Funky Fossil Antler and Stripes - Male Birthday Card

While I had my inks and stencils out, I decided to make another card, but step the stencil process up a little by layering two over each other.

Like the other card, I started with a base of "Shabby Shutters" Distress Oxide inks.  I then "Brushed Corduroy" Distress Oxide Inks through the Funky Fossil "Simply Stripes" stencil.

I then overlayed the Funky Fossil "Antler Background" stencil, using "Ground Espresso" Distress Oxide Inks through the stencil to create the whole design.

I stamped the Papertrey Ink "Happy Birthday" sentiment using Versafine Clair "Pinecone" brown ink and then die cut the sentiment.

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Birthday Card

A friend is celebrating her "special" birthday with a themed party of "Alice In Wonderland".  Unfortunately, we are not able to attend, as we both have different plans organised for the weekend.

This is the card I made for her.  I had saved a pack of small playing cards from a Christmas cracker, so used these as the base.  I'm not sure where the "Alice" stamps came from or who made them.  The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set called "Stylish Sentiments" stamped in Versafine "Black Onyx' ink.

New Home Card (Papertrey Ink)

I have new neighbours next door but one, so I made a little welcome to your new home card.

I've made several very similar cards over the years using the same Papertrey Ink dies from their "Love Lives Here" set of stamps and dies.  I used patterned paper from a 6x6" stack called "Pretty Posy" and the sentiment is from another Papertrey Ink stamp set called "Winter Hills", stamped in Memento "Rhubarb Stalk" shade of ink.

First Birthday Card #laviniastamps

I made this card for a special little person who will be one in about a week.

I used a pre-prepared background I'd made a few weeks back using Distress Oxide Ink Spray in Pistachio and Faded Jeans colours.

I stamped the Lavinia Stamps Skeleton Tree, Whimsical Hares, Woodland Hares, Field Grass and Mini Slender Mushrooms in two shades of Versafine Clair ink shades of "Fallen Leaves" and "Acorn".  I then masked off an area to create the landscape for the hares to sit on.

I then stamped the Papertrey Ink sentiment from their "Stylish Sentiments" set.

I die cut two discs and also the number one.  Mounted them onto each other and glued into position.  Finally, I added highlighted areas with a white and a silver glitter Signo Pen.

New Home Card #laviniastamps

For this "New Home" cad, I created a background using Distress Oxide ink pads in the following shades:  Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, Salty Ocean, Twisted Citron and finally Antique Linen.

I then stamped the trees in the background using Lavinia Stamps "Single Skeleton Tree", "Fern Leaf" and the "Birds".  I then stamped the "Bella's House" three times on plain card (all of these were stamped in different shades of Versafine Ink).  Using Distress Inks, I masked off the bottom area of the card to create a landscape.

I coloured the houses in with Promarkers, cut them out and then positioned onto the card, sticking the central one with foam pads so that it was elevated.  I added touches of silver glitter to areas on the houses and the trees using a Signo Pen.  

Finally, I added a Papertrey Ink stamped sentiment from their "Love Lives Here" stamp set, stamped in Versafine "Black Onyx".  I punched a small grey coloured heart and stuck it above the chimney of the central house to replicate smoke.