Shaker Balloon

Good morning everyone! Well my busy week has started! Yesterday was a fun day filled with stitching but I did have to leave early to complete some unfinished projects. Thankfully I got most of them done before my son and husband got home! Tonight is Stamp Club! I am looking forward to seeing the gals again!! 

Today's card was one that I had done a while ago. I hadn't photographed it and it must have been in a place where it got a little warped and neglected :(. I wanted to show it so I am posting it anyway.

• Card base is Whisper White
• Cover the card front with a piece of Birthday Bash designer paper
• Cut the balloon shape out of a piece of Whisper White using the Balloons framelits
• Stamp the "birthday" and the balloon string from Celebrate Today onto the card using Night of Navy ink
• Cut a circle from a piece of Birthday Bash designer paper and stamp the "happy" onto it using Night of Navy ink
• Adhere a piece of the window sheet to the back of the balloon cut out
• Adhere dimensionals all the way around the balloon cut out (on the back)
• Add your shaker materials to the window area (I put in gold sequins and punched out stars from gold glitter paper)
• Adhere the stamped designer paper to the dimensionals then adhere the panel to the card with dimensionals
• Punch a star from gold glitter paper using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Tie a bow using the Calypso Coral ribbon from the Best Year Ever accessory pack and adhere to card

There you have it! A fun shaker card for a birthday! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Celebrate Today; Paper- Whisper White, gold glitter paper; Birthday Bash designer paper; Ink- Night of Navy; Accessories- Best Year Ever accessory pack, Balloons framelits, gold sequins, itty bitty accents punch pack, window sheets, Confetti Stars border punch, dimensionals

CCMC Spring Collection Blog Hop: Week 3

Hello everyone! The Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection has come to the end of week 3. Wow! Time flies when you're having fun! This past week the designers shared card sets so for our blog hop we are sharing a small favor. I am your stop after the talented Debbie Henderson! 

For my card set this past week, I used the Celebrate Today stamp set. I love this set and coordinating framelits! So easy to create fun cards! For my favor I decided to pair the stamp set with the new Mini Treat Bag thinlets! 

• Cut the bag parts from Birthday Bash designer paper using the Mini Treat Bag thinlets dies and adhere together to form the bag
• Cut a banner from a piece of Whisper White that measures 2" x 4 1/4" and flag the bottom
• Adhere a strip of Birthday Bash designer paper to the edge of the banner that measures 3/8" x 4 1/4"
• Stamp the balloon string image from the Celebrate Today stamp set onto the banner using Night of Navy ink 
• Stamp the balloon image onto a piece of Whisper White using Calypso Coral ink and cut out using the Balloon framelits
• Stamp the "birthday" image onto the balloon using Night of Navy ink then adhere the balloon to the tag using dimensionals
• Adhere the banner to the bag using dimensionals
• Tie a bow using a piece of Coastal Cabana thick baker's twine and adhere to balloon
• Add three rhinestones and some tissue paper

Now it's time to send you on to the super creative Connie Babbert! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Celebrate Today; Paper- Whisper White, Birthday Bash designer paper; Ink- Night of Navy, Calypso Coral; Accessories- Balloon framelits, Mini Treat Bag thinlets, Coastal Cabana thick baker's twine, rhinestones, dimensionals

The Stamp Review Crew: Celebrate Today

Hello everyone! It's that time! The Stamp Review Crew team is showing off some great designs and inspiration using the Celebrate Today stamp set! I am your stop just after the talented Brownyn Eastly! 

I paired the stamp set up with the Birthday Bash designer paper for a bright and fun birthday card!

This designer paper pack is a specialty designer paper pack because it has two sheets of paper that have some shiny gold fun going on! And this piece happens to be one of them! I don't know if you can tell from the photo but some of the balloons are done in gold. Very fun!

• Card base is Night of Navy
• Adhere a piece of Birthday Bash designer paper to the card base
• Flag the ends of three strips of card stock - Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist and Bermuda Bay and adhere to card
• Cut a starburst from gold foil paper using the Starburst framelits 
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a circle on the starburst shape then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the balloon image from Celebrate Today onto a piece of Whisper White using Tangelo Twist ink and cut out using the Balloons framelits
• Stamp the "birthday" onto the balloon using Night of Navy ink
• Stamp the balloon string onto a piece of Whisper White using Night of Navy and cut out then adhere to back of balloon
• Adhere balloon to starburst shape using dimensionals

Now it's time to send you on to see what Linda Callahan has created! Be prepared to be to be inspired! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the tour!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Celebrate Today; Paper- Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, gold foil paper, Birthday Bash designer paper; Ink- Tangelo Twist, Night of Navy; Accessories- Starburst framelits, Balloons framelits, Essentials paper piercing pack, dimensionals

Grungy Balloon

Good morning everyone! I guess we have to start another week... I went to bed pretty early last night and it looks like I will do the same tonight. I just seem to be so tired! Should be a quiet week, though. Not a lot happening. I can't believe that we are ending the first month already! Spring is coming and that always makes me smile!

Today's card was inspired by one that I had saved a while ago. I thought this would make a great boy/teen birthday card!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a slightly smaller piece of Whisper White stamp the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge using Crushed Curry ink and the balloon string using Night of Navy ink
• Cut a piece of Birthday Bash designer paper using the On Film frailest
• Stamp the sentiment from Celebrate Today onto the bottom part of the frame using Night of Navy ink then adhere to panel and adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Cut the balloon from Tangelo Twist using the Balloons framelits
• Stamp the splotch image onto the balloon using Tangelo Twist ink and sponge the edges then adhere to card using dimensionals
• Punch a star from Crushed Curry card stock using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to balloon and add a Night of Navy candy dot

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Celebrate Today, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry, Birthday Bash designer paper; Ink- Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist; Accessories- Balloons framelits, On Film framelits, itty bitty accents punch pack, Regals candy dots, sponge, dimensionals

A Tangelo Polka Dot Balloon

Good morning everyone! Are you all ready for a fantastic weekend? I know I am! I start my today by adding on an extra half hour at my school! We will see how that goes. I hope it will be fine and I won't even notice. More than anything I just need to be uber organized! Because my day is so jam packed it seems to go by very fast!

I was messing around with my Celebrate Today stamp set and this card was created. I love the bright colors of the Birthday Bash designer paper!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a piece of Birthday Bash designer paper to the entire front of the card base
• Round the two bottom corners of a piece of Crushed Curry using the Project Life corner rounder and stamp the greeting from Celebrate Today onto it using Night of Navy ink then adhere to the back of a strip of Night of Navy
• Adhere entire panel to card base
• Cut a balloon from Tangelo Twist using the Balloons framelits
• Stamp the polka dots onto the balloon using Tangelo Twist ink then sponge edges
• Stamp the string onto a piece of Whisper White using Night of Navy ink and fussy cut out and adhere to the back of the balloon
• Adhere balloon to card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of white baker's twine through a gold basic metal button and tie and bow then adhere to balloon

I will be using this set in week 3 of the Spring Collection! I hope you will join us to see what all the designers are creating! Such fabulous projects and ideas being shared! I know that you will be inspired! So why not join us? You can sign up now at the Create with Connie and Mary site and still enjoy all the fabulous ideas that have been shared already! I look forward to seeing you there! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Celebrate Today; Paper- Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Night of Navy, Birthday Bash designer paper; Ink- Tangelo Twist, Night of Navy; Accessories- Balloons framelits, Project Life corner rounder, sponge, gold basic metal button, white baker's twine, dimensionals

Baby Banner

Good morning everyone! I hope your week is going great so far! I am glad it's a short day for me today! The laundry seemed to pile up the day after I did it! Ugh! So I will dig into that. I also need to do a little stamping and some computer work. That should fill up my afternoon and evening - lol! 

Today's card was inspired by an older sketch that I had seen. I thought the panel would be fun to use for the banner stamps in the new Celebrate Today stamp set. This is a great set with lots of possibilities!

• Card base is Pistachio Pudding
• Run a piece of Pistachio Pudding through the Big Shot using the Large Polka Dot embossing folder and adhere panel to the card base
• Run a piece of Baked Brown Sugar through the Big Shot using the Large Scallop edgelit 
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the banners image from Celebrate Today using Crisp Cantaloupe ink 
• Stamp the "baby" banner image onto a piece of Whisper White using Baked Brown Sugar ink three times and cut out using the Balloons framelits then adhere them to the panel
• Adhere panel to the scalloped panel and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add pearls along the scalloped edge

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Celebrate Today; Paper- Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe; Accessories- Large Scallop edgelit, Large Polka Dot embossing folder, Balloons framelits, pearls dimensionals

Bermuda Balloon

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is going super swell! My guys made it home safely yesterday. Now they are off to do some mountain biking and will be gone most of the day today! I am still on my quest to get a ton of stamping done. I really need my mojo to cooperate today! I have a ton of new stuff that is just waiting to be played with!

For today's card I was experimenting with the Celebrate Today stamp set and the Balloons framelits. This is one of the sets that I will be using for the Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection! What fun and versatile set! This card is a super easy one!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a piece of Birthday Bash specialty designer paper to a piece of Crushed Curry card stock
• Use the Finishing Touches edgelits to cut the bottom edge of a strip of Whisper White and adhere to the panel
• Stamp the "happy" image from Celebrate Today stamp set onto the Crushed Curry part using Night of Navy ink and the "birthday" part onto the Whisper White part using Night of Navy ink then adhere the panel to the card base
• Stamp the balloon onto a piece of Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and cut out using the Balloons framelits then adhere to the card with dimensionals
• Tie a bow using the Painted Blooms Cotton Twine and adhere to balloon
• Add three rhinestones to the balloon

Today is the first day of the Spring Collection with the Create with Connie and Mary team! Have you signed up? It's not too late to join the fun! So many fun things are planned with this edition! The blog winners will be announced today and Mary starts us off with a fabulous project! I know you won't be disappointed! To join the fun, visit the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Celebrate Today; Paper- Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Birthday Bash specialty designer paper; Ink- Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy; Accessories- Balloons framelits, Finishing Touches edgelits, Painted Blooms Cotton Twine, rhinestones, dimensionals