Hello Card . . . then many more cards

I needed a thank you card for a special lady and made this one from the cut apart sheet. I have a hard time using  any of the cut a part sheets. This is going to be a long post. 

I added a few flowers and leaves, a twine bow and a few buttons to finish off the card. It was being hand delivered so I was not worried about the bulk. 

I really liked the way this one looked so I decided to keep going and make a few more. Here are cards 2-4.

Then I decided to use up what I had left over from the large cut apart sheet.

Cards 5-8

Cards 9 -12

Then I started on the 6x6 cut a part sheets. 

Cards 13 - 16

Cards 17 -20

Cards 21 - 24 

I still have a few sheets left, but will finish them up. I would like this paper pad done and gone. I'm using this paper pad as part of my Bash Your Scrapbook Stash. You can check out their Facebook page here 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock - orange kraft, tan, black, white, blue and gray; Jen Hadfield Simple Life paper pad in 12x12 and 6x6 (2016); Simple Stories - Woodgrain and Gingham (2017)
Punch: circle punch
Die: Stitched heart die
Misc.: Sequins, twin, embroidery yarn

Forgeries on the Fourth

Today is Forgeries on the Fourth at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog. I kept my forgeries pretty simple this time around.  I recreated the glittery frame from the inspiration kit, Blue Skies and Butterflies.
I pulled a piece of glittery cardstock, traced a chipboard frame on the back side of the paper and trimmed it down to size. the frames are included in my Page Set 8.

I dusted off my Martha Stewart butterfly punch and punched a couple of mini butterflies. I punched several of them in the same color, layered a couple of them, glues some beads to the body and layer them on top of each other so that I had two layers.

I had pulled a stamp and die set I had picked up from Tuesday Mornings called Butterfly. It made the beautiful die cut butterflies that I have included in a couple of my page set for March.

Again I have a card I made right away with my forgery. I used the gray die cut butterfly for the front of my card.

Just some pattern paper and my die cut and my card is done.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the Counterfeit Kit Challenge to check out the other forgeries as there are some awesome ones.

Unity KOTM cards

I had stamped the images awhile ago and finally found the time to make a few cards out of the images.

Card #1: I used the July KOTM for this card. I pulled in some of the colors of the paper to color the cups, added the yarn, and a few sequins to finish it off.

The rest of the cards are using the August KOTM.

Card #2: I stamped the sunflowers in the corner of the cardstock, colored and cut out with the stitched dies. A few wraps of jute, sequins and the "thinking of you" label pop up on the woodgrain paper.

Card #3: I saw this card on the Unity Stamp Co blog's and had to recreate it. I messed up stamping (it came out crooked) so I re-stamped on a separate panel and cut it out. I tied thread around the leaf stem to bring in a little bit more of the coral color.

Card #4: I stamped, embossed, and colored in the flowers. I then cut away part of the side panel, stamped my sentiment on the coral cardstock and used fun foam behind the flowers.

I had to send this card and I stamped and embossed on the envelop with the same image.

Card #5: I used gray cardstock for this one, stamped and embossed then colored in with color pencils.

 

Card #6: My last card I used the poppy flower again, stamped and embossed onto kraft cardstock and colored in with colored pencils. I'm liking the colored pencils on the colored cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Paper: DCWV - cardstock; Recollection - Cardstock
Unity Stamps KOTM July 2017 {it's going to be beautiful} and August 2017 {never be afraid}
Ink: Ranger - Jet Black; Distress Ink
Markers: Bic Mark it; Stampin' Up markers
Misc.: Adhesive, Clear Embossing powder, Colored Pencils, Embroidery, Gelatos, jute,  Yarn, Sequins, Thread and Zots

Sympathy and Thank You Cards

I needed to make a sympathy card - the only one I had in my stash is a little note card (3" x 3") that you would attach to a flower arrange or a plant. This one needs to go into the mail. I pulled out the Winter Woods Stamp as it is so easy to make a quick Sympathy card. I used an embossing folder on the background paper, then stamped the image, tore the bottom and attached the ribbons.

Thank You Card:
I used my January Counterfeit Kit for this card
Well we had to put Miss Izzy down last month and I needed to get a Thank You Card out to our Vet. This one I have put off long enough.  They have been absolutely wonderful, always so caring about Miss Izzy and the staff sent us a wonderful card.

So I pulled out my Chihuahua stamp as it is so fitting on the front. I used a piece of the Crate Paper 6x6 pad – Portrait Collection for the background and trimmed down the stamped image. 

I added just a bit of the pattern paper behind my stamped "Thank You" panel and a few of the square rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by.
January Counterfeit Kit - New Beginnings
2 - cards

Recipe:

Sympathy Card

Stampin’ up – final press

Colorbox – Chestnut; Stazon Timber brown

Rubber Stampede – Winter Woods

Misc. Ribbon

 

Thank You - Card

Crate Paper 6x6 pad – Portrait Collection

Square rhinestones

Chihuahua stamp and thank you stamp

Colorbox – Chestnut

Misc. Ribbon

Thank You

Here's my thank you card I needed to make.  I used image from Unity Stamps. I stamped her onto watercolor color paper and then embossed her. I colored her in with water color pencils and did not like the color of the earring so I dug out some old Tulip Paint and used that to cover up my earing colors.

I used Labels Thirty Six to cut the shaped card base then layer cardstock and twine underneath the image.

Thanks for stopping by.

Entered into: Unity Friends With Flair

Recipe:
Recollections Cardstock: Black, Orange, Purple White and Yellow; Watercolor paper.
Stamps: Unity Stamps Kit of the Month June 015 {She found Joy}
Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty Six
Ink: Ranger Archival - Jet Black
Misc.: Adhesive, Clear Embossing Powder, Tulip Fabric Paint -Gold Pearl, Twine and Watercolor pencils

Thank you for everything

I did some assembly line card making for this set of cards.  I embossed part of the front of the card, then layered on the pattern papers. I used markers on the stamps instead of ink and matted it on black cardstock.

I did mat the inside of the cards with the border stripe and white cardstock.

The embossing shows up so much better here.

Thanks for stopping by.

5 cards for OWH

May total:
18 - cards

Recipe:
Cardstock: Recollections - Black, Yellow Gold and White; The paper Studio - Four Seasons and everything in between pack
Stampin' Up: Stampin' Write Markers - Pear Pizzazz,  Crushed Curry and Soft Suede
 Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Stylized flowers
Stamps: Unity Stamps KOTM April {Who we have matters}
Misc.: Adhesive,

Thank You cards

I needed a couple of Thank You cards for your office party and this is what I came up with.

 

 

I started by stamping and coloring the feather and butterfly from the {happiness looks gorgeous } kit and cutting them out.  I used an Anna Griffin Embossing folder and Martha Stewart punch.  The butterfly is stamped twice then layered with a pop up dot between them. 

I used the stamps from the {Always begin Again} KOTM for this card. It is matted onto a another piece of white cardstock.  I tucked a piece of green ribbon behind the Thank You sentiment.

Entered into: Unity Stamps Friends with Flair

Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Cardstock: Recollections - Blue, Green, White and Yellow; Unknown Scrap of: black and pattern papers
Punch: Stampin' Up - Cherish
Embossing Folder: Anna Griffin - Holiday Medallions
 Stamps: Unity Stamps KOTM February 2015 {happy looks gorgeous} and March 2015 {always begin Again}
Misc.: adhesive, Clear Embossing Powder, Glossy Accents, Heat gun, Ribbon scrap, Stickles - Crystal Ice and water color pencils

Butterfly Thank You

Here is the second Thank You card for our Secretaries.  I started by stamping the butterflies onto white cardstock, embossing them and coloring them in. 

 

I had planned on using the background paper from Pink Paislee on this thank you card but didn't like the color combinations so I pulled out the Timeless Texture stack and matched my butterflies up to the background paper.

So by the time I'm done with the card I realize that the only thing I used from my May Counterfeit Kit is the stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by.

Counterfeit Kit Challenge - May
1- 12x12 Layout
4 - Cards


Recipe:
Paper: Recollection Cardstock - white, orange, tan, brown and green DCWV - The Timeless stack
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month January 2014 - {Be your own kind of beautiful}, June 2012 {Sweet Summer love}; Stampin' Up - Extreme Elements; Close to My Heart - Take Note and From me to You
Ink: Stazon - Jet Balck, Timber Brown; Color Box - Chestnut
Markers: Stampin' Up Stamp' Write Markers - Peach Parfait, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade and Blushing Bride
Die: Stampin' Up - Sizzlets Little leaves
Punch: EK Success - 2 Point Flag and Corner Rounder
Misc.: Adhesive, Clear embossing powder, Cuttlebug, Distress tool, Scissors

Thank You

This is the first card for our Secretaries for our End of the Season Dinner. 

I stamped and embossed the flower image then colored it in with the markers.  I pulled the butterflies from my pre punch embellishments.  To bring in a little more of the green in I stamped my sentiment in green. A few pearls finish the off the front of the card.

For the pattern mat I cut the journaling mat first then added the scraps of pattern paper to the back of the mat. 

Thanks for stopping by

Counterfeit Kit Challenge - May
2 - Cards

Recipe:
Paper: Pink Paislee - Sweetest Day; Recollection Cardstock - White and Tan, DCWV - Luxury Stack
Stamps: Unity Stamps Kit of the Month - January 2014 {Be your own king of beautiful}; Close to my Heart - From Me to You
Ink: Stazon Ink - Timber Brown; Autumn Leaves - Brown
Markers: Stampin' Up Stampin' Write - Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz; Zig Brushables - Spring Green
Die: Stampin' Up - Beautiful Wings Embosslets
Misc.: Adhesive, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Stickles - Crystal Ice

Thank You

Well I had a little bit of the pattern paper left in the prior post so I made another card.

I used the flowers and leaves to stamp on the pattern paper and cut it down to size. I stamped the sentiment then added the embroidery yarn and attached everything to the card base. The little pink flowers didn't turn out so well but I really like it on the inside of the card.

For the inside I stamped the flower and leaved off of the mat and added the strip across the top. I inked all the edges in the green since there was so much white on the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Counterfeit Kit Challenge - January
5- 12x12 layouts
2 - 8 1/2 x 11 layouts
3 - Cards
1 - 12x12 re-done November Counterfeit Kit Layout

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
White Background paper and inside mat: 5 1/4" x 4"
 Pattern Paper:3 1/2" x 4"

Recipe:
Paper: DCWV - white cardstock and Summer Dreams stack
Ink: Colorbox Ink
Stamp: Close to My Heart - From Me To You.
Ribbon: Added to Kit - embroidery yarn
Misc.: Adhesive

Thank You

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by from the Card A Day Blog.  I'm continuing the Thank You theme. 

There are so many pretty die cut frames out there I decided to make my card using the frame and a stamped sentiment.  I used the Fancy Frames Cricut Cartridge for my die cut frame on my card.  Layered behind it my sentiment then a piece of designer paper.

A simple but elegant thank your card. Thanks for stopping by. 

2 cards for Operation Write Home

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: Brown Card stock - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; scored at 4 1/4"
Die cut frame: 4" x 5 1/4"
Pattern Paper: 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"
Sentiment: White card stock 3 3/4" x 3/4"
Inside: White Card stock: 4" x 5 1/4"
Pattern Paper: 5 1/4" x 3/4"

Paper: Cardstock: Recollections white, brown and blue; DCWV -The Stack 6
Stamp: Close to My Heart - From Me to You
Ink: Autumn Leaves - Brown; Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Cricut Cartridge: Fancy Frames
Misc: Adhesive

so many THANKS

Hi everyone!  Today I'm the designer at Card A Day Blog and the theme is Thank You cards. Yesterday  at the Card A Day Blog Debi used scraps on her card and I'm doing the same thing today with my card.  I also used a sketch No. 85 from the Deconstructed Sketch blog. Sometime you just need a little bit of inspiration to put that card together.

 
I embossed the yellow card stock with the Woodgrain embossing folder and cut it down to 3 5/8" x 5".  The red pattern paper is cut at 2 3/4" x 4 1/4". I stamped my sentiment onto a piece of white card stock cut at 2 3/4" x 1 3/16" and matted it.  Then I figured how wide to make my banner.  I only had a little bit left and didn't want to measure it wrong, it is cut at 4 1/4" x 1 5/8".  I matted everything onto black card stock.  I used the Bird on a Wire punch and punched the bird in both Kraft and Black card stock and attached it to the back of the red pattern paper and mat.  I added a little bit of embroidery yarn to finish off my card. 

I finished off the inside of the card by punch the Birds on a Wire in red card stock and attaching that to my mat. 

Thanks for stopping by.


Recipe:
Card stock: Recollections - Kraft, white, red and black; DCWV- yellow; Unknown scraps - designer paper
Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month September 2012 {the Vintage Touch}
Ink: VersaMagic - Red Magic
Punch: Martha Stewart Birds on a Wire
Embossing Folder: Tim Holtz Alterations - Woodgrain
Misc: Adhesive, black embroidery yarn

Snowflake Thanks

I am the designer at Card A Day Blog today the theme is Christmas Thank You Card. I started with a white cardstock base.I'm using the Stampin' Up Doily Punch as it reminds me of a snowflake.

 The Brushed silver paper is cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  On top of that I layered a white embossed and blue embossed cardstock.  I punched out of glitter paper the Doily three times. Just the bottom edge of each punched doily is overlapped. 

I made the tag starting with the bottom blue layer, white then the top blue layer.  After I glued then together I punched a hole for the lace bow.  I added a small tag with the sentiment of "thanks {so much} in silver ink.

For the inside I layered the brushed silver, blue and then a white mat.  I have the medium flower from the Boho Blossom punch in glitter paper on the inside.

Thanks for stopping by.

Card Front Size:

Brushed Silver - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

White and Blue Embossed - 2 x 5 1/4 (cut then embossed)

Tag Blue (bottom layer)- 4 3/4 x 2 3/8

Tag White - 4 1/2 x 2 3/8

Tag Blue (top layer) 4 x 2 3/8

Card Inside Size:

Brushed Silver 4 1/4 x 5 1/4

Blue - 4 x 5

White - 3 3/4 x 4 3 /4

Recipe:

Paper: Recollections - White cardstock, Stampin' Up - Bashful Blue, Brushed Silver; Best Creations - Lt gold leaf glitter paper

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Tiny Tags Ink: Color Box - Silver

Punch: Stampin' Up - Doily Triple Layer, Jewelry Tag, Boho Blossoms Embossing folders: Cuttlebug - Snowflakes and Textile

Misc.: Adhesive, lace