Skip to main content

A Few Birthday Cards

My plan to get a million birthday cards done didn't quite work out, but I did get a few done so I am calling it a success!

My first one was done with an old image from Whipper Snapper and some papers I found way in the back corner of my scrapbook room. I was so lazy that I didn't even want to color this so I dragged it through some Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet spritzed with glitter mist and sponged a bit of barn door and rusty hinge. Seriously you would have laughed if you could have seen how I did this!


My next card was done for the IC challenge on SCS. The challenge was a trip to Ruth Bleakley's Flickr portfolio; she makes handmade books. So inspirational! I did an accordion card with a fun Enid Barnes image I just had to purchase called Ostrich. His look is so wild! His eyes freak me out AND make me smile!


Here is the inside:


Lastly, I did a card for the Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS - this week the muse was Penny Ward and I cased THIS gorgeous card in her gallery.


I made my flower with some scraps. I hand cut it. I got distracted and watched flower making videos on YouTube (getting the picture of why I didn't do more cards? LOL). HERE is the link to the video if you want to watch it too (warning - this girl is very very happy but super creative - you will never look at scraps the same way again).

Hugz!!!

Comments

  1. BenziMarch 24, 2014 at 5:08 AM

    I love how you painted and sparkled your first card...quick! Ha It looks super. Your accordion card is great and I do love that ostrich. I could make a million flowers with all the scraps I have. I need to watch that video. Yours turned out so pretty.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anne TempleMarch 24, 2014 at 6:16 AM

    All of these are adorable. Love the colors of the first one and you're right about those ostrich eyes. Great way to use scraps on your flower too.

    ReplyDelete
  3. cotnobMarch 24, 2014 at 6:21 AM

    A fabulous selection of cards Nancy, I love the gorgeous colours and jewels on the first one and brilliant design of the second one, but I have to say the last one is my favourite - I love your beautiful flower and what a wonderful way to use up your scraps.
    I know what you mean about YouTube, I think I'll just pop and have a little look and a couple or hours later!!!
    Pauline
    x

    ReplyDelete
  4. Irish CherokeeMarch 24, 2014 at 3:48 PM

    I don't know what to say Nancy. A trio of fabulous cards. I don't think they would allow me enough space to comment them properly so I will do the short form. The stork and embellishments on the first card would make anyone happy to receive it. You are correct on the second card. I had a coast to coast smile with the second card. It is almost as if it smiles back. The third card is just funky enough to get the point across and still get a smile and a warm feeling when they get it. All in all I would say fantastic.

    ReplyDelete
  5. MarisaMarch 24, 2014 at 4:46 PM

    Lovely mix of cards. Love that ostrich face. had to giggle because I thought it was an emu face at first and thought of the emu that got away from a farm on the Island this past week and they finally caught it a week later - crafty devil LOL!

    ReplyDelete
  6. JeniMarch 25, 2014 at 1:18 PM

    Fabulous cards Nancy! Love the variety. ~jeni :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. coopsMarch 27, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    fantastic selection of cards nancy.i love the fabulous design and images :D

    xx coops xx

    ReplyDelete
  8. Dawn @ LilyPinkScrapsMarch 28, 2014 at 5:31 PM

    I'm always getting off track from my creating by watching You Tube tutorials and the like - so distracting but so much fun! These cards are all fantastic but I have the say that the Ostrich is the one that jumped out at me - love that face :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Charlene MitchellMarch 31, 2014 at 6:37 AM

    Nancy, these are all so fabulous! The Ostrich is gorgeous on it's own - I love what you did with it, and the inside is fabulous as well. Love the distressed look!
    The Whipper Snapper image is beautiful and the colours you chose - wow!
    Finally, your scrappy flower is stunning! Am off to check out the video. wow! wow! wow! Such beautiful inspiration my friend! xx

    ReplyDelete
  10. Carol HurlockApril 3, 2014 at 5:42 AM

    You are so much more productive than I am. One card is like 42,000 to me....lol Three cards is definitely a million. The flamingo is definitely a bling winner. I love how you did the crystals to highlight the tail feathers. The ostrich is so stinking cute you can't help but feel a ping of joy in your heart looking at it. Don't have a clue how you made such a gorgeous flower out of straps-but hey it's amazing.
    Bear Hugs,
    Carol

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Unopened Mail And My Grocery List

We arrived back from our Las Vegas trip last night so the only thing on my Kitchen Counter is unopened mail and my grocery list.  I have looked up the recipes for most the great food we ate (or wish we ate) in Las Vegas including Bacon Waffles and Chicken and Waffles - so my counter top should look awesome tomorrow (or as soon as I get a waffle maker).  We had lots of fun in Las Vegas but not as much as Crystal and Joey.  If we were still 21 we would have had a blast!  No luck with gambling - but I only gained 1 pound which is a miracle! 
3 comments
Read more

Christmas Mice

Hello Crafty Friends, Today, I am playing in some fun challenges with this cute card: The current House-Mouse &Friends Monday Challenge HMFMC #461 is Anything Goes with an optional theme of Pastels. I have some pastel paper in my layers. This card was made with ornaments from a SU! set, a cut up sentiment from RedLead Paperworks, and three mice I cut out of the Spellbinders Sew Sweet stamp set. The background was inspired by Jeanne Streiff's MIX challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com last Friday where she asked us to make a background using a die cut as a stencil. 
8 comments
Read more

T is For 10 Years of T-Day, Too much food, and The Art (Always the Art)

Hello Friends. Most of today's post is about celebrating 10 years of Elizabeth hosting T-day parties on her blog .  If you have visited me before, you know that I regularily participate in T-day where we all post something about a drink of any type (the drink can be anything including water and the post can be a real drink, words, movies, art, etc.) on Tuesday (or Monday lol) and link it to Elizabeth's T-day blog post for the week.   This year Elizabeth is asking us to post several things in celebration of the big anniversary.   #1.   Post a picture of something that makes the number 10. I used 10 art supplies that were near me.  I am starting to make more Christmas cards so these were right at hand.  #2.   Post our regular T-day picture/post.  My drink picture today is a lunch we had in Tybee Island last week during our Georgia trip.  We ate at Pier 16 .  Great food and service. It was our favorite meal during the trip. ...
24 comments
Read more