Paper Lace II/Mini Monograms Masculine Birthday Card

My son has a birthday coming up soon.  I have a hard time with masculine cards but I knew exactly what I wanted to do for him.  He called me a couple of weeks ago and said, "Mom, you need to download this app, Wordfeud, to your Ipod.  It's like scrabble and we can play online."  Little did I know how addictive it is.  He gave me the game names of a few of our friends and before long I was involved in 4 games at one time.  One of the girls told me that she, her Mom and her sister get so aggravated with him because he has no mercy.  He has none with me either.  It runs in the family.  Here is his card.

 I used Paper Lace ll for the Happy Birthday sentiment - Page  53, Lace 1 feature.  I cut it at 4.5 and decided it was too big so I cut it in half and put it to the side of the card.  I found the Scrabble Prayer on the internet and thought it was so appropriate.

I went to Wordfeud.com and screenprinted their web page to get the phone image.    

On the inside, I applied the other half of the Paper Lace ll image.  I cut out letters using Mini-Monograms.  I wanted my message to look similar to Wordfeud letters.  He will have to decipher it.  I couldn't get everything to intersect but you get the gist of what I'm trying to do.  My message is "To my favorite Son, I love you."  I only have one son and one daughter.

This was a fun card to make and I hope it will inspire you.  Thank you for visiting today and we hope you will come back tomorrow.  We look forward to your visits and comments.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

My Mistake Card

Thursday I posted a card made for the CDAC Sketch Challenge sponsored by Nettie G's Digital Gems.  I used a sketch provided by Nettie G for that card.  She sent us this information a while back so when I got ready to create my card I totally forgot that I was supposed to use the sketch.  So I colored the digital image and made what I thought was a pretty card.  Just when I completed it, it dawned on me, "I was supposed to use Nettie's sketch.  This is my mistake card.

Card Recipe:

5X7 Card
Cardstock - Pink to cover card, Lime green for scallop frame
 Digital Image from Nettie G (follow this link to get the digi free)
Mini-Monograms Cricut Cartridge for Scalloped Frame
Making Memories Self Adhesive Fabric Tape
Small Flowers
I-Rock Accents
White Pen for faux stitching around frame
Promarkers Used:
Gown -Lime Green, Turquoise, Pale Pink, Sunkissed Pink
Skin - Almond, Putty - Skin Highlight - Sunkissed Pink
Hair - Gold, Tulip Yellow
Lips - Baby Pink
Eyes - Apple Green
Nails - Dusky Pink

I know we all have made boo boo's.  I've just got another card to send.  Thanks for looking.  Have a great weekend.  Check back Monday for my weekly Nettie G post.  God Bless You.  Peggy

Nettie G's Challenge Blog

I have been invited to be a member of the Design Team of NettieG's Challenge Blog.  This is a new group and we're having our first challenge today.  Please visit the link above and join us in this challenge.  You will get a free image to create a card with.  The details of the challenge are on the blog. 

This is the card I made with the image.  The title of the image is "Sewing Tree".  It brought back memories of when I sewed all mine and Donna's clothes.  I colored the tree with Promarkers and glitter gel pens.  I cut out buttons using the Paisley cartridge for the round ones.  I used Design Studio and MiniMonograms to create the square ones.  The frame is from Ashlyn's Alphabet.  I cut 2 and inserted adhesive strips between them to give it dimension.  The sentiment is computer generated.

Thank you for stopping by.  Don't forget the All That Glitters Blog Hop that begins tomorrow at 7 am.  God Bless You !!! Peggy

A Little Something For You

Well, I thought I would try something new tonight and I'm sad to say that it didn't turn out as good as expected. I used a digi stamp from Digital Delights by Louby Loo for the front of the card. This was my first attempt at coloring and I must say that I'm not near as good at it as my Mom.

I used a piece of paper from Big Lots for the background and then cut a circle with George and a scalloped circle with Mini Monograms. I punched a green strip of paper with the Martha Stewart Heart Punch.

You may notice that I colored the ribbons on the bug's dress green instead of pink. Light green is the color of ribbon that represents the kind of cancer that my dad died from. It's a very rare type of cancer and much more research is needed in order to find a cure.

I hope you'll forgive my bad coloring skills but they say practice makes perfect. Have a good day and God Bless! Donna

Happy Birthday, Ms. Ethel!!

I work with some of the BEST volunteers in the world and I made this card for Ms. Ethel that works in my office on Tuesdays. I try to make all the volunteers that work in our office a special card for their birthdays because they are such special people.

I used the 5 x 7 Dots Cuttlebug folder on the front of this card. I then cut a black piece measuring 1 1/2" wide. I then cut three scalloped circles using the Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge at 3 1/2", 3", 2 1/2". I used the Cuttlebug Dots folder on the black circle and one of the Cuttlebug Birthday folders on the 2 1/2" circle. I popped the top circle and used dimensional paint on the black circle. I applied some bling on both sides of the circles.

I hope Ms. Ethel likes it. Enjoy your Sunday and come to visit us again! Until another day!!  God Bless.  Donna

The Big 50

This birthday card is for my son who is turning "The Big 50" this month. It is hard for me to believe. It seems only yesterday we were growing up together. My husband and I got married when we were children so my kids and I have always said we raised one another. He is a son to be proud of. Both of my children have really stood by me since my husband's death. I love them dearly.

I used Kraft paper for the card base. I embossed it with a Cuttlebug folder (don't know the name). Then added swatches of SEI Moravia paper. The word "the" was cut from Mini Monograms cartridge. The word "big" was cut from Ashlyn's Alphabet cartridge. I added some embellishments and a "50". The "50" is from a Thickers Alphabet I purchased at Big Lots. They have them at Hobby Lobby. I then added some pen stitching for an added touch.

My son works with computers so I thought it would be fitting to work a computer into this theme somehow. I cut the computer from the Locker Talk cartridge. I can still write a message on the inside.

Thank you for stopping by our little section of the web. We love your comments and visits. God Bless You!!! Peggy

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #124

Peggy Speaking:
Last Friday on Taylored Expressions a challenge was posted. You can see the sketch we were to use if you click on this link. Donna and I have not entered too many of these but we decided to try this one since we had so many cards we needed to do. This is my entry.


This card is for my grandson's fiance. There is a bridal shower for her this Saturday, August 21. He bowed the knee and popped the big question to her in our kitchen on Thanksgiving last year. It was so special. He said he wanted his Papaw to know he was getting married. I am so thankful Ben got to see him propose. It meant the world to us.

I used several cartridges to make this card. The background strips are from Tie The Knot - the card feature. I cut them thin so they look like labels. The scallop circles are from Mini-Monograms. Bridal Shower and the Umbrella are from Sweethearts. I put pop dots between the two circles and then pop dotted on the card too. It gives them more dimension. I then added lace, ribbon and pearl to the card and stickles to the cutouts in the background strips. I can't wait to give this to Stephanie. I hope she likes it as much as I had fun making it.  I have a cut file for the card details if anyone would like it. 

Donna Speaking:

Now it's time for my card using this challenge as inspiration. It's funny how different mine and Mom's styles are sometimes. I told her the other day that she was froo-froo and I was frolic!!

For this challenge, I used paper that I printed from the Papercraft Inspirations website. I covered the base of the card and then cut three 2" wide strips of a coordinating paper. I used the Cindy Loo cartridge to cut the scalloped circles 1 3/4" and the round circles 1 1/2". I then used the (yes, you guessed it) Create a Critter cartridge to cut the penquins at 1 1/4". I made sure that her scarf matched the purple in the paper because we would not want her to be out of fashion - HA!! I pop-dotted the round circle to add dimension. I then cut a purple piece and used the snowflake Martha Stewart punch, cut a blue strip of paper, added ribbon, and bling. The sentiment is from a stamp set that I bought at Walmart. I don't know about you but it's been so hot around here that I'm ready for some snow!!

Peggy & Donna:

We hope you find inspiration from these cards. It's amazing how many different interpretations you can get from a sketch. It stretches you and causes you to grow to try new things. Be sure to visit Taylored Expressions through the link above to see the Design Team's ideas.


Thank you for visiting our blog. We can't say enough how much we enjoy your comments and how honored we are that you would choose to follow us. God Bless YOU! Peggy Until Another Day, God Bless, Donna