Thursday 2-10-11

 this card was created for my bro-n-law who will be celebrating a birthday on the 17th, he likes motorcycles
and a few years ago he bought himself a motorcycle, so my husband and I thought he would enjoy this card,
the motor cycle was cut at 4" from the "Going Places" cart, I used white cardstock to emboss Happy Birthday for the background, and I used gray cardstock to represent the road and added white gel to make the white lines on the road...and yes another purchased card from my recollection stash!...enjoy

 My husband's other brother wanted me to make a card for the same brother as well, so he asked me to do one with a camera on it, so thank God..."Going Places" also had a camera on it and I cut it at 2 3/4" and cut the flash at 1 3/4"..again I used the Happy Birthday embossing folder...I sure am getting some use out of the Happy Birthday embossing folder....

 My husband's brother is a retired teacher, and he just recently found out that one of his good friends passed over the weekend...so I designed this beautiful Sympathy card for the family...I decided to keep it simple but beautiful with soft pink and cream, I used "Wild Card" for the With Sympathy writing, and I use MS Lace punch to make it more attractive, and I used my corner rounder to make the edges blend in for the over all effect of feminine softness..all of this was placed on a soft-pink cardstock of 6 1/2"x5 1/2"

I created this Valentine card for my SPECIAL VALENTINE (hubby)...I used the cupid w/arrow die cut from "Sweetheart" cart, popped it on a background of hearts embossed, a 2 1/2"x4" pink strip that was punched with MS scallop dot punch, added some red/white polka dot sheer ribbon and made a bow, I had some store bought embellishment to complete the look I was going for and placed this on a 5 1/4"x6 1/4" red cardstock background, last but not least, I used my white gel pen to give the entire red edges the stitch look!
I hope he likes it...I will probably enclose a gift card to his favorite Yogurt shop!

Birthday Cards

Hello there, here is a great card for that person who is going on a "Road Trip"...or maybe for that person who just got their very first car, or even a new convertible...at any rate, this card tells the whole story.
It's a '56/57 chevy and some of us are young enough to remember these cool cars (lol) I used my Nifty Fifties cart and did the car image @ 2" and words and Route 66 sign were done @ 1 3/4" the background was embossed with the polka dot folder..added some ribbon and used MS punch. This card should bring back some solid good memories...or make some new memories! Enjoy....

Birthday Cards

Just received my latest shipment of embossing folders....I love that I don't have to say much about this card because it is written all in the back ground...the presents are from the cart "New Arrival" and I had some printed paper with balloons on it and thought the wide polka dot ribbon was all I needed to add to this card.
couldn't help myself, I had to add a tag that says "for you" this card will come in handy somewhere down the line for a birthday wish for someone! Enjoy....

Baby Cards

This card shows the softer side for a baby girl, the pink/white twine adds that special flair to the hand crocheted flower (i made) added with a button top...the lace punch is from MS, the dry emboss done with my mini folders and the umbrella is so cute.....again recollections ready made card made this a super easy project....enjoy!

Baby Cards

Hello crafters.....hope you are getting some time to do some crafting....I decided after having a such a quiet afternoon I wanted to use some of my new embossing folders and create this baby card for  that special little one...I want to make sure I am ready for any unexpected baby showers that might come my way.
for this card I used recollections ready made cards....added some buttons...kinda kept it simple..hope you like

Paisley Cartridge

Hello fellow crafters....I recently received my twine from "The Twinery" it definitely adds to the decor of your project...luv the green & white....again this pattern is from the Paisley cart...I crocheted the green section of the flower on the shoe, added a yellow cloth covered brad on top of a white silk daisy flower...this was a fun card to design, the upper part of the green punch is leaves by MS, and I created a sign from my 1 1/2" scallop punch, I created the saying on the computer, placed it on a green cardstock and used my corner chomper to round the edges, did some doodling around it in white gel pen, the shoe was cut at 4" and I added a little bling with MS glitter pen, did a little more stitch doodling around the shoe...hope you like...

Paisley Cartridge

Hello there fellow crafters.....It is Wednesday and I thought I would do a couple of cards from the Paisley Cartridge....this giraffe is a simple card wishing that special person a Happy Birthday...I made the giraffe from the cart cut at 2 3/4" I tried to cut it at 4" but it was way too big for my card so I cut it down...I also thought that I would make my giraffe purple and yellow and decorate the rest of the card the same....the flower was also cut from the cart and I used "Stampin up" stamp that says Happy Birthday!...the grass was cut using the multi-blade scissors from MS...hope you like.....again my card is from recolletion.....