Hi There!

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything as the first half of this year was not the greatest for me! So let me catch you up a bit.

In January, my husband and I went on a cruise. It rained almost everyday and so 2 of the ports that we were supposed to go to didn’t happen, but we still tried to make the best of it and were both very happy to at least get to hold a baby sloth which ended up being the highlight of of our trip. On the last day, I connected to Wi-Fi, only to find out that my mom had been admitted to the hospital on the 2nd day of our trip back home. She has Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and is now permanently in a very nice home since the end of February. I have been travelling back home to see her whenever I can and also staying with family. My dad turned 90 years old this year in April and we had a very nice party with friends and family and he was so happy! However, after his birthday, he was not doing well and sadly passed away suddenly 2 weeks later. Therefore, I wasn’t feeling very creative for most of the 1st half of the year.

July and the first part of August became a time for visiting my immediate family, my mom, my mom’s sisters here in Ontario and my husband’s family in Calgary, Alberta.

During our July vacation in Calgary, Alberta, we met up with members from my husband’s family and some old friends. It was a wonderful time and great to see everyone after so many years! We also did some wonderful sightseeing as well! While we were there, our new great nephew Wyatt was celebrating his 1st birthday!

Today I’m sharing the Birthday card that I made for my nephew’s Birthday using the image from Whimsy Stamps – Birthday Baby Boy Rubber Stamp and Sentiment and hat from Cricut Cartridge – Old West using Cricut Design Studio and Cricut Explore.

To create the card, I began with the card base of 6″ x 6″ using AC Cardstock – White and FINDit Trading – Hello World watercolor collection – Yvonne Creations cardstock cut to the size of 5.75″ x 5.75″. I thought it created the perfect background for this adorable stamp. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Tumbled Glass and it was adhered to the base card with liquid glue.

With Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and my MISTI, I stamped the rubber image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and then coloured it in. Once this was completed, I then fussy cut around the entire image. I glued the black lettering onto the white outline I die cut for the sentiment and popped up both the image and sentiment onto the card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. Once that was done, I glued the little cowboy hat onto the baby boy.

Lastly, I added in the little kitty cat on the chair using the Kitten from Dress It Up – Kitten Kaboodle button after removing the backing with liquid glue. The 3 cars were added in the same way which were from Dress It Up – Speed Racers.

My niece and nephew loved the card and I hope you do too!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Whimsy Stamps – Birthday Baby Boy Rubber Stamp

Sentiment: Cricut – Old West Font from Old West Cartridge

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, AC Cardstock – White, FINDit Trading – Hello World watercolor collection – Yvonne Creations

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cricut, Cricut Explore, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Dress It Up – Speed Racers, Dress It Up – Kitten Kaboodle

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R30, R20

Hair: E50, E44, YR21, Y26

Pajamas: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, R46, R14, R08

Bib: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Mouse: W5, W3, W1, W0, R30, R20, R02, R00

Cake, Candle and Cherry: E29, E27, E25, E23, B05, B04, B01, B00, BG32, BG11, R59, R46, R37, R35, R14, YR16, Y08

Plate: BV23, BV20

Hope you like it and have a great week!