BIRTHDAY CARD FOR A 90-YEAR-OLD

This was a fun card to make, in spite of the fact that it took over two hours to die cut, sponge and assemble.  It was well worth the effort, though!

Thankfully, the recipient has a great sense of humor!




TIP:  To make a greeting fit the way you want, stamp it on a piece of cardstock or dsp.  Then cut the paper instead of cutting the stamp.


PS> 10/15:  She loved it!

HUMOROUS BIRTHDAY CARD

The sentiment here is from a set called "Piece of Cake" by My Favorite Things.  The set has several humorous sayings and a slice of cake.

I saved some of the gold foil paper by removing the center for another card.  Tricky, huh?

 

GROWN UP DINOSAUR CARD

After seeing this punch line last week, I just HAD to order it from My Favorite Things to use it for some Silver Stamper cards!

I first stamped and colored the dinosaur.  I then made a slit in its mouth and inserted a fern in it.  To give him a jungle setting, I took a piece of SU dsp and cut around the leaves at the top so that I'd have room for the greeting.

Finally, I continued the theme inside by stamping over a fern image.

BACK IN THE TOWER AGAIN!

I hope you all had as wonderful a Christmas

as our family did!  We went to our daughter's house 

for the day and thoroughly enjoyed being with our kids

and four grandkids.  My husband got his wish

for a white Christmas, even though it was just a dusting--perfect!

I'm now concentrating on putting kits together for the card-making class

I'll be doing for our ladies Bible Study.  To help with the cost of the class, my good

friend, Evelyn, gave me a big container of precut and folded textured cards with 

envelopes.  This is one of them which they will use for sympathy cards.

Unfortunately, we all need them ready to go every now and then.  To give them

a nice finished look I cut the bottom (or right side, depending on the orientation)

with a Stitched Snow Drift die from MFT so that the cream-colored inside would show.

Since these ladies are beginners, they will make two variations of

the same card each week, using the kits I'm making

with everything pre-cut and stamped.  A lot

of work for me, but well worth the effort for those who've been 

asking for the class.  Themes will be a mix of birthday, Easter and all-purpose

designs, starting after our Winterim ends in mid-February.
Class size will be limited to eight, which helps keep it easier.

PAPER PLAYERS #368

This week's card challenge for the Paper Players was a Tic-Tac-Toe one--my favorite!  I chose the top line which is Tree/Birthday/Fall.  Enjoy!

To view other entries, click HERE.

MODERN TREES (Again!)

I'm really getting a lot out of this set of Modern Trees from My Favorite Things.  I made this for my daughter and her family to match her decor.  The tree trunk is embossed with copper, and the leaves are done in silver embossing.

I thought of putting some silver thread down the left side, but decided to leave it as is for a more modern look.

CARD FOR A FRIEND

It's amazing how two cards using the same stamps and dsp can look so entirely different.  This one features watercolored leaves done by spritzing the stamp after inking it up, a copper embossed tree trunk and a little bit of green grass under the tree.  The greeting is also done in copper embossing.

For embellishments, I used SU sequins and copper thread.  Using just a few sequins keeps  the card from looking cluttered.  The small greeting was chosen so as not to compete with the image.

AUTUMN TREE 4 YOU

This photo doesn't due justice to the image, unfortunately.  The image is a bit pale, but not as light as it looks here.  The leaves have been coated with clear WOS for a bit of shine.

In addition to sparkle or shine, I like to add texture to my cards.  I used a panel of textured yellow cs and some burlap ribbon beneath the dark brown border.  I added dimensionals beneath the dark brown panel to give the image some lift (physically and visually) and kept the embellishments simple.

I can see that this set will be getting a lot of use! The set, "Modern Trees," by My Favorite Things, can be used for any season.  I purchased it after seeing a card done in silver and gold on gray cs--very elegant.  I plan to CASE that soon!

 

 

SWEET 16 BIRTHDAY CARD

Since our grand daughter hates pink as much as I do (I wonder if that's hereditary???) it was a challenge to make a card with bolder colors that would still be feminine.

I can't believe she's now sweet 16--where do those years go?

Anyway, since I couldn't fit 16 candles on this card, I  tilted the flame on this one as though it were being blown out.  The "sweet" was hand printed on the leaf, after which I discovered a small stamp in one of my other sets with that word...duh...

The final touch was the strip of  "lace" on the top of the white panel where I thought there was a little too much empty space.  Once I was satisfied that it was done, I mounted the white panel over the striped dsp.

FROM THE SCRAP DRAWER #64

This is a card I made awhile back, but never got around to posting it.

I started out with a large scrap as a background and a coordinating textured cs panel as the base.  Next, I created a frame from a double stitched square (MFT) and a flower die cut from scraps in the same dsp family.

The greeting was die cut from two other pieces of scrap and glued slightly offset onto each other.  Then it was mounted on a scrap of vellum, glued to the back of the square.  All the pieces were then assembled as shown.

HUMOROUS CARD FOR A FRIEND

Today is Jackie's birthday, and I made this card just for her.

I used my computer to print the punchline inside which reads, :"The trick is getting them all on the cake.!"  I signed the back of the card also with "A one-hour card made by..."

Of course, I also enclosed a gift card.  After all, birthdays are serious business.

SOFTER PASTOR CARD

Although not as masculine as others I've made for our pastor, I really like the soft look of this card.  I do think the embossed panel gives it enough texture to keep it from being too feminine.

The butterfly is die cut from a ;iece of dsp which matches the gray and yellow used on the card base and panel.  The Bible verse was done in an airy font, which complements the butterfly.

CAS stamping + Spraying + Choice

It took me awhile to find the sprays in my stamping tower, but this card went fast after that!

I've been using dies for so long, it was a pleasure to actually stamp an image.  The fern is from a Papertrey Ink set, and the greeting is from MFT Spring Tulips.  My "choice" was in adding punched butterflies.

After spritzing the background paper with Mr. Huey's Opaque White, I set it aside to dry while I gathered my stamps and punched the b'flies.  Next, I stamped the fern with Versafine Olympia Green twice without re-inking, then the greeting with Versafine black.  After adding the b'flies and "dressing" them with pearls, I mounted the finished panel on a white card base.

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN???

Suddenly, I find myself being the grandmother of a high school graduate!

To celebrate, I made this card with his school colors.  Using a new set of number dies, star dies and "Happy Graduation" stamps all from My Favorite Things, I came up with this folio card.

Shown here are the front and inside of the card.




If you need a card for graduation, this stamp set has lots of great sayings, so check it out!

FOR THE GRADUATE

Our assignment today at Online Card Class was to make a card using vellum.  Since I also needed a graduation card, this is what I came up with.  The trick with using vellum is in hiding the adhesives used.

First I glued the dsp to the card front.  Then I white embossed the saying on the vellum.  Next, I used the triangle dies I just got in the mail the other day from Lil Inker, choosing cardstock colors used in the designer paper.  No subtle colors here!

After adhering the triangles and sequins to the vellum, I turned it over and placed mini glue dots behind them.  Then I turned it over and pressed it onto the card.

For a final touch, I added some tiny red gems that matched the red in the dsp.

BIRTHDAY TULIPS

This card was made using a set from My Favorite Things.
After stamping the tulips and greeting, mounting on a matching panel of pearlized purple cs, and adding it to the bottom left of the card front, the REAL fun began!

It was a challenge to add just enough sparkle with sequins, dots and gems without overpowering the simple image.  This took longer than all the previous steps, but I'm finally happy with how it turned out.

Enjoy!

PLAYIN' AROUND

Since I had the hexagon die out, I thought I'd play with it awhile; and this is what I came up with!

The striped dsp is attached to the back of the card front, which will strengthen the tiny cross pieces between the hexagons.  If you look closely, you'll see that the die cuts two sizes of hexagons; so I cut another strip of darker blue for the three hexagons which are popped up with SU dimensionals.  The flowers were added with glue dots.

This card looks more "sunny" in real life, thanks to the gems and glitter of the flowers.  Since the inside is blank, it would make a nice note card.

CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE

Now that it's summer (almost) and my teaching responsibilities have ended, I can do some challenges.  This one allowed me to use some leftover pieces on my table and make another pastor card while I'm at it.

Using the hexagon die from My Favorite Things, I stamped the Bible verse on the lightest one for the center and taped it to a scrap piece of white cs.  After adding the other hexagons around it, I cut along the edges and mounted the hexagons to the card front with SU dimensionals (also hexagon shaped!)  I added three tiny silver metallic "pearls" for a finishing touch.

The challenge was "addicted to CAS" at the Addicted to Stamps and More (ATSM) blog HERE.