Female Thank you Card

Female Thank you Card

I loved this set from Stampin' Up the moment I saw it! My friend is a LuLaroe consultant and wanted some thank you cards to include in her packages filled with really cute clothes. So I created this simple card in a variety of colors. The background is standard A7, with the white cut 1/4 of an inch shorter all around. I did not make them into cards, but into postcards for her as she did not need a whole card.  Very easy to make, yet fun and speaks volumes to the receiver!

Christmas Layout

Christmas Layout

Though Christmas is over I am just now finishing up some of my scrapbook layouts. I wanted to keep with the theme of the season, but didn't want to overwhelm my pictures. This is what I came up with.

The lettering, tree and ornaments were cut with my Silhouette Cameo. The pictures were backed in coordinating Christmas colors. The ornaments, lights and the word Joy were cut from shiny silver paper and backed with plain colored card stock so they would stand out against the patterned paper a little better.

Easter Basket

Easter Basket

When I saw a bunny similar to this I knew I just had to try and make one myself.

She is made totally from paper. I made a basket to attach her body and put grass in the basket to hold all of the goodies. The rest was just paper piecing different shapes such as ovals and circles. The edges were inked in a light brown to make them stand out a little better.  All shapes were cut from my Cricut so it was very easy and quick to put together! I added dimension to the eyes with a white pen (Signo) and a bow. She looked great sitting on the table with her treats tucked inside!

Home Decor-The Ties That Bind

Home Decor-The Ties That Bind

I was looking for something to add to my craft room that contained pictures of my family. I didn't want the usual multi-frame picture so I thought I would try something a little different. This is what I came up with.

I found an old frame I hadn't used in a long time and took the glass out of it. I then covered the back of the frame with olive card stock. I converted several pictures to black and white and decided where I wanted them to go first. I glued them to coasters to give the pictures dimension. I did the same with coordinating colors of card stock and coasters. I added my title and inked the edges to help them stand out more. I added embellishments and rolled a flower from card stock for a finishing touch.

I love how this turned out! It looks great on my wall!

50th Birthday Card

My husband turns 50 at the end of the month. I wanted it to be special, but still wanted to use black because is is turning 50 after all.  I cut squares from pattern paper for the top of the card, put a sheer ribbon towards the bottom and then embossed the Happy Birthday stamp in black.  I popped the 5o up with pop dots so it would stand out against the black background. It is a little hard to see in the picture.  I tried several colors, but decided the black worked best.

The inspiration for this card came from a card I saw on Pinterest.  You can see the original card at http://www.handmadecardsfromtheheart.blogspot.com

Sympathy Card

Here is the other sympathy card with the same colors as yesterday's card. I popped the word deepest up with pop dots.  The stamp set is from Close to My Heart and paper was from my scrap folders.

Sympathy Card

I needed another sympathy card. Two actually.  I used the same colors on both, but they turned out very different.  I will post the other one tomorrow.