Make A Wish Birthday Card

I am sharing with you today a card made for my aunt's birthday.  I used sketch no. 203 over at Mojo Monday.  You can find the sketch here.  Here are the details:

Size:  4 1/4" x 6 3/4"
Card Stock:  Recollections and Bazzill
Patterned Papers:  Recollections
Black Flower:  Handmade using two sizes of Paper Shapers retro flower punch.  I punched 5 big flowers and 2 small flowers.  Then I misted them with water and scrunched them.  I then flattened them and shaped them by pressing an an embossing tool in the middle on a foam pad.  Then I glued the layers together and added a button in the middle.
Roses:  I am Roses
Flourish:  Sizzlit die
Lace:  Unknown
Scalloped Border:  EK Success border punch and then embossed with my Cuttlebug
Sentiment:  Computer generated using Word Art and then punched with a 1 inch circle punch.  I then layered that on a 1 1/4" scalloped circle punch
Fancy Corner:  Lacey Labels Nestabilities Die
Butterfly:  Martha Stewart punch
Pearls:  From my Stash

Thanks so much for looking and for your comments.

Graduation Card

I made another graduation card. This one is for a young lady at our church.  I used her school colors of course and put the school's logo on the front.  I used last week's sketch over at Mojo Monday.  I didn't get the card made in time to link it up, but I still loved using the sketch.

Here are the details:

Size:  4 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Card Stock:  Bazzill and American Crafts
Patterned Papers:  K and Company "Hopscotch"
Border:  Martha Stewart Double Edge border punch
The circles under the border were punched using a Martha Stewart punch that I found on clearance at Wal-Mart (one of the green ones made for Wal-Mart)
Scalloped circles:  Nestabilities Lacy Label and circle and scalloped circle punches
I found the school's logo on their website and printed it on card stock and then punched it out with a 1 1/4" circle punch
I also used glitter dots from Shelly's Buttons and More

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Thanks for looking, and for leaving comments.

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.

A Card for Melissa

My dear friend Melissa celebrated her birthday yesterday.  She loves bright colors and bling, so this card was made to honor her.  She is like a sister to me!  I am blessed to call her friend for sure.

This card was made for challenge no. 168 over at Mojo Monday.  What a cool sketch it was.  I love starting with a sketch!  And, I love challenges too. 

Here is the sketch:

And this is what I came up with:

Card size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Scalloped card front:  DCWV
Cardstock:  American Crafts and Bazzill
Patterned Paper:  Making Memories (I think)
Ribbon:  From my stash
Embossing:  Cuttlebug (I sure wish you could see this better.  It says Happy Birthday, but you have to strain your eyes to see it!)
Scalloped squares:  Nestabilities
Flourish:  Making Memories
Flower:  Paisley Cricut cartridge (cut at 2 1/2", 2 1/4", 2", 1 3/4" with a punched doily (Martha Stewart) and a huge gem brad on top.  I also added some Stickles to the petals
Small gems:  From my stash -- unknown

Click on the photo for a better look.  And thanks as always for your comments.  I so appreciate them!

Here is another picture that shows the embossing a little better.

A Cake For You!

This is a very simple card, and it was really hard for me to leave it alone!  But, I had to.  I can't put any brads, buttons, or much of anything other than paper on it.  It is for my cousin who is in prison.  No, he isn't really a criminal.  In fact, I told you about him in this post last year when I made a birthday card for him.  I think he is scheduled to get out of prison in 2012.  I just pray that he never turns to drugs again.  He says he is determined to pay his parents back for all he's put them through and be the father that God wants him to be.  I just hope he has the courage and strength to do that!

The case was made using Mojo Sketch 166.  Click here to go to the Mojo Monday blog, or you can click on the logo in the right side bar.  I really loved the sketch, but of course I love all of them!

Here are the details on the card:

Size:  A2
Cardstock:  Bazzill
Patterned Paper:  DCWV Natural Stack
Embossing:  Cuttlebug -- both the backgrounds and the birthday cake
Stars:  Punch
Circle border -- Doodlebug Designs Paper Frills
Scalloped Square -- Punch
That's about it -- extremely simple!  (Way too simple for me)

Hope you like it, and most importantly, I hope he likes it!  Thanks for any comments.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my simple card:

Thinking Of You

I was excited to use the current sketch over at Mojo Monday.  They always seem to have great sketches!  And I needed to make a card for a friend that has been in the hospital, so I came up with this.

The card is an A2 size.  It really was a simple card to make.  I used lots of punches on it.  In fact, I used five punched flowers in 3 different sizes to make the flower.  I just crumpled the flowers and tried to fold the layers up after I added some Stickles on them.  The very back green layer is a 2" scalloped circle that I embossed.  I added some Doodlebug Designs green velvet ribbon on top of a piece of embossed cardstock.  I also used a EKSuccess border punch at both the top and bottom.  I printed my sentiment and layered it with punches as well.  As you can see, I moved the sentiment to the other side of the card.  Hope you like it!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Hot Dog!

A dear friend's 19 year old son fell a couple of weeks ago while playing basketball and injured his shoulder.  He now has to have surgery to repair it.  :o(  This is the card I made for him.  Hopefully it will put a smile on his face.

I loved the sketch this week over at Mojo Monday, so I decided to use it to give me a jump start on this card.  The card is an A2 size.  I've seen so many cards done lately with kraft paper, so I wanted to give it a shot.  I cut the hot dog at 2" from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge, and the circle behind it was cut using good old George (the Cricut cartridge that is) at 3".  "Hot Dog" is computer generated and punched.  I also added some ribbon from my stash and a couple of "skittles."  The sentiment on the inside of the card says, "You'll be all healed before you know it!  You're in our prayers."  I added a strip of paper on the top inside to slip a gift card into.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Hope you like it, and thanks as always for any comments you leave.

Tears Are God's Gift To Us

This was one of the hardest sympathy cards I have ever made.  A 17 year old girl at our church was killed recently in a tragic, senseless act.  She had gone to a party with friends and was leaving with some friends when her former boyfriend's cousin threw a brick paving stone at the car she was a passenger in.  The stone came through the window and hit her in the stomach.  Her friends didn't take her to the hospital right away, and by the time they did, it was too late.  Her liver had been lacerated, and she had bled internally.  They transported her by helicopter to a trauma hospital, but she died on the operating table.  Her mother seems to be so strong.  She even got up and spoke at her funeral.  I really, really want to do something special for her Mom.  I had thought of doing a scrapbook, but then learned that the daughter scrapbooked, so another scrapbook might not be the best thing for her.  I also learned that several of her daughter's friends have made scrapbooks for her.  I'm going to call her this week.  My two thoughts are these:  (1) decorate a box for her to put the cards in that she has received (I'm sure there are hundreds of them though); or make some thank you notes for her to send.  I know I can't make enough thank you notes for her, but I could make a few anyway.  It's one of those times when you just want to do something and feel so helpless.

I used the current sketch over that Mojo Monday for the card.  It is a great sketch.  The girl had four initials, so that worked perfectly for the four squares on the sketch.  I used a punch for the scalloped squares and layered four white squares cut using the George Cricut cartridge on top of them.  I cut the initials using the Fancy Pants Cuttlebug font.  I also used a Cuttlebug flower embossing folder for the flowers.  The scalloped edge is from Bazzill.  I found the quote on the internet. 

I sure hope her family is somehow comforted with this card.  If you are a praying person, please pray for the Chisom family.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Thanks for your prayers, and for your sweet comments.

Thanks

I had so much fun playing with the sketch this week over at Mojo Monday.  It is a great sketch.  I have so enjoyed using sketches lately because not only do they make my cardmaking time easier and more fun, but they seem to stretch my creativity as well.  I create cards in a way that I probably wouldn't do otherwise! 

We babysat our grandchildren this past week while my daughter and her husband went to church camp with the youth of their church.  My in-laws came down and spent three days with us.  They kept the grandkids Monday through Wednesday while I was at work.  (I took Thursday and Friday off from work.)  My mother-in-law had bottles washed, beds made, the baby fed, clothes washed, and lots more done when I got home in the evenings.  What a blessing!  So, I wanted to make a card to send to them to let them know how much we appreciated it, and how much we enjoyed having them.

The squares were punched using an old Creative Memories punch.  It was one of the first punches I purchased when I started scrapbooking.  It's good to get that stuff out and use it sometimes.  The flowers are a Cuttlebug die from the "With Gratitude" combo set.  The word "Thanks" is from that set as well.  The scalloped circle was cut using the Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge.  The scalloped border is the Martha Stewart Doily Lace Trim punch.  I covered the middle part of it up.  I added two blue brads and a few red ones that my husband took the "legs" off as well (technically making them flat gems).

Thanks so much for looking.  As always, you can click on the picture for a better look.

Here is the sketch: