Bob's Balloons Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends!

I hope you are all safe and healthy during the pandemic.  It certainly is crazy times but that does give us crafters some time to work on projects.

My DT project for Aud Sentiments features the image Bob's Balloons from Dr Digi House of Stamps.  I enjoyed the challenge of coloring the layers of balloons.

Card Details:

Image: Bob's Balloons from Dr Digi House of Stamps

Copics

Die Versions sentiment die

Card sketch #181 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Entered in following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: #181

Old Tractor

Hello Crafty Friends!

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It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments.  The theme this time is Anything Goes + A Sentiment

We are sponsored by Fred, She Said.  I used the image Old Tractor to make a masculine birthday card.  This image is just perfect for all the "old" farmers in my family.

Card Details:

Image: Old Tractor from Fred, She Said

Copic

Die Versions corner sentiment die

Scruff Birthday Cupcake Pollkadoodles

Hello Crafty Friends

It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments.  The theme is For a Child + A Sentiment.

We are sponsored by Polkadoodles and I have used the adorable Scruff the Dog with cupcake for my card.

Oddball Art by Lizzy Love Happy Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends

It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments. The theme is Anything Goes + A Sentiment.

We are sponsored by Oddball Art by Lizzy Love

Bobby Martial Arts from Digi Doodle Studios

Hello Crafty Friends!

I can't believe it's already June!  This year is flying by.

It's time for a new challenge at Digi Doodle Studios Challenges.  

The theme is Special Days

For my card I decided to make a masculine birthday card. 

Card Details:

Image: Bobby Martial Arts

Copics

Stars: Cricut George Cartridge

Gina Marie Designs die

Happy Birthday: Die Versions die

Entered in following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge: Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs: Cards for Guys

Pattie's Creations Designs: Birthday

Cute Card Thursday: Masculine

You Were Born To Sparkle

This image a sentiment is just perfect for my favorite sassy 3 year old's birthday.  The image is so fun that I didn't think the card needed any embellishments.

I did add some stickles to the dress as well as painted it with extreme glitter paint for a little extra sparkle.

Card Details:

Image: Sparkle from Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Gina Marie Desgns die

Happy Birthday: Die versions die

Entered in following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft: Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

All Sorts Challenge: Squares

A Gem Of A Challenge: Female birthday with sentiment

2nd Birthday Card

 

I made this card for a super sweet 2 year old.  This image from Mo's Digital Pencil was just perfect for this card.

Inside of card:

                                 

Card Details:
Image: Lydia from Mo's Digital Pencil
Copics
Gina Marie Designs die
Balloons: Magnolia doo hickey dies
Happy Birthday: Die versions
Spellbinders die for card shape
#2: Cricut Base Camp cartridge

Masculine Birthday Card

I made this card for my dad's birthday.  I colored it up in the neutral blue and browns.  My mom had a good laugh when she saw the card because my dad was dressed in the same colors and had his reading glasses on the end of his nose just like in this image. 

Card Details:

Image: Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Gina Marie design dies

La La land bannder die

Happy Birthday die from Die versions

Entered in following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge: Anything Goes

Avenue 613 Create: Anything Goes with option of masculine

Color Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges: birthdays

2nd Birthday Card

We have been celebrating lots of birthdays at daycare lately.

One of my sweet girls just turned 2!  She looks just like this little cutie from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Card details:

Card shape: Spellbinders dies

Double Pierced Circle die from Gina Marie Designs

#2 Base Camp Cricut cartridge

Copics

Happy Birthday corner die from Die Versions

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Martha Stewart branch punch

Entered in following challenges:

Teen Boy Birthday Card

I made this card for one of my former daycare kids.  He celebrated his 15th birthday yesterday.  I miss having that happy little boy around every day.

This image from Mo's Digital Pencil is perfect for a teen birthday, which let's face it, are harder than cards for adult men.

I used my new Big and Little Pieced Chain Square die from Gina Marie Dies.  I love the look it gives to the card.  

Card Details:

Image: Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Gina Marie Dies

Die Versions Corner birthday sentiment die

Entered in following challenges:

The Paper Players: CAS

The Crazy Challenge: Masculine

Colour Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes

Cupcake Thief

I made this card for a special friend who just turned 17 years old.  Actually, she is one of my former daycare kids.  She is super sweet and I miss hearing her say, "Miss Jul-lie"

For this card I used another great image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Cupcake Thief. I just love the way the hair turned out.

I created the card in Cricut Craft room by welding two shapes together. This has become one of my favorite card shapes.  It certainly is more interesting than your basic square or rectangle card.

Card Details:

Image: Cupcake Thief from Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Happy Birthday sentiment die from Die Versions

Balloons: Magnolia Doo Hickey dies

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Diamond dust stickles on wings, mask and stars

Tea Stain distress ink

Entered in following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More: Make your mark

Crafty Gals: Polka Dots or Stipes

Crafting By Design: Use 3 pattern papers (stripes, blue swirls and the green pattern papers)

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge: Anything Mo Goes

Birthday Card for My Husband

It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments.  The theme of the challenge is For The Men In Our Lives + A Sentiment.
My husband loves ice cream so I used this cute image from Bugaboo Stamps.  I did a little something different with the sentiment.  I added 2 sentiments.  One is computer generated by me and the other is the die versions happy birthday corner die.  Usually I put the corner sentiment behind the image matting but I wanted to change things up a bit.  I placed it over the matting and added an old button from my button jar.  Everyone has a button jar, right?  Mine is actually a tin cookie canister of my grandma's.  I have collected buttons from both of my grandmothers, my mother in law and from some estate sales.  I always forget to use them in my projects.

for this challenge we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.  I hope you join us in the challenge for a chance to win images from the Bugaboo shop

For The Girls

I have a couple of cards to share today.  These are my DT cards for Aud Sentiments.

Our current challenge is to create a project For A Girl + A Sentiment

We are sponsored by the Paper Shelter.

My first card features the Birthday Girl image and my second card uses Rockabilly.

Both are great images.

Card #1 Details:

Image: Birthday Girl from The Paper Shelter

Copics:

Die Versions Happy Birthday corner die

Martha Stewart butterfly border punch

Card Sketch: Everybody Art Challenge

Entered in following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge: Sketch

Card #2 Details:

Image: Rockabilly from The Paper Shelter

Copics

Diamond Dust stickles

Martha Stewart heart border punch

Nifty phrase: Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge

Float: Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge

Accents: Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge

Heart and ribbon stamp: Tim Holtz

Entered in following challenges:

Fab and Funky Challenge: 2 or more design papers

Masculine Birthday Card

I made this card for my brother-in-law.  The image is Oscar from Mo's Digital pencil.  I combined him with a sentiment from Bugaboo Stamps.  I think that he looks a little confused...hahaha!

I kept this card simple and simply matted the papers a few times and added the happy birthday corner die.

Card Details:

Introducing Oscar from Mo's Digital pencil

Sentiment: Bugaboo Stamps

Happy Birthday die: Die Versions

copics:

Entered in following Challenges:

Happy 5th Birthday Aud Sentiments

Happy 5th Birthday Aud Sentiments!!

 5 years ago I was picked to be on the DT for a brand new challenge blog where the challenges were centered around the sentiments.  Now five years later, Aud Sentiments is still going strong, thanks to all of our fabulous sponsors through the years, the creative DT members who have shared their talents and thanks to all of our participants in the challenges.  Who knows if we will see another 5 years of challenges but, I know that I am still having fun crafting and creating with all of you.

Here is a picture of my projects for our very first challenge at Aud Sentiments.  The theme was to use the phrase "Happy Mother's Day"  I was so excited to be a part of this challenge blog that I created two projects.  At the time I was new to using copics but not new to card making.  I started making cards while in college as a way to save money.  Who would have known that my money saving ways would lead to a hobby that has become a passion for almost 30 years.

Project Details:

Card Shape: Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge

Image:  Pocket Patootie Monkey from the Stamping Boutique

Copics:

happy Birthday: Die Versions 

Balloons: Cricut 

Entered in following challenges:

Crafter's Cafe: Shaped card

Crafting for All Seasons: Animal Magic

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge: Anything goes

Color Throwdown: color challenge orange, light blue, green, tan

Birthday Card

Today's card is for my nephew.  He will be celebrating his birthday next weekend.  Over the summer he got two new pets.  One of them is a bearded dragon.  He holds and plays with that dragon constantly.  He even lets the bearded dragon sit on his shoulders just like Edwin in this stamp.

Card Details:

Stamp: Edwin with Lizard from Magnolia Stamps

Sketch: Stampin Royalty

Copics: E00, E04, E11, E13, e21, R20, B99, B97, B95, B93, B91, YR18, YR16, YR15, YR14, R24, E57, e55, E51, E40, E41, E42, Y28, YG91, C00, C1

Star: George Cricut Cartridge

Happy Birthday: Die Versions 

Entered in following challenges:

Stampin Royalty: sketch

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge: Make a card

Ladybug Crafts: Anything Goes

Cupcake Thief

 

Today's card is for a special young lady turning 14!  I kept the card free of lots of embellishments since it will need to be mailed.  After coloring with copics, I added glitter to the cupcake frosting, extreme glitter paint to her wings and white embossing emanel with blue sparkles around the edges. I am not sure that it shows up in the pic, but the blue paper is a shiny cardstock.

 

 

Card Details:

Image: Cupcake thief from Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics: E00, E11, E13, E21, E33, E37, E50, E51, E53, RV17, Y02, Y06, Y15, G40, B00, B02, BG10, BG70, W0, R17, R27, R24

Happy birthday: Die Versions die

Sketch: The Sweetest Thing

 

Entered in following challenges:

Mo's Digital Pencil: Anything Goes with a Mo's Image

The Sweetest Thing: Sketch

Creative Knockouts: girls Rule

DL Art: Girl or Lady image

Crafty Creations: Happy Birthday

Deep Ocean Challenge: For A girl

Fan-Tastic Tuesday: Hip to Be Square Anything Goes

 

 



Birthday Card for a Friend

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Today's card is for one of my best friends. 

At first I wasn't sure I liked the copic colors

 I chose to color this image but I think I like how it turned out.

Usually, I would choose pastel pink, blue or purple for this image but I

decided to try something different.

 

 

Card Details:

Image:  Sherri Baldy Besties

Copics:  E00, E11, E21, e50, E51, E53, E55, E25, E57, E81, e84, G24, G40, YR24, Y21

Die Versions Happy Birthday Corner Die

Sketch: Paper Take Weekly #86
Shabby White Embossing Enamel around image

 Lemon ice stickles on roses
Lime Ice stickles on hat and dress ribbons

 

Entered in the following challenges:

Paper Take Weekly:  Sketch free for all  #86
Top Tip Tuesday:  Favorite Sketch
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  Cute or Sweet
Through The Purple Haze:  A Digi and a Die

4th Birthday Card

 

 

 

I managed to participate in each one of the daily challenges this week at Catch The Bug.

It  has been fun making Birthday cards all week and my box of cards for the year is getting filled up.

I actually made two of this card for two special boys who will be turning 4 years old this spring.

Today's challenge was to create a card using the freebie or to use something in increments of four.

Not only did I use the Number 4 but I also used 4 stars.

 

Card Details:

Image: Astronaut Rocket from Bugaboo Stamps

Copics:  E00, E11, E21, B21, B32, R46, R37, R24, T1, T4, T7, BG13, BG70, YR24, Y21

Number 4: Base Camp Cricut cartridge cut at 1.75 inches

Alien:  Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5 inches

Stars: George Cricut cartridge cut at .75 and 1.25 inches

Happy Birthday diecut:  Die Versions

 

Entered in following challenges:

Catch The Bug: Inrements of 4

Alphabet Challenge: Y for a Young One

Stampin for the Weekend: Happy Birthday

 



3rd Birthday Card

 

 

I just love the way this card turned out. 

It is for a very special young lady who will be 3 this spring.

I got to use one of my new dies that I got at Christmas.

I love the way this die cuts out the phrase Happy Birthday so it wraps around the corner.

I can tell I am going to get a ton of use out of this one.

I had fun with this card.  I added glitter to her shoes since all stylish 3 years olds wear glittery shoes these days.  I also glittered the number 3 and then added 3 punched butterflies.

 

Card Details:

Image:   Brat Girl with Balloon Bugaboo Stamps

Copics: E00, E11, E21, E50, E51, E53, E55, B91, B93, YG11, BG10, BG70, BV31, BV02, Y21

Number 3:  Base Camp Cricut cartridge cut at 1.75 inches

Border:  Memory Box die

Happy Birthday: Die Versions

Butterflies: Martha Stewart paper punch

Branches:  Martha Stewart paper punch

 

Entered in following challenges:

Catch The Bug:  Card for a child

Deep Ocean Challenge:  birthday

Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  Make it feminine