For The Birthday Girl

Good afternoon everyone. I just finished up a card for my GD who will be 6 tomorrow. The card was inspired by her picture that she titled, If Dinosaurs Came Back, and was entered by her Art teacher in our State Fair in NC. Each school was able to choose one student from grades Kindergarten-through 5th. Amelia's artwork was chosen from her Kindergarten class.

I used SU DSP Dinoroar and chose SU Lovely Lipstick, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, and Pool Party as the coordinating colors. Since I did not have the stamps set or matching dies for this paper, I cut the Palm Tree and Dinosaur with my Cricut.  The outside sentiment is by MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes which I stamped in Old Olive and the inside with the MFT Big Birthday Sentiments also in Old Olive cut with MFT's Stitched Sentiment Strips.

I did decide to make this a shaker card, although it was not my original plan. Although I'm not happy that the red chunky glitter stuck to the front not allowing the sequine mix to show, I'm sure my GD will not mind. The shaker was made using MFT's Rectangle Shaker Window and Frame Die-namic matching Shaker windows. Does anyone know how to prevent the static problem with glitter in a plastic shaker? 

I didn't get this card finished to link to the Seize the Birthday "For the Kids" but I will enter it in the general birthday challenge. 

Have a great Thursday and go do something you LOVE! I have a very messy desk to clean up, so no LOVE on this end! 

Blessings,

Bernie

Happiest of Birthdays to You

Happy Wednesday morning. I just finished up this card for one of my SIL's and will link it over at CASE(E) This Sketch blog.

Inside of Card

I used the SU Sailing Home suite as I have done on several other cards that I have made recently for the men in our family. I really love all the images with matching dies. I used Neenah Solar White 110# for the base with a layer of  SU Night of Navy topped with Balmy Blue which was embossed with SU's Subtle Dynamic embossing folder and cut with one of MFT's Stitched Rectangles. The sentiment is from MFT'S Bitty Birthday Wishes and cut with MFT's Skinny Strip Die-Namics.

The inside was stamped with the sailboat from the SU set and the sentiment is from MFT's Anything-but-Basics Birthday Wishes.

Well, I'm off to work on several more cards for family members who have October birthdays. Enjoy your day and I hope you get to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,

Bernie

Nothing Goes Better With Cake Birthday

HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!

I'm popping in today with I card I finished this afternoon to put into my masculine card folder. I recently bought this Birthday Cake die-namic from MFT and was itching to use it. This is a very simple card using only SU Crumb Cake CS accented with Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, and Bermuda Bay. I felt that the black accents using Jet Black Memento Ink on the sentiment and the companion pieces to the stacked cake gave it a crisp modern look, especially for a man card. I used the MFT' Stitched Rectangles and SU's Stitched Shapes. The sentiment is from MFT's Anything But Basic Birthday Wishes.

 I'm will be linking this over to MFT's Sketch Challenge and Seize the Birthday today. 

That's it for me today. I need to put together a similar card and organize some die cuts. I hope you have a blessed and happy weekend and are able to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,

Bernie

Let's Shell-ebrate Birthday Card

Hi all. I'm here with a children's birthday card that I finished up today to link over at Freshly Made Sketches #405 and Seize the Birthday which had the Toppings as a Geometric Shape. This will be added to my stash of childrens birthday cards.

The products I used were the stamp from MFT Safari Party, the sentiment is from Totally Turtle by Craftin Desert Divas and stamped with GinaK ink. I used the SU card stock, Flirty Flamingo and the patterned paper from Dinoroar. I cut the different squares with my Cricut Explore and used a sentiment strip by MFT. 

I decided to double the squares to give them dimension and also added dimensional squares on the back of the turtles. The turtles were colored with my Prismacolor Pencils using two shades of green, Old Olive and Limepeel.

That's it for tonight. I'm off to finish up supper. Have a wonderful evening and I hope you get to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,

Bernie

Handmade Hugs

Hello All! I hope you're enjoying the weekend. I was able to take some time to finish a card that I will be linking to the Freshly Made Sketches blog.

I still struggle some to make clean cards but I do keep trying and I am enjoying the simplicity of them.


The card base is Neenah 110# Solar white, layered with Neenah Solar White 80# that was embossed with the SU Subtle Dynamics EF. I cut two strips of SU Garden Lane DSP layered and angled. The sentiment is from MFT's Lots of Hugs embossed with WOW white embossing powder on a strip of SU Mossy Meadow.

I looked all over for my MFT vase dynamic to no avail. As I was rummaging through my die cuts I came across an older SU die that with the bottom cut off looked like a vase to me. Creative license to the rescue! This was cut with SU Pear Pizzazz. I filled it with leaves in SU Soft Seafoam/Mossy Meadow and used MFT's Fab Foliage Die-namics. 

That's it from this end. Have a pleasant weekend and I hope you get to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
Bernie

Happy Birthday to You

I'm here today posting a birthday card I made for my oldest GD whose birthday is next week. I really do like this SU Bird Ballard DSP, but unfortunately, I have very few pieces left. This was done with the circles that I had cut out of a 6x12 piece since I don't have the stamp set like I said in a previous post. I'll be linking this over at the As You See It Challenge which asked us a question.

My favorites are definitely Stitched Circles and Rectangles. 

As I said, the paper is SU Bird Ballard DSP, SU Petal Pink CS embossed with the SU Subtles Dynamics EF; the Bird image was cut with the SU Stitched Circle Die and the SU Basic Gray with an older Spellbinders die. I cut a strip of Basic Gray and stamped the sentiment from MFT's Bitty Birthday Wishes which is becoming one of my favorite stamp sets. I stamped it with Versa Mark and used WOW white embossing powder and heat set it. I did add dimensionals to the back of the circle for some height and interest.

That's it for today. I hope you have a great evening and are able to get to do something you LOVE~

Blessings,

Bernie

You Are So Worth Celebrating

I'm back today with a birthday card for my son who will turn 40 next week. He lives in Maine where lighthouses are abundant so the lighthouse image from SU's Sailing Home with matching die seemed appropriate.

This card will be linked over at Seize the Birthday

I used SU Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Mossy Meadow CS for the solid colors and paired it with one of the patterns from SU's Come Sail Away DSP. The number forty was cut from my  CRICUT cut 4x's and glued together to give it dimension.  The lighthouse, compass, and sentiment from MFT Anything - But - Basic - Birthday Wishes, were stamped with SU's Soft Suede ink. Both panels were cut with MFT Stitched Rectangles and the circle is from SU Stitched Shapes.

That will be it for today. I'm off to start dinner and probably do some crafting after that. Have a blessed evening and I hope you get to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
Bernadette

Have a Lovely Birthday

Just checking in today with a birthday card I made for one of my DIL's who celebrating her birthday next week. This card and several others were put together rather quickly.  I already had the birds cut from the DSP and had glued them on the stitched circles laying on my desk for several days. I wanted to finish using them for some needed "stash" cards before I put them away and completely forgot about them!

 This paper is from SU's Bird Ballard DSP and this particular sheet of birds now is all used up.

This card will be linked to the Seize Birthday Blog

The SU Daffodil Delight CS was cut with the MFT Stitch, Scallop Basic Edges 2 and the sentiment is from MFT's LDJ Birthday Greetings. The layers were cut to fit a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card base of Neenah Solar White 110# paper.

That's it for this Friday. I hope you have a blessed and relaxing weekend, and able to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
Bernie

Friends...

Hello all, I had a chance today to finish up a card that I will be linking to FMS401 sketch challenge.

I hadn't used the SU Bird Ballad DSP that I received several months ago. Since I do not have the coordinating stamp set, I decided just to cut the birds with a circle from the SU Stitched Shape Dies and mounted it on a circle from an older die cut set. The stamp is from a retired, I believe, SU set, Garden in Bloom inked with Memento Jet Black Ink. This was cut out with the smaller rectangle from MFT Stitched Rectangles and glued to a strip of SU Pretty Peacock. The base is also Pretty Peacock and the white layer is Neenah Solar White 110# paper that was run through the Big Shot using the SU Subtle Dynamics Embossing Folder. That was it, Easy Peasy!

Have a great evening and a wonderful Monday and as always I hope you get to do something you LOVE this coming week!


Blessings,
Bernie

You are so Kind

Good afternoon. I'm here today posting a card that I will be linking to CAS(E)#338 Sketch challenge and the Flower Challenge.

I needed to add some thank you cards to my stash and decided to use the Poppy stamp and sentiments by GinaK Designs Inspiring Poppies set which were lacking some love.

I heat embossed the flower with WOW Metallic Gold Rich embossing powder, added the sentiment and layered the pieces that I cut with the MFT Stitched Rectangles to a piece of SU Melon Mambo and then to a Neenah Solar white 110# base. I finished it off with SU Noble Peacock Rhinestones. Since I did not have Melon Mambo ink I used Altenews Rubellite Ink Cube to stamp the sentiment.


That's it for today. I need to make a card for one of my sons and some extra masculine birthday cards this coming week. We were blessed to get very little of the effects of Hurricane Dorian here in our neck of NC. Lots of rain and wind, but thankfully no damage. My heart and prayers go out to those poor people in the Bahamas. I can't even imagine that extent of the damage.

Have a great and blessed weekend and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
Bernie

Happy Birthday To You

I'm posting a card today that I just finished up for my oldest sons birthday on Friday. It's hard to believe he will be 50! I still can remember most of the details of that day.

I decided to make another card using the Sailing Home Stamp Set with matching dies and the Come Sail Away DSP.  This will be my go-to choice for all the men in my family for the year.  I'll be posting this over at Seize the Birthday, where the TOPPINGS was to make a square card.  I make very few 5x5 cards, although I do like them it placement and layout was a bit of a challenge.

I stamped and cut the sailboats and the compass with a stitched round die which fit perfectly. On the large sailboat and the wheel, I added dimensionals.


PARTICULARS:

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110# for the base, SU Soft Suede, SU Night of Navy, Come Sail Away DSP
Ink: SU Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Memento Jet Black Ink
Stamp: MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes
Dies: MFT  Stitched Sentiments Strip Die-Namics, SU Stitched Circle Die

That's about it for this evening. I hope you had a wonderful and restful day

 and got to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,

Bernie

With Love From Owl Us

I just finished up a card today that I will be linking over at Freshly Made Sketches and Seize the Birthday Challenges.

This is FMS #400 challenge card and this MFT stamp set came to my mind immediately and so did the SU paper from the Sail Away suite.  I just love Mossy Meadow and would say it's one of my favorite greens.

PARTICULARS:

Stamp Sets: MFT Wild Woodland w/ matching dies, MFT Anything-But-Basic Birthday Wishes, Bitty Birthday Wishes

Ink: SU Mossy Meadow, Memento Jet Black, SU Soft Sky

MFT Die-Namics: Stitched Clouds, Skinny Strips, Grassy Edges

MFT Stencil: Mini Clouds

Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol

Hope you have a wonderful Holiday Weekend. We are laying low since my hubby had Rotator Cuff surgery only 2 weeks ago. ENJOY! And if you are staying at home I hope you get to do something you LOVE!

Blessings
Bernie

Masculine Happy Birthday Wishes

Hello All! Today I am posting a birthday card that I created for my husband. It is my first time using the Sailing Home Stamp Set with matching dies and the Come Sail Away DSP. I had fallen in love with this set and the matching paper but found my self stumped trying to create a card. I perused Pinterest and gathered some ideas and just plowed through trying to create my own take on others designs.

After taking quite a bit of time with this card I realized I put the side panel with the ropes different then what I intended. I wanted the blue rope design on the outside edge, blah! Oh well, I just need to live with it. I'm almost sure my sweet husband will not even notice ;}

I used SU Night of Navy ink for the Lighthouse and Birds, SU Soft Suede, Night of  Navy, and Crumb Cake. The sentiment is from an older retired stamp: "Petite Pairs". I used dimensional on the Lighthouse.

Congratulations!

Today I finished up a card for one of my younger daughters and her husband. They just sold their home, bought an RV that they will be living in until they build a home on their recently purchased 5 acres. It will be quite an adventure for them and their 3 children. 

This card is to congratulate them on their new NEST, the RV, that will be their home for at least a year. I haven't used these dies in quite a while but thought the birdhouse would be perfect.

I will be entering it in the current ColorThrowdown challenge. The colors at first stumped me, but thinking it through and pulling out different shades of SU colors helped make the process a little easier. 

PARTICULARS:

MFT Die-Namics: Stitched Sentiments Strips, Stitched Rectangle Frames, Birds of a Feather

SU Paper: Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce, Highland Heather, Bermuda Bay

Stamp: SU Something to Say

MFT Stencil: Colored the Mini Cloud Edges with Pool Party ink 

Ink: GinaK  Black Amalgam 

That's it for this evening. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday and are able to do something you LOVE!

Blessings, 

Bernie

Congrats

Hello all. I'm posting a card today to link up to Freshly Made Sketches and a new site for me, The Flower Challenge #35.

The FMS sketches are great, but keeping them cleaned-lined and fresh sometimes is a challenge for me, but this card was created fairly quick. I must have had my mojo on yesterday.

I needed a card for my neighbor who is moving to a new house and she loves flowers. Hence, a card to congratulate her on her new home. The Flower Challenge blog calls for the floral to be the main feature, which I believe this card does.

PARTICULARS:

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#, SU  Powder Pink, Berry Burst
Stamps: Altenew Garden Treasures, SU Simply Wonderful (SAB)
Ink: Memento Jet Black, Altenew Pink Diamond, Pinklicious, Fresh Leaf / Forest Glade Fresh Asparagus GinaK
Die-cut: SU  Oval Stitched Die

I hope you have a wonderful day and are able to do something you LOVE!

Blessings, Bernie

Butterfly Note Card

Hello all. Just popping in today with a Birthday Card which is a grouping of 4 note cards that I'm giving to my neighbor as a going away gift. I just used up almost the last piece of this pretty DSP that was available through SU's Sale-A-Bration promo. I do have some other patterns left, but not much. I received my inspiration from a gal on Pinterest but didn't use ribbon or a more recent Butterfly Stamp as she had. I will be linking this over at Seize the Birthday adding to my other 2 cards there.

PARTICULARS:
Paper: SU Botanical Butterfly, SU Balmy Blue, SU Black
Stamps: Papillon Potpourri w/ matching Punch (ret.), GinaK Wreath Builder sentiment
Ink: Memento Jet Black, GinaK Fine embossing powder used on the butterfly
Scallop Punch and Circle Punch by SU (ret.)
Size: 4 1/4x5 1/2

That's it for today. Have a good evening and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings, Bernie



The other cards that I made to add along with this note card:

Belated Birthday

Today I'm revisiting and redoing a card design that I entered into a blog challenge yesterday. I stepped this one up a little and I'm much happier with the outcome. Although it is a belated birthday card, I will be entering into the Seize the Birthday challenge.

PARTICULARS:

Stamp: MFT Wild Woodland with matching dies
MFT Grassy Edges
Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol
Ink: GinaK Amalgam Black
SU Balmy Blue, SU Mossy Meadow
Neenah Solar White 110# for base
SU SubtleFolder

That's it for tonight. It's been a busy day and I still need to clean up my crafting area. I hope you have a blessed Monday and are going to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
Bernie

Aww Nuts

I am back today with a belated birthday I created this afternoon. I have decided to play along with the CAS(E) #335 sketch of the week that was a quick and easy card to put together.

After a conversation I had with my cousin in FL yesterday, I realized that I had forgotten her birthday.  So off to my crafting space I went today. I know she will chuckle when she opens it. There nothing like putting a smile on someones face with a handmade card.

PARTICULARS:

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#, SU Mossy Meadow, Neenah Solar White 80#
Ink: GinaK Black Amalgam Ink, Memento Jet Black Ink
Prismacolor Pencils/Gamsol
MFT  Wild Woodland w/ matching Die-Namics
MFT Grassy Edges Die-Namics
SU Ink: Soft Sky, Pool Party for blended background

Have a wonderful evening, enjoy your weekend, and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
Bernie

Butterfly Happy Birthday

Hi All! I hope your day is going well and you will be enjoying the upcoming weekend. I worked on a birthday card yesterday finishing it up today. It will be sent to my cousin in Texas who will be 80 at the end of the month. She has been a perpetual "21" for years and the inside sentiment fits her to a tea!

I will be linking this card over at Seize the Birthday today since their "Toppings" is Butterflies. You should "fly over to see the wonderful cards other card crafters have posted."

I hope you get to do something you LOVE this weekend! I'm off to make a couple of New Home cards and a Belated Birthday. We'll see how that goes...

Blessings, Bernie

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Particulars:

Paper: SU Petal Pink

Blackberry Bliss

SU Perennial Essence DSP

Neenah Solar White 110# for base

Ink: Memento Black

Versamark

WOW White embossing powder

Stamp: SU Butterfly Basics

Die: SU Butterflies Thinlets

It's Your Birthday

Today is just a quick posting of a card  I made for my granddaughters 12th. Birthday. I hadn't made a one layer shaker card before and it turned out to be simple to create and they are easily mailed.

Linked to CAS(E) this Sketch #334

Products Used:

SU Pink Pirouette Card Stock for the card base, Neenah Solar White 110# for the 2nd. layer, SU Glitter Paper
MFT Stitched Rectangles, Itty Bitty Greetings, Celebrate Die Cut, Skinny Strips Die-Namics
Black Memento Ink

That's it for today. I'm off to do some errands and getting ready for my husband having Rotator Cuff surgery tomorrow morning. Have a blessed day and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings, Bernie

Birthday Blessings

Just a quick stop by today. I've been in the process of making some more birthday cards and decided to link this one over at Seize the Birthday with the Topping of flowers.

I pulled out my Gardenia Build a Flower by Altenew to continue to work with it to become more proficient with the layering options. I did only use two-layer stamps for the flower and the leaf, but I am happy that I was able to have it turn out well.  Practice, Practice, Practice!

PARTICULARS:

Altenew Build a Flower, Gardenia

MFT Bitty Sentiments

MFT Rectangle Double Frame

MFT Skinny Strips

SU Pear Pizzazz CS, SU Garden Lane DSP, Neenah Solar White 110#

That's it for today. I hope you have a blessed day and are able to go do something you LOVE!

Blessings, Bernie

Sending Lots of Kisses and Hugs

I'm back today to post a card that I created for 2 grandsons who live out of town. I have made cards for my granddaughters who live out of state but needed something boyish.

I saw  CAS(E) Sketch #332  challenge and thought this would be a good sketch to follow for these cards.

PARTICULARS:

Stamps: MFT Wild Woodland, MFT Filled With Joy
Paper: SU Dinoroar, SU Mango Melody
MFT Stitched Rectangles
SU Thinlets Circle Card Kisses and Hugs die
Prismacolor Pencils / Gamsol
Neenah Solar White 110# for the base of the card

That's it for today. I'm off to have a procedure done today and hopefully be able to create more cards when I get back.  

Blessings,
Bernie

Sending Hugs

I'm back again today for some cards that I made for my long-distance grandchildren. I've been wanting to do this for quite a while, but just keep putting it off. Now that I decided to send
Hand made Kindness my GC are in the "mix".

Stamp and Die by MFT
"Cute Critters"

The other MFT products used are "All Occasion Sentiments", Stitched Clouds, and Grassy Edges Die.

Have a great day and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings,

Bernie

Hello

Hi all. I'm finally back today creating some cards. I've been busy sorting, purging, and organizing my craft goodies. Unfortunately, I haven't finished yet but decided to take a break these past few days to unwind. Today I'm playing along with FMS398.

The stamp set and dies that I used on this card are by Altenew, "Garden Treasures".

Recently I decided to be more intentional about sending cards I've made, not only for my families special days but to some dear friends that need to know I am thinking of them on a regular basis. I have been following Jennifer McGuire for over a year now and she talks about sharing Handmade Kindness through the cards that we make. Brilliant! Now I need to add some to my stash.

Have a wonderful evening and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings,

BernieB

Hello

Just popping in tonight to link a card that I created to link over at CAS(E) this Sketch! I just had received 2 new stamp sets from MFT and was anxious to make a card. I needed some "keeping in touch" cards, and the MFT Well, Hello filled the bill. Although the stamp had a very pretty Hello, I did not order the die-cut for from this set since I had several different ones. I plan on using the Hello sentiment just stamped on a future card.

Products Used:

SU Woven Threads DSP, SU Rocco Rose, SU Seaside Spray, Neenah Solar White 1110# CS for the base of the card

MFT Well, Hello stamp set, MFTStitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics

SU Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies

Well, I'm off to clean up my messy craft space, have a cup of herbal tea, and read a few more chapters in a new book I started several days ago. Have a great remainder of the evening and maybe you'll be able to do something you LOVE before heading to bed this evening.

Blessings,

BJ

Sending Wishes Your Way

Hi All. I just finished up this birthday card without Toppings that I will be linking over at Seize the Birthday 

I recently subscribed to Altenews Build-A-Flower monthly stamp set and have been working diligently at learning how to use the layering flowers and leaves on this beautiful Snapdragon. It had taken me some time to line up the flower to stamp correctly, but I have succeeded. The extra leaves at the top and lining the diecut to cut out the image has been a bit of a problem but hopefully, as I  continue to use this set it will get easier.

Products Used:

Altenew Build-A-Flower - Snapdragon set/w dies
SU Purple Posey, Woven Threads DSP
SU Subtle Dynamics EF
SU Noble Peacock Rhinestones
Altenew Ink Cubes, Enchanted Garden
SU Butterfly Basics Stamp Set
SU Stitched Shapes Framelits

Have a great rest of your day and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
BJ