Birthday Mini for girl

Hi all, This is a simple birthday mini I made to go along with a birthday gift. It doesn't have a lot of techniques but I will add descriptions under each picture. I used lots of different colors throughout to keep it young and tried to keep the details pretty simple too. I hope you like it!

The H.B. phrase is from Create a Critter, embossing with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Thickers letters, and I made my own glimmer mist for the layered flowers. I also added twine to the center button.

The corners on this picture mat were made with a M.S. punch, I popped the sticker to allow the pic. to slide underneath.

This is the 2nd page, the little house is from Create a Critter, I added a jewel for the door knob.

The little house opens to allow room for pictures.

This little scene was created with Create a Critter, and stickers that I backed with cardstock and kraft paper, then popped on the page.

It slides to reveal a journaling spot.

To this page I added double sided tags to allow room for journaling, and a place for the date. The phrase "sweet" is also popped on the page.

This picture frame was made using a scallop border punch, and finished with polka-dot ribbon.

This picture frame also has a flower border punch with added sequins, stickers, and dry embossing.

This smaller frame has a lacy ribbon I recently purchased, the picture can slide right behind it.

Thank you Card/ Mojo 214

I made this masculine Thank you card using several stamps and would like to enter it to Mojo Monday's contest. You can enter several times, so perhaps I'll make a feminine version too. I used green Recollections cardstock as the base, and layered a double sided paper on top that has a grungy grid pattern on it. The brown strip of paper has bits of glitter on the blue polkadots and I popped it using foam tape. It's placed on top of a medallion shape that I stamped and cut out of the same green base paper. I used a fiskars punch to cut out the brackets to the stamped "thank you" phrase, and I used Basic Grey stamps for the detail over the "thank you" and for the small blue bird. I also used a glimmer pen to give it a little sheen on the tail feathers, and parts of the medallion. TFL!

Girl Birthday card / Hoot N' Holler

Hi there, I made this little birthday card using Hoot n' Holler and a MS border punch. It's for a little girl's birthday and I used some paper left over from a mini book I also made for her which I'll post separately. 

I really enjoy the simplicity of this cart, as well as the cute owls. This one got a girly flower and googly eyes. I also used the Cuttlebug to dry emboss the black strip of paper with the dots folder, and finished it off with several sequins to add some "starry" sparkles. Enjoy!

Sympathy Card

Hi there, this is another twisted easel card I made because I wanted to dive into the winnings from the Link for Pink blog hop held in October. The ladies were extremely generous to enter everyone into several giveaways and I was fortunate to receive some beautiful paper from The Robins Nest! I was able to use it on the base of this card, and the lighting in the pics does not do it justice, because the colors are subtle but beautiful. Some of the papers were very glittery too! I was not familiar with this company outside of their dew drops which I have purchased in the past. So, a huge thank you once again to Celeste from Touched by a Butterfly, please stop by her beautiful blog and give her a visit!

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:21

rbessette@rochester.rr.com

Quinceañera, are you invited?? (Dilo en Español challenge #3)

To those of you who are unfamiliar with the traditional Spanish birthday celebration of the Quinceañero, please sit back and relax. You are about to get schooled. 

The quinceañero is a beautiful coming-of-age ceremony which takes place on a Hispanic girls 15th birthday, in which she traditionally would be introduced to society as a young woman, ready to meet the young suitors who would see her dressed in white, in all her virginal beauty, and at which point they would all try to get her attention and her father's so that courtships could be arranged, and promises of weddings would follow.Typically, the party consists of 14 of the young girl's best friends, as well as 15 young men, and dances are choreographed, the birthday girl receives her first set of earrings, high heels, jewelry, and whatever else mom and dad can afford to add to her dowry bestow upon her. Fast forward a few years, and add to the same society a dose of Americanism, Facebook, and a few cell phones and the same tradition is now a big party where the same number of teenagers get together, only each invites another 15 teenage boys and girls, mom and dad hope the birthday girl doesn't get married but stays in school and gets a college degree, a DJ decides what music is played, and because we're still Hispanics, there's somehow plenty of food for everyone, and of course Grandma is on the dance floor swiveling her hips to the latest Salsa song ( to which she can recite the chorus)! Nevertheless, it's a great celebration, and even though I made 60 invites for this one, I'm sure it won't be enough. Enjoy!

The theme of the party will be candies. These are from Joys of the Season. 

The birthday girl wanted Turquoise, Green and Pink as her colors. Her initial is on the Lollypop. Hand-written in Martha Stewart glitter. 

Each will have a pink bow added to the handle, once the tags have the names written on them.

One of the Pink Purses! All the candy was embossed with the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder.

These invitations are  finished with a Martha Stewart Punch and enclosed in the purses, which will be handed out personally-a really nice touch!

I'd like to enter these into the following challenge: Dilo en Español, challenge #3 by Abby to use glitter or bling. I used glitter on the initial, and bling on every enclosed invite, right in the center of the flower.

Thank you Card/ Paper Cutz Challenge #115

Hi there, After a few days of illness, and a lot of hectic life stuff, I'm back. I decided to enter the Paper Cuts Challenge # 115 to :  "Make a card, LO or craft project for Fall using LOTS of leaves and any colors you'd like, EXCEPT NO GREEN or BLUE!" 
I love fall colors and leaves, so I decided it should be easy enough. Well, I really wanted to use green, but I'm glad I had to use other colors, because I was happy with the result. So, off it'll go in the mail.
Recipe for this swivel-easel card:
Papers: American crafts, My Minds Eye, Bazzil, scraps
Carts:
 Leaves:Straight from the Nest pg. 56
 Font: Songbird
Top Note: Songbird pg. 51 Frame 1-s and shadow
Cuttlebug :leaves embossing folder
Ink: Ranger Vintage photo
Butterfly: K and Co.

Tutorial for this card by Beate Jones on Splitcoast Stampers.

Fall Explosion Box ( LOTS of pics).

Hello there,
I made this little explosion box that is exploding with detail. The top has a "Fall" paper corner that I cut with the Cricut and used it as a title. I also used the Cuttlebug and only one folder throughout to keep the same leaf motif in the box. The orange and gold flowers are my own creation. The individual layers are all stamped differently, glimmered and the brads are metal and felt. I also added a green ribbon to the border of the Fall die, and a cream ribbon to the border of the box. I used several techniques and was really challenged by the small size, but I hope you enjoy it as I have!

This is the top of the explosion box.

This is the side profile.

This is what you see when you open it.

This tag has an origami flower attached to it and I stamped and colored it.

This is the back-side of the same tag. Stamps are Close to My Heart.

I embossed the paper with the Cuttlebug and stamped the tag, colored it and added  the flower and button.

This is the tag outside of the pocket.

I used several stamps and freehand doodling for a journaling spot.

Another pocket with a felt flower embellishment.

The "lace" border here is actually a stamp that I fussy-cut and added to the border of this tag. The flower is also stamped and hand painted. 

Here's the inside with a small journaling spot. 

I stamped other images and popped them off the page to add interest.

This bird is from the Cricut, I hand cut the paper behind it to make it into a sleeve. I also embossed and inked the paper to match.

The little owl is in a "window". He is popped against the background.

This tag I stamped and embossed, and repeated the flower image in different colors,  and popped them atop the ribbon. Then I finished it with hand-stitching around the border.

It also has a journaling spot.

It fits nicely in the embossed pocket.

I used another bird image and repeated the technique on the opposing page.

This is a cute little slider I made with my Cricut, stamped and inked to match the paper.