Masculine Cards

Here are the final two cards that I want to share with you from my National Cardmaking Day card-making blitz:). I readily admit that I much prefer making feminine cards, but guys need cards too. So....here ya go:

You can still make a masculine card with cute owls and a scallop punch...just choose masculine colors!

Owl Sticker (Sticker King)

Leaves (fussy cut from American Crafts paper)

Birthday Wishes Stamp (Paper Trey Ink)

Splatter Stamp (Stampin' Up!)

Yellow polka dot paper (Unknown)

 This one I made into a sympathy card...but you could easily change it into a masculine birthday card by changing the sentiment.

Trees (fussy cut from Jillibean Soup paper)

Brown plaid paper (Paper Trey Ink)

Cloud Die (Paper Trey Ink)

Copper paper (Unknown)

With Sympathy stamp (Paper Trey Ink)

Two More for You!

I have a couple more cards to share with you from all my World Cardmaking Day productivity!

I love birds and I love banners, so this one is also a fave of mine!

I fussy-cut the banners out of some cute Echo Park paper and used a little circle punch to cut the letters out of the same paper. Then I hand drew the black "string" with a black fine-tipped Sharpie marker and used some foam tape to adhere the banners. Super quick & easy!

Paper (Echo Park "Birthday Girl")

Bird sticker (Recollections by Michaels)

Birthday Stamp (Paper Trey Ink)

Corner Rounder

This was made with some older SEI paper I had in my stash--I fussy-cut the flowers out. I don't typically use a lot of purple, but I like this sweet & simple card. 

Paper (SEI)

Splatter Stamp (Stampin' Up!)

Happy Birthday Stamp (Paper Trey Ink)

SEM's October Sketch Challenge

It's time to share my layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracle's October Sketch Challenge. 

The sketch this month is from Page Maps:

The Scrap Twist this month is to use Red and Green on your layout. 

Here's my layout using photos of my Ellie with her cutie cousin Bayler!

I've decided that one of my favorite things to do on layouts is combine patterns from different manufacturers and this layout was a prime example of that (see all those different manufacturers listed below!).

Supplies:

Green paper (My Minds Eye)

Kraft "Happy" paper, Red Star paper, Black dictionary paper,

Kraft w/black dot paper (Theresa Collins)

Stars (fussy-cut from Theresa Collins & Echo Park paper)

Red plaid paper (Paper Trey Ink)

Girl, Boy & "P" blocks (fussy-cut from Pink Paislee paper)

Numbers paper (Pink Paislee)

Alpha stickers (Echo Park)

A Couple Bright, Fun Cards

Here's a couple cards that are a bit more my style---bright, fun, make-you-smile cards! 

I made the tree from a journaling card "bubble" (K & Co.) and then a hand-cut little trunk from some brown polka dot patterned paper (K & Co.). Then I used some (Lasting Impressions) brads to add some "fruitiness" to the tree along with a die cut bird (K & Co.). Blue paper from Imaginisce, Cloud Paper from Echo Park, Kraft Cardstock (Paper Trey Ink), Bling (My Minds Eye), Happy Birthday Stamp (Target Dollar Bin) 

I fussy-cut those cute little flowers!

All paper from K & Co. except cloud paper (Echo Park)

Small cloud die (Paper Trey Ink)

Aqua embroidery floss

Happy Birthday Stamp (Paper Trey Ink)

More Cards to Share...

As promised, here are a couple more cards that I made over the weekend. These aren't necessarily my typical style (they're less "bright" and more feminine), but I still like them. Hope you do too!

Paper (Crate Paper)

Birthday Wishes Stamp (Paper Trey Ink)

Grey Patterned Paper (My Minds Eye)

Butterfly Sticker (K&Co.)

Make a Wish Stamp (Paper Trey Ink)

Whooo Had A Productive Card-Making Weekend?

Ummmmm...that would be ME!!! As some of you know, I make cards to sell at my parents jewelry store and my mom called me again to tell me they were getting low....so I felt it was incredibly appropriate that World Cardmaking Day was this weekend because I was a "card-making machine"!!:)))

This next week (or two) I will be sharing the fruits of my productivity with you!

Here are a couple of my favorites to get you started (I love bright colors--which is pretty obvious if you look at my blog---and Owls--so it was pretty easy which ones I'd be picking to show you first)!

Love using my bargain finds!

Lovin' these cute little owl stickers...they were very inexpensive...I think I may have even picked them up from the Walmart craft section. And the pink paper was a Target dollar bin find (in a pack of Valentines paper) last year. The blue paper and the leaves (fussy-cut) paper were clearance buys from Craft Warehouse. AND...the (wood) stamp was a dollar bin find at Michaels! Cheap crafting can still be cute!!!

Again....lovin' my cheapo find from the Target Dollar bin....the Happy Birthday stamp (came in a little set of 4)!

My SEM Blog Hop Prize Winner

The winner of my prize for the SEM Blog Hop is...

CONNIE! Congratulations!!

(please contact me with your full name & address Connie & I'll get this out to you)