Pop Up Owl 1st Birthday Card and Altered Frame

Our grandbaby turned 1 year-old in April!! Can't believe how quickly time flies, even with grandchildren. Of course, I made her a card to celebrate!! Her nursery has an owl theme, complete with a tree mural hand painted by her Daddy (my oldest son). It's really not my fault that I have become a bit obsessed with owls!

Who doesn't love a pop-up card, especially with an owl? :) Here's the front.

Here's the inside, complete with baby girl owl and scalloped oval banner.

 If you've never made a pop-up card, it's really not hard. You'll have to check out a few of the tutorials  like this one. I didn't take pictures of each step, but basically you cut two matching slits in the fold of the inner card layer (brighter pink) for each item you want to pop up.

 You can see the slits between the owls feet. The section of card between the slits is folded towards you (the opposite of the fold in the card) which creates a stand for this baby owl.  It's really as simple as that. I used stickers for the sentiment. I used pink glitter cardstock for the "1st".

Her birthday party theme was Minnie Mouse and there were lots of polka dots and zebra prints! So much fun! I can't remember where I got this frame, but I decided to add a few pretty flowers and we used it at the party with a cute baby picture of our birthday girl, Scarlet Rose.

 The flowers were made with my three SU scalloped circle punches and brads. Super easy. I crumpled the paper to give them more texture.

 Three simple flowers added a lot of pizazz to this frame.

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Birthday card and gift bag

It's a dreary rainy day here!! I try to keep reminding myself that we really need this rain. I thought it was time for a bright and cheerful post.

I got the inspiration for this card from a mass produced invitation where the design was simply printed on the cardstock. I thought it would be fun to reproduce this with diamond shaped cut cardstock, placed in the same format. Well...it was fun, but WOW, it took a lot more time than I thought it would. I used only leftover scraps, except for the card base. I found the perfect diamond cut in Cricut's Art Philosophy cartridge by Close to My Heart. I ran each little piece thruogh my "X" and lined them all up. The pieces along the edges have to be cut to fit. I absolutely LOVE the way it turned out, but if I do it again, the diamonds will be bigger, so there will be fewer to deal with. =)

Here's a cute little bag that went together in a snap! I used the purse from Cricut's Tags & Bags cartridge. Sooooo Easy!! I tucked in a gift card and gave it to my coworker for her birthday with a few chocolates. They go together so quickly, they'd be great for party favors too!

 The flower decoration on the front is just as simple. I got the idea from my StampinUp! consultant, Jodi Geers. Find a newspaper ad with the colors you're looking for. Cut six with two different sized scalloped punches. Stack them all up with the smaller circles on top of the larger circles (6 of each). Poke a hole and put a brad through the center, and crumple up all of the layers individually. What a beautiful way to recycle all of those sales ads!! Perfect for presents or cards.

Frosty Winter Cards

Hello and happy Monday to you!

Today I'd like to share some cards that I made for my dear sisters-in-law. They have December birthdays which we usually celebrate when we're together at Christmas. I know...I wouldn't like that, but we can't get together for every occasion.

I made this one with the Art Philsophy cartridge. In fact, this is the featured project in the book that comes with it. It was really easy!! I used the same specifications as in the book. I believe it's a 3" card.

The sentiment is StampinUp. The gorgeous blooms are also cut with the Art Philsophy cartridge. I rolled them up myself! This was a first for me, but it ws pretty simple and I like the way they turned out. To get the frosty effect, I used Glossy Accents on the edges and on the teal swirl accent, then dipped the edges right into my holographic embossing powder, shaking off the excess. The glue gun helped it to dry all frosty looking.  

This one is also from the Art Philsophy cartridge. I cut the layer for the white, and then again slightly smaller for the patterned paper on the top, slicing off one edge to make room for the sentiment. I used the same birthday sentiment from SU.

It may be hard to see here, but the patterned paper is painted with Tim Holtz clear crackle finish. I used white glitter paper for the poinsetta look flower, inked the edges with TH distress ink (Pumice). I also painted the flower with the crackle finish. The brad is attached through a hole punched in the center of each flower layer. Each of the petals is curved up in the middle of the petal and popped with a dimensional to give it a 3D look.

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