Balloon

This is the second card I gave my girlfriend. I had borrowed the Celebrate Today Stamp Set & Balloon Framelit dies by SU to work on graduation cards and since I had the set on my desk decided to use it for this card.

It was a pretty clean and simple card. Went to my scrap drawer and grab different pieces of blue then I die cut the balloons. I stamped the shadow and happy birthday on them and then did my card base which had a partial section of acetate. I also added a little texture on the front as it was like too much white :0) the stamp I used was by CTMH

Because I adhered the balloons partially on the acetate and of course my OCD would not be happy if I saw the adhesive on the back I added the same color balloons on the inside except didn't stamp the happy birthday. Decided to stamp the strings on the inside panel and since they looked like they were just flying out of place after the card was open...if you notice on top it looks just perfect. I stamped a line like if the message was on a balloon and the 3 strings were hanging from it.

Shoebox Thursday

Today is by best friend and adoptive family member's birthday

I made her two cards as I celebrated her birthday two days :0) this is the first card I gave her. I had been wanting to make this fold, the idea came from Sharon Burkert. Actually, I bought this SU set because of her card :0)

The front just looks like her fold card, I think is called split front panel

but as always I changed the way the card itself was, on my card base is a whole panel just missing the two pieces on each side...I know more work but I like nice and smooth look on the inside as well as the outside and it was bugging me the glued piece :0). Messages are Endless Creations

Now for our Shoebox Project, Kathy had for us a card with some stamps she bought on her recent trip to Hawaii. We all got to pick one of the stamps we used as a souvenir from her trip and I picked Aloha

Thinking of you

I love embossing folders, they make nice and easy cards with the least of effort. For this card, I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder, decided just to color the leaves and stems add ribbon and Spellbinders tag die. The message is by Endless Creations

Shoebox Tuesday

For today's shoebox project I had another thinking of you card.

For this card, I used several stamp sets surprisingly. The idea was from Nan Cee on Pinterest from Split Coast Stampers. The dots is a stamp by CTMH, the messages is by Endless Creations and the other 3 items are by SU

One great year

When I first got/opened this Paper Pumpkin, December 2015 I complain and complain because I thought, still think, it was a very expensive kit for the supplies we got. A useless stamp set, ONLY 12 4x6 decorative papers and a few embellishments to make a calendar. I have never bought a calendar for $22 and when I made calendars many years ago never cost me that much. I still make pocket calendars and for that price, I could make 30. I have to say that I had fun working on the cards. I was able to make 23 cards, still feel wasn't enough supplies as most of the things were from my stash.

Once again I picked a few stamp, inks, punches and embellishments and started working on the cards. Makes it easier if I just have to reach within my desk to get supplies. I do have to clean my desk after I'm done with a box as it's just way too much messy so big distraction for an OCD person having so much stuff out :0)

For this one card, I used a set & matching bird punch by SU, the background is a CTMH stamp set, message is also SU

For the next 3 cards, the message is the same CTMH set

For the next two cards, the message, as well as the background is the same CTMH stamp set

For this one, the message is Endless Creations and the flower is from the same CTMH stamp ser

     

For this one is another SU stamp set, message is also SU, different set :0) I ran out of banners from the kit so used a third SU set and "matching" die to cut the banner

Same SU stamp set and matching bird punch as the first card, SU ribbon and the message is Stamp A Mania

The same CTMH stamp set and Stamp a Mania message

the message is SU set, the doily is from my stash I think I got it at Dollar Tree, its part of a big heart

The message is V.I.P., the ribbon, as well as background stamp on the next two cards are SU

the message on this one is unknown

last design, the message is SU set, as well as the ribbon and this is the only card that I used the useless stamp set :0) so technically is not completely useless LOL

More Sew You

More cards done with the Paper Pumpkin Sew You from March 2015.

For this one, I used again a Spectrum Noir marker to add color to cardstock, the message in Spanish is SU, the message in English is V.I.P., the lighthouse is Stampa Rosa and for the tag I used Fiskars fancy scissors

      

For this one, again Spectrum Noir for the cardstock, the message is the same as above by SU, the covered bridge is StampaBarbara

More Spectrum Noir for color, the flower is CTMH, message Stamp A Mania

For this last card, again colored with Spectrum Noir, the background is a stamp by Local King Rubber Stamps, the message is SU, again used the Fiskars fancy scissors and the ferry boat is by a local company Dewey, Inkum & Howe

Love You A Lot

Another Paper Pumpkin kit this time, it was April 2015.

For this card the message is by My Creative Time, the background is SU as well as the butterflies and matching punches, the enamel dot is from my stash

For this one, I used the same sets as above just different background stamp and added paper flowers with pearls

For this one, I did the flowers with a Penny Black stamp, the message is Stamp A Mania

Same message from above, the background was done with petite petals by SU