Happy Birthday Mum

.... Good morning!! Well, it's been a while - again! I'm here this morning with the card I've made for my Mum's birthday. Mum is 85 years young today. We're going into town so that Mum can have her hair done and then a quick trip to the shops. Here's Mum's card:

Stamps: Gina K - Delicate Flowers, On the Inside - Birthday

Inks: Gina K - Red Hot, Red Velvet, Stormy Sky, Jelly Bean Green; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: Gina K - Master Layout 1, Delicate Flowers, Single Stitched Oval #2, Double Stitched Oval #2

Accessories: White & Black Card; Gina K Stencils - Delicate Flowers, Twirl-it Checks; Copic Markers; Gems

I'm submitting this card to three challenges. First to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#67 - first time of using all these items. Second to Addicted to Stamps and More! - ATSM#479 - where it's Any Occasion. Finally to The Flower Challenge - TFC#96 - where we have to add a stencil.

 

 

Mum's favourite colour is red and so I used shades of red to make her card. I stencilled the check background with one red ink - first using a very light touch, and then, after shifting the stencil, adding a second layer of colour with a heavier hand. I used dies to cut out the stencilled panel and a mat black panet and added them to the front of an A2 white note card. I stamped the floral images on white card, used the matching stencils to add colour, and cut them out with the co-ordinating dies. I cut an oval panel in white card and layered it on black. I stamped a simple birthday greeting in black ink and added to the card. I adhered the two floral images above and below the oval, and finished the front by adding a few crystal gems. On the inside, I cut a mat layer of black card and on the white panel I stamped a birthday greeting and added a row of candles which I coloured to match the front of the card.

I had so much fun making this card - I haven't made any cards since the ones I made for Kat's birthday. I think I might be busy this weekend though - I need to make some Halloween cards for the kids, and then I must make a start on my Christmas cards!!

That's all for today. Thank you for stopping by - I appreciate all comments left. Have a super day.

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.