You're How Old?

 

I have been working on several cards this week, but just finished this particular one yesterday. I selected to post one that I am sending to my 14-year-old Granddaughter whose birthday is this week. It's hard to believe she is 14 thus the sentiment on the card. Using the CAS C&S sketch challenge for this week helped me quickly put this one together. The harder part was deciding on colours. I knew I wanted to use MFT Sensational Stitched Blooms and had to find what floral dies in the set would allow me to use 4 in a row as the sketch showed. I keep it monochromatic using SU Gingham Gala 6x6 DSP and Grapefruit  Grove CS which matched the gingham paper. The sentiment is by MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes stamped in Versafine Black ink. The black dots are from SU.

This will be all for today. We have family coming over for dinner and I still have to clean up a very messy craft desk!

Have a blessed week!

Blessings, Bernadette

Tweeting You a Sweet Hello

Here is another card I finished up yesterday. I have had this set by MFT, Cute Critters for over a month and have played with it some.  I created this card for my new grandson with some of the images that are included in the set.

I had been wanting to use the sweet little bird and the birdhouse from the same set, so I set about creating a card using them. I really like the way it came together. I hope who I am sending it to will enjoy it as much as I did making it.

PARTICULARS

Neenah Solar White 100# paper, SU Gingham Gala DSP, SU Grapefruit Grove, SU Shaded Spruce for the leaves, SU Soft Suede
Prismacolor Pencils
GinaK Amalgam Black Ink
MFT Cute Critters
MFT Stitched Rectangles, SU Stitched Shapes Framelits
Subtles Dynamics EF

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

Blessings,
BernieB

Happy Birthday to You

Today I'm posting this card that I made my GD for her 4th. birthday. This sweet stamp is from MFT Pure Innocence line. This is the 3rd. stamp from this line and just let me say, I'm in love!

Linked to Seize the Birthday Challenge

The challenge is always birthdays but it also includes a "TOPPINGS" option that you may or may not use. Since this was the stamp I planned to use for my GD'S birthday it filled both. Love when that happens.

PARTICULARS:
Neenah Solar White 110# paper, SU Gingham Gala DSP, SU Lemon Lime Twist CS
MFT Happy Birthday to You stamp with the sentiment from the same set (PI)
SU Subtle Dynamics Embossing Folder
Wink of Stella on the stamped bow through the middle of the box
Prismacolor Pencils
Black Fine Embossing Powder by Gina K (used on the sentiment)
SU Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots

That is it for this post. I have another card to post for the challenge and will include it shortly. Have a blessed and great weekend, AND go do something you LOVE!

Blessings, 
Bernie B

Congratulations!

I created this card several weeks ago for a friend who just moved. I'm so happy that I had the house from You Brighten My Day with the matching punch for this card also. I did use the  SU Subtle Dynamic Textured Embossing folder on the gray panel and just embossed the house which was cut from SU Balmy Blue CS. The congratulations are from a very old SU stamp set with matching framelit but it is layered on an MFT Stitched Sentiments Strips Die-Namics.

On the house gift set, I used Gingham Gala panels on Neenah White 80# CS and ran the panels through my Big Shot using MFT Stitched Rectangle Stax. I used the Vibrant Vases by SU and used with the coordinating punch. I punched each one from SU CS which matched the gingham papers. They were finished off with various sentiments from Gina K and SU. I colored the flowers with my Prismacolor Pencils and added SU Pearls along the top edge.

House Gift Set

That's about it for today. Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you get to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
BernieB

Butterfly Kisses Happy Birthday and an Oops!

I posted this card yesterday and forgot to link it over a Seize the Birthday I guess I was in too much of a hurry! So why not mosey on over there and take a look at what very talented ladies have posted.

The posting today is a Birthday Card that I made for my 4-year-old GD. I just love the Pure Innocence stamps with matching die-namics sold over at MFT. This sweet little butterfly girl stole my heart when I first saw her.

I colored the image using my Prismacolor Pencils and used Gamsol to blend and smooth out the colors. The papers are from SU the Gingham Gala Collection and Lemon Lime Twist, so are the flower sequins. The wings were brushed with Wink of Stella. I decided to use a Mini Wooble Spring from Taylored Expressions to add a little fun to the sweet butterfly. Hopefully, she will enjoy it.

That's it for today. Have a wonderful Thursday and I hope you can get to do something you LOVE!

Blessings,
BernieB

Congrats

I recently made this card to give to my son and his family who just bought a new home here in the area. I called on an old SU Stamp, You Brighten My Day which was a Sale-A-bration free stamp set with a matching punch. The SU paper Gingham Gala, one of my favorite papers, by the way, was framed with the MFT Stitched Rectangle Frames die-namics and the Congrats die-namics.

The houses and the flag were stamped then embossed with white embossing powder which really made them pop on the pastel checked background. The base of the card is Neenah Solar White 110#, SU Balmy Blue and Blueberry Bushell were used for the houses.

Have a great day today and go do something you LOVE!

Blessings,

BernieB

Dance & Twrirl, Birthday Girl

I'll be linking this card over at Seize the Birthday

I just finished up this card today for one of my granddaughters who will be 4 on Saturday. This is the first time I have used Pure Innocence stamps, although I love them. I have hesitated to purchase them because of fear of coloring them. Well, just let me say after today coloring them, I am in LOVE!

I've been slowly through the years learning how to color with my beloved Prismacolor pencils. I'm embarrassed to say how long I've been on the low end of the learning curve. Today I just plowed ahead, chose my colors, took out my Gamsol and just went to it. I feel it came out fairly decent knowing I need more instruction and practice.

Inside of card

The Particulars:
MFT Stamp with sentiments and matching die-namics - Tu-Tu Sweet, MST Double Stitched Dinamic, SU Highland Heather, Gingham Gala, White Snow Embossing Powder, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, SU Pearls, SU Dimensionals **My inspiration for this card is from Simply By Design**