Birthday Fun!

Hi again!

I am starting to get caught up again... moderately perhaps, positively maybe.  Soooo, I took some time this afternoon to work on some birthday cards that I had started yesterday.  I pulled out a pack of My Mind's Eye Notable patterned paper that I love and made the backgrounds first.  Then I grabbed an assortment of cute stamps - most of them older - and got to work.  The goal was flat - easy to mail cards...  And here they are!

I love the warm summer/fall colors and the sweet images!!

You know, back in "the day" when I was an SU demo, I got a number of new stamps about 4 times a year - usually when I needed to make a quota.  I agonized over those stamps!  They needed to be extremely versatile and I had to love them because I would be using them over and over and over and over again for months.  Now there are sooo many new stamps coming out every month that I forget about my favorites.  And I get drawn in to the stamps that are amazing with the new trends, but really aren't what I do best.   Case in point... the adorable bunny in the upper left.  I had to have that set, but when I tried to make a card it stumped me until I realized that I don't do CAS watercolor cards with lots of die cut images well - which is how I had seen it used online.  I love them, don't get me wrong, but I can't pull them off well.  So I went back to being me, and I'm happy with that.  :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tricia

Your Next Stamp Challenge - Birthday Wishes

Hi everyone!

It was a mojo-less night for me last night when I went to make this card.  It is entirely possible that that is because my stamping desk is a little messy is piled so high that I looked like a dog digging a hole for a bone trying to find this stamp set... SIGH.  Sooooo - I started with the Your Next Stamp sketch for the week.  And then ripped it all off.  Then I added some clouds and a banner sentiment.  And ripped it all off.  Then I flipped the card over and changed some of the positioning.  And ripped it all off.  Then I made a new background on different colored cardstock.  And ripped it all off.  Then I made this super clean and simple card using colors from the color part of the challenge and called it good, even if I'm not thrilled.  I am SO going to clean my desk today!! : )

Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments!

Paw-Some

Hello friend!

I am SO far behind with life, but all I could think about this afternoon was that I hadn't made my challenge card for the Your Next Stamp sketch and color challenge yet!  Soooooo.... I set everything aside and made a card.  Now I have to go clean up the kitchen!!

I used this sketch...


and made this card, using the puppies from Phoebe with her Wagon...

They make me smile with their little tongues hanging out!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I think you are absolutely Paw-some!!