Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Birthdays Three (or is that four?)

Hi again,

My good friends have 3 birthdays in 3 days, four if you count Wes' twin sister Annette (and Netty, you certainly do count). They are having a party on the 15th May, so thought I'd better get cracking on some cards. I saw these cute kids cards on Andrea Walford's blog. She is a wonderful resource. I have been hangin' to use my new 'Lots of Bots' stamp set, it is so cute. I didn't get the 'Pony Party' set so went with 'Crazy for Cupcakes' for Livi. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out (best thing about CASEing, they usually turn out ok)!

Ethan's Card:




Livi's card:



Now Wes is into gardening and making their house look nice, so I thought I'd use the (now retired) SAB set 'Good Neighbours'. As usual, I CASEd the card, coming across the original here on the ever useful Splitcoast. I figured that a ribbon & bow weren't very 'manly' so I used a strip of DSP and one of the new pieces from the 'Soho Designer Hardware'. Very easy to apply using the 'Crop-a-dile'. i do wish I'd left off the sponging, it seemed like a good idea at the time.



Well, I've also made a 'Get Well' & a 'Thinking of You' card, and still need to do Mother's Day' and two more birthdays. Phew. It is fun to be making cards for people though. While I love doing challenges, it is nice to actually plan a card with a particular person in mind.

Catch you soon with more cards,
Cheers,
Fi x

Recipes:
Card 1:
Paper: Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White CS, Sweet Pea DSP (USA only)
Stamps: Lots of Bots, On Your Birthday
Ink: Basic Black, Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie, Marker Pens, Encore Silver
Accessories: On Board chipboard, Crystal Effects, Mini Glue Dots

Card 2:
Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White CS, Sweet Pea DSP (USA only)
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, I {heart} Hearts
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Marker Pens
Accessories: Rose Red Ribbon, On Board chipboard, Pink Supernova Glitter, Tombow Glue Pen, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sprinkles (non-SU)

Card 3:
Paper: Taken with Teal, Kraft, Whisper White CS, Sweet Pea DSP (USA only)
Stamps: Good Neighbours, On Your Birthday
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Old Olive & Pumpkin Pie Marker Pens
Accessories: Designer hardware (Soho), Dimensionals

3 comments:

Lee-Anne said...

Fi, I am so jealous. I am loving that paper, it is so cute. And these cards are amazing, I love that you are having fun creating. You are so good making all these cards in advance. It really is great creating with a purpose and doesn't it feel so good to either send out a handmade card or hand one to a friend.

Wonderful work, can't wait to see more.

Love
Lee-Anne
xox

Andrea L - EnchantINK said...

These were really fun cards, Fiona! Just so adorable! And ... I agree the button and DSP was a great choice! Hugs, Andrea xxx

Kylie said...

Super cute cards, Fiona! So fun and love your designs on all three!

Hugs,
Kylie X

 
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