Hay! It's Your Birthday!

I had a little free time this afternoon and I thought I'd make a fun, masculine card for the challenge at Dynamic Duos this week!

Now, normally the colors Garden Green and Daffodil Delight would make you think about spring flowers, but I guess I'm not normal 'cause I though of a John Deere tractor carrying hay. And... I am not even close to being a farmer, haha!

Anyway.... I cut the tractor and hay out with my Cameo using two different Silhouette Studio cut files. I created the sentiment on my computer in my Print Shop program. Took a piece of pattern paper and a piece of card stock and border punched them, then added a little zig zag stitching after I attached them to my card base.  A couple of brads on the tractors tires adds a little interest.

Supplies used: card stock - white, black, grey, yellow and green; patterned paper - Depot Park from Hometown by October Afternoon; Silhouette Studio cut files; border punch - Fiskars; brads - Making memories; font - HeeHaw; Pop Dots; sewing machine.

Whimsical Wednesday "Think Spring/Easter" Challenge

Wow, we have been getting some fabulous entries in our challenges!!!! So fun to see everyones interpretation of our themes.

This week over at Whimsical Designs the challenge is "Think Spring/Easter." Create a Spring/Easter card or project. Must include the colors yellow or pink.

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is Designs On Cloud Nine and you will have a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to their store!!!!

For my card I used the darling bird house from Birds and Bees which you can purchase here. I layered some hills cut freehand with one cut using a Memory Box landscape die.  I added some grass and a bird cut with my Cameo using Silhouette Studio cut files. I topped it off with a sentiment stamp from Stephanie's Everyday Sentiments stamp set which you can purchase here.

Supplies used: card stock - speckled white, green, blue; patterned papers - Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc., Emma Gingham by Making Memories and a scrap from my stash; stamp from Everyday Sentiments by Whimsical Designs; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; pearls - Kaiser Craft; SVG Files - Designs On Cloud Nine; Silhouette Studio cut files.

Now I hope you'll stop by Whimsical Designs and check out the fabulous projects the design team has created!!!!

Lookin' Good

I recently received a fun new "itty bitty" stamp from Unity and I thought it would make a super masculine birthday card for the challenge over at Addicted To Cas this week.

I paired the stamps with some fun paper and stickers in the Family Man mini theme collection by Echo Park.

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned paper - Manly Man from Family Man by Echo Park; sticker accents from Family man by Echo Park; stamps - Fabulous Birthday by Unity; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento.

Sneak Peek - LUFP!

I have a little sneak peek of a card I made for Link Up For Pink!

I hope you'll stop by the blog and check it out.

Ladies - Don't forget your mammograms!!! Take care of your girls!

Funny St. Patrick's / CTO #102

Well we've rolled into March and this month we will be celebrating both St. Patrick's Day and Easter!!!

It always seems strange to me when Easter falls in March.

This week our challenge at Celebrate The Occasion is "Luck of the Irish". We'd love to see your interpretation of the challenge linked up with us. Please pop over to the blog and see what the design team has come up with.

The sponsor this month is Bugaboo Stamps!!!

For my card I used one of their fun Stella images - Stella Calendar Months March which you can purchase here.

I paper pieced her dress and colored the rest of the image with my Copics.

Supplies used: card stock - white, green; patterned papers - Celtic Stripe and Celtic Harp by Reminisce; digital image - Bugaboo Stamps; Copic markers; Glossy Accents;  ribbon - Michael's; shamrock confetti - JoAnn's; Pop Dots

Retro Masculine Birthday Card

My second post for today is a masculine card I made for Seize The Birthday.

I found this fun retro image at The Graphics Fairy and I thought it would make a great masculine birthday card. I paired it with some retro looking paper from My Minds Eye, ran a strip of card stock through my big shot and added a few Skittles just for fun.

Supplies used: card stock white, turquoise blue, mustard yellow; patterned paper - Out and About in Good Day by My Minds Eye; image - Graphics Fairy; stamp - Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; embossing folder - James Set by Cuttlebug; Skittles - my stash.