Birthday Card for Dad 2012: 3D Foam Tape to make books pop

Birthday Card for Dad 2012: Inside

Birthday Season!

I love to make my friends and family handmade birthday cards. The next two months holds most of the weight of the birthday creations I will be making! Using sketch challenges to keep me on my toes is perfect motivation to keep my ideas fresh and get my cards made!

For this Birthday card I went to Mojo Monday's card sketch challenge 225.


I love the grid type look to this design. I decided to play on that so I lined up my pieces just as they would be at final placement and stamped my dandelion pieces across them. I made sure to break over the edges so they would create "movement" around the card.

I kept the middle piece simple and clean so that the phrase and sentiment would have feature impact. I used "smokey plum" ink and sponged the edges of the square pieces. I stamped the other items in "cocoa" and "chocolate" ink. My card base is Colonial White and the panel base is Kraft Paper Brown card stock. For the spiraling sentiment I used the stamp set "Treasures". The "birthday" word came from the stamp set "A little Everything". (All items I used to create this card are from Close to my Heart).

Simple inside

Oct 1st: World Card Making Day!

Today is World Card Making Day! I love to celebrate, so I had to participate! :) I made a card that I am so excited about, because it was one of those that started falling into place easily as I worked. Ideas just kept coming to me! A Birthday Card, Ta Da!

I based the layout on this Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. I really liked the grid idea, and lining up the elements. I am also going to enter this card in the World Card Making Day Card Contest. (Wish me luck! and there is time to enter yourself, the deadline is to postmark by the 11th!)

List of supplies-
- Square Kraft Card Base and Envelope from CTMH
- "Art Philosophy" Cricut Bundle (Cartridge and Chipboard shapes) CTMH
- "Treasure Life" Stamp Set by CTMH (Flowers and leaves)
- "A Little Everything" Stamp Set by CTMH (the word "birthday")
- "Cherish the Day" Stamp of the Month set for Nov. 2011 from CTMH (October Ticket)
- Card Stock: Colonial White, Smoothie
- Ink Pads: Chocolate, Hollyhock
- Sponge for edging effect
- Postage Stamp Square Punch by Stampin' Up