Sporty Congratulations

Hello everyone,

Today's card is for a friend of my daughter who just graduated from University with a sports management program.

The card base is Stampin' Up Smoky Slate.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Double Take stamped on a white of unknown origin with Altenew Forest Glades and Silver Stones.  The sentiment panel is layered on more white and a green of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Paper House 3D stickers, Recollections stickers, Karen Foster Design stickers, and ATD (Momenta) Metallic stickers.

This is a fantastic sporty congratulations card!  I chose really neutral colours so the stickers would be the primary focus.  I include all different types of sports stickers because I wasn't aware of his interest in any single sport.  I think it turned out particularly well.

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

Gisèle

Robots And Phasers

Hello everyone,

Today's birthday card is another fun boy-themed card.

The printed paper is Carta Bella Toy Box layered on blue of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Delightful Dozen stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more blue.  The images are atd Boys Will Be Boys stickers.

This card is for the eight year old brother of yesterday's card and I just love it!  I found this Carta Bella pad in the sale bin and it found my way into my basket because it was just too perfect for boys cards.  I think the 'phasers' are the perfect background for this robot and gear embellishments.  The sentiment is a lot of fun too!  I really hope he likes it!

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

Gisèle

Blast of Bots

Hello everyone,

Today's card is just awesome!

The printed papers are Kaisercraft "Blast Off" Planet.  The sentiment is Stampendous Graceful Birthday stamped in Close To My Heart Tulip on Stampin' Up Whisper White.  The embellishments are atd Boys Will Be Boys stickers.

This is another one of those cards I wish I could keep!  I love this paper!  When I saw it in the boxes of donated supplies, I was pretty sure I could match it up with these stickers but I didn't realize just how well it would work.  With the busy background paper and the large sticker, I really kept this card simple.  I didn't want to be overwhelmed by too much 'stuff' or a more intricate layout.

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

Gisèle

Happy Dragon Day

Hello everyone,

I'm having a ton of fun with boy cards.  I'm going through my small stash of stickers and finding some real gems.

The paper is BasicGrey June Bug.  The sentiment is Stampendous Retro Happy Birthday stamped in Stampin' Up Night of Navy on Whisper White.  The embellishments are EK Success Dragons and atd Bubbles and Bling stickers.

This is another wonderful boy card that was as easy as yesterdays card.  You can't tell from the photo but there are scales on the dragon that mimic the lines on this sheet of BasicGrey.  I love it when things work that way.

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

Gisèle

For The Boys

Hello everyone,

I've finished with the glitter projects!  It's time to clean up and move on to other projects.  I've no commissions at the moment so I looked through the stash to see what cards needed replenishing and found not a single juvenile card.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on textured Bazzill and Recollections.  The sentiment is Close To My Heart Happy Birthday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Stampin' Up Very Vanilla.  The embellishment is an atd Boys Will Be Boys sticker.

Next to masculine cards, kids cards can be a bit of a challenge, especially if you don't have any young kids.  I don't have a lot of young ones in my circle at the moment, but I like to keep a few kid cards in the stash, just in case.  Instead of investing in kiddie specific rubber stamps, I look to kiddie specific stickers.  These aliens are wonderful and really make for a great kid card.  The printed paper was gifted to me by a friend and couldn't work any better for this quick and easy card.

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

Gisèle

Baby, Baby, Baby

Hello everyone,

One of my best friends recently had a baby boy.  I'm so excited for her!

The printed paper is DCWV Nana's Kids layered on Stampin' Up Real Red.  The bottom layer is Recollections textured with Sizzix Birthday Surprise layered on more Recollections.  The sentiment is American Crafts Baby stamped in Real Red on Whisper White and layered on more Real Red.  The embellishments are atd Genuine Bubbles & Bling stickers.

Isn't this a great boy card!  The photo doesn't do it justice!  I thought about picking up some airplane stickers but when I found these stars in my stash, I had a theme to work with and the cards came together beautifully.

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

Gisèle

Rock Star IV

Hello everyone,

Don't fret, you are at the I SPI blog. Today I'm posting card four in the Rock Star series I'm crafting.

The background paper is DCWV Rockstar Mat Stack layered on gold paper of unknown origin and Stampin' Up Basic Black. The image is DCWV Rockstar rub on stickers affixed to Whisper White and layered on Basic Black. The stars are atd Metallics stickers.

This card is all about the skulls. What can I say, this is not any kind of normal card for me but I think it turned out OK. Of the entire rock star series, this is my daughter's favourite. Shiny, gold skulls, who knew?

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

Gisèle