Yummy Goodies in the Mail and a Happy Birthday Card for a Cool Chick!

Good morning!  And there are quite a few reasons why it is good:  my family is healthy, the sun is shining, the temperature is in the double digits, snow is not falling, dinner is in the slow cooker, a Paul Simon CD is playing, the house is clean (but a tad messy!), three loads of laundry are done and, last but not least, my husband returned home safely from his business trip last night.  Lots to be happy about today! 

I must also mention that I received an incredible package full of yummy, yummy goodies from the lovely and kind Stephanie from Always Crafting.  I was lucky enough to win an i-rock giveaway on her blog and not only did Stephanie send me an i-rock, but she included some i-rock jewels, some pretty handmade stick pins, an adorable card and a bag (beautifully packaged, I must say!) full of paper flowers she made herself.  They're so fabulous and the colors are just gorgeous!  She posted similar flowers on her blog not too long ago here.  Hey, I just realized that the stick pins she posted are the same ones she sent to me!!  Sneaky, sneaky, Stephanie!  I had no idea!  You'll be seeing these goodies on future creations...if I can bear to part with them!!  Thanks Stephanie, I LOVE everything!!

Today I'm posting a shaped card that I made for one of my niece's birthdays.  The chick and the birthday hat are from Simply Charmed (such a fun cartridge!) and the computer-generated sentiment is printed on two tags from Birthday Bash that I welded together.  I had quite a bit of fun making this card.  I embossed the chick with the D'vine Swirls folder (a personal favorite!) and tried to really do up the hat.  I made the fringe from textured green cardstock and added Martha Stewart micro beads to the band.  A circle of matching green felt made a fun topper.  A bit of black stitching and I have a hat worthy of a cool chick!  



Recipe

Chick from Simply Charmed; welded to make a shaped card; cut all layers and shadow

Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder

Birthday hat from Simply Charmed

Birthday banner from Birthday Bash; welded two tags together & hid holes to form the banner

Patterned paper from Basic Grey Gypsy 6x6 paper pad

Green textured cardstock - DCWV

All other cardstock - Recollections

Martha Stewart micro beads

Green felt from stash

Googly eyes

Computer-generated sentiment

Black Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling

EK Success dimensionals to pop up banner

I'm entering this card into three challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion: Challenge #1- Kid's Birthday - Create a card, layout or project with a kid's birthday theme.

Scrappy Moms Stamps: Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Simply Charmed - Create a project using the Cricut Simply Charmed cartridge.

Two Scraptastic Gals: Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #5 - Country Life - Make a project using the Cricut Country Life cartridge, the cartridge chosen this week by the blog's followers.  If you don't have Country Life, use a similar cut from a different cartridge.  I don't have Country Life, but I did notice that it has a chicken and the word art 'Cool Chick'.  I used the chick from Simply Charmed and incorporated 'Cool Chick' into the sentiment on my card.  :-)

Enjoy the day!

~Sharon C.

Chomping Critter-Shaped Valentine's Day Card

Another Valentine's Day card for one of my children...only one more to go!!  This one is for my 9 yr-old middle son Stephen, who we affectionately call Stephen Beaven or Beav.  (His football teammates call him "Stevie Nightmare", but that's a story for another day!)  What better to make for the Beav than a beaver-shaped card from Create A Critter!

With my Gypsy, I welded the log from Create A Critter to the bottom of the beaver so it appears that the little guy is sitting on it. I then duplicated that shape, flipped it and welded those two pieces together at the top of the head to make the shaped card. I also welded 'I *heart* U' to the top layer of the log...hoping to make it look like the toothy animal had cut the phrase himself. Oh, and I popped up a felt heart in his paws...need a pink heart on there somewhere for Valentine's Day!

Recipe

Beaver & log - welded and cut with my Gypsy to make a shaped card; cut all layers

Cardstock - Recollections; Recollections Kraft

Patterned paper - scrap from my stash

Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder on belly

Brown Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling

White Gelly Roll pen for stitching/doodling

Pink felt heart from local dollar store

EK Success dimensionals

"Happy Valentine's Day" stamp from Michael's dollar bin (sentiment inside card)

I'm sure Stephen will enjoy my card.  He's very crafty and creative.  Just today, he asked me if he could start his own scrapbook to keep his sports pictures.  I'm very excited to have a new scrapping buddy!  :-)



I'm entering this card into two challenges:

More Than Favors: Wacky Wednesday #23: Color Challenge - Create any project using the colors brown, green and pink.

Two Scraptastic Gals: Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #3 - Create A Critter - Make a project with Create A Critter, the cartridge chosen for this week by the blog's followers.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

~Sharon C.