Love You for my Hubby

This is my hubby's Valentine's Day card.  I hadn't posted it earlier because I've had a tough time getting the colors right in the picture.  I have taken about 20 pictures with different settings on my camera, but the colors still are not right.  And it's not my favorite card I've ever made.  Don't we all have those?  The red is not an orange red; I think it is Bazzill Red Devil.  Anywho, the card was based on the sketch over at Mojo Monday a few weeks ago.  Since I didn't get good pictures of it, I didn't link it to the challenge there at Mojo Monday.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card: 

How the card was made:

Size 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Cardstock:  American Crafts and Bazzill
Embossing:  Cuttlebug folder
Hearts and "Love You":  Cuttlebug dies
Zig Zag ribbon:  Unknown
Jewels:  Queen & Co.
Scalloped Square:  Nestabilities (Cut in half)
Scalloped Circle:  Nestabilities
Border punch:  Fiskars
Thanks for looking and for any comments you leave.

I'm Still Around!

I promise I'm still alive and kicking.  I hope to get pictures of my husband's Valentine's Day card tomorrow and post them.  Otherwise, I'm working on a huge project for a banquet at church.  I will try to post a couple of things I've done along the way.  It has been lots of work, but lots of fun! 

Don't give up on me.  I'll be around in a day or two.  Happy crafting!

A More Traditional Valentine

This is my oldest daughter and her husband's Valentine's Day card.

Here's how it was made:

Size: A2
Cardstock:  DCWV Glitter Stack; American Crafts
Patterned Paper:  GCD Studios Cloisonne Paper Pad
Scalloped circle:  Martha Stewart Seasonal Cricut Cartridge
Hearts:  Martha Stewart Punch
White Center for Hearts:  Martha Stewart Doily Punch
Rose:  I Am Roses
Ribbon:  Unknown
Scalloped Border:  EK Success
Tag:  Spellbinders
Heart Shaped Pearls:  Unknown

Hope you like it!

Ring around the Middle

I woke up early this morning and decided I really needed to make this card.  I had the tree already cut, so in order to save time, I wanted to make a card around the tree!  The recipient's last name is Warden, and he is a supervisor, so I thought I would use the play on his name and insinuate that he is a warden.  Thus, "The Warden's another year older!"  LOL.  They say you can tell the age of a tree because of the number of its rings.  The inside of this card says, "Good thing you're not a tree, or you'd have another ring around your middle!"  Cheesy for sure, but it works.  This card took 30 minutes or so to make, which is pretty good for me!

Size:  A2
Cardstock:  Bazzill, Bazzill Bling and Recollections
Patterned papers:  Unknown (from my scraps)
Embossing:  Cuttlebug
Tree:  Cindy Loo Cricut cartridge (cut at 3") 
Circle:  George Cricut cartridge  (cut at 3")
Oval:  Punch
Label behind oval:  Nestabilities
Loopy border:  Bazzill Just the Edge

Thanks for looking!

Count Your Blessings

This is my father-in-law's birthday card.  He's a sweet guy, and a lot of fun to be around.  I've made lots of bluegrass, music, and guitar cards for him, so I decided to change it up this year and make more of a serious card for him.  Here's how it was made:

Size:  3 3/4" x 9"  (fits into a no. 10 envelope)
Cardstock:  Bazzill, Recollections, DCWV
Patterned Papers:  DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack and unknown
Count Your Blessings:  Country Life Cricut cartridge cut at 2 1/2"
Silhouette boy:  A Child's Year Cricut cartrige cut at 3 1/4"
Label behind boy:  Lacy Labels Cricut Lite cartridge cut at 3 1/2"
Pearls:  Unknown
Flourish (sort of):  Spellbinders

(I think all of these sizes are correct.  I made this over the weekend, and I tried to make a mental note of the sizes.)

The inside says, "Not your birthdays, or your candles.  Have a wonderful, blessed day."

Thanks for looking, and for the kind words some of you leave!  They make my day!