From the Funny Farm Birthday Card

I have been scrapping a lot of Christmas layouts, but today I hit the pause button on that and switched to a springy color palate for my mom's birthday card. My mom is one of those unfortunate people whose birthday fall right before Christmas, so her celebration often gets lost in the midst of Christmas busyness. I kept her card pretty simple since I'm going to be mailing it, but I managed to add a little bit of dimension with some embossing on the banners and the enamel hearts. The sentiment inside says, "from my barn to yours," which pretty much sums up both of our households right now!

Recipe:
From the Funny Farm & Birthday Recipe stamp sets
My Happy Place papers (Doodlebug Designs)
Flamingo, Pear, Sky & White Daisy cardstock
Flamingo, Pear, Sky, Canary & Black ink
Black marker
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Gold Metallics marker
Heart to Heart Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Circle Double Stitched steel die (Art Impressions)
Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder (Cricut)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners
Pattern: Try Stampin' On Tuesday #587

Challenges: Farm Quest Challenges #18 Anything Farm Country Goes (barnyard animals); Critter Crazy Challenges #69 Anything Goes with animals as the focus; AAA Birthday challenge #44 Embossing

Floral Birthday Card

Just whipped up a birthday card for a friend, and played along with a few challenges for inspiration. The inside of the card has the continuation of the exterior sentiment: "THE CANDLES COST MORE THAN THE CAKE!" It always makes me laugh but I have to make sure to give it to someone who has a good sense of humor!

Recipe:
Just a Number & Birthday Recipe stamp sets
Craft On papers
Canary, Pixie, Carolina, Raspberry & White Daisy cardstock
Canary, Pixie, Carolina, Bluebird, Pixie, Canary & Black ink
Bubblegum embroidery floss
Pink ric-rac (Berwick)
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artistry cartridge: cake
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped circle
Cricut Artiste cartridge: sentiment shape
Pattern: Atlantic Hearts sketch #393

Challenges: Double Trouble #70 Stitch It Up (Thing 1 = stitching + Thing 2 = used Atlantic Hearts sketch + Thing 3 - humorous); Festive Friday #71 (used embossing, die-cuts, patterned paper, flowers, & sentiment)