Pocketful of Sunshine Card

Howdy,

I have a co-worker whose birthday is tomorrow. She is a big fan of sunshine and sunglasses so when I saw this idea I had to make it for her.

Pocketful of sunshine is here:

I made all of the pieces in my Silhouette Cameo. All of the black lines are made with Silhouette Sketch Pens and then the shapes were cut out. The "Pocketful of sunshine" saying was written with Sketch Pens too. I layered blue and yellow paper for a background.

On the inside:

I stamped "Happy Birthday" and layered it on pink paper because that is my co-workers favorite color.

I am entering these challenges:
A Gem of A Challenge - Birthday Wishes
Addicted to Stamps and More - Clean and Simple
AAA Cards - Summer Fun

Have a fantastic day!!

~Hazel

Circles and Stripes Card

Hey all,

My boyfriend's uncle is visiting from New York and we are celebrating his birthday during his visit. This will be the first time I meet the man and I don't know anything about him so I found this birthday card idea on Pinterest that I thought he'd like.

Here it is:

 

I cut a 5 and a half by 4 and 1/4 blue sheet for the card cover. Then a 5 and 1/4 by 4 inch white piece and embossed it with the stripe embossing folder. I used my scraps for all the other pieces. I cut the yellow and green polka dot paper and trimmed it to line up with the white striped paper. I cut circles using my Silhouette Cameo to the sizes of 1 and 1/4, 3/4, and 1/4 inch. I cut the yellow rectangle and stamped it with a happy birthday stamp. I attached all the pieces layering the circles in various spots.

Inside:

On the inside and stamped a simple birthday wishees on the same yellow paper from the front and attached a blue background.

I am entering these challenges:
A Gem of A Challenge - Birthday Wishes
DL. ART - Circles & Stripes
Cute Card Thursday - Embossing
Hiding in My Craft Room - Super Scraps Saturday
Addicted to Stamps and More - Clean and Simple
Crafting with Dragonflies - Embossing Wet or Dry

Thank you for looking!!!

Enjoy your day!

~Hazel

Boat Card

Hey Hey,

My co-teacher's birthday is coming up. She likes quite a few things, but I had already made her a snowmobiling card, cowgirl boot with hat because she loves to line dance, and then a saloon door card. In the summer she spends a lot of time on her boat so I made her this boat card:

I started by creating the waves using the technique I found here. I used the same distress ink colors as in the link. I then made the boat using my silhouette cameo. I put acetate on the back for the windows. I used my silhouette sketch pens to write the "It's Your Birthday..." I attached the pieces to the card and then used my sketch pens for the saying on the inside as well.

The inside says:

I put the inside saying on a blue background to help match the front of the card.

I am entering these challenges:
Catch the Bug Blog - Outdoor Fun
Stinkin Inkers - Summer Heat
Card Mania - Summer Fun
Do-Al(l) Kreatives - Cool Water
Eclectic Ellapu - Seaside or Summer Colors
Scrapbook & Cardmaking Bastel-Traum.ch - Water
Delicious Doodles - Beside the Sea
Paper Minutes - By the Sea

Thanks for looking!

~Hazel

Tool Box Card

Hey,

This has been a busy card making month for me. Each year I make two father's day cards. One for my dad and the other for my boyfriends dad. This year they are the same.

I have made multiple box cards and I really enjoy them as do those that I give them to. For this box card I made tool boxes.

Here it is:

I made the box using the instructions from here. I then cut off the front flap and cut the side flaps in half. I used the cut off flaps to make the drawers on the tool box and hand cut strips of yellow for the drawer handles. All of the tools and the brown background were cut using my Silhouette Cameo. I used my sketch pens to write "Happy Father's Day!" and cut out the circle. I attached the screwdriver and the circle with foam on the back to make them pop-up. I glued the saw, level, and hammer to the inside tabs and attached the wrench to a piece of acetate so it's hanging up out of the tool box.

Here is a top view of the tool box:

 This is the box when it is folded to go inside the envelope:

I would like to enter these challenges:
Fabrika Fantasy - Men/Boys
Crafty Girlz - Anything Goes/Masculine
kreativeinkauf - Special Shaped Card
Whimsie Doodles - Anything Goes/Masculine
Crafty Purple Frog - Make It Manly

Thanks and enjoy your day!

~Hazel

Iris Folding Car Card

Howdy,

The cook at my work has decided to retire this year. When I asked her what her plans are for retirement, she told me that she plans to do more travelling with her husband, most likely to more casinos. I saw an iris folding car with suitcases on Pinterest and decided that would fit well with a casino as the background.

This is the result:

The card size is 5X7 inches. I cut the car imagine out with my Silhouette Cameo and printed out the iris folding design. I used purple and red paper for the suitcases, black paper for the tires, gray paper that I inked up with distress ink for the bumpers, and blue paper (her favorite color) for the whole of the car. I cut little black strips to go over the suitcases and a black rear windshield. The headlights are cut from red paper. I completed the iris folding by following the pattern on the print out I mentioned earlier. The road and brown sandy areas I cut by hand. I printed out an image that I found on google for the background. I wanted it to look as if the car is driving to Las Vegas. I cut the image to fit around the car and pasted all of the pieces onto the card. I used my Sketch Pens to write the Happy Retirement and my Cameo to cut out the blue oval. I adhered the oval onto a piece of foam to make it pop a little.

On the inside:

Good Luck! Written with my Sketch pens on a white oval and then pasted onto a blue oval.

I am entering these challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Make It Rectangle

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Mixed Media Monthly - #27 Travel

Thanks for checking out my card!

Enjoy!

~Hazel

Motorcycle Card

Hey everyone,

My boyfriend's dad has a birthday today. He likes to drive his Indian motorcycle around this time of year. I finally purchased a motorcycle stamp so I could make him this card:

I cut a brown background and a 2 inch strip from decorative paper. I attached the decorative paper to the left side of the card. I cut the blue and white shapes with my Silhouette Cameo. I stamped the front end of the motorcycle on one white shape, the middle on another, and the back end on the third. I attached each white shape to a blue shape and then layered them on the card.

On the inside:

I stamped "Happy Birthday to You." on the same white shape as the front and layered it on a blue shape. I centered on the inside of the card.

I will be entering these challenges:
Quick Quotes - Masculine
Craft Rocket Challenges - Men/Boys
Fabrika Fantasy - Men/Boys
Mixed Media Monthly - #27 Travel


Have a fantastic day!

~Hazel

Minecraft Gatefold Card

Hey,

My nephew's birthday is coming up and he is a big fan of Minecraft (is there a 12 year-old right now that isn't?). I made him a Minecraft card last year as well so I had to do something different this year.

The card:

I saw this idea on Pinterest (there were various ideas that I looked at). I created a gatefold card with the four different aspects of Minecraft. Each the aspects is 2 inches squared. I scored the 2-inch squares at ¼ inch intervals and the turned the square and did ¼ inch intervals that are perpendicular to the first score lines. I complete the TNT first by cutting a strip of white paper and using a sharpie to write TNT. Next, I completed the pig. The eye squares are cut slightly smaller than the nose squares. Next came the Steve head. The eye squares are the same size as the pigs nose, the hair is about a half inch total, and the mouth is 2 different pieces totaling about ¾ inch. Finally, the creeper. I cut out 5 black squares that were the same size as the pigs nose squares. All of the pieces were attached and then I attached them to the doors of the card.

The inside:

I stamped Happy Birthday on the inside with a new birthday stamp that I purchased from WISH.com.

I plan to enter these challenges:

The Crazy Challenge – Birthday

The Crafter's Cafe - Birthday

Not Just Cards Challenge – One for the Boys

Bastel-Traum – Men or Boys

Have a good night!

~Hazel

Flower Birthday

Hey all,

This card is for my mom's birthday. She loves red and blue. I thought I would use my new stamps that I just recently purchased from WISH.com.

Here is the card:

I cut the light blue paper to fit a pre-made card and used a red ink to stamp on the flowers. I stamped the flowers randomly. I then used decorative scissors to cut the white bumpy paper at the bottom (I haven't used those in a long time). I cut a strip of red paper to put along the bottom as well. I punched out some dark blue butterflies and painted them with a sparkly paint that I have. I hand cut an oval and stamped Happy Birthday on it. Then, rubbed the edges of the oval with a light blue ink pad. Finally, I attached all of the pieces to the pre-made card putting a foam piece under the oval and bending the wings of the butterflies upward to make them look as if they are flying.

On the inside:

I stamped a simple birthday message on the inside of the card.

I am entering these challenges with this card:

Scrapbook Stamp Society – Anything Goes W/ Option Butterflies

The Crazy Challenge – Birthday

Rubber Dance – Rule of Three (Butterflies)

Stamping Sensations – Butterflies, Fairies, and Fantasy

The Crafter's Cafe - Birthday

Have a fantastic day!

~Hazel

Tea Cup Flower Card

Hey everyone,

Today is Mother's Day so I made two of the same card with some variations on color and flower. One for my mom and one for my boyfriend's mom.

Here's the front of the cards:

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out all the pieces including the card bases. Then I attached the pieces with tape/glue.

Here's a closer picture of each card:

My boyfriend's mom said she likes pink and white as well as daisy's.

My mom likes blue and red and didn't have a favorite flower.

For the inside:

I added a ribbon to "tie" the flowers together and a square that says "Happy Mother's Day!" written with my Silhouette Sketch pens.

I will be entering these challenges:
Come and Get It Challenge - Mother's Day
Glitter N' Sparkle - Mother's Day
A Gem of a Challenge - Spring Fever
Crafting with Dragonflies - Lots of flowers/Mother's Day
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Flowers
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Mother's Day
Quick Quotes - Mother's Day
4 Crafty Chicks - Celebrate Women
Work It Wednesday - April Showers bring May Flowers

Thanks for looking!

~Hazel

Flower Heart Card

Good Evening,

I have two friends from college that are getting married in a week. I thought a card with hearts would be nice. This is the card I decided to make:

I embossed the background with a balloon heart like embossing folder. I stenciled on a heart to use as a guideline for the punched out flowers. I punched out flowers in dark blue, light blue, dark purple, and light purple. I chose these colors because they are my friends favorite colors. I glued the flowers onto the heart guideline in a color pattern. I used gold stickles in the center of each flower.

Next, I stamped a frame and the word "Congratulations" into the frame. Finally, I added some decorative tape along the bottom of the card.

For the inside:

I used a simple stamp saying "Wishing you a special happiness on this special day."

I will be entering these challenges with this card:
Glitter 'N' Sparkle - Flower Power
Allsorts Challenge - Embossing
Hiding in My Craft Room - Freestyle!
A Gem of a Challenge - Embossing Wet or Dry (Dry)
Dragons Liar Designs Challenge - Anything Goes w/ twist Wedding Day
Mod Squad Challenge - Love
Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing
Time Out Challenges - Flowers (No Twist)

Have a great night!

~Hazel

Ladybug Card

Hey all,

A birthday card for the teacher assisant in my classroom. She loves ladybugs and the color blue.

I was orignally going to use a red background but I didn't have any red paper.

I used a circle punch to make the ladybug bodies and wings. I stamped the wings using small round stamps that I bought a while back. I hand cut the antennae. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the leaves.

I embossed the blue paper using a Darice polka dot embossing folder, stamped a simple Happy Birthday and layered it with green and black paper.

For the inside, I found this ladybug saying on google images and used my Silhouette sketch pens to write it. I attached it to a blue background and then that to a black background to match the front of the card.

I am entering these challenges:
Card Mania Challenge - Layer It
Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Happy Birthday
Create and Makes Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for checking my card out and have a GREAT day!

~Hazel

Night Owl

Hello,

I needed a card for a co-worker who loves pumpkins and owls. I saw a cute card of owls sitting on a fence on Pinterest and decided to make something like that and put some pumpkins in front of the fence.

Here's the card:

I made the fence by making strips of light brown paper and rounding the edges. I then stamped each one with gathered twigs distress ink and the woodgrain backgorund stamp.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the owls and the pumpkins. I then put them together. I also cut out a scalloped circle to make the clouds in the background on the blue paper. I used a circle punch for the moon and white ink to make it look like the moon is glowing.

I attached all the layers and then created the inside:

I used Silhouette Sketch Pens for the words and cut out the orange and blue frames.

I will enter these challenges:
Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - Square or Rectangle Cards
Try It on Tuesday - Layer It Up
Die Cut Diva's Challenge Blog - Layers or Layer It
House of Cards Challenge Blog - Lots of Layers

Thank you for checking out my card!

Have a great day!
~ Hazel