I saw this card and loved its beautiful simplicity. Her card was based on a sketch. I was especially loving the decorative edged banner she used. I went on a search through my stash wondering if I had anything similar, which I didn't. So, I headed to my trusty Cricut DS to see what I could find.
I had a friend that requested a card for a friend and she wanted it to include sunflowers and a wiener dog. I started out working on the sunflower and wound up cutting multiple layers.This is an old die set I have that I got from Craft Stash. I added some ink blending. This card was an 8.5 x 5.5 top folding easel card. I found the dog in cricut DS and thought he tuned out so cute. I added a clay heart that I colored to match the colors of the card. Of course, I added her name because I enjoy personalizing the cards with names and dates. The happy birthday die is from the Stamps of life A7 card die set. I love the way the fonts are combined in this die and bonus, it is designed to work on larger cards. Please excuse my hands and feet/legs in the photo, I realized I hadn't gotten a picture of the finished front. HA!
Don't you just love pinterest? There is so much to look to for inspiration. Still on my journey to making thank you cards, I saw this card and I wanted to attempt my version. I'm not sure mine is successful as the original artist, but I like how it turned out and it has my own spin to it. This is the pin that inspired my creation.
My sister-in-law is thoughtful of us. So giving. Constantly sharing things with us things that she makes and has a long history of being more like a grandma to our kids through the years. She's been busy make tote bags for some time and keeps sharing them with me. Her neighbor is expecting and turns out she's having twins. She decided to make a diaper bag for her, and I offered to make a special card that would match. I love how it turned out. I hope her neighbor loves it too!
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.
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 really enjoy making these "showstopper" cards. They have such a presence and give me lots of places to add details. A friend from church asked me to make a 50th anniversary card for her in-laws and I rose to the task! My papers are from a hobby lobby paper pad. I cut the letters and numbers from design space and colored them with my triblends to match the cardstock. I covered them in shimmer pen, but that can't really be seen in the photos. I added some gems from stash. The sentiment is from an old altenew set and one of the two happy anniversary stamps I have. I love how it turned out. The back is equally beautiful with an added scripture and ephemera.
