Adventure Birthday - coloured pencil on kraft

Boys will be boys playing in a makeshift tent imagining great adventures in the woods. A birthday reminder to "live the life you have imagined." My card features stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, Prismacolour pencil colouring on kraft, embossing and patterned paper from Hackney & Co.

Sweet Friend - Distress marker

Having a sweet friend over for lunch, you accept that friend as they are. My card today features a House Mouse stamp and dies from Sizzix, MFT, and Simply Defined on a masculine card.

Anchor - stencilling

In the turmoil of life, it's good to have someone who is your anchor to ground you and keep you safe. My card features stamp, stencil, and inks from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with Bo Bunny glitter paste, embossing, and Spellbinders die.

Junior Spaceman - watercolour, embossing, die cutting, masculine card

A birthday on the moon for the junior spaceman! My card features Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and colouring with Prima Marketing watercolour pencils and Finetec pearlescent watercolour with die cuts from Simon Says Stamp and Tim Holtz.

Handy Thanks - Zig marker

Thanks for all the handy things you do! My masculine card features stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie and a sentiment die from Hero Arts. The stamped image is coloured with Zig Clean Colour markers.

All Cylinders - alcohol marker, shaker

My card today is a masculine birthday card with a shaker featuring stamps by Unity Stamp Co with Spectrum Noir colouring, Lawn Fawn plaid, and a shake-shake-shaker.

Handy Birthday - Through the Craftroom Door, watercolour pencil, embossing, die cutting

This week's sponsor for the Through the Craftroom Door blog challenge is PolkaDoodles! The random draw winner of the challenge will win a voucher for 3 digis.

I chose to use Handy Dave coloured with Nuvo watercolour pencil and paired with embossing and die cuts for a masculine birthday card.

Nice Rack - Perfect Pearls

A small, half card for a birthday featuring an Itty Bitty set from Unity Stamps and Perfect Pearls.

Cheers - masculine card, watercolour Distress marker

Almost all congratulatory cards for weddings, baby announcements, engagements, and other hetro coupling events tend to be focused on something suitable to give to the woman. But, what if your friend or family member is the bloke in the couple and you want to congratulate him on the event? I decided to make a card for such an event using Unity stamps and masculine colours and an unfussy layout.

Take Flight - watercolour hybrid ink, Oxides on glossy photo paper

Flying high over all the maps, travelling with a friend, this pilot is living the life of his dreams.

I used Krafty Kolors on a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp and paired it with Distress Oxides on glossy photo paper, die cut clouds, and maps from a 7 Gypsies paper pad. Let your dreams take flight!

Sunshine - die cuts, stamping, vintage buttons

A card to evoke a rustic summery day at the cabin, my card today features Impression Obsession dies and stamps with an accent of vintage buttons and embossing with Baked Texture. Relax and enjoy.

Steampunk Birthday - stenciling, embossing, die cutting

"Just put some gears on it..." This dapper fellow is wishing a happy Steampunk birthday on a hexagon card festooned with gears in stencilling, die cuts, Distress Oxides, Distress ink, Perfect Pearls, and embossing.

Dude! - Prismacolor pencil

Dude! It's your birthday, wish big and ROCK ON! 

This birthday card features a musical teen from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps coloured with Prismacolor pencil and a foiled die cut from Tutti Designs along with sentiments from two more Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps sets.

Archie - Through the Craftroom Door - Prismacolor on kraft

Archie is my inspiration project for this week's Through the Craftroom Door blog challenge. The sponsor for this week's challenge is Rick St Dennis.

Rick St. Dennis MFA has been an artist, designer, stage designer and instructor for over 45 years. You can find his full Bio here. His digital stamp images can be found on Zibbet . Inspiration projects from the Rick St.Dennis Elite Design Team can be found on the Sparkle and Glitter blog, or for the darker images on the Airless Chambers blog. Rick also has a personal blog and on Facebook, there is the Rick St.Dennis Digi fans and friends group, where you can showcase your cards and other projects using RSD images to be eligible to win prizes.

Joyeux Anniversaire - die cut his and hers birthday cards in French

Birthday cards, in French, using the same die cut but one feminine and the other masculine.

These card use a die cut from Memory box, glittered cardstock, and foiled paper.

Frosty Fox - watercolour pencil and stenciling on patterned paper

To me, on a blustery winter day, a cup of hot cocoa or hot coffee is like a hug, warm and cuddly.

This card features a digital image and stencil from Craftin' Desert Divas, paper by Doodlebug, embossing, embossing paste, Perfect Pearls, and even some washi tape.

Cocoa Mouse - watercolour pencil

Mug o' Mouse, hot cocoa is wonderful on a frosty day, perfect for a winter birthday.

This card features a House Mouse and Friends image coloured with watercolour pencil, background paper ny Doodlebug matted with Glitter Silk, and sentiments from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Cocoa - watercolour pencil

Winter is my favourite season. I love the cuddliness of it as well as the magical look of snow and ice making everything sparkle.

My card today was made with a long retired Kraftin' Kimmie stamp coloured with watercolour pencil and paired with a sentiment from a Kraftin' Kimmie set that's not retired. The die cuts are CC Designs and the background paper is Doodlebug.

Student - Vellum covered background with Distress watercolouring

A little mousie in the library gathering up his books for school is definitely the star student.

This card features House Mouse and Friends, vellum, Impression Obsession background stamp, and watercolouring with Distress markers and Distress crayons.

With this card, I am featured as a guest on the design team for House Mouse and Friends challenge blog. The challenge is I Can See Right Through You!, a challenge for using vellum, aperture, or any other way to look through. Come join us on the challenge!

Supplies

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