November Birthdays

Halloween Birthday Card.

I'm sure my friend probably hates that everyone combines her birthday & Halloween, but I couldn't pass up the chance to make a 'Halloween' birthday cake! To make the cake, I just used a few scrap pieces of paper in criss cross form and doodled a few lines & X's to make it seem 'stitched' together.

I used my embossing powders for the spider & it's web and my Wild Card & Sweet Treats Cricut carts for the card.

Animals!

My friend asked me to make an 'animal' themed birthday card for her son's 2nd birthday this Saturday. I love it when people ask me to make a card & give me a theme! It really makes the whole card making experience so much better. It's a lot easier & a lot more fun when I am making cards for someone else to give away! I cheated with this card...I don't have a cart with animals, so I bought stickers! I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the sheet behind the monkey & I used my Doodlecharms cart to get the palm tree. I finally got to use my new ribbon punch that I have been dying to use. It evenly spaces little holes perfectly sized for my ribbon. I love it!


I'm pretty proud of my swinging monkey. All it took was layered paper, an eyelet and 'rope' for my little monkey to swing freely! Kids are easily amused by moving objects & I wanted to make sure my card interested him...at least for a couple of seconds. ;)



I couldn't decide if I wanted to use the sunshine & the cloud above the animals. I'm pretty sure I will because the card feels so empty without it. I left the brown spot open for the sentiment. I haven't come up with a cute saying yet...

Happy 1st Bday!

I made my second spinner card for my friend's daughter's 1st birthday. I thought her daughter would enjoy watching the 'Happy Birthday' circle around from side to side. Spinner cards are my favorite, but I still haven't mastered them quite yet. Practice, practice!