Birthday card for Elliot

This past weekend we were invited to

 a birthday party for a 1 yr old.

So of course, I had to make a card.

I stamped the balloons onto different colors of 

paper and card stock and fussy cut them.

They were adhered to the card base with foam tape.

I tied a bit of home made baker's twine to each balloon and

gathered the strings and tied them together.

I stamped the Happy Birthday greeting onto white card stock 

then used my Perfect Layers Mini tools to 

mat it with all the colors I used for the balloons.

Perfect Layers make getting perfect cuts every time easy.

I made the envelope using my 

Envelope Punch Board

from We R Memory Keepers

Making envelopes is quick and easy with the

Envelope Punch Board.

For the name I just punched circles and stamped 

the letters with Crushed Olive Distress Ink.

Of course, Elliot didn't have a clue that he even received the card

and gift.  He's only 1 year old after all.

But his Mom knew right away that I had made it and

she loved it.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you'll pop in 

again soon.

Until then Happy Crafting!

Birthday challenge

Hello Stampers!

It's Monday and that means a new challenge on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

Stop over there to see all the particulars about the challenge

 and to join in the fun.

This weeks challenge theme is

"Birthdays"

For my card I used

"Lg Wrapped up Kitty and Puppy" (#17802) from

Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the image onto white card stock and colored it with

water color crayons.

I inked around the image with distress ink.

I then layered the image panel onto orange and blue card stock

using my Perfect Layers Mini and Perfect Cutting Mat.

Getting perfect, even mats is a snap with these tools from 

Perfect Paper Crafting

(Follow the link and you will see how to get a 5% discount.)

I decided that my card needed something more,

so I found some ribbon and bows to mimic the ribbons on the image.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you will join in the fun of this 

Birthday Challenge.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Mother's Day Flower Challenge

Hello!
The Eureka! Stamps Blog
has a new challenge and this week the theme is
"Mother's Day Flowers"
For my card I've used
 "Mixed Bouquet" (#9206) from Eureka! Stamps and 

Happy Mother's Day from the 

"Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from QKR Stampede

sister company of Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the Mixed Bouquet onto white card stock and colored them with

colored pencils and Gamsol.

I love the way the Gamsol smooths and blends the colors.

I used some blue Distress Ink to lightly color around the bouquet.

All the mats were cut easily and perfectly with my 

Perfect Layers Mini Tools and The Perfect Cutting Mat from 

Perfect Paper Crafting

I hope you'll play along with the challenge,

someone is going to win, maybe it will be you!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Lace and Pearls Challenge

"Lace and Pearls"

that's the challenge this week on 

The Eureka! Stamps Blog

For my card I used

"Lg Filagree Heart"  (#24601) 

"Happy Anniversary"  (#9004) from

Eureka! Stamps

I started by stamping the heart with red ink onto white card stock.

I fussy cut the heart and added 

a few different sizes of pearls to the heart.

The Happy Anniversary was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

For a perfect mat I used Perfect Layers Mini Tools from

Perfect Paper Crafting

The heart and sentiment were added to the red panel with 

foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've been inspired

 in some way.

Pop over to The Eureka! Stamps Blog

to see all the details about the challenge,

then join in the fun and show us what you create.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

CAS Challenge

It's Monday and you know what that means, another challenge from

The Eureka! Stamps Blog

This week our theme is

"CAS" we want to see some 

"Clean and Simple" projects.

For my CAS card, I used

"Baby Zebra" (#39902) from Eureka! Stamps

Baby Zebra was stamped onto white card stock and colored with 

colored pencils and Gamsol.

I used my

 Perfect Layers Mini Tools and 

The Perfect Cutting Mat from

Perfect Paper Crafting

to cut perfect mats on my card.

Quick, easy and perfect every time.

All the details for the challenge are on 

The Eureka! Stamps Blog

so pop over and see how easy it is to participate.

Someone is going to win, why not you?

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon.

Until then, Happy Crafting!

Zig Zags and Roses

Hello Blog friends!

About a month or so ago, I was fortunate enough to win a set of the new

Color Theory inks from Studio Calico

All I did was make a comment on a post on 

Jennifer McGuires' blog 

and I was lucky enough to have my number come up as the winner

 It's a new line and she sent me all 12 colors.

Check out these colors. 

 Are they awesome or what?  

And I have to say, I am loving them.

They stamp beautifully with nice even colors.

I found I didn't have much luck with using them with a 

blending tool, but for stamping they are great.

I made this card using a couple stamp sets I got on clearance at 

Joann's.

The flower is from the Vintage Flora set from Inkadinkadoo

The zig zags are from Fiskars Teresa Collins "Baby" set.

I used my Perfect Layers Mini Tools to cut a perfect mat 

of yellow card stock around the zig zag pattern.

I fussy cut the flowers, then adhered them to the card base with foam tape.

Follow the link to the Perfect Paper Crafting online store 

and you will be able to use my code, 

which you'll see there, to receive a discount on your purchase.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll come again.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my post for the 

Perfect Paper Crafting

Blog Hop.

If you have come from Got Joy Creations you're in the right place.

If you have just happened across the blog hop, you'll find links below to all the

participants.  You won't want to miss any of them, so be sure to check them out.

For this hop we are featuring the newest products from Perfect Paper Crafting

These are the Perfect Layers Mini Tools and the Perfect Cutting Mat

These are both wonderful tools for cardmakers and scrapbookers alike.

For my card today I stamped "Patchwork Sun" (#6104) from

QKR Stampede

onto white card stock and colored it with water color crayons

then fussy cut it and adhered it to yellow card stock.

Using my 

Perfect Layers Mini Tools, my Perfect Cutting Mat 

and a craft knife, I cut mats around my image then layered it onto

a card where I had cut several layers of patterned and plain colored card stock.

The Perfect Layers Mini Tools gives you perfect mats every time.

I also used the tools to draw the lines around the outside of the card.

I simply used a pen rather than a craft knife.

Be sure to check out the video showing just how easy it is to used the 

Perfect Layers Tools.

Follow my link and you'll see my code to receive a discount on any purchase from

Perfect Paper Crafting

Thanks for stopping by today, be sure to leave a comment,

 as there will be a lucky winner from this hop, who will win a 

$50 gift certificate

to the Perfect Paper Crafting online store.

There will also be on winner who will win a  

$25 gift certificate 

 for SugarPea Designs 

Leave a little love on all the blogs to have more chances to win.

Now on to the next stop on the blog hop, hop over and see what

Kim Bush

has to show you.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

   Perfect Paper Crafting & Laura Lynn http://blog.perfectpapercrafting.com

  Wendy Ramlakhan http://sugarpeadesigns.com/blog/

   Pam Sparks http://expressionswithheart.wordpress.com

   Roxie Glaza http://paperscaper.blogspot.com

   Jenny Gropp http://onekraftykat.blogspot.com

Susie Moore www.thedieshaveit.com

   Kim O'Connell http://www.kimoconnell.com

Jeanie Witmer http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com

Heather Hudson http://heatherahudson.blogspot.com

Lori Brown http://savingmine.blogspot.com 

Kat Ancheta http://creat-w-kat.com

Joy Dana http://www.gotjoycreations.blogspot.com

Kristie Maynard http://www.kristiekreates.blogspot.com -- you are here --

Kim Bush http://kreativekim.blogspot.com

Diane Bove http://1cardcreator.blogspot.com

Patti Gilliam http://www.cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com

Linda Kaiser http://www.paperboutiquewithlinda.com

Cathie Rigby http://www.creativecutterroom.com

Linda McClain http://cateredcrop.com

Leigh Brunton http://leighsbdesigns.blogspot.com

Nancy Baier http://shadytreestudio.blogspot.com

Jenn Cocran http://www.jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com

Lezlye Lauterbach www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

Faith Abigail Prado http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com