Seaside Birthday!

Love making these shadow cards!   Here is another one for my sister, who lives in Massachusetts. Her birthday is today and I am sure this will remind her of the coast of Maine with lobsters, seagulls and shells!

I used Stampin up's hardwood stamp and EK success border punch for the ocean. The shells, lobster and seagull are from Sizzlets. These shells from sizzix have been used a lot!  They were a great purchase years ago.  Umbrella and Adirondack chair are from Die-namics.  Happy Birthday Sis!!

View from above

Birthday sentiment on back

Birthday View!

I know it is St Patrick's Day and I am showing a birthday card but I needed to make this card.  It has been half done for a couple of weeks and Julia's birthday is next week.  I usually make St Patrick's Day cards but for some reason just didn't have the time this year.  Such a cool diorama card, so easy and still folds into an envelope easily for mailing!!  Terrific!  This tutorial gives the dimensions for the diorama and is really easy to follow.  There are 3 sections and I decorated each section before putting on the next.  The picture below shows a little angle so you can see the 3 sections better.

Closer look

The back is the lighthouse with rocks, middle section has the waves and the front is the chairs on the sand.  This definitely looks like the coast of Maine and the weather is getting warmer.  We have had the warmest winter since they have been keeping records.  Making this card is definitely giving me spring fever!!  Happy Birthday Julia and Happy St Patrick's Day Everyone!

Back of the card

50 Candles on your Cake!

Another 50th birthday and another card in the box card!  You have to read the sentiment on the back of the card which is in the picture below because it all ties in together with the fireman and too many candles on your cake!!  My sister's boyfriend is turning 50 next month, so to throw him off guard, we are giving him a surprise birthday party this weekend. I am so proud of myself that I made his card early because usually I am doing this at the last minute. But when you have an idea you run with it.  We, actually, forgot his birthday last year but we will make up for this year with this surprise.  By the time, we finish he will have wished that we all had forgotten it this year!! 

The fireman is punch art from Ellen Kemper's blog. She does a great job telling you what to use for punches to make Mr.Fireman and I had tons of fun putting him together.  I made candles from the SU bird punch in the middle and then sizzix's birthday cake and candles for the front.  Check out more pictures below for the sentiment and closer looks of the side of the card.  Happy 50th Birthday Lenny and many more!!

Too cute!

Overall view

All SU punches

Lobster Pot

I saw this card on pinterest and laughed right out loud!  In my office, one of my co-workers is leaving so I thought this would be a great card for her.  It was a hit!  She loved it and actually one of the other girls wanted me to make it for her boyfriend for his birthday because he worked in a lobster pound.  The inside message says "We are going to miss you!" Check out this card from pinterest.  There were no directions regarding what punches to use so  I used the following: lid-large oval, cut in half and word window (only the tip) for the knob; pot-square nestability with the corners rounded; handles-buckle punch which I cut in half; the lobster is from sizzix.  I added black pearls for the corners of the card for a little more decoration. 

It has been a summer of lobsters for sure!  My birthday was last weekend and we had a small pool party with family to celebrate two of my sisters birthdays  (Adrianne and Andrea) as well as mine.  Lots of fun and the weather cooperated!!!  We hate to see the summer go! Thanks for stopping by!

Temperature of the water 75

Floating Russ

Adorable Ezra

Birthday lobsters