Happy Birthday Kjerste!

It is my niece's birthday and she is an artist in so many ways.  She and I share a love for jewelry making.  I had this idea that I would make her card something jewel-like.  But totally switched it up.

How about something sweet for my sweet niece?  I think I am craving something sweet like cupcakes!  I even made the card base the color of a chocolate bar.

This is a directive - EAT A CUPCAKE.

I hope my niece had a great 15th birthday- she is awesome!

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Andrea!

Happy birthday to my sister!  We are celebrating together this weekend by having good food, shopping, and crafting.

 

I love this card that came together after having no plan and just pulling out the affection collection stamp set.  I thought about doing something owlish on the card, but went with butterflies instead.  I love how I embellished the little earring box with the owl punch.

 

 

The owl has earrings-tee hee.

 

 

Just a picture of the card.  I used shimmer paint on the vellum and added a little bling.

 

What a cute owl from Hobby Lobby!  I bought it for Andrea a month ago and almost kept it!  Isn't he so cute???  He is going to find a place on her mantel.  How about a little Olive Garden where we gorged ourselves silly? Happy Birthday Sissy!

Stay tuned for our craft project. 

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Cousin!

It was Cousin Eric's birthday a couple of days ago and we are sending a gift to Minnesota.  Even though my son is about 6 years younger than Eric, they are like brothers and friends.  Very cute together!

Here is the card for Eric:

We are sending a gift card and it is these cute gift card coins.  They inspired me to use the cute frog stamp from my moving forward stamp set.  I love that the proceeds from the stamp set go to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Really though the fabric is the scene stealer for me.  The colors and pattern of the fabric just have begged me to use it.

I know my nephew had a great birthday.  I wished we were there to celebrate!

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Niki!

It is my friend Niki's birthday today!  She loves that she shares her birthday with Halloween and so I made her something birthday and Halloween.

 How about a cute door hanger?  I made the letters from punch art and the peek-a-boo frames big shot die.

I love the real peek-a-BOO you get with the eyes. How about the peek-a-boo Happy Birthday phrase on the side? 

 

My fav? That cute little ghost with the witches hat!  He wanted to wear a party hat and this was all he could find!

 

Tee hee~

 

Nicole

Happy 13th birthday Analisa!

My daughter Cailynne went to her friend Analisa's birthday this weekend and asked me to make a card.  Well it had to be cool and what better than zebra print?

I got the zebra print paper at Joann's.  Very fun!  I then added a few embellishments like waffle paper and jewels.

  How about a little shimmer paint because why not, right?  Cailynne said that Analisa liked the card because she loves pink!  I love the zebra print!

Tee hee~

Nicole

Xavier's 5th birthday party

My friend Anna Davis can sure throw a party!  I just wanted to share some pictures from her son's Superhero birthday party.

Let's start with the invite:

Very cute huh?  It was a lot of work and Anna said it was a labor of love.  Her son loved the invite.

How about a superhero banner?  Superman capes with the birthday boy's name.  Simple!  The next set of pictures are of the food.  It is the little details that made this party a success.

Hulk juice? Classic!

No superhero party is complete without bat sandwiches.  PB&J and turkey and cheese.
 The games were so fun!  Shoot the villain was Devan's favorite.

 Aim and shoot.  Nerf guns and balloons with villians on them.  Very fun!

  Guns were 2 for $5.00 at Walmart

 Pin the batman.  The backdrop was adorable!  Hand painted by Anna. Check out the amazing and delicious cake that was made by Xavier's aunt Sheree Mendiola-Ross.

Look at this cute boy!  I love that cute smile!

Make your own mask?  How cool! Best friends ready to save the world!

Anna you sure can throw a party!  Also, a big thanks to my friend Charlette Fite for the loan of her Batman and Superman cricut cartridges.

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Cay!!!

It is my daughters 13th birthday today!  We just had a fun-filled Disneyland Vacation to celebrate.  I had to get her a little something for her special day.

My little girl is growing up and I found this gift bag at Target.  It was being clearanced out and thought it looked young but grown-up too. 

Here is the card I made and I think that it matches perfectly!  Love my punches that made these cute little flowers.

However, I had to make a card that was Disney-themed.  I think she will like the Mickey card better.  Which one do you like?

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Jim!

Gary and I went to a great birthday party this last weekend for our friend Jim Daughn. He is turning 70 and has been an awesome friend/ mentor.  I made this simple manly card.  Jim is in great shape and has a workout room that he calls the Superman Headquarters.  He is super and a winner in our books.

I love the colors on this paper and the paper ribbon. 

My go to birthday stamp right now.  I love it!  I feel like it really goes with the World Spectacular DSP.

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Bobby!

It's my oldest son's birthday today and I made him this card to go with his presents.  

Now, this is not a card you give an adult, right?  Not if you are Bobby.  We have a tradition where we give each other gifts and wrap them silly or add silly stuff to them.  One time Bobby added a loaf of bread to my gift, totally random and we were cracking up.  Also, we give silly cards too.  Hence, these cute little birthday monsters with party hats.

I found this cute silly wrapping paper and had to make a card to match.

Too cute right?

Happy birthday to my son and I know that he will like his gift from us, which is a very cool new printer he has been begging us to buy him for months.

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Bob!

My father-in-law Bob Gunderson turns 75 today.  Time sure does fly and my family and I are sorry we can't celebrate with him in person.  However, I made him this card and he has told me that he loves getting my hand-made cards in the mail.  There are a lot of layers for a masculine card and some how it worked. 

 I love these two in-colors together.  Midnight muse and gumball green.  Even their names are fun.

The secret to life is enjoying the passing of time. -James Taylor  

This is my father-in-law for sure.  He enjoys life and is so positive.  He is always complimentary and just enjoying himself.  That is what I love so much about him!  Happy Birthday Bob!  I hope you feel as special today as you make other people feel!

Tee hee~

Nicole

  

Birthday cards

Devan got a lot of cool birthday cards.  Some hand made, some were craft projects, and all of them  were cute!

Check out this cute card from my friend Chan.  I thought it was so adorable!  

You can check out more great projects on Chan's blog here!

Tee hee~

Nicole

Happy Birthday Lidia!

My friend Lidia's birthday slipped by at work.  She didn't say a word and even worked late that day!  Here is the card I made her.  I used the Simply Scrappin' kit Afternoon Daydream.

I love the colors in this kit and all of the paper and stickers that go with it.

One of my favorite flowers is the blossom punch.  You can probably tell it's my go to embellishment.  I also love to pair the little 1 1/4 scallop punch with it.  

Tee hee~

Nicole