Bird Crazy

Hello everyone!

I have several birthday's in February, so I decided

to get moving one day and made the cards I needed

for the month.

I absolutely LOVE these mini crazy birds

from Tim Holtz.

I bought the set of 3 stamps and dies 

one day at Michael's

and I've never seen that set again

and haven't been able to find it online either.

This card is just an extra that I made while I was 

at it.  Love this sentiment.

This card I left blank inside so I can add a

sentiment when I need it.

I don't remember who I addressed each of these

cards too, but I think this one work well 

for anyone you want to give a smile too.

I thought this was a cute sentiment.

I'm sure this one is going to one of

my OLDER brothers.

This one is going to my other OLDER brother.

I think they'll get a kick out of them.

I made the backgrounds using a stripe from the

Basic Stripes Stamp Set

from Simon Says Stamp

Using Distress Inks

and my MISTI stamping tool.

I used these stamps sets from

 Cas-ual Fridays Stamps

for the sentiments:

Sassy Smiles

Whole Shebang

and stamped them in

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

I have decided that this year 

I will get better about sending out cards

to family and friends.

So I will probably be posting a lot

of cards in the future, so be sure to pop 

in and see what I've been creating.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge

Hello everyone!
This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed

with breast cancer?
That is why the Cas-ual Fridays Challenge

 this week is to use 8 of something on your card.

I'm entering the 2 cards below into the challenge.

This first card was made using the 

"Smile"

stamp from the
"Sassy Smiles" stamp set from

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

I used Versa Mark Ink to stamp Smile

down the panel of the card.

Then I used Pan Pastels and 

made colored stripes over the words.

The words show up beautifully with this 

technique.

There are 8 different colored stripes on this card.

This is the inside of the card, the sentiment

is from the same Sassy Smiles set..

Love that sentiment, it never fails to make me smile.

For my 2nd card, I used the same technique,

but this time I have stamped "Smile" 8 times

The sentiment on the inside of this card is also from

the Sassy Smiles set as is the little heart next to the sentiment.

I love this stamp set and have already used it for a few cards and

only got it about a month or so ago.

CAS-ual Fridays has some great stamps and dies

so why not pop over and take a look,

you might find something you love too.

And while you're at it, stop in to the 

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge Blog

and see what they are all about.

Join along in the fun and maybe you'll win 

a prize, someone has to win, so maybe it could 

be you.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon and see what I'm up to

in my creative world.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

and you may find better prices elsewhere.

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Except when I specify that site, as above with CAS-ual Fridays.