Pink Poodle Split Background Card

   Here is a birthday card I made for my sister who owns 3 poodles. 

The poodle stamp was a loose red rubber stamp I bought for 3 dollars at a craft fair. To make it a cling stamp it was mounted with "e-z mount stamp and store" padding. I used versa fine black ink and stamped the poodle all around one piece of 4" by 5 1/2" white cardstock. I colored the poodle with pink chalk.  To see how I made this card check out Darlene's you tube video on darlene's blog as she shows you the "split background card" darlenedesign.com/wordpress/  

or click on the link below and go straight to the video then check out Darlene's blog.

http://youtu.be/uhhQHr9k9M0

"Old as Hell" Angels Birthday Card

inside sentiment:   

Good News, "the old as hell" angels want you, 

Happy Birthday

I have to thank Bird's Cards for giving me this cutting file. This is the third and final card made for my friends and family born in February. This really is a perfect card for someone who owns a motorcycle and this FREE cutting file really is smoking good. I encourage you all to check out Bird's awesome site.

Here is the link to make this

www.birdscards.com/for-the-biker-in-your-life

Girlfriends at the Health Club Card

Here is another birthday card for another friend who has a birthday in February.

 We once had a conversation about those "big balls" and how we have used them during exercise classes so when I saw this Art Impressions stamp at the recent Mesquite scrapbook convention I know I should make a card with this image for her.

Happy Birthday CIssy

It is not just the day to turn your clocks back but also the day to wish our lovely friend Cissy a warm and Happy Birthday.
I made a little digital card for you

Decoupaged Red Sox Keepsake Box

As promised here are the pictures for 5 year old Will's birthday keepsake box.

His father is such a big Red Sox fan that he even proposed to his wife using the big screen method, thankfully she was in her seat and saw the giant proposal, not up out of her seat getting popcorn or going to the bathroom; but apparently he was very worried that she was going to miss it.

I am sure that if it was legal he would have conceived his children at a Red Sox game!

Decoupaged Princess Cigar Box

I wanted to give my little 5 year old great niece a "princess" keepsake box.
I used a cigar box I bought for a dollar at a local cigar store.

Well, after peeling off the paper labels, applying a base coat of gesso, a pink coat of paint, I needed to download some images of princesses so off I went to the Disney Wikipage, used their images, printed them on an ink jet printer used a fixative to prevent ink bleed, glued the images, after the images were dry I gave the whole thing a couple of healthy coats of mod podge to seal everything, added some major and minor bling and chipboard flowers, added some princessy items inside the box and finally holy hallelujah I was finished.

Stayed tuned for decoupage cigar box no. 2 a boy's keepsake with a baseball theme tomorrow.

A Very Important Tea Date

I am placing this in the Crafty Secrets Linky Party going on over at Heartwarming Vintage.
I need an invitation for my mother's birthday tea party coming up soon. I made this e-vite using one of the images from their cute Wonderland Tea Creative Scraps.

I have a lot to do to get ready for this tea party with polishing the silver, shopping for the food, making the finger sandwiches, scones and lemon curd but I do have so much fun when I have an Afternoon Tea Party.

I would love to hear your stories about your tea parties or the ones you have attended.

Perpetual Birthday Calendar

I wanted to show you all a great idea. I received this beautiful Marie Antoinette covered perpetual calendar as a Christmas gift from Cissy.

Now I will never forget a loved one or friend's birthday. Isn't this a great idea she had? Such a pretty organizing tool.
I have to call a few friends and get their birth dates so I can fill up the months and then all I have to do is stay a month or two ahead with my cardmaking and I will have on the ready their card to mail out and avoid that last minute rush to get one done.

Here is what the inside looks like.
Let's give Cissy a big hug and say THANK YOU CISSY.