February Calendar Layout Sitting by the Fire

February cottage calendar layout with a title and fire cut out with my Cricut the stamped images on the left side are by Simon Says Stamp. The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye. Thanks for looking.

Red, White and Blue Carta Bella Christmas cards

The Merry sentiment die is from Lawn Fawn and the sentiment stamp is from Stampendous.

Previously I made a group of cards using this paper pad by Carta Bella and you can see them HERE. In fact, here is a link to all of the projects using this paper pad. C@RTA BELLA

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Manly Monday Thank You Card

The thank you sentiment is from a store bought card. The patterned papers are by Studio G.

Here’s another thank you card using the same patterned paper and a sentiment by The Paper Co.

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Floral Friday Pink Flowers Destash Card

This card used up most of my small pink flowers. I will probably regret that in the future but there are other pink flower accents that I can make. 

When I started placing the flowers on the card I didn’t know where I was going with it. I just went for it and glued them down and added Stickles to the center. That wasn’t the best decision. I should have made the pattern then glued the flowers down. I thought:

Oh well, I liked the top better than the bottom.

 It was the bottom and so I was OK with it. 

The top is cleaner than the bottom. 

Nobody will see the bottom. Ya right!

I found the tiny plate with letter die cuts and cut out “Thirty 1993” for my Niece’s 30th birthday. I adhered the letters around a rhinestone cluster that I found in my stash. 

I had to cut off the edges of the front panel to fit on my card base. It wasn’t until then that I realized…I glued the letters on upside down.
I was crushed. I tried to take the letters off. Nope. Removing the letters was destroying the flowers, which I only had 2-3 flowers left.

Looking at it now, it’s no big deal. You can hardly tell or see what I’m talking about. But...You see this flower front panel had been sitting on my desk for weeks. I looked at it all of time. I was working to figure out the best way to finish it. I couldn't get just any sentiment to look "right". 

So when I found the alphabet plate I knew just what to do with it. I was excited to use it for the special occasion. But then to have so much into it to trip at the finish line...irritating. 

I have to remind myself that,

It’s handmade. Not Ha11m@rk.

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February Calendar Layout Visiting Mimi

The patterned paper is from a friend. I added some flowers and rhinestones. The title is a Cricut cut.

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Manly Monday Pocket full of Birthday Wishes Card

Card for Spencer’s 22nd birthday 

This card came together so quickly because I already had the pocket cut out from a digital file. I adhered all but the top edge of the blue pocket to make a pocket on top. I put some money inside the pocket but I wonder if he found it because he didn’t say thanks. Then all I had to do was add the sticker by Bo Bunny. 

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February Calendar Layout Nora on the red bench

Happy Valentine’s Day.

I started by matting the pictures on to red cardstock by Stampin Up and added a red border to both sides of the red cardstock. I adhered that red clump to a piece of heart paper by Recollections. The title embellishment is from an unknown company. I’ll try to look at the package.

I made this calendar layout for the cottage. The picture of Annora B. was sitting on the red trailer as it was at the cottage that weekend. Mr Paul told her that she was sitting in my seat. 

Why? When I walk Rusty at home I have to take a pain break and I sit on the same red trailer. 

The second picture is us getting Dairy Queen for our 25th wedding anniversary. We’re high classy type peeps.

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Criss Cross card

I saw this idea on YouTube. If I can find it, I will link back to it. The patterned paper is by Studio G and Colorbok. The word die cuts are by SMS. The green layer of pp is a project Life card.

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Manly Monday Just a Note Grey

The patterned paper under the die is by GCD. It’s the back side of Halloween paper. The sentiment die cut is by Creative Expressions. I heavily ink the edges with shaded spruce distress ink and then added the black stitched lines which are rub-ons of an unknown source. 

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February calendar Layout Love on the Beach

The pattern paper behind each of the pictures are by by Provo Craft and then the sand looking paper is by Creative Memories. The shell is a Cricut cut. Thanks for looking.

Peach large Butterfly Valentine’s Day card

The patterned paper is by Sunborn. The big flower butterfly is a Stampin Up stamp set. The sentiment is a Mrs. Grossman’s sticker. The hearts are die cuts from some dies I bought on EBay. Thanks for looking.

Love Birds Framed in a Kiss green and aqua card

The background paper is a thin glitter paper by DO Crafts. I don’t like how much it sheds! The Coordinations cardstock is from my stash. The frames and the birds die cuts by K and Co. The little heart is by Lawn Fawn. Thanks for looking. 

You're a Dancing Shining Star

 

The background paper is by Karen Foster and the other layers are cardstock. The pink paper in the center was stamped with a Stampin Up wheel/rolling stamp thingy. The star brads are by Creative Imaginations. The sentiment is a sticker by Sticko  

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