New Greeting Cards and etsy Card Listings

Hello All!  It's certainly been a while since I've posted. 

 

As some of you know, we had quite a few of my husband's family staying with us since February, and that meant that my time in my scrap/craft room was limited since someone was also using it as a bedroom! 

 

I'm happy to say that my hubby's family has gotten on their feet and gotten a place of their own with their brand new beautiful baby! 

 

I've been able to get my craft room organized a bit and was able to take some photos of cards to post while I get my creative juices flowing again.  Here are the cards.  All of them can be found listed in my Etsy store.

 

I'll be busy in my room over the next few days and weeks, so I'm hoping to get back into my blogggig routine. 

Blessings!



Handmade Stamped Brown and Pink Greeting Cards

Hello All!  Today's cards are made with shades of browns and pink with some of my favorite DCWV (Die Cuts With a View) pattern paper with glitter.

 The cards are made with a base of Creamy Caramel from Stampin Up! and Pretty in Pink

 For this first card I used the stamp set called Figures of Speech, and and used a dots embossing folder with my Cuttlebug for the textured Chocolate Chip piece of paper.  I added Pretty in Pink punches from the trio flower punch and adhered them with white brads in the center.

 The circle scallop punch in Pretty in Pink was used for the stamped image, and I finished it off with Whisper White grossgrain  1/4" ribbon.

For this card I used the Perfect Punches stamp set and used the Wide Oval punch for the sentiment.  I used and EK Success punch for the lable behind the oval.

 I used the same dots embossing folder for this Pretty in Pink piece and finished the card off with random buttons from my stash and a piece of Pretty in Pink ribbon.

Thanks for looking!  Happy Stamping!

Finally Stamping Again--Handmade Stamped Greeting Cards

I've been missing for quite a few months.  Life has certainly been very interesting lately.  There are quiet a few new folks living with my husband and I.  Our house is full, and our time is very busy with the family, but I have found time in the last few days to play with my paper.

Here is what I've been up to with stamping, heat and dry embossing, coloring, die-cutting, Cuttlebug-ging, cutting and piercing.

Handstamped Easter Greeting Card

Well, it's been quiet a while since I've posted anything so I thought today was a beautiful Spring day, and what makes you think of Spring more than Easter?  So today's card is a cute pastel Easter card.

 I bought some second hand Close to My Heart Stamps, and I'll admit, I felt a bit like a traitor since I own Stampin Up almost exclusively.  I loved this adorable set and couldn't pass it by.

I used Stampin Up cardstock and DCWV pattern paper.  I ran the piece of Certainly Celery cardstock through my Cuttlebug and embossing folder for some added texture, and layered the stamped eggs onto pop-dots for more dimension.



 I stamped the "happy" at the top with Certainly Celery ink and "Easter" sentiment at the focal point is also in Certainly Celery.

The inside of the card is stamped with "Eastertime is full of cheer, it means Spring is really here"

Here is one more final look at the card.

Stampin Up Bliss--Just a Note Handstamped Greeting Card

Today's card is a simple layered card. I'm teaching my brother-in-law's girlfriend how to stamp, so we started nice and easy.

I used the flourish from the Bliss stamp set by Stampin Up, and the Just a Note stamp from Hero Arts.

The base of the card is Very Vanilla, layered with pattern paper, black, Bravo Burgundy, and then Very Vanilla again.

The ink is Bravo Burgundy

Here is one final look at our card. Thanks for stopping by!

New Hero Arts Stamps--Sympathy Hand Stamped Greeting Card

Today's card was made with my newest additions to my stamp collection.  I used embossing ink and white embossing powder for the medallion and the sentiment on the front of this card using Stampin Up Night of Navy.  I then stamped the medallion again with Versamark on the background to fill in the space.

Here is a closer photo of the larger embossed medallion.

 Inside the card I simply added a punched border edge.

 Here is a final look at the card.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin Up Textured Quilt Card

Today's card is a quilt card that I made with scraps of my favorite pattern paper from Stampin Up (Bella Rose).  I punched squares and sewed them to a scrap piece of white paper and then ran it through my Cuttlebug with the lattice square embossing folder.

 The base of the card is Kiwi Kiss, and the accent colors are white and Pink Pirouette.

 I used white 1/4" ribbon

 Here is the close up of the stitched and the birthday sentiment.

One more final look at the final card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin Up Embrace Life Envelope Pocket Flower and Butterfly Card

Hello All!  I  know that I've been away.  My husband's family is slowly working through the grieving process.  His sister is staying with us and his brother will be her on Wednesday to stay until he is also on his feet.  They have come together as a family to support each other during this time, so I ask for continued prayers for healing of their hearts, peace, and strength.

I've been doing some crafting with my sister-in-law and I'm happy to say that I have successfully crocheted a scarf, and two kitchen towels!  YAY!  I have also been playing in my paper room, and my friend Norma has been bringing me some COOL ideas!  Today's is the first I'll show you of the items Norma has shown me how to make.

 Forgive the photos, but the colors are Pretty In Pink, and Whisper White, with Pretty in Pink pattern paper as well.  This is a photo of the card with the pull-put section tucked inside.

 Here is what the card looks like when you pull our the center portion.  The card is made using an envelope and then a piece of cardstock as the pull out section.

 Here is a close up of the texture from the embosslit dies of the butterflies.  I used the stamp set Embrace Live, and used Pretty in Pink ink.

 Here is a close up of the flower...you get a little better idea of how dimensional this really is.

One more look at the final card.  Thanks for looking and sticking with me during the past few months!  God Bless!

Oh!  And a peek at the kitchen towels.  I made a pair of these.