Achieved Level ....

Another same but different card, I  was batch making the once upon a time set and I had stamped this image and was about to add the happy birthday die when it occurred to me that this was a perfect card for my Hubbie, so I added a sentiment from the set and his age and it was done

Ingredients
Image and sentiment: "alien invasion" HunkyDory Stamps
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle from mFT
Card: "kraft" recollections from Michaels and "pacific blue" from Stampin Up
Inks: bermuda blue from memento, razzleberry, lemon drop and sour apple all MFT

Once Upon a time....the end for now....

In my last post about these cards I wasn't going to show you all of them until after the peoples birthdays but I realised they won't know if any of these cards are theirs lol.

I enjoyed this style and design very much and I hope to make more, until then I will leave you with the remainder of this batch

Image: Creative Stamping
Dies: Happy birthday from MFT
Card: "kraft"and ""both from  recollections at Michaels
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle dies from MFT

Image: "frankenstien" Creative Vision
Dies: Happy birthday from MFT
Card: "kraft" recollections from Michaels and "Prairie Grass" from Papertrey Ink
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle dies from MFT

Image: "boys toys" from Dimension Stamps (no longer trading)
Dies: Happy birthday from MFT
Card: "kraft" recollections from Michaels and "Pacific Blue" from Stampin Up
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle dies from MFT

Image: "boys toys" from Dimension Stamps (no longer trading)
Dies: Happy birthday from MFT
Card: "kraft" recollections from Michaels and "Silver slate" from Stampin Up
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle dies from MFT

Image: "girl" from Dimension Stamps (no longer trading)
Dies: Happy birthday from MFT
Card: "kraft" recollections from Michaels and "hibiscus burst" from Papertrey Ink
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle dies from MFT

Once upon a time....again and again

And another of these style cards, this time for a lady rather than a gent. I am wanting to colour this image but sometimes you do what you have time for and this is all the time I had.

I have made about 9 in total of this style but you will have to wait a lot longer to see most of them as the birthdays are in 2020.

Now you might be forgiven for thinking this means I have finished this years birthday cards but alas that isn't the case lol. I still have about 30 to make before I can even think about christmas and some are big birthdays too.

Image: "Lovely legs from colorado craft company
Dies: Happy birthday from MFT
Card: "kraft" recollections from Michaels and "amethyst allure" from Papertrey Ink
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle dies from MFT

Once upon a time....again

I was enjoying this style of card so much I started going through my stash for images that look better as line drawings rather than coloured in and I spotted this one from a very, very early Creative stamping.

Ingredients
Image: Creative stamping
Sentiment: "happy birthday" from MFT
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle stax from MFT
Card: "kraft" and "blue jay" both from Recollections at Michaels

Once upon a time .....

I saw a card in a shop and knew I had to make my own version of it. I can honestly say this is the first time I’ve been inspired by a shop card but it’s a very me Card lol.

I have made quite a few so expect to see them over the next few days.

The card in the store had a PS controller on it but I only have an xbox type so I went with what I had.

Image: "boys toys" from Dimension Stamps (no longer trading)
Dies: Happy birthday from MFT
Card: "kraft" recollections from Michaels and "New leaf" from Papertrey Ink
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle dies from MFT

What's Up Dude Card 2

I have been really trying to make two cards in each session and so far it seems to be working. Now I am not sure if that still applies in October as this card was made in July lol.

I have used another of the stencils I purchased in Florida, this was in a set of 8 cake stencils and it works perfectly for cards. Other than that its a simple theme and I did add the age to it afterwards but that was all.

Ingredients
Image: "whats up dude" from Kraft Kimmie
Sentiment: "happy birthday" from MFT
Ink: Candied Apple distress oxide

Copics
Skin - E11, 00, 000
Hair - E43, 42, 41
Jeans - B99, 97, 95, 93
Jacket - E09, R08, 05

Game Day

I bought this rather large and rather heavy wooden stamp on a visit to Florida in 2018, I was impressed by the samples in the store and I knew I had to have it. Of course once I got it home it intimidated me and it took a year to finally colour it.

In fact it was Jane who was with me when I bought it asking if I had coloured it that made me decide to use it for her birthday card, so I hope you liked it Jane.

I stupidly didn't keep a list of the colours I used but I doubt I will be colouring it again in a hurry lol.

Ingredients
Image: "Game Day" from House Mouse
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle stax from MFT
Card: "sour apple" from MFT

Be Original Version 2

This card was made at the same time as the red one and again I used twine but next time I will remember the embroidery floss hopefully lol.

Not much else to say except I wish I had used this die and stamp set earlier, I do this all the time< I buy a set then can't remember what I wanted to do and it sits unloved and unused. I need to get better at recording my ideas and then maybe I will start doing rather than dreaming.

Ingredients
Image and Sentiment: "be original" from MFT
Ink: "boysenberry" from MFT
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle stax from MFT
Card: "grape jelly" from MFT
Stencil: "distressed stars" Folk Art

Girl Power 2

The second image from this set has been used already too, ok so I coloured her at the same time as the other one from the set but at least she has made it onto a card lol.

I borrowed the background stamp from a friend and it was so perfect, I kind of wish I had stamped a few more as I have lots of book style images that would work with this.

Ingredients
Image and Sentiment: "girl power" from Kraftin Kimmie
Ink: "grout grey" from MFT
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle stax from MFT
Card: "grout grey" from MFT
Background: Impression Obsession


Copics
Skin  - E11, 00
Hair - YR31, Y26, E34
Jeans - B99, 97, 95
Jumper - RV17, 14, 13, 11

Be Original

MFT - My Favourite Things recently announced a return of this stamp and die set, now I have the "original" be original and I had never used it but seeing all the design team cards made me decide to use it.

I went with a fairly simple design but I am pleased with how it turned out, I kind of wish I had used embroidery floss rather than twine but there is always next time as the saying goes.

Ingredients
Image and Sentiment: "be original" from MFT
Ink: "wild cherry" from MFT
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle stax from MFT
Card: "red" Recollections from Michaels
Stencil: "distressed stars" Folk Art

Happy Days Again

Now this card was made ages ago and I can't really remember what I used etc but I wanted to blog it so I remembered I had made it lol.

So suffice to say this is a short blog post lol.

Ingredients
Image: "happy days" from the Greeting Farm
Dies: Flag stacks from Gina Marie Designs