September Card Club

I made these cards for card club tonight. I really like the embossing cards that the Cuttlebug has. I used Textile for the base and Swiss Dots for the strip and flower. Rounded the corners, layered some flowers, added a vintage button and called it done. Simple and easy.

Birthday Cards

For Grandma Mary's birthday, I tried to think of a present that she could use and wouldn't clutter up her life. She is always so good about sending cards for our birthdays so I hoped a set of handmade cards and a book of stamps would be something she could use. I loved the way these cards turned out!

The simple card was inspired from a card at work and I love the way the colors work on it. I wish that I could of gotten a better picture before sending them off! I used Scenic Route paper for the polka dots and the flower and the flower background paper I think was from a Bo-Bunny line. The dogwood flower punch is something I have had my eye on for a while and I am glad that I splurged on it. I am planning on using it again soon!

Cards

I am so good at ignoring the yard sale piles that are taking over my house. I do other things like blogging, working and playing. Lalala...I can't hear you Mr. Garage Sale. Prepare? What's that? I like to fly by the seat of my pants.


Yesterday, I didn't even look at those piles. I completely ignored it and happily did other things like clean my bathroom and fold laundry! Don't I know how to play?? Then I went to work and was so lucky that Nicole graciously offered to watch my kiddos for me. (Thanks so much!! You really saved me! Sometimes it's just not in the cards to find an available sitter.) After a crazy night at work, I finished another set of cards for Nicole's card swap. They are finally on their way to Nicole's this morning. I know that I am the only one that she is waiting for.


The first set of cards I made was this cute pinwheel card. I was inspired by a card made by someone at my work. She made a large, brightly colored pinwheel that filled the whole card that was so fun! I took the idea and made mine a little smaller. I added an over-sized brad to the center so the pinwheel will spin. I sewed around the edges and then added a embroidered stick. I was going to add a sentiment but when there wasn't enough of rub-ons that I wanted, I nixed the idea and proudly declared it blank. Now it can be whatever kind of card you want! Inside, I added a sweet little ribbon and silver circle clip. They turned out great!









The second set was not as planned. I was inspired by this card (scroll down to the birthday boy money card) thanks to my friend Marylyn finding it for me. We didn't have all the cute Bo Bunny paper so Marylyn saved the day again by finding a cute gear paper that worked perfectly. The embellishment is not my favorite. I had to work with what I had. My circle punch was too small to do something darling like the sample card and I wasn't ambitious enough to make gears. Finally, I settled on a "Hi" stamp found in my stash of stamps. My end cards turned out cute enough and no two are a like. I can't wait to see Marylyn's. I am sure they will be amazing!





Alrighty then, I am ignoring the piles again and I am off to play with Jessica today! I am excited to see her Blurb book and play projects with her. Wahoo!

Cards

Time for card club again.

The first one is my card from last month. I used more scalloped edges because they are so cute! Tinkering Ink paper, Ric-rac and some thrifted buttons finish it off. This is a leftover card. I didn't line the buttons up to good, did I?

And this months card.

There are four different versions of this card. It turned out decent, but it's not my favorite. Very cute, brand new Basic Gray balloon paper and the cute stamp was done from Stampin' Up by a gal I work with. Looking at the picture, I think that I would rather that square be a circle. It was a last minute addition. Needed some color. Yeah, I agree with myself. Needs to be a circle.

It's very fun to see the cards the others come up with. They are so talented!

Ruffled Lady

At work, there is a card exchange that is held monthly at the store meeting. I haven't joined in because I felt intimidated by these pros. I haven't made many cards in my little lifetime. But every month, they pass out their cards and I really want them for myself. This month, at the last minute, I decided that I would join in. I found this idea in the latest Card magazine. The scalloped edges reminded me ruffles which made me of the Tinkering Ink papers. I heard the designer was a fabric designer. Tinkering Ink is too bold for my scrapbooks, but perfect for this card. Best part is that I took five sheets of very unpopular scrapbook paper and turned it to something that I think looks good. Even better that the paper was 75% off! Gotta love that!