Hope

It seems that I feel the need to make so many cards for people who are hurting these days.  And here is another one.  I teach three Sunday School classes (on a rotated schedule of course), and I found out recently that a 42(ish) lady in one of the classes was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  I wanted to send her a card to encourage her and let her know I'm praying for her. 

The card was made from sketch 13 at Cardabilities.  I started with an A2 sized card and used a card front from DCWV.  I found a breast cancer ribbon on Melanie's blog, which can be found here.  I embossed it with a hearts Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I then layered it on a 2 1/2" circle cut from the George Cricut cartridge.  I then layered that on an inverted scalloped Nestabilities die and put another circle cut from George at 3" on top of that. (I think these sizes are right.  I made the card over the weekend.)  I used an EKSuccess border punch and added a piece of pink cardstock on top of that that I also embossed.  The word "hope" was computer generated and punched using a McGill two layer punch.  I added a ribbon and two Recollections mini roses.  I really liked how this card turned out, and I hope my friend does as well, and that it encourages her!

Thanks for looking and for your comments.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Have a Blast

I'm a little sad posting this card.  It is my last card as a part of the design team at Cardabilities.  I will miss being part of this great team, but have told Karan that I hope to reapply for another term later. 

This birthday card was made for a co-worker to give to his future stepson.  I had lots of fun making it, and really liked the great, vibrant colors.  The card measures 4 1/2" x 6".  The scalloped circle border with the holes is a new EKSuccess border punch.  I covered up part of the holes with my paper.  The cog shape was cut using the Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge at 3".  The rocket was cut using the Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge.  As I recall, I ended up cutting it at 6 1/4" (this cartridge cuts the card itself, so all of the cuts that go onto the card will proportionately fit the card).  Thus this rocket is not 6 1/4", but it would fit on a 6 1/4" card.  Hope that makes sense. The orange scalloped border is an EKSuccess border punch as well.  The white star is a chipboard piece by Making Memories that I had in my stash.  I printed the sentiment and punched it with a circle punch and added a scalloped circle behind it.  That was then layered on a star cut using the George Cricut cartridge.  I added a couple of buttons from my stash as well.

The inside sentiment says, "On your birthday, and every day."

Here is the sketch we used:

And here is my take on the sketch:

Hope you like it!  And, I hope you'll try to play along with us!  Thanks for those sweet comments.

Happy Fall Y'all!

Is it really getting close to fall?  Yep, it sure is!  So, I decided to make this fun card to go with the season.  And it's the latest reveal over at Cardabilities.  We had another fun sketch that really made me stretch.  That's a good thing! 

The card is an A2 card.  I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug and then added the scalloped rectangle and green label, which are both Nestabilities.  The scalloped circle bird in the tree is from the Cindy Loo Cricut cartridge, cut at 2 1/4".  I added some ribbon, a Sizzlit flourish and a couple of flowers, some pearls, and it was done!

Here is the sketch:

(As you can see, I turned the sketch around.)

Here's my take:

Hope you like it!  Thanks for taking a peek, and for your comments.  They make my day!

The Big 5-0!

My brother-in-law turned 50 last week.  Of course I had to make him a card indicating such a huge birthday.  This card was done using the current sketch over at Cardabilities.  It was another fun sketch!  I love using sketches!

Hope you can play along with us!

Here's the sketch:

And here is my card:

May Your Birthday Be As Wonderful As You Are!

It's another reveal day over at Cardabilities.  We had a very unique and fun sketch to use this time.  I used the sketch to make my youngest daughter's birthday card.  Hard to believe my baby is 24! 

My daughter's favorite color is purple, so I used that color, and added some teal to it.  I had this great paper that my friend Lynn gave me for my birthday, and it was perfect for this card.  I cut four circles of different sizes with my Cricut using the George cartridge, shadowed them, embossed part of them, and layered them in the corners like the sketch.  I added some off white lace (that you can barely see in the picture) behind the circles.  I added a heart and butterfly punched with my Martha Stewart punches, aand some small purple pearls, and a little ribbon.  The sentiment is computer generated.  Of course the inside says, "be as wonderful as you are.  Happy Birthday."

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Hope you'll join us and make a card with this fun sketch.

Thanks for looking!

Time to Celebrate

Today is reveal day for the Cardabilities blog.  I've been out doing some shopping with my daughter and am late getting my card posted.  It was a wonderful sketch, and really helped me stretch myself to do the shaped card.  Lots of fun! 

The card was made for a dear friend's birthday.  She loves the color taupe, so this card has a little of that, but mostly earthtones.  Her birthday is on Saturday, and I have given her a warning not to look at my blog until after I give it to her on Monday.  (A couple of years ago she called me on her birthday and said, "Oh, by the way, I love my card."  She had looked at my blog before I gave her the card at lunch that day.  I didn't expect her to do that!)

I cut the card using the scalloped circle on the Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge.  I did a shadow of it for the background and then flipped it and cut again for the back of the card.   I also cut the center orange circle using that cartridge.  I scored the back about an inch from the top and then glued the two pieces together at the top.  The sentiment was punched using an EK Success punch and then put on rectangle paper with the edges punched with the Stampin Up ticket corner punch.  I used one of my Prima flowers that I'd been wanting to use for quite some time (although I have to say they looked so pretty laying in my drawer -- hee hee!).  I also used some glittery chipboard that I think is made by Making Memories??  Not sure -- I've had them for awhile, and they are no longer in their original packaging.  Last but not least, I used an EK Success border punch as well.  Oh, and how could I forget some little pearl accents!


Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Thanks so much for looking, and thanks for your comments.  Hope you'll pop over to Cardabilities and play with us!

A Prayer For You - My First Card for Cardabilities

I'm so excited to show you my very first card designed for Cardabilities!  We were given this great sketch to use, and I am in love with what the designers came up with!

I made the card for a friend who've been going through a tough time lately.  These are her favorite colors.  The inside says:  "God, please now my future see, make it clear where I should be. Open windows, close the doors, not my will, my God, but Yours."  The prayer was written by the author Karen Kingsbury for her book, "Fame."

I used several punches on this card:  Martha Stewart Heart Punch, Stampin' Up punches for the sentiment, and three flower punches.  The scalloped rectangles are Nestabilities, the cross is a Shapabilities die, and the flourishes are a Sizzlit die.  I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug and used a Fiskars border punch.

Hope you'll come on over and play with us at Cardabilities!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

[click on the picture for a better look.]

Thanks so much for looking and for your comments!