Happy 1st birthday

Hi folks,

Just thought I would pop in and share a couple of cards I made for nieces of ours that just celebrated their first birthdays - one from each side of our respective families.

I kind of cheated and made two cards that were pretty much identical - except for the arrangement of the balloons. But my card-making mojo has been in short supply lately so.....it is what it is.

In case you are wondering, the balloons are cut with the balloon die cut from the CTMH "Sweet Baby" set - I snapped it up during a recent flash sale and have NOT regretted it.

Of course, the "1" was die cut using the CTMH Block Numbers Thin Cuts - another versatile set and I do NOT regret having in my collection. It comes in handy for those milestone birthdays and anniversaries AND graduations.

The papers on the cards are a mix of different CTMH collections - mostly from the Whimsy palette I do believe. I wanted something fun and summer-y for those two little nieces.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

April Cross Canada Blog Hop

Hi Folks!

Welcome to our April Cross Canada "Celebrations" Blog Hop.

If you've just hopped onto my blog, then you CAN start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada, then please start at the beginning at Michelle's blog. If you came from Caroline's blog then you are in the right place!

This month we're all about the celebrations in our lives - birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, new babies, new homes. Any reason you have to celebrate!

Today I'm sharing two cards celebrating the birthdays of two of my nieces.

Up first is this "Super Girl" Birthday Card - which was totally inspired by a card in the Seasonal Expressions Idea Book (pg 58)

And up next is this card for one of our teen nieces.

As you might have guessed, I had a lot of fun with a bunch of my Thin Cuts dies making both of these cards. Supplies for both are listed below.

Super Girl Card Details

• finished size: 6 x 6 inches, white daisy card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Chelsea Gardens, Stargazer
• embellishments: Stargazer Dots
• stamps/dies: Super Girl Stamp & Thin Cuts, Stargazer Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts
• image coloured with Shin Han & Copic Markers

14th Birthday Card Details

• finished size: 6 x 6 inches, white daisy card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Make Waves
• dies: Happy Birthday, Block Numbers, Sweet Baby Stamp & Thin Cuts
• embellishments: twine
• retired Fundamentals papers for the mat, die cut letters, and one of the balloons.

That's it for me! Up next is Arlene!

Remember - if you get lost you can always head back to Michelle's blog as she has the full list of participants.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we are able to inspire you in some way. If so, please leave us a comment as we love to hear back from the hoppers! We hope you are able to join us again next month when we will be celebrating relationships. So be sure to mark May 15th on your calendar. And don't forget, you can reach out to your local consultant to purchase any of the items you see on the hop today!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

When hobbies collide

Hi folks,

Back today to share another finished quilt that actually made use of some of my paper-crafting tools!

Here's the finished quilt - it's the Sweet Dreams Little One Nap Quilt by Wilmington Prints.

The lower left block? That's where my paper-crafting tools came in handy.

I wanted to applique the baby's name in coordinating fabrics so I pulled out my Block Alphabet Thin Cut dies from Close To My Heart to make the task a little easier.  

First, I ironed some Heat 'n Bond Lite to the back of my fabric, then I simply cut out the letters with my dies and Cuttlebug. Ironed them on to the quilt and then machine sewed them in place. Ta da! Easy peasy!

Jeepers Creepers cards from the Pajama Crop

Hi folks,

Last night was the annual pajama crop at Algonquin College. This year, the organizer challenged the attendees to make and donate a card to a card drive for Ronald McDonald House.

I wound up donating seven cards! Here are five that I made using the Jeepers Creepers papers. Some of them are lifted/inspired by the bonus card projects from the Jeepers Creepers WYW.

I'm hoping that the kids who receive them smile.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Jeepers Creepers
• stamps and die cuts: CTMH Monstrous Halloween Stamp set and Thin Cuts Bundle
• embellishments: Jeepers Creepers Washi Tape

Challenges for these cards:

• Cute Card Thursday #448: Hallowe'en
• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday

As always, thanks for stopping by!