A Kitten for Kat

... Hello again! I'm here today with another birthday card for Kat - this time it's the one I made for my mum to send to Kat. Mum likes florals and Kat absolutely adores cats. So this is for her:

Stamps: Gina K - Pocket Full of Sunshine, Delicate Flowers, On the Inside - Birthday

Inks: Gina K - Bubblegum Pink, Passionate Pink, Sea Glass, Blue Lagoon, Key Lime, Lucky Clover, Tranquil Teal; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: Gina K - Master Layouts 1, Master Layouts 14, Single Stitched Ovals #1, Double Stitched Ovals #1, Pocket Full of Sunshine

Accessories: White Card; Gina K Card - Tranquil Teal; Gina K Stencils - Sunflower Garden Layering Stencil; Copics

I'm submitting this card to Inkspirational - INK#324 - where it's designers choice to 'make your mark', and to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#66 - first time I've used the stencil and the stamps. I'm also playing along with Fab 'n' Funky - FNF#600 where the theme is 'birthday or anniversary'.

 

I absolutely love this stencil - it can be used for anything and looks so different when using different coloured inks. I opted for pinks and teals. Once finished, I used dies to cut out the central part of the image which I layered onto dark teal card. I adhered the thin frame to an A2 white note card, and then added the central panel. I die cut a white oval onto which I stamped a birthday greeting in black ink, I layered this onto a dark teal oval panel and added to the card. I finished the front with the cute kitten, which I stamped onto white card, coloured with Copic markers and cut out with the matching die. I cut two additional cats, layered them together and added to the front of the card. On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of dark teal card for the mat layer. On the white panel I stamped a birthday greeting in black and added flowers and a tiny heart.

Mum was very happy with this card - it was just what she wanted. 

That's all for now. See you again soon.

Birthday Candles for Kat

... Hello! It's been quite sometime since I posted in my blog. My mojo has taken an extended holiday! Fortunately, I think it's back now and just in time to make a birthday card for our gorgeous daughter, Kat. Here's the card we've sent her:

Stamps: Gina K - Birthday Sparkle

Inks: Gina K - Red Velvet, Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion, Lucky Clover, Turquoise Sea, Blue Raspberry, Wild Lilac; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: Gina K - Birthday Sparkle; Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities - Grand Label 23 (LF-347) #1

Accessories: White Card; Gina K Stencil - Layered Candles; Pilot - Juice Up 0.4 Gold Pen

I'm submitting this card to Addicted to Stamps and More! - ATSM#476 where they want us to 'make our mark', and also to Seize the Birthday - STB#291 - where I've gone with the 'general birthday' theme.

 

Just for a change, I've made a shaped card. I used the smallest of my Grand Label 23 dies from Spellbinders (I've had these dies for so long, and it's the first time I've used them for ages!!). I folded a piece of white card, placed the die on making sure not to cut through the top fold. I then cut two further labels in white card. I used the layering candles stencil to add a rainbow of candles. I applied a light layer of ink with the first stencil and a heavier layer of ink with the detail stencil. I hand drew a gold outline around the candles and flames with a thin gold pen. I added a light touch of yellow ink around the edge of the die cut panel, and adhered the panel to the folded card front. I finished the front with a simple, bold, black birthday greeting. I stamped the image, die cut it and two further blank greetings, layering them together for dimension.  On the other die cut panel, I stamped a greeting and some stars. I trimmed the top of the panel down and adhered it to the inside of the card:

This card will be posted tomorrow and should (hopefully) get to Kat on Tuesday - when she'll be 23 years old. I'm struggling with the fact that my baby girl is going to be 23 years old! Time goes by so fast.

That's all for today. I'll be back tomorrow with the card that I made for my mum to send to Kat. Take care, see you soon.