Warmest Birthday Wishes

*This is my second post for today. To see the pennant banner tutorial, please scroll down.*



This has to be one of my favorite cards I have ever made. I love all things felt and those fuzzy mittens turned out really cute, didn't they?   I made sure to save the pattern I drew so I can make more of these cheery little mittens later on. The red felt is glittered - hence the little speckles in the photo.



I made the card for my stepmom's birthday a couple of years ago. When I saw the latest Moxie Fab World Challenge: Fabulous Felt, I knew I wanted to repost it.



Another one of my favorite cards with felt is this happy little tree.  (Anyone else remember watching Bob Ross?)



The tree was a ready-made creation by Basic Grey, but I still think it's adorable, especially all dressed up with these papers and ribbon.

Supplies - Warmest Birthday Wishes Card (felt mittens)
Paper: Stampin' Up! (Bashful Blue), Bazzil Basics (white).
Ribbon: Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy).
Button: Papertrey Ink (Spring Rain).
Other: Stampin' Up! (linen thread), red and light blue felt, white embroidery floss, computer fonts (Honey Script, Times New Roman).

Supplies - Sending Birthday Wishes Card (felt tree)
Paper: Stampin' Up! (Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Autumn Vine DSP, Naturals Ivory), Basic Grey (Indian Summer - Acorn.
Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Everyday Button Bits).
Ink: Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip).
Ribbon: Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip), rick rack.
Felt Tree: Basic Grey (Indian Summer Woolies).

Give Thanks

I made this card a while ago (obviously) but hadn't yet posted it to my blog. Thanks to a nudge from Moxie Fab World's latest challenge: Fun with Floss, here you go. We can give thanks year-round, right? :)

I paper pierced the border and sentiment, then hand stitched them using embroidery floss. The orange leaf is solid chipboard decoupaged with orange patterned paper. I traced and cut the shape of the taller leaf out of More Mustard patterned paper, painted the chipboard brown, then layered the chipboard shape over the patterned paper.

Supplies
Paper: Bazzill Basics, Stampin' Up! (More Mustard Prints), Scrapworks (green leaf print and orange dot print).
Accessories: Stampin' Up! (chipboard leaves, button, 3/4" circle punch).
Other: embroidery floss, paint.

Owl Love

A card for my hottie hubs using Got Sketch?'s sketch 93.

Supplies
Paper: Papertrey Ink (Ocean Tides), Stampin' Up! (More Mustard), Cosmo Cricket (Nutmeg Mini Deck).
Chipboard: Stampin' Up! (owl), Cosmo Cricket ("love" from Nutmeg).
Buttons: American Crafts.
Punches: Stampin' Up! (scallop border punch, corner rounder).
Other: brown acrylic paint, brown thread.

Woolie Tree and Amy Butler Purse

Apparently I've been missing the boat on this color challenge/sketch challenge thing. After playing along with Dawn McVey's challenge, my blog received a bazillion hits from all over the world. I'm not in the blogging "business," so to speak, so that's more of a nice to know tidbit. However, it turns out that for the i {heart} papers challenges, there are daily prizes! GOOD prizes. So I'm playing along again. :) I always have a list of cards to make - might as well try to win some free stuff while I'm at it, right?

I LOVE that felt tree. It's so warm and fuzzy and homey and fall-ish. Look at all those layers of fuzzy goodness - I just gotta touch it. Honestly, though, I don't think I've ever met a Woolie that I haven't liked.



Moving along to my next i {heart} papers challenge entry... This card was supposed to be about patterned paper and ribbon. I found these Amy Butler supplies on clearance at Fred Meyer, of all places. This little purse is a miniature paper version of the real deal. How clever is that!



I think the card is a bit busier than I would normally make, but it's certainly fun to try something new. Enjoy your day!

Felt Tree Card Supplies.
Paper: Stampin' Up! (Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Autumn Vine DSP, Naturals Ivory), Basic Grey (Indian Summer - Acorn.
Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Everyday Button Bits).
Ink: Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip).
Ribbon: Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip), rick rack.
Felt Tree: Basic Grey (Indian Summer Woolies).

Celebrate in Style Card Supplies.
Paper: Stampin' Up! (Going Gray, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla), Amy Butler Lotus Mat Pad.
Stamps: none. Sentiment printed using computer.
Ribbon: Stampin' Up! (Kiwi Kiss), Offray (gray).
Embellishments: Amy Butler Lotus Faded China Purses Grand Adhesions, Stampin' Up! (rhinestone brads).

By Brighton

I love being the mother of a little artist.
I love that my little artist makes gifts - for everyone - but mostly for me.
I love that he supports my desire to share what I create with others.
I love that he's equally proud of his creations - and also wants to share them with others.
I love that he notices I take pictures by the window, in natural sunlight, and wants his projects to receive the same treatment.
I love that he doesn't use a kit, or a picture to copy - he creates from within himself.

Here is the owl puppet. Created for me. By my little artist. With a heart on his belly. Because he loves me.

Thankful

Last week was one of those weeks. When I thought I'd already had my share of all that could go wrong, something else piled on top. Thank goodness for good friends! Because my husband was out of the country, for an entire week - seven days straight - at some point I needed someone else to care for my children so I could tend to this and that.

To you good ladies, please accept this gift of love you can taste. There's something about the air turning cold that means there should be something pumpkin-y in the oven and a warm drink simmering on the stove. Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and apricot-apple cider - I tell you what - my house smelled goooood!

Thanks again, ladies! *big hugs*





Supplies for jar decorations. Paper: Heidi Grace Designs (pumpkin reverses to argyle), PTI (Spring Moss), SU! (Naturals Ivory), I don't remember where I got the leather-ish paper. Stamps: PTI (Rustic Branches). Ink: SU! (River Rock, Always Artichoke). Ribbon: tan twill by Wright's, ivory twill is leftover packaging from Pottery Barn Kids organic cotton sheets, linen thread by SU!. Other: Curly Label punch by SU!, rhinestone leaf from the $1 bins by the checkout at JoAnn's.

Trendy Trees Card

Autumn officially began this past week and the leaves here are starting to change to their beautiful autumn colors. My camera is still traveling the world alongside my husband, so I can only post a card I made and photographed a while ago. Those rusty orange leaves are perfect for a card this time of year!

Sometimes I struggle with how to make small stamps (or any small decorative element) look well-proportioned on a full-size card. I tend to use them in multiples, and still either frame them or mat them to fill out the space.

Supplies. All supplies from Stampin' Up! Stamps: Trendy Trees. Cardstock: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Naturals Ivory. Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie. Ribbon: Kiwi Kiss. Other: paper piercer, Coluzzle, staple. I also used a Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the tree tops with the trunks (one of the most helpful tools ever!).