Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Birthday Cards

A couple of birthday cards - one for my friend and one for her sweet little boy.

Her card is a shaker card, filled with pink and orange seed beads and sequins.  The cupcakes were stamped using a Unity Stamp Co. stamp and colored in using Spectrum Noir markers.


Materials Used:
  • "1,2,3,4,5 Thousand Cupcake Calories" stamp by Unity Stamp Co.
  • Memento black ink
  • Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers
  • Diamond Stickles
  • Pink and orange seed beads and sequins
  • Spellbinders "Labels 11" for the window and frame
  • Glittered stripe paper from Recollections "Pretty as a Peacock" stack 

The background of his card was stamped on white card stock using a cloud stamp and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The blue is a combination of various colors of Distress ink blended with Diamond glimmer mist.  The little parrot was stamped using a Recollection clear stamp and colored in using Spectrum Noir markers.  The flag banner was stamped directly onto the background and paper pieced using various scraps.

Materials Used:
  • Parrot stamp by Recollections 
  • Hero Arts banner stamp
  • Recollections cloud stamp ($1.50 bin)
  • Memento black ink
  • Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers
  • Black Staz-On ink
  • Diamond Stickles
  • Distress Ink in various shades of blue
  • Diamond Glimmer Mist
  • Various scraps of paper

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Candy Filled Milk Cartons

A nifty little gifty for a good friend's birthday.  Mini milk cartons filled with gummy candies, and a matching card!










Materials Used:

  • Recollections 65lb cardstock
  • K&Company 'Sweet Nectar' specialty paper stack
  • Adhesive backed glitter paper
  • Fiskars border punch - Scallop 
  • Stamp (cupcake) and various colored pencils
  • Stickles - Ruby Slippers
  • Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
  • Buttons and twine 
  • Sure Cuts A Lot 2 to cut the pattern for the cartons and the holder