Thank You Susan

One of my dear friends gave me a beautiful wallet for my birthday, and I am finally (!!) sending her a thank you card.  To know Susan is to be tremendously envious as she is gorgeous, hence my choice of a cute little girl holding flowers.  I just love the colours in this one!
Materials:  Stamp:  Lily of the Valley; Sentiment: SU: Flowers by Prima and Colour by Copic!

Happy Birthday Steve!

Lots of birthdays this month!   This one is for my son-in-law Steve (husband to Sarah) and an all-around nice guy.  Steve is an IT (Information Technology) guy and spends his free time - when he's not playing with Princess Emily, doing computer stuff.  Hence this Mo Manning image.  Now Steve isn't as bulky as the guy in the image because he's been working hard to get to a lean and mean body - but the image couldn't be dieted!
Materials:  Stamp:  Mo Manning; Sentiment:  Kraftin' Kimmie; Colour by Copic.

Hello Little One

One of my colleagues in Toronto has recently adopted her little cousin, a 9-month old little girl.  She joins their little family of newliweds!  What a brave and caring young woman she is.  I wanted, therefore, to make her a special card so chose this new stamp.  I think the little one on the front is just too cute!!  I've entered this in the My Partner in Crafting Crime's Contest #20 - All About Baby
Materials:  Stamp and stentiment: Lily of the Valley; DP: K&Company; Flowers: Prima; Colour by Copic

Happy Birthday Jenn!

Since you, Jenn, are pretty  much the only faitful follower I have, I have to make sure I don't post this before the 6th and hope that you have received the "live" card in the mail.  I had a lot of fun making this one, as it is the first time I've used this cute little stamp.  And, because you're such a pretty little thing I thought a real "girlie" card would be the ticket.  Hope you like it!  And, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Materials:  Stamp:  Lily of the Valley; DP: K&Company; Colour by Copic.

Happy Birthday Louise!

Louise is one of the women in our "Stamper's 7" club that my sister Debby runs.  She has only been stamping for about a year and is still at the stage where she thinks everybody's work is better than hers!  I'd like to tell her that will pass, but mine never has - I still feel like barfing when I have to send a birthday card or anything to an experienced stamper.  Oh well - I am my worst enemy.  I selected this image for Louise because I know she's a gardener, and because I like the stamp!  Hope she likes it too.  Her birthday is on the 7th - the day after Jenn's.  Hope she also gets her card in time for her birthday.
Materials:  Stamp:  Whippersnapper; DP: K&Company; Senitment:  Kraftin' Kimmie; Colour by Copic.

Happy Birthday Gaston!

One of my work colleagues also happens to be my 3rd cousin (or something like that, his mother and my grandmoter were first cousins - you can work it out).  I also quite like Gaston, so have made him this card using Kraftin' Kimmie's Miles on a Cake.  It is just too cute.  I'm a bit concerned that there's a bit too much yellow, but one can only fiddle so long with a card before it becomes redundant! 
Materials:  Stamp:  Kraftin' Kimmie; Colour by Copic; Paper - who knows!?! Sentiment: SU: Corner Punch by SU: Circle by Sizzix.

CONGRATULATIONS - NEW BABY

My eldest daughter and her husband are expecting their second child in August this year.  Unfortunately she lost a child (in pregnancy) last year and is a bit nervous, understandably, about this one, so I'm not going to mail it to her until she's at least 3 months pregnant.  Regardless, I have a good feeling about this one and trust that all will go well.  Princess  Emily will be a great big sister, although she has told me she'll be a "mom" not a big sister - we'll see!
Materials:  Mo Manning's Expectafellabella; Colour by Copic - DP - Martha Stewart; Spellbinders ovals and scallops; SU: punch; Congratulations by Kraftin' Kimmie