Anniversary Card

 Hi everyone.  I had made an Anniversary card for my daughter and son-in-law, (see post HERE) but when I finished this card, I liked it better considering she loves everything and anything tropical, just like her mommy 😀

 

The stitched pattern is from Hobbjournaal no. 207, designed by Chrissie. This was a stitch patterned kit that Santa gave me :-)  I'm afraid I can't remember where the tropical birds came from.  The greeting is a stamp from the Happy Everything stamp set by Cardz TV, and was stamped using Archival Brilliance ink in Galaxy Gold.  It is a stamp from the Happy Days stamp set by Cardz TV.

In order to finish off the card nicely, I stitched another flower on the inside.

And that is it from me for today.

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #545 ~ Add a Tag!

 Hello friends! Welcome back to our newest challenge at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is Add a Tag.

I don't often include tags in my cards, so this was a bit of a challenge for me, but after looking through my Silhouette Library, Pinterest, and a few bookmarked ideas, I came up with this card and added the tag as the focal point.

I used the Granny Christmas digi from The Paper Shelter to create my tag.

I used the Silhouette to cut out the image a couple of times. I took the second image and cut out a few details.  Next I used foam squares to adhere it to the first image. In this pic above, you can see the different layers. This adds a bit of dimension to the card.

Since Granny Christmas has a plate of milk and cookies, I grabbed some of my Cottage Cutz dies and made a latte and cookies embellishment for each side of the card.

The only place for your greeting and to write your message is at the back, so that is where I adhered my message panel.

Although this is a slightly larger card, it folds flat and fits beautifully in an A7 envelope for mailing, and it doesn't require any extra postage.

Supplies used to make this card:

The Paper Shelter - Granny Christmas

Cottage Cutz - Peppermint Latte

Cottage Cutz - Warm & Cozy Cocoa

Great Impression Stamps - Christmas Greetings set

The Paper Shelter offers a $30 gift certifcate for one lucky winner.  In order to get this prize, you must use a product from The Paper Shelter.  However, if you have not used a product from The Paper Shelter, you still stand a chance of winning 3 digis of your choice. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope my card inspired you to get crafty and come play along with us.  You can find our challenge blog HERE.

It's the 15th of March today, which means that the St. Patrick's Day festivities are still in full swing. So, in honour of St. Patrick, let me leave you today with another Irish Blessing ...

May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, 
and nothing but happiness, come thru your door! 

Guitar Birthday Card

 Hello and welcome crafting friends.

I have a masculine birthday card to share with you today.

A simple card to put together using a design from the Silhouette store.

Crafty hugs,

Pikachu Birthday

Hello crafting friends and welcome back to my blog.  Today I'm sharing a birthday card I made for a Pikachu birthday.  I started by making a Pokeball base card by using the Silhouette Design Studio. Next I downloaded a Pokeball and a Pikachu free SVG files and used them to create this card.

I made an extra mat for the back of the Pokeball to write my message. 

I think it turned out cute. What do you all think?

Thanks for stopping by today. Till next time ...

Crafty hugs,

Wine Bottle Gift Card

 Hello crafting friends and welcome back.  I have another masculine card to share with you today.  I was commission by my mom to make this birthday card combination gift card for holder her grandson-in-law 😀

I think it turned out super cute.  I used a Silhouette file of a wine bottle and turned it into a card.  To hold the gift card, I used the Gift Card Pop-up Insert die from Lawn Fawn.  It always works so well no matter the card size or shape.  I trimmed it down a little on each end, and voila ... perfect fit!

Thanks for stopping by today, friends.  I'll be back soon to share another project with you.

Hugs,

Masculine Birthday

 Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing the birthday card I made for my son-in-law.  He loves racing and muscle cars, so when I saw this file in the Silhouette store, I thought it would be perfect for him.

As you can see this 5" x 7" box card folds flat for mailing and fits perfectly in an A7 envelope.

That's all for today folks.  I'll be back tomorrow with another masculine card.

Till then,

stay safe and well!

Crafty Gals Corner #241 ~ Make it Green!

  Hello crafting friends and welcome back to another fun challenge

 starting today at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Challenge #241 ~ Make it Green!

In honour of St. Patrick's Day, this month, use lots of green on your project!

Our sponsors for this challange are:

(listed in alphabetical order)

Mirtillamente Digi Stamps & Papers

Prize:  2 digis, 1 pad of digital papers "mini"

and the possibility of being Special Guest DT

***************

The Paper Shelter
Prize: 3 Digital Stamps

I don't make many St. Patrick's Day cards, but I really loved this Leprechaun digi from The Paper Shelter.

I had seen this St. Patrick's Day envelope card in the Silhouette store and decided to give it a try by adding my own image. I think it came out cute. It was easy to substitute the original element with this pre-coloured Leprechaun digi.  I love this style of card, it's easy to assemble, fun to make and receive, and it folds flat for mailing without adding too much bulk, which is important when mailing cards overseas.

Althought not shown in any of the above pics, I cut another white background mat and adhered it to the back so that I have a place to write my personal message.

That's all for today folks.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until 12:00 pm, CST, on 11 April 2023, to link your project to our challenge.

I'm playing along at:

Double D Challenges - Everything is Coming Up Green!

Crafty hugs,

Valentine Table Favours

 Hello and welcome back to my last Valentine post of 2023. To be honest with you, I did not realize how many goodies I had made for Valentine this year until I started sharing them :-)

But now you can sigh with relief that it is over for this year :-)

I made these little boxes as table favours for our Valentine dinner.  Due to some unforseen circumstances, we all ended up together this year and enjoyed a lovely dinner with the kids and grandkids.

These little boxes were filled with mini Kit Kats at the bottom and then dark and milk chocolate Dove Hearts.  It was enjoyed by all and looked really pretty next to each plate setting :-)

That is all for today folks.

Crafty hugs,

Valentine Treat Boxes

Hello everyone. I'd like to share the Valentine treat boxes I made for hubby's work.

They were fun to make and not very time consuming. This was important to me since I had to make 24 of them as well as all my cards :-)  This was also cut using a file from Silhouette.

They were filled with all sorts of Valentine candy, such as various types of  Hershey's Kisses, Dove Hearts, and mini Valentine Kit Kats.  Everyone enjoyed them very much.

That's it for today folks, I'll be back again tomorrow!

Blessings,

The Paper Shelter #543 ~ Dots &/or Circles

 Hello friends! Welcome back to our newest challenge at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is Dots &/or Circles.

This means you can make a project using dots, circles or both. 

I wanted to stitch a card for my daughter's wedding anniversary, and I wanted to use this sweet Dutch image, so I went looking thru my Stitch & Do kits to find a pattern that would work with the image and our challenge and I found this one.  It has 3 small circles on either side of the heart, and the heart pattern is perfect for the sweet image and for it being an anniversary card.

I printed the image on photo paper and used the Silhouette to cut it out three times.  I then fussy cut the one into several pieces and used those pieces to add a little dimension to the image by layering them and using foam squares in between each layer. Once I finished all the stitching, I matted it with silver mirror cardstock and blue cardstock.  Since I wanted a little something different, I made it into an easel card.

Here is a close up of the stitching which was done in Silver and Christmas Red embroidery floss on linen cardstock. Love this sweet couple. If you read my previous post from The Paper Shelter, (HERE) then you know how much I love these sweet Dutch images.  I figured that since my daughter is half Dutch, she would like this card. And in fact, I know she will because the one night she came over I was busy with this card and she said she loved it.  Of course I told her that it was the Valentine card I was making for dad.  Becoming a mom made an awesome "on the spot" liar! 😀  Other than that, I can't lie worth diddly because I get the giggles 😃

So this is what the card looks like when closed and ready to put into an envelope.

And this shows the card when it's opened completely.  I wanted the "stopper" to match the front of the card, so I stitched a little heart on either side of the sentiment.  This sentiment was stamped using VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and it is from a stamp from a set called Happy Days by Cardz TV.  And that completed my card.

The Paper Shelter offers a $30 gift certifcate for one lucky winner.  In order to get this prize, you must use a product from The Paper Shelter.  However, if you have not used a product from The Paper Shelter, you still stand a chance of winning 3 digis of your choice. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope my card inspired you to get crafty and come play along with us.  You can find our challenge blog HERE.

It's the 1st of March today, which means it's time to join the St. Patrick's Day festivities. In honour of St. Patrick, let me leave you today with an Irish Blessing ...

May you always have love to share,
health to spare, and friends that care!