Parker's 1st Birthday

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a couple of cards I made from my youngest grandson's 1st birthday.  There was a fun birthday party yesterday at Parker's house. Lots of fun, kids, games, good company, and delicious food.

For the card, I saw this idea on Pinterest and would like to give credit to whomever designed it, but couldn't find out where it originated.   So whoever you are ... thanks for the fantastic design! :)

Isn't this caterpillar adorable??  It was a fun card to make.  I cut out six - 1" circles from different colours of card stock and one - 1 1/2".  I cut the same from foam and glued them to the back to add dimension.  I sponged just around the outside of each circle to add some interest and then glued it onto my sentiment-stamped card front.  I drew in the legs and antennas with a fine tip black marker.  The googly eyes finished the card.

I'm adding this to the current challenge at Just Us Girls (#396 - Die-cuts).

The one below I made for Jer and Alex to give to Parker.

Stamped the owl in archival black and watercoloured with my zigs.  Fussy-cut the owl and placed it on my card front which had been sponged with gray, using a post-it note for masking.  The balloon was cut with my Cameo, watercoloured with the same colours of zigs, pressed into my versamark pad, and heat embossed with iridescent embossing powder.  I added glossy accents for the eyes of the owl and on the balloon to create some dimension and shine.  Used some twine to connect the balloon to the owl and popped both up on my card front.

I'm sharing the owl card with Paper Player #347 - Birthday - hosted by Jaydee. Haven't played along for so long.  Thanks to LeAnne for letting me know about the challenge! :)

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Caterpillar card:
Stamps:  Fun Birthday Sentiments (HLS)
Paper:  White (Neenah 110 lb. card stock); Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz (SU!)
Ink:  Black (Memento)
Accessories & Tools:  Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), goggly eyes, fine tip black marker

Owl card:
Stamps:  Chubby Chums (Paper Smooches)
Paper:  White card base (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Zigs; Black Archival (Ranger); Smoky Slate (SU!); Versamark
Accessories & Tools:  Post-it note, sponge, Balloon cut file, Silhouette Cameo,  Ice Embossing Powder (SU!), heat tool, Denim Twine (The Twinery), glossy accents

Challenges:
Just Us Girls #396 - Die-cuts
Paper Players #347 - Birthday