sailboat

These were thank you cards that I used for my son's 1st birthday party. A family friend made these as cupcake flags for his baby shower. She had extras so I saved them, cut off the toothpick sticking out of the bottom, and popped them up with mounting tape.

stamps: Stampin Up! "Thank you very much"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: hand drawn sailboat

lisa's shower thank you

One of my favorite things to do when I throw a shower is to make thank you cards that match the invite to give the guest of honor. Since I already have the guests' addresses on mailing labels, I just print an extra set, affix them to an envelope, and add return address labels with the guest of honor's address. That way the wife/mom-to-be only has to write the thank you notes and stick stamps on the envelopes.

These are the matching thank you cards that I made for Lisa. They are very simple.

stamp: Amuse Little Giraffe, Stampin' Up! "thank you"

ink: Impress chocolate

other: Memory Box pearl stickers daffodil

lisa's shower invite

I made this card for a baby shower I'm throwing for my friend, Lisa. She and her husband, Jon, are waiting to find out what gender their baby will be. Lisa has always loved giraffes and they make cute designs for babies. Plus the gorgeous crib bedding will have some accents of bright yellow.

stamps: Amuse Little Giraffe, Amuse background dots, Stampin' Up! "baby"

ink: Impress sunshine yellow and chocolate

other: Renaissance Ribbon 5mm chocolate brown gingham ribbon

birthday pack 6 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of birthday cards. I raised the flowers with foam mounting tape for a little pop.

stamp: Savvy "happy birthday"

ink: Impress chartreuse

other: Liquid Pearls lemon yellow

birthday pack 5 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of birthday cards.

stamps: Stampin' Up! "happy" and "birthday"

ink: Impress pale aqua

other: Amy Butler Sola Purses Grand Adhesions (I love these; so much detail for so little work on my part!)

birthday pack 4 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of birthday cards. It's hard to tell from this picture but I also stamped another gift, cut it out, and mounted it on the original so it is raised.

stamps: Stampin' Up! gift, Memory Box "happy birthday"

ink: VersaColor vanilla and pinecone

birthday pack 3 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of birthday cards.

stamps: Stampin' Up! cake, Savvy "Happy Birthday"

ink: Stampin' Up! bashful blue

other: Sparkles buttercup

birthday pack 2 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of birthday cards.

stamps: Impress flower stamp, Savvy "Happy Birthday"

ink: ColorBox cranberry, Impress tangerine

other: Sparkles buttercup

birthday pack 1 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of birthday cards.

stamps: Savvy cake and "Happy Birthday"

ink: ColorBox parchment, Impress chocolate

other: Liquid Pearls lemon yellow, Savvy flower

flip flops & lemon drops

Every year our friends, Carol & Leslie, throw a mother-daughter "flip flops & lemon drops" party. Carol mentioned that she might not have time to make invitations this year. So I thought I would make them for her as a hostess gift.

stamps: Savvy flip flops, Peddler's Pack drink

ink: Impress tangerine, VersaFine onyx black

pencils: Prismacolor pencils canary yellow, spanish orange, yellowed orange

other: Sparkles orange peel, Stickles star dust

sports party

My son turned 3, so we had a big sports birthday party for him. Here's the invitation:

stamps: Stampin' Up! football, soccer ball, and basketball; Amuse "a party!"

ink: VersaFine onyx black; Impress tangerine, chocolate, and navy