Adele's Birthday

My daughter Sarah's mother-in-law, Adele (or Nona as the kids call her) celebrates a birthday at the end of October.  I quite like Adele an her husband Brian so routinely send both of them birthday cards.  Although we aren't as close as we used to be, I'm sure it is more a matter of time availability rather than anything else!  Making this card, also gave me the opportunity to use this stamp - finally!
Materials:  Stamp:  Lili of the Valley; Sentiment: Computer generated; Dies -Spellbinder and SU Punches; DP: SU: CS: SU: Colour by Copic

Get Well Percy!

One of my dear friend's husband has been quite ill this past summer and recovery has been long and tedious.  Thankfully he's on the mend but I thought a card might cheer him up as well.  I gotta say that Mo Manning has some pretty spectacular digital stamps -- whenever I need an image to reflect exactly what I want to portray, she appears to have it!  In this case, poor Percy was so dejected and unwell that this little boy just kind of tugged at my heart --- anyway, as I say, he's on the mend now so that's a good thing!

Materials:  Stamp:   Mo Manning (Digital); DP: CTMH: CS: SU: Colour by Copic

Jenny's Birthday

My sister Jenny has had a terrible year this year -- multiple strokes; seizures and the like.  Despite it all, she's doing surprisingly well and her attitude on the whole is pretty good.  I wanted to make her a pretty card and what better than this Sugar Nellie image.  I like the greens too so that helps!
Materials:  Image:  Sugar Nellie; DP: Martha Stewart; Flowers by Prima; Colour by Copic

Mom's Birthday

October 15 is my Mom's 78th birthday.  Luckily, she's pretty hale and hearty, so I anticipate she'll be around for quite a while longer.  This pretty little Elizabeth Bell stamp of a girl opening her present is reminiscent of my Mom because she loves to get presents.  Who doesn't?
Materials:  Stamp:  Elizabeth Bell - Peekers 2; DP: K&Company; CS: SU: Spellbinder die; Ribbon and Flowers from my stash; Colour by Copic

I'm entering this card into the following challenge(s):  Dutch Dare Challenge
                                                                               Copic Creations Challenge

Susie's Birthday

My sister-in-law, who was recently diagnosed and is now being treated for breast cancer, celebrates her 67th birthday this October.  She is doing well I'm happy to report.  I am under the impression that Susie likes Asian things, hence the Asian girl by Kraftin' Kimmie.  I hope she likes it.
Materials:  Stamp:  Kraftin' Kimmie; DP: DCVW: Flowers by Prima; Colour by Copic

Susan's Friend's Wedding

Ah, what would I do without Susan?  This is a card she commissioned for the wedding of a friend recently.  The bride's colours were grape and silver.  Unfortunately, I was in a bit of a slump, stuck on another card when Susan commissioned this one so I don't think it's as nice as it could have been had I not felt panicky!  Luckily, Mo Manning's Digital Pencil store had this fabulous bride and groom image which I think worked quite nicely.  And amazingly, the "outside the box" method of having stuff stick out of your spellbinder die actually worked this time!  All in all, the card is fine, I guess!

Materials:  Stamp:  Mo Manning - digital; CS: Bazzil; Silver: SU: Spellbinder Dies; Flowers from stash; Sizzlet swirls; Colour by Copic

Congratulations on your new job

My daughter Sarah has a friend who recently, after a number of years trying, secured a full-time job as a teacher.  She wanted a congratulations card and I said I'd make her one.  My thought was to find an image of a teacher at a blackboard or something --- Since I'm the worst searcher in the world, I did not find one --- what to do??? So, since I didn't really know this person or her interests, and I was thinking of children, this new stamp I got -- the old shoe house (There was an old woman who lived in a shoe - she had so many children she didn't know what to do) --- so since classrooms are filled with kids you likely don't always know what to do with I thought this might be suitable.  I do quite like it!
Materials:  Stamp: Make it Crafty; DP: K&Company; Spellbinder Dies; Sentiment: SU: Colour by Copic - Flowers from a stash my sister Jenny gave me!