#3

 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.

#2

 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.

This card has also been sent to a friend the day after I made it.  One of my favorite verses inside.

Those squares just kept staring back at me

 I have been gifted many items over the years as friends and family have learned of my cardmaking therapy, love, obsession, part time hustle.  At me desk, I kept seeing these pre-cut squares just begging to be put into a card.  I pulled them out and got to work. 

There were two identical sets and I just had to pull them apart.  I divided the first sheet into three color groupings.  Although, they all match, I picked ones with colors that were most similar to each other. This is the first card I came up with.

I dry embossed the background panel with a 3D embossing folder from Spellbinders.  I used what could possibly be one of my favorite die sets, those tiny butterflies, for each square.  They are a die set from paper rose and there are six different etched butterflies.  SO detailed and delicate.  I stamped the sentiment from a stamp simply stamp set.  I also added some distress ink to the background panel to be cohesive with the look of the squares.  I love how it turned out.  Scraps but not scraps.  I also added a bible verse inside the card on another one of the squares.  This card has already gone out in the mail!

Come back in a couple days to see Card #2 in this series!

Tis the season

 Graduation season!  I had so much fun creating this card for my friend's daughter.  I used Cricut DS to cut the cap, and the diploma and the letters of her name.  I was able to curate the colors to match that of her high school and found the perfect background cardstock in my stash to finish it off.  I used gems from my stash for embellishments and the stamped Congratulations is from a Stamp Simply stamp set.  I used a number stamp set in my stash from the Stamps of life to add the year to the diploma.  This is a 4x9 slimline card.  There is spectrum noir glitter pen on the tassle and the bow on the diploma.  I really hope she liked the card.

Working in my zone

 This is truly where my style leans, butterflies, delicate, scripture added.  As I've previously mentioned, I enjoy working with butterflies and the Craft Consortium Ink Drops papers.  I guess I sort of work backwards.  I chose my design, laid out my papers, cut the focal image backdrops, assembled then looked to see what I had on hand that would match each design.  It works for me.  Then, I perused through my scripture stamps finding a perfect size for each card. It had been a while since I dipped into my memento dew drops and added sentiments with color, I love how soft and pretty they are.  I finished with coordinating colors of pops of color to finish the design.  I added thinking of you inside the cards.  This set was purchased by a friend who loves my work.  I so appreciate her kindness and generosity.  

Thank you

 I had been playing around with my three scrapbook.com inks doing some ink blending on a stencil. Those did not turn out to my satisfaction.  So, as not to waste the ink on my sponges, I just swiped them onto a panel of card stock I had on my desk.  It sat on my desk a few days and I figured I could make a card out of it, but just wasn't sure what to do.  Then, as I was scrolling through Facebook I happened to scroll past a post by Amy R and all I saw really was the rainbow and hearts.  It was just a glance, but that put my mind in gear.  This card was totally inspired by her card.  I have followed her work for years and just love it.  It wasn't until I watched her video a few days later that I realized how much I replicated her design. Sort of.  Different mediums, but same concept.  I am using my card as a thank you for a friend.  Thanks, Amy R for your constant inspiration.   As I stated my card is ink blended with three primary colors making the rainbow.  I splattered with gold watercolor paint and added a variety of gold glitter hearts. I  stacked three thanks die cuts and covered with shimmer brush pen and added a gold heat embossing sub sentiment. My card is a mini slimline.

A special card for someone special

 Yes, I made those flowers....again....time consuming, but so worth it and so beautiful.  My friend needed a card to say goodbye and congratulations all in the same card, so this is what I came up.  It's a 5x7 easel card.  You know how I love an easel card...it's a goto for me. The soft colors are a great backdrop for the darker flower focals.  I dipped into my stash for some acetate butterflies that just so happened to match my color scheme.  I added some vellum leaves cut from my cricut (while simultaneously mutilating two pieces of vellum in the process. I need to use a new mat) I had some mint pops of color to embellish the card.   The inside of the card features a favorite bible verse (fitting this particular occasion) from Stamp simply store.  I also added another acetate butterfly.  My oval dies are an old set from Spellbinders and I used 5x7 stitched rectangle dies for all the other papers. The paper collection comes from an old kit from crafter's companion that I purchased at Tuesday Mornings about four years ago.  Hope you enjoy this beautiful card.