Cards Cards Cards....and More cards

Been very busy this last week.  Will be just as busy this week.  Lots of different cards being worked on and finished.

I am starting to find my groove.  I'm also going through and sorting cardstock and papers into 12x12 plastic bins, color coded.

My first fun thing this week was a little Easter Basket.  I realized as I started to look for card stock that was spring or pattern - I didn't have much.  I have lovely papers, so I put paper on cardstock. - This presented an interesting issue.  I need wide tape to cover large pieces of paper, so it doesn't come apart when I die cut.

Next set of cards a Sympathy,  Just because, and a Thinking of you cards.  I especially love how the Sympathy card floral piece really turned out.  I've started now doing a cool hack.  Every time I die cut - I cut two more of the same dies.  Now, need to figure out how to best save them since I want to use them but if they are hidden in some bin - I don't.  However, my Cinch will be here this week, and I found my card stock, I have some ideas of making my own storage books.

A couple o new hacks I am doing -layering sentiments, having fun creating art with components (the Just because I used paper and water colored paper to create the sky and the ground/hills.  And of course the butterfly - creating stained glass with multiple pieces to inset into the little open areas of the die cut.  

I can see why I want a Cricut now even more.  Cutting out those butterflies took a lot longer.  I have a lot of fonts that would be great sentiments.  And word dies are not cheap.

My last two finished cards for the week (though there are a bunch in various stages in a pile on my desk) are two Easter Cards.  Again, I love chalking.  It's just such a cool technique on any material.

I liked creating the basket out of the Dazzle and then curving it when I put it down on the card.  It gave it a nice 3d look.

Sigh - I ended up cracking the embossing folder that did the background of this card. This new rubber mat is thicker, and for some reason this time the cuttlebug sandwich was a bit too thick.  I need to figure out if I can get a replacement or fix the embossing folder.

Have a Happy Easter.

K3a - A card that just flowed nicely

I have to wonder how sometimes - a card design just flows - inspiration just rushes out of my mind and I see the card as I create the pieces, and it just comes together so nicely.  

And then at the end you look for the mistake..... or the flaw or the not quite right. (Another post for another time)

This card - worked so smoothly - flowed so easily, and I love it.

K3a - had only one real direction - having worked with me in the past = A Thinking of You card.  Free reign, open territory. 

I make card bodies all the time - basic card with some type of base paper, design or edging.  I have about 50 of them sitting off to the side just waiting. This one I covered with Mini Graphics English Rose paper and then used my Fiskars border punch - Sunburst and staggered the pattern slightly.

This one I knew as soon as I pulled it out of the pile was going to be fun.  I had die cuts and edging pieces left over from other cards, just eager to be used and within seconds I had pretty much the layout of what I wanted to do.

The little note card on the center was a piece of card stock left over from my Recollections Floral Foliage cardstock. I trimmed out the edges and then colored the corner flower with my Pebbles pearlescent chalk.   The upper edge is also from Recollections Floral Foliage.

I added the remaining Cheery Lynn Tiny flowers left over from my spring candle box (another post).  And then stamped the sentiment from Rubber Stampede - Elegant Sentiments - Thinking of You A861e.  I was so happy it turned out, so crisp.  I've been practicing on scraps of white card stock my stamping.  And yes if you don't practice daily it seems to become harder and harder.  Though I am definitely considering getting a block stamp alignment tool and a MISTI.  I know it would definitely make life a lot easier.  I have seen some DIY versions - might do... but I have a lot of wood stamps and its very hard to line those up sometimes. And no I don't plan on transitioning them into non-block stamps.  Too much work.

I used my new 4mm pearls, 2mm fuchsia and sapphire crystals finished the front, flowers and butterfly

The butterfly I cut out using the HOTP 5323 Butterflies die set out of the Recollections Floral Foliage. 

Inside I used Spellbinders S5-201 A2 Curved Borders Two to create the edging on the dark cream 32lb parchment paper and hand cut out little butterflies from the Reflection floral cardstock I had left over. The far back paper is just some random antique pink paper. I added the same pattern that the front has on the bottom and to the sides from the Reflection floral cardstock.

Added to the envelop another die cut butterfly.

Missing your friends? Looking for an easy nice cool way to say ...

Are you looking for creative and unique way to let a friend or loved one know

Thinking of  You

Get Well

Miss ya

I have plenty of open slots for commissions thanks to being staying at home during this pandemic.

Send me a message  -  to discuss a custom creative greeting card for your loved one, friend, or even just someone you think it might just cheer them up to have you send them a card