Birthday card for a guy

My grandson happens to be the guy who will be receiving this card.  He has reached his twenties, so no more kiddie or teen cards for him.  I've been wanting to use this new owl stamp.  Thought it  might work okay for this young man. 

 The image (Stampendous stamp CRW209) is heat embossed in copper.  Corners are copper colored stickers.  Happy Birthday stamp is CTMH.  Stitched rectangle die is by Our Daily Bread Designs.

Challenges:

Penny Black and More February Challenge -  Animals, Birds and Butterflies

A Place to Start February Challenge - Masculine 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #376 - AG 

Seize the Birthday Challenge #183 - White Space

 

Turning 6

It is hard to believe that my sweet great granddaughter is turning 6 next week.  But she is.  There's no stopping it.  

Little ones grow up way too fast!

Every year I have been using digital images from Beccy's Quilted Numbers Digital Set for Laila's birthday card.

Here's her card for 2020.

Challenges:

Beccy's Place February Challenge - AG with a Beccy's Place image 

The Paper Girls Challenge #193 - Birthdays 

Digi Choosday Challenge Wk 6 - AG

Arty Divas Challenge #15 - AG 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use 2 or more patterned papers 

Little Red Wagon Challenge #536 - Wild One 

 Happy Birthday, Laila!

 

More Sketch Challenges

The other day I stamped and colored several flower bouquets from the February Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month set.   Realizing I needed to make several cards yesterday, I pulled out those bouquets and scoured the current sketch challenges to help get the job done.  

Here are the results.

For the Poetic Artistry Mojo Monday Sketch #530: 

 

For Freshly Made Sketches #420:

I missed the deadline on this challenge, but I like the layout anyway.

For Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

For the Stick It Down February Sketch:

And, just because I needed one more birthday card, one of my own design: 

Challenges:

Arty Divas Challenge #13 - ATG

Stamping Sensations February Challenge - Feminine 

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge - Floral Frenzy 

Through the Craft Room Door Feb 4th Challenge - AG 

Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - AG 

Artsy Stamps Digital Challenge #9 - Hearts/Flowers

I have one more fancy fold card using the same bouquet stamp, but I'm saving it for the Joyful Stars Close To My Heart Blog Hop on February 9th. 

Sketch Challenge

Today I thought I'd share a birthday card I made for the current sketch at Stella Says Sketch Challenge #803 and features a Bugaboo Stamp called Pig Birthday Present.

 

Additional Challenges:

AAA Birthday Card Challenge Game #10 - Cute 

Double Trouble Challenge #49 - Again and Again (3 blue dots) + Critter (pig)

Catch the Bug February Challenge - AG

The Paper Girls Challenge #193 - Birthdays

QKR Stampede Challenge #383 - AG

Polkadoodles Challenge Wk 5 - AG

 

Catch the Bug Photo Challenge

Bugaboo Stamps has some really cute penguin stamps,  which made it easy to create a card for their current photo inspiration challenge using one of their images.

The penguin image is printed directly on glitter paper.

I'm sorry I couldn't capture the great sparkle in the photo.

Challenges:

Catch the Bug January Photo Inspiration Challenge -

 

As You Like It Challenge - AG 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #491 - All Occasions

Double "D" Challenge - Fun with Balloons

I Love Promarkers Challenge #402 - AG

Ike's World Challenge #128 - "M" is for Male

Digi Chooseday Challenge wk 3 - AG

 

Happy 7th Birthday to Scribbles Designs

Today I am sharing a Penguin themed birthday card made especially for 

the Scribbles Designs 7th Birthday Celebration.

I've used 4 digital images from Scribbles Designs:

 #262 Brrryce Party Hat

#260 Brrrnard Party Hat

# 156 Party Favor 

# 61 Happy Birthday 

I double printed the party hats, fussy cut them and popped them over the hats in the printed image.

The party favors were resized, colored, fussy cut and then inserted into a tiny slit in the penguins' beaks.  The sentiment was also fussy cut and glued to the cardstock on which the penguins were printed.  The cake, candles, and cake plate were all die cut.

Hope you like it!  

 

Birthday Bash at Bugaboo Day 7

This is the last day of the 10th Annual Bugaboo Birthday Bash and they're having a Freebie Friday Photo Challenge.
 Hop over to their blog to pick up this fun freebie.

  Here's the inspiration photo Bugaboo supplied.

(It's not required that you use the freebie to join the challenge, but I just couldn't resist.)

 

Many thanks to Bugaboo for a fun week of challenges.

 

Birthday Bash at Bugaboo Day 6

Today's challenge for the 10th Annual Bugaboo Birthday Bash 

is a color challenge.
Bugaboo generously posted a free digi image a couple days ago and I decided to use it on today's card.

You always finds cats down on the farm. 
Although, they are usually catching the mice.

 

Birthday Bash at Bugaboo Day 1

Here's my entry for the first day of the Bugaboo 10th Annual Birthday Bash.  

The Challenge is to create a farm themed project.

Perhaps I'll get caught up tomorrow.

Birthday Bash at Bugaboo Day 2

I have been so busy making Heart Cards for Cards for Little Hearts that I almost missed Bugaboo's 10th Annual Birthday Bash!

This card follows the Sketch Challenge for Day Two,

with a 90 degree flip of the sketch to the right.

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart January 2020 Blog Hop

Welcome to the January 2020

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects.

There's a new catalog out and  I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot of new CTMH products if you hop along.

I've used a new stamp set, Spruced Up Cardmaking, new paper, Spruced Up, and new Stitched Bracket Thin-cuts

on this double diamond point Birthday Card. 

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Nancy Brown's blog.

Your next stop is Joyce Houck's blog.

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Challenges where I am sharing this card:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #540 - AG

Southern Girls Challenge - AG

Crafty Creations January Challenge #405 - AG

Arty Divas Challenge #12 - AG

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - AG 

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #110 - AG 

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - AG 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #448 - Something New (CTMH design paper, die cut, bird stamp) 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something New  (CTMH design paper, die cut, bird stamp)

Use Your Stuff Challenge #389 - AG

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Try Something New 

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - AG

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - AG

Double Trouble Challenge #45

Thought I'd quickly squeeze in a card for Double Trouble Challenge #45, before I finished my cookie baking.  

Here is a birthday card using a black & white striped border and 3 additional colors.

I no sooner get the last Christmas card made and in the mail when I need to make a pile of birthday cards for the next two weeks!

One down, a bunch to go! 

Challenges: 

Double Trouble Challenge #45 - stripes, black & white + 3 colors, enter  CDC #373/374

Color Dare Challenge #373/374 - black & white & 3 colors 

Allsorts Challenge Week 551/2 - AG

Time to preheat the oven.

 

Another teenager in the family

My grandson, Matthew, turned 13 yesterday.

Right now I have 4 grandsons in their teens.

Having a conversation with any of them is like pulling teeth.

I did get a smile when Matt opened his card.

Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door Last Challenge of 2019 - AG

Crafty Hazelnut's December Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

Scribbles Design Challenge #83 - For the Boys 

Gem of a Challenge Week 24 - AG

The Paper Shelters 9th Birthday Blog Hop - Birthdays/Celebrations 

 

Blog Hop Leftovers

If you check my previous post for the CTMH Joyful Stars Blog Hop, you may notice that the gift cards are held in place by tiny circles, folded in four, one section removed and then glued together.  Consequently, I had a perfectly good piece of patterned paper with four holes in it. 

 I used a few other scraps and CTMH stamps to make a card for one of the December birthdays in my book.  Even the little cups are tiny scraps of paper paper pieced together.

Challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #65 - Happy Birthday 

Papercraft Challenges #50 - Birthday

Make My Monday Challenge #109 - Red, Green and White

613 Avenue Create Challenge #227 - Anything Goes w/ option of Scraps 

Layered Birthday Card

All the new dies everyone is using blow my mind. 

I see a card I like using a new die 

and spend hours trying to find it online.

Here's a card I recently made using a few of the dies in my stash.

 The layered dies are Spellbinders Card Creator A2 Devine Eloquence S5-218.  

The balloon dies are from My Favorite Things.

Patterned papers were a freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine.  

 I covered plain pink and aqua cs scraps with clear glitter film before cutting the balloons.

Challenges:

Scrapy Land Challenge #124 - AG using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells (Spellbinders) 

Southern Girls Challenge - AG 

Dream Valley Challenge #212 - Add a sentiment 

A Gem of a Challenge Week 20 - AG 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #243 - Sparkle 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart October Blog Hop

Welcome to the October

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

I've made two cards using my favorite paper pack from the new catalog, Every Little Thing.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Marie Flayer's blog.

Your next stop is Krista Hershberger's blog.

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Meanwhile, I'm going to enter the following challenges:
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday October Challenge -  Stamp It
Little Red Wagon Challenge #518 - Cut It Out (flower is fussy cut; frame is a cricut cut)
Arty Divas Challenge #6 - ATG
Challenge Up Your Life # 116 - Frames
Crafty Catz Challenge #477 - Anything Goes with Option of ribbon, bow or flower
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of October 8th - AG

Double Trouble Challenge #39

The last week of a 5 week month is a

Free For All at Double Trouble Challenge.

 I decided to use the the current sketch at Mojo Monday, substituting a tag for the circle in the sketch, 

and featuring tons of pink on a girly birthday card.

Stamps are from CTMH

Here are the challenges I am entering:

Double Trouble Challenge #39 - Something, Everything, Anything + pink +  Crafter's Cafe entry

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #228 - Pink + a Tag 

Cards 4 Galz Challenge #106 - Pretty Bows 

Craft Rocket Challenges #64 - Pink 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #361 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Think Pink 

Crafty Hazelnut's October Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes 

Creations in Pink Challenge # 14- Anything Goes in Mainly Pink 

Unicorn Challenge #48 - Pretty in Pink 

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 524 -

 

Double Trouble Challenge #38

This week's DTC is partnered with the Use Your Stuff Challenge.  Consequently, I have included a circle tag and plaid background paper on my brother's birthday card.

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #38 - Something Plaid, Use Your Stuff Tags & Frames Challenge

Use Your Stuff Challenge #375 - Tags and/or Frames

Mojo Monday Sketch #523 -

 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #241 - Autumn Colors

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #329 - Masculine 

The Sisterhood of Crafting Challenge - Embossing

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #199 - Fall Colors

 

 

Dazzling at 90

This is a very special card for a lovely woman 

and one of my Red Hat Delightful Dazzling Dames.

She always has the most marvelous twinkle in her eyes,

and I wanted her card to sparkle, too!

Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #440 - Pile It On

Through the Craft Room Door Week of September 10th - AG 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #44 - Add a Ribbon or Bow 

Craft-Dee Bowz September Challenge - AG 

Make My Monday Challenge #104 - Use Shapes 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #240 - Add pearls or gems

Crafting Happiness Challenge #13 - Birthday

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Happy Birthday

Elmo for a Special 2 year old

Making this card took up the majority of an afternoon.  I saw a similar card on Pinterest, but had to do a lot of improvising.

It is for my BFF's grandson, so he's a special little guy.

 I hope he likes it.

Challenges:

Tales from the Craft Room Challenge #8 - For the Kids 

Make My Monday Challenge #104 - Use shapes on your card 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #198 - Emboss It 

Ellibells's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - Something beginning with B :  Big Bird

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #598 - AG