Panda Accordion Birthday Card

A birthday card for someone who loves Pandas.  The card style is using Elizabeth Crafts Accordion Circle Card die. Paper is from Happy Birthday DCWV Birthday Wishes 6x6 paper pack, Doodlebug Sugar Shoppe Birthday Girl.  Embellishment cupcakes are Doodlebug Icon Mini Cupcakes.  Additional randomly placed embellishments are from EK Success Jolees Dimensional Birthday Candles.  Circle mat is using Spellbinders Lacey Circles. The center section is Tessler Crafts Happy Birthday circle die. The panda is from the Cricut Cartridge Create a Critter.  Card size folded is 4-3/4" x 4-3/4".

 Stretched out, card size is shown:

Center Medallion has both English and Asian Characters for the birthday wish. The 3" white circle mat behind the die is cut using my Silhouette.  Pop it up with foam squares n it is nice!

Wink of Stella Clear is used on the tops of the cupcakes as well as around the circle opening and the edge of the circle (so sorry it does not show up in the photos at all).  The flowers are a small punch from Stampin-Up on the panda with Wink of Stella Clear on the center.  The Lacey Circle mat and Cricut Panda is popped with foam squares.

 

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Mimi Sunshine Card





A quick post today: Don't you just love this cute card?  I got this from a friend who has a talent to use distress inks for coloring and pencils. It is a A2 size. Good job! The papers she selected really make this card along with the two tone colored twine.  I also love the details of the flowers, leaves and scallop mat.

Here's Mimi with her sunshine flower friends......she is stamped colored and popped with foam squares.......The scallop flower mat is also popped with foam squares.......ooops, this photo is out of focus (so sorry about that).

The bottom right corner has some decorative paper flowers. I recognize those die cut leaves - they are from La-la Land Crafts and can be found here.

Card Inside: Love the paper used. In case you were wondering, I received this cars with a separate removable post it note message. It was removed for this photo.

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Ava Loves to Celebrate B'day Card

Here's a wonderful birthday card for a Grand Niece who is officially in her teens. Great years!!! "young" but more mature and girly. It is using the Stampingbella Uptown Girl Ava loves to celebrate - the site can be found here. (Note: this stamp may not be available any longer but there are many others that are very whimsical, too.) Recollections Cupcake Designer Paper for the mat. Core-dinations Chocolate Brown card stock, Recollections Pink card stock, Recollections White card stock are the papers used. Finished card size is 6x6.

Copic colors used: E00, E01, E11, E21, E13, E15, E18, YG17, W1, W3, W5, W7, R20, R81, R83, R85. A Stampin-Up Paper piercer template used around the white card stock mat. Simple Stories Snap 6x6 Paper Pack Pink Dot paper

La-la Land Crafts Lattice Doily Border die found here.  In  between the strips of Brown card stock are adhesive rhinestones.

White Organdy 5/8" Ribbon, Pink Crystal Flowers are positioned on each corner. Use a paint brush to twist the end of the flowers around it instead of cutting it off.

Here's a look at the gift package with an adhesive rhinestone on the bow.

 Papertrey Ink Wet Paint Cuts die found here, matted on white card stock, pierced, then popped with foam squares.

Card inside:  Papertrey Ink Text Block Birthday die found here. It is cut using Brown card stock with a white card stock background.  Another mat next to it will be used for the personalized message.

A Pink Crystal Flowers is positioned at the bottom of the die cut message . Again, use a paint brush to twist the end of the flowers around it instead of cutting it off.

Another Pink Crystal flower is at the top of the right mat:

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Hello Kitty File Punch Scene

OMG - is this the cutest or what?  I got this from my friend Kris who lives in Hawaii.  She is so talented with her punch art. It is actually even functional: a file pocket folder used as the "Mat" for this Hello Kitty Scene. Some Shimmery Light and Dark Blue textured paper is used for the sky and sea.  The background scenery is cut using shaped scissors.  I believe the flowers and bridge are a die.  But the focus is Hello Kitty.  Cute that they are dressed in the traditional Kimono outfits.  Finished project size is 9-1/2" x 5-3/4"

Here's a look at Hello Kitty:  it is the Sizzix Standing Hello Kitty die (2-1/4" tall).  The clothing is all hand cut out. Yeek - such small detail. 

And Hello Kitty (also using  Sizzix 2-1/4" Standing Hello Kitty die.   Yup, those small sakura flowers in her kimono:are part of her costume design and they are small dies (or punch), then painstakingly attached to her dress and bow. 

Here's one of the larger fishes: Heart punches used to make this cute fish.  The water accent is using a circle punch.

Here's another fish: made also by using some small heart punches: can you see it? 

Open the folio and two flaps are revealed:

Flip up the flaps to be able to fill it with some goodies:

I love this - thank you Kris for sending this to me!
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Birthday Cake Candle Pop Out

It's always fun to receive a handmade card from friends who are so clever.  this one is a birthday card from Kris G. It is a cake withs a surprise. Finished card size is 5" x 7". 

I'm not sure how she made this card, maybe using a cutter?  I love the multi color confetti on the shimmery white cake icing.

This birthday image was cut using the Silhouette and is from their on line store. i added this after I got the card.

Pull the center up to reveal "happy" (this is also cut using my Silhouette and is from their on line store) and also those cute whimsical candles.

Here's the candle on the right side:

The candle on the left side:

Isn't this the cutest card?  I love the pull out and pop out mechanism - I really need to figure out how this was made. It is soooo cute!!