Celebrate Shaker Card

Hello!  I just finished a fun shaker card that is perfect for many different occasions.  :)

Instructions:

1.  Use Spellbinders Shapeabilities Cascading Stars Die to cut out star pattern on a 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" white card stock panel.  

2.  Die cut a second star pattern cut on glitter paper.

3.  Adhere acetate to the back of the white panel, then adhere the glitter star pattern on top of the acetate.  

4.  Use either foam tape or die cut a foam layer to line the back of the white card stock panel to fill with sequins, glitter, etc.

5.  Adhere the star panel on a 5" x 7” card base.

6.  Embellish with white embossing powder on a black sentiment banner.

This is a fun card for Birthday, Graduation, Retirement, etc.  :)

Products Used:

foam tape  

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die Set - Cascading Stars   

white embossing powder 

sequins

black card stock

white card stock

sentiment stamp

sentiment strip die

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You Are Awesome!

Hello again!  I made these bookmarks and they turned out so pretty, I think.  :)

I die cut layers of colored card stock for each of the Spellbinders Filigree Bookmark Tag dies.  I then adhered the layers, choose a word sentiment die, and embellished it with a butterfly.

Next I embellished the bookmark with a gem and ribbon to finish off my project.  This is a great gift idea for friends and family, or use for yourself.  (much prettier than a scrap of paper bookmark that I WAS using :) 

                                                                 Happy reading!

Candy Hearts

Hello!  It has been a while since I posted on my blog, but I never stop making cards.  I love making cards!  I find the hobby very therapeutic.  I also enjoy making cute cards that have the potential to brighten someone's day.  :)

I am in the Valentine's Day card making mode.  Here are a few cards I just made using mostly Lawn Fawn products.  First, I die cut  a rectangle panel out of patterned paper and adhered to an A2 card base.  Then I used the Lawn Fawn Candy Hearts die to cut out hearts of various pastel card stock. 

I am a little lazy so I just adhered red card stock strips on the back of each heart to highlight the sentiment in red instead of piecing each letter back into the heart.  Then I cut a strip of patterned paper and placed it along the bottom of the card. 

I die cut and stamped the cute little birds from the Lawn Fawn Love Letters stamp/die set and colored with copic markers.  I adhered the hearts in a playful pattern across the center of the card.  Then I stamped the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment from the Love Letters stamp set on a sentiment strip of card stock and adhered. 

Here area a couple more cards of a similar design.

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Here are some of the supplies I used in today's projects:

Lawn Fawn Love Letters Stamps        

Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Love Letters Dies                

Lawn Fawn Glue Tube    

Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood Petite Paper Pack      

Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Candy Hearts

Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine Petite Paper Pad

(I get most of my Lawn Fawn items from Scrapbook Pal, they have awesome prices and fast shipping. ) 

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #336

I wanted to participate in this week's Wednesday Sketch Challenge for My Favorite Things.  Here is my take on the sketch.  I used MFT Jumbo Fishtail Banner dies, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips dies, Stitchable and Pierced Heart Stax, and Because You stamp set.

                                                         Thanks for stopping by. :)

Spring Cards

I know it has been quite a awhile since I have posted.  I am constantly making cards, just not constantly keeping up on my blog.  Here are a few new cards I just finished with some new Stampin' Up supplies and My Favorite Things items.

Thanks for visiting.  More cards to come...

Thinking of You Whale Cards

I guess it has been a while since I posted.  ;)  I am always making cards, but I don't always post them.  Here are a few I just finished using PTI Keep Swimming and What the Doodle: Waves stamps and dies.  I am happy with how they turned out.  Such a cute whale!

                                                Thanks for looking.  Have a great day!

Pairs of Cards

Hello!  I don't post very often, but I am making new card creations every week.  Here are a few card pairs I made recently using varying products:

This one uses a Heart Rose die from Simon Says Stamp.

Paper Smooches Flower die.

Altenew Fresh Freesia.

Paper Smooches Fintastic Fishes.

Essentials by Ellen Mondo Magnolia.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Color Pop Floral card

I just received my new order from Papertrey Ink.  They had tons of new products for their 9th Anniversary month.  I wanted to start with the Color Pop Floral kit.  This card went super quick to make.  I just sponged the inked background flowers and used the coordinating stamps to fill in the details.  I love it!  I will be making more soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

PTI MAKE IT MONDAY #235: ADDING COLOR TO STAMPED IMAGES

Happy End of December.  I hope you all had a nice Christmas and holiday season.  I love this time of year.  :)

I wanted to play along with PTI's Make it Monday challenge this week since I love the card so much that Laurie made.  I love everything about her original card.  I made one similar as I new I would have to case her sketch as soon as I saw it.  She is very talented.  :)

I used many of the same supplies, including PTI inks and colored pencils, as well as the Fresh Floral Wrap Ups stamps and dies.  I didn't use OMS, but the blender pencil that is part of the Prismacolor line.  If you haven't tried the colorless blender pencil you might want to check it out.  It blends colored pencils with little effort and gives just the right finishing touch.  I only recently discovered this pencil and I am enjoying its effects.

Here is my take on this week's challenge.  

Thanks for looking.  Have a great week and a Happy New Year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hello!  I am enjoying this time of year.  Festive lights, kind gestures, Christmas music, goodies, the delight of children, and most important of all, the celebration of the birth of Our Savior Jesus Christ.  Here is a link to a short nativity video that I really like:  A Savior is Born

I have been making some Christmas cards for friends and family and just for fun.  Here are a few I wanted to share.

These two cards are made from MFT stamps and dies.  Such a cute stamp set.

These two are made with Papertrey Ink and MFT products.

This last one is a simple Merry Christmas card that I also really like.

Thanks for looking.  Have a wonderful Christmas.  :) 

Hug in a Mug

My new MFT items just arrived so I had to play with them upon arrival.  I was inspired by a card MFT DT member Keisha posted for the November release.  Her card is beautiful.  I made some with the persimmon, gray and white combo as well as this combination with grapesicle and grape jelly card stocks.  I used the Let it Snowflake dies and a cover plate die from PTI.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.  A few sequins I had on hand and a touch of wink of stella and it is complete.

Thank you for stopping by and for the comments you post!

New Christmas Card Creations

I am back with a couple new Christmas cards I just finished.   The first card is elegant with a pink and ocean tides color scheme.  Soft and pretty.  This one is made mostly from PTI products.

The second card is adorned with playful reindeer from Mama Elephant.  Lots of fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #227: Focal Cluster

Hello!  I made a small square card using the Focal Cluster technique shared on PTI's MIM #227 Challenge.  I used the Flutterby Friend stamp set along with an aqua mist card base and the Limitless Layers square dies.

Thanks for checking out my project.

Have a great day!

Christmas Cards

I just finished making some Christmas cards with some of my new Anna Griffin supplies and die cuts.  My cricut helped a little too.  ;)

Have a great day!