Fly Away Birthday Card

Hi everyone! Time for another card!

I'm still in the beautiful Cromwell with Rob & Joan. They have a little wee grandson - he's so cute - who's turning 1 soon, and I thought I'd make them a birthday card for them to use. Always nicer than something from the supermarket which are expensive and not worth $4-5.

Anyway, I grabbed out my Fly Away set, since it was the only baby boy sorta set I had. I had lots of fun with this card. I got to use my Block Alphabet dies as well as the In the Meadow snowdrift dies. They are very versatile, and not just for Christmas cards! ;)

Sorry I can't do anything about the crappy photo quality. I'm going to try and see if I can borrow Rob & Joan's camera later...

I just glued on the button twine btw. I smeared it with my Zig 2 way glue and it's still holding the twine so I suppose it's alright. That idea of using twine, I think I borrowed from Nichole Heady's Fly Away card from waaaay back.

But anyway, hope you like the card. It was really lots of fun to make :) Thanks for coming by!

PS - I sent in my card for PaperCrafts magazine. Blimey. Posting a card + 3 forms in a tiny box cost me $11.50!!! Thank goodness they are going to pay me more than what cost me lol

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

STAMP: [PTI] Fly Away, Big Birthday Wishes

INK: [SU!] Old Olive, Wild Wasabi; [Memento] Tuxedo Black

PAPER: [PTI] Simply Chartreuse, Vintage Cream
OTHER: [PTI] In the Meadow die collection, Fly Away die collection, Block Alphabet die collection, Woodgrain impression plate, jute button twine

Bits and Pieces

Hi everyone. We've got guests coming for dinner in 15 minutes so I'm just going to have to make this quick. I've made a few cards in the last couple of days that I'd like to share.

  

My mother has given me the ultimatum (?) to make lots of pretty cards this week so she can show off to my aunt LOL So I'm going to be casing a lot of pretty cards I've been eyeing for some time now.

  

Anyway, the cards... I have been trying to resist using my mist too much, but this first card needed that extra touch hehe. It's just a plain white cardstock with Dewey mist over it for the background. Then some cloud die cuts and Fly Away plane and voila! I'm waiting for the day my Fly Away die arrives on my doorstep so I don't have to cut it by hand!!!

   

      

Here's one fresh off my desk-space. I wish I had some neutral buttons! Only just now I have realised I don't have any basic colours for buttons!!! So I had to coordinate it with the base cardstock.

  

  

    And one more for good measure. This one's a case of Nichole Heady's card that I love so much. My Banner Builder set needed some more love recently.

    

 

Ok, better get going. That was some serious speed blogging! Thanks for coming by :)

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Happy Birthday Fly Away}

STAMP: [PTI] Fly Away

INK: Versamark (for embossing)

PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White

OTHER: [PTI] Clouds die collection; [Palette] Filigree embossing powder (black); [Copic] Sketch Markers; [Studio Calico] Mister Huey's Color Mists (Dewey, Calico Shine)

{Live Love Laugh}

STAMP: [PTI] Embellishments, Damask Designs

INK: [PTI] Spring Moss, Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo; [SU!] Early Espresso; Versamark

PAPER: [PTI] Vintage Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Berry Sorbet

OTHER: [PTI] Buttons (Simply Chartreuse), Half & Half die collection, Button Twine (Jute); [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua)

{Celebrate Today Banners}

STAMP: [PTI] Fancy Flourishes, Banner Builder, Cupcake Collection

INK: [PTI] Spring Moss, Smokey Shadow; [SU!] Early Espresso

PAPER: [PTI] Vintage Cream, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist

OTHER: [PTI] Banner Builder die collection; [KaiserCraft] Rhinestones; [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua)