Daily Archives: August 25, 2007

Oh, i’m so happy- yesterday i had a full day to myself to play- got lots done too.  Besides the projects shown here, I also cleaned and reorganized my room! I just wish I could play more today, but my friend Ruben is having his 40th birthday shindig today and it’s supposed to be a surprise…. we’ll see!

So here’s his card-  he’s always up to something so I thought a Monkey Business card would be fun (he’s got 2 little girls, so the card will be appreciated by them too!).

  I made a spinner card for him- so the monkey can spin towards the HUGE NUMBER 40 that signifies his elderly status (just kidding, honest!). 

 The inside has a little pocket to hold the gift card (I use an old Starbuck’s card that I keep in my craft room to measure for fit).  The cardstock is held in place with sticky strip.  I printed the sentiment directly onto the River Rock cardstock.

DEETS:  All materials Stampin’ UP except for the chipboard numbers – those are Rusty Pickle.  Zoofari & Bamboo background stamps.  Basic Gray, River Rock and Very Vanilla cs, Sentimental Journey DP.  River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel and Blk Stazon inks.  Slit punch, circle punch, glue stick, shiny penny :D

And my next card is for a a friend who has brought into this world a new baby girl!  Congrats Catherine & Marceliano!

  Wild About You, Hugs & Wishes stamps, Old Olive Textured cs, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White cs, same colors for the inks and Old Olive wide grosgrain ribbon.  I punched the holes on the giraffe and mounted that panel to the card base with dimensionals. 

And finally- a birthday present & card for another friend I haven’t seen at work since I started the graveyard shift… :(   She has a granddaughter and I thought she could use this little photo album to bring the latest pics in for show & tell.

  The photo album is a great find at Container Store- it’s completely white and boring… just dying to have someone take it home and dress it up!  I used SU Enchante’ DSP and stamped Baroque motifs on it in Chocolate Chip and Perfect Plum.  The bookplate is On Board Accents, colored with Chocolate Chip craft spot, and finished off with some bronze metallic paint.  The snaps on the bookplate are Rusty Pickle (i think) and they are just glued on.  In the center of the flowers, I glued on pink rhinestones from A*muse.  The ribbon is from SU Theater and Plum wide organdy. The prima has an amber rhinestone i think from Wild Asparagus…

 and finally – this card is done in Close to Cocoa textured cs, Very Vanilla cs.  Pale Plum, Perfect Plum and Chocolate Chip inks.  Hodgepodge Hardware buckle and Basic Grey velvet ribbon.  I used Crystal Effects for the flower that is popped up on dimensionals- and another amber rhinestone was put in the center before it dried.  The technique for that flower is called Faux Epoxy- as it’s supposed to look like an epoxy sticker! 

I hope to do the Splitcoast IC challenge today or tomorrow… here is the link to that- very pretty and i have just the paper for it!!  Have a great day!!!