Congrats card

Here's a card I'm sending to a family member that just passed a state certification, yeah! Now he can begin his career, maybe gain some independence from his parents ... and you know the rest. The card was part of a kit from Hot off the Press which I'm mentioned many times has nice card kits that I've been able to exploit by making more cards than what is advertised.

Until my next post,
Diane

Our lives are filled card

Here's a real simple card I made using kraft paper and papers from the Jillibean Soup Grandma's Lima Bean collection. I'm sending it as a birthday card for a friend.

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Diane

Hi...card

Here's a real simple card I made from a WeR Memory Keepers kit. I have a family member without a computer so when I want to send her something I can't use email or a social media site; I have to tear out articles from the newspapers (you know that archaic hours old method of information distribution) and snail mail it to her. At least this way she'll get something besides junk mail in her daily mail!

Until my next post,
Diane

Chase your dreams card

Here's a card I made using a 12 x 12 that I cut into card size shapes. I made the 12 x 12 in a class using Tim Holtz style techniques with the Stampers Anonymous stamps, Tim's stencils and Ranger Inks. I got home and had this hanging around since I don't scrapbook. I finally decided to cut into card sized shapes and then added a Paper Company stamp that says "Chase your dreams you might catch one".

Until my next post,
Diane

Celebrate card

Here's another card I made with left over paste papers from years ago. I outlined the stamped designs and then stamped a sentiment inside that you can't see. It says "Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is mystery, Today is a gift." It's a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt. The quote seems to fit for a birthday card so that's what I'm using it for.

Until my next post,
Diane

Wake up it's your birthday card

This is another card made using the marbled papers from years ago. This time I cut the paper to fit an A2 size then inked the raised portions of a Cuttlebug folder (yes I know it's backwards, I actually like it better this way). It's sort of grungy and I think my recipient will like this.

Until my next post,
Diane

Thinking of You card

Here's another card I made using the papers I made years ago. The outside is smaller than the inside since the papers aren't the traditional A2 card size. This one was a plain marbled paper. I used Hero Arts stamps on the inside and outside. Inside the sentiment says "Happy Birthday from someone who gives a hoot".

Until my next post,
Diane

Yellow Throated Vireo Card

Here's a card I made using materials from SEI. This card is a partner to the Western Tanager card I displayed a couple of months ago. This is for a birthday and I hope she likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Anniversary Card

I think after 5 years of sitting around accumulating dust you ought to do something with "stuff" you intended to make into books... and so I did. Here's my original post on the attempt to recreate some papers I made in a class. The class was in 2008 and I made the papers a year later in 2009 but like many ideas I have they stayed as ideas and didn't amount to much of a finished product. I finally took some of these papers and reused them as cards. I'm pleased with my initial batch and will continue to reduce the clutter. Except for outlining the edges of what I stamped with a micron marker I didn't do anything to the outside. The inside was blank so I stamped on it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday to You card

Here's a card I made for a child. The papers and tricycle sticker are from the School House collection by October Afternoon. The other embellishments are from Jillibean (two journaling circle) and Studio 112 (sentiment).

Until my next post,
Diane