With Love

I have a card to share with you that I made for the Classy Cards N' Such brand new challenge.  For this challenge we are to use buttons on our cards.  I hope you will come over to the blog to play the challenge and show us your buttons.

I started my cad with a long navy card base and added a gold layer of card stock.  My next step was to cut a white layer and use the Sue Wilson  Lyra-Gemini Die on the bottom edge. 

I added gold corners to the top of the card using a Impression Obsession Brick House die set.  I cut the With Love using the Spellbinders Sentiments Three dies.  I then adhered it to the white decorative piece using Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive.

I added some navy blooms and placed faux gold buttons for the centers.  The final touch was adding pearls to my card.

Thank you for stopping by.  I  hope you are having a great Monday.

A Late Happy New Year

I am sharing a couple of belated Happy New Year cards with you that I made for
Classy Cards N Such.  I started my card with the black card base and added a layer of the Super Gold Metallic card stock.  I took a piece of black card stock and embossed it with the Crafts Too Dots embossing folder.  I never tire of using this embossing folder, I think it always gives a card an elegant look.

I cut my stars with the PoppyStamps Stacked Star die using the gold metallic card stock and silver card stock.  I just received this die and could not wait to use it.  This die can be used for lots of occasions.  I am envisioning it on a 4th of July card and for birthdays.  The letters were made from dies that were in my collection.

I used Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive to adhere the pieces to my card.

One thing I also like about this stacked star die is that by using two colors, I had pieces cut for two cards.  I hope you enjoyed seeing how easy it was to  make two cards with this die. 

Have a wonderful and safe weekend. 

Distressed Postage Due

It is my turn to host the Free 4 All challenge at Splitcoast Stampers this week.   I have been thinking about the new/unused stamps that I have that have never seen ink so I have challenged everyone to use one of their new/unused stamps.  If there be one who does not have a new/unused stamp, they will use a stamp they have not used in a very long time.  

I used two new/unused stamp sets on this card.  They are Stampin' Up Postage Due and Gorgeous Grunge.   I white embossed the image and then  I used Tim Holtz distress inks.  I really like the colors. 

If you have any of those new/unused stamps, be sure to come over and join us for the challenge.  I hope to see you there.

 

Colorful Bike Ride

The Classy Cards N Such challenge is to make a card using bright colors.  In my little corner of the world, it  is too cold to be bike riding,  but I know there are other places that has just the right weather to ride this cute green bike.  I chose orange, pink and green for my bright colors and I hope it isn't so bright you are going to need sun glasses to peek at it today.  ~Grin~

I used the Crafts Too Dots Embossing folder to emboss the white card stock.  I added two layers of grass to the bottom of it using the Impression Obsession Small Grass Border die.

I stamped the bicycle using the the Impression Obsession Riding Pretty Stamp Set.    I colored the image with markers and cut it out with the Impression Obsession Bicycle die set. The tiny flowers were made with the PoppyStamps Small Hydrangea Blooms. I used Stickles for the center of the flowers.

I stamped the sentiment on the circle using Sweet n' Sassy Keep In Touch, Too stamp set.   For the finishing touch, I added three silver rhinestones.

Thanks for coming by and taking a look at my card.  I sure hope you will enter your bright colored card in our challenge.

A Difficult Card To Make-Angel Wings Sympathy

The color challenge today used one of my favorite color combo's, but it was very hard to make a sympathy card with the items I wanted to use to keep it from looking like a Valentine card. I almost ditched this project, but I don't give up easily so I finally come up with something that suited three challenges and my need for a sympathy card. Red just was not suitable in my opinion for this occasion so I used a hand punch to get my tiny red heart. I only used one layer of black because I did not want it to look morbid. The mostly white card worked well with the touch of the other two colors. This card was made for a lady (her family) that I barely knew.  I met her at the race track, but the few times I talked with her she really made an impact. She was one of those people whose faith really showed through her wonderful personality. Her husband- not so much, but I am sure that God is still working in that area. I know He has worked on me through my acquaintance with this sweet lady.  I hope that I can think of her, every time her dh purposely does damage to the cars of others to help him win a race,  that it will help remind me how she would have handled things.  Heaven really did get an Angel when she entered the Pearly Gates.    The SB Lace Heart dies, the ODBD Angel Wings and the SB Scalloped heart dies were ordered from Classycardsnsuch.com. The ODBD Layered Lacey Square Dies were ordered from ODBD. The bottom scripture was computer generated. I made this card for the following challenges: Splitcoast Color Challenge Our Daily Bread Designs - Something Old Something New (Lacey Squares are new) Eureka Stamps -Use Something New (Lacey Squares are new) Thanks for taking a look at my card.

It's Your Birthday

I am always in need of a non gender birthday card so that is what I have to share with you today.

I started my card with a white card base. and layered it with blue/green card stock.    Next I used white card stock with the Memory Box Baptisia Collage die.  I really like how this die cut shows the layer of green behind it. 

The tags were made using the Spellbinders Fancy Label Tags One.  I cut the balloons with Our Daily Bread Designs Happy Birthday die.  I used silver cord to tie the balloons together and tied a bow.

As always, I used Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive to adhere the pieces to my card.

Thank you for stopping by today and taking a look at my card.   Have a great weekend.

Blue Bird Get Well

Classy Cards has a new challenge called Winter Blues.   I hope you will come over to the blog and play the challenge.  Beverly always has a nice prize for the winner.

I used Navy and ivory card stock along with a piece of dotted designer paper.  The bird is one of my favorite stamps from my stash. 

I used Spellbinders A2 Divine Eloquence die to cut the ivory card stock  that I stamped my bird on.  This is a day of favorites, that is one of my favorite dies, too.

The sentiment I used is from Our Daily Bread Ornate Frame Sentiments.   I embossed the navy panel behind the bird using  Crafts Too Dots embossing folder.

Thanks,  for coming by today.