I have lots of birthday cards to make in the next few months. So today I made one of them. As soon as I saw the stamp set Moose from Clear Dollar stamps a few weeks ago I had to have it. The moose is so adorable and I knew that it would make a cute card for our grandson, Caleb who will be turning 5next month. Every year I do make his birthday card as well as I do for most of the grandchildren. I will admit that I do not make a birthday card for everyone in our family. I know.........bad Mary. :) I try to make the time but when I do not have the time then a family member or friend will get a Hallmark. This does help the economy right? Ha-ha.
Okay here is the card that I made for Caleb.
Here is what I used to make the card.
Stamps: Moose fromClear Dollar Stamps.
Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa and Copic Markers.
Card-stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip all from Stampin'UP! the designer paper is also from SU and is called Parisian Breeze.
Embellishments: Mini buttons, googly eyes,cotton ball and ribbon.
Technique:DT and paper piecing. I paper pieced the party hat.
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 2, UHUglue roller and UHU twist and glue. I also used Pop dots that I purchased from Micahels.
To make my little pom pom for the party hat I used a pair of tweezers and pulled some cotton from a Q-tip. After I got as much as I felt I should use I then rolled it into a ball and then glued it to the hat. I have pom poms that I purchased from a store but they were too big to use. So a Q-tip to the rescue. :)
There you have it my little card fro Caleb. I sure hope he likes it. The next Birthday card that I need to make is for Aubrey. She will be 3 years old next week. I have an adorable stamp set that I will be using for her card. So stay tuned if you can.
Personal Ramblings
I will keep this brief because I'm sure that many of you have tons of things to do and do not have time to read about what I have done all week. I sure hope that this will be my last post writing about the snow storm that we got. Monday when I woke up I was very surprised to see that there was a lot of snow. I knew that we were getting some but I figured it would only be a few inches. Well, we got 12 inches of snow. It was certainly beautiful to look at but it is March and I think many of us are tired of seeing the pretty white stuff now. I had the plow man come and plow the driveway again so that Wayne would not have to do it. I know that it was a huge relief to Wayne. Another storm is coming in very early tomorrow morning but I think it is an ice storm and should be all done by late morning. Then we will be having 50 degree weather on Saturday. Hooray!!! I am looking forward to a warm day and just maybe I might be able to get out and walk too. That would be very cool. :) Other then my being busy all week life has been very quiet and for that I am grateful.
Oh before I go. Did you know that you could join Your states stamping group at Stampers TV? If you are from NH and would like to join our group please check out NH Stampers.
I hope that all of you have a fantastic weekend. As for me I am headed downstairs to walk on my treadmill. Smile.:)
hey mary. cute card. I'm alive. More snow. wow. miss you.
Posted by: tami | March 06, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Mary, this card is adorable, love your layout and the label.
smallcity
Posted by: smallcity | March 06, 2009 at 08:12 AM
Very cute card, Mary. He will love it!
Posted by: Lynette | March 06, 2009 at 08:37 AM
Hope Wayne's back is MUCH improved. Your little grandson is sure to love this card. (Very creative move with that Q-tip!)
Posted by: Peggy Maier | March 06, 2009 at 09:54 AM
I cannot believe that only Maine separates us and we have so much snow on the ground in New Brunswick, Canada I am sure we could supply the Earth's population with 10 snow cones apiece!
Posted by: sharon-lizette | March 06, 2009 at 03:14 PM
That card is so cute. I'm sure Caleb (love that name) will love it. We also got snow last Monday -- but only about 5 inches. Today it is so warm that almost all of it is gone. And that is almost all of our snow for the entire year! (sorry!!).
Posted by: Joan Bb | March 06, 2009 at 04:28 PM
What a cute card Mary, he's going to luv it!
How is Wayne doing? Hope he's healing well & taking it easy, sometimes that's so hard for men to do.
Posted by: Rita | March 06, 2009 at 07:31 PM
Your cards are so beautiful! We were surprised today with 82 degrees in Missouri! (Of course, it could be 22 tomorrow - lol)! Thanks for dropping by my blog! And don't you just love Stamp TV???
Posted by: Patti J. | March 06, 2009 at 07:40 PM
Holy smokes - your craft room is phenomenal!!! Yikes! How amazing!
Posted by: Patti J. | March 06, 2009 at 07:42 PM
Hi Mary! Thank you for congratulating me on my being a gardener! I really do appreciate it.
Your birthday card is so darn cute. Beautiful job coloring the image and love those googly eyes! It makes the moose so much more cuter!
I'm sorry you have a lot of snow where you live. I live in California but it's been pretty cold lately but nothing like where you're at. . LOL!
Maria
Posted by: Maria | March 07, 2009 at 12:31 AM