Saturday, January 28, 2023

Blueprint Present Birthday card

I used the same Tim Holtz stamp on watercolor paper and colored it in with Peerless Watercolors. The background paper is by Bo Bunny. The center die cut is by Spellbinders and the other two were cut out with my Cricut. Thanks for looking.
Other cards with this stamp:
Triple fold
2015
Blue Present card

Friday, January 27, 2023

Floral Friday Pretty in Pink Flowers and Crown card

Today my cards are just easy and 


The card below uses small stamps by Close to my Heart in Creative Memories decorative square punch. The top and bottom are turned and the middle one is a frame made with a large and small punch and white laid into that frame. Striped patterned paper is by Echo Park (Sweet Girl by Lori Whitlock) and polka dot paper is by Making Memories (Flower Patch)

The next card uses patterned paper by Basic Grey (Konnichiwa). The frame is by My Mind's Eye, Doily by Martha Stewart, and the crown is by Three Bugs in a Rug (I always thought that it was a strange name but there are others out there that make me wonder where such names came from for a stamp company.) I digress.


I had the opportunity to use this card for a 16th birthday card. The flowers on the side are from my stash. The sentiment went perfectly for the occasion.



As you can see with these two photos side by side my ongoing photography problem continues. You can see where the picture has a brown background and how the pink's warmth is more apparent. I think the background gives the pink background patterned paper more of an orange hue to it. The picture taken above was taken outside but on an overcast day and not on a sunny day. again where the true color of my cards are

Thanks for looking.

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Brown and Off white Joy Christmas Card

The background paper is from Stampin Up and the Peace, Hope paper by American Crafts. The off-white die cut is from Spellbinders. The sentiment is unknown. Thanks for looking.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

January Calendar Layout Joy

I used a border punch by Fiskars on the white cardstock. The rest of the papers are from my stash. The title is cut with the Cricut and I glued it on top of a flower. Thanks for looking.

Friday, January 20, 2023

Floral Friday Green and Blue Chipboard flower card

The green chipboard flowers are by Colorbok. The center chipboard flower was painted blue and then I brushed it with an emery board. The patterned papers are by Basic Grey and ??.  I put green rhinestones all down the center. Thanks for looking.


Wednesday, January 18, 2023

January Calendar Layout Aqua 2 couples young and old

The patterned paper is by Stampin Up. The Snowflakes by Jolee's. The shaped mat by Colorbok. Thanks for looking. 

Monday, January 16, 2023

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Cuckoo clock Lovebirds card


This cuckoo clock die is from Spellbinders. Some of the papers were inked with distress ink. The patterned paper is wood grain. The sentiment is Lawn Fawn ABC stamps. Thanks for looking.


Friday, January 13, 2023

Floral Friday Cricut Wooden Basket Card

I used the draw-and-cut feature on my Cricut for the flower box. The sentiment was from a friend and the two papers were scraps. Super easy. Thanks for looking.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

2 cards with the same distressed striped paper

The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye. The star stamp is from Stampin Up. The star dies in the center are ones I bought off of eBay. The ring with small stars around it in the center is by Jillibean Soup. The sentiment die on the other card is by Creative Expressions. The black decorative line underneath the sentiment is a rub-on from American Crafts. Thanks for looking.


Wednesday, January 11, 2023

January Calendar layout Holland Party


I made a border using very old Creative Memories die cuts and then put holly stickers inside the open square. The letter stickers are by The Girl's Paperie. The paper is so old. Thanks for looking. 

Monday, January 09, 2023

Manly Monday layered Orange and Black Birthday card

I thought the card above was finished, but then I decided to add the plaid patterned paper behind the front card panel and liked it so much more. 

So for the new card, the patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket. Birthday die by Clearly Besotted. I cut out one with orange Bazzill cardstock and another with black Recollections cardstock. When I glued them together I offset the black one under the orange.

The epoxy stickers are by Cloud 9 which is a company of Fiskars. The dotted line is made with an orange pen. Thanks for looking.

Friday, January 06, 2023

Floral Flower Pink Flower with a Chipboard Ribbon Card

The background patterned paper is by Basic Grey. I inked the edges with distress ink. The pink flower paper was made with Copic markers spritzed water.

For the flower, another new die by Simply Defined. The chipboard buckle in the center is by Colorbok. Thanks for looking.

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

January Cottage calendar Gabe is helping.

So a large tree stood tall over our cottage and deck. A tornado, one of many that touched down that day, took our tree down. That tree was 2 feet away from hitting the cottage. Craziness! (This is from the 2020 cottage calendar.) 
These are old supplies. The top patterned paper is by The Paper Studio (Della Fantasia) and I can't find the other one. The border is super old and doesn't have any manufacturer. The three stickers are from Jolee's Boutique. The word "helping" is a font stamp set by Stampin' Up. Thanks for looking.

Monday, January 02, 2023

Manly Monday Train card


The train die cut is by Three Bugs in a Rug. The ribbon is from my stash. The black and white patterned paper is by Colorbok. The white wood paper is by Basic Grey. The border punch is by Fiskars. The card base paper is by Die Cuts with a View. Thanks for looking. 
I'm entering this card into the transportation challenge at The Male Room