Congratulation card

Hey everyone,
I made a congratulation card for my friend.  She just got a new job and she's in heaven.  We're going to brunch with her and her kids and I will give her this sweet card.

 The paper, ink, punch, ribbon and the "Félicitations" stamp are from SU.  I added some Diamond stickles and some faux stitching with white and brown pen.  I sponged around the edges of the cardstock.  The face is from the set Dolly Dumplins at PKS.  I never thought I would use the 3/8" size, but it fits perfectly!!!

I will enter my card in the Let's face it Friday challenge at Peachy Keen Stamp.  Your project had to have polka dot, white as main focal point and obviously using one of their cute faces!
Have a great Sunday, we're headed off to brunch.
Brigitte

Christmas card with Speaking of Winter

Hi everyone,
I made a card for Cricut Cardz Challenge:  Make a card for Christmas, using the card feature from any cartridges you'd like, using any colors you'd like.
I used the cartridge Speaking of Winter and the first letter (A), duh!!!  I cut the Tri-fold card at 4.10" and I also cut the tree and its layers at 3.12" so it would fit my card.  All paper and stamp is from SU.  I cuttlebugged with D'vine Swirl, one of my favorite!  I added some bling with my I-Rock and some faux stiching.  I stamped the sentiment with Staz-on gold ink.

I sprayed the tree and the pink accent with gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz to add some dimension.  Here's another picture so you can see how it opens.  Also, this is Salem, she's a great card holder!!!  She's just sunning herself and relaxing, lol!!!

Hope you enjoy and have a great week-end.
Brigitte

Personalized stamp

Hello,
I just wanted to tell you about this seller on ebay that offers presonalized stamp.  They're super cheap, I ordered 6 and it cost me 36.40$ US and the shipping is also very reasonable, 2.50$ for the whole lot.
The company is in Malaysia and it takes a bit of time to get the order, but the person making them (I dealt with Chris) is super quick in coming back with a preview.  It literally took about 2 hours and I had the image of what my stamps would look like!!!  Also, they will make stamps in any language you want.

As you can see, mine are french.  There is a lot of choices, I ordered some for gifts and an address one.  The quality is not the greatest, but at that price, it is well worth it!   The back sticks a lot, so I bought some cheap acrylic blocks and assigned them to the stamps.
The name of the store on ebay is:  loongchai74
I hope that it will help some of you,
Brigitte

Lego Birthday card

Wow, another post today.
The previous card was for a little boy.  This one is for his older brother.  He just turned 9 a few days ago and he loves Lego!!!  So I decided to make him a card:

Don't you think that he looks like the minifigurine?
I used Everyday Paper Doll cartridge for the little guy and Opposites Attract for the LEGO.  I cut the shapes with George and Basic Shapes.  All the material is from SU.
The face is from PKS.  Just after I finished my card, I received my new PKS stamps in the mail!!!  Talk about bad timing :(
I will enter this card in Getting Cricky's cartridge challenge: Boyish Charms.
See you later,
Brigitte

Happy Birthday with Create a Critter

Hi everybody,
There is a challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2.  You have to use the dog on page 35 of Create a Critter (if you have that cartridge!).  It also qualifies for Getting Cricky's cartridge challenge: Boyish Charms.  This is what I came up with:

This card is for my friend's son and he's turning 4.  On the hat, it had a 1, so using my Gypsy, I removed the 1 and welded a 4 from Plantin Schoolbook instead!!!  Tada, a custom hat for the little guy!
The paper and ink is SU.  The brown pattterned paper is K & Company.  I put the bashful blue cardstock through the spots and dots cuttlebug folder and sponged blue and brown ink on it.  I added some bling with my I-Rock and some doodling with white and black pen.  The cute face is from Critter faces set at PKS.
Hope you enjoy,
Brigitte

Imagination Monday Buttons

Hello,
I made a Christmas card with the Doodlecharm cartridge.  I cuttlebugged the medallion with D'vine swirl and used the cute Basic Paper Doll PKS.  I added some doodling and sponged the paper for a vintage look.   Also, I traced with a gold pen around the oval shape.

The paper, ink and burgundy button are from SU.  The border punch is MS and I don't remember where I got the heart button!!!
I will enter this card in Emma's Imagination Monday Challenge:  Buttons, Buttons, Buttons.
I hope you have a fantastic week, mine already started Sunday.  I had to go to work early yesterday to go search for a person that fell in the water off the coast of Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia!  
Brigitte

Hubby's birthday card

Hello,
I just made a card for my husband's birthday.  It's at the end of the month, but he doesn't look at my blog, so it's safe, lol!!!
This card fits the bill for Getting Cricky's cartridge challenge: Boyish Charms.
It has to be a project with a boyish feel.  Well, my sweety is a boy in a man's body!

 It's the first time I make a Tri Fold Shutter card.  I got the instructions here.

All paper is SU.  I put some embossing paste through a stencil to make the white stars.  The helicopter is from the Everyday Paper Doll cartridge.  I picked the aircraft because he fixes the Seaking helicopter.
  I will add some writing in the two rectangles, but it's personal and it might need some parental advisory!!!

Blue is his favorite colours, I hope he will like it.  I will keep you posted!
Brigitte

Candy Cane Christmas card

Hi crafters,

I made this card for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge 121.

****Challenge is based on "ORIGINALITY"

****Must be a "FOOD" theme project!

****Use "FROM MY KITCHEN" cartridge OR if you do NOT own this cart, feel free to use any older cartridge you have just as long as it has to do with "FOOD"!

****Must be an ORIGINAL project made especially for THIS challenge

****ONE entry Per Person Please.

****Deadline for project will be WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10th @ 6:00pm PST

****Last but Not Least~ HAVE FUN!!

 I don't own From my Kitchen cartridge so I used Joys of the season.  

 The paper, ink and stamp is SU.  The ribbon is from Wallmart.  I added some rhinestone with my I-Rock and some Crystal Effect on the red part of the cane.  I also did some faux stitching with my black marker and cuttlebugged the top part with the swiss dot folder.  The border punch is MS.   For the candy cane, I changed it with my Gypsy (the best purchase ever!!!).  I thought it was too skinny, so I used the slant advance option to 0.30 and removed the other part I didn't want.  I bought some Zip Dry glue, you probably heard about this product from Emma, lol!!!  I just love it!!!  It just smells a little ;)
For the strip of paper,  I used this technique on another one of my project, you can see it here.
I made a 4¼" by 5½" piece and then cut it up, I can use the rest later on something else! 

You can't really see it in the photos, but it's very sparkly!!!

I hope you like my card,

Brigitte

Smiley cartridge

Hi everybody,
I haven't posted in a bit, busy at work and also didn't seem to have much inspiration.  BUT, with the new update on the gypsy, I couldn't wait to see the new Smiley cartridge!!!  I was lucky, for gypsy owner that registered by Oct. 31st, they were getting 6 cartridges.  I only had one of them, woo woo!!!  It took me a while to get the updates.  I have a Mac and the new Gypsy software doesn't work for it yet.  I had to use VMWare and that took forever!!!! 
Anywho, I made this card and I used the sketch at PKS for challenge 40.

 The cardstock, ink and ribbon is SU, the patterned paper is from Creative Memories.  The cracked egg is from the new cartridge Smiley and the border is from Gypsy Wandering.  I added crystal effect on the eyes and also on the tag.  I ran a needle through the crystal effect while it was still wet to make it look like it was cracked.  I added some doodling and some bling with my I-Rock!

 

The saying can be  translated by:  "You're cracked..."  which means you're crazy!!!

Inside the card it says:  "But it's the way we love you.  Don't change!"  (Pis c'est comme ça qu'on t'aime!  Change pas.)

This card is for my husband's uncle.  He's such a dear and always so funny and out of this world!  Also, the fleur de lys represent the province he lives in.

Hope he likes it,

Brigitte

Snowman ornament

Hello,
It took me all morning to make this ornament.  If you have seen my blog before, you might notice that the pattern of my snowman is the same as my pumpkin centerpiece.  I just put 3 spheres together.
This is for Let's Face it Friday at Peachy Keen Stamps.

I embossed the pieces of cardstock with the Snowflake folder, then sponged Soft Sky on them and added some embossing powder.  I made the little hat with some black paper and the button are made with a punch and stickles.  The ribbons are SU.

I like PKS so much, that I couldn't decide with stamp to use, so I picked 2 and made my ornament reversible!!!  It can be used as a centerpiece or suspended.

I added a lot of hot glue to the bottom of my snowman so he can stand up by himself. The bigger circle dimension is 1 1/2" wide by 8 1/2" long, the middle one is 1" by 6" and the head is 3/4" by 4".
I hope you enjoy, I certainly had fun making him!!!
Brigitte