Carnival Birthday Card

Hello! The circus is coming to town and since I love the circus and carnivals, I decided to make a carnival/circus themed birthday card.

I used a white card base and then adhered the dimensional ferris wheel and the stars. Then I added the washi tape at the bottom. That washi tape is awesome and definitely one of my top favorite washi tapes. I used a cut out sentiment and used my Tim Holtz distress markers to color in the letters. I made sure to use colors that matched the washi tape and the stickers.

I love the bright colors on this card and I love the ready-stamped greeting. It was so convenient to have and I loved that I didn't have to worry about selecting embellishments to spell out the sentiment.

Supplies Used:

• Scotch Expressions Washi Tape-Carnival
• Michaels Recollections Carnival Themed Stickers
• Tim Holtz Distress Markers
• Sweet Sentiments Cut Outs from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine

Would you rather go to the circus or a carnival? Which one is your favorite?

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Currently List #93

Hello! It's Tuesday and it's time for another Currently List!

Watching: I really can't stand this cartoon, but the boys and John were watching it. There was nothing on tv so I decided to watch for a little bit as well.

Reading: I just started reading this book and am only a few pages in, but I am already loving it.

Listening: I'm obsessed with these two bands right now. I might have to buy their albums.

Making: I've been making lots of blog posts and am scheduling them for the rest of this week. It's so convenient to be able to schedule my posts.

Feeling: I have been feeling really tired even though I have been getting a decent amount of rest and sleep. I have no idea what is going on. Maybe it's just winter and this weather...I've just been feeling very "blah".

Planning: I can't wait to work on this and definitely plan to make a post about it. Stay tuned!

Loving: I have been living in my two favorite sweaters. They are so comfy and warm.

What's on your Currently List? Feel free to share!

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Princess Birthday Card

Hello! Happy Monday! So I took a break from making Valentine's Day cards and made some more birthday cards. You can never have too many birthday cards. When I saw a bunch of princess themed embellishments in my stash, I knew that they would be perfect for birthday cards. I immediately thought of my niece because I call her Princess Gen. 

I used some papers from Crate Paper's Hello Love. I love that there are small pink hearts mixed in the polka dots. I used a sentiment that came in a few pack with a magazine that I purchased. The circle embellishments and the unicorn came from a Pink Paisley Bella Rouge chipboard sticker pack. Unfortunately, I can't remember where the Princess embellishment came from.

I can't wait to give my niece this card. I may even give it to her before it's her birthday. I think the sentiment could definitely work as an everyday, thinking of you, or just hoping you have a great day card rather than the obvious birthday card.

Supplies Used:

• Crate Paper Hello Love
• Pink Paislee Bella Rouge Chipboard Sticker

*Other items in my stash

Did you make anything this weekend?

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Cards for Friends and Family

Hello! I have been busy making a lot of cards these past few weeks. Most of the cards that I have been making are Valentine's Day cards, but I did manage to make a batch of non-Valentine's Day cards.

A few days ago, I made four cards using items from Dear Lizzy, American Crafts, and Me & My Big Ideas. Most of the cards that I made can be sent to friends, but a couple could also be sent to family members as well.

I think the "With Love" card is my favorite out of the bunch. I love the chipboard mason jar and flowers. I wanted to use the enamel dots in the same size, but ran out. So I decided to use smaller enamel dots on the top right side and some medium size enamel dots on the lower left side.

I was originally going to just stick the square embellishment onto the card, but worried that it would look too plain. I ended up asking my husband if he liked the card with or without the doily and he said he liked it with the doily. So I ended up adhering the doily onto the card.

I really love the stitched tag on this card. One of these days, I'm going to try and stitch on my crafts, but for now I am loving the tags that I got in a mason jar from Tuesday Morning. I added some foam flowers and butterflies to complete the card.

I used another foam butterfly on this card as well as some embellishments from a Me & My Big Ideas embellishment pack. I really love the "Hello friend" layered embellishment.

I can't wait to mail these cards off to a couple of friends and family. Hopefully, they will love it.

Supplies Used:

• Me & My Big Ideas-Hello Friend
• Dear Lizzy Documentary 12x12 Paper Pad
• American Crafts tag
• Michaels Recollections enamel dots
• Doily
• Foam butterflies and flowers

What have you been creating?

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Valentine's Day Cards Part IV

Hello! I have been sharing Valentine's Day cards that I have been making over the past few weeks. You can check my previous cards here, here, and here. Today, I want to share another batch of cards that I made.

I made three cards a few days ago, using supplies that I have had for a long time. The only items that were new are the papers from Crate Paper's new line, Hello Love and my Recollections Valentine's Day stamp set.

I really, really love this card. As soon as I saw that "Owl always love you!" sentiment, I knew that I would have to add an owl. Luckily, I still have all of the owl wood veneers that I got in a previous Freckled Fawn kit. I also used some puffy stickers that I received in a RAK/Swap group that I am in.

I decided to keep this card a bit simple and just add a few word strips and some glitter hearts. I also added a felt border strip at the top. I am still trying to get used to using felt in my projects. It's not my favorite item to work with, but I'm trying to challenge myself to make projects with items that I do not normally use.

For my last card, I wanted to use pink, red, and black on my card. I ended up using some pink hearts at the top. I love that the colors look like watercolors. Then I added a "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment in the middle of the card. At the bottom of the card, I used some more puffy stickers as well as a rubber sticker. Using rubber stickers is another item that I normally do not work with, but I'm very glad that I did.

You may notice that I have been using my February 2015 Freckled Fawn a lot. I have been holding onto this kit because I love so many of the items, but I really need to start using them instead of just letting them sit on my desk.

Supplies Used:

• Recollections Valentine's Day clear stamp set
• EK Success Brands puffy heart stickers
• Crate Paper Hello Love paper
• February 2015 Freckled Fawn Kit
• October 2014 Freckled Fawn Kit-owl wood veneer

Are you making any Valentine's Day cards or projects?

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Currently List #92

Hello! It's Tuesday and it's time for another Currently List!

Watching: This show is going to be awesome even though we only watched the pilot episode.

Reading: Surprisingly, I didn't read any blogs. I did read lots of letters and e-mails. I plan to start reading The Alchemist this week and finish reading Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me soon.

Listening: How did not know about this band? Thanks Rihanna for making a cover of their song...now I know who this band this and I'm loving their songs.

Making: You can never go wrong with tacos for dinner. Yum!

Feeling: <insert sad face here>

Planning: I need to make more cards and I may even try to make some watercolor cards too!

Loving: The weather has been fantastic! Here's to hoping for an early Spring!

What's on your Currently List? Feel free to share!

Until next time...

Dream Project Life Card

Hey! Hey! Happy Monday! Today, I want to share a Project Life card that I made using a wood veneer and some September Skies paper designed by Heidi Swapp. Sorry in advance for the picture. I tried taking several pictures and it just was not coming out the way I wanted it to.

I was a bit hesitant to use the wood veneer piece because I had no idea what I wanted to use it on. I'm used to using smaller wood veneers and not large ones. I was going to use it in a layout, but decided that it would be perfect as a project life card. I also knew that I wanted to use the constellation paper from Heidi Swapp's September Skies paper pad. I adhered the wood veneer to the paper and then trimmed the excess paper. Then I added some small embellishments like the "dream" foam word and the heart foam pieces. Then I added some ferns and a few puffy stickers.

Overall, I really love how the card came out. I'm glad that I decided to try something new and I definitely plan to do this more often.

Supplies Used:

• October 2015 Freckled Fawn Kit-Foam Words and wood chip
• October 2014 Freckled Fawn Kit-Puffy stickers and Metal ferns
• September Skies 6x6 Paper Pad-Constellation paper