Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
As I mentioned in this post, my daughter Melissa was married last Saturday. Today I want to share with you the seating chart and place cards I made. The picture below is how they were displayed at the reception venue. Place cards stamped with the flowers from the Just Believe stamp. Seating Chart Because the tables were named after flowers, I needed to make a chart for people to …
Have you been to the clearance rack lately? The Rain or Shine stamp set is on the clearance rack. I used this stamp to make a card for a friend last year. It’s a cool stamp that can be used for bridal or baby showers, Thinking of You cards, I miss you cards or use it with the rain boots from the Bootiful Occasions stamp set. All …
Here’s a luminary that would look nice with your Christmas décor. Looks great lit with a flameless tealight but it also looks great if it’s not lit. I embossed the vellum with the Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder and used the Labels Framelit Dies for the opening on all 4 sides. I stamped the Smoky Slate card stock with the branch from the Lovely As A Tree …
My dad asked me to make him a card for his ’92’ year old cousin so I gladly started working on one and this is what I came up with. Doesn’t it feel great when someone likes your work and asks you to make a special card for them? I felt honored that my dad asked me – how sweet! I thought of the Hello, Doily Background …
Here’s another one of those cards I didn’t get to post earlier . . . While my mom was in the hospital she asked me to make a card for her sister since she couldn’t get one for her. I didn’t have any Spanish sentiments, so I printed one on the computer and punch it with my scallop oval punch. I stamped the flowers in Stazon, …
It’s been several weeks of busyness as I got ready for this big event here in Utah and now it’s finally here! Can you imagine how much excitement there will be with 6,000 people in attendance?! It all starts tonight! Today we start by getting our bags (I’ll post it later!) and going on a tour at the Stampin’ Up! headquarters. Later tonight the general …
When I think of sympathy cards, I think of something soothing so I decided to go with one of my favorite stamp sets Just Believe and give the main flower a watercolor effect using the watercolor paper. All you need to do is color the image with your markers and spray mist your cardstock with water and stamp–instant watercolor effect. Sympathy cards is one of those types of cards …
I wanted a ‘springy’ (my own word for spring-like) type of card and so I decided to use the Secret Garden stamp set and use the Secret Garden Framelits to cut them (better than scissors!) Since my mom was spending her birthday in the hospital, I thought she should have some bright colors to cheer her up. I started out with a center step card so I …
I can’t believe it’s been a week since my last blog post…it’s been an extremely busy week! Here’s a fun card we made at my stamping club using the Patterned Occasions and Bloomin’ Marvelous stamps from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I love this cute elephant, don’t you? This is a tent topper card where the focal point is on the top and extends above the cardstock base. And …
On June 12, 1880 a perfect baseball game was pitched by Lee Richmond. Do you realize how rare a perfect game is?! You don’t get to see too many of those games!! In addition to the pitcher being superb, he must also have fantastic defense–it’s a team effort! I love baseball–whether it’s watching it on tv, going to the stadium to watch the Yankees (it helps to have a …