Thursday, May 26, 2022

Happy 50th Anniversary

 Our dear friends are celebrating today their 50th golden anniversary and this is the card we gave them for the big accomplishment. I used a layer of Layer Recollections 65 lb. 12 x 12 solar yellow glisted mounted to an A2 card base of Recollections 110 lb. white cardstock on a piece of Core’dinations pearls heavy weight premium grade pearlized paper I die cut it with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers B S5-132 and then ran it through with tufted dynamic textured impressions embossing folder by SU then on each crossing line added an adhesive faux gold pearls by Recollections and mounted the layer to the other layers. then cut my flower hibiscus garden 3D die by Altenew (plus 3 more layers) with misc. gold papers and for the numbers I used whimsy U/L/N/P die set by Spellbinders



Thursday, May 19, 2022

Happy Birthday

Today is our youngest birthday he is 34!  This is the card we sent him. Started by using a card base from Concord & 9th dip-dyed cards & envelopes cut in half then die cut it with double stitched rectangle die by Kat Scrappiness then on the white area I used Tim Holtz distress oxide inks gathered twigs ink with Picket Fence Studios life changing blender brush and on the top aged mahogany then stamped all images with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink for the bottom images from Safari wild about you stamp set by HA then added a bit of Tim Holtz distress ink ground espresso with detail blending brush and then added the message happy birthday stamp by Impress and then added the birds from same set at the bottom images



Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Happy Birthday

Today is our oldest birthday he is 41! This is the card we sent him. Started with a layer of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock and with Tim Holtz distress oxide ink and Altenew ergonomic blending brush salty ocean, faded jeans and prize ribbon then stamped the eagles from land of the free stamp set by Altenew with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink. Cut layer with double stitched rectangle die by Kat Scrappiness then mounted on a layer of Park Lane 110 lb. smooth black solid core cardstock die cut with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers A S5-131 mounted to a A2 card base of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 120 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock then stamped my message from color layering mountains at the lake stamp set by HA aka Hero Arts with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink



Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Feliz Día de las Madres

This is my first Mother's Day without my mom so didn't have to make her a card. This is another of the mother's day cards I made. This is another alternative Paper Pumpkin Hope Box August 2021. I used the printed envelope die cut it with double stitched rectangle die by Kat Scrappiness and mounted to Park Lane 110 lb. smooth black solid core cardstock that I cut it in half then die cut it with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers and mounted to an A2 card base of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 120 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock. Decorated with laser die cut butterfly and self-adhesive sequin then I added my message using Happy Mother’s Day stamp by Stampendous with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink



Sunday, May 8, 2022

Happy Mother's Day

Hope you all mothers out there have a good day doing what you want. This is one of my alternative Paper Pumpkin Hope Box August 2021. I used the printed envelope die cut it with double stitched rectangle die by Kat Scrappiness and mounted to one of the printed card bases that I cut it in half then die cut it with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers and mounted to an A2 card base of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 120 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock. Decorated with laser die cut butterfly and self-adhesive sequin then I added the message using Happy Mother’s Day stamp by Stampendous with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink