Happy St Patrick's Day

We are not Irish or really celebrate this holiday but it's always fun to make cards for any fun holiday.

Wanted to make Bret’s card using a new fun fold that was in my to do list so checked Jeanie Stark tutorial from Just Stampin here for this cards.

Started by cutting my card base then cut the guava 65 lb. Core’dinations cardstock then from scraps cut another layer which ran through simple charmed set embossing folder 1 by Cuttlebug & Provo Craft then blended some distress oxide mowed lawn. This is the back with except for one panel and the center was almost identical. 

I added a notecard on back for personal message as I don't like the personal message to be on the open. Thought of covering the other panel but this way Bret would know that only the one panel opened and it closes with magnets. 

Cut another panel of white and green for the front panel. With some more white scraps used the leprechaun2stamp coordinating die set by The Stamps of Life which colored with Copic markers E23, E25, G43, G46, E000, E00. E01, C9, C7, C5, C6, C4, C1, Y28, Y26, Spectrum Noir sparkle Crystal clear glitter brush, and then also die cut a piece of green with pasture grass steel craft die by MB mounted all to the front panel and finally stamped with Memento dew drop cottage ivy the message from shake your shamrocks stamp & die combo by Taylored Expressions.

The card folds flat for mailing, it folds under the front panel. Due to the card base weight and all the layers I used this card is too heavy so it does cost extra IF I was mailing but if you used lighter cardstocks maybe it would be normal postage as it does fit in regular envelope. 

Happy St Paddy's

For this quick & simple card, started by embossing a layer of white cardstock with one of the embossing folders in the simply charmed set by Cuttlebug & Provo Craft cut just a bit smaller than an A2 size then added distress oxide pine needles ink all over the border and mounted to an A2 white card base. Die cut the hat in black, the belt in gold, three buckles in black, four shamrock die cut. one in green and the others in whatever scraps I had closed by some were white some black didn’t matter as they weren’t showing. For the message stamped the happy on half of the rounded tab punch by SU and then stamped the rest of the message on the modern label extra lg. punch also by SU they were from shamrock top hat stamp set by Clearly Whimsy Stamps with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink. Finally added some rhinestones

Hello

Wanted to play with this new die by Spellbinders which is older die hiking through the meadows that was the small die of the month September 2023, die cut all the pieces in white scraps of cardstock then colored then colored with distress inks fired brick, fossilized amber, vintage photo, mowed lawn, vintage photo, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, tea dye, scorched timber, mowed lawn, rustic wilderness, peeled paint, crushed olive, scorched timber, vintage photo, tea dye, fired brick.

Then on a layer white layer blended some distress oxide salty ocean and, on the bottom, added rustic wilderness and mounted the boot. Finally added message from drawers which is from HA

 

With caring thoughts

Started with a layer of white cardstock then with botanicals and butterflies layered stencil set by Pinkfresh Studio and Altenew crisp dye ink added color. Leaves: grass field, shadow creek; Flowers: lavender fields, deep iris; Butterflies: rocky shore, pink diamond, pinkalicious, rubellite

after I was done found out needed the stamp because the butterflies didn’t have the antennas as well as some of the greenery but decided to just get the stamp and only used it for the butterflies for this card, and did it with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink using a mask by die cutting and masking everything but the butterfly areas

Finished the card by die cutting the layer with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers A then added dryer sheet to make I think was called faux silk technique and mounted to a die cut layer of lavender cardstock with infinity nested rectangle die set by HA and mounted to an A2 white card base finally just picked a message from drawers. 

Thank You

It was time to honor the heroes in my city, the Algona Police Department, we now have 12 people in the department 9 officers, the Chief and two people in the office. For this time around I made simple clean and simple card which end up having extra cards for my donation box because when you cut paper of one color and you mix and match the papers you end up with more cards. 

The message is from timeless sentiments die set by Altenew the shadow in vellum and 2 black and finally added some primary pack diamond dotz freestyle black or orange rhinestones