Big Lego Birthday Wishes

Hello!
Hope you had a great weekend!  I spent the day at a Beth Moore Living Proof seminar at our church!  It was fabulous.  Such a great experience!  It was amazing to see 500+ women together!

I didn't get a chance to make any cards today - but hopefully tomorrow afternoon I'll get at a few done as I have heard the boys are heading out flying!!!!

I recently had a customer request for a Lego card!  I decided not to make one of my previous ones and try something new.  I had seen a card last week (not a Lego card) and it had three squares on it.  I immediately thought they could be made into Lego blocks!

Caleb has an upcoming birthday party and this card would work perfectly so I think I'll whip another one up!!!

The squares blocks are 1.5" X 1.5".  The narrow block is 3/4" wide...but now I can't remember how long it is!!!  The small square is 3/4" X 3/4".  I used the 1/2" circle punch to create the dots!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Real Red, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Basic Black
Stamps: Birthday stamps from PTI
Ink: Stazon
Other: 1/2" circle punch, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a truly wonderful day!

Jen

Freshly Made Sketches #87

Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  It's been one of those weeks!  We now have a very special 7 year old at our house.  I honestly think he grew over night.  I don't know how that's possible but this morning my sweet 5 lb little boy seemed bigger!  I'm not sure how ready I am to have a 7 year old at our house!

This week's Freshly Made Sketches sketch is brought to us courtesy of the talented Jennifer Timko!  You need to stop what you're doing right now and head on over to her blog to check out her fabulous card!  Okay...maybe wait until you're done reading this!

So I obviously needed a birthday card for a certain 7 year old.  If you didn't know before, Caleb LOVES Lego.  It's more than love...he's obsessed with is.  It's all over our house.  It drives me crazy!  I could not, not make him a Lego card again!  It's clean, it's simple but he loved it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Stamps: Best Dad Ever
Ink: Basic Black
Other: 1/2" Circle Punch, Timeless Type Die, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches Blog and check out what the designers have created for you.  You will not be disappointed!

Have a great day!
Jen

CAS-ual Friday's and Lego!

Hello!
How is your week starting out?  We had an errand day today which usually doesn't go over too well with two little boys.  Tonight though we opted for cheap entertainment and went to the GO-Train station (our local commuter train into Toronto) to watch the trains.  I have two little boys who LOVE trains on my hands so they were in train heaven!

Today's card is for this week's CAS-ual Friday's Challenge.  This week's challenge to create a clean and simple square card.  I'm not too sure my card is too clean and simple but it was really simple to make!  This is for a friend of mine how's precious little boy is turning 4 in September!  He loves all things Lego (oh and Cars too!).  I wanted to stick with a "4" theme on the card hence the 4 Lego blocks (that has 4 knobs on them)!  

These blocks are 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" and I used a 3/4" punch to create the circles.  The mini block inside the card is a 3/4" square with mini 1/4" circles on it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Basic Black
Other: 3/4" circle punch, 1/4" circle punch, Timeless Type Sizzlit, Bitty Banners Framelits, Dimensionals


These pictures are from the fun fly on Sunday.  This is my husband's new crop duster (air tractor). Nothing runs like a Deere you know!  Caleb likes to "help" his dad fly...he's too cute!  I'm so glad he likes to be with his dad!  The air tractor looks great with smoke!

Thanks for stopping by!  We'll see you tomorrow with the Freshly Made Sketches card for the week!

Have a great day!
Jen

Lego Thank You

Hello!
What a weekend!  Sorry I didn't get posting!  We had several picnics and everyone was pretty tired....including mom!  I didn't get any crafting done this weekend which is unfortunate.  I did have a card stuffed up my sleeve for this occasion!  My son needed thank you cards for his birthday gifts.  I made the cards but getting him to write in them is a slow, painful process!

I wanted to do a Lego card since he had a Lego party!  I also made sure I used a block with 6 dots since he turned 6!   I'll probably be the only one who makes that connection!!

I love the textured impressions embossing folders and now that Stampin' Up! isn't selling textured cardstock  I'll be using these more and more!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper white, Basic Black, Real Red
Stamps: Thank You Kindly
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, 3/4"circle punch

 Thought I'd share a few photos of my sweet boys from this past weekend!  They are growing up too fast!

Thanks for stopping by!
Jen

Happy 6th Birthday!

Hello!
I hope everyone had a great weekend!  We had a nice long weekend in Canada and we finished up by celebrating my oldest son's 6th birthday today!

I'm sure you all know how much my sweet boy LOVES Lego!  We eat, sleep and breathe Lego here!  I could not, not make a Lego card for him!!!

What started out as an idea in my head turned into a lot of work!  Those pesky little circles took a lot of work to glue on.  Trust me!  Caleb is worth every second of that work though!

My babe had a great birthday and loved getting lots of Lego cards!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Real Red
Stamps: Loved Ones
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Digital Door Hangers

Hello!
I hope everyone has had a good start to their weekend!

A quick post today and not a card!  I have been taking Heather Summers' course on using My Digital Studio (you can still sign up here!).  Heather has been giving us fabulous tutorials on all things digital!

Heather made a fabulous door hanger for her daughter's room and I thought that making Lego door hangers would be a fabulous loot bag treasure for a certain someone's upcoming Lego party!

These babies are super easy to make using the My Digital Studio software.  I can't wait to get them printed and show you a picture of the finished product!  My son is still too young to have a "Keep Out" side so I figured I would make it more age appropriate but still fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jen

Birthday Lego (again...)

Hello!
I hope everyone had a great day!  Friday has arrived finally!  If you're like me, when you hit Friday you breathe a huge sigh of relief!

Today's card is very simple but will have a HUGE effect on the recipient (who happens to be my soon to be 6 year old)!

My dad requested a card for my oldest who is turning 6 in just over a week (how can that be?  Wasn't he just born yesterday?).  Well, I'm sure you remember me saying once or twice that Caleb LOVES Lego.

I was having a hard time thinking of yet another Lego card BUT then it hit me...why not make a giant Lego block for him!  It's simple but he'll love it.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Whisper White
Stamps: Loved Ones
Ink: Basic Black, Pacific Point
Other: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

Lego Card for Girls!

Hello!
I had physio today and am a little sore.  Justin (my therapist) is wonderful however he decided it was his mission to work out some tenderness!  I am going down to one session a week now so I'm pretty happy that healing is going well!

Okay so recently Lego introduced the "Friends" collection!  This is Lego specifically geared towards girls...though my boys think it looks kinda fun!

I had a request from a friend for a Lego card made with the new Friends colours!  I was super excited!  I love the new colours!   Lego cards are super simple to make - all you need is a circle punch!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Lucky Limeade
Stamps: Party This Way
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise, Wisteria Wonder, Rose Red, So Saffron, Bashful Blue
Other: Basic Rhinestone, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch.

Freshly Made Sketches and Lego!

 Hello!
So thankful that it is almost the weekend!  I have just picked up some paper to start on some wedding invitations so the weekend is going to be invitation central here!  Not sure how many cards will get done!

Anyhow, I wanted to do up a card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week!  I really liked Jennifer's sketch this week and when I see blocks now I think only one thing....LEGO!  My oldest son is going to have a Lego birthday party this year for his 6th birthday so I decided to work ahead and make a great card for his little brother to give him!

I also wanted to give the Loved Ones stamp set a try.   This stamp set is in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalogue!

Supplies (for my Lego card):

Cardstock:  Pacific Point, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Daffodil Delight

Stamps: Loved Ones

Ink: Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Basic Black

Other: 1/2" Circle Punch



The card below is one my mom made for my oldest son for Valentine's Day!  My mom is so creative!  Caleb's eyes lit up when he saw this card.  He was so happy!  Lego cards are so fun and they can really delight a little person's heart so much!  Thanks so much mom!!!  Caleb sure loves you!

Lego Card Dimensions

Hello!
Just wanted to add a little post in with the dimensions for the Lego card...

Basic Black: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"
Real Red: 5 1/4" X 4"
Whisper White: 5" X 3 3/4"

Red/Black/Daffodil/Pumpkin Lego Blocks: 1 5/8" X 1 5/8"
Pacific Point Block: 1 3/8" X 3 3/8"

Circles made using the 1/2" circle punch

Now I'm off to make three more!!!
I'll add a new post with a new card tonight!
Thanks for stopping by!

MOJO Monday and Lego!

 Hello!
Oh how I love weekends!  The weather is blustery here so I was happy to spend this afternoon working on cards!  I finally got around to the MOJO Monday sketch.  I thought by the time I got around to it we'd be back at Monday again!!!  So many challenges, too little time!!!

As soon as I saw this sketch the thing that came to my mind was LEGO!  Our oldest son is 5 1/2 and he LOVES Lego.  Usually our basement floor is covered in it but this week he's been great at cleaning up!  My youngest (3 1/2) isn't so great at cleaning it up and this week played in my craft room with me calling his Lego "garbage" and filling up his garbage truck.  I've been stepping on the stray pieces and so Lego is fresh on my brain!

We will be in need of lots of boy cards this year so I figured it would be great to have this one on hand!  Right now all the boys in my son's kindergarten class are HEAVY into Lego!  I think they all eat, breathe and sleep it!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Stamps: Loved Ones
Other: Dimensionals, 1/2" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by!