Birthday Candle Card

Happy Wednesday everyone.  Here is a card made for a co-worker's birthday.  I recently got the Baby Steps Cricut cartridge and found this adorable cupcake on it.  I decided that it works for babies, children, and adults!  I made the card using Sketch 106 at Card Patterns.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Here is a closeup of the flower:

Here are the details on the card:

Size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Oval labels:  Nestabilities
Ribbon from my stash
Cupcake:  Baby Steps Cricut cartridge cut at 2 1/2"
Flower:  Made from punches -- This is the same flower I used on my napkin rings at the hospitality banquet (see post from last week).  I found the tutorial on You Tube.   Here is a link to the video, or here are the easy instructions:  Punch 8 2" scalloped circles (I actually used a 1 1/2" circle for this smaller flower).  Ink the edges of all 8.  Spritz each with water.  Crumple them up into little balls.  Unfold them gently and lay them in a stack.  Punch a hole in the center and add a brad.  Then start folding them up toward the center and scrunching them one at a time.  After they are all folded up, start folding them down one at a time until they form a beautiful flower!  I then painted Stickles on the edges.  I sure hope that helps.
Behind the flower I used fabric from my daughter's shirt.  I cut out a circle and then made slits and added Stickles.  This is for the fabric challenge at Creative Corner.   I love this challenge!
I added a few gems, and it was done!

Thanks for looking and for your comments.

We Miss You

These cards were made to send to three ladies in my Circle at church.  (A Circle is a group of United Methodist Women who raise money and do different types of missions work.)  These ladies have missed several meetings lately, and we miss them!  The other gals in the Circle asked if I would make cards for them, and of course I said yes.

The first card was made using Sketch 99 over at Card Patterns.  I always love using sketches, and this one was a fun one!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:



And in addition, these are the two other cards I made to send out.  They are very simple, but I liked them.

Thanks for looking!  If you have questions about the way I made them, let me know. (I was in a bit of a hurry when posting this.)

Sketch 89 Birthday

I didn't have a cool title for the card I made this week for a friend.  I started with sketch 89 over at Card Patterns.  It is a pretty simple sketch, but can be interpreted so many ways.  I love it!

Here are the details of my card:

Size:  4 x 6
Cardstock:  Bazzill, DCWV
Patterned Papers:  My Mind's Eye
Ribbon:  Unknown
Scalloped circles:  Nestabilities
Embossed cake, gift, and "Happy Birthday" (which is hard to see in the middle circle) -- Cuttlebug
Green circle (behind Happy Birthday) -- Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge
Branches (orange):  Cindy Lou Cricut cartridge
Large rose:  Prima
Small roses:  Recollections
Border punch:  EK Success

TFL!

Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Attitude . . .

This is a card I made for a neighbor who is fighting a battle with cancer.  She has the most wonderful attitude and fighting spirit of anyone I've ever known!  So, I decided to make this card for her.

I used this week's challenge over at Card Patterns for the card.  I really like how the card turned out!  It is an A2 size card.  I layered the K&Co. patterned papers and put the computer generated sentiment on a Nestabilities Labels die.  I cut a silhouette circle from the Sesame Street font Cricut cartridge and cut it in half and put on the card facing inward.  I added a bow, some pearls, and it was done!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Hope you like it!  Thanks in advance for your comments.

A Huge Piece of Cake

A great friend and former co-worker is having a birthday this month.  I always try to make a card for her birthday, and I found another great sketch over at Card Patterns.  I like how this card turned out.  I used some wide pink ribbon, and a new Recollections border bunch.  I added some little pearls on the punch.  I also used a Nestabilities die, and some punches to set off the K&Co. cake embellishment.  The inside sentiment says, "Wishing You a Very Happy Birthday and A Huge Piece of Cake!"

Hope you like it!  I appreciate your comments.  They of course make my day.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

(Click on the picture for a better look.)

Wishing You A Happy Birthday

I made this card for a dear friend celebrating a birthday.  I have lots and lots of August birthdays.  In fact, before the end of August, I will have made 11 birthday cards and one anniversary card.  What a busy month!

This card was made using the current sketch over at Card Patterns.  It was an easy sketch to follow, and I am pleased with the card.  Here's the recipe:

I used Winnie's Walls SEI papers.  Love them!  I cut the background label using the Cricut Lite Lacy Labels cartridge.  I think it is the "hugs" cut.  I took a Cuttlebug die and cut it in orange glitter paper and cut it in half to put behind the label for a little added color and dimension.  The photo corner is also a Cuttlebug die.  The gift is from the Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Lite cartridge.  "Happy Birthday" on the inside of the card was also cut using that cartridge.  The scalloped circles at the bottom of the card were cut using the Accent Essentials cartridge.  I also added some lace and pearls, a Prima flower, and the sentiment was cut using a Spellbinders die.  On the inside, I used an EKSuccess border punch and the small red circles are a Cuttlebug die from the Baby Face alphabet set.
Here is the sketch:

Here is my take:

Hope you like it!  Thanks in advance for your kind words!