Cowgirl Birthday

 Hello crafting friends,

I decided to do something a little different today, it's something I did years ago for a book cover I think.  I added glue to the ridges of corrugated stock then filled it with micro beads.  Sort of fun for a different kind of look.  I also added some kraft color twine and glittered rhinestnes.  The images I used today, DRS stamps: Lasso Cowgirl, 4 in 1 Cowboy Gear, and Saddle Up Birthday.

I used just part of the sentiment on the front and the rest inside with the saddle.

Our cowgirl is dressed in pink, she is adorable!

Thanks for visiting today.

Robin

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Cheers!

 Hello friends! 

I started out stamping the background with Bowling Strike using soft gray.  I then used a scrap of colorful background paper I made using alcohol inks on glossy cardstock, glued the strip to the left side of my card front.

Next, I stamped the Ball On Your Birthday Greeting at the top using Versafine Claire.

I cut the cheers out of black foam and glued it to the bottom then I stamped the Large Beer Mug on a separate piece of white cardstock, fussy cut it and colored it with alcohol ink pens.

I used white Liquid Applique and sprinkled glitter for the foam on the beer then heat it to make it puff.

The beer mug was popped up to match the height of the Cheers.

Hope you like this birthday card.  I think it is especially great for young men or men of any age who love to share a pint with friends.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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For Someone Special...

 

Hello crafty friends. Thank you for stopping by to check out my card this week. 

I really love the look of clean and simple cards and this one really came out better on the card than in my head. For the card:

• I stamped the FILIGREE BUTTERFLY - 021G three times on a white cardstock.
• Next, I colored the panel with copics putting the darkest color to the body of the FILIGREE BUTTERFLY - 021G and really lightening up toward the edge.
• Once colored, I cut the panel down and popped up on dimensionals.
• For the sentiment, I only used the bottom portion of the SPECIAL BIRTHDAY WISHES GREETING - 018E. I love looking for ways to use my stamps in new ways and using just a portion of this sentiment is a great way to stretch the stamp.
• The sentiment was also popped up on dimensionals and the panel was finished with some scattered black gems.

I appreciate you taking the time to look at my card. Do you have a favorite color that I used on the butterflies?

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January Cards

Hi Everyone,

My first card is a copy of last week's card.  My brother-in-law has a birthday this month, and he's a huge bird fan.  I figured a penguin is a cold weather bird and I'm loving the speech bubbles as of late, so a birthday card was born.

I used the inside of the Birthday Flower Circle for the greeting along with Percy Penguin again, and I hope he likes it even though he's a guy and the card has glitter and gems ;)

Some new stamps have been released at DRS Designs and I couldn't resist pairing up the new Howdy Valentine greeting with the adorable Cowboy Snowman.  Valentine's day may be all sunshine and flowers in some places, but in my part of the world it's definitely cold and snowy!

 

I added some wraphia, simply because it seemed rustic, and added some heart embellishments to keep with the valentine theme. 

Thanks for stopping by the blog!
Karin

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Herd It's Your Birthday...

 

Hello crafty friends. I have a fun birthday card to share today.

I find that I love coloring with pencils on colored card stock. I really love how it pops against the color. For my card today:

• I stamped the COW CUTIE - 1112F on brown cardstock and stamped the HERD BIRTHDAY GREETING - 1146D directly under it.
  
• Next, I colored the image with primsa pencils.
• Once colored, I die cut it with a Gina Marie die cut and layered on a black card base.

I love the clean and simple look of this fun card.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card this week.

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Fall Birthday Scene

 

I know this image looks like a great fall scene, but I love using images for more than just the intended reason. For my card today, I decided to make this cute fall scene a birthday card.

1. I started by stamping the PUMPKIN PATCH - 333L on acetate using my Misti to mask the sentiment from the sign.
2. Next, I placed my card stock in my Misti and added masking paper to the sign area of the card stock.
3. I then stamped the image on the card stock leaving the masking paper in place so the sentiment would be removed from the image.
4. I then used the BIRTHDAY MULTI GREETING - 219P and lined up the sentiment by stamping on the acetate so I could line up the sentiment on the sign.
5. Once the scene was stamped, I colored with copics, cut down the panel and layered on some coordinating orange card stock, and finished with a few scattered orange sequins.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card this week.

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S’More Wishes

Hi Everyone,

 

I've been out of town, and I was overly ambitious in thinking I could make a fall card to show off here on the blog.  So, until I get back in stamping mode, here are a couple of cards I made for friends and family before I left. 

This was a get-well card that I made using S'more Birthday Greeting and Smooshed S'more.  I separated the greeting and replaced it with the words get well from the Get Well Prayer stamp.  Otherwise, I copied myself from the card on this post. 

This was a quick card that I made for my dog loving cousin. All I did was use an embossed dog themed background and made it a 4 1/4" square card, just to be a little different.  

And here is the inside greeting...

Here are the stamps I used:
Doggie Dilemma Dog with Fence

Hot Diggity Dog Birthday Greeting

I think the someone special greeting on the front may be retired, however, you can find that phrase as part of the Special Birthday Wishes Greeting.

Thanks for dropping in!
Karin

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Cowboy Birthday

 Hello friends!

Today I have a good o' cowboy card to share.

I used DRS: Cowboy Line Dancer, Cow Cutie (inside), and Saddle Up Birthday. 

I used an embossing folder, letterpress style, that looks like tooled leather on the front of the card and on the inside as well.  I thought it was fun to make a belt from ribbon and use a copper buckle as an embellishment.

The cow is fussy cut.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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More Special

 

I really love the SPECIAL PERSON BIRTHDAY GREETING - 108G. It is perfect for any friend or family member that is very special and I feel I grab it for many cards.

For today's card:

• I stamped the SPECIAL PERSON BIRTHDAY GREETING - 108G in teal on white card stock. I then die cut it with a stitched rectangle frame.
• Next, a rays background die cut was used to add some interest to the card base.
• The SPECIAL PERSON BIRTHDAY GREETING - 108G was popped up on dimensionals and I added some die cut flowers and leaves finishing off the card with some teal gems.

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my card this week.

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Racking Up Another Birthday

 

I love the billiard images at DRS Designs. They are my go to images for several of my family members as I have a few that play.

For my card:

• I stamped the POOL CUE, BALL & RACK - 469K on white card stock then I colored it with copics coloring the rack in pink.
• Next, I stamped the BILLIARD BALLS - 533G and colored that with copics as well.
• I then cut down both images and layered on the card base using pink to highlight the images. I decided to hang the BILLIARD BALLS - 533G over the edge of the card so I cut the card panel down a quarter of an inch so that the card would still fit a 4.25 by 5.5 envelope.
• Once the images were glued I added the RACKING UP BIRTHDAY GREETING - 498D in pink to pick up the pink layers and the pink rack.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card this week.

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Cast Away Your Troubles

 Hello crafty friends!

Today I'm sharing another masculine birthday card, I hope you like this one!!

I used DRS stamps: Jumping Fish, Mountain & Treeline 2 in 1, and Fishing Birthday

I stamped the fish then the mountains. Next, I stamped the treeline on each side of the trees that are part of the fish image.  I stamped everything on a sprayed blue and pink background with Versafine Claire Black then I colored the images with Zig Watercolor brushes.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Birthday Toast

Hi Everyone,

Happy August!

I was in need of a birthday card, so I used the cheerful Party Toast image and took inspiration from his party hat to create the backgrounds for my card today.

Here are the stamps I used:

Interlocking Circle Background

Splatter Background

Of course, I had to use the fun matching Birthday Toast Greeting to finish it off. 

Be sure to check out all of the stamps at DRS Designs...
Have a great day!
Karin

 

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Toes in the Sand...

 

Oh how I wish I could dip my toes in the sand and water in this image.

For my card:

• I stamped the first ADIRONDACK CHAIR - 450C as a mirror image using my own tutorial. My tutorial shows how I get a crisp clean stamp using some low tack tape which you can put the image on a tape hinge and stamp it again and again until you get the darkness the way you want it once the image is stamped.
• Next, I stamped the ADIRONDACK CHAIR - 450C not as a mirror image. When I want to do a mirror image and a regular stamp of the same image I usually do the mirror image first.
• Once both chairs were stamped I used the TOES IN THE SAND BIRTHDAY GREETING - 980F in between the chairs.
• I then used copic markers to color in the scene.
• Once the scene was colored I cut it down and popped it up on dimensionals.

I hope you give mirror image stamping a try. It is really easy once you have done it a few times.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card this week.

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O-Fish-ally

 Good morning friends!

My first card this morning has this cute little row boat with DRS: Best Fishes Hook ,

Fishing Birthday Greeting and Big Mouth Bass on a mini slimline card.

My next card is an underwater birthday featuring DRS: 3 in 1 Ocean Flood, O-Fish-Al Birthday, 

School of Fish and Fishing Pole.

I did a little masking on the fish and seaweed, used clear Nuvo drops for bubbles, and a net die cut on the edge.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone,

A cat loving couple who are friends of mine, both had a birthday last week and this is the card I made for him.  I also made a cat card for her; however, it's currently lost in the mail. I told her I'd make her another one if it doesn't show up this week, but in my rush to get these out, I forgot to take a picture of hers, and I'm not sure I remember what it looked like...lol!  ANYWAY....

For this card, I used the Mr. Earl's Happy Birthday greeting, because it seems masculine and celebratory.  Since that took up a lot of real estate on the card front, I used my circle punches for the Cat in a Bag stamp, so that it would fit.

The background was made using the Cat Paw Background, and I added an embossed paw strip.

Inside the card I used the Cat's Meow Birthday Greeting.  I just left off the happy birthday portion since I stamped it on the front of the card.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

 

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Happy Birthday

 

When I am in a hurry for a quick card I love doing a bokeh effect. For today's card, rather than using dots I used balloons. I love the effect.

• I colored half my base panel with pink distress oxide ink.
• Next, I used a balloon stencil and white pigment ink to create the bokeh effect.
• I then heat embossed the BIRTHDAY MULTI GREETING - 219P in white on black card stock.

Very quick card and easily changed to any color and for any person.

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my card.

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Have A Reel-y Great Day

Hello friends!

I'm sharing some guy cards today (Father's Day is fast approaching!) 

First I have this pleasing early morning fishing scene made just for fishermen

of all ages. The sky is all lit up with color and so are the Mountains from Mountain & Treeline 2 in 1.  I used the Silhouette Fishermen out on the lake and the River Rocks & Fence Line 2 in 1 in the foreground.

The tree line is actually stamped in the Misti using a dark green ink, (I used the Misti for the fishermen

as well). The fishermen have a bit of black pencil added to cover the line of the trees.

The sentiment is from Fishing Birthday Greeting

The frame die is from APG at Spellbinders.

My next card features some really cute fishing stamps:

O-Fish-al Birthday, Fishing Pole and Big Mouth Bass.

The frame is popped up.

I stamped the fishing pole twice, once on the fish scene and again on a separate 

piece of scrap, colored then cut out (just the hand part) and glued to the frame.

Thanks  for visiting today!

Robin

 

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Someone Special

 Hello crafty friends!

My card today is an all-occasion card with fun peachy ombre colors brayered on the background panel then embossed with a 3D Spellbinders folder.

I used DRS stamps: Sleeping Gnome, Mushroom Line Background, Toadstools and Special Birthday Wishes (using just the bottom line).

After stamping my scene (doing some masking along the way), I die cut it using this scalloped frame (by Pink Fresh) then I colored the inside (where the image is) and also colored the frame a little lighter.

That's about it.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Birthday Toast

 Hi Everyone, 

One more cheerful birthday card coming your way, featuring this sweet little Party Toast and the matching Birthday Toast Greeting.

The background was made using an embossing folder (Lifestyle Crafts) and I fussy cut the toast, attaching it to a die cut square.  Some of my most used sentiments are ones that fit inside of a punch, so don't be surprised if you see me using this again and again.

I attached the image and greeting with dimensional tape, along with some fussy cut candles from

Birthday Candle Burst for embellishment.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

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Smore Birthday Wishes

 

The new S'MORE BIRTHDAY GREETING - 102D is super for some fun birthday cards. I have two cards for you today with this sentiment.

For my first card:

• I stamped the SMOOSHED S'MORE - 382E on white card stock then colored it with copics.
• Next, I die cut an aperture on tan card stock and ran it through a swiss dot emboss folder so the dots were debossed.
• I then used the S'MORE BIRTHDAY GREETING - 102D stamped on white card stock then cut apart with scissors and added some dark brown copic around the edges. The sentiment was popped up on dimensionals.

For my second card:

• For the main panel I used the MARTY MARSHMALLOW AND FRIENDS - 423H and staggered it all over a white card stock.
• Next, I colored the image with copics and cut out the panel on a fun diagonal.
• I then used the same S'MORE BIRTHDAY GREETING - 102D and to get the words Sending S'MORE side by side, I used a technique I call Moving Around Your Sentiment.
• Once the sentiment was stamped I cut out the remaining layers and popped the sentiment up on dimensionals.

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my cards this week.

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