1st birthday boy

I went with my normal design for first birthdays and it will always be my favourite, I just love the large balloon.

Beer Monster

In the big craftroom clearout/move I discovered lots of bits and pieces where I had cut multiples and never used them, all of the supplies I used on this card are from that pile. They would have been wasted but now they are made into a bright and cheery card

Magnificent Seven Boys are 4

This is the boy version of the magnificent sevens cards this year, I only discovered this digital stamp company in December 2024 but I can already see me using them often, I love the expressive faces on the characters.

I was struggling for a layout when I remembered how much I liked this one from kendra card challenge 10, so I reused it and because it naturally makes three panels I might have another two ready to go for another image lol.

Tried and Tested

A tried and tested design and a stamp I love colouring are a match made in heaven, over the years I have coloured these images in a multitude of different colours and I don’t think I could pick a favourite either, although I am liking the pink and yellow colour scheme.

First Birthday Boy

How weird that I am posting this little ones card on their grandma’s birthday! I went with a tried and tested design and I don’t know why but the papers printed brighter this time and I really like it. 

This was the only little one born in 2024 and there were none in 2023 in amongst my family and friends and hopefully there will be more in 2025.

Big Birthday Number 18

 You might notice that this card is very similar to the one I made for big birthday 12, and you would be correct, I reversed the colours and made the image look like the young lady but as they both like the same colours and things I didn’t reinvent the wheel lol.

Big Birthday Number 12

 I had an image in mind for this card but decided this one worked better and then I could use the other one next year lol. I am finding it hard to believe that this young lady is 18, she is such a sweet, kind and chatty person, I love spending time with her.

I went with the shaped card again, I was going to go with eclipse but thought nope shaped is what is needed. I do love my cricut for these, I can make them so quickly and they are so effective too.

Twice as nice

Another revisited design and I really enjoyed making them both. I love Mo Manning images she captures the look of kids so well, I have been using her images since 2009 and I am amazed by how timeless they are. Think I might even use this design for next years cards too. Plus this is a printed paper pack and I definitely need to use it up.

Big Birthday Number 9

An elegant shaped card this time, I was originally going to add a tamagotchi to this card but thought I can do that for next year and make this one a bit more sophisticated. 

A strange thing did happen whilst colouring this image though, you might be able to tell from the top of the dress but my copic was dry, I was chatting with my friend Jane and she said I needed to weigh the copic before refilling as I was creating more issues by not fully refilling them each time, she watched a youtube video entitled "death by drips" and it was explained fully in there. I decided to try it and omg it is like having new copics again, they are so different and the blended like butter so guess who is weighing all her copics now lol.

Magnificent Seven are Three

I remade a card from over ten years ago and this might be the magnificent Seven boys design for this year. I updated it a little bit but it’s still the same but different lol. I have been struggling with crafting for a while so I am trying to recreate old designs as I’m hoping that kick starts my mojo cos I have too much stuff to give it up .

Magnificent 7 are 2 version 4

 The last of the magnificent 7 cards for this year…. now what am I going to do next year lol.

Little Girl First Birthday

Last year there were only two babies born amongst my family and friends and within a week of each other too. This year it is looking like there won’t be any at all!! 

I used a lot and I mean a lot of crystal glaze on the balloons and they are super shiny in real life.

Apple Anyone?

Of course when I showed the matching one of these the other day you didn't think she was a one off did you....don't be daft lol. If I have a few littles turning the same age and they don't know/see each other then why reinvent the wheel lol, plus I do think these images are super cute

Slumber anyone?

When I made this card back in early 2022 I was obsessed with this sketch and I am sure you saw lots of examples using it. Of course that obsession was replaced with another and probably by now at least three more lol

Obsessions seems to occupy both my mind and my card making especially since the pandemic started, not sure why making multiples using either a sketch, stencil or image has quelled the deamons but it has/does so long may they continue.

I scream for Ice Cream

The final 70th card for this year and the only one that wasn't posted across the pond lol. 

I knew what images I wanted to use on this card when I bought them so of course i struggled to find the set once the card needed to be made lol.

I am really enjoying making the number cards on my cricut, I find them oddly satisfying and I can't see a reason to stop anytime soon lol.

The final thing to say is to wish all my friends who have celebrated big birthdays this year a very happy day and I hope there was lots of cake lol. 

Different 1st birthday boys

So this should have been published last year and I only realised it hadn’t when I went looking on my blog for this image. As my blog is my visual reference point I thought I will publish the cards so I can find them again lol.

Both of these boys have older brothers and I used the usual first birthday image for their cards so I went with a different one but still by Mo, she has so many to choose from and this one is only $1. Such an absolute bargain.

Ingredients

Image: Baby with Wagon from Digital Pencil

Dies: Blueprints 1 and 13. square stax and notched border die all MFT, scalloped square from Craftstash brand

Card: real red from Stamping Up

Paper: Toy Box from Nit Wit

Driving by again

I made this card in another paper design and I’m not sure which I prefer, of course I will be recreating for the magnificent sevens birthday next year so I can try lots of different colour schemes lol.

Image: Leon from Wee Stamps

Dies: Blueprints 1 and 13 and notched border die all MFT

Card: real red from Stamping Up

Paper: Toy Box from Nit Wit

Driving by

I am just about to make the 3rd birthday card for this young man when I realised I hadn’t shown his 2nd birthday one lol.

Another tried and tested design and again one I will recreate as I love this image. Sometimes an image is just too perfect and this is that image lol.

Ingredients

Image: Leon from Wee Stamps

1st birthday boy version 2

The final version, this year at least, I am thinking of next year already lol.

I do love this image and it’s a good job as I’ve used it so many times now, thank heavens for digis as you scan resize them,

1st birthday boys version 1

Another tried and tested design, I had meant to pop the names on each one but I think I was so busy congratulating myself on being ahead of the game I forgot lol, oh well there is always next year.

I created a few of this design but changed the hair colour to reflect the little ones, expect to see the other versions soon.