A Few Hamdmade Cards

I have been out of practice with making cards, but decided I wanted to make a few. These aren't some of my best, but thought I would share anyway.  Since several of my ink pads are dried up, I was a little limited. It's been so long that I've forgotten some of the techniques and probably even some of the tools that I have. 😊

I'm a little late on getting these sent. My niece got married in February and her 21st birthday was last week. 

One of my friends was a big help to me last weekend and this week found out he's going to be a grandpa later this year. 

All cards are made with Stampin' Up! papers and inks.

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Thank You Card

I made this card last month for a friend.  The Stamp Set and Punch were from the 2013 Sale-a-bration Sale.

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Turtle Thank You Card

I had fun making this card.  I found the turtle on Pinterest and had a friend I wanted to make a card for using him.  He's helped me "come out of my shell" over the past year, so I thought it was fitting.  :)

I found the pattern for the turtle on Tarheel Stamper.  I used different colored card stock than she did.  I used Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, and So Saffron.  The stamp set has been discontinued.  

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Heart Thank You Card

I made this card for a friend of mine.

This card uses all Stampin' Up! products:

Card Stock: Certainly Celery and Night of Navy

Ink: Night of Navy

Folder:  Perfect Polka Dots

Embosslit: Beautiful Wings

Framelits - Hearts Collection

Stamp Set -  Retired

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Blue Bird Card

The sister of one of the Softball players on the team for whom the card I posted yesterday was made for, tweeted updates through their games so I could post it on our Connect! Madison County Facebook page to keep our readers informed of their progress while they were at the Little League World Series. This is the Thank You card I made for her.

I CASED this idea from Lisa Vale.  I didn't have all of the punches that were used, so I had to use what I had, but I think it came out pretty close.  I used Marina Mist card stock for the bird and base of the card.  The branches and 2nd layer are from Certainly Celery.  "Thank You" is a retired image from Stampin' Up!  The background is done by using Chocolate Chip card stock with the Woodgrain embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

Materials Needed:

Card Stock: Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, scrap of Pumpkin Pie
Inks: Marina Mist, Certainly Celery (sponging), Pumpkin Pie (sponging)
Embossing Folder: Woodgrain #127821  $7.95
Sizzlet: Little Leaves #114511 $5.50
Punches:  1 3/4" Circle, Scallop Circle, Scallop Oval, Large Oval, 1/2" Circle

Bird:
1 3/4" Circle Punch (body)
Large Scallop Oval punch (wings, tail, and topknot)
1/2" circle punch (white of eyes - sponged with Marina Mist ink)
Black of the eyes I used circles from a border punch I have
White dot in the eyes I used the Stampin' Write white gel pen
Eye Lids are from Marina Mist - 1/2 circle punch, cut in 1/2 and sponged with Marina Mist.  I adhered them with Dimensionals
Beak is a triangle from Pumpkin Pie

I sponged all of the edges with ink to match the papers

I adhered the bird to the card using Dimensionals

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Many Thanks Card

I made this card for the nurses, Dr's and staff at Hospice.  They did a wonderful job helping care for my Grandpa who passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at the age of 94.

RIP, Grandpa

Simple Thank You Card

I made this Thank You card in no time this morning.

Card Stock:  Real Red and Night of Navy
Die:  Top Note
Stamp Set:  Petite Pairs
Ink:  Night of Navy
Punch:  Large Oval

I sponged the face and edges of the Real Red base with Night of Navy ink and sponged around the Large Oval with Night of Navy.

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Handmade Cards

Here are a few cards I made over the weekend.  Three of them are for an upcoming card class....Bandaid, Red Flower and the Bookworm.

                                                                I love these Bandaid cards!!
                        I got this basic idea from another Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Teresa Giordano

Card stock colors:  Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo

Base:  Pacific Point

1st layer:  Daffodil Delight (folder I purchased at Hobby Lobby)

2nd layer:  Pacific Point

3rd layer:  Melon Mambo

Band-aid: Crumb Cake (see below)

Stamp Set:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card stock colors:  Daffodil Delight and Certainly Celery

Band-aids are cut from Crumb Cake card stock 1 1/4" x 3 1/2"; top piece is 11/4" square.  They are both run through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dot folder.  I sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip ink. 

These 3 cards were made using the Fun Flowers Big Die (for the Big Shot)
#121812  $32.95

 This one the flower is done with fabric

Background folder:  Square Lattice

Card Stock:  Rose Red and Night of Navy

Card stock:  Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Basic Black

Background folder: Perfect Polka Dot 

Patterned paper is from Hobby Lobby

Card stock:  Real Red, Very Vanilla

Patterned paper - discontinued

Background folder: Perfect Polka Dot

Bow is from twine I found in the jewelry dept at Hobby Lobby

I posted another version of the Bookworm card the other day.  I think I like this one a little better.  I brushed around his glasses with Whisper White craft ink and used Pumpkin Pie card stock for the base.  

I received this card from a friend the other day.  

Card stock:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride

Pleated Satin Ribbon:  Blushing Bride #125570  $6.95 (5 yards)

Background folder:  Finial Press #115963 $7.95

Stamp Sets - Loving Thoughts and Apothecary Art

Framelets - Labels Collection  #125598 $26.95

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Thank You Card

This is a quick little card I made for my Grandpa.

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The "doggie" I cut out from a piece of fabric.  The base is Chocolate Chip card stock (4 1/4" x 11"; scored at 5 1/2").  The next 2 layers are Old Navy and Very Vanilla.

"Thank You" if from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink.

Baby Shower Thank You

My youngest daughter's baby shower was this past Saturday.  We spent today washing the baby's clothes and making her Thank You notes.

I LOVE this baby holding the football.  I wish we would have had it when we made her invitations. 

Thank You Card

Made with Stampin' Up! products

Base:  Chocolate Chip 4 1/4" x 11"

Top: Certainly Celery 4" x 1 3/4" (sponged edge with Chocolate Chip ink)

Marina Mist 3 3/4" x 1 1/2" (ran through Big Shot with Lattice Square Folder)

Ribbon:  Chocolate Chip Grosgrain

Bottom:  Marina Mist 3 3/4" x 4" (ran through Big Shot with Lattice Square Folder)

Thank you:  Certainly Celery 1" x 3" (cut "ribbon" ends free hand); brushed edges with Chocolate Chip Ink

Flower:  Certainly Celery - Cherry Blossom Embosslit (no longer available)

Inside:  Certainly Celery 3 1/2" x 31/2", sponged with Chocolate Chip ink, for journaling. 

Stamp Club - September 14, 2011

I made these in the Stamp Club that I belong to last week.  We meet once a month and make 3 cards with 3 different teachers.

More Cards

These are a few cards that I made to give to family and friends this week.

                     All 3 were made with Stampin' Up! papers, dies, folders, stamps and inks.

• Square Lattice Folder
• Large Oval Punch
• Scalloped Oval Punch
• Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set
• Because I Care Stamp Set
• Top Note Die
• Perfect Polka Dot folder

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Cards

These are cards I've made recently for family and friends

 Graduation cap is a clipart image that I traced onto cardstock

White Background - Square Lattice Folder

"Congratulations" - Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set

Punches:  Large Oval and Scallop Oval

Colors:  Real Red and Whisper White

 Colors:  Pacific Point, Whisper White and Pumpkin

Background:  Perfect Polka Dot folder

(Happy Birthday and charm are NOT Stampin' Up!)

Colors:  Daffodil Delight, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist and Whisper White

Punch:  Heart Border PUnch

Stamps:  Long ago retired

These cards I made at Stamp Club last week

Both of these cards used the Bigz L Die- Fun Flowers  #121812  $32.95

Card of the Week - March 21, 2011

Products used:

*Very Vanilla cardstock – base

*Chocolate Chip cardstock – 5 ¼” x 4” (ran through Big Shot with Lattice Square folder)

*Rose Red cardstock – Ran through Big Shot using Top Note Die

*Chocolate Chip ribbon and brad have been discontinued, but we have several other colors available

*Chocolate Chip cardstock – punched using Modern Label Punch

*“Thank You” stamped in Rose Red ink using “Short and Sweet” stamp set on Very Vanilla cardstock, then punched using the Word Window punch

Card of the Week - 3-11-11

Once again, I'm a little behind.  :)

Card of the Week

Date: 3-11-11

Vase of Flowers

The majority of my cards and projects are designed to be very quick and easy to make and will need little to no instructions other than dimensions.  I have provided a list of products that I commonly use at the bottom. 

Materials needed:

Cardstocks: Rose Red, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Inks:   Rose Red, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi (along with a few others of your choice)

Punches: Scallop Oval, Extra large oval, Corner Rounder

Embellishments: White ribbon

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet, A Slice of Life

Additional materials:  Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Folder, Dimensionals, Staz-On Ink, blender pen

Instructions:

Base of card: Rose Red – 4 ¼” x 11” – Score at 5 ½”

2^nd layer:  Wild Wasabi – 4” x 1 ¼”; Marina Mist 3 ¾” x 3 ½”

·        Run both through the Big Shot using Perfect Polka Dot Die

·        Round corners of Marina Mist

·        Sponge edges of both using ink matching the paper

·        Cut piece of white ribbon 4 ¼”, adhere ends to back side of Marina Mist

·        Adhere to base of card

·        Tie a white bow in the center of the white ribbon

3^rd layer: 

·        Punch a scallop oval from Marina Mist; using Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, pierce a hole in the center of each scallop

·        Stamp “Thank You” on Whisper White using Rose Red ink, then punch out using Extra Large Oval Punch; sponge edges; adhere to scallop oval.

·        Using dimensional, adhere the scallop oval to the Wild Wasabi.

·        Using Staz-On ink, stamp the vase of flowers from the “A Slice of Life” stamp set on a piece of Whisper White 2 ¼” x 2”

·        Using a Blender Pen, color in the vase and the flowers with different ink colors

·        Sponge edges (I used Rose Red)

·        Using Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, pierce 3 holes in each corner

·        Adhere to Marina Mist

Stampin’ Up! Products Used:

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Cardstocks (8 ½” x 11”) - $6.95 for 24 sheets     Except – Very Vanilla (101650) and Whisper White (100730) - $8.50 for 40 sheets

Classic Inks:   $5.95 each

Craft Inks:   $7.50 each

Cardstocks: Rose Red (#102544), Wild Wasabi (#108641), Whisper White, Marina Mist (#119682)

• These are all in the Subtles Collection so you could order an asst package of Cardstock  #119704  $6.95  20 sheets (2 each of 10 colors in the Subtles Color Collection)

Inks: Rose Red (#101778), Wild Wasabi (#109014), Marina Mist (#119668), Staz-On 

Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Corner Rounder

Embellishments: White Ribbon

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet, Slice of Life (hostess)

Additional materials:  Dimensionals, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Folder, Blender Pen

More Cards

For the eyelet trim on both of these cards I used the Eyelet Border punch with a 1/2" strip of cardstock

Thank You Card

Confetti Stamp Set

Paper Crimper

Scallop Oval Punch

Large Oval Punch

3 Hearts Punch

Ink and Paper - Real Red and Night of Navy