Sweet Sunday Challenge #51 - Birthday card for nephew

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I came across this blog this afternoon while 'surfing' and decided to join the challenge. I needed to make a birthday card for my nephew Tom whose b'day is in another week, and the sketch gave me the much-needed inspiration.
Supplies:
SU Blue Bayou paper
Scraps of patterned paper
Stamps- Close to My Heart "Off Road" D1151
Spellbinders Rectangle nesties
Watercolour pencils,ribbon, brads.
Crystal Lacquer on the helmet for dimension





Sharon
Jan 10/10

Mojo Monday #120, Jan. 4th - Baby Card

My first Mojo Monday challenge, click on title to go to M M blog. As soon as I saw the challenge, I knew which stamp to use. I decided to make a baby card for a friend's son and wife who just had their first child - a little boy, Logan Elias, seven pounds, born on New Year's Day,2010. Congrats Geoffrey and Tanya!
Inside the card, the verse reads "Tiny yawns, and sleepy sighs, nursery rhymes and lullabies".
Supplies:
Moon & Bear Stamp -Great Impressions E555
Verse - Great Impressions C373
Paper - Sandy Lion, SU prints, and SU Barely Banana
Stickles Gold on the stars, Brads,ribbon
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Circle & Scalloped Nesties
EK Success Scalloped Scallop border punch

Multi-fold Birthday Card

This is a multi-fold card I made last week for a friend's birthday. When you untie the ribbon, the brayered image flap comes up, the pink layer folds back to the left to reveal the verse on the bottom side of the small image layer, which is adhesived (is that a word???) to the green layer. It would make more sense if you could see the inside of the card, but I forgot to take a pic of the inside in my hurry to get the card in the mail so it wouldn't be too late.
I recently got a new EK Success scallopped scallop punch which I used on the bottom edges. I think it's pretty! Also used was the Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug folder on the patterned paper.

Sharon
Jan.5/10

My Christmas Dog

My daughter was home visiting the week before Christmas and we were going through the Christmas decorations. My dog Penny was curious, sniffing out everything, and Julie very spontaneously decided to decorate her with some garland. I ran and grabbed the camera thinking Penny would shake it off any minute. It was so funny, she just sat there as if to say "What I have to do for my big sis!" LOL.

Anyone out there know how to change dog's eyes that turn yellow with the glare of the flash????? Red-eye reduction on the camera's edit system doesn't do anything at all.

Sharon
Dec. 30/09

Christmas Cards, late posting pics

These are two cards I made before christmas but didn't get around to posting the pics on my blog with the busy holiday season.

I received some vintage images from a friend on Cropstop.com and fell in love with this little girl. My sister really likes old fashioned images so I made this card especially for her. She was very pleased with it! I used some Stickles to add dimension to the snow and snowflakes around her head. I made this card late at night - must stop doing this 'cuz the lighting is not great at 3:00 am! The pic is mounted a bit off centre the white layer. I just know someone out there will notice this even if I didn't mention it. LOL!


The other card is for a "secret swap", so I'm not going to write too much about it, except to say there is white fun flock on the "fur" parts of her hat, dress, and dog's hat; Stickles for her earrings, bracelet,star ornament, and dog collar; and the image is coloured with Copics.

Sharon
Dec. 30/09

Butterfly Birthday card

This card was made back in late November, but I'm just getting around to posting it. Vellum Butterfly is a Spellbinders die which I covered with Stickles glitter, and two black rhinestone gems for dimension. I embossed the background paper (SU) and cream layer with the Stylized Flowers folder. On the cream layer, I rubbed Interference Green Pearl Ex over the embossing to highlight it; however, once it was done, the colour is a little "off" from the other olive tones. Sometimes a good idea doesn't work out....sigh!

Sharon
Dec.14/09

New Sizzix Bird die

These cards were made with a new bird die from a Sizzix Sizzlets set of three called "Seasons Greetings" #656286. The set also includes the verse seasons's greetings, and a leafy sprig with flowers (can be made to look like christmas or spring flowers). I think I will find this set very versatile!

The first card uses white Bazzill and SU silver paper layers, and a glittery background paper. The bird is cut on silver paper and covered with white Doodlebug sugar coating glitter. For the bird's wing, I first embossed the white paper with the Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy embossing folder. Then,I positioned the die over part of the embossing to look like layered feathers. The scalloped border is a punch from EK Success. The letters for the word PEACE are cut with Cuttlebug alpha dies which I also covered in the sugar coating glitter. The vellum snowflake under the ribbon is a Spellbinders die called "Snowflake Wonder".

For the second card, I used red paper for the bird and covered it in Stickles Red glitter. The background paper is embossed using the Cuttlebug Holly folder. The tag on the bottom is Spellbinders Shapeabilities "Fancy Tags" die on which I embossed the word Peace in Gold Tinsel EP.

Sharon
Dec.14/09

Gold embossed Angel

I made four of these cards last night. That brings my christmas card count to 18! I have five more to go to match my mailing list from last year, so I should have lots of time.

The clear angel stamp is from a set by Inkadinkadoo called "Christmas Silhouettes", which I embossed with Gold Tinsel EP over a music stamp in the background. I also did several random snowflakes.
The verse is a UM from Ebay I've had for several years and it is stamped on a label (Spellbinders Curvy Rectangles). I used the edge of my Brilliance Gold pad on the label and white layer (SU White Shimmer). Gold peel-off stickers in the corners complete the card.

Sharon
Nov. 20/09

Butterfly Kind Thoughts

My SIL Jeff's mom is going in for surgery next week, so I made this card to send to her.

The butterfly clear stamp is from Stampendous which I embossed with sparkly EP on vellum and coloured from behind with markers.Too bad the pic doesn't show the sparkle very well. The verse is from a set called Cameo Ovations by Fiskars. On the PP, I stamped a flourish diagonally across the paper. Spellbinders regular and scalloped ovals; rhinestones for bling.

I also used my new Martha Stewart embossed scallop border punch which I got today at Michael's with my 40% off coupon.




Sharon
Nov. 17/09

Another Reindeer Card

The deer is watercoloured, and the wreath is done with markers, red stickles and liquid pearls.



Sharon
Nov. 15/09