Miss You Pup

 This is the first card I made for the Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp-Make it Cute

I used the cute little pup from Tim Holtz Mini Cats and Dogs , which can be found at the Simon Says Stamp Store.

Another card for Cards for Soldiers for a service member to send home to family. 

Googly Trick or Treat

For most holidays I try to make the grandkids a card with some type of treat, this time it's Googly Eyes! When my six year old granddaughter was here a couple summers ago, we took her to the fish farm and she was allowed to pick out a prize...she chose some Googly Eye Glasses...

 

Cambria is into art, when she was here this summer, she LOVED the Ink Blending Tool! So for her birthday this year I thought I would set her up with a little kit for ink blending. Here are just a few of the goodies I ordered recently from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. In fact, the ribbon on the release tag came from a little thank you freebie which accompanied my order...so sweet!

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November Birthday

 My oldest (42) is a steampunk kind of guy who has always loved cats...

...and more recently, dogs.  His birthday is in November, so I dug out an old Farmers Almanac, salvaged from a public library sale, and found this awesome page to use as the background for his card...oddly enough, it talks all about cats!

So I used the Tim Holtz Mini Cats and Dogs along with the Clear Stamps/Things Talk for the party hats, present, and balloons.

The challenge this week is to 'Recycle' (create something previously used) at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.

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Birthday Tag Selection

My sister-in-law turns 60 this Saturday and I decided to make a collection of humorous tags for her to be able to share with her friends who are of the same age. For each 'tag' I made a front tag and a back tag and then joined them with ribbon. 

She also has a trip to Hawaii planned soon with two of her girlfriends,  so I thought the first one was especially appropriate!

I have a friend who wears summer dresses that my hubby calls 'moo-moos', but I don't dare send this one to her!

This is from a stamp set called 'You Know You're Getting Old', created by a retired company, Skipping Stones Design. (The birds are, of course, Tim Holtz Crazy Birds)

The cocktail is also from 'Skipping Stones Design' but from a different set called Girls Night Out, but the cute little dog is from Tim Holtz Mini Cats and Dogs.

And a shot of the 'tag holder/birthday card...I scored the cardstock at 4" and 4 1/2" to allow for room for the tags to tuck in, and added ribbon to tie it together.

Anyhow, I hope she gets a chuckle out of these! Thanks for looking!

And for some great tag inspiration, visit the blog at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog:Tags

 (Formerly know as The Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog)

Birthday Dude

I broke away from the holiday themed projects to make a couple of birthday cards. The first is for a special boy who is turning 13!  I was inspired to add sunglasses to the Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs image because of this recent picture of Corbin with his band mates. In retrospect I should have created the necktie in blue and white!

Anyhow, I cut out an oval to add 13 brand new one dollar bills to the inside of his card. What kid doesn't like to receive money?

The theme at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is 'B' is for? Blue Birthday Boy Balloons.

Hope you like it! Thanks for looking!

Yummy Boo

This is the second card I made for Halloween.  This one is for my Granddaughter who is almost two, so I try to keep the card fairly simple. She likes dogs, her first word was dog...but on vacation this year she discovered she is also crazy about cats!  Too bad her mom is allergic! But I thought the cute little Tim Holtz Crazy Cat would go well with her card.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I've developed a pattern of sending some type of treat in their holiday cards...this one has gummy worms in the little Treat Cup (discontinued Stampin'Up). Her brother is four years old, so I try to make the cards similar, at least as far as the treats go.

I show the inside of this card, only to show the 'trap door', allowing my daughter in law to save the card once the treats have been removed.

I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.