Queen for a Day

 Hello everyone. I am in full Summer mode already, so you'll notice that my blog has changed before we even hit June 😂  In case you're wondering, my Summer begins when our pool reaches 86 deg F (30 deg C).  Of course the whole family has been swimming already but if you know me, then you'll that my water needs to be at Caribbean temperature.  There are times that hubby and I playfully argue about this.  I will go swimming when pool water is at 92 deg F (36 deg C), which he calls bath water and no longer pleasant, but dang it, it's 100 + (37 +) outside, so the water still feels cool.  Don't get it why he can't understand that!!!😂

Now that I've explained why I'll go swimming in bath water temperature, let me share the card I made for my sister-in-law's birthday.

I used the ...... from Hunkydory.

I followed a tutorial from Sam Calcott to make the card base.

I love Hunkydory card kits. They are always beautifully printed, and have beautiful gold foiling.

To keep with the gold foiling, I added the two embossed gold strips, one to the top and one to the bottom.  I love this card fold as it's easy to make and it stands
up beautifully.

I made an extra panel and adhered it to the back. This is where I stamped the greeting and where I wrote my personal message.

This card folds flat for mailing, and fits perfectly in an A7 envelope.

This is all for today folks.  I do have some catching up to do so I'll be back soon to share other makes with you, including all the Easter cards I made this year that I have not blogged yet.

Hugs,

Dragon Birthday Card

 Hello everyone and welcome back.  Today I'd like to share the card I made for my daughter for her 35th birthday.  She is reading a series of books that are all about dragons.  Apparently a very popular series, except that I have no clue what it's called 😀  Anyway with that in mind, I went looking thru my crafty supplies and you can imagine how happy I was when I found this Hunkydory set of toppers called A Touch of Magic.  I also have the matching paper pad called A Touch of Magic - Brilliant Backgrounds.

Next it was time to go find a fold that would make this dragon fly.  My go to place for fancy fold cards is always Sam Calcott from Mixed Up Crafts.  I decided to use her Gatefold Hammock card.  You can go HERE for the tutorial.

I used two narrow pieces of acetate to make my dragon fly.  I think that it gives it such a cool effect 😏

Here is a close up of the dragon topper and the gorgeous background.  These colours are gorgeous. I just wasn't able to capture them properly.  I really do need to take a photography course!

I used bits and bobs from the toppers to add that little something extra to the inside of the card.

This card turned out to be rather large as I wanted to use as much of the background paper as I could.  So in the end it measures 8" x 5.5".  It is rather bulky but fits perfectly in an A9 envelope.

That's all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you've enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed making it!   Oh yes, my daughter loved her card! 😀

Crafty hugs,

Another Stitch Birthday Card

 My mom is visiting from Portugal and loved being here for her great grandson's birthday. If you read my post a couple of days ago, you know that my grandson is crazy about Stitch.  Well I had to make a card for my mom to give him, so out came another Stitch card!

I used a Silhouette file for the card base.  I also used the Silhouette to print and cut the Stitch image 3 times.  Image was found on Google and was printed on photo paper.

By adhering the 3 images together, I got a more sturdy Stitch to put on the card.

Here is a side view. 

I made a panel at the back to print my sentiment and it's what my mom used to write her personal message.

This tunnel card measures 7" x 5" when folded flat for mailing.

Our little guy loved his card, so grandma did good!!! 😀

It's all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Crafty hugs,

Son's Birthday Card

Hello everyone.  Today I'd like to share the birthday card I made for my son's 29th birthday.  I always find it hard to make a card for a young man, but since he loves wolves, I thought using this Paper Boutique paper pad and matching toppers would work.  And I think it did because he thought his card was "cool" 😀

I found this tower pillar card tutorial on the Mixed Up Craft youtube channel HERE

I used the 7" x 5" version.

I used another topper, that also comes with the paper pack, on the back and used it to write my very short and sweet birthday message.

Crafty supplies used:

The Paper Boutique  Decorative Papers & Toppers - For Him

The Paper Boutique Coloured Card Collection - For Him

Marianne Design - Mirror cardstock

Marianne Design - Pin Numbers

Kat Scrappiness - Happy Birthday w/Shadow

That's all for today, folks.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Till next time.

Crafty hugs,

It's a Stitch Birthday

 My grandson loves Lilo & Stitch so I decided to make him this card for his birthday.

It was very easy to put together although there was a bunch of printing and cutting.  Thank goodness for the Silhouette  It just makes things so much easier! 😀  This centre fold card base is also a file from Silhouette. Stitch and the tropical flowers border were both images found on Google and royalty free.

I print Stitch onto photo paper 5 times and then adhered each layer to each other.  This adds a little bulk thus creating a little dimension.

For some reason the pic of the inside of the card is all blurry so not worth posting and since the card has been given away, I can't take a pic. But it was pretty simple.  I just cut out the same red and white fancy panels and adhered them to the inside with a stamped Happy Birthday greeting.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll come back soon for another visit.

Crafty hugs,

Fairy Stamper ~ Doria's Treasure

Happy Friday crafting friends, and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

 While exploring the ocean floor,  Doria came upon this chest filled with treasure.

How extremely lucky can one mermaid be?

After cutting out all the layers of the Message in the Bottle Stencil, I began to build my scene by stamping and masking a few elements to give it a lil bit of  the 3D effect. I used a piece of Fairy Hugs paper to help with the background colours.  I used a combination of VersaFine Clair and Memento inks.  I used glaze gel pens to add colour to the treasure, as well as Doria's tail.   On the inside, I kept it very simple by just stamping another piece of coral and inking it blue around the edges. Lastly I stamped the sentiment.

Now for the list of supplies I used, each one to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs Stamps - Willow Vines, Fish School, Treasure Chest, 

Ivy Seaweed, Doria, Deepest Wishes

Fairy Hugs Papers - Bumbletwinkle

Marianne Design - Message in a Bottle Stencil

Marianne Design - Coral

The Marianne Design supplies were purchased during an European Special Order event.  The best way to know about these events, that take place every so often, is to subscribe to the Fairy Stamper newsletter HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us and share your magical creations on our Facebook group.

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Toddler Birthday Card

 Hello everyone. I have a dump truck card to share with you today.

My son asked me to make a birthday for my little grandson's birthday.  Since I know the little rascal loves dump trucks, I knew I had the right Silhouette file to make this card for him.

It really was easy to put together. Once all the pieces were cut, it was just a matter of adhering them together and stamping the sentiment.

Derek was very happy with his truck - totally chuffed that the dump truck works!!!   Love it when the little ones enjoy the cards I make for them :-)

I have a few more cards to share, but I still need to edit the photos and place watermarks, so it will take me at least another couple days.  I hope you will come back for a visit then!

Crafty hugs,

It's a Blippie Kinda B'day

Hello friends and welcome back to my blog.

When your little grandson turns 4 and his current favourite show is Blippie, and he loves dinosaurs,  you just have to make him a Blippie and dinosaurs birthday card :-)

 Blippie was taken from Google images, imported to Silhouette, traced and cut.

All the dinosaurs and the card base are cut files from the Silhouette store.

He loved his card, so mission accomplished :-)

I'll be back tomorrow to share the birthday card I made for my little Princess :-)

Till then, 

Fairy Stamper ~ Music is a Balm for the Soul!

Hello and welcome.

 My Fairy Stamper Friday share today is all about music and the beautiful Aris.

 I saw this stitching pattern on Pinterest and knew I wanted to make a card with it. Aris was just the perfect fairy to complement it. So, once the Trebleclef was all stitched, I cut all the mats and layers I wanted on this card. Using a music stencil, I very lightly brushed in the notes on the background.

Next I stamped the Toadstool and Aris, both using VersaFine's Twilight ink. As a finishing touch, I added the fine gold glitter to her wings.

On the inside, I used the same music note stencil and stamped the Toadstool again.  It is light enough that I will be able to write my personal message without having to add more mats.  I love mats and layers, but it does make them a little heavier, just enough to cost a small fortune when you mail them overseas :-)

Here is the list of crafty supplies, each linked to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs Stamps - Aris

Fairy Hugs Stamps - Toadstool

Fairy Hugs Glitter - Champagne

Fairy Hugs Glitter - Translucent Pearl

VersaFine Clair Ink - Twilight

Distress Oxide Ink - Broken China

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope I have inspired you to create a project and come join the fun. Our challenges go live every other Thursday on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a $15.00 prize for one lucky participant.

Till next time,

stay safe and well.

Fairy Stamper ~ The Kissing Fairy

Hello crafting friends and welcome to my Fairy Stamper Friday share. 

I have a card to share with you today, that combines two of my favourite hobbies. If you are one of my followers then you know what that is, but if you're new then you will find out :-)

Card making and card stitching.  Yup, when I get the chance to combine the two, I'm a happy crafter!

I've had this beautiful Kissing Fairy by Fairy Hugs Stamps, for quite a while and as much as I love her, I don't get to use her often enough. I thought she would be perfect as the focal point of this stitched card. What do you all think?

I stamped her using Twilight from VersaFine Clair inks, and then I added silver foiled corners and silver foiled stars to add sparkle to the card.

On the inside, I used a few more silver foil corner stickers and stars, and stamped the birthday wish in Warm Breeze. To add an element of magic, I used Translucent Pearl glitter on her wings.

List of supplies:
Fairy Hugs Stamps - Kissing Fairy
Fairy Hugs Glitter - Translucent Pearl
VersaFine Clair Inks - Twilight, Warm Breeze

 Birthday greeting - an old stamp I have, so old the information has been rubbed off.  However, included in the new Fairy Hugs Stamps' latest release, is a gorgeous Birthday Wishes stamp, which I have linked to below.

Fairy Hugs - Birthday Wishes

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you will create a project and come join the fun. Our challenges go live every other Thursday on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a $15.00 prize for one lucky participant.

Till next time,

stay safe and well.

Masculine Birthday Card

 Hello crafting friends. Today I would like to share the card I made for my son-in-law's birthday.  

It wasn't the happiest of days for him, but it could have been a lot worse, I guess.  He spent the day helping my hubby outside in the sub-freezing temps trying to get the generator to work, to no avail.  The thing just went and gave up the ghost on us, on the coldest day I have ever lived thru.

Murphy's law, right?

Well, Shane loves cars, especially vintage muscle cars, so using a design from the Manly Moments Decoupage book, from Hunkydory, I made this card for him.

This card measures 6.5" x 5". Black and red cardstocks are from The Paper Studio.

I used a chevron embossing folder to emboss a piece of mirror cardstock.

I fussy cut all the layers of the car and adhered them together using 1mm foam squares.

I used the Happy Birthday element that comes with this sheet. I made a little mirror cardstock mat for it.

The number pins were made using a die from Marianne Designs. The stars were cut using a small punch.

On the inside, I made the same layers as I did in the front but used white cardstock instead of the mirror cardstock. This is my message panel. I used another element that comes in the sheet and made a little embellishment to add a little more interest. I also punched out a few more stars to bring it altogether. The stamped sentiment is from the Good Times stamp set, by Cardz TV.

I thought I would show you a close up of all the layers. It has so much dimension, especially on top of the 3D embossed panel.

Well friends, that was it. I'm glad I got this Manly Moments Decoupage booklet.  It will definitely help when making more masculine cards.

Till next time, 

stay warm, safe and healthy.