Cardmaking - Party Animal Edition

A dear friend of ours just had a birthday on Friday. (Happy birthday, A!) And true to tradition, I made her a birthday card. This one I had a specific idea in mind going into it which was nice, but what made me really happy about the whole thing is that I was able to use a lot of scrap paper. (I have a ton and it really needs parring down.) This little card is by no means perfect, but the recipient loved it and that's all that matters. Hope you like it, too!

New Die Cutter & Resulting Birthday Cards

This year is flying by and I have no idea where it's going. And while I'm not sure that I've really accomplished anything significant over the last several months, I have been crafting.

At the end of June, I got a Sizzix die cutting machine to use with my thin cuts and I've been absolutely having a blast with it. My first projects were to make birthday cards for my grandmother and my husband. Gran got unicorns and Hubby got adorable cacti (and both loved their cards!) Pictures are below. Stamps and thin cuts came from Close to My Heart (great products!)