Birthday Orchid

BIRTHDAY...

... orchid.

As Clean And Simple goes, it doesn't get any better than that.

A simple orchid stamped next to a classy sentiment

I used an orchid invite stamp from Stampendous.com, but masked the "invite" part.

I chose a khaki ink to soften the printed image, and filled up the petals part with 3D paint, my go-to Tulip Metallics in white.

When I say simple, I mean simple... simple the results, simple the making...

Until next time..

Butterflies Birthday

BUTTERFLIES...

Birthday.

I always liked cards with a feeling of movement. Nothing like butterflies ready to take flight to illustrate this.

When I was in Julian last week, butterflies were fluttering all over freshly blossomed flowers.

 This inspired me to design this card for a very special friend of mine. I chose this country feel designer paper for its striking resemblance to the field of little flowers under the apple trees.

The butterflies were made with a Martha Stewart punch, as well as the bottom edge of the patterned paper.

I added a "body" to the butterflies with puffy paint, Tulip Metallics White.

The sentiment was designed on my computer.

Until next time...

Birthday with a piano

BIRTHDAY...

... with a piano.

Ever since I made that pop-up piano card back in the day, I have been in love with birthday card in a music instrument...

Here is the piano pop up...

...the template is at:

http://afrenchaccent.blogspot.com/2011/11/piano.html

I used the same idea of an open music sheet for my new piano card.

The web is full of keyboard and sheet music images and you can choose the one that fit you best.

You can also choose a different accent than the little flowers I added, like music notes for example.

I used a black card-stock and drew freely a shape of a Grand piano. 

The keyboard and piano music sheet were downloaded from the  web.

I just cut around the sheet music with a cutter, leaving 1/4 inch top and bottom. 

You just need to bend a little the paper to have the impression that the music piece is open.

Until next time...

Hush....

HUSH....

... I just hope Jen is too busy with her everyday life to go check my blog. My daughter 22nd birthday is right around the corner and I have been thinking and thinking, surfing the web over and over, looking for the best matched card for her birthday. 

I found it.

A heart, because she fills up mine...

 A bouquet of flowers, because that is the feeling we have when she is home...

This card was made using my Slice. I had to fiddle to find the perfect size for the "2s" and the perfect font as to have them fit in the heart.

The rest is easy as a breeze: punch two sizes of flowers in two different color and put them all over. 

The bow is a bunny ears bow, the easiest to make.

The heart of the flowers is made with a 3D Tulip, metallic paint.

Now come the hardest part in the whole process: waiting for the paint to dry.

Avoid a whole lot of problems and wait overnight before handling this kind of card.

Here is the same card without the 22:

 Until next time...

Flowers in Jars

FRESH...

... i felt like designing a "fresh" card... When my kids were little there was not a day that passed by when one would not come to find me in the kitchen with a little flower they had picked in the garden for me.

I would grad a jam jar fill it up with water and put the lone flower in.

How proud would I make them then....

Three kids, three flowers, in the three windows of this card.

This is a peek in my life, 10 years ago...

This window card is from A Cut Above, the jar stamp is from Stamp by Judith.
The lone flower is a composite of a stem by Martha Stewart and a daisy by Stamp by Judith.
The circle happy Birthday is from the Rubber Cafe.
The Copic markers were lightly used.
Until next time....

Birthday Flowers

FINALLY...

... the Papertrey Ink order has arrived! And in it, this little fence die... I don't know how on earth I did all these years without.

A card with a raised element has right away a different feeling.

I posted this on Splitcoaststampers and a nice lady commented it would do a beautiful Mother's day card. She is right. It is a pretty versatile design.

Just change the sentiment.

The flowers were embossed with Martha Stewart white powder, the fence is out of a Papertrey Ink die Cut and I popped it out with dimensionals.

Until next time....

Birthday Tree

The bare tree stamp is from Stamps by Judith and Heather. This company has some "sticks" and "stubbies" which are mini stamps on a stick, and you can have a tree for all occcasion. This is a birthday one, but I am thinking of a new baby one (what else?)

Birthday in a Window

I finally found a "better" way to use my nestabilities, this window on a sweet birthday sentiment is the result. excuse my finger, but this was the only picture where you could see the blue embossed panel on the top. The pearls are made out of 3D "tulip metallics" paint. 

Frame of Flowers

With an embossed background, a flower punch, a few colorful brads and this beautiful Sparkle N Sprinkle stamp, it was so much fun o put together this card!

Birthday cards galore!

Inspiration, when you are here...

My son's birthday card

It has become a running joke, my son is begging me to let him go dive with shark. Not happening on my watch.

This is how close I am going to let him pursue his dream.

A few more cards...

Tiffany blue birthday card

Birthday card

Birthday card

Anniversary card

22 years... an anniversary card as a pocket watch...

Father day card

This is this year father day card for my wonderful husband....

Pop up piano Birthday Card

A pop up birthday card for our piano teacher: the notes are glued to some bands of acetate and seem to fly on top of the keyboard when the card is open...

 I had so many requests for the template... you can find it on my other blog at:

http://afrenchaccent.blogspot.com/2011/11/piano.html


Enjoy!

Wedding card, gatefold

This is a gatefold wedding card, with a little pocket under the "handmade with love" on the right side, ideal to slide in a check or gift certificate. I found the inspiration on a wonderful site,

http://stampingwithprincess.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/homemade-wedding-card-video-and-template/

May 8th Challenge word Sunshine