I got this idea from the amazing Natasha Foote on youtube. She shared a card that when creating you actually have the pieces to create a 2for1. As in, you cut once but can make two cards. Using what I had on hand, I used this older mandala die I got at Spellbinders eons ago. It really makes a striking card. I made square cards and I love how they turned out.
So this is the card set I created to continue my goal of having handmade Christmas cards to send out this year. I used a background stamp from my stash, I'm not sure the brand, but it's red rubber and makes a great impression. The Joy die and snowman die were both freebies I received with and order from Scrapbook.com. I only got four finished, but since I made 9 in december, I'm ahead of schedule!
This card was also a commissioned card. I also knew the recipient. I used his favorite color (yellow). I used dies and embossing folders from my stash and did some ink swiping with distress oxide. I cut the tiny little deer using cricut DS . The background paper is from paper rose studios. I love their scene cardstocks. Good for all thos masculine makes. I stamped and fussy cut the greeting. Those die cut trees are from a Tim Holtz set that I wanted forever and I do not regret the purchase one bit. I think this card turned out very striking.
This card was made for my Mom to give to my niece for her birthday. I made my favorite kind of card, an easel. I used my favorite paper collection. (craft consortium the ink drops line) I used my current favorite flower die made by Simon Hurley sold at Spellbinders. I used what I thought was her favorite colors. I also used one of my most favorite fonts in cricut DS. I love everything about this card.
This card is my final 2023 Halloween card. I saw this set demonstrated by Helen at craftymamadiaries on youtube. She has a fun channel and I enjoy her content. I had to have this sweet set by Catherine Pooler called Happy Meowloween as well as the paper pad Helen used. I can't wait to utilize this set next year. It is just so purrfect. I'm a sucker for costumes, can you tell? Not only did I decorate the front, I used one of the stamps to coordinate the envelope. I used my alcohol markers for coloring, Spellbinder hemstitch square dies (one of my favorites). I'm not in love with how the shadow turned out, but I'm no colorist, I'm just having fun and trying to brighten someone's day. I hope you've enjoyed this walk with me through the years of Halloween cards. I look forward to next year.
I absolutely love the dollar tree acetate stickers. I've had these bats for a couple years. I purchased the dies from Spellbinders a couple years ago on clearance. This square card came out so cute and went to my fourth daughter and her hubby. Papers and stickers from my stash.
I think you can guess who got this card this year. I designed it in Cricut DS and used papers and embellishments from my stash. The pumpkin is a wood veneer sticker I got at the dollar tree several years ago. I colored it with my Spectrum noir triblends and covered it with stardust stickles.
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I have a friend who recently lost her husband. I can't imagine what is like to lose a spouse after 50+ years. I wanted to create a special card to send her. I started pulling out small cardstock stacks that I've had for years and remembering how much I love them. I was able to put together this card with some spellbinders dies (simply layered blooms), my current favorite pinkfresh studio cutting dies, and embellished with a gems from stash that were recently gifted to me. I added the sentiment from a hero arts stamp and die combo that I go to again and again. I used craft foam to give dimension to the sentiment. I added pops of color in white on the branches (which in hindsight was not the best idea). I heat embossed the sub sentiment in gold detail powder and painted the bottom of the prayers die with a gold glitter pen. I added a butterfly from my stash and that seemed to finish up the card.
I think this card turned out beautifully. So serene with the acetate, layered shells. I also used stickers from stash for the sentiment. I used the square dies from pinkfresh studio and those stickers came from the dollar tree. Can you believe it? I added a colored satin half pearl to the one shell. I embossed the background with a 3D wood slat embossing folder from Stampin up that is in my stash. This card has already gone out and I hope she is encouraged when she receives it.
This is a customer order and I just love how it came out. Even better??? I used some printed cardstock from my stash and I'm so happy with how it came out. I recently acquired these dies on clearance, they are from pinkfresh studios. I love the detail in the edges. I had an embossing folder that mimicked the patterned paper. I love everything about this card. I hope the client does too. I highly enjoy customization, whether it be a name, event, or favorite of the recipient.
I used one of my favorite fonts in cricut DS to create the name and used an SNTB (my preferred alcohol marker, spectrum noir triblend) to give an ombre look to it. This card gives me Tina Smith vibes over on Cards and Coffee Time on youtube. She is fabulous and an inspiration to me. Everything she makes is lovely.
The flowers are made from a spellbinders die from the cinch and go collection. I love it when a plan comes together.
I can't get enough of these tiny butterfly dies. The detail in them are just amazing. Bonus, they are TINY! They have become a little set that I keep handy to use as needed, because you know I love butterflies.
I was working on a very special birthday card and had these tiny butterflies left over and they just called out to be used. I also had a 5.5 x 5.5 botched card base, so I cut it down to 5 x 5 and away I went. I also have several sheets of the background paper which is covered in butterflies. It's just so lovely. I used my hemstitch square dies from Spellbinders. I added a candy heart from honey bee stamps and pops of color from scrapbook.com to embellish. The stamp is one I've had for probably 15 years. Again, these tiny butterflies are a die set by Paper Rose that I purchased at Scrapbook.com.
This is the final card I made with the first sheet of squares. I just love how all these cards turned out and I sent them all in the mail the day after I made them. Hope you enjoyed them and I really hope the recipients enjoy getting them.
So, I have these square kraft envelopes that I got on clearance many, many years ago. They didn't come with cards, but when this girl finds a clearance deal on envelopes, I rarely pass it by. This was card #2 from my last post and those squares that kept teasing me. Same concept, but different layout and design.
I have always loved the layering dies that are out in the market...but I've never been able to afford them. When Spellbinders started making the kaleidoscope dies, and they had a sale I jumped in. I really love the look of them. I don't have them all, but I do have a few and I think they are a good goto for masculine cards. For this card, I decided to make a design b cyutting the layered dies diagonally and laying them out in a pattern. I really like how it turned out and hope the recipient enjoys it as well.
I have had this stamp set from the Stamps of Life for at least 10 years. I have never used it because I just couldn't think of a way to do so. I made a thank you card for a friend of Matt's who has become like family to us. I wanted to thank him for his constant prayers and support. I feel honored to be his friend and humbled by his generosity to our family.
This is an old school phone, you know, the only way we used to phone a friend??? I guess it might be considered retro by now. HA! I colored the phones with my triblend markers. Added some doodles around the sides. I added enamel dots from my stash. I hope he enjoys this card, a token of our appreciation.
Once again, I reached for another paper pad from CC ink drops line. This pad contains beautiful oranges and yellows. I used some sizzix dies from my stash and what was going to be layered squares took a turn. Literally. I heat embossed the sentiment from a scrapbook.com gratitude sentiment/die combo. I added black gloss pops of color to complete the card. I love using my supplies and being able to use up my stash.
