Stenciled Birthday Card

I found myself in a bit of a creative rut this month. I only created one card in January and had very few ideas for new cards. In order to get out of this rut I did what everybody tells you to do which is to TRY SOMETHING NEW. And it worked! I've wanted to work with glitter pastes and stencils for a while so I treated myself to a few new products and sat down one Saturday practicing this new technique. It was so much fun. I ended up creating around ten backgrounds that day and felt very inspired. Watch out for some sparkly new cards like this one right here: 

Products: Nuvo Glimmer Paste by 'Tonic Studios', Quaterfoil Stencil by 'Clear Scraps', Happy Birthday Script Die by 'My Favorite Things'

Pink Bubbles Birthday Card

Hello everyone and A Happy New Year :) It's been a while....

I had to take a few months off from crafting and skip holiday cards altogether at the end of last year (which was hard!) to focus on a very time consuming home renovation. I'm glad this is all over now and I'm back at my crafting desk although I must admit that I felt a bit rusty when I tried to put this card together the other day. I chose bright pink colors and one of my favorite techniques - 'watercolor smooshing' - for this card. Hope you like it!

Supplies: Bubbles cling stamp by 'Create A Smile Stamps', Balloons Elle-ments by 'Avery Elle', Tim Holz Distress Ink Pads by 'Ranger'

Handbag Card

Hey everyone! I was in the mood for a shaped card and came up with the idea of a handbag card for my handbag loving friend's birthday. Hope you like it!