Wedding Bells

I am sharing with you today a wedding card I made for my boss' son and new daughter-in-law.  I really intended to get this one posted for this challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut, but with the events of the past two weeks, I missed it.  But, I still had fun making the card!  Here's how it was made:

Size:  A2
Again, I used a scalloped rectangle card front from DCWV on the very back of the card and built on it from there.  That is why it is sitting in the stand, so you can see the scallop.  Otherwise, it would not stay closed, and you couldn't see the details.
Card Stock:  DCWV; American Crafts
Patterned Papers:  DCWV (Wedding stack)
Scalloped circle frame:  Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge cut at 3 1/2"
Wedding bells:  Sweethearts Cricut cartridge cut at 3 1/4"
Sentiment:  Computer generated and punched with a McGill punch
Flowers:  Prima and Recollections
Flourishes:  Jolee
Border punch:  Martha Stewart
Pearls:  Misc.

Thanks for your comments!

Never Out of Style

My Dad loves old cars.  And being a teenager in the 50s, this was perfect for him.  This is the card I made for him for Father's Day.  Here is how it was made!

Size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Card Stock and Glitter Paper:  Recollections, DCWV
Patterned Papers:  DCWV
Star:  George Cricut cartridge cut at 3 3/4" and embossed with Cuttlebug
Car:  Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge cut at 3"
Border Punches:  Along the bottom -- Fiskars; behind car and star -- Martha Stewart
Pearls:  Queen & Co.
Sentiment:  Computer generated and cut with a Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fleur de Lis die.
Inside sentiment:  "You'll never go out of style.  Happy Father's Day.  We love you more than you know."

Thanks for looking, and for your comments.  (And please don't forget to say a prayer for my son-in-law's family.  He is going back to work today.  That will be tough without his Dad.)

Happy Birthday

Thanks to those who commented on my last post and thanks most of all for your prayers.  As promised, I have a card to share with you today.  This one is the first of several that I will be sharing over the next few days hopefully.  This one was made for my sister-in-law who celebrated her birthday a few weeks ago.  This card really was thrown together quickly, but I liked the end result.  Here's how it was made:

Size A2 -- I started with an A2 card and decided to use an EKSuccess border punch on the right side.  Then I added an A2 scalloped rectangle card front (purchased in a package with envelopes and made by DCWV) to the back of the entire card.  I really don't think you can see how pretty this looked from this picture, since I had to place the entire card in a stand so it would stay closed for the photo.  I then used another of the card fronts and cut it down so that the scalloped edge shows on the right side of the card.
Flowers -- They were by taking some gorgeous black and white paper with flower designs and using a Martha Stewart punch to punch the flowers out of the paper. I then used a scalloped circle punch to make the white backgrounds. I made the stems with a Martha Stewart leaf punch.  I glued two together (cutting the top off the second one) for the longer stem.  I added gems to the center of the flowers.
The bottom border is another EK Success border punch, with a little Stickles added.
I used a Martha Stewart double edge border punch across the top of the card and added my computer generated sentiment, which was punched with a scalloped square punch.  I added another scalloped square (punched as well) behind the sentiment.  Then I used Beads in a Bottle to add the four corner gems.

Hope you like it and thanks for your comments.

MIA

I just wanted to pop in and let anyone who normally visits here know that I am still alive.  I have several cards to share, and I hope to get at least the first one posted tonight.  It has been a tough week.  My son-in-law's father committed suicide last Saturday.  I am still in shock, and I cannot imagine how my son-in-law and his family feel.  This man was an outstanding leader in the small community where they lived.  He was a businessman and was loved by everyone.  This was evidenced by the fact that there were 2000 people who came to the visitation on Monday night. Wow! You could not help but love him.  He would greet you with a smile, a handshake and usually a hug every time you saw him.  He was a very Godly man and leader in their church.  Their pastor said at the funeral that in his opinion, he was close to being a saint.  Even his employees are devastated.  One man who had worked for him for 12 years cried like a baby.  He told us, "I respected and loved him so much that if he told me to go into the middle of the road and hammer a nail into it, I would have done it."  I find that amazing.  There are so many questions, and we won't get the answers until we get to heaven.  And I don't think it will matter then.

Anyway, I hope to be back soon!  And if you are a praying person, I covet your prayers for my son-in-law's family.  My son-in-law now has a business to run at age 25.  He has the strong leadership skills of his father, which was evidenced by the fact that he spoke at his father's funeral.  I was so proud of him!  But the days ahead are going to be tough.

Proverbs 31 Sympathy Card

I made this sympathy card for someone who lost their mother recently.  When I read her obituary, I was reminded of the Proverbs 31 woman.

Here are the details for the card:

Size A2 (By cutting the bottom with a border punch, I lost a little of the size.)
Card stock:  American Crafts, Recollections, Bazzill
Scalloped square frame:  Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge
Sentiment:  Printed from MS Word
Cross, scalloped circle, and circle:  Punches (I added a little Stardust Stickles around the edge of the scalloped circle)
Scalloped circle border:  EK Success border punch
Butterflies:  Martha Stewart punch
Pearls:  Queen & Co.
Flourish:  Jolees
Rose:  Recollections

Hope you like it!

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.

Congratulations

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I am sharing today a card I made for my nephew's graduation.  The school colors are blue and gold.  I bet you would never have guessed that!  LOL.

Details:

Size:  4" x 8 3/4"
Card stock:  Bazzill and Core'dinations
Patterned papers:  K and Company Hopstock pad
Bird:  3 Birds on Parade Cricut cartridge cut at 2 1/2"
Label behind bird:  Nestabilities die
Congratulations:  3 Birds on Parade Cricut cartridge cut at 1 1/4" (I think)
Border:  EK Success border punch
Stars:  Punch
I made the words in a circle in Word using Word Art.  I printed it on card stock and then punched with a 1 1/4" circle punch.

Thanks for your comments.

Engagement Photo Shoot

What fun I had doing this layout.  When I saw sketch no. 9 over at Sketch Support I fell in love!  I think it was the wavy line that drew me in.  I love that kind of thing.  I, of course, made it my own by using three photos, but really like the end result!

Here are the details:

Card stock:  The Paper Studio and Bazzill
Patterned Paper: K and Company "Hopscotch" pad
Title:  Engagement -- Computer generated and punched with a Paper Shapers Stampin' Up punch; Photo - Plantin Schoolbook Cricut font -- roly poly feature; Shoot -- Cuttlebug Cursive font (so glad I have these fonts -- wouldn't give them up for anything)
Wavy line: Bo Bunny ruler and then cut by hand and then added some rickrack
Tree:  Straight from the Nest Cricut cartridge cut at 5".  I added the hearts, since this is, after all, about love.  :o)
Grass:  Zooballoo Cricut cartridge cut at 1 1/4"
Flowers:  Punches
Scalloped circle border:  EK Success border punch and then added pearls, using Beads in a Bottle

Here is the awesome sketch:

And here is my take on it!

Thanks for looking, and I hope you like it.  And thanks in advance for taking the time to comment.

Don't Cry Because It's Over . . .

I am sharing with you today a card I made for a co-worker who left last week to get married and move to New Zealand for a year -- how exciting!

Here are the details:

Size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Card stock:  Recollections, Bazzill and American Crafts
Patterned papers:  Recollections
Hearts:  Martha Stewart punch
Roses:  Recollections
Crocheted Rosette:  Recollections
Scalloped circles (in background):  The circles were cut using the Cricut George cartridge.  The scalloped circles are from the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge.  I think they were cut at 3 1/4 and 3 1/2".
Labels:  Nestabilities
Sentiment:  Computer generated.  I then used a Cat Eye chalk to give the edges definition
Pearls:  Queen & Co.
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart (the green ones that Wal-Mart sold)
Inside sentiment:  "Smile Because It Happened."

Thanks for looking, and if you leave a comment, you'll be my new best friend!  LOL.

A True Friend . . .

A sweet friend of mine had a birthday last week, and I made this card for her.  She is a scrapbooker/cardmarker as well, so I love making cards for her.  She truly appreciates them.  And she loves the color pink, so this was especially fun for me, since I love pink as well.  And I love pink and black together.  Since I've made several cards for her, I wanted something unique.  I have done easel cards, which I love, but this time I did a shaped easel card.  I found the tutorial on Beate's blog -- you can find it here.

Here are the details:

Size 5" (approx.) -- I used a Grand Nestabilities die for the scalloped circle
Circles:  I cut a 4 1/4" circle for the outside using the George Cricut cartridge and then shadowed it in pink. The inside circle was cut at 4 1/2".
Card stock:  Bazzill and American Crafts
Patterned papers:  Recollections
Roses:  Recollections
Gems:  I purchased these at Wal-Mart several months ago, but I do not remember the manufacturer.
Pearls on a strand:  Hancock Fabrics
Sentiment:  Computer generated and punched (both on the front of the card and the inside) with EK Success punches  -- The inside sentiment reads, "Remembers your birthday but not your age.  Happy Birthday."
Gems:  Queen and Co.
Pearls:  Katy Cards

Hope you like it!  Please let me know if you have questions.  Also, I appreciate your comments!

Have a Dog-Gone Good Birthday

This is a cheesy, fun card I made for my nephew for his birthday.  I could not think of anything to do for his card.  Everything that came to my mind was cheesy!  So, cheesy it is.  LOL.  I even put on the inside, "I know, it's cheesy! But we still hope you have a great birthday."

Details:

Size:  A2

Card stock:  DCWV, American Crafts

Patterned Papers: DCWV

Dog:  Boys Will Be Boys Cricut cartridge cut at 3" (I was surprised it cut so large).  I ran the dog through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder, and I ran the background circle through the Cuttlebug using the Happy Birthday folder.

Stars:  George Cricut cartridge at 1 1/2" and 1 1/4"

I added baker's twine and then used a Fiskars border punch along the bottom.

The gems are Beads in a Bottle.

Hope you like this simple card!

Birthday Wishes for my Sister-in-Law

I made this card for my sister-in-law's birthday.  After seeing a similar card somewhere out in blog world (I cannot remember whose blog it was on), I decided to do a really tall card that opens at the bottom. 
Here are the details:

Cardstock:  American Crafts; Bazzill
Patterned Papers:  K and Co.
Size:  4" x 8".  Since my paper was 12" and thus folded would only be 6", I added a 2 1/2" section at the bottom of both the front and back of the card and covered it with the pink strip of paper. 1/2" is glued to the other part of the card, which mades the length 8".  I covered the inside with one piece of paper 8" long to hide any seams on the inside.
Cake:  Wrap It Up Cricut cartridge at 2 1/2"  Since this cartridge does not have a shadow, I cut the cake 1/4" larger in yellow.  The candles did not line up, but the cake did, so I cut the candles off.  I added Stickles for the flames and added a string of pearls on the layers of the cake.
Label:  Nestabilities -- embossed with the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder.  I added pearls in the corners from my stash.
Flowers:  Recollections
Branches:  Spellbinders
Pearls Strands:  On a roll purchased in the ribbon section at Hancock Fabrics (I think)
I also used the Swirl Cuttlebug folder on the bottom for texture.
Scalloped bottom:  EKSuccess border punch


 

Thanks for your comments.

 

Happy Birthday for Co-Worker

This card was made for a co-worker -- one I've worked with for almost 23 years.  She is a cardmaker as well, so I know she will appreciate the time and effort put into it.

Here are the details:

Size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Cardstock:  Bazzill
Patterned papers:  Recollections (I got these papers in a package at Michael's and just love them.  They have a great vintage feel to them.)
Flower and vase:  Cuttlebug dies (part of the "Olivia" alphabet)
Sentiment:  Computer generated and printed on a Nestabilities label die.  I then cut another label one size larger to use as sort of a shadow.
Fancy border:  Martha Stewart deep edge border punch
Wavy line border:  EKSuccess border punch
Gems:  The white pearl is Queen & Co.; the black pearls are Beads in a Bottle by Tulip

I really like the touch of color in this card.  I hope you do as well.

Thank you for your comments.

Another Welcome Baby Card

I made this card for a dear friend's son and his wife who recently welcomed a new baby girl.

I made this card for the TPE99 sketch challenge over at The Pink Elephant.  Isn't it a sweet sketch?

Here are the details:

Cardstock:  Bazzill
Patterned Papers:  My Mind's Eye
White daisy button:  Unknown
Ribbon:  Another unknown
Pearls:  Katy Cards (this is a company in England that I've purchased from several times.  She has great prices on pearls.  It takes a while to get them here in the U.S. (Usually 3 weeks or so), but worth the wait!  Here is a link to her site.)
Pink border behind card:  Martha Stewart deep edger border punch
Baby:  Baby Steps Cricut cartridge cut at 2 1/2".  I added Liquid Applique to the cloud.
Scalloped Rectangle:  Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge cut at 3 1/2"  (I think.)
Welcome Baby:  Cuttlebug die

Here is my card:

You comments make my day.  Thank you!

A Mom Like You

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!  Today's post is the card I made for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.  If you've been following my blog for long, you've seen this color combo before.  She loves red, black and white. I usually throw a little blue or something in with it.

I used last week's sketch over at Mojo Monday (sketch no. 186).  I didn't get the card finished in time to add it to the challenge, but it was still fun.

Here is the sketch.  Of course I chose the square card.

Here are the details:

Size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Cardstock:  Bazzill
Patterned paper:  K and Co. and unknown
Daisy border:  Martha Stewart border punch
White ribbon bow with heart:  I bought these in a little package at AC Moore.  I do not remember the manufacturer, but they were in the ribbon section.  I wrapped white satin ribbon around the black strip on the card and then added this little ribbon bow on top.
Pearls:  Queen & Co.
Embossing on black strip: Cuttlebug folder
Blue label and black scalloped circle:  Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge
Circle with sentiment:  Nestabilities circle die
Sentiment and flower:  Clipart found on the internet, copied into Word and then I added the words (I added a touch of yellow Stickles to the center of the flower)
Blue flower:  Retro Flower Paper Shapers punch
Inside sentiment:  "Is a gift from above.  Happy Mother's Day.  We love you."