Sea Scene Birthday

I am posting a last card for today... so I can go back to making new ones!

This one makes use of embossing folders and cuttlebug.

The clouds one is a Sizzix, and the distressed stripes a Cuttlebug.

The sentiment  stamp is from papertrey ink, and by now you should recognize my Fiskars cloud punch... my all time favorite!

I added 3 little pylons and some baker's twine.

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Happy 21st Birthday from your 110 L. Friend

I think that stamp from Arts Impressions is hilarious... 

I needed a support for it and thought of mixing two of my old cards, a thank you card (THANK YOU... with a bouquet #214) 

and a Birthday card (Happy 29th Birthday... #286)

Below is the results.

I added some paper flowers, and a dab of puff paint for the hearts.

The little bow is made with baker's twine and I used a dessert fork to tie it. 

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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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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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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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Mother's Day Bouquet

Mother's Day Bouquet...

I guess I was lying to myself yesterday when I said I was done making cards for a while.

My craft fair is tomorrow and I keep wanting to add new models to my already overflowing  baskets.

This time I think I am done. The sun is shining bright outside and I am going to move on to oiling my teak furniture so I will be able to enjoy laying around without guilt this weekend.

OK, one more Mother's day card, same stamp, same circular sentiment, same baker's twine just a different color....

And a lone button to tie up the baker's twine..

Here you go:

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Mother's Day Heart

Mother's Day...

...Heart

As I was having coffee with my good friend this morning, and she began to talk about her plans for Mother's Day, it suddenly hit me, do I have enough Mother's Day cards? 

I know I was all decked up with my graduation cards but Mother's day cards? I think not.

Three more days, I can do it....

Here my first twin try, one in Tiffany's Blue and one in Kraft, the two colors I am the most comfortable working with.

And what do you know? I found in my stash baker's twine to match.

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Here is a close up so you can see the two different embossing folder that were used.

This one is called "Rings"

That one, "Retro Squares".

I cut the heart with a Spellbinder Nestabilities, and propped the plain white card stock with some dimensionals.

The sentiment was printed before hand.

Until next time...

Filled with Love

Filled...

... with love

Ever since I found that Mason Jar stamp, I have been thinking of the best way to use it in a card.

A jar. A jar is filled with something. Jam. Sweet things.

OK, let's filled mine with love.

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After the Scrapbook fair last week end, I came back with a load-ful of embossing folders, that I also was dying  to use.

I run the silver card stock through my cuttlebug in a Chevron Cuttlebug embossing folder. I was trying to match the silver ink I used with my Mason Jar INKADINKADO stamp.

I first stamped the image on vellum, then embossed it with a Heart cuttlebug embossing folder.

I then added a yellow card stock that I trimmed just a little bigger than the jar itself.

The labels is from Kaiser Scrapbook and the sentiment is a tiny one from Sparkle n' Sprinkle.

I finished the card with a yellow baking twine, I cannot get enough of those...

Until next time....

For My Friend...

For My Friend...

A quick and fresh little card I made to accompany a package overseas...
 The baker's twine is back, and I tried to find the right colors to match it.

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I punched the linen card stock edge with a Martha Stewart edger.

The mason jar is a Stamp By Judith and I added a tag made with a Sparkle 'n Sprinkle little stamp. 

The little flower is part of a Fancy Pants Design set called Doodles and Things.

The coloring is made with watercolor pencils but I kept them dry this time.

Until next time...

S {ICK} ?

S {ICK} ?...

...feel better soon!

Another wonderful find on Pinterest! (Don't you love that place...

After Facebook, here is another dangerous way of loosing a lot of your time.)

Anyhow, this card is a card with a twist! Once you open it, you have a...

...kleenex box stuffed with a tissue!

What a clever idea!  Lorri Helling on her blog,  "Confessions of a Stamping Addict", has very easy directions on how to makes this tissue box.

Here is the direct link:

http://stampingaddict.blogspot.com/2012/01/cold-and-flu-season-get-well-card.html

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Unfortunately the stamp I used doesn't have a brand on... I got it at Joann, of this I am sure.

I also used my Martha Stewart Baker's twine. It always add a beautiful final touch to any card.

Until next time...

Love You

I LOVE YOU...

... three little words, packed with punch AND oh! so versatile. 

A card adorned this way, can work from Valentine's day to Father's/Mother's Day to a special anniversary.

I first saw this card on a papertreyink blog, and fell in love with it...

The mix of Kraft paper, baker's twine and the simplicity of the message...

Check it out:

http://apassionforpapertrey.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-needle-and-thread.html

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Choosing the font is very important; you have to find one that feel just right.

I printed "love you"  on a Kraft paper from paperandmore.com and used Martha Stewart baker's twine.

I made 3 more of this card and I made the "X" smaller (1 inch instead of 1 1/4)... I think it looked better.

The kraft panel is raised by dimensional squares.

Until next time....

Flowers in Jars

FRESH...

... I felt like designing a "fresh" card... 

When my kids were little there was not a day that passed by when one would not come to find me in the kitchen with a little flower they had picked in the garden for me.

I would grab a jam jar, fill it up with water and put the lone flower in on top of the countertop.

How proud would I make them then....

Three kids, three flowers, in the three windows of this card.

This is a peek of my life, some 10 years ago...

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This window card is from A Cut Above, the mason jar stamp is from Stamps by Judith.

The lone flower is a composite of a stem by Martha Stewart and a daisy stubby from Stamps by Judith.

The circular Happy Birthday stamp is from Sparkle'n Sprinkle, and I attached the tag made with a punch with some Martha Stewart baker's twine.

The Copic markers were lightly used.

Until next time....

Hope You Feel Better Soon

NOTHING...

... feels better than to know that somebody care when you are under the weather.

And what better way to use this umbrella stamp, than on a "Feel Better Soon" card?

Once I stamped and colored the umbrella, I scored a frame around the square as a finish touch.

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The umbrella and rain stamps are from Avocado Arts.

The baker's twine is from Martha Stewart.

 I used Copic Markers to color the umbrella.

Until next time...

The Sky's The Limit

THE SKY'S...
... the limit.

A kite soaring in the blue sky has always bring me back to my youth, when we used to try to fly those terribly-hard-to-put-together kites on the beach. The only problem was that, if we were not laying down on the sand or playing in the waves, it was because the Tramontane was too strong... If that wind was too strong to allow us on the beach it was way too strong to fly a kite.

Funny it took me so long to realize that....

A soaring kite in the sky... a young man/woman future after her graduation.... so many similarities....

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I used a stamp/die set from Sizzix called "kites". The sky was made with a Hero Art (heroarts.com) stamp.

The birds stamps is part of a "Kittie Kit" set from Kittie Calacciolo.

The Martha Stewart baker's twine is my go-to embellishment, and it made a beautiful tail to this kite.

I printed the sentiment on my computer.

Until next time....

Thank You Flower and Baker's Twine

THANK YOU FLOWER...
... and baker's twine

This is as simple as it gets.

A printed sentiment that steal the center stage, and a little flower dropped on the floor.

It just needed a little something more. Baker's twine, and there you have it!

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The sentiment was printed beforehand, but the flower is part of a Sparkle n sprinkle stamps set called Thanks a Bunch.

I very lightly colored the petals and the center with my copics.

The Baker's twine is from Martha Stewart.

Rounding the bottom corners of the card finished it nicely.

This card is the natural daughter of my Valentine's Chocolate Holder card (post #208) and the thank you notecard Simplicity (post # 212).

Until next time....

Valentine's Day Chocolate Holder

Valentine's Day, Chocolate Holder.

Here we go again! A new Valentine's day roll around and we are thinking care package for our girls in College.

This time, we had a crowd to please! So I made simple little square cards with a printed sentiment, stuck a See's candy chocolate heart and drew a stem to this "flower" before adding a piece of baker's twine as a finishing touch.

 It doesn't get simpler than that.

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Until next time.

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls.

And hang the stocking to the chimney...

A stocking made of foam with a piece of red ribbon  to allow the hanging part with a piece of baker's twine.

The sentiment was printed on the card stock before assembling the card.

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Hang in There

Hang in There

As a scrapbooker, I sometimes keep papers and embellishments forever before finding where to case them.

The paper in this card was actually a wrapping paper, hard to see in here, but it is in cotton more than paper.

I I like the mix of texture in this card, although you cannot really tell in the picture.

The sun is punched with a scallop punch, the clouds are from two sizes of Fiskars cloud punches.

The birdhouse is an ITTY BITTY stamp, and I cut it out and propped it with dimensionals, which allowed me to tie a piece of baker's twine.

I anchored the two ends of the twine with some heart stickers and added a handwritten sentiment.

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Valentine's Day Bird on a Line

Valentine's day Bird on a Line.

I stamped the bird in very light blue and cut it out leaving a very slim margin around.

On a white linen card stock, I added 2/3 blue card stock for the sky, a 1/3 kraft card stock and at the limit between the two card stocks, I added a piece of baker's twine.

I punched out a big cloud (or part of it) with the Fiskars cloud punch and added a small white cloud made with the small Fiskars punch.

To finish the card, I added three mini heart (Recollections mini punch) and a sentiment stamped in red with a Craft Smart stamp.

This is a 4bar size card.

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Thank you in the Sky

Thank You in the Sky

I used an ITTY BITTY banner stamp in pink and cut out the different pennon before threading them with some baker's twine.

I added a few clouds punched with my Fiskars cloud punch and printed a Sparkle'n Sprinkle sentiment on one of them.

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Until next time.