Altered Altoid: Mini-Birthday Album

Here is the Newest Altered Altoid Mini-Journal--Birthday Greetings

 It's easy to make these albums and they have become the newest addiction of mine.  You'll cut 9 bases of 2 1/4 x 3 1/2.  Adhere the bases to 12 inches of ribbon at the top and bottom of 5 bases and then cover the exposed ribbon with the remaining base pages.  One base page will remain uncovered as you will adhere this to the inside of the container bottom.

Decorate the base pages with tags and embellishments.  This is a great way to use up small scraps of designer series paper.  And you can use all of your stamp sets to get a great variety.

 

I sell these for $10 each.  If that seems expensive just remind your customers 

how much a Hallmark Card runs now a days!

These take me about 1 hour to create.

Happy Stampin'

Diana

Cupcake Card

We're making this card at my next Stamp Camp.

First, cut the cake portion of your cupcake using the Petal cone die. 

You don't need to use the entire die, just a portion of it.  I selected a pretty Strawberry Slush paper.

Next you'll need a 2.5 x 3 piece of paper for your cupcake liner.

I used a border punch and then crimped it to give it a more authentic look.

Add some ribbon and a sentiment and VIOLA!  Cupcake Card!

Don't cut the liner until you have added the cake...so you can get the angle correct.  (see top photo)

The image below is a gift card so the liner is a bit more square than the cupcake on the full card.

I added a small 2.5 x 6 rectangle as a card the the back of the cupcake to make a gift card.

I think this is a really fun card to make and share with Friends and Family

Happy Stampin'

Diana

From the Herd-Pasture Your Birthday

Another attempt to use the new blend-abilities markers.

I love this new stamp set-the sentiments are perfect for so many occasions.  

Stamp up a stack of these to have on hand when you need a card for 

Belated Birthdays

How you Doin'?

Get well

Retirement

This stamp set, From the Herd is $15,95 in photopolymer and you can get 

FREE markers during Sale-a-bration 2013.

Happy Stampin'

Diana

Making Spirits Bright

One LAST "Making Spirits Bright" and this one is for your Birthday.  I've included all the cards I made using this set for one last look, however,

I like the DSP as it add an element of WHIMSY to the card, like champagne bubbles or balloons?  What do you think?

And the final RECAP 

I did not create a card using the THANKFUL Stamp.  

SO you may see more of this before the year is out!

It is a pretty fun set...and I look forward to using it in the future

Happy Stampin'

Diana

Another Family Shadow Box

This shadow box was created for my Uncle Joe who turns 80 a week after my dad.  

He always hated having his picture taken

These photos are of my mom and him on his High School graduation, his mom and dad 

and younger sister, Kathy, as a child (This picture was entered in a cute kid contest but I don't know if she won or not)

Happy 80th Birthday Uncle Joe!

Flower Shop and Pansy Punch

 I had so much fun with this stamp set and look forward to using it again in the very near future.  The flowers are just perfect.  I did struggle a bit using the pansy punch-as I was unsure of how to line it up properly with the stamped image.  I finally decided to just punch them out and as you can see it doesn't seem to matter too much how they are aligned with the punch.  The centers of the flowers are using the 1/2 inch circle punch and are punched from extra flowers.

As you can see, this stamp set works well for numerous occasions, like the sympathy card above.  I think this would be gorgeous stamped in blacks and soft suede for sympathy

You could stamp this in blues for baby boys, pinks for baby girls, yellows for get well and so on.

I used the new Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana on these

Stay tuned for more from the Flower Shop.

Happy Crafting,

Diana

February Card Class-Zoo Babies

This card is going to be one of my favorites.  

While I don't have a lot of young kinds in my family (yet) I see how versatile this card can be.  

Both cards use the same color combo of Coastal Cabana and Crisp Cantaloupe and the coordinating DSP.

I stamped 4 images using coordinating stamp pads plus Old Olive and Smokey Slate.  I cut them out using the smallest square framelits.  Mount on 2 layers of card stock 1/4 inch larger.  

The first Card is a Welcome Baby Card.  

This card can be created to any age birthday.  I just replaced one of the animals with the appropriate number.  For a little bit more whimsy I added a hair bow to the Rhino.  

Cute!

Happy 80th Birthday to the Man I am fortunate to be able to call DAD

Daddy,
I love you, Happy 80th birthday.  We have shared so many good times as a family and I am blessed to have you as my dad.  Wish we could have another 80 years together but since that is not possible we will enjoy every day, cherish our memories and create new ones!  I love you Dad!

Wasn't he handsome in his (I assume) high school graduation picture?

This is a picture of him holding our youngest daughter who turned 15 in March

She looks to be less than a year old so my dad was around 70 here

Here is the shadow box I made for him.  All photos are color reproductions of the originals (copied on my home printer on to Stampin' Up naturals white and ivory papers.  

The small school photo was taken in 1944, when he was 11 years old

My parents have been married 58 years

That is me (with the bad haircut) holding my younger sister, 

I look to be about 4 years old so that was probably around 1961

Family memories!  Hope you have some