American Girl

I am having so much fun with these face stencils because you can take them as far as your imagination goes!  

Using a fine point sharpie, the face was added to the card stock.  Stamps were used to add the hair.  Stencils were used for the stars and the background.  Her face has happy birthday stamped in a very light color.

When I think of hugs, kisses and birthday wishes, I think of a mother who gives birth.  What a miracle when each new life enters the world.  I think of the hugs, kisses and love you have for the new child.  That is the inspiration for this card.  I live in the USA so she bears the colors of her country.

American Girl is linked to:

Simon Says
STAMPlorations

Brew-tiful

Hi stamping friends!  Have you had a chance to play along with this month's theme or sketch?  It is a brew-tiful challenge as it features coffee/tea!  STAMPlorations also has all their coffee/tea stamps in the coffee/tea lovers area for easy shopping...now that is my cuppa Joe!!

I adore the Abandoned Coral Distress ink and it pairs so well with kraft paper.  It seems uncolored images are popping up all over social media so today this card is joining the trend!  By adding pops of color, it works.

The kraft paper is stamped in brown ink.  The coffee image was stamped and fussy cut.  The heart and sentiment strip was stamped and embossed.  Now, to dip the coffee die cut in that lovely Abandoned Coral!!  All the elements were added and the card was finished with a few sequins.

Life is busy so take time to smell the coffee and stamp!!

STAMPlorations products used:
A Cuppa Love
NBrew-tiful Day
Coffee Happy
Coffee Word Die

Rise And Shine Mail Art

Time to rise and shine this morning!

We all know how noisy roosters can be in the morning with their crowing trying to wake up the barnyard.  I think they are shouting in rooster...time to rise and shine!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope your day shines!

Rise And Shine Mail Art is linked to:
Simon Says

Irish Coffee

Top of the morning friends!  Today I feel lucky and am ready for Irish coffee to start off my cay.   I will end it with  cornded beef and cabbage!

Feeling lucky and using some plaid, green and gold.  All the colors of a lucky Irish woman!

Thanks for stopping by and may the luck of the Irish be with you!

Irish Coffee is linked to:
Work It Wednesday

Good Day Sunshine Mail Art

Don't just make it...mail it!

This fun mail art creates a scene of kids having fun  at the lake.  This envelope started by stamping the image and then masking off the address area.  The rays of sunshine were added through a stencil.  Then the leaves were added using a stencil.  Lastly, the sentiment was stamped twice.

  Thanks for stopping by and have a sunshiney day!

Good Day Sunshine is linked to:
Simon Says
Word Art Wednesday
'Simon Says

Musical Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to you my siblings!  One of the greatest gifts in life are my siblings.  We are there to cheer each other on, in time of need and just to laugh with each other and have a good time.  Every birthday, my phone rings and my sibling on the other end is singing happy birthday!  So this year they are each getting a musical birthday card!

I saw a canvas on Pinterest and wanted to duplicate it as closely as possible on paper.  After embossing the piano keys on the side, the black keys were colored in.  Black paint was feathered out with some splatters on the opposite side.  I had metal music charms that I heated and dipped in white embossing powder.  Each card get one metal charm and two paper punched music notes.  Happy birthday was white embossed for the sentiment.

Did I mention I have four siblings?  Yes, they all call on your birthday and sing the happy birthday ditty!  These cards will be perfect for my brother and three sisters.  They are also all different.  

Well, I am ready for their birthdays this year!  They will also each get a phone call with a sily birthday song!!

Have a happy day.

Musical Happy Birthday is linked to:
Take It Make It Challenge: March
Word Art Wednesday

Cuppa

Hi stamp friends!  STAMPlorations is rocking the theme and sketch challenge with coffee/tea theme this month.  What do they say, bottoms up or good to the last drop?!

This color combo makes me happy and a few extras were added to this card.  This card was started by spreading the paint and stamping the background,  Then, coffee bean hearts were stamped and embossed in brown.  Since the background is so busy, the digi was printed and just a little color was added to the image.  What's brewing was stamped on the image.  The words from the Framed Coffee To Go stamp was stamped on the side of the digi image.  The word coffee was stamped on the ribbon.  A resin circle with coffee beans stamped underneath adds a little more interest to the card.

Oh boy, I think I may have had one to many cups.  When I started listing the products I used, I think every coffee set I own is listed!!

 Thanks for stopping by and while you are enjoying your morning brew, craft up a coffee card and join the challenge!

Products used: STAMPlorations digi
                        A Cuppa Love
                         Scribbly Splattery Grunge
                         Coffee Happy
                        What's Brewing
                       Framed Coffee To Go