The last big birthday of 2023

The final big birthday is a fellow crafter and an amazing colourist so what better image to use than someone colouring with copics. 

I have used my tried and tested big numbers again and it was actually this good friend who introduced me to this design before I even had a cricut.  She very kindly cut a 70 for my Mums big birthday in 2019 and it was that design that inspired my hubbie to buy me a machine. 

Only one thing left to say and thats "Happy Birthday Kathleen" hope you have a fabulous day.

Kendra Card Challenge 10 - Fourth Card

This is also the second set of papers, I wish I could remember who made them. Also another image from Some Odd Girl, I purchased a load when the store was closing and printed them straight away and then took ages to colour them and use them, anyone else do this? Asking for a friend? lol

Kendra Card Challenge 10 - Second Card

 The second in the set, I also decided to use other papers so when you see those don't think I cheated I was just thinking I could use different images on those papers.

Kendra Card Challenge 10 - First Card

I decided I needed some backgrounds like the one sheet wonders and sheetload of cards so a crafty friend suggested trying Kendra's Card Challenge, this is the one that was current when I started, not sayings its taken a while but the next one is half way through!!!!

I also purchased the birthday expressions from The Ton and stamped a load of sentiments in one pass, so happy with this set, expect to see it used a lot. 

You are awesome

This is a fairly simple design and one I’ve used before and probably one I will use again too lol. I let the image do all the talking and again I’ve used the Hobby Lobby paper pack. Is anyone else like me, I got the paper pack out for one sheet, left it on my desk and now I’ve used a ton of them up. 

Magic Mae

When I made the “magic inspired” card months ago I used the reverse of the papers to make this background, I do like doing that as you get two for one. 

I found this image already printed on my desk so I just coloured her to match the colours and the card was made.

When I’m struggling with inspiration creating backgrounds helps, that might be rainbow stripes, stencilling or using “that sketch” but they are there ready to put the perfect image on when colouring is the only thing I want to do.

Some Odd Girl Stripes

Some Odd Girl was closing their own website and had all the images 50% off so of course I bought a lot. You have already seen the panda card I created and there are a few more coming too. I will admit I printed this girl too big and I didn’t notice until she was all coloured in how large she was. Didn’t leave a lot of real estate to create a different layout so I went with this one which is just a flipped version of my stripy background lol. 

Some Odd Girl Reading

I made this card way back in January so I have no idea what I used to colour it but they really match the distress inks so I wish I could remember lol.

I bought a lot of theses digital stamps in the Some Odd Girl closing down sale and expect to see the other one using this design in the next few days. I think I have actually used almost all the ones I bought which shocks me no end lol.

I was still in the stripes obsession phase although I had moved on from the rainbow stripes. Again writing this blogpost makes me want to recreate this card as I really like it.

Ingredients

Image: some odd girl Mae

Dies: Blueprints 29 from MFT

Stripes: Blueprint sketch and hickory smoke distress inks

Green Stripes take 2

This card is the one I made the green stripes for, the lady that started my cardmaking journey all those years ago loves Pandas and green is her favourite colour so i decided what better idea for a card than the stripy backgrounds I have been telling her I have been making and a cute panda image lol.

Not much else to say except she loved the card and she said it brightened her day which is always lovely to hear.

Ingredients

Image: Nerdy Panda from Some Odd Girl

Stripes: twisted citroen, mowed lawn and rustic wilderness distress inks

Dies: blueprints 29 from MFT

Rainbow backgrounds

Another set of cards made during lockdown and these all have several things in common, all the images were coloured in 2013..... yes you read that correctly 2013. I took only grey markers on holiday and sat and coloured these images. Since then they have sat in a box with a lot of other coloured images waiting patiently and now finally they have made it onto cards....woohoo.

I have been using up scraps of white card from wedding invites and using the direct to colour paper method, this time I used distress inks and I like these so much more than the oxides. I went with a rainbow colour scheme and managed to make 6 backgrounds and I have quite a bit left to make some more.

Some Odd Girl

Doodle Garden from MFT (retired)

The Greeting Farm

Pollycraft (non longer trading)

Ingredients
Distress inks: squeezed lemonade, shaded lilac, seedless preserves, festive berries, candied apple, abandoned coral, spiced marmalade, carved pumpkin, wild honey, mustard seed, blueprint sketch, wilted violet, picked raspberry, mowed lawn, lucky clover, twisted citron, peacock feathers, broken china, tumbled glass, salty ocean, spun sugar, worn lipstick
Sentiment: a little sentimental from Clearly Besotted

Mod Mae

So here is the other Some Odd Girl card I made, I again made the image larger and she was also a blast to colour.

I am still surprised how many cards I have made recently and how much it has relieved my stress levels. I am sure I am not alone in feeling stressed at the moment ( i wrote this in April) and I am hoping by the time this publishes that the world has started to heal.

Ingredients
Image: Mod Mae from Some Odd Girl
Sentiment: generated using marker felt font
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle staxs from MFT
Card: hibiscus burst from Papertrey Ink
Background: Button background from Impression Obsession stamped in hibiscus burst ink

Copics
Skin - E04, 13, 11, 00, 000
Eyes: E59, 37, 35
Hair - E09, YR27, 24, 23
Grey - N5, 3, 2
Pink - RV14, 13, 11

Geeky Mae

I had rediscovered my digi stamps during lockdown when lots of companies were releasing new sets and as I was already at my computer I decided to print a few more and although I only own a few Some Odd Girl I have used this image a few times. I especially like to make these images larger as I think they have more impact on a card.

Its a fairly simple design but it was a blast to colour and I even decided to make another very similar one so expect to see that soon

Ingredients
Image: Geeky Mae from Some Odd Girl
Sentiment: generated using marker felt font
Dies: A2 stitched rectangle staxs from MFT
Card: Recollections from Michaels
Background: All Lined Up background from MFT stamped in Versafine clair mist ink

Copics
Skin - E04, 13, 11, 00, 000
Eyes: B14, 12
Hair - E35, 34, 31, 30
Grey - N5, 3, 2
Aqua - BG15, 13, 11, 23

Geeky Mae

So I might be a little obsessed with this style of card, this is only the second one you have seen on here but its not the only one I have made, expect to see those later in the year. I decided back in January that if I got an idea for a card for someone I was just going to make it when the idea struck and not wait so I have been going with that and have made cards I don't need for quite some time and can't publish until after the recipients birthday either, so it might be some time before you see the others.

I have had this image for a few years and only used her once before, she was so easy to colour and I am really pleased with the card so I might have to use her or her friends more often like this.

Ingredients
Image: "geeky mae" Some Odd Girl
Sentiment: computer generated using marker felt font
Dies: XXL stitched squares from Crealies
Paper: Studio G

Copics
Skin - E13, 11, 00, 000
Hair - E59, 57, 35, 34
Top - YG97, 95, 93
Skirt - N6, 8
Glasses - BG000, BG0000
Eyes - B04, 02, 01

Some Odd Girl Weekend Kaylee

I bet you are thinking oh no not that paper pad again, but it had to be done, its a perfect colour combo and so easy to use, I might even invest in the full pack (the free with magazine pack is almost gone!!!!)

Ingredients
Image: "weekend kaylee" Some Odd Girl
Papers: "Isabellina" BoBunny
Card: "basic grey" stampin up
Dies : blueprints 1 and 2, scalloped edges, vertical stripes and circle stax all from MFT and scalloped circles from Spellbinders.

Copics
Skin - R20, E000, 00, 11
Hair - E55, 57, 59, 49
Trousers - N7, 5, 4
Top - R85, 83, 81, RV34. N3, 1

Last Card of the Year

This card is for the last birthday of 2012, tomorrow I will be back with the first birthday card of 2013 but for today I think this card rounds the year of nicely.

I have made this for my good friend and docraft buddy Kay, I hope she is having a wonderful birthday.

Ingredients

Image: "Geeky Mae" Some Odd Girl

Papers: "Sweet Owl" First Edition

Sentiment: MFT

Ok so on with the birthday cards

I feel like I have been making Christmas cards forever as I started quite early in the year but this year I am determined to start them in January so I don't feel as rushed next year. So well best kept plans and all that.

I am still working my way though my December birthday list and not even started on January which is actually my busiest birthday month...aarrgh help.

Anyway onto the card, this first one is for a very dear friend who I am sure doesn't read my blog but just in case I am only posting this on her birthday.

I have so loved using these papers and this is the last of a few of the patterns, I have never used so much of one pad before and am not used to papers running out so had a bit of a panic when I realised lol.

Ingredients

Image: "60's Mae" SomeOdd Girl

Papers: MME "Blush"

Candy: Papermania Glitter Dots

Sentiment: MFT

Challenges: Snippet Playground