Sweet Birthday

To be remembered on one's birthday is a thrill — to know others are saying with cakes, cards, and good wishes thanks for being born into our lives! ~Terri Guillemets, "Keepsake," 2013

Good morning,
I keep things like unfinished cards and projects in a binder then take with me to crops to work on. Today I am sharing a birthday card I started to make quite a long time ago and finally pulled out the pieces and finished during a crop I did a while back

After all this time I don't have the list of what all I used but I can tell you that all I really started with was just the diecut cupcake base and insert. It's been so long I don' even remember where I got the base from now. Anyway, I dug around in my scraps and found the printed design paper which I thought would make super cute decorated 'frosting'. I added the scallop border (Stampin Up!). Used a coupe more scraps to stamp the tag and punch out (Stampin Up!).

I think it turned out super cute and the recipient of this card loved it too.

Thansk for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

You, me and Tea ...

Tea should be strong... I maintain that one strong cup of tea is better than 20 weak ones. All true tea-lovers not only like their tea strong, but like it a little stronger with each year that passes... ~George Orwell, "A Nice Cup of Tea," 1946

Good morning!
Who doesn’t love a cup of fresh brewed hot tea! I certainly like to sit back an sip a good tea .. oe even a nice iced tea depending on the weather!

Today I am sharing a card I made using scraps from my project book and added a fun image and sentiment! I know that I used a sketch for this card layout but I didn’t write it down and I can’t find it so I’m sorry I can’t give credit due. :O(

Supplies: 4.25 x 5.5 (A2)

• Archival ink from Ranger
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Design paper from my project book
• Dies from Sizzix (Classic Circles)
• Rhinestones from Paper Lane
• Stamps from Close to My Heart (Treats of Friendship)Twin alcohol markers

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Mmmmm Cake ...

Inside me there's a thin person struggling to get out, but she can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake. ~Author unknown

Good morning!
Here I am to share two cards I made from some scraps I had of an old Close to My Heart Design Paper set called Fanfare and needed some inspiration. I searched Pinterest and found a card by Cassandra Bennett. 

This card does involve a bit of paper piecing for the cake plate and cupcakes.

Supplies: 5.50 x 4.25 (A2) card

• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base)
• Design Paper from Close to My Heart (Fanfare)
• Die from Sizzix (Classic Circles)
• Embossing folder from Stampin Up! (Timeworn Trim)
• Glimmer paper from Hambly Screen Prints
• Ink from Close to My Heart
• Rhinestone from my stash
• Sentiment from Stampin Up! (Dragonfly Dreams)
• Stamps from Close to My Heart (Cutie Pie)

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Day 4, Phoenix Paper Crafters Create Daily Challenge

Hugging has no unpleasant side effects and is all natural. There are no batteries to replace, it's inflation-proof and non-fattening with no monthly payments. It's non-taxable, non-polluting, and is, of course, fully returnable. ~Author unknown

Today is day 4 of the Phoenix Paper Crafters Create Daily Challenge located HERE and I am playing along best I can this month.

For my day 4 project I did not make another Christmas Card but I’m sure there will be more in the future as I have lots Christmas Type bits & pieces to use!

Anyway … I seem to have a terrible problem dropping ink pads on finished cards. I have no clue why but I guess I have about 10 cards sitting in a pile waiting to be checked over to see if I can salvage anything off of them

My card today was actually made for a challenge last year. (You can see the original post HERE). I had made it with someone specific in mind and while I was getting the stamp for the inside inked up, I hit the pad just right and yep … there it was, splat! Sometimes I get lucky and the mishap can been swiftly and easily covered with no one but me the wiser, but not this time!

Needless to say, I was not happy so set the card aside for a later recovery effort and here it is.

The card was a 5 x 7 card so I had to trim quit a bit off the top and along the right side to get the ink streaks off. I had a bit of the original DP I used to die cut the tea cup and sentiment so it made a great layering piece.

Supplies (best I can recall)

• Repurposed item: Damaged card front
• Card stock (base) unknown, “vapor” cut from a Bazzill scrap
• Design paper from Stampin up
• Dies: Unknown
• Lace order embossing folder from Darice
• Silk from Fun Stampers Journey

Thanks for stopping by!
Cara

60 years!

True love stories never have endings.

~Richard Bach

And so it is with Uncle Russ and Aunt Alyce!

These two came into my life when I married my husband and never have I felt so accepted into a family as these two embraced me and pulled me into their love and warmth.

I cherish the times we have been able to visit and wish we lived closer so we could visit more and I feel honored to be just a small part of their lives.

60 years ago today, these two incredible people made a vow before God and to each other to love, honor and cherish one another come what may. Rain or Shine! And to this day, they continue to walk through their sorrows and their joys with Faith and understanding.

Love you both Uncle Russ and Aunt Alyce and thank you for being you!

The card I made for them

The dies cuts are layered up on foam,

The image is colored with markers and a blender pen and highlighted with pearlized top coat for some extra bit of glimmer.

5 x 7

SUPPLIES

Card stock from The Paper Temptress (Cryogen White)

Image and Sentiment from Hampton Art (Wedded Bliss)

Spellbinder Die (Lattice Motifs)

Provocraft Die (Flower Bramble by Anna Griffin)

Label Punch, Ink & Rhinestones from Stamping Up!

Smooch Pearlized Top Coat

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

Sweet Christmas

Good evening ....

So here I am again - playing catch up with posts and challenges.

This card is being entered into several challenges

CSAYL: #28 use sewing - real or faux

Sketch Saturday: Challenge #272 - see sketch Here

Chocolate, coffee & cards challenge: #46 Sweet Treats

TTCRD: Anything goes

Supplies:
Card stock: Stampin Up!
Sentiment: The Angel Company
Ink: Memories
Stash: Candy cane DP, eyelet & gingerbread man button

Thanks for stopping by!
Cara

Happy Cake Day!

Good morning

This birthday card is for a co-worker

Funny story though - was intended for two earlier challenges until I looked at the card all happy and realized both challenges were CAS and this was a little much (in my opinion)! LOL - oh well - maybe next time I will pay closer attention!

Based loosely on a Sketch from "Sketch Saturday"

SUPPLIES:

Card stock: Stampin Up! & Unknown (cake platter)

DP: DCWV

Sentiment: Stampin Up!

Die cuts: Large Balloon Punch from Marvy . Birthday cake #2 from Sizzix

EF: Polda Dots from Cuttlebug

Stash: Pearls

The candles were colored with smooch

The pearls were colored with a Sharpie pen

Thanks for looking

Something sweet

I made this card for the Outlaws Clean and Simple Challenge.

The twist: Let someone know how sweet they are by creating a CAS card featuring something sweet like candy, pastries, cakes - anything tasty.

Supplies:
Card stock in unknown
Ribbon is from my stash
Cuttlebug EF's: Hearts (Background) and Swiss dots (frosting on cupcake)
Paper Studios EF: Wood grain (Bottom of cupcake)
Sentiment: Stampin Up!
Dimensionals

Thanks for looking!
Cara

Birthday for Doug - tags and labels

6-1-13 Saturday Paper Ala Mode Challenge - Tags and Labels

Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate chip & White cardstock from Stampin Up!
Copper cardstock - unknown
Triangle punch from Marcy, Border punch and cupcake punch from Martha Stewart
Candle image & sentiment from Stampin Up!
"C" is for Celebrate from The Angel Company
Brad from my stash

Cup of Cheer

5-25-13 Outlaws Saturday Paper Ala Mode Challenge
Another anything goes challenge.
Here I used a card layout from Mojo Monday
The paper used: Elephant Gray (Bazzill), Ruby Red and Whisper White (Stampin Up!)
The DP is from DCWV (I think)
The sentiment is Great Impressions
The doily and brad on the bow is from my stash
The tea set silhouette was cut using a friends cricut when she was teaching me how to use hers! (Thanks again Shannon!)