I need to be better about posting my cards so I might as well start with the Mother’s Day cards I made for this year. I haven’t been posting because I haven’t had time to list all the supplies that go with them. But I’m going to try to post them and add to the supplies as I have time. If there is something I used you want to know more about just ask me in the comments and I’ll let you know.
So this was for all the cowboy/Texan mom’s out there! I made a card with this image years ago called Cowgirl Flowers but decided to make a new version this year for some new customers that wanted this theme for their Mother’s Day card.
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Cardstock: Bazzill
Digital Stamp: Home on the Range and Bouquet Daisy (Daydream Designs - store closed). Printed on a Epson ET-8500 color printer
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I have several mom's that like birds so I had a couple of those.
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So I have been exposed to Covid-19 a lot lately and I finally tested positive for it. So while I rest I hope to get caught up on a few things and one of them being my blog. As you can tell it has been neglected for awhile now with barely any post. I have created but just didn’t have time to create and blog. So I’m hoping in these 10 days off the Lord will allow me to be well enough to do a few things on the to-do list.
So one of my nephews had a birthday in September and I just couldn't create the right card for him. And then weeks turned into months and the poor boy never got a card or his present. Which I was just going to give him money because time was getting away from me. But I really didn't want to do that because even though I was late I wanted to make sure he knew he was special and loved. His mom had told me he is into Australia right now and he loves to learn about new things. Well, I went to Beccy's Place Blog and saw a brand new stamp released this month and it was perfect!! It is called Limited Edition and it is a platypus!! The creative juices flowed and I even got out the Distress Oxide inks my friend Karen taught me how to use last year. I made the background (Salvaged patina and peacock feathers) by starting with lighter and going darker. Then I spritzed it with water. Then I used Blueprint sketch Distress Oxide ink on paper and cut the 10 out of it. I printed the bubbles from the digital stamp directly on my background piece. I love how it turned out!! I went with a 7 1/4 x 3 3/4 card as it was the perfect size for the platypus swimming to the number 10!! (It uses a 7 1/2 x 4 envelope that I had to special order).
This card also inspired me to find books to go with it. So I find a cool book that comes in a series called Platypus Police Squad and I got him the first book - The Frog who Croaked. Which is double awesome because it is about a platypus and a cop (his dad is a police officer!) I also got him a book on the animals in Australia (A is for Australian Animals) and a book on Australia (A is for Australia)
I hope to turn this design into some Hello Cards instead of the 10 being on there. We will see what happens and I'll post if I get them made!!
CHALLENGES:
1) Beccy's Challenges - January - Create a card or paper-craft project using any Beccy's Place image, upload a photo of it to your blog or other hosted site, and submit a direct link. The challenge runs from now until midnight on the 31st of January 2022 (AEST).
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Digital Image: Limited Edition @ Beccy's Place
Distress Oxide Inks: Ranger Tim Holtz (Salvaged patina, Peacock feathers, Blueprint sketch)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Mediterranean, Pinecone)
Water paper for inking: Neenah paper
Accents/Tools: pop dots, Epson inkjet printer
No Ifs, Ands, or Butts about it… Have a Happy Birthday!
Since 2013 I have been making Basset and Beagle cards for one of my co-workers to give to his mom, girlfriend and aunt. So his mom’s birthday is Feb 4th and Aunt’s birthdays is Feb 5th. So I found these adorable “butt” portraits of dogs and paired with this saying I came up with these birthday cards! Aunt is beagle owner and mom is Basset!! Which then gave me an idea for Valentine’s card for his girlfriend so stay tuned for that one!!
So I had a lady contact me and asked if I could make simple or mini cards for her to send to her nieces and nephews (ages 4-12) to brighten their day! Of course! I love happy mail and that is why I host the Happy Mail Challenge. Ro (Rolbricht) makes mini cards and I always thought I wanted to do that too! So I bought envelopes a long time ago. I never got around to making them until now! So thank you Ro for the inspiration. Here is my first go at mini cards.
Card 1 (blue penguin) – inside “have a great day”
Card 2 (dino) – inside “Keep being Roar-Some!”
Card 3 (panda) – inside “You’re Pantastic!
Jan Inspirational Card Challenge – In honor of National Hugging Day make a card and send it to make someone’s day (a “hug” in the mail!)
SUPPLIES: Scraps!! I had to find stuff in my scrap drawer and I did it!! Cardstock: Bazzill
Kris @ Imagine That Digistamp started the Progressive Challenge back up. What that means is she posted an image this month and if you make a project with it and link it to the challenge then you will get December’s Image FREE!
One of the mother’s day cards I made. I gave one to a friend that lost one of her sons last year. I found this sketch and it worked perfect for two cards I made this month. I used an embossing folder which was part of the technique category of the May 2019 Inspirational Card Challenge.
The two sushi and front chopstick were printed out a 2nd time and then pop dotted to give it dimension.
I made this card for a friend’s friend who was turning 95 and wanted to eat sushi. She didn’t have anyone to eat sushi with her so since my husband loves sushi he volunteered! I made this card to give her at dinner. She loved it and said it was the best birthday she could ask for!
Then I had another friend that loves sushi so I made her one too! I then had a lady see it and want one for her weekend get together with out-of-state boyfriend. They were having a sushi themed weekend. On the inside she requested: Are those chopsticks? or you just happy Sashimi? He loved it and said it was going on his desk!
Made in March….late posting to the blog.
CHALLENGES: 1) March Happy Mail Challenge – finally mailed it to my friend as a late birthday card. 2) March Inspirational Card Challenge – Favorites category – saved sketch from Jan 2019 Card Sketch Challenge – Sketch #2. Original found here: Freshly Made Sketches #173
SUPPLIES: Digital Image: Sushi Clip Art by Emily Peterson. Patterned Paper: Sushi Digital Paper by Emily Peterson. Cardstock: Bazzill (Raven)
In trying to come up with the first sushi card I printed out this digital paper. I didn’t end up using it for that card but thought it would make a cute card using the same sketch but making it the focus and just a sentiment. I like how this one turned out too!
CHALLENGES: 1) March Inspirational Card Challenge – Favorites category – saved sketch from Jan 2019 Card Sketch Challenge – Sketch #2. Original found here: Freshly Made Sketches #173 SUPPLIES: Digital Image: Sushi Clip Art by Emily Peterson. Patterned Paper: Sushi Digital Paper by Emily Peterson. Cardstock: Bazzill (Raven)
For some reason I thought this was one of the February flowers but apparently it’s not since it is a Pansy and not a violet. But it’s purple! Any who a lady needed a birthday card for her friend whose birthday is on Valentine’s Day. Decided to not go Valentine theme like a did a couple years ago. She likes flowers so thought it would work for a February Birthday. I added pearls to the cup so I decided to add pearls to the corners….not sure I like them….will look at it in the morning again!
SUPPLIES: Digital Stamp: Purple Pansies Set @ Fred, She Said Designs Inks: pre-colored digital stamp printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer Cardstock: Bazzill (rain forest, pansy) American Crafts (blossom) Accents/Tools: Darice Embossing Folder (Stripe), Recollections (pearls)
So I almost forgot to check out the monthly image at Gerda Steiner Designs. I’m so glad I checked with a few days left because it was this adorable panda. So I pulled out some new Queen & Co paper I bought and asked my husband to color it up in photoshop to match. My printer prints darker and not always the color on the screen so the first print was more green (see 2nd version) then the color in the striped paper. So after several attempts we got the color to match the papers and that is this version! I used Atlantic Hearts Sketch #248 as my inspiration.
SUPPLIES: Digital Image: Panda in Love @ Gerda Steiner Designs Inks: digital image colored in Photoshop by my husband and then printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer Cardstock: Bazzill (Watermelon, Rain, SeaSalt) Patterned Paper: Queen & Co (Heart Throb) Accents/Tools: EK Success concave corner punch, black braiding cord, Queen & Co epoxy dots – Teal
I didn’t want to waste the first print out so I found paper that matched it and made this version. Well good thing I did because a lady bought one of each for her nieces!
SUPPLIES: Digital Image: Panda in Love @ Gerda Steiner Designs Inks: digital image colored in Photoshop by my husband and then printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer Cardstock: Bazzill (Flamingo, Lagoon) Patterned Paper: Queen & Co (Heart Throb) Accents/Tools: EK Success concave corner punch, black braiding cord, Epoxy dots
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