January Birthdays

January is a busy month with cleaning, packing Christmas away, getting ready for the launch of the Spring Mini, SAB and of course Birthdays!  I posted the card for my grandson already cutest mug, and today is the card I made for my son.  His card could be one of my 20 minute cards, it was that easy to do.

Supplies

Card Stock                           Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke

Stamp Sets                            Loving Thoughts, Beautiful Birthday

Button                                   Natural Designer

Framelit                                Apothecary Accents                 

Embossing Folder                Chevron

Designer Series Paper          Regals Designer Series paper stack

Accessories                     Linen Thread,

Stampin Marker                    Early Espresso

Directions

1. Cut a piece of Whisper White card stock 51/2" x 41/4" and fold this is to make your base card.
2. Next cut 1 each of  Always Artichoke, Designer Series Paper and Crumb Cake mine are 11/4" x 51/4" which leaves a space in between them.
3. Then I run each piece through my Big Shot using the Chevron embossing folder. Then I adhered them to my base card.
4. I used a piece of left over designer paper and the die cut from Apothecary and run that through my Big Shot. To get the back up piece, I traced the die cut and cut out by hand.
5. Using my Early Espresso marker I colored the stamp from Loving thoughts onto Whisper White card stock. Then cut to make it look like a Ribbon.
6. Stamped Happy Birthday on the inside using Early Espresso.
7. Next I run the Linen thread through one of the brown buttons and glued to the front of my card.

This was a easy card to make, simple and clean. I have a hard time making cards for the men in my family. My new year resolution is to practice more.

Thanks for stopping by I hoped you enjoyed my project today. As always feel free to leave a comment. I enjoy reading them.

Jackie 

SU Stars Halloween/Fall Blog Hop

It is that time of year again, where the air is getting cooler and the trees are changing. This month at SU Stars our host Loni Holt and let us choose between Fall or Halloween. I choose Halloween done in a Vintage way. I have made allot of the traditional Halloween cards and wanted to do something different.

If you came from Michele Tinsley, blog  then you are right on track. Wasn't her project just adorable! If you just got here and want to start at the beginning go to  http://www.su-stars.blogspot.com/.


Here is what I came up with. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Supplies
Card Stock                            Basic Black
Stamping Ink                         Basic Black, Versa Mark
Designer Series Paper          Howlstooth and Scaringbone
Stamp Set                              Toxic Treats
Stamping Markers                 Basic Black
Embossing Folder                 Spider Web
Embossing Powder                Dazzling Diamonds
Brad                                      Antique Brads (Cut out Rose)
Framelits                               Apothecary Accents
Tools                                     Color Spritzer Tool
Bling                                      Rhinestones

The lace, Ribbon came from my scrap box and the spider came from the Halloween Printer's Tray Kit.
I know it is hard to see with the photo I have, but the spiders web is done with Embossing Powder to give it the webby feel. I love the texture of this and overall feel of this card.

Your next stop on the hop will be to visit the very talented  Dawn Hoffman and you can see what she has created for you here.
Thanks for stopping by. I love comments, so be sure to leave one. I hope you too find some time to create something fun for yourself...Enjoy!