Christmas in July

I felt like making some Christmas cards after seeing all the inspiration in the wonderful Christmas in July posts out there in blogland.  Today I have a card that you could say has been in the works since November of last year because that was when I colored and cut out the Poinsettia.  It has been hanging out on my desk just waiting for the perfect card.  Well I finally found it.

Tis the Season Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Year of Flowers: Poinsettias, PTI Bells & Boughs, PTI Mat Stack 1 Collection

PAPER: Recollections Signiture, Close to my Heart Card stock

OTHER: PTI Mat Stack 1 Die, Copics

Case Study #98

Today I'm playing along with the Case Study challenge blog.  They announced that this months muse is Kristii Lockart.  I have been following Kristii and her amazing talent for well over a year, so I took this opportunity to play along.  The first card they chose I remember when I first saw it on her blog and was amazed.  I still don't know how she was able to do the grass on the fence and match up it up with the grass she stamped on the card.

So here is my card that was inspired by the card above.

It's a Celebration Card

Supplies

STAMPS: Clear and Simple Stamps, PTI, Close to my Heart

PAPER: Close to my heart, October Afternoon

OTHER: Copics

Happy Bark Day

Today I have a quick Birthday card I made using some scraps on my desk. My desk scraps could make another ten cards but I digress.  Since my boys are always going to birthday parties, I am always in need of birthday cards for kids. I think this Paper Smooches set Birthday Buddies makes it super easy to made birthday cards for boys or girls.

 

For this cute little party dog I colored him using colored pencils and cut him out so I could pop him up off the card (I could not live with out pop dots). Here is a close up of him.

 Happy Bark Day Card

Supplies

STAMPS: Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies

PAPER: Cosmo Cricket, Bazzil Card stock

OTHER: PTI Half and Half Die

One Layer Wednesday Congrats

Today I am bringing back my one layer Wednesday posts.  Last month I needed a wedding card and I had writers stamper block and for the life of me had the hardest time making it, stumped for weeks. And then once I struggled through that card and now that I no longer need one I had no trouble making one.  Go figure. So here is a card I think would work beautifully for a wedding and it happens to be one layer.

Congrats Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Congrat all the way, PTI  Delightful Dahlia

OTHER: Copic Markers

Up, Up and Away Birthday Wishes

Today I have a quick birthday card to share.  I really like this set, actually it is the first set I purchased from Papertrey ink.

Birthday Wishes card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Up, Up and Away

PAPER: CTMH Cardstock

OTHER: PTI Mat stack 5 die, PTI Cloud Die, PTI Balloon Die

Wedding card

 Today I'm sharing a card I made to send out to a cousin who is getting married this month.  But doesn't seem that if you need to make a certain kind of card you just get blocked.  Well, lets just say I have been stuck for a while on this card.  But I decided it was time to just get it done and in the mail already.  So here is the finished product.

Wedding Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Half and Half

PAPER: My Minds Eye

OTHER: PTI Mat stack 4 die, Fillable Frames #7, Wine tag

A Teacher Thank you

With the end of the school year come and gone I know this is late but I thought I would share what we gave to Z's teacher this year.  This actually isn't a part of the card set we gave since I didn't even snap a photo of it before we had to gift it. (Bad blogger I know) But I had enough paper scraps to re creat a few of the cards.  I just love the October afternoon school paper.  Oh and this card set was inspired but this wonderful stamper and this card set.

A Teacher Thank you Card

Supplies

STAMPS: Paper Smooches Falling for you, Papertrey ink Fillable Frames #7, Mat stack Collection 1

PAPER: October afternoon, CTMH cardstock

OTHER: Copic markers, Mat stack 1 die