Elmo Birthday

Happy Elmo Monday! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving week. My niece turned two years old and loves Elmo. She carries him wherever she goes and loves to wear Elmo PJ's. I searched the web for Elmo cards and found this web site: www.repeatcrafterme.com and thought the card was really cute. 

The Elmo card on the right was made just as the site
instructions. I wanted to "Up It" as my neighbor
Heather would say (smiling) So I made another
card using Flocking Powder and glitter paper for the eyes.

Can you see the flocking?  Elmo's mouth on the right
is freehand using marker. I tried to do the same with
paper but just couldn't get it right, so I went with the
 half circle instead. 

Inside the card has a pop-up Happy birthday.

This is the other card I made. 

Do you have Flocking Powder? It was all the craze at one time. So of course I have several different colors still unopened....hahaha The Crafters got to have it...right?

It's Turkey Week

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Wishing you and your family a Blessed Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for! I want to thank all of you for sharing your time with me. I don't sell anything and I'm far from an artist but I love to craft and it's fun to share what I make here on my blog.

Here are two more 30th Birthday cards I made. I saw a video using Tim Holtz's inks to make silver paper look like  rustic metal. Of course I only had two of Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol inks but I used other products and it came out okay.

All the tools are die cuts and distressed with
ink. These were fun to make. 

Using the the inks I sprayed and dropped
ink on the paper after cutting it up in small
pieces. I then glued it to the base of the card.

I added nail braids and hinges,

Inside card

Second card

Inside second card

Enjoy your Thanksgiving. God Bless

Birthday Card

Happy Veterans Day! Today we salute all those who have served and given up their lives for the sake of our country. We thank you and your families for our freedom.  Have a Happy Veteran’s Day. I'm sharing another 30th birthday card I made for my nephew. 

The stamp is an old Stampin Up set.

I die cut the 30th out of card board
and then the pattern paper to make
it 3-D.

The leaf is made of wood. 

Inside the card. 

God Bless America!

Cheers To You!

Happy November Monday! Where did 2018 go?  Can't believe it's already November. The Holiday season has now officially started. Today I am sharing a 30th birthday card for a nephew who lives out of the country. Since he is turning the big "30" I thought I would send him several 30th birthday cards. For the next few weeks I'll share them with you. 

I've had this beer mug (cardboard cut-out) forever.
I think I got it at a craft fair...who knows....(laughing)

I used CTMH liquid glass on the mug. I left piles
of the liquid glass to make it 3-D. It looks real.

Inside the card.

 Enjoy your November Monday!