Saturday, October 13, 2012

Birthday Card for Mom

This morning I am posting a new birthday card which I made for my mom. On October 31 she will celebrate her 87th birthday! So I made a Fall themed card:

I am entering this card in 3 challenges:
http://Perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com - "Birthday or Anniversary", blog hop Day 1
http://thedutchmagnoliachickies.blogspot.com - #30 "Bingo" (Swirls, Charm, Ribbon)
http://magnoliastamplovers.blogspot.com - "At least 2 Spellbinders dies"

Here is a close-up of my little ribbon bow and charm!
Ingredients:
Magnolia stamp*- "Fall Tilda" (??)
JustRite stamp* - "Birthday Wishes"
Clear Dollar Stamps - Little Leaves
Tilda is colored with a combination of Noir Markers, Memento markers and colored pencils!
And i used just colored pencils on the tiny leaves.
Sizzix -Tim Holtz dies* - Elegant Flourishes
Spellbinders dies* - Standard Circles Lg, Fleur de Lis Pendant & Accents, Labels 15 
Pizzaz Aplenty Flatback Pearls - Ivory, Dark Chocolate
S.E.I. Cardstock - "Alpine Frost"
Western Crafts - heart charm
Scrapbook Adhesive* - 1/4" and 1/2" foam squares
Smooch Spritz* - green, rust
Everything except the background has a fine coating if shimmery Smooch.
*ALLof these items can be purchased at my favorite online store, www.StampingScrapping.com

9 comments:

Debbie said...

This is beautiful!! Your mother will love it!!
The scrolly cuts are wonderful with the windy image!!

Jennipher said...

Bless your Mom's sweet little heart and yours! This is adorable. My Mom turned 78 this year and I would love to see her make it to 87. Hugs,
Jenn

Margaret said...

Gorgeous card. I love your design. Happy birthday to your Mom! All the best birthdays are in October. :) Thanks for taking part in the Perfect Sentiment blog hop and leaving all your sweet comments on my blog.

Anneke. said...

Prachtige kaart in warme kleuren. Bedankt voor het mee doen bij de DMCC.
Groetjes Anneke.

Jessi Fogan said...

SO sweet - I love all those die cute elements, and your colouring is superb :)

NanaConnie said...

Gorgeous, Sandie! Love the swirls and the color combo you chose. Perfect for fall weather. We're so happy that you decided to join us in our "Birthday/anniversary" challenge at Perfect Sentiments. Hope to see you making a card for each of hte other three challenges. Remember, you have until October 30 to enter each one of them. Good luck in the prize draw and don't forget to do the hops for additinal chances to win goodies. :-D
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NanaConnie said...

Beautiful, Sandie. I love your coloring and your paper choices. Perfect fall weather image. We're so happy that you decided to join us in our "Birthday/anniversary" challenge at Perfect Sentiments. Hope to see you making a card for each of hte other three challenges. Remember, you have until October 30 to enter each one of them. Good luck in the prize draw and don't forget to do the hops for additinal chances to win goodies. :-D
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Unknown said...

Wow Sandie! Love all the die cuts and extras you chose to enhance that great image that you colored so beautifully! Thanks for joining the Perfect Sentiments anniversary hop!

Molly said...

All the extra layers on this card are wonderful! Thanks for playing along at the Perfect Sentiments blog hop!