Cat in a Box, Happy Purrthday!

Today's card was made recently for a good friend's birthday.  She helps us out so much - keeping an eye on our house while we travel and helping with our dog. But she is definitely a cat person, so I love making her cards with cats on them.  I did make a couple extras so this card will also be available in my Etsy shop soon.

I stamped the cat and box on both watercolor paper and neenah desert storm.  After coloring the cat I trimmed each piece very close to the stamped edge, ran a black marker along all edges and then paper pieced them together to make it appear he really is popping out of a cardboard box.

Supplies used include:
Stamps - Simon Says Stamp Furry Cat and Box
Dies - Pretty Pink Posh Speech Bubbles, My Favorite Things Double Stitched Rectangles, Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles
Coloring -Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers
Paper - Moxie Just a Girl Patterned Paper

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Toadily Wish You a Happy Birthday

Today I have a very cute card to share.  I confess - I didn't make this card.  It was made by my good friend and fellow card maker Dee and sent to my husband for his birthday.  It was just so cute I had to share it.

Supplies used include the Penny Black Toadily Stamp Set, Lawn Fawn Birthday Tags Stamps, Hero Arts Everyday Sayings Stamps, Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies, Echo Park Enamel Dots, and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Thanks so much Dee for letting me share this card, and thanks for visiting today!

Pop Up Die-Cutting

Today I have a card to share that I made for my husband's birthday, using a technique that Jennifer McGuire called "pop up die-cutting".

I stamped the balloons on watercolor paper, used Zig Clean Color real brush markers to color, then die cut "happy birthday to you".  I propped each of the letters up with tiny strips of foam tape.  While I had my Misti out I stamped the same balloons and left them uncolored for the inside of my card.

Supplies used include: Papertrey Ink Dressed Up Dolls Birthday stamp set, My Favorite Things Happy Birthday To You Die

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Hoppy Cards, Part Three

And today I have a final frog card to share along with a gift tag.

I promise - no more frog cards tomorrow.  Thanks for visiting!

Hoppy Cards, Part Two

Today I have two more frog cards to share.

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Hoppy Cards

Today I have a couple cards to share that were made as part of a set for my sister-in-law's birthday. She loves frogs, so I think these are perfect for her.

Hope you have a nice day, and thanks for visiting!

Happy Birthday, Inlaid Wood

Today's card features a cool Papertrey Ink birthday die and inlaid wood.   I love using real wood for this technique.  And I love the simplicity of this card.  Happy Birthday Dee - I hope you have a great day.

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