Whoopee! Mo Manning

What's not to love about this image --- and some birthdays, this just about says it all.  My friend Lyse is not yet 50, but I loved this image so much I had to use it for her as she's always fussing that she's getting so old!  As if!!! I had to add some bling to the card because I really like Lyse and all my friends know that I put bling on cards for people I like!  I find the image's eyes rivetting and really draw you in.  I hope Lyse likes it and isn't offended!

Materials:  Digital Image: Mo Manning; CS: DP: SU: Sentiment: SU: Bling: CTMH: Colour by Copic

Baby and Bunny - Mo Manning

I use this Mo Manning image a lot for baby congratulations -- it's easy to change up for a boy or a girl, and the bunny is so sweet.  One of my colleagues just became a grandfather for the first time and this card is for my boss to send to him.  It is always a bit challenging to make a card for a man to send to a man --- I can't get too glitzy or frilly, but I also don't want the card to be boring!  I think this was a nice compromise!

Materials:  Digital Image:  Mo Manning; CS: DP: SU: Spellbinder Oval; Colour by Copic

Computer Geek -- Happy Birthday Adam

My nephew is a computer game geek -- when he's not working, he's spending his time before his 2-monitors; snazzy sound system; mega-memory computer playing some kind of role-playing games I think.  I'm surprised he's not blind by now but then again, I'm just his old aunt, what do I know?  I love this Mo Manning image, but I've got to say it takes a long time to colour as it is very detailed!  The end result is always so impressive though!

Materials:  Digital Image: Mo Manning; CS:DP: ???: Sentiment: SU: Colour by Copic

Congratulations - Twins!

I can only imagine the hard work and fatigue that having twins involves --- but then again - you do get double the pleasure and joy at two little bundles of love.  One of my colleagues recently had twins and this card was made for my boss to send to her in congratulations.  She had a baby girl and a baby boy -- so unless she decides to keep going and help repopulate the planet, she's all set!

Materials:  Mo Manning; Sizzix Embossing Folder; Colour by Copic

Sympathy Card Series

This next series of sympathy cards were in large part cased from others I say on Pinterest.  The first for instance uses Stampin' Up images; Copic Markers to make the bands of colour - and was posted on SplitCoast Stampers by Rokale; the second, using Stampin' Up's Inspired by Nature; the third Stampin' Up's Swallowtail - corners by SCACD; the forth a Memory Box Tree; and the 5th another Stampin' Up- Thoughts and Prayers

Baby Congratulations - Mo Manning

One of our units at work is populated largely by young women, just starting their families so I seem to spend a lot of time making congratulations cards for my boss to send!  This cute little Mo Manning image is so sweet I thought it would be perfect.  I also decided to try out one of my border embossing folders --- not too bad for a first attempt. The baby to me looks just so darn cuddly!

Materials:  Digital Image:  Mo Manning; Embossing Folder: SU: Sentiments: SU: Colour by Copic

Queen of Hearts - Mo Manning

I have a friend who is an avid Bridge player and she's also kind of well-rounded like the image below.  She can be a bit dictatorial now that I think of it as well, so all-in-all this was a perfect image for her.  I sometimes wonder what I did before I discovered Mo Manning --- to say I'm a fan is apt when you consider the word fan is a derivative of the word fanatic!  On the inside I stamped a new sentiment I got from Art Impressions --- it says "Happy 29th birthday ... from your 110 pound friend" -- apt again in both cases!

Materials:  Digital Image:  Mo Manning; DP: CTMH: CS: SU: Colour by Copic