thank you

More cards from Carol's back in March.

stamp: (random thank you stamp)
ink: Colorbox navy and light blue
other: label punch

happy birthday

Carol thought this card would look good in pink and black, so we tried it.  We all liked it better!  What do you think?

stamp: Impress flowers
ink: VersaFine onyx black, & some pink?
other: rhinestones

happy birthday

Carol found this design at Impress in Tukwila.  We had fun with this little flower stamp set.

stamp: Impress flowers, "happy birthday"
ink: some light blue and navy inks?

{flowers}

It's been awhile since I've blogged.  Because, it's been awhile since I've made a card!  My friend, Carol, had us over for a stamp night to "beef up our card stashes".  Typically we have set cards ready to make but this was just come over, be creative, and pump them out.  I was super excited to carve out some craft time.  I left this card blank, but I think it would make a great sympathy card.

stamp: A Muse flower
ink:  some chocolate brown?

thank you

I completely stole this card from Deanna.  I just love the bright colors and the floral design together.  I couldn't quite pull it off like she did, but it is still a fun card.

stamp: Stampin Up! leaf & flower; Papertrey Ink "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black; VersaColor opera pink

thank you

I made this card for a Thank You card pack that I sold awhile back.  The cards had to be simple, easy to reproduce, and be able to lay fairly flat (to fit together in the packaging).  A friend had given me a small sequin flower kit from Impress.  Even though the package was small it came with a ton of flowers and leaves!  It worked great with the little basket from Memory Box.

stamp: Memory Box basket; Savvy "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: sequin flowers; Liquid Pearls lemon yellow

thank you

I made this card for a Thank You card pack that I sold awhile back.  The cards had to be simple, easy to reproduce, and be able to lay fairly flat (to fit together in the packaging).  I stole this simple yet stunning card from Susan Raihala.

stamp: Papertrey flowers, stems, background words, & "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black; Amuse grass; ColorBox orange

thinking of you

Here's another card that my friend, Myra, made for me eons ago.  I unearthed this gem when I cleaned up my craft space.  She used vellum around the entire card and then used colored pencils to color the back side.  The pictures don't do it justice.

congratulations

My college friend, Debbie, had a bridal shower.  I had her gift all ready to go and true to form, I made her card about five minutes before I had to leave (sorry Debbie).  But of course it had to match and go with the theme.  I gave her a black and red Asian tea set. 

If I had time I would have loved to put some red sparkles in the center of the flowers.

stamp: Stampin" Up! flowers, leaves, & "Congratulations"

ink: VersaColor rose red & Memento Tuxedo Black

miss you

I have never used copics to create a graduated background so it was fun to play along with Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #58.  This card was a stretch for me because I'm not really an "orangey" color person.  But with the black flowers, I really like how it turned out.

stamp: Papertrey flowers & "miss you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: Copics {Y11, Y21, Y17, YR04, YR68}

hello

I have been falling in love with Laurie Wilison's chevron cards here and here and here and decided to try one of the adorable circle cards.

 

I think it's such a fun and fresh look!

stamp: A Muse chevron stripes, flower, & "hello"

ink: Memento tuxedo black; A Muse orange

other: circle punch, Copics (Y17, YG23, YR68, YR04)

{flower vase}

I wanted to play along with The Paper Dolls "Spring Bling" challenge.  I decided to pair it with Laura Bassen adorable cherry card layout.  It was a little hard to think of Spring today as it's been snowing off and on all day here in Seattle.  I'm ready for warmer weather though!

 

stamp: Memory Box flowers; A Muse chevron stripes
ink: Memento tuxedo black; A Muse sage & grass
other: scallop punch, hole punch, Copics (YG23, Y02, Y06, Y11), Memory Box jewel stickers canary yellow

hello sunshine

I found this white card front in a stash of half-started projects.  All I had to do was add a sentiment, some Stickles, and affix it to a card.  It reminded me of Staples.  That was easy.

stamp: Papertrey Ink flowers & "hello sunshine"

ink: VersaFine onyx black, A Muse shell & grass

other: Stickles cotton candy, Copic multi-liner .05

{flower vase}

So in cleaning up my giant mess, I came across cards that I had been saving for ideas and inspiration.  I figured that I would blog them, that way they'll be stored for me and I don't have to have a giant shoe box in my clean new space! 


Here's the first of many.  My friend Theresa made me this card after I had my first daughter.  I first met Theresa when I was working at Impress in Tukwila.  She's now one of the main cogs of Memory Box.  She is über talented!! You can't see, but on this card she used glitter with the Diamond Glaze to give it something more.  She colored the flowers and stems with either Radiant Pearls or Twinkling H2O's.

just a note

Now that my desk is clean, I was ready to start creating.  Unfortunately, no ideas were coming.  So I checked out my card ideas board on Pinterest.  This adorable card by Cristina Kowalczyk looked easy enough to start with.  I like her colors better than mine, but it's still a fun, simple card.

stamps: Papertrey Ink flowers & "just a note"

ink: A Muse sage, blush, & apricot

papertrey february blog hop

Let me start of by saying, my cards are never interactive and I never take them to the next level.  If anything, I bring them down a notch (or two) and go for über simple.  Needless to say, this Papertrey Ink Challenge was challenging for me.  

My dear friend Linda Barker, taught me this card trick and it's easy and fun.  With a few simple folds of plain copy paper, you can make your cards pop!  Then in true Linda fashion, she taught me to use decorative scissors and a hole punch for a lacey look.

{Apologies for the horrible photos.  It was late, dark, and there was poor lighting with a poor photographer (me)}.

front

opening

completely open

stamp: Papertrey Ink flowers, "just for you", & "missing you"

ink: A Muse french roast

other: scalloped scissors, circle punch, square punch, Papertrey die cuts

thank you

Here is the other adorable card that Kelli came up with for our fun Back to School Night.  I love the one-layer fun!

(not sure of all the ingredients on this card, I was having too much fun making a handful)

live. laugh. love.

When I was making my sister's birthday card, I thought to use these flowers, but couldn't quite work them into it.  I was just forced to create another card, darn.

stamp: Papertrey flowers, banner, & "live. laugh. love"

ink: VersaFine onyx black; ColorBox frost white

other: Memory Box pearl stickers white; Papertrey die cuts

happy birthday

Carla brought this bright and cheery card for our ladies card night.  I love the colors and the easy stamping with the separated stem and flower parts.  Just ignore my poor sentiment falling off the card.

thank you

Adriene was busy with work and barely had time to put together a card.  She says she is embarrassed about her card, but I think it looks great.  My camera doesn't show you the great shimmer paper either.