Today I wanted to share two cards that I made at with my friend and Stampin Up consultant. Trish always creates such wonderful cards using punches. You can check out her blog here. Can you see the same punch in both cards?

With Sympathy...

Sympathy Cards are always a challenge for me, I do like how this one turned out with the grey, black and pink color combo.

Let's Get Negative WT377

Great challenge over at splitcoast called ways to use it, this week it's titled let's get neagative. The challenge was to use punches or dies and use the negative portion (or the part that I usually toss away) I thought how perfect would it be to center the Christmas Tag on a 4x5.25 piece of paper and use the tag for a gift and the negative for this card.

The striped glitter paper is from a making memories 8x8 paper pack that I picked up for 50% off in January.  Feels great to have 4 Christmas cards made in June, instead of my usual rush in December. Now I just need to put these in a spot that I will remember in December.

QFTD114-Dawn

Celebrating Dawn over at Splitcoast for the queen of the day challenge.  I picked her card titles "you make my world happy" as my inspiration. It's been awhile since I picked up my copic markers and colored in an image.  The stamp I used is from Mo Manning titled Jill is TWO. This reminds me so much of my little girl. I've tried numerous times to catch her pout on camera but am unable to capture that moment.

Products used: Yellow Stickles, SU cardstock, DSP Sassafras (nerdy bird, cheery), CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut, SU Jewels and CTMH itty bitty sparkles.
Copics used: V06, V09, BG05, BG07, RV13, RV14, Y38, C3, C5, E00, E21, R20, Y23, E31, E35, BG10, BG000

"Bird"day invitations

Our little munchkin is turning 3! Where or where did the time go??? She is currently into anything that flys! And also into painting. So we are planning a BIRD birthday party for her. We are going to have 9 little ones from the age of 4 to 8months over to paint bird houses, roll pine cones in peanut butter and bird seed and hopefully enjoy these activities outside in our back yard.

here's the invitation that I've made for the guest. I'm hoping to get party decorations in the same colors (purple, teal and bright pink) I'm also going to make thank you notes and a big birthday banner and cupcake toppers for the big day. (I will be post pictures in the near future)

For this invite I used my cuttle bug to emboss the teal (victoria embossing folder), art philosophy CTMH cricut cartridge and matching stamp for the "your invited" part, the bird punch from SU, gems, ribbon.

2TC6 - Birthday

I recently found out about Twisted Tuesday on my friend's blog,  This is my first time playing with a challenge that isn't on Splitcoast. Hope you like the birthday card that I created for this challenge.

Supplies used:
SU Paper, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie Ribbon & Ink
Birthday Chic by Unity Stamps Co.
Spots & Dots Embossing Folder
Spellbinder Label and Scallop Circle
SU Rhinestones

Father's Day

I'm getting a head start on Father's Day cards. My parents won't be around for this special day so I am mailing both Mother and Father cards to them today.

I used a few new items to me on this card. The stampset - Just my type, the embossing folder - stripes and the real red ribbon (in my stash but not used until today)