Birthday Wishes

Hi folks,

Card maker confession time - I've gotten really bad about getting cards out on time for birthday celebrations. Part of it is lack of mojo, part of it is feeling tired and drained all the time, part of it is having to find just the right image and paper. I'm playing catch up this weekend so you can expect to see a few more better late than never cards in the coming days.

Anyways, this card is for my niece who celebrated her birthday back in July. She's in Ottawa this coming week for a sport camp with Encounters Canada so I will be able to give the card to her in person during our very limited visit time. They keep a close eye on the kids during their week here but her parents were able to give us permission to take her offsite for a couple of hours Monday night.

card details:

• finished size: 6 x 6, CTMH Flaxen card base
• patterned paper & sequins: CTMH Florence (retired)
• stamped image: Unity Stamp Co - July KOM - Glittering Eyes, coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E11, E02, E00, E93, E23, E27, E29, YG63, B91, B93, B95, B97, E41, E42, Y32, Y38)
• sentiment: Verve "Amazing Wishes"
• layout: Mojo Monday 463 (I didn't do tall and skinny but I was inspired by the sketch) 

as always, thanks for stopping by!

Everyday Wonder Woman

Hi folks,

Just popping in this morning to share a card I made for friend who just celebrated a milestone birthday.

She's a mom to four, has a full time career in tech AND is the dungeon master for dearly beloved's D&D group. All around pretty awesome so I decided for her birthday card that I wouldn't actually put a birthday greeting on the outside - but a sentiment that would fit if she wanted to keep the card around as a reminder of her awesome-ness. Birthday greeting was easily written inside.

card details

• finished size: 6 x 6, CTMH Flaxen card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Florence (retired)
• stamped image: Unity Stamp Co "Diana Girl", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E11, Y28, Y18, Y08, R46, R43, R14, R17, R27, R29, B93, B95, B97, E21, E23, E25)
• embellishments: CTMH Florence Sequins, Gold Foil Tape

As always, thanks for stopping by!

We're friends because

Hi folks,

If you were tuning in this past week, each of my weekday posts were for Growing in Unity. I played nice and didn't do a single "after dark/edgy" card for my entire week - even though they are among my favourites from Unity.

So since it is the weekend and my official GIU posts are finished (except for the one where I will announce the winners of the stamps from Unity), I figure it's safe to share some fun cards for any fans of the edgier stamps from Unity. Comments on this post do not count towards the draw for the prize from Unity.

I pulled this set out of my as yet unfiled Unity stamps to make these two cards. The set is called "She used to care" and definitely has a retro vibe with the image and typewriter font for the sentiments.

Of course, me being me I had to make two cards. And for the second one I took a little liberty with the sentiment. I'm pretty sure MOST of my friends would agree that my version is more accurate when it comes to our friendship. I'm generally the one that gets labelled a "little off-kilter"

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned paper: CTMH "Florence"
• stamped image and sentiments: Unity Stamp Co "She Used to Care"
• layout: Unity {show and tell} sketch challenge

As always, thanks for stopping by!

A Mother's Arms

Hi folks,

With Mother's Day just around the corner, I figured it was high time I made this year's cards. I finally got around to it on Sunday.

Here's a couple of cards I put together using the new Florence papers from Close To My Heart and one of my newest stamps from Unity Stamp Company.

card details:

• finished size: 6 x 6 inches, kraft cardstock base, CTMH Flaxen card stock mats
• patterned paper: CTMH Florence
• stamps: CTMH "A Day For Mother" (retired), Unity Stamp Company "A Mother's Arms"
• layout: based on Mojo Monday 441

Challenges for these cards:

• Simply Create Too #108: Ladies Only

As always, thanks for stopping by!