Quick Birthday Card

Here is a quick card that would be great for a guy (the hardest for me to make!)

To make the card I used:

• Cuttlebug Happy Birthday Embossing folder
• Tim Holtz Celebration Dies
• Ribbon

This card is 5.5 x 4.25.  

To make the card, I cut a piece of white card stock to 5.25 x 4.  I then used a piece of blue card stock, and ran it through my Cuttlebug, using the Happy Birthday embossing folder.  This was then trimmed to 3.75 x 4 and attached to the piece of white card stock at the top.  Ribbon was then added to "hide" the edge.  Cut 'celebrate' from the same blue card stock and attach at the bottom of the white card stock.  Attach the entire piece to the front of a white card and the card is finished!

Stampendous Cottage Rose

I was looking to make a quick birthday card the other day.  Here is the result.  The card is 4.25 x 5.5.

I used the following to make the card:

• White Pigment Ink
• Stampendous Cottage Rose Stamp
• White Prismacolor Pencil
• Close to My Heart Just to Say stamp set.

To make the card:

1. Stamp the rose with white pigment ink, and let it dry completely
2. With the white pencil color in the image
3. Stamp the sentiment with white pigment ink
4. Cut the image slightly smaller than the card base and attach it to the base to complete the card.

Valentines Day Cards

I made my husband two cards this year.  I couldn't decide which I liked better, so he ended up with two.  Here are the cards (both are 4.25 x 5.5):

Card 1

Card 2:

For the first card, I used the following:

• Artfully Sent, Storybook and Wild Card  Cricut Cartridges
• Sookwang double sided tape
• Glitter Ritz Warm Highlights and Regal Red

To make this card:

1. From Artfully sent cut the card, fold along the score lines
2. Cut a piece of white card stock slightly smaller than the card front.  Add the Sookwang tape.  Then add the Regal Red Glitter.  Burnish to bring out the shine in the glitter. Add to the back of the front part of the card.
3. Add Sookwang tape to another piece of White card stock.  Cut the marque from Storybook, and the Sentiment from Wild Card.  Make sure the tape side of the card stock is face up.
4. Expose the tape on the Marque cut. Carefully remove the release paper from the sentiment  - add the release paper to the Marque cut.  Make sure its where you want it, and carefully press it in place.
5. Add the Warm Highlights Glitter to the Marque cut.  Carefully burnish it in.  Remove the Sentiment and add the Regal Red Glitter and burnish in.  Attach to the card front to finish the card.

For the second card, I used the following:

• Kuratake Watercolors
• Fuse tool
• Various Sequins
• Martha Stewart Iridescent Hearts & Stars Glitter
• Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares
• Heart die cuts

To make the card:

1.  Create the watercolor background using various colors of red Kuratate watercolors.  Dry completely. I used a piece of watercolor paper slightly smaller than 4.25 x 5.5
2.  On a piece of red card stock cut a square using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares
3.  Using the fuse tool, create a shaker pocket slightly larger than the cut square, and add sequins and glitter hearts.  I also added some heart die cuts with phrases hand written on them.  Fuse the last side of the pocket.
4.  Add the shaker to the red card stock, then add both to the water color background.
5. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Perfect Pearls, Distress Ink and Embossing

Recently, I saw a technique at
http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2015/08/video-faux-textured-metal-paper-giveaway.html and knew I had to give it a try.  Here are my results:

 

And some close up views of each card:

 

These were fun cards to make, and I can see me making several more!

I used the following to make the cards:

• Tim Holtz Celebration Words Dies were used for all of the sentiments
• Blue Card:
• Distress Ink - Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Geometric
• Sequins
• Orange Card:
• Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Gold
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Gemstone
• Sequins
• Purple Card:
• Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Gemstone
• Red Card:
• Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Gold
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Geometric
• Hearts Confetti 

To make the cards:

1. Mask the edges of 4.25  x 5.5 of white card stock (I used Neenah Solar White 80lb).  
2. In the center area, starting with the lightest color, I sponged on the distress ink, then added the darker color blending well
3. I trimmed the card stock slightly
4. Each piece was then embossed using the embossing folders
5. The sentiments were die cut from black card stock and added to the image
6. The images were then added to the card bases
7. Sequins/confetti were added to the cards (except for the purple one - I've order some for this card)

Foiled Birthday Card

So I got a mini Minc for Christmas, and just had to use it.  Here is the card I made:

I used the following to make the card:

• Darice Background Stamp - Music
• Memento Danube Blue Ink
• Tim Holtz Celebration Words Dies
• Deco Foil - Silver Star
• Heidi Swapp Signature Paper 6x6

To make the card:

1. I stamped the background image with Memento Blue Danube Ink.  This was then trimmed to slightly smaller than the card front, and attached it.
2. I trimmed a piece of the Heidi Swapp paper, to the needed size, and the deco foil to slightly larger.  This I ran through the Minc machine.
3. The foiled image was then matted with the same blue as the card front and attached to the card front.
4. The sentiment was cut from the Celebration Word Dies and attached to complete the card.

Bird Crazy - Belated Birthday Card

I forgot a birthday!  It usually doesn't happen, but I was able to quickly make this card:

I used the following to make the card:

• Bird Crazy Stamps and Dies
• Crazy Things Stamps and Dies
• Crazy Talk
• Glossy Accents
• Zig Kuretake Watercolors
• Watercolor Paper
• Versafine Black Onyx Ink

To make the card, I stamped the bird twice with Versafine Black Onyx ink.  (Twice so that I could cut the eyes beak and wing separately). The hat, gift and balloon were also stamped the Versfine Black Onyx ink.  I used the Kuretake watercolors to color the images.  Since I have never used the Kuretake watercolors, I chose some random colors.  Once all of the images were dry, I cut them with the dies. 

To assemble the card, I used pop dots for the eyes, beak and wing.  I also used pop dots to the bird when attaching it to the card base.  The sentiment was stamped and bakers twine added for the balloon string to complete the card.

Raking Day - MFT Thankful Friend

Once I saw the Thankful Friend stamp set from MFT I knew immediately who I wanted to make a card for.  My dad!

My dad "invented" a holiday for the grandkids - called Raking Day.  This holiday falls every year, when most of the leaves are off the trees.  All of the grandkids would help rake the leaves into big piles, and then jump into them.  Unfortunately, all of the grandkids are older now, and Raking Day is history.  So, to keep the memory of the holiday, I made this card.  The card is a shaker card and is 4.25x5.5.

For this card, I used many different products!

• My Favorite Things - Thankful Friend stamps and dies
• Spellbinders - Square Dies
• Copic Markers - BG13, BG15, BG18, BG11, R24, C3, C1, C5, 91, B95, B97, B99, YG61, YG63, YG97, YR12, YR14, E50, E53, E31, E33, E35, E37, E42, E13
• Memento - Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy, Rich Cocoa
• Distress Ink - Weathered Wood, Stormy Skies
• Stampin' Up - Lovely as a Tree Stamp set
• Various Sequins
• Recollections Glitter Shapes
• Craft Foam

To make the card:
I partially die cut using the largest square in the Spellbinders set.  I cut the top and two sides.  I then partially cut with  the Thankful Friends die, after carefully lining up where she would be within the window.  The bottom area was cut using an Xacto blade and ruler.  I then stamped the girl with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  She was then colored with various Copic Markers.  The grass was also added with Copic Markers.

The leaves were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa Ink.  These were then colored with Copic Markers and die cut. 

The trees in the background were from Stampin' Up Lovely as a Tree and stamped with Memento Rick Cocoa and Cottage Ivy.  The grass area was colored with Copics using the same colors as the front of the card,  The sky was done by sponging Stormy Skies and Weathered Wood.  This was also done on the frame area of the front of the card. 

Craft Foam was cut to 4.25 x 5.5 and using the same size Spellbinders die, the square area cut so that it lined up with the front of the card.  I added acetate to the front part of the card, and then added the Craft Foam, making sure that it was well adhered.  The window area was filled with sequins in fall colors, and glitter.  The backing was added, and the entire thing added to the card base.