Baby card

Using Elizabeth Design dies I created this card today for Annalese baby shower.
I had fun designing on the fly.

 I did cut everything. Can you see the little baby pajamas and paciphers hanging on a string?

Maculine guitar birthday card

Joe's birthday was Monday and this is a quick card I made for him.

I used the cuttlebug stars embossing folder for the background
I used the Sizzix guitar for and die cut a scrap piece of cardboard
Used Sizzix happy birthday die for sentiment from a paint chip
Quick n easy and used left over scraps of material

3D Halloween Card Gate Fold card

I had to come up with a unique card for Joe. He loves Halloween so I spent hours thinking, creating and gluing various die pieces.
The gate actually bows out around the hand cut headstone pieces.
The tree is partially glued down so that it will pop out a little.

The front of the gate fold card has the spider web and spiders crawling down for more of the 3d effect.
I just bought this die set at Micheal's with my 60% off coupon - not bad for 5.50!!!

Here I am trying to hold down the gate folds so you can see the effect. Hope he enjoys!

Repurpose Fall Card

This card is a little rustic or vintage or repurposed.... (FYI the background card is not as pink as the camera picked it up)

I picked up 5 different fall colors paint chips at the Hardware store and ran them all through my big shot using Lawn Fawn leaves dies (love the cuts)
I ran vintage page of a book through a new background die from Tim Holtz / Sizzix to represent "wind"
Added some twine to the side and left this no sentiment note card to send to my daughter.

Birthday card Fall Theme

It's my Sister's Birthday today and since I cut 5 different paint chips the other die with the 5 leaves die this is the second of 3 cards I made with the various leaves.

Sizzix Birthday dies for the sentiment
Lawn Fawn leaves dies (some raised or glued to base)
SU background embossing folder

Thinking of you Fall card

Made this card for my son... it was long overdue.
The background layer is a metal embossing plate that I picked up on clearance at the Expo and this was the first time I used it. Pretty neat effect and I did add a little brown ink to it however it is hard to see.
Sizzix thing of you die and Lawn Fawn leaves cut from paint chips I had in my stash.
Some of the leaves I added foam to raise some of  them.
Nice quick card.

Wedding Card Best Wishes

My daughter was in a wedding and the color theme was Blue, white and champagne. Of course being a card maker I offered to make this card. After multiple cuttings - layouts - I settled on this card using some new dies I had in my stash.

Linen textured card stock
All layers raised on foam squares

Dollar Store centerpiece

Dollar Tree Globe

Dollar Tree tea lights

Paint, Glitter, and gold Doilies from Micheal's.

My daughter was in a wedding last month and I created a sample for her as she had to make 9 globe type centerpieces. She told me what she wanted to do and this is what the intent was.

1. Masked off a line with painters tape and painted 4 layers of gold paint on the bottom third of the globe.
2. Painted a thin band at the top and added a layer of gold glitter over the paint line before it dried
3. added sand (not in this picture) and then a tea light
4. Placed the globe on a gold doilie

The 9 other globes had a variation of glitter sections and paint in different sections and they all looked fabulous and were traveled well to VT.

Right now I have this "sample / prototype" filled with life savers until perhaps Christmas time whee I'll put little string lights and foliage in there. I'll add to this post when I change up the insides.

Spinner Birthday Card

Created this cute birthday card for Violet. It was her 7th birthday and I finally got around to using this Stampin' Up Spinner die.

The channel around the cat (circle) allows the heart to rotate / spin around the cat image. Kind of cute and an easier way to the old spinner method having a die. All layers needs to be raised up so the pennies that are in the channel can flow or move freely.
(Created this back in September and just getting around to posting)