Welcome little one card

A while back there was an addition to my family. Luckily I had a card ready. I can't take much credit for this except for the assembly. All materials were from a Hot off the Press card kit.

The main sentiment is covered with vellum paper with the heart design so when you open the card the sentiment is visible again.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday card

Here's a card I made using a technique I saw online. The original post was based on using left over ribbons but I changed it to washi tape. I stamped the sentiment, ran it through my embossing maching and then added the cake that I made freehand. I then stamped an image that had a candle and cut out the part I didn't want.

Pretty much easy peasy.

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Diane

King for a Day card

Here's a card I made for a father and son who have birthdays very close to one another. The basics of the card came from a Hot off the Press kit. I supplied the card base and bling that I decided to add simulating jewels.

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Diane

Eat more cake card

I had this alcohol ink background sitting around and discovered it worked well with the cupcake embellishments I had. I added them to piece of bright green cardstock and a card is done.

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Diane

Make a wish card

Card 3 of 3 using the starburst technique and DCWV paper. For this one I added a K&Co embellishment. When you pull on the tab the candles on the cake are out.

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Diane

Birthdays are good for you card

Card 2 of 3 using the starburst technique with DCWV paper. This one has the focal point in the center. I used a Spellbinders die cut for the center and stamped the sentiment.

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Diane

What's the secret card

Here's a card I made using some papers from DCWV and a starburst technique. You cut papers into rectangles of various widths. Then you cut from one long corner to the opposite to make long thin triangles. Next, arrange them towards a focal point. It could be a corner or the center. I've got a few more cards over the next weeks with different focal points. This one is a birthday card using a stamped image from Inky Antics that I colored with some gel pens.

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Diane

Over the hill card

Here's a card I made for a family member using stamps and a folded technique from Repeat Impressions. I was in a bind for a guy card then I remembered I had some of these cards sort of ready but not assembled.

The base of the card was made with dual color double sided plain paper. I covered one side with washi tape that gave it a patterned look. Here's what the card looks like when it is "closed".

When you open the card here's the other side. 

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Diane

Elvis Birthday Cards

Here's a set of four cards I made using Elvis stamps by Stampsmith and paper from EK Success. I cut them with my Silhouette so no fussy cutting was required. It doesn't look as such in the photo but each Elvis is sort of elevated with a homemade accordion "thingy". I was hoping it would make it look as though Elvis was swinging his hips. 

Each one has different embellishments. the upper left has some stickers, the upper right has some stars that were cut out with a circle punch and elevated with pop dots. The bottom left has the same circles but I also added a bit of instruments on a music scale (at least I think that's what they call it). The lower right has some musical notes I cut out with a punch.

All cards are for guys who are also kings (get the pun!), hope they like them.

Until my next post,
Diane

Four sentiment card

I made this card at a make and take at a scrap/card show a few years ago but never sent it. I decided to add some sentiments from Hero Arts and turn it into a birthday card. It uses Just For Fun stamps. I like the outline stamp. It is sort of a faux postage look.

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Diane

Hold You Dear Card

Quite a few years ago I took a class at a stamp/scrap show and made a card using an Art Gone Wild stamp. I thought I had a template for the card but I couldn't find it. I recreated one using my Silhouette but changed the size to fit an A2 envelope. In doing so I needed to rearrange the items. I've since adjusted my design to make the circles closer together so the candy pieces can fit on the top and bottom of the circles. This card is for a little girl, hope she likes it.

Until my next post,

Diane

Hello Friend card

Here's a card I made in a class at a scrapbook/paper show a few years back. If I remember correctly, it uses products from Technique Tuesday. If a reader knows otherwise let me know. I'm sending to a...yes friend, thus the sentiment.

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Diane

Whatever card

Here's a card I made for birthday of a young man. A long time I made a 12x12 using some Ranger techniques and then did nothing with it. After a while I cut it up and made some cards with it. This is one of them. I used a Hero Arts clock stamp on top of the other stuff and cut the piece into four irregular rectangles. To finish the card I found this rub on that seemed to go with a birthday.

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Diane

3 ladies card

Here's the card I sent for Mother's Day a few weeks ago. I set up my posts in advance and didn't feel like juggling them all around. I had this background sitting around. It was actually a tag that I cut to fit the card. It already had this design that I think was stamped on it but I sure can't remember. I added the three ladies and transformed it into a Mother's Day card.

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Diane

Special Day Card

Here's one of four cards I made using a really easy technique from Club Scrap. I used an oversized stamp from Impression Obsession on four different slightly patterned paper scraps. I used a sentiment stamp from See Dee's and the card is done. Two of the other three are the same awaiting their sentiment. The third is just on a white cardstock background and I think that looks OK too.

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Diane

Class of 2016 card

Here's a pretty simple card I made a free cut file from Clever Some Day. This gal has some great files, and informative videos for cutting machines. In a time when many kids take forever to graduate if at all from college hubby's niece did it in three years. Quite an accomplishment. She'll be on to grad school in the fall so we wish her all the luck in the world. I picked the colors for this card based on her school colors.

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Diane

Yellow bird card

Here's a card I made using supplies from SEI. I'm sending it as an anniversary card. The flower is quite thick so extra postage will be required. Keep that in mind when sending cards. Also a square shape requires extra postage.

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Diane

Untitled birthday card

Here's a card I had on hand that I made at a card show a few years back. I should have written down where the supplies came from, but oops I didn't. Anyway I like the idea of stacking die cut flowers. In this case they are vellum. We also added a bit of glue to the brad and topped it with glitter to showcase you can alter the supplies you have to suit your card.

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Diane

Happy Birthday Card

Here's another card I made using the Club Scrap Curvy Woven Card technique. This one is for a guy birthday. I used Graphic 45 Perfect Gentlemen paper from a few years back. Ok, maybe more than a few years...

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Diane

No title card

Here's a card I made using the techniques in this Jennifer McGuire post called Black Embossed Resist. Here's my substitutes: I used Basil card stock, the smoother side. I didn't have a Tombow marker so I used my pigment ink pad. I used Martha Stewart stamps and omitted the sentiment. Her card photographed quite a bit better but she's a professional and I'm certainly not. Anyway I like the technique and may make another but I think I'd like to use a marker next time.

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Diane

Cure for the common birthday card

Here's a card I made using a background stamp by Hero Arts and a sentiment by Fiskars. I used white embossing powder on the background stamp and a cut/embossing dye for the sentiment.

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Diane

Happy Anniversary Card

Here's a card I made using the techniques in this Club Scrap post. Instead of masking tape I used washi tape. The paper in the background is some left over from K&Co. I used Ranger Dye inks, stamped two of the corners and then added a bit of bling to the other two. I goofed and used a corner punch on two corners but it isn't the same punch so I added the bling to try and camouflage it a bit.

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Diane

Accessorize of exercise card

Here's a card I made using some more scrap paper from a Hot off the Press card kit. I added the Inky Antics gal and her sentiments then colored her in with some colored pencils. I used my Silhouette to cut the stamped images so no fussy cutting required!

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Diane

Hilarious Card

Here's a card I made using some left over materials from a Hot off the Press card kit. I stamped on the patterned paper, added the Hilarious sticker and also the Happy Birthday stamp. Actually I'm the one that keeps staying at 29 but I thought the combo of the two made for a sort of funny but not necessarily hilarious card.

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Diane

Happy Anniversary card

Here's a card I made using the Club Scrap Curvy Woven Card technique. I needed to make a card in a hurry so this technique worked great for me. I didn't really mix up the papers anywhere as much as they did. I used some left over paper from an old Basic Grey collection called Indian Summer. One of the papers had stripes of all the other patterns so I used strips of that instead.

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Diane

Celebrate Card

Here's yet another card I made using some materials from a Hot off the Press Confetti Cake Artful Card Kit. I had a stamp with the word Celebrate and lucky for me it fit right in the middle of this embellishment.

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Diane

Hugs and Kisses Card

Yes I know Valentines Day was this past Sunday but I post on Wednesdays. At least that's my story and I'll stick to it.

This is the card I gave to hubby. I made it using the Faux Fresco technique from Splitcoaststampers. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and Galaxy markers for the coloring. The tutorial says to use white craft paint but next time I think I'll use Gesso as I have much more of that and think the look would be the same. I cut out the sentiment using my Silhouette and used a gem over the letter "i" since I lost the dot.

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Diane

Celebrate card

Here's another card I made using some materials from a Hot off the Press Confetti Cake Artful Card Kit. Like the card last week I added the sentiment from a Creative Imaginations embellishment set.

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Diane

Eating Cake Card

Here's a card I made using some materials from a Hot off the Press Confetti Cake Artful Card Kit. I added the main sentiment from a Creative Imaginations embellishment set. On the inside I stamped "Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake".  It seemed to fit.

Until my next post,
Diane