Bold Butterflies

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great 'birthday' card.

The card base is Stampin’ Up Lucky Limeade.  The printed paper is BoBunny “Shabby Princess” Butterfly Wishes layered on Stampin’ Up Berry Burst.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Birthday Blossoms stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White, coloured with Prismacolor pencil crayon and layered on more Berry Burst.  The embellishment is a Twin Sven Sticker.

This is a rather fun card.  I actually couldn't believe I had a butterfly sticker in my stash that coordinated so well with the printed paper.  I don't want to think about what that says about my stash!  The images on this printed paper are a little large for a card but I trimmed the paper carefully and took care with the layout to maximize the visibility of the butterflies.  I love the pop of colour on the sentiment.  That banner is perfect for colouring.  It's a great result.

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

Gisèle

Doggy Wishes

 Hello everyone,

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

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown layered on Stampin’ Up Handsome Hunter.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Happy Thoughts stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Handsome Hunter.  The sticker is Twin Seven.

With such a large commission, I had it in my mind to craft a few dog and cat birthday cards.  I found this set of stickers at the Dollar Store a while back.  I have some cat and butterfly stickers in the same style.  I think they're super cute and make for great cards.  The printed paper is rather neutral so is rather a blank canvas and perfect for adding this cute dog image.  It's a great result.

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

Gisèle

From Outer Space

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another card from the commissioned series I recently crafted.

The card base is Stampin' Up Night of Navy.  The printed paper is Carta Bella layered on a red and a yellow Bazzill.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Delightful Dozen stamped in Close To My Heart Outdoor Denim on a vanilla of unknown origin and layered on more Night of Navy.  The embellishment is a Twin Seven sticker.

This is another fun custom card.  It's will be given to a grandson.  I wanted it to be somewhat fun and I just love all the retro toys on the printed paper.  It was a great piece of paper with which to work because it has all kinds of colours for coordinating.  The images are also the perfect scale for a card.  A great result.

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

Gisèle

Birthday Robots

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another birthday card in the commissioned series I've been posting for the past couple of weeks.

The card base is Recollections white.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Recollections black.  The images are Twin Seven stickers.  The sentiment is Stampabilities Happy Birthday 01 stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on a white of unknown origin and layered on more Recollections black.

This is really fun kid card.  While argyle isn't necessarily a kid paper, the colours in the stickers work perfectly with the paper.  It's a really simple layout and I offset the sentiment to fit the larger robot on the left side of the card.  I love the results!

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

Gisèle

Truckin' It

Hello everyone,

Today's post is the birthday card is crafted for my girlfriend's two-year-old grandson.

The printed paper is Echo Park Little Man layered on a yellow Bazzill.  The sentiment is Flonz Happy Birthday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  The images are Twin Seven Stickers.

I'm so happy with this card!  It's absolutely perfect for a little guy who is totally into trucks.  I love the bright yellow background as it plays really well with the images in the printed paper and also the stickers.  It's a very simple card as there is no point in getting too elaborate with a toddler's card.  He'll love the trucks though, I'm sure.

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

Gisèle

For The Kiddies VI

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Today's post is the final kiddie card in this series.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a Bazzill green.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Sassy Salutations stamped in Nick Bantock Chartreuse Leaf on Stampin' Up Whisper White and layered on a Bazzill red.  The stickers are Twin Seven.

Still inspired by the primary stripes of the earlier boy cards, I found this great chevron paper in my scrap bin.  It was perfect for these funky animal stickers.  The colours coordinate so perfectly you'd think they were from the same company.  I couldn't craft a kid's card without using the Sassy Salutations sentiment as it is one of my all time favourites for these types of cards.  I could easily repeat the quick and simple card over and over.

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

Gisèle

For The Kiddies V

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great girl card.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a Bazzill pink textured with Crafts-Too Butterflies embossing folder and Pion Design Palette Pion Blue I.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Four You stamped in Melon Mambo on Whisper White and layered on more Pion Blue I.  The stickers are Twin Seven.  The sentiment and pink Bazzill are highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.

It was a no brainer that a set of Twin Seven butterfly stickers would end up in my stash.  While I love all the stickers, the butterflies are really sweet and perfect for a little girl card.  I didn't worry overmuch about coordinating the background papers perfectly with the stickers as I really wanted the butterflies to pop and as long as the colours were not totally out of whack, I figured it would work just fine.  This card ended up being really great.

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

Gisèle

For The Kiddies IV

Hello everyone,

After a couple of boy cards, today's post is for the girls.

The printed paper is Studio Calico Hashtagged layered on a textured yellow Bazzill.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker Happy Birthday stamped in Altenew Coral Berry on Stampin' Up Whisper White and layered on more yellow.  The stickers are Twin Seven.

I had the worst time situation this cool cat stickers.  I knew I was going to use three but it was hard to work it so the heads and tails were placed the right way.  I had hoped to coordinate the cats with the colour rows of the background paper but again, there was that heads and tails issues.  The filler stickers I used are really great.  I especially love the little paw print.

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

Gisèle

For The Kiddies III

Hello everyone,

Today's kiddie card is another great sticker and paper combination.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin' Up Whisper White and Bazzill green.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Tin of Cards stamped in Nick Bantock Chartreuse Leaf on Whisper White.  The stickers are Twin Seven.

I so liked the bright colours and bold stripes of yesterday's robot card I decided to case it for this space card.  These particular primary colours work so very well with the stickers.  I debated making this a vertical card but placing the rocket on an angle just seemed right.  There are a lot of smaller filler stickers in these sets so this sun was perfect to fill the leftover space.  A wonderful result.

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

Gisèle

For The Kiddies II

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another kiddie card.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Bazzill mustard.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Designer Tee stamped in Altenew Desert Night on Whisper White.  The image is a Twin Seven sticker.

This is another super easy card made great by one of the fantastic Twin Seven stickers my neighbor turned me onto.  I love this robot sticker and against this striking stripped paper, it is a fabulous card.  This card couldn't have been any easier to craft and I just love the result.

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

Gisèle

For The Kiddies

Hello everyone,

I thought I'd try a series of kid cards which are always a lot of fun to craft.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a pink, white and green Bazzill.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Tin of Cards stamped in Close To My Heart Sunset on Whisper White and layered on Bazzill blue.  The embellishments are Twin Seven stickers.

My girlfriend turned me on to these stickers from the dollar store and I thought they'd be perfect for some kid cards.  I ended up buying a number of different packages because it was so hard to choose.  These cards are quite simple but really sweet.  I ended up crafting an entire series of cards in a single afternoon and had a great time.

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

Gisèle

Stickered Sweetly

Hello everyone,

This week's posts are a series of Christmas cards commissioned by a girlfriend.

The printed papers are Stampin' Up Snow Festival.  The sentiment is Hero Arts Joy To All stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White.  The sticker is Twin Seven 3-D.

This series of cards uses a kraft card base.  It was quite quick and easy as I was inspired by the printed papers is this designer series.  It's really wonderful when cards come together so easily.  I've had these big and bold stickers in my stash forever and I thought it would be great for these teacher cards.

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

Gisèle