Saturday, October 4, 2014

A Birthday Card for Mom

Woo-hoo, it's the weekend.   What have you got planned?  I'll be taking pix of the items I made to donate for the American Cancer Society fundraiser.  They will be sold at a craft fair on Saturday, November 1 and I'll start posting them soon.  But first, I'll need to figure out how to use my new camera as my old one is acting up.   I can't take a pix with it anymore but so thankful I was able to take a shot of this card that I made for my mom's birthday before it went on the blink and could download it because I already mailed it to her.  Whew!

I've had this bamboo DP for quite a while and wanted to create an Asian themed card for mom.  This cutie patootie image is "Mieko" by Sister Stamps which I inked up with Copics.  In the actual image, Mieko is holding a stick of 3 yummy mochi.  I snipped the stick off, carefully cut around the edge of her hands so I could tuck the strings (carpet thread) under.  Her pet pooch is by Dandelion Designs.

Other fun ingredients used:
"Landscape" die by Mama Elephant from Island Scrapbooking
Balloon dies by C.C. Design
Glittered sentiment - by and from Island Scrapbooking
Grass stamp by Viva Las Vegasstamps
DPs from stash

Thanks so much for stopping by and HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY!!!

8 comments:

eva said...

this is so cute and i love how you added the balloons! so so smart! happy weekend!

Deloris said...

Very cute and very clever too! Hope you have a great weekend!

cuilliesocks said...

Oh Karen, what a lovely card for your mum, I'm sure she loved it.
Such a sweet image and your colouring is fabulous, have a fabby weekend, hugs Kate x

Lynn said...

I'm certain that this cheerful card made your mom smile. She must have a giant box of Karen creations by now....lucky lady! I think the bamboo background is my favorite part of this card. I works extremely well with the other expertly colored and cut out pieces.

Chelsea said...

Hi Karen, sorry to here about your camera. Hope you get it all fix soon. Can't wait to see your cards for the fundraiser at the fair, sound like a lot of fun! Beautiful card for your mom, Happy Birthday to her! :)

Hugs

Jeni said...

Super cute!! I love it!!

Stamping With Bibiana said...

love this cute card!
if you like challenges...
remember my "Throwback Thursday" challenge is under way...hopefully I can see you one day playing with us!
hugs from california
bibiana

Leanne said...

oh this is adorable and so happy you were able to have this image before your camera stopped working. I love the backdrop and all the fun details. What a great touch to add the balloons. Fabulous card and I bet your mom loved it too!