Birthday/Encouragement Card for Grandson #2

Nathaniel is my second grandson. Since he was 7 and was in his first Community Theater production of Winnie the Pooh, he has wanted to become an actor. He is the most determined young man I have ever met. He lived in New York City for 6 years and has now moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams. His birthday was last week, so I made him this combination card, part birthday and part encouragement card.

Card Recipe:

5"X6.5" card base
Background Paper - DCWV Natural Paper Stack
Never Give Up, Film Strip - Cut from Wall Decor Cricut Cartridge
Stars - Cut from A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge
Inside labels - Cut from Storybook Cricut Cartridge
Inked edges in Chestnut Roan Colorbox Chalk Ink

I kept the inside simple to write my message to him on.


Challenges for this card:
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - "One For the Lads" (Man/Boy)
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Paper Playtime -Say It With Sentiments
Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Stars
The Ribbon Reel -Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting with us today. Your visits and comments are so meaningful. God Bless You !!! Peggy

Another Wedding Card

I posted a card last week I made for the wedding couple but I did not like it.  I just can't give a card I'm not happy with.  So Sunday afternoon, I pulled out my green and brown (Stephanie and Christopher's colors) papers again.

This is the card I created for them.  I like it a lot better.  The background paper is My Mind's Eye Fall In Love paper stack.  The brown doily is cut at 4.25 inches using the Storybook cartridge.  The pleated flower is made from the background paper. I attached it to the doily and glued a Prima flower to the top of the pleated flower.  I attached ruffled lace behind the doily.  The "Mr & Mrs" was cut at 1" using the Tie The Knot cartridge.

The message section was created by layering more of the background paper and cream colored cardstock.  The "Just Married" from Tie The Knot was cut at 1 1/2". 

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Another Vera Bradley Inspired Card

Vera Bradley has a lot of nice designs. I recently acquired a Vera Bradley pen. So I thought I would make a card to go along with the pattern of the pen which is called Cupcakes Pink.

This is the first round card I have ever made. I used George and Basic Shapes to cut my card base after welding the two circles in Design Studio. I used Lacy Labels to cut the scalloped circles. The green flower is cut from the Bloom cartridge. The white and pink flowers are cut from Picturesque. Of course, the blue circle and the white flower are cut from George. I added bright pink pearls for interest.

On the inside I used StoryBook to cut the Thank You. Stickles were added to dress it up a little. I'm so glad someone came up with Stickles. I wish it had been me.

Thank you for visiting our blog today. I hope you all have a great weekend. I'm headed for my son's in NC. He is singing a solo with a choir at a church near our old house. You know how we Mom's are. If the kids (no matter how old they are) are doing anything, we want to be a part of it. God Bless You !!!! Peggy

Black, White & Red Birthday Card

This card is made using a cut file from Capadia Designs.  I tried to find the actual post it was on but was not successful.  Diane has great talent and a beautiful blog.  The name of this file is Fancy Edge Card A2.  It is a Storybook cut file.

I chose a black and white butterfly paper to cover the front of the card.  I then cut the butterfly from Indie Art along with the shadow of it.  I used my Zig 2 way glue pen to attach the top at the middle to the shadow.  I added Stickles to the wings of the butterfly but they are pretty if you emboss them using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  I curved the wings and applied red jewels down the spine of the butterfly.  I attached larger size red bling along the edge of the card.  The stamped sentiment is from a stamp I got at Michael's for $1.00.

I gave this card to one of my sisters-in-law.  She was so pleased she said, "This is one I will keep forever."

Thank you for visiting our blog and we hope you have a wonderful weekend.  God Bless.  Peggy

Cards By Commission

 My boss is one of the ladies that I exchange handmade gifts with each Christmas. Last year, I made her one of the card sets that was in the previous post. She had the card set sitting on her desk while she was having a meeting with a graphic arts designer who was doing some printing for her. He inquired as to where she had bought the cards. She told him I made the set for her. He then asked me to make him two sets for his Mom and Sister. He wanted their initials on the cards. These are the card sets that I made for him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used the Storybook cartridge to cut the initials. The papers are Basic Grey.  I also used the Martha Stewart Loop Punch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy. Please come visit again. Until another day, God bless! Donna

Pink and Black Card Set

Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you I love pink.  So whenever I get the opportunity to make or wear something pink I will.  I bought some paper at Big Lots and it turned out to be from a "Luxury" paper stack.  It had this very pretty pink & black glitter paper in it.  My sister-in-law's birthday was coming up so I made her this BD card and card set.

For the BD card, I cut the label from Storybook cartridge, page 72 Accent Blackout.  The ribbon slide is from the Sabrina collection by Making Memories.  The flower is by Spare Parts.

For the card set, I used the Perfect  Paisley Embossing folder on the solid pink cardstock.  On the butterflies I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.  The butterfly I cut using the Indie Art cartridge.  I added various embellishments, ribbon and bling. 

This is the folder I put them in.

People always seem to enjoy getting these card sets.  The only problem we have is getting them to pass them along to other people. 

Thank you for visiting our blog.  We look forward to your comments.  Peggy

Paper Pleating

Thursday I posted a masculine birthday card I sent my son.  This is actually the first card I made with him in mind.  I think it could be used for men as well as women.  Probably the color combination would determine which.

The scalloped edge was cut from Plantin Schoolbook.  The paper is some I picked up on a bargain rack.  I pleated a strip of paper to add a little dimension.  Pleating does better if you use a score board.  Then I cut the labels from Storybook.  I'm not sure who ended up with this card..

Speaking of labels.  Have you seen the Lite Cartridge Lacy Labels?  I have got to make a card with it.  I think it's one I'll use a lot.

Thanks for stopping by our blog.  I hope you have a great weekend.
Peggy