Picnic Card

Good morning!  I am up kind of early today.  I want to post this new card that I made yesterday.  After I was finished  making this card I took it and asked my husband what he thought about it.  He said that it was nice( but then he says that about all the cards I show him) and then all of a sudden it just came to me.  It is my picnic card.  I think it’s the white and red checkered butterflies.  In movies the picnic blanket is always checkered , isn‘t it? .  So I guess this thought just pooped into my head. Lol.  So anyways, I really like this card.  My sister gave me these butterflies.  They are pieces of fabric shaped into butterflies with stickies on the back.  Pretty neat!  she gave me other colors too,  so today I plan on  using them and hopefully I’ll post those tomorrow.  So I traced around the butterflies to add a layer.  I picked some red textured paper for the card itself.  Next I took some white paper and tore it to cover a good portion of the front.  I then added 3 Real Red eyelets to the top, and red ribbon to the bottom.  I thought it still needed something so I added the red jewels on the left.  Then at the top I added the bible verse   In everything   give thanks.   1 Thess. 5:18   The verse   is just what this handmade card needed to finish it off.  Hopefully I get some time today and be able to come up with some new ideas and cards for tomorrows post.  Have a great day!
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New Card

I hope everyone had a great day.  Mine was pretty relaxing,  however it is getting quite late and this is the first time I got to sit at the computer today to post a new handmade card.  I did get a couple of hours earlier to organize my craft room a little and to come up with some new ideas and cards, so that was great.  So I was sitting there looking at this Metallic Copper stamp pad and I was like yup this is what I want to use today for some new cards.  I tried a few different things before I came across this flower stamp.  It is from the Stampin Up set called Cottage Rose.  It’s from 1999 catalog so it’s quite old but I thought it was perfect.  I stamped the big flower with the copper metallic ink  and layered it with Creamy Caramel paper.  I then attached t3 brown eyelets to the bottom corner.  Next   I embossed the happiness always with gold powder. That saying is from the set called Happy Harmony.    I then layered that also with the Creamy Caramel paper  and then tied black organdy ribbon on the bottom..  Next I took a smaller flower stamp from the same set and stamped little flowers on the whole background with the copper metallic ink and then attached the pieces together.  I think this handmade card turned out great. I feel that is is very elegant.  This is usually not my style.  I showed this to my sister and she was like you made that.  So I guess maybe my cards are changing some.  I keep looking  at all your great cards and I think that they inspire me.  Have a great night .

Flower Card

Good morning!  Its going to be another beautiful day.  I don’t have a whole lot planned for this morning but a pretty busy late afternoon and evening tonight.  I have been using more borrowed things from my sisters.  It’s great having new things but not having to buy them yourself.  So I am using this huge flower stamp from Stampin Up.  This one is monstrous.  Almost just the stamp itself would be cute.  I however did add a few embellishments.  I used white pigment ink for the flower.  It is very neat I have not used it before. It has a very different texture than regular ink.   I then embossed the  saying with white embossing powder. .   It is from a Stampin Up set called Sweet and Simple.  As you can see I made 3 cards but each one  is a slightly different version. I put a little flower on the inside of each flower.  The first one has a yellow flower and yellow eyelets.  The second one has a white flower inside and white eyelets.  The third has a white flower in the inside and I used black organdy ribbon on the bottom.  This was a very simple card.  I am sure you could come up with a bunch of great ideas with this one.  I hope you enjoyed this handmade card. Would love any feedback or comments.    Have a great day and try to stay cool.

New Card

Another beautiful day, it  was way more relaxing than yesterday.  I had several hours to play around in my craft room and clean up a bit.  I also got a little shopping in and bought a couple new  decoration for my handmade cards.  I have noticed that a lot of peoples ideas have ribbon on them also so I bought some of that too!  Over the weekend I spent some time with my sisters and I borrowed quite a few things from them that I don’t have.  First was a punch from Stampin Up.  As you can see it is a flower punch.  So that is where this idea started from.  So I punched some white and black flowers, and used a glittery brad to keep them together.  The black strip of paper on the bottom of the card I put through this crimping tool.  You put the paper through and it comes out crimped.(I am not sure if I am spelling the  word crimped  right?)  Very cool.  I embossed the saying on the front with white powder. It is  a stamp set from Stampin Up called Happy Harmony.   So I tacked the black to the card  first.  Then I took some white ribbon and tacked it right above the black.  I don’t think I have ever used ribbon on any of my cards before. Then I put on my flowers.  The 3 white button things  on the black paper is an embellishment  that I just bought.  I thought they very cute and added just what my card needed.   I Think black and white go great together.  What do you think??  Have a great night. 

Flower Card

Now that the holiday weekend is over it back to the real world.  Had a busy, busy day.  Two cleanings, husband at the hospital, doctor appt for one of the kids, guitar lessons for the other one, and church.  Now its me time.  I have managed to get about 45 minutes to myself so I made this card and wanted to post it real quick.  My sister borrowed me a bunch of different embossing colors .  I saw the hot  pink and knew I had to think of some cute ideas for it.   I then saw the purple and said yes I need to use the purple too!  So I started out  with the big flowers they are embossed.  The big  flower is from the stamp set called Friendship blooms.  I  then dug out a smaller flower that sort of matched the big one.  I cut each  big flower out and put an eyelet in the center of each.  I then embossed a bunch of little  pink flowers in the background.  The saying  Your Friendship makes my Heart Happy is also from the Friendship Blooms set.  It is embossed and then I put a layer of pink paper underneath it.  I added a little pink flower jewel thing on the corner of the saying.  The big pink flower is raised off the card for a little effect.  .  I wasn’t sure if I like this one at first or not, but this handmade card is growing on me by the minute.  I hope you are enjoying my cards and ideas.  Would love any feedback.

Happy 4th

I hope everyone had a great 4th.  I sure did.  It was a  wonderful day with family,  great food,  and lots of volleyball. I did not get to any fireworks displays though.  I guess I’ll have to catch some next year.  Just wanted to post a quick handmade  card today.  I love tearing paper.  I know that I’ve said it before.  So I was sitting there thinking of  any ideas to use but nothing was coming together and I know that I’ve said this  before but when in doubt tear.  So I got out this stamp.  It is from a Stampin Up set called Little Layers Plus.  I embossed this heart with black powder.  I then added a couple of layers on black the other is Real Red.  I tore around each layer.  Two  of my favorite colors are  Brilliant Blue and black.   Those colors go great together.   I made the card itself  blue  and then tore some more black to go on the front.  I then embossed the saying with red.  I’m not sure which Stampin Up set it came from.  As always would love to hear any feedback.  Thanks!
 

Fairy Card

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.  I know  I am.  I have been  loving all this hot weather and a lot of great food.   So I have been using my chalks again on this handmade card.  I love the card and the colors  it turned out great but my camera did not do it any justice.  It did not matter what light I was in or what different angle I went from the colors did not appear as they are.  I am still enjoying using the chalks so even thought  my camera was not cooperating I still wanted to post it.  I dug out this stamp.  I knew when I saw it I could make some pretty cards.  This stamp is called Fairy by Stamps Happen.  I then  used my chalks to color it.  I am not sure if you can tell but I glittered all the flowers.  The paper and the three  brads  are Pretty in Pink by  Stampin Up.  The cute pink drops  on the bottom under the fairy are called rain dots.   They are stickers that are raised and shiny.  Those are by Cloud 9 designs.  These  are really neat,  they  come in a ton of different shapes and colors.  You could use these and come up with some really neat ideas.  I really enjoyed the soft colors that I used for this card .  Wish I could of posted a better picture.  Oh well!  Have a great night.