Buttons Buddy Birthday

I mentioned the slew of January birthdays we have and here's yet another card for one of them.  I can't help myself, I just adore the Button Buddies piggy with a birthday hat on his head. :o) He's such a cheerful little guy. :o)

Since my nephew's favorite color is green I went with Wild Wasabi for the base.  I mimicked the polka dots on the hat with the Swiss dots embossed on the white layer.  I also figure no birthday hat is complete without some pom pom trim and the Daffodil Delight picked up the yellow in the hat's dots. :o)

I finished off the inside with the same sentiment I used on Lydie's birthday card and the same cute little cupcake from Warm Words. :o)

--Rach

This card uses:
*Stamp Sets: Button Buddies, Curly Cute, Friendly Phrases, Warm Words
*Papers: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Cutie Pie DSP (retired)
*Inks: Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Real Red
*Accessories: Daffodil Delight pom pom trim

More Birthday Buttons

Well, what can I say? The Paper Players challenge this week really inspired me and I couldn't help but submit this one as well. ;o)

I had to make another birthday card and decided the piggy from "Button Buddies" would be perfect.  What four year old boy wouldn't enjoy pigs in birthday hats?  :oP

Since I absolutely adore yellow, and since I wanted to use my pom pom trim and didn't think a four year old boy would appreciate Melon Mambo, I went with Daffodil Delight for the base dug into my Sunny Garden DSP for the hats.

I can't help but smile when I look at this card--even if I am the one who made it. ;o)

--Rach

Thanks a Latte

I needed a couple of thank you cards and decided to pull out this set I purchased at Michael's awhile back.  I just loved the steamy coffee and the punny sentiment and thought they could make a cute card.  I pulled out my "Domestic Goddess" DSP and made a bit of a "tablecloth" and then wanted to balance out the cup with the bling down on the right.  And, yes, I fussy cut the thing out.  I can't believe I did it. ;o)

And, because the last photo of the piggy card was so shoddy, I wanted to post a couple of better ones. :o)

--Rach

Birthday Piggies

I know the photo quality is lousy--iPhone photo.  Sorry. :oS

Lil had two birthday parties to attend this weekend and thought I should use the "Button Buddies" stamp set for the birthday cards.  She loved the cherries as well and wanted to use those.  I told her I didn't think they were very "birthday" and she said we could just put birthday hats on them.  That made me think of this sweet little piggy and I knew he would be fabulous with a birthday hat. :o)

Since the parties were for a 7 year old and 6 year old, I figured Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and sparkly paper were the way to go. :o)  The pom pom trim and button added the perfect finishing touches.

I find there are times when I struggle with 3"x3" cards, and other times, they just come together in a snap.  The past two cards have been like that.  I think it must be this cute set. :o)

Button Buddies Cherries

I didn't purchase the "Button Buddies" stamp set, but Lissie did.  I fell in love and borrowed hers.  I think I'm going to have to get my own as I've really had some fun with it.  I've got plans for the sweetest little box of 3"x3" cards as this set lends itself to those beautifully.  Just wait until you see the birthday cards I made. ;o)

I happen to LOOOOOOOVE cherries and already have two different sets with cherries.  Doesn't matter.  I need these.  ;o)

I needed a quick thank you card for a customer and decided this set would be perfect.  I made three cards using Real Red as the base and mounting the white on Old Olive.  I used the thank you sentiment from "Short and Sweet".

I wanted to play around with a couple of ideas for the cherries and hit these guys with Crystal Effects.

With this card, I actually used the buttons.

I think each card is sweet on its own, but really like playing around with variations as well. :o)

--Rach