Another quick card for the birthday stash

 

Happy Thursday friends! Sharing another quick card for the birthday stash...:) 

I usually keep the birthday card simple because you know I go all out with the decorated box/paper bag. *LOL*

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Happy birthday to nephew #1

 

It's nephew #1's birthday today so I'm sharing a birthday card,,,which also happens to be the obligatory weekly cute animal card  *LOL*

Yep...this fellow was lurking around in my stash (October Afternoon from eons ago..hehe). Don't you love shopping in your stash for old stuff that feels "new" to you again? :)

Hope you are having a great week so far friends! :)

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The last cute animal card from scrap bits

 

Well, the time has come friends. All good things must come to an end. Presenting...the last cute animal card from scrap bits...*dramatic music plays in the background*

It was fun trying to make different cards using the same few animals and scrap bits.:)

As always, I kept the elements mostly flat to make it postal-friendly.

Happy weekend friends! :)

P/s: Apologies for being so brief in my blog posts and behind in my blog visits. Something unfortunate happened at home and I'm trying to adjust to a new schedule. More details when I'm ready to share. Thanks for your patience! :)

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A birthday card using random bits on my desk

 

Happy Monday friends! Today's share is a birthday card using random bits on my desk. 

Can you recognise the bits? (bear and notepaper from happy mail, fussy-cut flowers from paper bag)

I know the "scene" is so random but that is how I roll. *LOL*

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Repurposing happy mail packaging: 2 cards!

So last month I received some happy birthday mail from my bloggy pal Lizzy Hill. Her packages are always wrapped beautifully so I often repurpose the decorative bits in my projects. I mean, if you were very careful not to rip the packaging, you could use re-use each of them in its entirety. But I am totally hopeless at opening packages. Seriously. *too excited* My bestie says I need to invest in a letter opener because my opened mail always look like my dog ate part of it. Except for the fact that I do not have a dog currently. *LOL*

Sorry for the digression but let's look at card #1.

The original doiley that was part of Lizzy's design was torn so I added a heart-shaped one to extend the design and make it a little more cohesive.

I added some texture with faux pearls, twine and a button.

I also added an ice-cream sticker and a "make a wish" sentiment sticker to turn it into a birthday card. 

I used a pink card base to make it super girly. :)

Now on to card #2. This time the original doiley wasn't torn so I glued the whole piece on a card base. The doiley was a little big for my card so I glued part of it to the back of the card. 

You know me, I NEED my texture so I looped some twine and added a button and faux pearls (yep, trying to finish up my faux pearl stash).

I finished by adding a birdie sticker and a birthday sentiment.

There you have it. Repurposing happy mail packaging into 2 birthday cards that my bestie asked for. 

"Just simple ones will do, " said my bestie.

"I don't do simple." I exclaimed.

And of course, I just shamelessly built on Lizzy's original designs and sort of made them my own???*winks* Don't tell my bestie, okay? 

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