Merry Christmas (cards)

I don't send too many home made cards for Christmas, just to the immediate family. I don't think most folks appreciate or understand the effort required to make a card so they get the store bought ones. Even though these cards were from a kit my family understands the time it takes and like getting them.

These were from Hot off the Press card kits. I've mentioned this many times but they make very nice kits. I supplied the envelopes and card base (solid paper) and adhesive. The Dazzles have an "outey" and an "innie" and frugal folks can often get twice the number if you plan accordingly.
 

Until my next post (which will be next year),
Diane

100 Acre Wood Gang...and me!

Last year hubby and I went to Disney World during the holiday season. We went to Mickey's Christmas party and he got a photo of me with my bestest buddy Tigger along with Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore.  A blog post from October Afternoon, a paper craft company, got me thinking I could do this technique with a photo of my own. I googled Photoshop and Polaroid and found this one that worked well for me.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday card

Here's a card I made from the Hot off the Press Lemonade Stand artful card kit. I'm sending it for a birthday. I've mentioned this before but these are nice kits and if you are frugal you can get quite a lot of cards from these kits.

Until my next post,
Diane

Butterfly Card

Here's a card I made using materials from... ooops can't remember who. It would be embarrassing to give credit to a company and then discover I'm wrong. Oh well, it was a kit of sorts highlighting the flowers that were cut with different sized dies. Hard to see the glitter here and there but trust me it's there.

Anyway I'm sending this for a wedding anniversary, hope they like it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Celebrate Card

Here's a card I made with a Hot off the Press Confetti Cake card kit. The card is for a tween girl, hope she likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday Card

Yet another card made using the Faux Textured Metal technique. Like the one a couple of weeks ago this one has a detail cut metallic peel off sticker for the sentiment.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday card

Here's a card I made using a technique Jennifer McGuire highlighted on her blog back in August. I don't think mine came out as well as hers since I used a duller paper. I've since changed to a slightly glossy surface that shines a bit better. I added some metallic detailed peal off stickers but kept the card pretty simple.

Until my next post,
Diane

Birthday Wishes cards

Here's another card made with the Hot off the Press Confetti Card Kit. I took a piece of string and some washi tape and made the flag banner. Otherwise all items are from the kit.

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Diane

Cook with wine card

Here's a card I made using an Inky Antics stamp over kitchen themed paper by Little Yellow Bicycle. I'm sending it as a birthday card. I stamped the image, scanned in to my computer and cut it out with my Silhouette...no more fussy cutting!! I colored in just a little portion with my Prismacolor pencils.

Until my next post,
Diane

Celebrate card

Here's a card I made using a Hot off the Press Artful Card kit called Confetti Cake. I'm sending it to a young lady for her birthday. My addition was the brad otherwise all items were from the kit. Hope she likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Stripes with a heart in the middle card

I used to follow a lot of crafters online but have whittled them down to a much smaller number. One I really like is Jennifer McGuire. She needed a mojo shot in the arm recently, and so did/do I. The technique she posted isn't new but it does allow for an easy way to crank out a bunch of cards in a short amount of time. I created a few with this technique (posted in future posts) and then decided to play on my own for this one. I used washi tape for the border on this one since it is thinner and then made some stripes with the tape as well. I added a small rhinestone heart in the center and there you go a card.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday card

Here's one more card I made from The Paper Loft one sheet wonder guide. Like a card a posted a couple weeks ago I added a sentiment that I made using my Silhouette. This is another guy card.

Until my next post,

Diane

Happy Birthday Card

Here's a card I made using materials and instructions from a Paper Crafts card kit that I bought at a show a few years back. The sentiment is a rub on. The instructions called for something else but I wanted to send a birthday card. I'm not very good a tying bows so I cut two pieces, one for the straight piece and the other for the "bow" that is more like a knot.

Until my next post,

Diane

Wish card

Here's another card I made using papers and designs of The Paper Loft one sheet wonder card set. This one didn't have the blue background but I had extra plain paper left over. I added an embellishment I cut with my Silhouette from some extra plain paper. This is another guy card, hope he likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Thinking of You card

Here's an easy peasy card I made by adding an embellishment to a one sheet wonder type card. The papers and cutting instructions were from The Paper Loft. I added a coordinating dimensional sticker from Kay and Co and just like that a card is complete. It's for a guy so it has less frills and more subdued colors.

Until my next post,
Diane

Just Because card

Here's a card I made with leftover materials from a Hot off The Press card kit. I'm sending it as an anniversary card.

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Diane

Happy Birthday all over the bottom

Here's another card I made using the Rainbow Ribbons Tutorial from Technique Junkies. This card is for a gal thus the brighter washi tape that I substituted for the ribbon. The stamp is from Fiskars.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday in the corner card

Here's a card I made using the Rainbow Ribbons technique from Technique Junkies. This was published in the Aug/Sep 2014 issue. I substituted washi tape for the ribbons. It's for a guy so I used some subdued tapes and a non frilly stamp by See Dee's.

Until my next post,
Diane

Here's to you turning 29 card

Here's a card I made from a Hot off the Press card kit. I've featured other cards from this kit. The base card and envelopes were NOT provided. Each card is made from a 5x7 card base. You attach their papers and paper embellishments. There are enough embellishments to add to the envelope and papers for the insides of the cards too.

The guy I'm sending this card to isn't 29 (and neither am I; although I do say it's my unofficial - official age). Hope he likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Bella Rose Lattice card

Here's the card I sent for Mother's Day (yes I know it was last month). It is from Heartfelt Creations and has a coordinating die that I didn't purchase. I looked prior to this post and discovered the stamp isn't available anymore on their website. I decided to stamp it twice and use some pop dots to accent the flowers and leaves. I stamped the based with Ranger Pigment and colored it with oil color pencils by Walnut Hollow.  Since I used a pigment ink I needed a dry color otherwise the background would bleed. I stamped the image again and embossed it with fine black powder and used the same coloring technique then cut the flowers and leaves out. This image is versatile and could be used for many occasions.

Until my next post,
Diane

You Rock card

Here's a card I made for a guy and I didn't use the Modern Grid technique! This started a background made with alcohol inks in a Crayola Color Explosion Spinner. After that it sat...for years until I decided to use it on this card. I thought I had a stamp of a guitar but I didn't so I used this g cleff stamp. I then added this glitter border and a coordinating border color. I think the sort of grunge look would appeal to a guy and hope he likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Take Flight card

Here's a card I made using materials from SEI. It was part of a card kit and I'm going to send it as a birthday card. I'll have to use extra postage as it is too thick for a regular stamp. I made my own envelope from extra scrapbook paper that has a dragonfly theme as well. I made the envelope with the WeR Memory Keepers envelope maker.

Until my next post,

Diane

A mans home...card

Here's yet another card I made using the Modern Grid Technique. For this card I used stamps by Crafty Secrets and an embellishment from some unknown company. This is a birthday card for a guy, hope he likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Let not thy hair card

Here's another card I made using the Faux Embroidered Quilt technique. I used the K&Co papers but this time I used a stamp from Artistic Outpost as the focal point.

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Diane

Queen for a day card

By now you know this is the Modern Grid technique card and that I'm obsessed with it! I keep finding new stamps (well they aren't "new" really) to use with this card for various occasions. This is for a birthday gal. I used Lost Coast and Crafty Secrets stamps for this one.

Until my next post,
Diane

Young for a lifetime card

Here's another Modern Grid technique card I made. This one uses the bicycle stamps from Hero Arts. The sentiment and greeting are from Studio G.

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Diane

Happy Birthday card

Here is yet another card using the Modern Grid technique. For this one I used hat stamps from Hero Arts and a sentiment stamp from Fiskars. This time I used watercolor pencils vs regular ones to color in the squares.

Until my next post,
Diane

Get your kicks card

Here's another card I made using the Modern Grid Tutorial from Technique Junkies. I love this technique and hope you all don't get sick of it. Sometimes I look at my stamps and can't figure out what to do with them. This technique pulls them all together and allows for some fun with colored pencils, paints or whatever you want to use to fill in some squares and color your images. It also give you the opportunity to do a little doodling too. This card is for a guy birthday, hope he likes it.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Spring card

Here's one of a set of Happy Spring cards I made to send to family. I used washi tape and stamps from Studio G. Easy Peasy.

Until my next post,
Diane

Laugh card

Here's a card I made using the Faux Embroidered Quilt technique from the August/September 2014 Technique Junkies newsletter. I used paper from K&Co and an embossing folder. The sentiment is from Mary Engelbreit.

I'm sending it as an anniversary card. We all need a little laughter in our relationships.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Here's a card I made using a technique I saw on the Club Scrap blog. I modified the bottom of mine just a bit but otherwise followed the instructions. I used a border stamp from Studio G (sloppy stamping I know) and a sentiment inside.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Anniversary Card

Here's a card I made using the Modern Grid Tutorial from the Apr/May 2007 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I used Impression Obsession stamps for the flowers and colored them with Prismacolor colored pencils. Then I used my Just Right Times New Roman font for the sentiment. I used my Spellbinders to accent the sentiment and a big "H" and "A" from the dollar bin at a big box store (Michaels  or AC Moore, not sure which one).

Until my next post,
Diane

Today is a gift card

Here's a card I made using the Background Stained Glass Tutorial from the Aug 2014 Technique Junkie Newsletter. I used an Impression Obsession stamp and colored it with Prismacolor colored pencils. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession as well. I'm sending it as a birthday card.

Until my next post,
Diane

Perfect Gentleman Birthday Card

Here's a card I made using Graphic 45 Perfect Gentlemen paper. The design is from Technique Junkies Dec 2013/Jan 2014 issue called Circle Strips Tutorial. I'm sending it as a guy birthday card.

Until my next post,
Diane

Celebrate card

Along the lines of less is more here's a card I made using an Impression Obsession background stamp and stickers from K&Co and Jillibean Soup.

Since the sentiment is "Celebrate" I'm sending it as a birthday card.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's a card I made using an embossing folder and a stencil. I probably should have used the stencil first then emboss but I did it in reverse. The embossing folder is from Cuttlebug and the cupid and hearts came in a pack of Valentine themed stencils. I used a dauber and Memento Lady Bug (red) ink for the coloring. A few small gems on two corners finishes the card.

Until my next post,
Diane

hello card

Here's a card I made using Jillibean Soup products. It features a stamp technique where you use the back of a clear stamp to stamp the background and then the front for the highlight. It only works with certain stamps. They should be clear so they are sort of sticky on both sides. Also the stamp needs to have a shape where the back isn't going to be different than the front.

I'm going to use this as a birthday card.

Until my next post,
Diane

Thanks for all you do card

Here's a card I made using materials from SEI. I like their kits but unfortunately they don't provide envelopes. That's where the Envelope Punch Board from WeR Memory Keepers comes in handy. I used left over light weight scrap paper to make a custom envelope.

I sent this card a while back as a thank you for Christmas presents.

Until my next post,
Diane

Smile card

Here's a card I made using Jillibean Soup products. There's just a little bit of stamping. I'm going to send it as a birthday card.

Until my next post,
Diane

No. 1 card

Here's a card I made using Melisa Frances materials. I'm sending it for a birthday.

Until my next post,
Diane