Happy Birthday and a twist on a card

by | Jul 22, 2011 | Cards, Family, Stamping

Today my middle son, Evan, turned three.  It’s hard for me to believe that he is three!  We have a tradition of making each child “rainbow pancakes” for breakfast on their birthday.  We put a candle in the pancakes and sing happy birthday to them.  The boys really look forward to this tradition, in fact as soon as Evan woke up this morning he was asking for his pancakes.  So here he is blowing out his birthday candle.

This is his birthday card.  I used the fabulous new Pennant Parade stamp set and the coordinating punch from the 2011-2012 Catalog.  I am just loving this stamp set!  I decided to try making a twisted easel card.  I am really happy with how it turned out and it wasn’t too complicated to make at all!  Isn’t it just adorable?!  The cute button on the inside holds the card front in place and props it up.  What a fun card for a special three-year-old!  Happy Birthday Evan!!

Order the Stampin’ Supplies:

Stamps: Word Play (W#120308, C#120651), Pennant Parade (W#122740, C#122742)

Ink: Wild Wasabi (#109014), Tangerine Tango (111834), So Saffron (#105213)

Paper: Wild Wasabi (#108641), Whisper White (#100730), So Saffron (#105118), Chocolate Chip (#102128), Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper (#124339)

Accessories: Curly Label Punch (119851), Petite pennants Builder Punch (#122361),Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon (#124142), Dimensionals (#104430), Designer Buttons Brights (#119747), Linen Thread (#104199), Dazzling Diamonds (#102023), 2-way Glue Pen (#100425), SNAIL Adhesive (#104332), Paper Snips (#103579)

Happy Stamping!

Kristin

Spring Break

by | Apr 19, 2011 | Cards, Family, Stamping


Hello!  Sorry I have been MIA for the last week.  My oldest son has spring break this week and we took a mini vacation up to my Mom’s house.  It was a much needed change of scenery!  This is a picture from our trip.  We decided to take the boys to Green Bay on Saturday and we stopped to eat at Titletown.  The weather wasn’t very nice but I made the boys pose for a quick picture in front of the Packer anyways.  Memories, right?!

Here is a quick card for you.  You may notice a sneak peek from the new Summer Mini Catalog that you can order from starting May 1st!  I am in love with just about everything in this catalog and I know you will be too!  If you are on my current customer list you should be receiving your copy in the mail soon.  If you don’t get one and want to, just send me a quick e-mail  I would be happy to send one to you in the mail for free!  The card uses the new Sail Away stamp set from the Summer Mini.  I used the watercolor technique with a blender pen to achieve the washed out look.  I always struggle to come up with good “man” cards but I think this one fits the bill!

Order the Stampin’ Supplies:

Stamps: Sail Away- available May 1st (#123013)

Ink: Early Espresso (#119670), Marina Mist (#119668)

Paper: Real Red (102482), Early Espresso (#119686), Crumb Cake (#120967), Very Vanilla (#101650)

Accessories: Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (#119768), Linen Thread (#104199), Sponges (#101610), SNAIL Adhesive (#104332), Cutter Kit (#106958), Paper Snips (#103579)

Thanks for looking!

Kristin