Vegetable Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a really fun 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is Jillibean Soup “Fresh Vegetable Soup” Baby Carrots layered on Stampin’ Up More Mustard and Lucky Limeade.  The sentiment is Frantic Stamper stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on More Mustard and Lucky Limeade.  The embellishments are Forever In Time Rhinestone Medley.

I had just enough of this fun paper to craft one more card.  I hope the recipient gets a real hoot out of it.  I love all the colours which, as usual, makes choosing a coordinating solid pretty easy.  I chose mustard and green because they were the predominate colours.  The layout it one I've used often as I just love using banners.  It's a great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Playing Card Cards

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another really fun pair of 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler.  The printed papers are Creative Imaginations.  The sentiments are Frantic Stamper stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla.  The embellishments are Jolee’s All That Bling Dimensional Stickers and Close To My Heart Enamel Hearts.

These are some more scraps that I couldn't resist using for this commission.  We love playing cards (and dominos) so I have assumed there are folks in the seniors' residence who are avid card players and will get a kick out of receiving these birthday cards.  It was pretty easy to coordinate colours and I got a kick out of using these diamond and heart embellishments.  These are great results!

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Kitty Cat Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a trio of fun cat 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Recollections White, Close To My Heart Crystal Blue, and Darice White.  Two of the printed papers are of unknown origin while the third is Echo Park "Little Girl".  The printed papers are layered on Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler, a black Bazzill, a vanilla of unknown origin, Close To My Heart Eggplant and an orange Bazzill. Some of the images are Wish “Cat” dies while others were punched with the Stampin' Up cat paper punch.  They were cut from a white of unknown origin, Recollections Black and more orange Bazzill.  Two of the sentiments are Frantic Stamper while the third is Rubbernecker Happy Birthday.  All three are stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and Vanilla, and are layered on more Cherry Cobbler, Crystal Blue and orange Bazzill.  The embellishments are Frantic Stamper.

I think this is the first time I crafted cats cards for the seniors' residence birthday card commission and I can't figure out why I hadn't done it before because these are three great cards!  I just had a ton of fun pulling all the elements together!  I think any cat-minded person will love getting one of these cards.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Pretty Paisley

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a trio of pretty paisley 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Darice White, Recollections White Linen Textured cardstock and Close To My Heart Crystal Blue.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Close To My Heart Sweetleaf and Peacock, and Stampin’ Up Sahara Sand and a white of unknown origin.  The sentiments are Stampin’ Up Warmest Regards stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Sweetleaf, Peacock and Sahara Sand.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Glitter Triangles, Frantic Stamper, Offray Ribbon, Recollections adhesive faux pearls and more pearls of unknown origin.

I just love paisley so these cards are some of my favourites in this commission.  To be fair, the colours are part of the draw.  There were lots of options for colour coordination and I tried to take advantage of all the possibilities.  I played with embellishments and loved the results except for the glitter triangles - am not sure what I was thinking there!  Three great results none-the-less.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Delicate Roses

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a sweet birthday card.

The card base is Stampin' Up Tranquil Tide.  The image is Hero Arts Delicate Rose Stems stamped in Tombow 346 and 685 on Recollections White and layered on Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy, more Recollections White and a shimmery green of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Frantic Stamper stamped in Close To My Heart Ponderosa Pine.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

The next few weeks I'll be posting cards from a commission for a girlfriend's mother who asked for special birthday cards and thinking of you cards.  It's a commission I just loved doing!  This is the first time I used Tranquil Tide and I'm not sure if I'm all that thrilled with the colour.  I love this stamp because it takes marker wonderfully and is a tall and skinny image, perfect for upright cards.  The layers add interest and I made it just a wee bit taller by stamping sentiment on the middle layer.  It's a layout I've used before and like quite a bit.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Wrapped Around

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a birthday card that I cased from Pinterest.

The card base is Recollections White.  The image is Stampin' Up Swallowtail stamped in Stampin' Up Lovely Lilac and Tempting Turquoise, and Tsukineko Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid.  The sentiment is Frantic Stamper stamped in Altenew Jet Black.

I saw this card a long time ago on Pinterest and was immediately drawn to it.  I love the wrap around aspect and this swallowtail image is just perfect!  The ink colours I chose work really well, making this card very cheerful.  It's so simple, I stamped the image before I folded the card. I didn't add any type of embellishment because it would have distracted from this wonderful image.  It's a better result than I had imagined!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

A Pop Art Wish

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great birthday card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The image is Hero Arts Pop Stems stamped in Stampin' Up Taken With Teal, Always Artichoke and Elegant Eggplant on Recollections White and layered on Stampin' Up Taken With Teal, Always Artichoke and Elegant Eggplant.  The sentiment is Frantic Stamper stamped Elegant Eggplant.  The card is highlighted with Diamond Stickles.

I was so happy with yesterday's card that I just couldn't resist crafting a similar card using cool colours.  I also already had the ink spots on my desk.  This is a favourite wooden stamp.  It is quite large but is easy to ink and stamp.  The dots are just perfect for adding a bit of Stickles.  I love having the sentiment in the design 'sweet spot', stamped directly on the card base.  It's as good a result as I got with yesterday's card.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

A Sweet Plaid

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another super sweet birthday card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a purple and a green of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Frantic Stamper stamped in Color Box "Aurora" Violet on Recollections White and layered on more green.  The card is highlighted with Worn Lipstick Stickles.

This is one of my favourites in this commission.  It's such a happy card!  The sparkle of the Stickles is awesome and in this case, the more the better!  This simple plaid paper was perfect for adding a lot of sparkle.  The sentiment is simple and the little bigger dots of sparkle is a great highlight.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Fantastic in Flight

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great masculine birthday card.

The card base is Craft Smith. The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a white of unknown origin and Close To My Heart Whisper.  The sentiment is Frantic Stamper stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The brads are of unknown origin.

This airplane paper was irresistible for a masculine birthday card.  I only hope I've got the planes right side up.  I'm pretty certain I do but it's hard to tell because the images are on the faint side. I could have centered the sentiment a little better but I don't think it's so obvious with the brads anchoring it on either side.  It's a simple card but so effective.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Birthday Voyage

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a neutral birthday card for a traveler.

The card base is Craft Smith.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Recollections Black and a vanilla of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Frantic Stamper stamped in Altenew Permanent Black on more vanilla of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Eyelet Outlet enamel dots.

I've had the elements for this card on my desk for weeks but haven't put it together because I've been on my own European adventure.  I think a ship is the only mode of travel I didn't experience over the past couple of weeks.  This is a lovely piece of printed paper.  I love the how the ship appears to be sailing from the back to the front of the card.  I kept the sentiment small and the embellishments limited so that ship remained a focal point.  It's a great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Mini Hexagon Thank You

Hello everyone,

Today's thank you card uses another piece of hexagon printed paper.

The card base is Stampin' Up Purely Pomegranate.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a white of unknown origin.  The image is cut with Frantic Stamper's Solid Butterfly die from more Purely Pomegranate and was highlighted with Wink of Stella Clear 999 and Diamond Stickles.  The sentiment is Hero Arts Everyday Sayings stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

I really like the darker pink card base.  I don't have much Purely Pomegranate paper left so was thrilled to find enough for this card.  I think the big butterfly die cut is fantastic and though you don't really see it in the photo, the hint of glitter from the Wink of Stella is lovely.  This is another really simple card but it's very effective.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle