Happy Birthday Tea Cup

This month, Twisted Thursday's Sponsor is Fred She Said. The optional twist is Favorite Embellishment and Why.

I used the African Violet Set, uncolored, so I could use my Copic markers. One of my favorite embellishments to use are Nuvo Crystal Drops as they are inexpensive and easy to use.

The tea cup card shape comes from My Scrap Chick. 

I added a secret envelope to send a few dollars to a family member for her birthday lunch as a surprise.

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Congratulations and Coffee

My dear friend is graduating with her Doctorate degree. I am so proud that I could burst. I don't get to see her much since she moved, but we always meet up for coffee when she is in town. I wanted to send her a congratulations with a reminder of our happy times over a cuppa!

Open Flat Showing Gift Card

The Coffee Cup Pop-up is from Karen Burniston. Paper, Zella Teal,  from Prima. Friend sentiment from Hero Arts, You Deserve to be Celebrated sentiment from My Favorite Things. Coffee Beans from Technique Tuesday. Coffee Stains from Prima.

Closed and Showing Front of Card

Looking from Above

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Eat Your Veggies!

Surprise Us is the optional twist this week over at Twisted Thursday, The Outlawz Our sponsor this month is MHK Designs. A full set of sentiments and veggies is called "Eat Your Veg!" I All the veggies to make this card with a place to hold a surprise gift card or money. It's tied shut with some orange ribbon.

Surprise Gift Untied

Copic Colors Used

Inside -  with room for sentiment.

MKH Designs

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Pocket Card for Birthday Cash

Happy 14th birthday to my grandson, TJ! I used this wonderful stamp by Dove Art Studios, C.C. Designs, called Pocket Background. I used a similar layout that Jenn showed in her class back in February. (Lucky me; I live in the same area where Jenn gives Copic classes!)

I used the traditional "denim" Copic colors of B91-93-95-97. The image is stamped twice and cut out once in order to make a pocket for filling with money or a gift card. Rivets are made with brads.

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Lemon Shortbread Challenge
Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge

Digging Dog, From the Heart

The Progressive Challenge this month from From the Heart, offers us this cute little dog called "Digging Dog". Free if you participate monthly, or purchase, enter, and then receive the next month's free.

I found this great, new to me, fold on Splitcoaststampers. It is a diagonal fold that has two pockets and then even opens to have a separate inside message area. 

Here, I've partially pulled out the inserts. The front pocket is perfect for a gift card or tickets, the second pocket for a sentiment.

Inside of Card

Close Up of Image

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Copic Colors Used

Nerdy But Nice Bunny Gift Card

The March Progressive Freebie Challenge is now available over at The Outlawz. Artist, Gerda Steiner, donated the sweet little bunny in glasses called Nerdy But Nice for us to use. I used an idea I got from Splitcoast Stampers for how to use a little bag to make a gift bag card. I got my bags at Hobby Lobby but you could use any similar bags.
I used Washi tape with the orange polka dots, some cardstock that was heat embossed with white and then watercolored with Distress inks. The bunny, of course, has some Glossy accents on his glasses. Just so he can see better :) 

Parts Partially Out

Bunny Close-Up

The center holder has a space for a gift card with its own pull tab.

Inserts Removed

Copic Colors Used

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Gift Card Mitten

From the Heart, i {heart} card sketches w/ a tWiSt #130 offered a sketch and an optional twist to turn it into a gift card. I chose to do both. I found a template, that I won't even link because I spent hours before I could get it to work, for the cardholder. I clear embossed the front using a Hero Arts snowflake stamp and went over it with Distress Ink followed by a baby wipe rub. Then, I edged the piece with a darker ink. I came up with a silly, but appropriate, sentiment all on my own to match this cute little mitten. I used R24, 35, 46, 59 and G02, 03, 05, 09 Copic markers. The mitten is popped up over the red banner. 

The back of the card was sprayed with B04 using a Copic airbrush. A couple of stamps and the twine and it's ready to be given!

Back of Gift Card

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