Happy Birthday Boy Dragon Card with CTMH Birthday Blast and Magic Moments

When I saw the dragon birthday stamp set called Birthday Blast in the new Idea Book I fell in love - these little guys are just SOOO cute and perfect for making boy cards. 

Here's a close up of the dragon - he was stamped in cocoa ink and then I came in with both Brown Bag and Sunflower watercolor pencils to color in the rest of his image and give him more character.

Here's a picture with the stamp set so you can see the three dragons and the great castle that comes with the set.  I thought the sayings were perfect to blend with some of my older space ship stamps as well - love it when a set does double duty!

If you'd like to make this card, get these supplies:

Paper:  Magic Moments (our new Lucky papers are a good boy substitute), Star Spangle Blue (retired - using up the last of it)

Stamps:  Birthday Blast

Inks:  Cocoa, Brown Bag, Star Spangle Blue

Other:  Watercolor Pencils, Sunflower Yellow Button, Kraft Ready Borders, ), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, 3" Circle Punch, Ribbon (very old non-CTMH ribbon)

CTMH Everyday Celebrations Stamp and CTMH Magic Moments Paper 6x6" Chipboard Accordian Album

Okay, so now that you've seen the awesome cards you can make with the Everyday Celebrations kit I'd like to show you just how versatile this set is by sharing a 6x6" chipboard accordian birthday album I made with the stamp set and some Magic Moments paper!

My daughter was invited to a friend's 13th birthday party today and she needed to find a gift that fit with her friend. Her friend isn't really into jewelry, video games, etc. so she was kind of at a loss on what to get until I suggested a personalized 6x6" chipboard accordian birthday party album so her friend can have a place to keep photos of her special day. Eliza thought this sounded great (especially as Mom already had all the items and I'm giving her the "family discount" on product - aka she didn't have to spend any of her babysitting money).

As with most personalized gifts, the best way to start is to think about the person and what you know they like. I asked Eliza what colors Tiana likes to wear and she said mostly green and brown - two patterns from Magic Moments sprang into mind. I then asked what other things she knew Tiana liked and Eliza said ladybugs and sheep. So out came the "Alphabet Solos K" set (two adorable lady bugs) and "A Birthday Wish" was added to the pile for the sweet sheep. After two hours of cutting, assembly and some extra stamping - here is the very cute and personalized gift her friend is receiving today!

Close up of first two inside pages of album

Close up of second two pages in the album

Back cover "Treasure Pocket" with 4 journaling cards for the birthday party girls to all sign and wish her a happy birthday!

Close up of the pages on the back of the album.

Album open to show all the inside pages:

Album open to show both front and back covers and back pages:

Materials used (ALL CTMH):

Paper: Magic Moments

Stamps: Everyday Celebrations (special through 9/30/09), A Birthday Wish, Alphabet Solos K, Cupcake Sprinkles, Good Times (special)

Inks: Hollyhock, Indian Corn Blue, Sweet Leaf, Cocoa, Sunflower Marker

Other: 6x6" chipboard accordian album, texture tools (big sponge to edge the pages with Hollyhock), little bit of Hollyhock ribbon round

CTMH Wishes Card Workshop featuring Magic Moments, You're a Hoot

Its been a bit of a struggle lately for me to get my crafting time in! We've had so many activities, appointments and family fun time going on it seems like by the time I have free time I'm too tired to feel creative. Last night I actually had a bit of a second wind so I decided I would play around with one of the new card workshops in CTMH's Wishes book. Boy, oh boy am I impressed! In 20 minutes flat I had everything cut out, labelled and dry assembled (just put the pieces on each other to see how they fit) for 12 cards! I woke up early this morning and managed to get two of the 6 designs made before my mad monkeys came down for breakfast. I'll post the rest over the next couple of days.

Today we are roasting at 103 degrees - an all time record high for the Seattle area. Tomorrow is supposed to be just as bad. I can't wait for the heat to break! It makes you want to lay around until late at night when it finally cools off. Unfortunately, as the MOM of the house I rarely get to do that! I got into the pool last night with the kids at about 5PM and we swam around for about 2 hours as the pool temperature is now just about bath water. We have a swamp cooler going on our kitchen table which seems to be helping and I'm pulling cooler air in from the garage with a fan. We've even put aluminum foil on the South facing windows to try and reflect off the extra sun and heat. We look like we're ready for an alien invasion but I'm willing to try anything to keep the house cooler! Today is the first day with the foil so I'll be checking the temperatures inside and out to see if it makes a difference. Stay cool and come back soon!

Materials Used:
Paper: Magic Moments Level 2, Indian Corn Blue Cardstock, Sweet Leaft Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock
Stamps: You're a Hoot, Thoughtful Seasons
Inks: Indian Corn Blue
Other: Cocoa Gosgrain Ribbon