Manly Birthday Cards

I find it very difficult most times to make a "manly" birthday cards. Fortunately the Open Sea and Need for Speed stamp set from Stamping Up! help out A LOT!

I used the Gina K. method of making the background of the sea card look like a "pillow top". I had inspiration for the Need for Speed card but I just cannot find the link to where I got the idea. 

 

Anniversary Cards

I just love this dancing couple, so sweet. This stamp as well as the "Always and Forever" are both from Gina K. Designs. I made both of these cards as Anniversary Cards for two special couples. I really like the way they came out.

Whimsy Birthdays!

As you have probably already noticed, I'm addicted to Whimsy Stamps. Especially the one by Elisabeth Bell. This one is called Blossom Berry Sitting Pretty. I just thought it came out adorable! I made this for a special little girl who turned 12 this year. She really liked it.

This card is also made with a Whimsy Stamp, but it is from the Wee collection. I believe it's called Rosetta. This card is also made for a little girl, and I just adore it! I colored both cards with my trusty Spectrum Noir markers. These are both a little more "frou frou" than what I normally do but perfect for little girls!

A Confirmation Card

My seventeen year old brother got Confirmed this past May.  This is the card that I made for him. :)

Mother's Day Cards

The two pictures below are of Mother's Day cards that I made for my wonderful mother. The one with the Mermaid is a Kiddo stamp. The one with the flowers was with the Gina K stamp set called Holiday Baskets.

Wedding Invitations

This past March my husband and I renewed our vows. We did not have a very big wedding when we first got married due to him being hospitalized after coming home injured from a deployment in Afghanistan. So this past March, on our third anniversary, we decided to renew our vows with our closest friends and family. 

In a joint effort my mother (Lena Fonkert) and I came up with these wedding invitations. My colors were Malibu Blue, White, & Silver and these invitations came out just stunning! We used white linen paper as the invitations. The bellyband was created with a Martha Stewart Punch, and the inside and outside of the card was cut using a Marianne Creatable.  Below the invitations is a picture of the RSVP card that we designed as well. We had a wonderful time and are so blessed that we were able to renew our vows and celebrate with our closest friends and family!

 

 

A Wild Birthday Card

My Aunt has been visiting from Holland, and she was able to spend her birthday this year with the family in America which was really nice! I used a Gina K's Stamp Set to create this card, along with the Memento Dew Drops Ink to create the sunset. I love, love, love this stamp set and will be making more cards themed like this!

What is Black & White & Red all over?

For my 17 year old brother's birthday this year, I decided to try and make a card that would appeal to his jokester side - whether it be corny or not! hehe

I found this card somewhere on google, and I simple cannot find it again. I would love to attribute the credit for this card to the lady that I saw it through, but I just can not find it ANYWHERE! If you have seen it before, or know who has created it, please let me know so I can add that information in here!

Easter

Yes I know, I'm running just a little behind on the season. I made this card for my grandma who lives in Portugal. This is a stamp that I bought at Archiver's last year, and I have been just dying to use it. It is colored in with Spectrum Noir Markers, and the paper is from Gina K's Wisteria Lane Pack. So here it is:

Happy Birthday - Grandma

When I saw this stamp, I thought of my wonderful Grandma and how much she would just adore this little girl. So for her birthday I featured her in the card. She absolutely loved it! Again, this is colored in with the Spectrum Noir Markers. The sunset is done with the Dew Drops for Memento's Ink Pads.

Sugar & Spice, & Everything Nice

On one of my posts at the end of last year, I had stated to keep an eye out for my newest obsession with Whimsy Stamps - especially Elisabeth Bell's collection! Well, here is one of those sweet little stamps. I colored it in with the Spectrum Noir markers (have I mentioned how FABULOUS THOSE ARE???) This is the first, but trust me when I say that this will not be the last time you see these Whimsy Stamps.

A Simple Thank - You

Hello All!

Wow, it has been a while. I do not believe that  I have shared any of my work since NOVEMBER! Well it sure as been a busy year, I can not believe that we are already in April, where in the world has the time gone? So the reasons for my absence was of course Christmas, and then I started back up with classes, and I was working, AND planning my wedding! Yes, I am already married, but my husband was military and we did not have the "BIG" wedding until our third year anniversary. That took place this past March. My mother and I designed my wedding invitations and it was a joint effort so you will see it posted on both of our blogs very soon! I finally have some time again to start crafting and making cards again, YAY!

So here is a simple thank you card that I made towards the end of last year. I believe that my idea came to me from one of Gina K's cards, but I couldn't remember which one.

Kiddo Soldier

A while ago I had said to watch for an upcoming card featuring my newest kiddo stamp... and here he is! I just love the way this one came out, very Christmas-y. My newest obsession - The cottage cutie stamps from Whimsy. Be on the look-out for cards featuring those cuties! They will be coming soon!  

November/Thanksgiving Decorations

As promised here are my thanks giving decorations. I actually got a lot of them on clearance from Michael s and Wal*Mart.  Thanks for stopping by, tomorrow I will be posting some more cards that I have been working on! :)

 Except this! This I purchased from Lena's Creations! This is just to adorable! :) It sits on my kitchen counter as a super awesome decoration.

Musical Angels

This card is something a little different than what I normally do. I usually try to make everything very symmetrical- and this one came out just a little different :) I think it makes it a "fun" card. What do you all think?

 

Noel

I just love how this card came out! I normally have some sort of design in my head before I put the card together and on this one I kinda just put it together as it came, and I think it came out pretty good! :)

Halloween Decorations

I know that it's November now but I completely forgot to post some of my Halloween decorations! So here they are :) Tomorrow I will post the November/Thanksgiving decorations that I have recently put up :) Thanks for stopping by!

Two Turtle Doves!

I have absolutely fallen in love with the Whimsy Stamps specifically Elisabeth Bell's Cottage Cutie stamps. I just think they're so sweet and adorable!! I love them so much that I actually bought quite a few of them! This one is called "Two Turtle Doves" and was so much fun to color in! I thought that the dimensions would work well with a Side Step Card, and I was right! I love the way this card came out! I hope you guys do too!

Harp Angel

This is another fabulous stamp that I found at Micheal's.  I used the Romantic Rectangles Spellbinders to create the border around the image, the paper is from Old World Christmas stack from Hobby Lobby, and the punch and sentiment are from Stamping Up! I believe. 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone! I hope everyone out there has a great fun filled and safe Halloween. I know that I have been posting Christmas Cards out the wazoo, but I saved these last two Halloween cards to post today! The first card is one that I made for my Hubby and got the idea from my Mom. The last card is for my parents for Halloween and since my Mom is quite the crafter herself I couldn't very well post this until today! :P

Nutcracker Sweet

This Christmas I really want to go and see the Nutcracker Ballet. I think it would be stunning! This gorgeous ballerina and her nutcracker are from the Graphic 45 "Nutcracker Sweet #1" Set. This is just a fantastic set! There's also a larger nutcracker in the set, and I will be using him very soon too! I used the Spectrum Noir Markers to color in this stamp. I must say my skills with the markers are definitely getting better with practice. :)

Christmas in Paris

I have always found Paris such a fascinating city, and I am determined to go there on of these days. So combining my favorite holiday and a city I hope to see one day was relatively easy! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Holly Jolly Santa

Who doesn't just love Santa?! I'm getting so excited that we are almost in November and that much closer to Christmas! My favorite holiday! So in the spirit of Christmas Cheer I made this little Holly Holly Santa Card. TFL!

Winter Friends

On one of my Christmas stamp sets I found these cute little Christmas animals, so I put this together and used my Spectrum Noir markers to color them in :)

Poinsettia Christmas

I think Poinsettia's are just beautiful flowers! So in one of my Christmas stamp sets I found these flowers and made a card with them. The green paper is from "Old World Christmas" stack that I found at Hobby Lobby. TFL!

 

It's been a while...

Wow! I can't believe that last time I posted anything was October 3rd! Sorry for the delay. My husband finally got discharge from the USMC and made it home on the 3rd. I'm so happy to have him home!! So that was the reason for my absence. I have been spending some much needed time with him. :) 

On towards cards! I decided to these adorable little elves pink and blue instead of green and red because I thought it'd be something different and I actually really like the way that it turned out! :) I recently got ANOTHER kiddo stamp (The little solider boy) so expect a card featuring him sometime very soon!

Angel Kiddo's

As I stated a few days ago, I just L-O-V-E these Kiddo Stamps from Stampendous! I have actually ordered another few from this collection. They're just adorable. Here are two cards made with the same stamp. 

Secret Santa

This cute little Secret Santa is also from Stampendous. I used flocking powder on his facial hair, and liquid applique on the trim of his suit. The first card has papers from Old World Stack. The second card's background paper is from Gina K. 

TFL!!

Halloween Card - Kitty Kandy Kiddo & Picket Pumpkin

It's OCTOBER already, where in the world has this year gone? I have fallen in love with Stampendous' Kiddo Stamps!! I believe this one in particular is called Kitty Kandy Kiddo. I used her on 2 different cards ( the first one also has Stampendous' Picket Pumpkin's stamp) and I'm still trying to get the hang of the shading with the Spectrum Noir Markers. I had fun with both of these cards! Hope you all enjoy.