Ahoy Mates!

Hello crafty friends,
Here's another birthday party I was asked to put together.  Unlike my previous party. (Very very girly) Zebra Minnie  this party was for a boy turning 6.  He's all about pirates and Jack Sparrow.  Here are a few things I made.  Its not your traditional red and white stripes because of the whole Pirates of the Caribbean color theme.

For the banner I used Plantin Schoolbook for the circles and letters.  The Jolly Rodger is from Indie Art. The ends of the banner are from some of the party packaging for Pirates of the Caribbean.  I created the tags on my Gimp software and then adhered them to blue cardstock and twine.  The treasure chest and pirate ship were used as center pieces.  I painted them with acrylic paints and added jewels and mardi gras beads.  I also created the custom invitation on GIMP.

Have a great day!

Liz

Teenagers and Skulls

Happy Monday!  Hope you are already home and relaxing with your families.  I know Mondays can always be a little crazy.  Just wanted to show you this card I made for my nephew's birthday.  He's 12 years old now.  Not sure why but the latest craze among the teenage world is skulls.  YUK!!!  I must say, I really can't stand it.  I don't understand what on earth is so enticing about a skull.  However, I now understand my parents a little more.  I'm sure they hated the "big hair" (with 20 pounds of hairspray) craze.
So the card...I cut the skull and sentiment out with my trustee Cricut machine (what would I do without it!) I used the Paper Dolls Dress Up Cartridge for the skull and the Wild Card Cartridge for the "Happy Birthday"  Put a couple of buttons and tied a string across and VOILA!!!  I'm not sure that I love this card but I know my nephew will get a kick out of it.

Birthday Card/Glimmer Mist

Hello!  Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  Here's a birthday card I made for my sister in law.  I love how this came out.  Paper and stamped image is from We R Memory Keepers.  I used TIm Holtz Distress ink along the edges and the on the paper.  Then I stamped the tree in black and I used my markers to stamp the leaves. I used copper Glimmer Mist to give the whole card a bit of shimmer.  The sentiment is cut out from the "Wild Card Cricut cartridge.   Enjoy!!

Recent Cards I've made

this is from the Wild Card Cartridge.  Recollections Cardstock and Bazzil Dotted Swiss.  Added Stickles to the frosting, the candle and the envelope candles.  this card and the sentiment is also from the Wild Card Cartridge.  The swirls stamps are from Inkadinkado.  I punched a hole on top for the ribbon which is from Bo Bunny

for this birthday card I ran the blue paper through the Cuttlebug.  You can't see it very well but its the Happy Birthday one.  I added a few embellishments and used one of the My Pink Stamper stamps.

Thank you/Birthday card

This is a thank you card I made for my son's teacher.  She was so sweet to think of him during the Superbowl and she brought him a one of the programs from the game.  He was thrilled with it.  I cut the turtle out with my cricut (Walk in my Garden cartridge) The stamp is from "My Pink Stamper" and I embossed the blue paper with my Cuttlebug.

 

This is another card I made for my friends birthday.  I cut the tree out with my cricut and used the layering feature to add the green leaves.  I also inked up the tree so that the trunk looked browner.  You can't see it but I embossed the tan paper with my Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder.    I stamped the name with some foam stamps I've had for a few years now.  I really like how this card came out.