Cat Lover's Birthday

 I'm back with my second post this month!  I'm on a roll again!  And I had the best time today playing with some new stamp sets that I've been dying to use!

 I gave a friend a card using this SU set called Giggle Greetings back in March and she ordered four more - one for each of her sisters. Obviously ALL cat lovers!

 This first one I cased off a card on Pinterest by Robin Lee from Stamping Country.  I used Pool Party and Slate Gray papers and a doily die by Cheery Lynn. 

For the second one I used my two new favorite colors, Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe with the Stippled Blossoms stamp as a background.

And on the third one I used a paper from Primo's Rondelle paper pack with the Petite Petals stamps for the embellishments. (Had to hand cut the flowers because the punch is on back order, but it was worth it!)

Thanks for visiting!
I'll be back soon!

Gerlinde

Baseball Season!

I'm back!  With another card in a box too!  They are all over pinterest and there are some gorgeous ones out there!  This one is a special request card and now I wish I would have made one in time for my grandson's birthday.  He would have loved it.  Both boys have started their baseball practices and they are so cute out there in the field.

 I have no idea what brand the baseball stamp set is, but I added in some graphics from online too.  The birthday stamp and papers are Stampin Up, the grass is a Martha Stewart punch and the pom poms are iris-folding foils fringed and rolled up.  Very simple and it came together quite nicely.






Here are a few more views:

Thanks for visiting!

Gerlinde

Wishful thinking

I just had to pull out my flower images and create some birthday cards for those with February and March birthdays who are SUPPOSED to be seeing the first of the crocuses peeking out, but it's just not happening yet this year!  I even put a little snow in front of the crocuses so that we can pretend they will be out soon.  The crocus and daffodil images are digis by Delicious Doodles that I've had for ages and the first set of tulips are by Fred She Said.  The irises are by Sweet Impressions and the orange ruffled tulips were a free stamp I must have gotten with a purchase somewhere.  They were all colored with Copics.  The flourishes are a die by Memory Box. 
Here is the card folded up and ready to go into an envelope:

And here is another view:

This is the larger card in a box as found in the Splitcoaststampers tutorials.  I also made one with green cardstock, same flowers and design.  They are so much fun to make!

Till next time,
Thanks for visiting!

Gerlinde

Card in a Box Valentines

I've been dying to make one of these for a few weeks now - you wouldn't believe how many I have pinned on Pinterest!  I ended up making three of them because I found three different sizes on various blogs and wanted to see which I liked best.  I really don't think it matters because I like them all.  The first one on the left is from the Splitcoaststampers tutorials section and it's 5 1/2 x 6 when closed.  The other two are basically the same except that the middle one is a little taller so that it is 6 x 4 1/4 when closed and the smallest one is 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 when closed.

The basic box is very easy to put together and then the "filling" does take a little time, but well worth it.  I cut all the hearts out with my Silhouette, as well as the hearts flourishes.  The stamp is from my stash done in Firecracker Red embossing powder (SNS).  The white background heart is done with a white microfine glitter on sticky paper and the red heart on the right with Gypsy Red microfine glitter (also SNS).






Here is another view:

The second "box/card" has a birdcage to match the DP that was an SVG file from Bird's Cards. 

And the third "card/box" has two digi images in it that were colored with Copics.  The heart balloons are also from Bird's Cards and the little dog is from Little Scraps of Heaven (digis I've had for a while).

Thanks for visiting!

Gerlinde

Valentine Treats

This is my last year for preschool valentine treats!  Charlie will be in Kindergarten next year which means 25 or more students, which means something much simpler with no treats!  These are the Cute Critters from Jackie Topa's class that I made last summer and I still have lots more.  I wanted to make the treat holder matchbox style, but the critters were a little too large, so I had to make them 4 x 5 with just a ribbon holding it together at the top.  The hearts were cut with my Silhouette and the sentiments just an assortment from my stash.  
Here are a few more views and the variety of critters:

Aren't they the cutest?
Thanks for visiting!

Till next time.....

Gerlinde