Fishy cards by Lawn Fawn

I have a bunch of cards today.

Inside each one is the sentiment Just Keep Swimming.

I used stamps by Lawn Fawn and Close to my Heart for the sentiment 

Most of the fish are colored with colored pencils but there are a few with Copic markers in there too.

The border dies are by eBay and Spellbinders

The patterned paper is by My Mind's Eye and Creative Memories for the sand

The sunrays in this first card, are a stamp that I acquired through the years.

These two cards are long and skinny. You can see their pattern on the edges of this one.

Using things up in my stash.

I heat embossed the same sunray stamp using Colorbox ink and clear embossing powder.

For this next card, the background was made with alcohol inks.

The border die by Spellbinders and is inked with distress ink

The sand is patterned paper by CM

The sunrays in this next one were made with a Tim Holtz stencil and a Ranger gold spray.

The background stamp is silver pigment ink that says Thank you 

Then I inked with distress ink.

Thanks for looking.

Here are some other cards using the same stamp.
ATC’s with Lawn Fawn

YooHoo-We're thinking of you Owl cards

I had all of these owl images just hanging around my craft room. Time to pull them out and use them for a good cause, sending them to senior citizens.

I used stamps by Lawn Fawn 

Masking paper Inkadinkado to cover the owl and create a blue sky with distress ink.

The sentiment is by Cricut 

There are some die- cuts by Spellbinders

The grass patterned paper is old from my stash. 

I made the backgrounds using a stencil from The Crafters Workshop and Glimmer mist Sprays from Tattered Angels. 

I was looking to see which one still worked. When you don't use them very often they get clogged up.

I used flock on this owl. 

The die-cut for this card below is made with wallpaper samples.

Thanks for looking

Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Lawn Fawn Owl ATC's

Yellow flower with Brown Thinking of You Card

I like the way this one turned out.

I used stamps from 2 different Stampin Up sets with the flower and leaves

I die-cut them out with their matching dies.

The sentiment is by Inkadinkado with black ink by Hero Arts.

The die- cut is by Spellbinders 

The embossing folder is by Cuttlebug. I inked the edges with distress ink 

The patterned paper is by Sunborn

Thanks for looking

Thanks a Bunch in Red and Pink Card

I used a flower stamp by Close to my Heart

The sentiment is by Hero Arts

The die- cut is by Spellbinders 

The patterned paper is by DCWV for the sentiment and then pink polka dots by Papertrey Ink.

The red flower and brad are from my stash.

Thanks for looking

.

Manly Monday Wyoming Scrapbook Layout

This is the last page in my husband’s scrapbook of his trip to Wyoming 

The patterned paper is by The Paper Loft.

I ripped it and inked it to go around the article that was in our town’s paper. 

I created the year die cut with my Cricut and Don Juan font. 

The month sticker is so old, I no longer have the packaging.

I hope to share other layouts from his book. 

Thanks for looking.

Deep Red Stamps Potted Plants cards

I used a stamp by Deep Red Stamps called

Potted Plants 

I colored them in with Copics and watercolors

The sentiment stamps are by TPC Studio

The label die is by Cuttlebug

The embossing folders are by Darice and Cuttlebug

The ribbon is from my stash and I did some machine stitching around the edges of the first two cards.

Thanks for looking

Which direction should this blue and green card be?

I found this lonely stamped flower in my stash
I used it to test out my blue and then green Copic markers.
The green coloring is me just messing around.
Sometimes I look at it and think, meh...but
It's a handmade card for someone at a nursing home. I just hope that they like blue and green.
Technically, since there is no sentiment, this card could be used for any occasion.
I usually include a sentiment to the front of the card and without one to guide the recipient on which way to hold it or open it

What do you think? How would you hold this card to open it?

This way?

Or this way?

The die- cuts leaves are by CM

The blue cardstock by Ranger has been dry embossed with a Spellbinders folder

 There's a brad in the center by Making Memories.

Thanks for looking

Crabby Birthday card

I used a crab stamp by Stampin Up 

I stamped him on Strathmore watercolor paper and colored him in with distress ink.

The banner/pennants are a fabric stickers. I was going to stamp a letter into each pennant to make a sentiment but I was afraid that the fabric would soak up the ink and distort the letters.

The patterned paper is by Sunborn 

I used scraps of red paper from my stash.

There’s isn’t much to this card.

Thanks for looking

You're the Cat's Meow! Cards

Here are some more of the cards I made for health care workers and nursing home residents.
This is the first litter of kitty cards

I used cat stamps by Gina Marie Designs 

The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn which are stamped onto Spellbinders die cuts and attached using eyelets
I used Colorbox ink on the three cats that are the same and Hero Arts grey ink on the other

So on with the show:

First card:

The background paper is some handmade crap that someone pawned off on me. It's already been thrown away.
The copper patterned paper is by DCWV
The orange cat is stamped onto a Dreamweaver Stencils die-cut
Sentiment die-cut is by Spellbinders with orange eyelets

Second Card:
The dry embossing is a Cuttlebug folder.
It was lightly inked with distress ink.
Sentiment die-cut is by Spellbinders with black eyelets

Third card:
The black cardstock dry embossed with a Darice folder
Sentiment die-cut is by Spellbinders with white eyelets
This is a smaller card 3.5x5

Fourth card:
The grey cat stamp is by Gina Marie Designs. I cut him out with my scissors.
The die-cut he is on is by Sizzix with WRMK patterned paper with inking on the inside of the die-cut.
 The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn but no Spellbinder die-cut
The background paper was a wallpaper sample that I dry embossed with a friend's embossing folder.
This is a smaller card base 5x3.5

Last card-
I pulled this three cat panel from a box in the back. It is from the woman that went into the nursing home and I received a bunch of her stamping things. She had bits and pieces that she started and never finished. 
The pattern paper is from Hobby Lobby by The Paper Studio.
Sentiment die-cut is by Spellbinders with orange eyelets
Same sentiment as the rest

Thanks for looking

Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Cat’s meow

Soft Large Pink Polka Dots Thinking of you cards

A couple of pink thinking of you cards that I sent out to some assisted living centers in our area.

I used stamps by Stampin Up and TPC Studios.

I stamped the blue flowers inside the pink polka dots of the patterned paper. Then I stamped a blue border onto the punched border paper.

The blue ink is by Stampin Up.

The sentiment is by Pebbles-stickers

The rectangle die cut is from eBay. I inked the edges with pink distress ink.

The border punch and the flower embellishment are both by Martha Stewart 

The background patterned paper is by Making Memories and K and Co. for the paper of the border punch.

Ribbon is from Hobby Lobby

Thanks for looking

Deep Red Stamps Victorian Seamstress card

I used a stamp by Deep Red Stamps called 

Victorian Seamstress

I colored her in with Copic Markers

The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted

The die- cuts are by Sizzix and The Paper Loft

I made the patterned paper using a stencil by The Crafter's Workshop and distress ink

I sewed around the image.

Thanks for looking

Pink and Black Love Dove Heart Card

The sentiment is by die-cut by Stampin Up

The heat is from eBay

The patterned paper is by Stampin Up that I inked and the Studio G for the polka dot paper

The rest is black cardstock from my stash

Thanks for looking

Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Feb 2020

May 2019

Another May 2019

Green Flower card

I used a flower stamp and the tag are by Recollections

Colored with Copics

The sentiment is by Forever in Time

The die-cuts are by Spellbinders

The patterned paper is by Provo Craft (really old)

Eyelet is in the tag

Thanks for looking

Pink Deep Red Stamps Hello tag card

I used a stamp by Deep Red Stamps called 

Daisy Splash

I heat embossed it with white on a pink tag and colored in part of it with Copic Markers.

The sentiment is by stickers from Pebbles

The die- cuts are by the tag was in my stash

The white background paper is dry embossed with a Spellbinders folder

I inked the white BG with pink distress ink.

Bow is pink ribbon from my stash

Thanks for looking

Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Orange from 2014

Feb 2014-Yuck!

Manly Monday Deep Red Stamps Elephants

I used an elephant stamp by Deep Red Stamps

African Elephant Stamp

I colored it in with Copic markers.

The sentiment is a metal circle with sentiment Knowledge on the front. It by Tim Holtz held in place by a brad.

The die- cuts are by circle by Creative Memories cutting system

The patterned paper is by Die Cuts with a View

The second card I die cut a Tim Holtz border out of cereal board and then painted it with Crackle paint by Ranger

The background paper is a recycled card.

Thanks for looking

Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Deep Red Stamps Elephant

Square Yellow and Blue Thinking of You card

I used stamps by Close to my Heart for the flower

The sentiment is by, I think, Hero Arts. I inked the edges.

The die- cuts are by Spellbinders, Sizzix, and eBay

The patterned paper is by Hallmark. It is a recycled greeting card

This is a large square-shaped card that needed its own handmade envelope

The embossing folder on the left is by Anna Griffins

Thanks for looking

UPDATED PIC 10-2-21

Blue Doily felt Flower Card

I used a doily stamp is by Martha Stewart. Stamped with Corn Flower ink

The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn and is stamped inside a label stamp by Clearly Besotted. It is a stamp with matching die-cut. I struggle with those.

The border punch also by Martha Stewart

The patterned paper is from a company called According Publishing. They made desk calendars with images and paper that you could reuse on your projects.

I found these felt flowers in my stash and secured them down with a brad. I had to put foam squares under the main piece with the stamps in order to tuck the felt flowers underneath.

Thanks for looking

Flower pot with pins card

I used stamps by Stampin Up- flower pot. It is an old stamp set and this flower pot isn't the stamp's intended use. Of course, I can't find it. I may have sold it.

The sentiment is by Fiskars 

The oval die- cut is by Sizzix 

There are pins with flower heads that are stuck into foam squares behind the flower pot 

I do not about the rest because I received the patterned paper when I was a guest designer many years ago. This is an upcycled card from Hubby's grandmother. She will be 100 next month.

Thanks for looking 

Emoji Hello Handmade card

The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn

The Emoji die-cut by Cricut

The patterned paper in the background by Provo Craft

Thanks for looking

Stethoscope Cards

More Medical cards

The die- cuts are by my Cricut and the hearts are unknown

This blue and grey card,

I used a stamp for the sentiment by Forever in Time

Embossed with white powder by Stampendous

Next card,

Washi Tape on the side by SU

Next card,

The patterned paper in the first card My Mind's Eye

Chevron embossing folder by Cuttlebug

Next card,

The patterned paper is by Bella Blvd 

Sentiment stamp by Hampton Arts

Washi tape at the bottom

Thanks for looking