Ryan's 1st Birthday

Happy New Year!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year. Yeah it's 2011 and just 4 months to go for my wedding. I am so excited!!!

Today I want to share another one of my Digital Photo Greeting Cards with you all. My fiance's nephew just turned one and we had lil construction party for him and I took some pictures of him cruzin' with his favorite toy in the backyard. I put these cards together for him to thank all his family and friends for making his 1st Birthday Special.

This first card is actually the truck image that was his invitations and I just did some editing and turned it into a photo card.

Check them out, Ryan is such a cutie!!

I hope you have enjoyed today's post. If you are interested in a Photo Greeting card, let me know and I would be glad to create one for you. Have a great day!!!

InStyle Stamps Birthday Blog Hop

Hello there,

Today we are doing a special Birthday Blog Hop for Virginia, the owner of InStyle Stamps so if you've arrived here from the Letter "E" then you are on the right track - continue on!! If you've accidentally stumbled here on your own, take a moment and go to the letter "H" to start the hop off right.

Our them for this blog hop is Tags so I have created a rectangular tag for Virginia using the letter "N" and if Virginia were in my town on her birthday I would take her to the local Leatherby's Family Creamery which is a family owned ice cream shop here in Sacramento. They serve the best ice cream in town!!! Mmmm I love ice cream!!

Happy Birthday Virginia!! Have a great Day!!!

Here is my Tag, Enjoy!!!

Since this is a Birthday Blog Hop, we can't leave you without a chance at a party prize! So here are the rules.

1. Start at the beginning of the blog hop with the letter "H".

2. Comment on each Design Team's blog because they need a little love and increase your chances at the party prize.

3. Go to PaperYumness and wish Virginia a Happy Birthday.

The deadline to win a digital image is Sunday, July 18th at 8:00pm Pacific Time.

That's all you need to do! The prize???? Not one, but two! You might win either one by commenting on a blog. Good luck and hope you have fun all along the way!

Thanks for hopping along with us today! Next you will head on over to the letter "A".

Recipe:

Card Size: 5.5 x 4.25

Image: Mellie by Instyle Stamps

Paper: Doodlebug Design Inc, Lime Rickey Spellbound DP, Purple, White, & Green Cardstock

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: White Gross Grain Ribbon, Purlple Silk Ribbon, Liquid Applique, Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!!!!

InStyle Stamps May Color Challenge

Hey there,

Sorry for the short post but I'm at my graduation!! This is the InStyle stamps color challenge.

Edited to Add:

Sorry about my very short post, I started my card Friday evening and I had it all put together minus the coloring and then I went to my roomates graduation at 6pm and then we did dinner and I got home at 11pm and I knew I needed to finish my card but I also knew that I needed to get to bed to get up early enough for my graduation. I had to get up at 6:30am to get ready for my 8:30am graduation. I am the worst morning person ever, I don't get up for anything so going to bed was essential. I did do a little coloring and then this morning I finished coloring, took the picture (which I must appologize needs to be retaken) and I made this short post. Needless to say I was supposed to be at Arco Arena for graduation at 7:45am and I was a little late but no big deal, I still graduated!! So on to my post!

Today is the InStyle Stamps Saturday Color Challenge. Our inspiration for todays color challenge is this gorgeous photo:

I looked at this photo and immidiatly noticed the blues and oranges and then the 5-Petal flowers so I went with it.

Enjoy!!!

Be back later to finish my post.

Head on over to the InStyle Stamps blog to check out what the other DT members created using this weeks inspiration!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Images: Pastry Girl from InStyle Stamps "A Day in the Life" Stamp Collection, SU Sweet Little Sentiments
Paper: My Mind's Eye Tres Belle "Baby" (Boy) Plaid/Light Bleu Papier, "Play" Floral/Apricot Papier & White Cardstock
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Accessaries: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, SU 5-Petal Flower, Punch, Prima Marketing Inc.Nursery Tales Collection Trio Pack Flowers

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you will join in and make a card or project using our inspirational picture!! Have a great week and I maybe back with some graduation pictures and some other big news!!!

InStyle Stamps Monthly Sketch Challenge #9

Hey there,

It's sketch challenge time over at InStyle Stamps and the DT will be previewing ISS's new release for this month. I'm so excited about the new release, Chloe is the cutest little thing I've seen in a while.

The prize for this month is 4 rubber stamps from ISS's exclusive store images! They are super duper cute. You won't be disappointed.

To be considered for this prize, you must use the sketch over at the ISS blog and link to your creative project via Mr. Linky, no later than June 1st, by 11:59 pm PST. The winner will be announced on June 2nd.

So here she is, Ms. Chloe in action!!!
 

Be sure to visit the InStyle Stamps blog for a peek at what the other super talented ladies have come up with for this sketch!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Cupcake Chloe by Instyle Stamps
Paper: Rhonna Farrer Paper Pad Enchanted DP, Black & White Cardstock
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Graham Ribbon, Pearls, & Stickles

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend!!!!

Baby Daniel's 1st Birthday Card

Hi there,

I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weekend. The weather is just perfect here in California!! I love this spring weather, it's just perfect, not too cold and not too hot! Today I want to share with you all a Birthday card that I made for my cousin's 1 year old son. Today was his birthday party so I created a little card to go with his gift. I just love Mo Manning's images and I especially love her first Birthday serious, they are just perfect for the occasion.

As a side note, I added Diamond Glaze to the balloons to give them a 3-D affect and make them look like real balloons.

Enjoy!!!

I hope you enjoyed my card, now here are some pictures from today celebration!

A picture of the main table with the cake and the Birthday boys super cute photo!

Family picture of my cousin, her husband, and Baby Daniel. Isn't he a cutie?!!!

It's cake time and Baby Daniel was not shy at all, he dug right into it and even managed to get his feet in the cake, lol!!

And then daddy helped him stand up in the cake, lol

And here are Baby Daniel's lil feet before getting washed, I had to get his little feetsies all caked up, I thought it was too cute!!

Recipe:

Card Size: 6 1/2 x 5

Stamps: 1st Birthday by Mo's Digital Pencil

Paper: Vroom, Vroom DP by Frances Meyer, Inc., Green, Orange, & Navy Blue Cardstock

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Martha Stewart Zigzag border punch, Gross Grain Ribbon, 3-D Zots, Judi Kins Diamond Glaze, Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today, Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

ISS Wedding Week Day 3 - Couture Cake

 Hi,

 I love wedding they are my favorite events, I love getting dressed up and going to a big event and seeing people who I haven't seen in a long time. This year I have some 10 wedding's to go to, isn't that crazy, almost one for each month?!! I have one this weekend and I am so excited about it!! I also love wedding because I love creating invitations for them. I started creating when my brother asked me to create some samples for him since he is getting married in June. Click on the My Sample Invitation tab bar at the top of my blog.

So are you wondering why I bring this up?!!!

It's day three of wedding week over at InStyle Stamps!!Today's image is a Couture Cake.  It will be available for sale in the store as soon as the redesign is complete.

Check it out & Enjoy!!

If you haven't been over to the ISS blog for the first two days of Wedding Week you should go check out the interview with Trish and the amazing invitations she makes, you should definitely go check them out! While you are there, take a look at the details for this week's contest - all you have to do is share a wedding photo and you'll be entered to win an amazing prize!! Also head over to the ISS blog to get a free digi image and check out what the other DT members have created using Couture Cake.

Recipe

Card Size: 6 1/2 x 5

Stamps: Couture Cake by InStyle Stamps

Paper: Chatter Box Light Sky Floral DP, White & Brown Cardstock, Stardream Metallic Cardstock

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Edge Punch, Spica Glitter Pen

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day 
& Take care!!!

Dorothy Masculine Birthday

Hi there,

So I totally meant to have this card up earlier...like Sunday, but life got a little busy and today I am posting it. I hope you are all doing well, and that the weather is treating you well. Here in Sacramento it's sprinkling outside, I guess I can't complain, it could be worst, but I don't really like this weather, lol it messes my hair up, ;-/.

As I believe I stated on my previous post using Dorothy, I was attempting to make my boyfriend a birthday card and I really wanted to use her. So on Thursday before leaving to go visit him I hurriedly put this card together, and I think it came out just the way I wanted!! I had gone to the local scrapbook store the evening before and bought this great paper, works for either but I thought it was rather masculine and perfect for the occasion.

My boyfriend turned 26 on Sunday, hehe, don't tell him I told you but he wans't to happy about turning the big two, six, he says he is old and I am just a baby lol, I'm 22, which is not very young but I don't think he is used to dating someone who is younger than him, even if it's only 3 years, 5 months, and 20 days, no biggy right, but it scares him lol. I actually like the fact that he is older because he is more mature and he has his ducks in a row and he agrees with me on that. Alright so here is the card I made for him!

Enjoy!!!

 

I hope you enjoyed today's card!!!

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Dorothy (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)

Paper: Karen Foster Design Let's Party DP, Scenic Route Appleton 5th Street DP

Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Ek Success Parisian Edger Punch, & Gross Grain Red Ribbon

 Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

Dorothy Birthday

Hi there,

I can't believe it is already February!! Time goes by so fast these days!!! I guess that's what happens when your enjoying life, right?!!! Well I have a few birthdays coming up this month...more like this week, so I really need to get started on making the right card!! Ekk I don't have much time, my Boyfriends birthday is this weekend!!! I'm thinking when I get home from class tonight, making a bday card will be my homework!

I did do some bday card making a few weeks ago, but this one is not the right one for my boyfriend. But since  I made it I think its appropriate to share with you. Take a look and let me know what you think!

Enjoy!!

Recipe
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4
Stamps: Dorothy (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)
Paper: me&my BiG ideas DP, Brown & Orange Cardstock
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Accessories: Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch, button

Thanks for stopping by!! The weather here in Cali is amazing so if your in the State make sure to go out and enjoy the sunshine!! Have a great day!!!

D-IC CPS134 Happy Birthday

Hey there,

2010, WOW!!! Well as we start a new year, we also start celebrating birthdays again. So today I want to share with you a birthday card. A good friend of mine turns 25 today so what better than to share a Birthday card with you all.

For this card I used a Card Positioning Systems layout, CPS134 to be exact. Enjoy!!!

RECIPE:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Birthday Lucy by Reece's Designs (Digital-Ink Co.), Savvy Stamps Birthday Set (Sentiment)

Ink: Copic Markers

Paper: SU Urban Garden DP

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Martha Stewart Floral Edge Border Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Pearls, Paper Piercer

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!!

D-IC Happy Birthday

Hey there,

Happy Sunday to you all!!! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, I know I am. I had a great time at my baby cousins 1st Birthday. It's always a great time hanging out with family!!!

This week I have another Birthday. My moms birthday is on Monday so I made her this awesome card, lol, I think its pretty darn cute!!! Anyways,I used a Digital-Ink Co. image by Reece's Designs, it's a package set called Happy Birthday, and I totally fell in love with the super cute and sweet little girl in the package. She is just adorable and I totally had to have her!!! I think you will all really like her too!!!

Check her out, and Enjoy!!!

Don't forget you still have time to join in the Digital-Ink Co.'s first ever Falloween Blog Hop just head over to the Digital-Ink Co. Store Blog to start on the hop and enjoy some great inspiration and some free images. Also for the month of October the whole store is 50% off so hurry on over there to get your favorite images!!

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Happy Birthday by Reece's Designs (Digital-Ink Co.), SU Congrats Sentiment set
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: me&my BiG ideas Fashion District Paper Pad, Brown Cardstock
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Ribbon, Button, Embroidery Floss

1st Birthday Girl

Hey there,

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend. Today my cousin's baby girl is having her 1st Birthday Party tonight. I'm pretty excited cause I don't often get to hang out with these cousins, not sure why, as we all got older and we all started going our separate ways and getting married we stopped getting together but hopefully that will change. I know when I get married and have my house and a nice backyard you bet I'll be inviting everyone over for dinner and for the kids to play. I love hanging out with family and having everyone united, it's a good thing to do and it's a great way to raise your kids together.

So for today I want to share with you the card that I made for baby Alayiah, pronounced Uh-lie-Uh, it's from the bible, very unique and very pretty!!! I love the 1st Birthday Girl image from Mo's Digital Pencil, so I had to buy just for Alayiah's first birthday. I always wanted this sweet little image yet I never had a little girl to give it to and then when I was thinking of what to do for the card, I remembered I wanted to buy the image, so I did!!!

So here is what I came up with, Enjoy!!!

Super Sweet huh?!! 

Oh and my cousin requested that we purchase a book as part of Alayiah's gift, so the other day I spent about an hour looking around in the kids books section at Barnes and Nobles. Let me just say I wanted all their books!!! I sure wish I had some nieces or nephews who I could spoil with some great books or maybe even my own kids, some day. I could not make a choice, that's for sure, there were just to many good ones that I wanted to bring home with me. I ended up purchasing a book called Bedtime Stories that had three great short stories in it, really cute, and something that Alayiah will be able to enjoy when she gets older and can read.

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy your weekend!!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 6 1/2 x 5
Stamps: 1st Birthday Girl by Mo's Digital Pencil
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper:  Hot Off The Press Paper Pizazz Green w/ Daisies DP
Accessories: Martha Stewart Lace Doily Border Punch, Gross Grain Ribbon,  3-D Zots, Judi Kins Diamond Glaze, Stickles

WoJ Celebrating Donkey

Hey there,

Here is another birthday card. This one using Whiff of Joys Celebrating Donkey. I just love these little celebrating animals, they are so cute!!!

This time I went for a more feminine card. One of my girlfriends is turning 30 so I wanted to make her a cute little card, but I'm thinking that I need to make another one because this one is not the one for her. I guess I had a different idea in my head when creating it, and it just didn't come out the way I had pictured it for her card. So I will have to give it another try before her Birthday Cocktail party in two weeks. It still came out nicely, but this one is just not for her.

Enjoy!!!!


Just a quick note don't forget to check out my Digital-Ink Co. Challenge post from Monday. Head on over to the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog to get your free Jules Poppy image so that you can enter our challenge and get a chance to win Lil' Cowboy Stamp by M&M Designs, he has the cutest little butt I have ever seen ;-)!!!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Whiff of Joy Celebrating Donkey, Savvy Stamps Birthday Set
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack)
Paper: Me&My Big Ideas Fashion District Paper Pad
Accessaries: Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Ribbon, EK Success Retro Flower, K&Company Adhesive Gems, SU Word Window Punch, 3-D Zots, Sakura Glaze Pen

WoJ Celebrating Mouse

Hey there,

Sorry for the late post today, I had the images uploaded but I didn't get the chance to put the complete post together. So here it is, another birthday card this time using Celebrating Mouse by Whiff of Joy. My boyfriends bother's 30th birthday is coming up so I figured I would make a masculine card. So here is what I was able to come up with.

Enjoy!!!



Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Whiff of Joy Celebrating Mouse, OCL Coastal Wishes
Paper: Rhonna Farrer Enjoy Paper Pad
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Accessaries: Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Ribbon, K&Company Adhesive Gems, Stickles, Sakura Glaze Pen

CAS OCL Happy Birthday

Hey there,

Just wanted to share a quick and simple CASE card from Dawn at My Favorite Things. Just like Dawn states in her post, "This card just goes to show you that if you have a great pattern whether it's stamped or a piece of lovely patterned paper, you can have a beautiful card in minutes by just adding a few small details." It is so very true. Check out what I came up with using her idea!!!

Enjoy!!!!




Sorry for such a short post today, I'm still trying to get myself together from my first week of school. Im going to need to get some balance and figure things out, thats for sure. So if I'm not around, which I will try my best to do, I make several cards at a time so that I can schedule them, just be patient I will pop in every now and then with Design Team stuff.

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a wonderful Saturday and a safe Labor Day weekend!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: OCL Coastal Wishes
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack)
Paper: Karen Neuburger sorbet: lime sprouts
Accessaries: Ribbon, Button, EK Success Embossed Curve Edge Punch

Inkadinkado Changito B-Day

Hello there,

I hope you are all having a blessed Sunday. I just wanted to share with you all another Birthday card that I made. It's been a while since I've inked up my Stampendous Changito B-Day stamp, so I figured I would ink him up and make a card with him, or I should say "them" since there are two changitos, lol. Anyways, I wanted to do something simple and as usual I made a blue card and a pink card. So here they are. Enjoy!!!!






Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day and take care!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Stampendous Changito B-day
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack, Copic Markers
Paper: Michaels Paper Slab
Accessories: 3-D Glue Dots, Gross Grain Ribbon, Stickles

Mojo101 - Birthday Cards

Hey there everyone,

Hurray for a roommate who is from the same hometown!!! My roommate was in Tracy visiting her family yesterday so I asked her to do me a favor and stop by my parents house to pick it up, I had no idea she went down there after work, but it worked out and now I can share my work with you all again!!! YEAHHHHHH!!!!

So it's been a while since I've played with a Mojo Monday Sketch so I figured I would give this weeks sketch a try. I saw so many great cards using this sketch that I just couldn't resist!!

I decided to go with a birthday theme because I have a few birthdays coming up in September so what better idea than to start early, right!! So here is what I came up with. I made a feminine and a masculine card, so essentially I made two Mojo Sketch Challenges, boy am I on top of it, lol ;-). It's about time huh, you wouldn't know this because I almost always have a new card posted but I haven't made cards in the past two weeks since I haven't been in Sacramento with my craft supplies. I've been out of it for a while so yesterday was really good for me, I got my mojo running and made some 8 cards, which I will post throughout the week. Enjoy!!!


Pink Birthday

Blue Birthday

RECIPE:

Pink Birthday
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Savvy Stamps Flower Cupcake
Ink: ColorBox Chalk Rose Coral Fluid Ink
Paper: Michaels Paper Slab
Accessories: Gross Grain Ribbon, Nestibilities, Magenta Shimmerz, Key Lime Shimmerz, Brads, 3-D Zots

Blue Birthday
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Savvy Stamps Flower Cupcake
Ink: ColorBox Classic Pigment Cat's Eyes Moss Green
Paper: DCWV Birthday Blue, Anna Griffin Inc. DP
Accessories: Nestibilities, Key Lime Shimmerz, UndertheSea Shimmerz, Brads, 3-D Zots

One Cupcake at a Time

Hello everyone,

I hope the beginning of your week has started off on the right foot. I know mine has. Here is another card that I want to share with you. So I must share with you all that I am not very creative, well I am, but I am always inspired by sketches, color challenges, or cards made by others. There are very few times that I design my own cards without being inspired by something or someone and when I do just create a card from my imagination it's usually not one of my good ones.

So today and some of the cards that I will be sharing on my blog this week are mostly going to be CASED cards or just ideas that I've seen around. This card that I am sharing today is a card that was inspired by Maren over at Zany not Crazy, it was very cute and simple and I had to give it a try. I of course changed up the paper, ribbon, and the stamps to make it my own but I used her general layout for this card.

Take a look, Enjoy!!!!




Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the beginning of your week!!!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4
Stamps: SU Sweet Little Sentiments, Justj hanna cupcake stamp
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Paper: Making Memories FabricBrocade Rouge Paperie, S.E.I. Mimosa Paper Slab
Accessories: Gross Grain Ribbon, 3-D Glue Dots,

Early Birthday Celebration

Hi Everyone,

So I mentioned that today was my birthday and that I had quite a few plans for this week. So yesterday my boyfriend and I headed down to Petaluma to enjoy the scenery and purchase some oysters to BBQ for my birthday dinner. I had a blast, it was so pretty down there and the weather was just perfect!!! We purchase the oysters in Tamales Bay and headed down to the Tamales Bay State Park to find a picnic area with a BBQ to have some lunch. It was just perfect!! Then I wanted to see the Lighthouse down there but by the time we go there it was closed and we could have walked to it but from the Park were it was some 80 degrees, the temperature to the Lighthouse dropped to a cold and misty 57 degrees, everyone there was getting out of their cars with winter jackets and pants while I was sporting my cute lil summer cloths, so we decided it would be our first destination on our next trip to Petaluma and we headed home to BBQ at home with the family. I couldn't have asked for a better day!!! So here are some pics from our day.

Entrance to the State Park

Old Point Reyes ship in Tamales Bay

Me, the Birthday Girl, striking a pose, lol

My Boyfriend, Danny, and I (lol how I love my handy-dandy tripod, it's so great for these occasions)

I had an absolute blast, and my celebration is only getting started becuase on Thursday morning some 14-17 of us are leaving for pismo to go relax and go ride quads on the sand dunes. I'm super excited for that because it will be my first time riding on the dunes and it'll be my first time sporting my new quad and helmet that my boyfriend got me for my Birthday, I really didn't expect or ever dream of such a big gift but I'm super excited about it, you have no idea!!! I'll being posting some picture of my weekend later next week.

Enjoy everyone, and as always thanks for stopping by. Have a great rest of the week and wish me luck out in pismo on the sand dunes