Altered Chipboard Birthdays

This month I had two very special birthdays to celebrate - the first birthday for one friend's son and the third birthday for another friend's daughter! As I said earlier this week, I was on a bit of a patterned paper kick and I wanted to use some chipboard...so this is what I came up with:

For both of the cards I used the On Board Simon Lower chipboard numbers and the Eat Cake stamp set. The 3 card features the Petals & Paisleys patterned paper and the combination of Regal Rose, Tempting Tuquoise, Old Olive, and So Saffron Stampin' Write Markers. I used my Regal Rose Craft Pad to ink up the chipboard number. Once it dried, I attached it to the front of the card with MonoMulti liquid glue. The cake tag was punched with the Tag Corner Punch and some Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon was attached to the back of the tag.

For the 1 card, I used up some retired products. The patterned paper is Treehouse (I think) from last years catalog. These are the colors of his nursery, so I had to use it! Anyway, the card base is Buckaroo Blue and the patterned paper is matted on True Thyme. I used the Ticket Corner punch for the matted birthday cake and then attached Cranberry Crisp, True Thyme, and French Blue ribbons to the back of the cardstock. I attached the polka dotted patterned paper to the piece of chipboard with the 2-way glue pen. Once the glue was dry, I sanded the edges with a sanding block. The card needed something a little extra, so I added some HodgePodge Hardware and "eat cake" in the bottom right corner.

I doubt the little ones will appreciate the time and effort that went into each of these cards, but their mommas certainly will!