Masculine and Grunge Birthday!

Hello!
Are you having a good weekend?  We are having a great weekend!  My wonderful husband took the boys flying today which gave me a few hours to do laundry and make some cards!  Woohoo!!!   I'm thinking I may even get an hour of crafting in tomorrow!

I have missed creating this week and as the start of school quickly approaches I'm hoping to get a few extra cards made a week (though that may be wishful thinking)!

 



I decided to play along with with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! and Seize the Birthday challenges!  This week's Seize the Birthday challenge was an anything goes challenge so my masculine card fit in perfectly!!!

I do love the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set!  It is going to come in perfectly!  I used silver embossing powder to stamp the lines and just Basic Grey to stamp the dots.  After the fact I decided that the white was a little blah so I used the new Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder to add some texture!  I embossed the sentiment in Silver just to add a little something!  The edges are distressed though you can't really see it here!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse
Stamp: Lovely Labels, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Versamark, Basic Gray
Other: Silver Embossing Powder, Artisan Label Punch, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Stampin' Distress Tool

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

Jen

Seize the Birthday Challenge

Hello!
I trust everyone had a good start to their week.  Our Monday was very wet and and our snow is slowly disappearing.  The boys won't be too happy about that!  They sure do love playing outside.  They came in just before dinner soaking wet!

I was commissioned to create a card for friend this week.  Her request was a purple and pink card with cupcakes!   I needed a sketch to start from since I did not feel the creative juices flowing.  I decided to give the Seize the Birthday Challenge a try!  I love birthday cards and never have enough!  I realize now that I totally forgot to put the banner on my card that is in the sketch!  Oh dear!  Lesley...please forgive me!!!

I love the new hexagon embossing folder from Stampin' Up!  I could use it on every card if I had the chance!!!  I decided to add some pearls to the cupcakes instead of glitter this time.  Just seemed to work better!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
DSP: Perfect Plum
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Basic Label, You're Amazing
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink
Other: Basic Pearls, Create a Cupcake Punch, Hexagon Embossing Folder, Glimmer Brads, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

Jen!

Seize the Birthday Cards...a little late!

Hello!

Hope the week is going well for you!  We're having a crazy busy week here!  I was really hoping for a nice relaxing Thursday!  Ha!  Not a chance!  I was cleaning this morning since I had no children at home with me!  Lunch duty at the school was something else...let's just say we had blood, vomit and a pink, itchy eye all in one hour - all from different kids!  Life is never dull!  If I come out of this unscathed it will be a miracle!!!

So I'm a little late getting my Seize the Birthday challenge cards up!  I had them done in time to participate in the first week's challenge HOWEVER it was finding time to take pictures and post them! Needless to say I didn't quite get it done!  Sorry Lesley!!!

This first card below was a customer request.  She wanted a card that was grey, black and red!

This card was also a customer request!  She needed a subtly Canadian card for her British friend!
Funny how two cards can be made by the same person using the same sketch and they look so different!

Supplies (Card #1):

Cardstock: Basic Black, Real Red, Basic Grey

DSP: Retired....can't remember the name...sorry!

Stamps: Vintage Verses (Sale-a-bration)

Ink: Versamark

Other: Hexagon Embossing Folder, White Embossing Powder, Boho Blossoms Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Window Frames Framelits Die, Dimensionals

Supplies (Card #2):

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla

DSP: Poetry Print DSP Stack

Stamps: Wonderfall, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: Raspberry Ripple

Other: Bitty Banners Framelites Die, Autumn Accents Die, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals