Purrfect Birthday!

Good Morning Everyone!

Today I'd like to share another card I made for the Birthday Card Club.  This card really took me out of my comfort zone, but I think it came out great!  Let me know what you think.

The intended recipient of this card said she loved cats so this is what I came up with.  As usual I started with a 5" x 7" white Georgia Pacific card stock base.  I added a black layer and then a brick reddish sparkly layer.  The black paper and that fabulous sparkly patterned paper are by Recollections.  The patterned paper comes from the Union Station stack.  That adorably kitty was cut using my Cricut and the Paisley cartridge.  I placed the kitty on a oval I cut with the largest Spellbinders Floral ovals die.  To dress the kitty up a little I added some gold flat back pearls, also by Recollections.  And because a princess can never have too much bling I added some gold braided ribbon from Offray at the corners.  I hope she likes it, I know I had fun making it.

Hope to see you again soon.
Hugs,
Paula

Thank you

Good Morning Everyone!

Today I'd like to share a card I made for my brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew to thank them for a very thoughtful birthday gift they gave me.

This is a 5" x 7" card the base of which is Georgia Pacific White card stock.  My brown layer is Recollections card stock and the patterned paper is from the My Minds Eye - Indie Chic Saffron collection.  I cut the shape I used for my sentiment from two coordinating Lifestyle Crafts dies that I got for free with my Genius magnetic platform.  (I love using the magnetic platform, it makes cutting so much easier.)  The stamp and ink are by Close to My Heart.  The beautiful brown satin ribbon is by Offray. 

I was very fortunate to receive several wonderful gifts this year for my birthday.  So I have a couple more thank you cards to make and I'll be sharing them here. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll come back again to see what else I'm up to.

Hugs,
Paula

Masculine Birthday Card

Good Morning Everyone!

Happy Monday!  It is a dreary, rainy day today here in New York.  Hopefully the sun will come out soon. 

Today I'd like to share a card I made for my brother-in-law's birthday.  I just fell in love with the paper and knew I had to make a card with it.



My card base is 5X7 and cut from GP white card stock.  The solid paper and the patterned are by Recollections.  The patterned paper is called Blue and White Trellis.  I cut the banner shapes using the Sizzix Banner die set.  I embossed the blue banner layer using the Stampin' Up Modern Mosaic Embossing folder.   I stamped my sentiment using a Closet to My Heart stamp and Dew Drop Versa Magic Night Sky Ink.   I love the way this card turned out and I hope he does too.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to have more to show you soon.

Hugs,

Paula

Birthday Card

Good Morning and Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Today I'd like to share another card I made for the Birthday Card Club I participate in.  I'm really happy to be participating in this "Club" because I find the challenge of creating cards using colors or styles that someone else likes instead of what I would normally do, a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow.  I'm having the best time doing this.  Thanks so much Lori www.craftinblind.blogspot.com for asking me to participate. 

Now let's get to the card!

I started this 5"x7" card with a white card base.  My first layer is Grenadine Bazzill Basics card stock.  The pink and red polka dot paper and the red and white striped paper are from the Recollections Bright and Basic's stack.  I cut the frame that houses my sentiment from the Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge.  My sentiment is stamped with a Fiskars stamp using Stampin' Up Real Red Ink.  I also added some Stampin' Up Brights Candy Dots and Recollections Flowers for embellishment.  The ribbon going across the card is Morex Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon. 

Red and pink isn't a color combination I would normally think to use, but those were two colors that the intended recipient of this card said she likes.  I'm really happy with the way the card turned out.  I hope the recipient will like it too.

I hope you'll stop by again soon to see what I'm up to.

Hugs,
Paula
 

Just a Note



Hello Everyone,

Today I'd like to share another note card I made. 

For this card I started with a 4/14 x 5 1/2 white carde base from The Paper Company.  My first layer is a double sided piece of patterned paper from K&Company's Life's Little Occasions Stack, then a white Georgia Pacific cardstock layer.  The final layer is the solid, second side of the patterned paper.  I added the some cute little flags made by American Crafts in the corner.  Down toward the bottom I cut a banner shape and frame using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge and added some Recollections enamel dots up in the corner and on the banner edge.  My sentiment is stamped using a Close to My Heart stamp and Gold Rush ink.

That's my card for today.  Check back again soon to see what else I've been up to.

Hugs,
Paula

Happy Birthday!

Good Morning!  TGIF! 

I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to the weekend.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for the Birthday Card club I'm a participant in.  This card is for a lovely lady who said she likes roses and butterflies.  I think I've come up with something she'll like.

This 5"x7" card starts with a white Georgia Pacific card stock base.  I added a layer of Bazzill pink card stock and then my patterned paper layer from K & Company Brenda Walton Designer Paper.  I love this pattern!  I've used it before on a thank you card a few weeks ago.  The oval tag in the center of the card, the frame around it, as well as the butterfly were all cut using my Cricut and the Art Philosophy Cartridge. This cartridge is a favorite and I find myself going to it again and again.  Through the tag I've put a length of Stampin' Up Rose Red Seam Binding and added three pink roses from Recollections for embellishment.  My sentiment is stamped using a Close to My Heart Stamp and their Cotton Candy Ink. 

Well that's my card for today.  I hope you like it and I hope the recipient likes it too!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hugs,

Paula

Hello!

Good Morning!!!

I'm back today with another note card. 

For this card I started with a plain white card base from The Paper Company.  When folded the card measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  To that I added a dark brown layer measuring 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and a layer of patterned paper measuring 4 x 5 1/4.  The dark brown paper is the back side of the patterned paper and it is by Fancy Pants Designs.  I cut a shape for my sentiment using my Cricut and the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  I inked around the edges with Frayed Brulap Distress Ink and popped it up on one thickness of foam tape.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Michaels $2.00 bin, it was part of a set of three.  I thought the scroll design that is under the word Hello went nicely with all the other scroll shapes on the paper.  The sentiment was stamped with Close to My Heart Chocolate Ink.  To finish it off I added two Stampin' Up Brights Collection Candy Dots. 

Check back again next week.  I hope to have more cards to share.

Hugs,
Paula

Note Card

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Here in NY the weather was just perfect. 

Today I'd like to share a Note Card I made for a friend.  Every year her daughter goes to camp and she  likes to send her little notes.  She has asked me to make note cards for her to send her daughter the last few years and I'm so happy to do it.

Here is the first note card I made.  It's a simple card but I really like the way it turned out.

The base of my card is a 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 plain white card from The Paper Company. My first layer, the oval frame and the band going across the card was cut from turquoise colored Bazzill card stock.  The patterned paper is from the Simple Stories Snap collection.  The oval and the frame were cut on my Cricuit from the Art Philosophy cartridge.  The white oval is cut out of Georgia Pacific card stock.  I used Dew Drop Versa Magic Turquoise Gem Ink and a Close to My Heart Stamp for my sentiment.  The inside was left blank so that Mother could write a loving note to her daughter.  I think this card came out great.  I'm going to make a few more of these to keep on hand for those times when you need a quick card.  With a change to the sentiment, I've got a card for any occasion. 

That's my card for today.  I hope to be back again soon with more note cards to share.

Hugs,
Paula

Get Well Card

Good Morning!

I hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend.  The weather on Long Island was just perfect.

Today I have a quick card to share.  It's a Get Well card I made for a woman I work for.  She had to have a surgical procedure and she's going to be out of the office for a while.  I wanted to send her a quick card to let her know I've got her in my thoughts and that I'm hoping she'll be back to work soon. 

I started out with a white card stock base cut at 4 1/4" x 6 1/4".  I then added a dark purple layer cut from Recollections card stock at 4 1/8" x 6 1/8".  My embossed layer uses the same GP white card stock embossed using the Sizzix Lacy Brocade embossing folder and cut at 4" x 6".  I cut the ovals out using the largest two ovals from my Nestabilities ovals dies. The card front and the purple layer were cut with the smaller of the two ovals.  The white embossed layer was cut with the largest oval.  I embellished the card with two Recollections purple flowers and a piece of white ribbon from my stash.  I stamped the sentiment with Close to My Heart ink and a stamp from the Dollar Bins at Michaels.  This was the first time I had made a card with a "window" that lets the sentiment show through.  I'm definitely going to try to make more of these.  

I hope you liked my card and that you'll stop by again to see what I'm up to.

Hugs,

Paula

Floral Thank You

Good Morning!

I have a quick Thank You card to share today.  I am fortunate to work with some wonderful people.  In recognition of Administrative Professionals' Day I was given a beautiful floral arrangement.  The arrangement is absolutely gorgeous and contains so many beautiful flowers in shades of pink, purple and red.  All of my favorites!  So to thank the wonderful person who gave me the flowers, I made this card.

My card is an A2 sized card, the base of which was cut from Bazzill "Pinkini" card stock.  I then added a layer that was an 1/8 of an inch smaller in white Georgia Pacific card stock.  My final layer, again an 1/8 of an inch smaller, is a beautiful floral from K&Company.  I also layered a rectangle for my sentiment using the two card stocks.  I added some Stampin' Up Red Rose Ribbon Seam Binding and roses and enamel dots by Recollections.  My sentiment was stamped with a Fiskars stamp using Close to My Heart Cotton Candy Ink.
That's my card for today.  Stop by again to check out what I'm up to!

Hugs,
Paula

Birthday Roses

Good Morning Everyone!!!

I hope you all had a great weekend.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for a member of the Birthday Card club.  This lovely lady said she liked the color green, so that's how I decided on this card's design.  (Please excuse the quality of the photo.  For some reason there seems to be a pink cast to the paper.  It isn't pink, it is definitely white.)

I started off with a piece of Bazzill card stock in Guacamole.  I then added an embossed layer using Georgia Pacific card stock and the Sizzix Lacy Brocade embossing folder.  To add some dimension, I repeated the layers.  For the embellishments, I used the Sizzix Sizzlits Branch with Leaves die and three shades of green roses by Recollections.  To finish off the card I tied on a piece of green Offray ribbon, added a layered oval cut with my Cricut and stamped with a Close to My Heart stamp and ink. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed the card.

Hugs,
Paula

Thank You Card

Good Morning and TGIF!!!

I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to the weekend.  I know I am.

Today I'd like to share a Thank You card I made.  It is very similar to a birthday card I made a while ago. 

This is an A2 sized card.  I started with Recollections black card stock and then added a layer of white Georgia Pacific card stock.  My patterned layer is from the My Minds Eye Indie Chic collection.  I used the same papers for the banners which I cut using the Sizzix Banner die set.  I added some Stampin' Up Candy Dots from their Brights collection.  I stamped my sentiment with Stampin' Up Real Red ink on a ticket shape I cut using Sizzix Ticket dies.  The pretty red flower is from Recollections.  The bakers twine I used is from the Target $1.00 section and the sentiment stamp came from the $2.00 bins at Michaels.  I just love looking for crafty goodies in those bargain areas.  Don't you? 

Well I hope you enjoyed today's card and I wish you all a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,
Paula 

Country Girl

Good Morning,

I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  I'm so happy the weather here in NY is finally starting to show signs that we might actually get Spring! 

My card today is another card I made for the Birthday Card Club.  When I joined the Club we each had to give a list of things we like or didn't like and some colors we were fond of.  The intended recipient of this card said she's a country girl and listed several colors she likes. So with those things as my jumping off point, here is the card I created.

This is a 6"x6" card.  I started off with a brown Recollections card stock base and added a white Georgia Pacific card stock layer.  The patterned paper, also by Recollections, reminded me of chicken wire.  That says country to me so I ran with it! Using my Cricut Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge, I cut a white border that looked, to me, like eggs lined up next to each other - chicken wire, eggs, see where I'm going here???  LOL! Then I added some burlap trim and another layer of brown trim.  I found the package of trim at Michaels in the $1.50 bins.  What a great find.  Next I added some Little Yellow Bicycle brand Burlap Stickers.  I thought these were so cute and fit in with my country theme.   Using my Big Shot and a Spellbinders Beaded Ovals die I cut the shape to put my sentiment on.  The sentiment stamp I used is by Fiskars and the brown ink is from Close to My Heart.  Inside I layered more of the white card stock and then the patterned paper.  The final layer was another piece of white with my birthday message on it.

I hope you like my country themed card and I hope the recipient will like it too!

Hugs,
Paula  

More Birthday Cards!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Today I'd like to share another birthday card I made for someone with an April birthday.  This card was a difficult one.  I started off making a shaped card.  I used my Gypsy and the Art Philosophy cartridge.  I duplicated the image, flipped one, and welded it together and it looked great.  I scored and folded it, and it just didn't line up properly.  Arghh!  Then I added a decorative layer to the top thinking that might mask the slight imperfection -- nope!  I tried inking the edges because sometimes that helps things blend better -- nope!  So I gave up.  I cut the card apart, kept the top with the decorative layer and used it on a 5"X7" card base.  Here's what the finished card looked like.

The base of the card as well as the decorative layer on the butterfly is Bazzill card stock, then there's a white layer of Georgia Pacific card stock.  The patterned paper is by Paper Pizzazz.  I just loved the blue and purple sponged effect.  The flowers, the purple enamel dot and all the small pearls are by Recollections.  The large pearls are Queen and Company.  The ribbon is Celebrate It brand from Michaels.

Here's the inside of the card

For the inside I just layered another piece of white card stock and used a Close to My Heart stamp and ink for my sentiment.

That's my card for today.  I hope you like it and that you'll stop by again to see what else I'm up to.

Hugs,
Paula
 

Final March Birthday Card Club Card

Good Morning! 

TGIF!!!!  I'm so happy its Friday.  Today I'd like to share the last of the March birthday cards I made for the Birthday Card Club.  There were five birthdays in the month of March, and with limited crafting time, it was a bit of a challenge to make all the cards.  I'm happy to report I was able to get all the cards made and sent out.  Whether or not they arrived on time for each person's birthday is another story!  I hope all the wonderful ladies in the club will forgive any unintentional lateness.

Here's my card

This 5"x7" card starts with a white card base cut from Georgia Pacific card stock.  There is an aqua layer and then a dotted mat and an aqua mat.  All the aqua paper is by Recollections and the dotted paper is by DCWV.  I used a Sizzix embossing folder (sorry I don't know the name of the folder) to add some fun texture and interest to the bottom aqua mat.  I used a Spellbinders die from the Persion Accents set to cut the strip going across the center of the card.  For the piece at the top that says Happy Birthday, I used a Spellbinders die from the Fancy Tags set.  The pretty teal ribbon is from Nicole Crafts.  The Happy Birthday stamp is by CTMH as are the teal enamel dots.  The ink is Dew Drop Versa Magic Ink.

For the inside of the card

I have an aqua mat and a white mat.  The sentiment is a Fiskars stamp using the same Dew Drop Versa Magic Ink.

Well that's my final March birthday card.  I hope the special lady who received this card likes it.  I hope you did too.  Leave me a comment and let me know.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hugs,

Paula

Another March Birthday Card for the Birthday Card Club

Good Morning Everyone,

Today I'd like to share another card I made for the Birthday Card Club I'm a part of.  It has been so much fun trying to come up with different ideas using colors or things that interest people that you don't even know.  I hope the recipients of all my cards are enjoying them as much as I'm enjoying making them.  I'm also trying to use items that I already have.  I have a tendency to hoard pretty paper and embellishments, so I thought for these special ladies, it was time to start using some of those things I've been holding on to.  If the card today looks familiar, it is because I used the same paper on the baby shower card I posted a few days ago.  The person this card was going to said they liked blue and green, so I thought this paper was perfect.

Here's my card:

The card is a 5"x7" card with a base of Georgia Pacific white card stock.  Then there is alayer of Recollections light blue cardstock and the patterned paper is DCWV.  The brown paper I cut the cake from has faint circles on it which I thought looked a little like icing swirls.  The circles have a little touch of glitter on them in blue and green.  It is also from DCWV.  The cake and the pedestal it is sitting on were both cut from the Cricut cartridge Sweet Treats.  The sheer ribbon is from a company called Morex.  The brads are from Doodlebug and the pearls and flowers are from Recollections.  The white shape at the top was cut from the Cricut Artiste Cartridge and I used  coordinating CTMH stamps and ink for the Happy Birthday.

For the inside of the card

I layered a light blue mat and a white mat and stamped my sentiment.  The sentiment is a Fiskars stamp and once again I used CTMH ink.

That's my card for today.  Let me know what you think. 

Hugs,

Paula

Baby Shower Card

Good Morning Everyone! 

I hope you all had a great weekend.  Here in New York we had a beautiful day on Saturday, the weather was warm and we almost got into the 60s.  However, it is cold again today and they are saying we might have snow tomorrow into Wednesday -- so much for Spring!  Anyway, enough about the weather, I want to share a card I made for a dear, sweet, crafty friend who is about to have a baby.  I was fortunate enough to get invited to her baby shower and I knew I just had to make her card.

I wanted to make something special so I chose a building block card.  My papers are white Georgia Pacific card stock, light blue Recollections card stock and the patterned paper I believe is by DCWV.  For the big rattle on the front of the card I used my Cricut New Arrivals cartridge.  The rattle parts were all cut at 3 1/2 inches.  I cut the shadow three times and glued them all together because I wanted it to have a little weight to it.  Then I layered the top using the same papers as the card base.  I added three Queen and Company pearls and a piece of ribbon I had in my stash. I used foam tape on the back to make it pop up off the card front.  For the inside I chose some EK Success dimensional baby stickers.  The letters for Baby Boy were cut from the Plantin School Book Cricut cartridge.  My sentiment was typed and printed out on my computer.

That's my baby shower card.  I think my friend liked it and I hope you did too. 

Hugs,
Paula

Another Birthday Card for the Birthday Card Club

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well and had a nice weekend.  Today I want to share a card I made for a Birthday Card Club card exchange.  My sweet friend Lori, Craftinblind on YouTube, is running this club and it has been a lot of fun making the cards. I'm so glad I decided to participate.  Thank you Lori!

For my card today was a bit of a challenge for me.  We each had to tell the other participants some of the things we like, favorite colors etc.  The person I made this card for said she liked red and yellow.  I didn't think that was going to be an easy color combination to pull off.  After several failed attempts to make a card with those two colors, I finally came up with a design I thought looked good.  I hope she'll think so too.

This card measures 5"x7". For my card base and the white banner layers I used Georgia Pacific white cardstock.  For the yellow layer and the yellow banner layers
I used Colorbok cardstock.  The red and yellow patterned paper is from Graphic 45.  I cut the banner shapes using Sizzix Framelits Banner dies.  The yellow dots on the corners of the banners are Stampin' Up Candy Dots.  The Bakers Twine and Chalk Board Tag are from the Dollar Bins at Target.  The flower and red brad were things I had in my stash.  The chalk board tag was stamped using Close to My Heart White Ink and a Close to My Heart Stamp.  I didn't take a picture of the inside of my card and I had written it out by the time I realized it.  Inside I just repeated the layers the same way I did on the front of the card, plus I added a white mat to write my sentiment on. 

Well that's my card for today.  I hope the recipient likes it.  Let me know what you think.

Hugs,
Paula

Happy Birthday Card

Good Morning!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  Here in New York we were expecting to have another huge storm, but it doesn't seem like it is going to be as bad as they predicted.  Fingers crossed!

Today I'd like to share a Birthday Card I made for a Card Group I belong to.

My card is a 5" x 7" card.  I used Recollections brown card stock for my base and rounded the corners.  My next layer is  Recollections patterned paper.  I thought the yellow was so cheery.    Then I used a Lifestyle Crafts die in three different sizes for a base to put the sentiment banner on.  For my sentiment banner I used the Cricut Artiste Cartridge and the coordinating Close To My Heart Stamp as well as Close To My Heart ink.  For embellishment, I added some beautiful brown Offray satin ribbon and four brown pearls from my stash.

Now for the inside of the card.

I stamped the inside sentiment using another Close To My Heart stamp set and the same CTMH brown ink as I used on the front.  I thought the sentiment and those darling little chocolates were perfect for my card. 

That's all for today.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to have another card to share real soon.

Hugs,
Paula

Another Valentine in a Fun Card Style

Good Morning Everyone,

Today I'd like to share a Valentine's Day card I made for my niece Sophia.  I found this really fun card style on YouTube.  It is from Splitcoast Stampers and  Laura Lipe wrote the tutorial for it.  This card is called a building block card.  I had never seen this shape card before, so I had to try it.  Here is what I came up with.  The front of card looks just like a regular flat card.

But then you open it and it is definitely not just a flat card!

Isn't that fun???  There are so many things you can do with this card.  I know I'll be making more of them for different occasions.
I used a Recollections Valentine Paper Pack for the solid and patterned papers and the white card stock is Georgia Pacific Brand from Walmart.  The felt hearts are by Creatology.  I used the Cricuit Sweethearts Cartridge for the three layered hearts on the front of the card, the Cricuit Artiste Cartridge for the Banner across the hearts and the letters for LOVE YOU were cut from the Plantin School Book Cartridge.  My niece's name on the front and Happy Valentine's Day sentiment on the inside were printed from my computer.

That's my card for today.  I hope you liked it and that you'll head over to Splitcoast Stampers to check out the tutorial.

Hugs,
Paula 

Valentines Day Card

Good Morning Everyone,

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and anything else I've missed!  LOL!  It has been quite some time since I've posted anything. 

Today I'd like to share a Valentines Day card I made for my nephew.  I decided to try a center step card.  This is the first time I made one and it was a lot of fun.

I got the idea for the card when I found these adorable felt stickers at Michaels.  They are made by Creatology.  When I saw the blue and red combination on the hearts, I immediately thought boy card.  I know there are an awful lot of hearts on here for a boy card, but this little boy is just under three months old so I think I'm ok!  The vertical heart stamps and the stamp on the bottom with the hearts and flourish are all Craft Smart stamps from the dollar bins at Michaels.  The love stamp is a Close to My Heart Stamp.  The red ink I used is from Michaels as well.  For the hearts in the center I used the Cricut Sweethearts Cartridge and for the banner the Cricut Artiste Cartridge.  All the paper is by Recollections.

That's my card for today.  I'm hoping to have another card to share soon.  I'm making a girly card for his sister, my niece Sophia.    I can't wait!!

Hugs,
Paula