Snow Scene from Bird

I kept the best for last, I really love how this one came out....

I used once again a snow scene cutting files from Birds, and added a dark navy blue background, I also stamped a few stars to make the sky sparkle.

Behind the windows of the house, I glued a little piece of yellow felt, it looks like somebody is home.

Love that one!

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Be Merry Ribbon Christmas

A fun card to make, using red ribbon... I run a white card stock through my cuttlebug in an embossing folder... it looks like a snowy background.

I printed the sentiment and made some holes in a tree shape, before threading the ribbon from behind.

I then added a red matting, and a little bow I made using a fork, I am sure you have seen this method. 

It allows to make a perfectly symmetrical bow every single time.

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Chritmas Trees from Bird

Here comes a few Christmas cards using two different Christmas tree cutting files from Bird (birdscards.com).

I just change the trees and backgrounds from Kraft to silver, and printed a few different sentiments.

The last one is even handwritten.

Some are double matted and some have an embossing line framing the card.

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A New Home

Let's take a little break in the middle of the Christmas cards... i found that little home at Michaels, it is made of balsam wood, light enough to be added to a card.

It is from ArtMinds and they have a nice selection of design, painted or plain like this one....

I added some shinny red card stock in the openings, and two clouds punched with my Fiskars tool.

The sentiment was printed beforehand. 

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Snow Scene Christmas Cards

Another amazing cutting file from Einnej a beautiful snow scene cut with my  Silhouette Cameo. 

(einnej.typepad.com) 

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I used two different designer papers to make the background of the snow scene, and stamped one of the sentiment in Stampin'up Pool Party green.

The other one is a sticker.

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JOY, Christmas Cards

I needed to begin my Christmas cards, a little early, I know but I had some inspiration and help from Bird of course. Her cutting files are amazing, check out her wonderful blog:

http://www.birdscards.com

I printed the background using the Simon font, it gives you a nice empty space where you can add some color, silver here.

The  snowflakes come from a QuicKutz Sparkles cutting file I run through my cuttlebug, and added two embossed lines to hold the silver snowflakes. Difficult to see but I also glued some little diamond in their center.

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The swirly christmas tree is a Bird cutting file and there is also a little diamond at the bottom....

Simple, silver and classy... 

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EKG Love Card

A fun card to make, the hardest part was to make the baker's twine (who has a will of its own) stay on the glued path...

I printed the sentiment.

Once that is done, add a kraft heart lined with white marker, and there it is!

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With Deepest Sympathy

Another clean and simple card... I printed the sentiment in brown to match the band of designer paper, stamped two flowers from Martha Stewart clear stamps, and cut the two vases in vellum. 

I also added some sprinkles on the vases... for some reasons, they now look pinkish...

There you have it!

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You're a Star

I found that idea on the net but unfortunately I lost the link... sorry about that...

The hardest thing to do was to center the star punch on the little dice... 

I drew free hand the lines to frame the card and added some stamped stars made with a  Skinny from Stamps by Judith.

I printed the sentiment, added some dimensional under the dice, and glued the baker's twine knot.

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Thinking of you

Two different cards made almost the same way.

The first one is a sympathy card, with a card stock textured with a cuttlebug embossing folder, I also pinned the printed sentiment with two brads.

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The second one is also made with a textured embossing folder and I added two clouds cut with my fiskars punches.

I cut the "you" with my slice and added a heart in yellow  felt.

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Birthday Candles

This card used two different embossing folders, one to create the chevrons background and another one for the candles.

I cut around the flames to reveal the background, added some dimensional and baker's twine and used my copic marker to underline the flame.

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Absolutely in Love

A printed card that took no tools but a lot of time in formatting... 

I learnt as I went...

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Wedding Card

A very simple and formal wedding card, and I got to use my Slice to cut out the letters.

it is sometimes easier than to take out he cricut...

I used some shinny card stock to mimic the tuxedo, and added some texture to the background so the Mrs letter would not be too washed out.

The tuxedo needed a bow tie and some buttons, and the Mrs got a pearl necklace made with some loose pearls.

It was a fun card to make!

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Adironback Chairs Birthday Cards

I made this adironback chairs card using a silhouette cameo cutting file I found on Einnej's blog, (einnej.typepad.com). 

 That lady is an artist, generous enough to share some of her cutting files, go check out her beautiful blog...

I frame the scene in a blue background with eyelets on the rounded corners, and printed a sentiment in a cloud.

I added texture in the white card stock.

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Happy Birthday Cruise Ship

I haven't been posting for more than 2 months, but that doesn't mean I haven't been producing cards...

Here comes the first of my 20 new cards, yes 20...

Let's see how many I can post today...

In the first card, I used my silhouette cameo to cut the ship wheel and the sentiment, and rounded the corners and added some eyelets.

The white card stock was textured with my cuttlebug and a sizzlix folder.

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The second card is pretty similar, except I found the perfect water paper for the background, and added a sentiment I printed in circle. 

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