Birthday Card with Paper Doily

 Hello Everyone,

Have two birthday cards to share today.  I use pretty papers and paper doilies.  Both cards are pretty much the same design except that on the second card I turn the design and used a card base that was more square.  

Karen

Butterfly Birthday

Hello Everyone!
Sharing a pretty butterfly birthday card today.  This is a stamp I have had in my collection for quite a while.  It was made by Northwoods and is one of my fav butterflies.  I colored a bit with Copics and added a sage green doily.

Stamped, cut out, and layered a sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up.  Added a pretty scallop edged ribbon and lots of pearls.  I just love combining lavender with green.  It is a great combo and one you see in nature all the time.  Love it!!

Hope you enjoyed my butterfly card.  And, I hope you are having a great day. See you next time for some owl birthday cards.  OHHH.... sounds fun!!
Karen

Christmas Card with Doily

Hello Dreamers!
Hope you are all well.  We are very cold here in Michigan, USA. We had a super hot summer and looks like we are going to have a super cold winter.  Well, gives me more time to stay in and create fun projects.   Today, I have two more Christmas cards I made to send out.
I continue to use the beautiful papers in my stash.  I decided that I was going to cut into all my papers this year.  You know how it is--some papers I just hate to cut. But, this was the year.  LOL  It had to be done.  I added a gold doily to one of the cards, die cut circles, ribbon, and 3-D stickers to complete the design.

Decorative Paper and 3-D stickers from K & Company.

Challenges for Cards:
Holly Jolly: Christmas cards or anything but a card
Everybody Art: doily
Creates and Makes: use red, green and gold
Christmas Cards All Year Round: anything goes Holiday
Crafty Hazelnut Pattern Paper: use your Pattern papers--Dec

I am still working on my handmade gifts--crocheted scarves and cross stitch ornaments.  I will probably be working on them right up to Christmas eve.  I did not start early enough this year.  Oh, I do so enjoy giving a handmade gift.  Hope you are having a great day!  I will be posting more Christmas cards for the rest of the month.  See you next time.
Karen

Valentine's Day Card Drive

Hello Dreamers!
Time for Valentines.  As, you know, each year I make Valentine's for Winter's Card drive: Cards from the Heart.  I have 55 cards ready to go out.  I made about six different designs with multiples of each.  The card for today uses felt die cut hearts.  Here is the group:

I started with white and pink CS.  I die cut the felt with a die and my Big Shot.  The felt was pretty easy to cut.  I did add a light cardboard shim to facilitate the cutting.

The hearts were glued to the cs with Fabri-Tac glue.  I did not add any other embellishments as the cards are going to children in hospitals.  That means no items that can be a choking hazard and no glitter, etc... See Winter's blog for all the card drive guidelines.  Cards must be in by Jan 31, 2016.

On the inside, I stamped sentiments from Sweet N Sassy.  I also signed the insides of the cards with my first name and state.  And a smiley face.  LOL

This is a second version that uses a larger die cut felt heart placed over a paper doily heart.

*********Challenges for my Valentines:
Crafting by Design:use red
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
Fun cuts: a heart
Cards and More: one layer card


Check back tomorrow for another Valentine.  Also a new post with Technique Junkies on Saturday!!  And next week, a New Release event with Lost Coast Designs!!  Fun, fun, fun!!!!  Love ya
Karen

Pretty Sympathy Card with Doily

Hello Dreamers,

Been crazy here.  Our house in on the market.  Spending most of my time focusing on that process and cleaning my house.  Yikes!  Not much time for creativity.  I do, however, have a pretty Sympathy card to share that I made recently.  I used soft greens and yellows for a calming feel.   I added some of the DP to the envelope too to make it extra special.

Markers (I used Distress Markers from Ranger) were used to ink the stamp. Which was then stamped on White CS.  I added lots of layers and a pretty white lace doily.

The same CS and DP layers were repeated on the inside with a sentiment.

***A few super fun Challenges for my Sympathy with lace doily
Shopping Our Stash: layer it on me
Try it on Tuesday: Sending you Flowers
Love To Scrap: anything goes
Mod Squad: lavender and/or lace

Well, I better shut off this computer and get going. Lots of things on the to-do list.  I hope you are having a great day!!  Love ya.
Karen

Lovely Jane Austen Images

Hi Dreamers,
I am back from a busy weekend--had a family birthday party on Sunday.  Very fun.  Spent some quality time with my family.  I am back and refreshed with some new projects to share with you.
My favorite author is Jane Austen.  And, when I saw this Jane Austen Set from Artistic Outpost--well I just had to have it.  I have made several cards with the set so far.  Here is the first.

Materials:

Stamps: Jane's Countryside from Artistic Outpost

Inks: Espresso Truffle Memento

Distress Inks: Mowed lawn, Victorian Velvet, and Scattered Straw (to color the image)

CS: Cream, Pale Green (Bazzill); Bright green (A Muse Studios)

Decorative paper: medium olive green

Paper Doily

Spray Ink- green

Pale green Pearls

Spellbinders Die cut

Instructions:

• Make card from the bright green CS --This card measures 4.50 x 5.75"
• Layer with pale green CS and decorative paper
• Spray a white paper doily with green ink and let dry
• When doily is dry add to card front

• Stamp Jane on cream CS with Espresso Truffle ink
• Cut image with a die
• Add the distress inks to color the image-use the Ranger tool, sponge, or even just your finger tip will work.  I used my finger tip in the pink and yellow
• Add to card front

• Stamp the Jane Austen Quote on the light green CS and add to front with dimensional adhesive
• Add five small pearls

This card will be included in my big customer order.  My customer also loves J. Austen.  So, this should be a favorite with her.  I am now done with the order and have made a total of 49 cards.  I guess I should make one more for an even 50...I will.  LOL  50 sounds much better, doesn't it??  I will share a few more of the cards over the next several posts.  

*******Challenges for dear Jane Austen Card

Artistic Outpost: anything goes + AO stamps

Cheerful Stamp pad: love your hat

Crafting Musketeers: vintage

Designed to Color: anything goes with a colored image

Well, that's it for my today.  I will be back with another Jane Austen card  in the next post.  Have a great day!!  Love ya.

Karen

Cards for Operation Write Home-Pretty Dress Form

Hi Dreamers!
Today, I thought you might like to see a couple more of the Children's cards I made that went to Operation Write Home.  The cards are made with a digi from Stamping Dragon.

I layered the card base with several different Decorative papers (7 Gypsies) and,  tied a sheer omber ribbon around the card.  

Detail

Here is the group photo of all the cards.

The second card was made with pretty papers, a paper doily, and a satin ribbon.

Detail

The cards are on their way to Service men and women stationed around the world.  They will use the cards to write home to loved ones.  See all the details on the OWH site.



A Few super fun challenges for my Operation Write Home Girly Dress Form Cards.
Stars and Stamps OWH blog: green.  My first card has a multi colored background that is primarily green.
Stampin for the Weekend: something girly
Aud Sentiments: bingo---Happy, die cut, flowers on card #1
Moving Along with the Times: birthday
Simply Create: linky party--link up a project and go meet new people.
Play Date Cafe: color --plum, mustard, and rose and photo inspiration (see below)



Two posts in one day!  Boy, I am really rockin it this weekend.  So, what would you like to see tomorrow??  More of the Operation Write Home cards, or a cutesy Valentine??  See you tomorrow.  Love ya.
Karen