1st Birthday Creations

A special Card for A Special Little Boy......My Boy!

This week I had so much fun with Makeesha's Sketch Challenge. It was the perfect layout for a layered 3 part window slide card (that's a mouthful!!!). And it just happened to be the week of my little boy, Emerson's first birthday.









At first you just see this......











Then this...








And finally, this!
I'm really happy with how it turned out (I should be... I worked on it for 2 nights into the wee hours of the morning. All that layering and positioning takes time).


My Recipe:
Paper: East Coast Prep DSP, Always Artichoke and Whisper White.
Stamps: SU Wild About You and SU Good Times (2003)
Extras: Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon, Mini White Brads and a green rectangular label holder.

Check back at my blog to see how my little boy enjoyed his big day!!

Makeesha' Inspiration Challenge 5

Makeesha has set this photo for Colour inspiration Challenge 5. I loved the colours in this challenge even though I'm not totally happy with my design, but with renovations still continuing in the house .....time is limited. For this creation I have used Whisper White, Bashful Blue and Night of Navy SU card stock, along with my new Botanical Blossoms Stamp Set. To finish it off I've added the sentiment from the Say It with Scallops Stamp Set along with a little River Rock Ribbon and four white brads.

Gina's February Sketch Challenge

For Gina's February Sketch Challenge we not only had to follow a sketch but we also had to use some form of patterned paper. This card is going out to Emerson's cousin Maggie, who has just turned 1. It isn't the most child oriented card, but I really don't have many child friendly stamps. (My Stampin Up Wish List has just got longer......now I want the Wild About You set so I can make a bunch of Kiddie cards.)

For this creation I used the Certainly Celery Print Design Series Paper, along with Gable Green, Pink Passion and Pixie Pink. I also added Stampin Glitter to the cup cake and scallop circle punch to give it that girlie glitz.

Makeesha's Inspiration Challenge

This week Makeesha set this Sketch as the challenge. With Emerson and all his little friends turning 1 very shortly, I thought it was a great opportunity to make a card for one of his little friends birthdays.









For this card I used Stampin up Jersey Shore Design Series Paper with the matching Stampin Up card. I also stamped some 1s on the green and added one of my cuttlebug die-cut monkeys then added one of the stampin Up ribbons I received in a recent ribbon share from Jayne Mercer. I'm sure Emy's little friend Alex will enjoy looking at his Cheeky Monkey card.

The Challenge colours for Makeesha's Challenge this week. This is the challenge that I based Duncan's Valentines Day card on.

Makeesha's Colour Challenge

I started this challenge with full intentions of making a pretty girly card, but......somehow it has ended up as my hubbies Valentines Day card. It's funny how colours that at first appeared so girly have now ended up in a masculine card and it works well. For this card I used Stampin Up Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Priceless and Seeing Spots stamp sets.