Two Springy Feminine Cards

Putting more scraps to use 

along with some new bits I made to 

complete these two cards.

Everything used came from Stampin' Up!

over the years and most are no longer available.

The card base above is from an old kit Stampin' Up! sold.

This is the last one, finally, to be used from that kit.

 I cut the card front apart and reassembled it

 then added stamped and die cut pieces.

The original card had a flap and a simple tag that you

would stamp then thread onto the ribbon.

The ribbon held the flap card closed. 

It was a basic, simple kit. I have altered several

of the card bases from that kit over the years. 

You can see one of the basic card kit samples here.

I did add two embossed lines to the pink portion.

The same card with added flowers here.

Thanks for looking =)

 

Two Crayon Resist Cards

I love the look of crayon resist on white glossy card stock!

Simply stamp your image in a permanent black ink,

draw on the glossy white card stock with a white

crayon where you want there to be white highlights

then sponge ink over it. Once dry, gently wipe the

excess ink/crayon off with a soft tissue and

watch the white areas POP! 

These two cards were created with the final two 

pre-cut card stock "kits" leftover from a class

I taught about 15 years ago!!! Seriously.

I had several more packets than the number 

of people I was told would be there.

These are the last two and I used totally different stamp

 images and colors on them, even rotating the one.

Everything used came from Stampin' Up! over the years 

and are now retired, no longer available.

The above card uses Mixed Bouquet.

I think this was the original version

I made for the class:

The card below uses 

Flower Fest and

Tin Of Cards

 Thanks for looking =)

Two Birthday Cards

Turning some more old scraps into cards.

The circles were at one time magnets!

I cut paper, glued it to chipboard then

added magnets to the back many years ago.

Since I no longer used them, I tore them apart

and saved the paper covered chipboard circles

thinking I might use them for something else.

The scrap of argyle paper was from a "stamp camp"

I attended around that same time. It was supposed to be

for a scrapbook page and was 6" long. 

Since I didn't have the rest of the supplies to make that page,

I just kept that piece of paper to use on something, someday.

It doesn't go very well with the circles, 

I think they became faded. Or perhaps those

patterned papers weren't all from the same set?

I stamped the teddy bear tag, along with several other images,

and packaged them up as a "color your own gift tag" set

to try to sell at a bazaar years ago. Not a single set sold at $1,

so I was stuck with a LOT of tags. I decided to turn one into a card.

Everything used, other than the brown papers on the above card,

came from Stampin' Up! over the years.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Two Blank Cards

Two blank cards I made from little bits leftover from other projects.

I will stamp words on the front of the card on the left

when I need to send it. 

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

(except the charm)

The stamped flowers on this card were from a card

I made last year. It was stamped crooked, so I didn't

use it on that card, but I kept the piece in case I wanted 

to do something with it.

http://craftysahmiam.blogspot.com/2020/08/57th-anniversary-card.html

The colors are Berry Burst and Gumball Green.

Forever Lovely stamp set

The front stamped piece on this card was made

years ago and originally on a notepad.

When the notepad was used up, I tore this piece off

to use on a card. I also replaced the hanging charm

since the original had an "h" on it. 

I need to come up with something to put in the center 

of this new charm.

Here is the original project, an ugly notebook I redid
 http://craftysahmiam.blogspot.com/2010/07/eeeek-to-wow.html

I do not remember the name of this old stamp set

Thanks for looking =)

Rose Wonder Sympathy Card

I needed another sympathy card recently.

All supplies used came from Stampin' Up!,

although most are retired.

Rose Wonder stamp and die set.

I spent some time cutting out pieces

in different colors to back the die cut

flower and stem outlines from the set.

There are no dies to cut backing pieces.

Bashful Blue, Bliss Blue, Pistachio Pudding,

Sage Shadow, Barely Banana card stocks

white embossing powder

flat back pearls

Thanks for looking 

 

Happy Valentine's Day Card

My final Valentine made with scrappy bits n' leftover pieces

I have been saving to do something with some day!

The cluster of hearts on this piece is actually something 

from a really old project that I decided to rip apart.

The letterpress background was made last year,

but came out crooked so I didn't use it.

I saved it and trimmed it down this year,

straightening it up for this card. 

There is some glitter, a bit of dry embossing

and a piece of grosgrain ribbon on the cluster

inside

 

Thanks for looking =)

Stay safe and warm! 

White Heart Love Card

Several more leftover bits were used on this card.

My Valentine's/Love baggie is nearly empty!

Everything used came from Stampin' Up!

over the years, most items are no longer available.

The words are heat embossed in black onto a strip of vellum.

I lightly sponged pale gray ink onto the background behind

the die cut heart in hopes it would make it stand out a bit more.

The background is also pressure embossed with a texture. 

The small die cut flowers have been slightly bent

to create a bit more dimension. Rhinestones for the centers.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

I Heart U Card

 

Nothing fancy, creative or unique on this card.

Just putting to use some more old leftovers

from last years Valentine's card making.

Everything used came from Stampin' Up!,

most items are no longer available.

Letterpress background plates

Assorted dies

Red, metallic silver, white card stocks

inside

Thanks for looking =) 

Inlaid Hearts Border Valentine Card

 

This one was fun to make, 

piecing the hearts back together.

Thee white background was 

pressure embossed with a folder by Cuttlebug.

The pieced border of hearts was made

with a die from Stampin' Up!

I cut it three times:

once on the red tag,

once from black and once from gold.

 I saved all of the little heart pieces

to use on some of the other cards I made

this year with leftovers being saved

for future use. 

I glued another tag underneath the die cut one

so there was something to glue to pieces to.

I started with the black outlines then

matched up all of the little hearts and 

carefully glued them in place, 

finishing up with the extra red pieces

around the heart border. 

It was a bit time consuming, tricky,

but it looks neat!

Black heat embossed stamped sentiment from

Stampin' Up!

I glued some of the little hearts that were cut out

from the die cut tag on the inside:

Thanks for looking = )

Valentine Cluster Card - Friend

 

This is the first of five Valentine cards I made

new this year. Sure, I have lots of "love" type

cards leftover from the failed craft booth last year,

but I also had a baggie of leftover "love" bits I never used

when making all of those cards.

I wanted to put those "do something with some day"

bits n' pieces to use this year, making one less

baggie of saved scraps ;)

The rubber stamp image is from Hero Arts.

Various dies and punches.

Metallic silver (looks gray), red, black and white card stocks.

Narrow silver trim.

Thanks for looking =)