more cards

2 more sympathy cards

these cards are going out 6 months late, but I just found out about a church members husband/fathers passing. between not getting the paper and not attending church most of the summer, I totally missed his passing. And yes I feel bad about it.

sew cards?

yup!!! I never thought I would ever sew on a card and here I did 2

My daughter was going to tare the straps off of her back pack,  so I got my sewing machine out and fixed the straps....much better because it just would have been worthless without them,,,, I think she wanted new and that is not going to happen...
as long as the machine was out I figured I might as well try a SEW card..
click on picture to see enlarged picture 

 I was going to have the inside of the card the same as the out side but that was too much work for one card and made 2 instead.   At least I know I can still sew a straight line and go around corners!
not sure if I will make another, but I can say "I did that!"

5 1/2 sq card
pink  5 3/8 sq
white 5 1/4 sq
patterned   5 1/8 sq
smaller pink 4 1/4 sq
white  and green   4 1/8 sq
green  is 2 inches wide
white is 2 1/8 inches wide

Jason's bd card

have to get this one into the mail so my son-in-law will get it on his birthday....

lots of inking, pop dotted, doodling

WOW...18 note cards yesterday!!!

Jeannie Phillips fishy and Ally Egass' chicken and another chicken from my kitchen....

you will find Jeannie's fish over at...
http://aplaceformycards.blogspot.com/search/label/Animal%20Kingdom?updated-max=2009-05-04T11:45:00-05:00&max-results=20&start=12&by-date=false

I made 10 of these little guys to add to my pile for Christmas and other gift giving occasions that always seem to come up,  I have always liked this cute fish of Jeannie's and thought I would give it a try, I had it on my DS for a long time and was in a low mojo moment yesterday,   and then made 10 of these....
lots of inking, layers,doodling,

 I made 4 of Ally's   you will find hers at...
http://www.rockpapercricut.com/2012/03/my-craft-spot-challenge-47-for-birds.html
I don't remember seeing this cute little chicken in from my kitchen, but I do think I will be making her more..
I am not sure what sentiment I will add under the chicken, will add later...these are 4 1/4 square with the chicken extending over the card to make a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch card....I used all scraps for these, 
inking,

I also found this chicken in FMK and made 4 of these also....made these with all scraps, it is like pot luck!!!
I think the stripes are so cute....inking cuttlebug

I no longer finish the inside of note cards, when I made them last year, when I put the gifts together I noticed that there was not much space for writing, so I am leaving them blank, it also frees me up a lot!!!

THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING,  I hope you get a chance to look at Jeannie and Ally's, they are worth the look

mojo monday #205

good morning all,  I was in a Halloween mood today, with fall in the air, but it is starting out muggy this morning...
anyway I have this little spider who is just a little out of my reach....

mojo monday 197 and Eli's first birthday card

I cannot believe that Eli will be one next month, I thought I would get his card done early with this weeks Mojo Monday,  we have not seen him since March because of the distance they live from us and the farm keeps us from going.... anyway we will see them a few days after his birthday, Sarah tells me he is walking...

 I added a piece of craft plastic and tied the corners down with hemp cord and added a button to the top corner, I was going to do just the fish bowl but thought this look would look good!!!

                                                      the inside

mojo monday # 191

Hi all, I just had to smile when I finished this card... It reminded me of my childhood when my Aunt Florence
would take my sister and me to the golf course in the fall to pick up acorns and pine cones for a craft she would be making.... oh and the silly little squirrels that would be busy collecting food for the winter...
it always seemed to be windy while we picked them up, that is why I added the swirls...

big flower and Cindy's bd card

snowy day to all, I should have gotten a picture of the great outdoors yesterday because the snow was gone!!!
go figure, it is snowing like crazy again today,
for this card I just wanted a big flower and lots of color added glitter pen and little pearls and made into a different fold card (forgot the name of it) also used design studio to weld flower and card together.

paper cutz challenge #73

for this challenge I found over at Shelly's and thought I would give it a try, the only thing
For challenge #73, make a card, LO or craft project using metal (brads, eyelets, wire, etc) and any colors or theme you'd like.

here is what I came up with
the rooster is from wall decor and more, corners from jasmine
not sure what the metal buttons are called but they have these really sharp
points on the back side and if you are not careful they can poke your skin,
man that hurts and can draw blood too!!!

                                                      the inside

 

Jamie's BD card

I have been admiring all of the flowers that Joy over at
http://joy-purttypaperz.blogspot.com/
has been making
but I don't have the Paisley cart.....  with all the carts I have I figured I must have something close...
found this in Don Juan  the daisy on page 74... I used the shift Marquee and deleted the box around the daisy with my design studio, I'm not sure on the sizes, must have deleted it..but they where close to Joy's
I used a snow flake background because she has a Nov. BD, and there is normally snow on the ground.

 I believe this looks close enough, I get the same effect without buying another cart.

Sarah's 30th Bd card

My baby is turning 30 next week,  so I had to come up with something special for her. Since I love butterflies it just had to be one.
cricut cuts from Indie art Butterfly at 3" in blackout, shadow and base
Don Juan  30 @ 3/4"
Jasmine Sarah @ 1", corners @ 2 1/2" real dial and the th @ 1/2" in shadow
stamping happy birthday @ 1 1/2"
lilac ink and rounded corner punch   5 1/2" square card.

                                                                    the inside

                              the colors are so much nicer in real life, a bright yellow and a lilac

sympathy for Johanna

Brittany's friends mother died at the young age of 44, leaving behind 3 children.
this is the card I came up with
 cut with my cricut            
I love this Indie Art Butterfly @ 3 inches  and the word are from Jasmine cut @ 1 3/4"

                                                                        the inside

Cricut Cardz Challenge #12

This week's challenge is to make a card using the card feature from any Cricut cartridge you choose. You may use any colors or theme you'd like. Post your name and a link to your card, in Mr linky by midnight EST, Tuesday, February 16th. If you're the winner, your name will be entered in February's grand prize drawing. There are some great card features, on lots of carts, so this should be a fun challenge!

Partridge in a pear tree from Jots cartridge @ 5 1/2"   card feature
layers @ 3 1/4" in green and yellow
Jasmine corners in blackout-black @ 5", green @ 4 1/4" and light green @ 3 1/4"
paper is from K&Company  -  floral dreams  inside and out from the same sheet of 12 x 12
other papers scraps from scraps
I put a black piece of paper behind bird to make it pop, it wasn't looking right left open.
I have wanted to do this partridge for a while now, glad this challenge came up.
hope you like!  don't know why first picture looks so washed out, the true greens
look better in 2nd picture!

the inside

 

My friend

Last night  I found out that my friend, my young friend,  only 36 has breast cancer.
I knew I wanted butterflies, ribbon , but my mind was a blank so I went to some blogs and
found this one in Shelly's blog..... thanks Shelly I hope she likes it.
totally scrap lifted
plantin tag @ 3 3/4
SB oval @ 4 1/4 & 4"
SB I @ 3/4, 1 1/4 & 1 3/4 real dial in shadow to get the flower
Jasmine My Friend @ 1 3/4 in base & shadow
George & @ 2 1/4" cut bottom away to make the ribbon

 

  

  

  

Peachy Keen Challenge #21

Wow! does Peachy Keen have a challenge this time!!!!

• Project can be in any format (with the exception of digital art, hybrid projects are totally ok!)
• Must contain a vintage item or be inspired by something vintage. The vintage item(s) can be a postcard, old love letter (I love those), an old button, an aged photo – whatever peaks your interest!
• Must contain at least one stamped image

The "twist" is that this challenge will be judged! The designers, Kathy, and I will judge the entries based on the following criteria:

      Interpretation, Quality of work and Original creativity in the project 

Lace and silk are from my MIL's wedding dress from 57 year ago, I think that would be Vintage,
the ribbon I found in a seam of her dress and cut it close to the edge, it did ravel a bit, But I expected it to happen.
The digi stamp is from a Hallmark Card Studio program I have,  I never thought I would cut around anything  by hand  but for the look I did around the set of roses inside. I think it added the right touch!
My Cricut I used SB for the oval around the girl, Jasmine corners @ 6", 5 3/4" and 5 1/4"
this deep red paper is Wausau paper
the pearl MOM is Crystal stickers alphabet I picked up at Michael's
I inked around the lace edges to give it a more aged look 
glitter pen on the flowers,,,one thing I do remember as a little girl where the cards w/ the glitter!
Made it into a 5x8 pedestal card for my MIL for her BD or Mother's day. 

 

  

  

  

  

Well this is it! I had a great time with this challenge! It took me a place I never would have thought of on my own,  I think My Mother-In-Law will like it also.

Thanks for Looking!

Happy New Year!

I am going to try to make a card a day and I am starting this month with carts I have and working my way down the line. today I am starting with 50 states 

Ohio flower @ 3 1/4 w/ 3" inside  and 3 3/4 flip w/ 3 1/2 inside   shadows and base
inside flowers in shadow @ 1 3/4" & inside @ 1 1/2"
Jasmine corners  5 1/4 w/ 4 1/4,  and 4 3/4 w/ 3 3/4
Lyrical Letters  Thanks connected @ 1 1/4 & 1 1/2
gelly roll pens ...white, clear star, silver star & green
paper from DCWV glitter stack
looks like I  am doing something right with my camera, the color is looking much better, the paper has a
glitter to it though!

 

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