50th Anniversary Card

Well, the patterned paper piece behind the 50 seemed to

match the card better while I was making it in another room

with different lighting. Taking a photo of it in this room

filled with lots of natural light, it looks off. Sigh...

The background has lots of texture from an embossing folder,

 We R Memory Keepers - Next Level 3D Embossing Folder.

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I decided to rub metallic "paint" over it,

Craf T Products Rub On Color Kit.

I die cut a paper doily and the number 50

with dies from Stampin' Up!

The rubber stamp and card stocks are

also from SU!

The patterned paper piece is a scrap from

some Christmas cards I made (to be 

shared next month) and is from the 

gorgeous Falloween paper stack by DCWV.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Swans Anniversary Card

All supplies used came from Stampin' Up!

Swan Lake stamp set

Ornate Borders die

inks, card stocks, dies

aqua painter

rhinestones unknown

Thanks for looking =)  

Rustic Anniversary Card

 All supplies used came from Stampin' Up!:

Bouquet Blossoms and Happy Wishes stamp sets

Pinewood Planks embossing folder

assorted dies

inks, card stocks, brad, black gems

Thanks for looking =) 

Colorful Anniversary Card

My Mom asked me to make an Anniversary card

for her to send to one of my Aunt and Uncles.

I made several for her to choose from.

This is the one she picked.

Luckily I had an "extra ounce" postage stamp

still so she didn't need to go to the post office.

This card is bumpy and would require the extra postage

since it is non machinable.

Most supplies used came from Stampin' Up!:

Lasting Elegance die (recently retired)

All Year Cheer stamp set (from 2000 or so)

white embossing powder and Versamark ink

Simply Pressed Clay rose element

card stocks

polka dot ribbon scrap, unknown

homemade alcohol ink sprays to create background,

pink and yellow

I'll share a couple more cards soon that I created

with scraps of card stock I used to soak up

the over spray from making this background.

There will be a couple more Anniversary cards, too.

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm linking this card to

Retro Rubber Challenge #159

Anything Goes

 It's been a while since I've 

participated in a challenge,

here or anywhere really.

Retro Rubber was one of my favorites

since nearly all of my stamps are 10-20 years old!

54th Anniversary Card

This card is very similar to one I made last year, 

which was a near copy of a sample in the catalog.

Most supplies were from Stampin' Up!,

some of which are no longer available;

Stamp sets:

Wonderful Romance

Banners For You

57th Anniversary Card

This is another one of those 3+ hour cards

I tend to make. Time gets away from me

as I try out different ideas until I ultimately

settle on something and get the card finished ;) 

My husband's long time friends 

recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary,

so I wanted a special card.

I was a bit stumped at first on what I wanted to do,

then this came together after some trial and error. 

It was a bit difficult for me to line up the stamped 

flowers and the die cut inside.

I ended up cutting larger pieces then trimming them

down to fit after stamping and die cutting. 

Maybe I should look to see if there are some tips 

on how to make the process easier?

Everything, other than the little metal heart,

came from Stampin' Up! and are no longer available. 

Thanks for looking, have a great day =) 

Meant To Be Card

Shimmery card stocks, silver embossing powder 

and die cuts plus a neat glittered button

topped with silver organdy ribbon made for a pretty card.

Die cuts, stamp images, embossing folder,

inks and card stocks were all from Stampin' Up!

There is no layering heart die in the set to go behind

that fancy die cut heart. It was trial and error to cut

out my own heart to fit behind it. 

Too bad I didn't think to trace it for future reference

before I glued it in place, doh!

Button and organdy ribbon, unknown

Thanks for looking =) 

Congrats on Your Engagement Card

All supplies used (other than the glitter)

are oldies from Stampin' Up!

We, as much of the country is, are in for some really cold 

temperatures this week !

Followed by a taste of early spring ! Crazy ! 

Silver Anniversary Card

Supplies:

Medallion rubber stamp image, Stampin' Up! (2009)

Versamark ink and clear embossing powder

Smoky Slate card stock, Stampin' Up!

gray satin ribbon, Offray

scrap of paper, unknown

metal tag, unknown

I stamped "25" in the center of the metal tag

with black Stazon ink and the Calendar alpha/numbers stamp set

from Stampin' Up! (2008). This was done after I took the 

photo and I didn't get another before I sent it.

Thanks for looking =)

I'm entering my card in the current

Anything Goes Challenge at

Retro Rubber

11/18/2018 

My card was a Top Pick at Retro Rubber !

Blushing Silver Anniversary

Simple enough card and

easily mailable without requiring extra postage !

I'm entering my card in the current challenge
April Showers Bring May Flowers at Shopping Our Stash

50th Anniversary Card

I LOVE this new embossing folder I bought myself last May ! We R Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folder, Bouquet. I haven't bought myself new craft supplies or even looked at what is new in the crafting world for some time. Having been given a gift card to Amazon for Christmas, I decided to start making a wish list. This popped up when I was searching for something else. I clicked the link and was sold ! I really like the various levels of dimension.

All supplies used to make this Golden Anniversary card for relatives of mine,
other than the embossing folder and craft paints, were from Stampin'  Up!
  Very Vanilla and gold metallic card stocks
  Love letterpress plate
  assorted dies
  Simply Pressed clay and mold
  gold 5/8"organdy ribbon
  Encore gold metallic paint
  cream and gold acrylic craft paints
  birds and swirls embossing folder (I forgot about that one!), Cuttlebug

I'm entering my card in the 

Anything Goes challenge for July 25th at

Through The Craft Room Door

and one I've not played in for a while,

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes

#199 Anything Goes/Optional Monochrome 

Thanks for looking =) 

Beautifully Simple 25th Anniversary Card

Today I'm sharing a 

special card I made for a long time email pen pal.

This is a large card and required extra postage. 

I mailed it an a bubble wrap envelope. 

I used a new to me 6" square embossing folder for the front.

We R Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folder, Bouquet

It has so much dimension ! 

The elements on the front are various supplies from my stash:

- the "2 5" was die cut from a piece of card stock that I had a misprint

on from a previous project, so I flipped it over and cut from the clean side.

- the white lace border with touches of shimmer has been in my

sewing stash for years. It's fun to use neglected sewing supplies

on craft projects. I used low temp hot glue to adhere it to the card front. 

- the 5/8" wide organdy ribbon was bought way back when

Stampin' Up! used to sell such ribbon.

- the flower with rhinestone center was part of a layering kit of 

floral pieces that I bought years ago at a yard sale. 

The inside:

I had printed the sentiment I created on my computer

for a previous project, but it was the wrong size so I never used it.

I finally had the perfect project to put that misprint to use.

I embossed along the top and bottom edges

(don't look too closely, I ran it through the wrong way 

so it is actually debossed!).

Because the card front is so large, I had to piece together

two pieces of silver metallic card stock to create the base.

I think this card would be neat as the center of a 12"x 12"

scrapbook page surrounded by small photos of the couple

over the years. Even placed off center with a couple larger photos

from the anniversary celebration. It could be framed and hung on the wall !

I'm entering my card in the 

Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose Challenge at Crafting by Designs

and

Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes July 18-24

Thanks for looking =) 

Golden Anniversary Framed Card

Today I'm sharing a project I made a few months 

ago to give to some long time friends.

I've been waiting to share it with you until now

as part of my design team duties for the

Love To Craft Challenge blog. 

This is an anything goes craft challenge.

Please keep you entries family friendly

and read our rules here. 

This is a card with frame gift.

The front has a space for them to 

insert a photo. I included a pattern

to trace and cut out an oval

to fit on the mats.

Closeup of the hand cut spiral flowers,

die cut leaves, mini flowers and swirls.

Computer generated saying printed

out onto vellum then hand cut.

Debossing and embossing details

Computer generated sentiment inside.

The finished size is 5"x 7".

Pattern

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Thanks for looking =)

Be sure to see what the other
Love To Craft Challenge Blog
design team members have
created to share with you.

Embossed, Debossed and Die Cut LOVE Card

I made this lovely card for a wedding shower, but the design could be used for other occasions such as Mother's Day!

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, though many are no longer available:
I used a coordinating stamp set and punch for the flowers
Die for the word love
Letterpress plate, outside front layer of the card
Embossing folder, inside sentiment layer of the card
Rhinestone accents
Stylus to depress the center of the flowers, giving them dimension



I used My Memories Suite V6 software to create the sentiment inside the card.
Text boxes, a couple of different fonts, export as a PNG and then printed on card stock,
trimmed to fit the embossing folder and inside of the card.

Thanks for looking =)

Anniversary Card - reused bits

A greeting card I made this week for my parents Anniversary. 

It is sort of an "Earth Day"project in that I reused

some items on it :)

The basic card is one I made for Valentine's Day,

but didn't care for it so I didn't give it to them then.

Although I like this card better, I still think the 

burlap flower was just too chunky for a card.

I took it apart, added stitching around the top

embossed portion, moved the ribbon up

(old, old ribbon from I don't even know where),

added the stamped on a piece of scrap paper greeting and placed the

home made burlap rose on top of it

(burlap is really old fabric from my stash, too). 

Even the "pop dots" were recycled from another project! 

I created the sentiment on my computer and 

printed it inside the card. 

Thanks for looking =)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

50th Anniversary Card

This is a pretty simple to make card and yet elegant enough.

Bonus, it's pretty flat for mailing! 

I combined several dies and an embossing folder then added cream colored 

baker's twine that had gold thread in it to finish it off.

Card stocks are cream and gold.

Thanks for looking =) 

Burlap Flower Love Card

Funny how once I photograph and start blogging about a project, I find things wrong with it. 

I made a burlap rose and thought I'd try to use it on a card, but I don't like it. 

It looks too top heavy. 

I'm thinking if I flip the tag sideways then cut off the card front 

and use it as a long card rather than a tall one, it might look better. 

Nah, I think that flower is just too chunky for a card no matter that placement.....

Kraft card base, top layer was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder then I lightly swiped ink across the raised areas.

The edges were distressed with the blade of a pair of scissors.

"Love" is a die from Stampin' Up! as is the tag underneath it. 


Thanks for looking =) 

Golden Anniversary Card

A special card I made for one of my aunt and uncles :)

It did require lots of extra postage,

especially since I mailed it in a bubble wrap envelope

with extra padding around it so it wouldn't get

squished (hopefully!) while going through the mail system.

I printed out a special customized piece for the inside of the card

as well as a photo I took of the two of them during our extended

family Christmas party.

SUPPLIES

Spiral flower and numeral dies, Texturz plate,

card stocks and organdy ribbon were all from Stampin' Up!

Swirl die, Sizzix

Scallop and rectangle dies, Nestabilities

Gold acrylic craft paint

Thanks for looking =)