HOOT!

June is a busy month in our family with two birthdays, and anniversary, and Father's Day. I've been busy working on cards, especially since we'll be gone for a week right around the time I would ordinarily sit down to make most of these cards.

For this card, I used Dawn's Raspberry Suite #4 color combo b/c it really gives the masculine feel I was going for. I realize that may seem a little surprising, but I think (hope?) you'll see what I mean. I also used Jen del Muro's SFYTT sketch from the end of April to build the layout. The stamps are some of my favorite critter sets: Wise Owl from Papertrey Ink.

Color inspiration

Layout inspiration

RECIPE

Base: white pre-scored card

Paper/Cardstock: SU - Windsor Knot; white

Stamps: PTI - Wise Owl

Ink: VF - onyx (I really need to get some brown!!)

Misc.: MM - metal tag; SU - watercolor pencils, blender pen; Zips; pop dots; white satin ribbon; Sizzix - Texturez Texture Plates #17, tween lattice

Gift Card Holders

These are all part of the card assortment I'm making for my friend. I just loves these bases from Sheetload Shortcuts. It makes it soooo easy to whip up a super cute gift card! And since gift cards are becoming the gifts of choice these days, I thought it would be nice to have a few in her bundle.

Celebrations

Base: Sheetload - Gift Card Holder
Cardstock: SEI - Polka Party
Misc: MM - blue crystal brad; spiral

Holidays
Base: Sheetload - Gift Card Holder
Cardstock: SU - Wintergreen; white
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: So Many Scallops
Misc: SU - gold embossing powder; MM - green crystal brad; pop dots

Thanks
Base: Sheetload - Gift Card Holder
Paper/Cardstock: SU - Rebecca, rose red
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: So Many Scallops
Misc: Stampendous - white pearls embossing powder; brad; pop dots

Thanks
Base: Sheetload - Gift Card Holder
Paper: SU - Pool Party
Misc: SU - certainly celery grossgrain ribbon; lt. blue ribbon; Zips; MM - metal tag

Mother's Day

I didn't want to post these early enough for either of our moms to scope them out ahead of time. I had inspiration for both of these cards (links below), but I did manage to do a little personalizing of my own on both. Hope they like them!

Cardstock: SU-really rust & rose red; white
Stamps: SU-Seeing Spots
Ink: SU-summer sun, pumpkin pie, rose red, always artichoke
Misc: MM-curling tag, crystals, artichoke ribbon
Inspiration




Cardstock: SU-garden green & rose red; cream; white
Paper: SU-wintergreen (stripe)
Stamps: SU-Simply Said & Something to Celebrate
Ink: Versafine onyx
Misc: crystal brads, pop dots, watercolor pencils, blender pen, Stickles-crystal & lime green
Inspiration

Birthdays Galore

Wow. This is a busy month for birthdays. Here's another variation of Sunday's card. Same basic color scheme but a few tweaks.

Background: DCWV card
Cardstock: not quite navy
Stamps: So Many Scallops, Fresh Fillers
Ink: not quite navy
Misc: brown ribbon, tacky tape, pop dots, Happy Birthday curling tag, pop dots, pearl embossing powder, versamark, scallop punch

Birthday

This is another stamp from the coordinating set designed for the scallop punch from Stampin' Up. And the design is based on the example in the most recent Sale-a-Bration catalog. Turned out really cute!

Cardstock: rose red, regal rose, brocade blue
Stamp: So Many Scallops
Ink: rose red, brocade blue, summer sun, old olive
Misc: scallop punch, tacky tape, pop dots, pink staples, DCWV rub-ons, metal tag, lt. aqua grossgrain ribbon, pink fibers, watercolor marker, CM circle cutter

Superstar

Cardstock: navy, cream
Stamps: Stars & Swirls
Ink: Versamark
Misc: metal tag, gems, tacky tape, Zots, pearl embossing powder, pearl glaze, navy grossgrain ribbon

This card is based on a design in the 04-05 SU catalog. Because this encouragement card is for a man, I made it more masculine with a different color scheme. I softened the metal curling tag by coating it with pearl glaze, which also ties in with the embossed stars that run along the side. The gems just punch it up a little (and cover up my whoopses with the embossing).