Christmas Card Share

Hi crafters,

I've completed a few Christmas cards and am so glad to be doing some Christmas stuff. These will be going to people that I've done swaps with and a few family members. I have a few more to finish (since I die cut a butt load of paper) and I will be making different, more embellished ones for family.

I kept these pretty simple so I could get quite a few done and it worked. I enjoyed using paper pads I'd had for years. I emptied one 6x6 pad and have enough for 1 more card in another 6x6 pad, and I will have gotten rid of them both. yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy

On my WOYWW, I have a few more diecuts to use up. In my "crafting cup" is some homemade iced coffee. Let me preface this by saying, I am becoming a coffee snob and do not like bitter coffee or coffee that smells like wet cigarette ashes. I found this recipe at the Pioneer Woman. Not sure if the cold brew eliminated the burn taste, but this iced coffee is DE-LI-CIOUS.

I'm happy with the amount of cards I've completed. This mess produced all of these beautiful cards.

 The festive gent...I really like him.

 Used some stickers and sequins and the left card and the right one I used a Tim Holtz die with the Recollections Cozy Lodge paper.

 I used a Stamping Up bird punch, MME paper and on the right I used a stamp that this was my first time using even though I've had it forever.

 The card on the left with the gold snowflake is made using scraps that were laid on the diagonal and trimmed. I liked being able to use up those scraps.

 I used a large piece of ribbon to make this card and stamped the Merry Christmas (keep it simple).  The bird is from one of the Michaels $1.50 pack of cards that I trimmed and mounted onto cardstock.

 I used a justrite stamp, a piece of burlap, and a die cut on top of this beautiful piece of cardstock. The right card is using scraps.

 I pulled out a stamp set that I've had for years, embossed and just a few embellishments.

I hope you all enjoyed seeing my cards.

Happy Crafting

Happy Birthday, Thank You, and Baby

Hi There,

Hope everyone is having a teriffic Tuesday. I wanted to share some cards I'd made. For me, even though I don't always know what I want to put on a card or the end result I want to have, I always enjoy the process. Card making is relaxing to me, even during the putting together phase.

I made this card for a friend who shared a day with me for my birthday. I like the way the card turned. I enjoy how everything seemed to come together. The pin was from an antique shopping store in Mount Dora FL. I wanted to incorporate it in the card.

I used some Iamroses flowers (which I absolutely enjoy using). I purchased so many, as a new card maker, I don't know how or when I'd possibly use them all. But I will enjoy using them along the way. The sentiment stamp is a JustRite stamp I found in a discount bin a while ago.  

Birthday Card
The birthday card is for a cousin. I'm so sorry I don't know what stamp I used. I had do the image twice. The first one I glittered and did not like it. It made the image look to heavy for the card. I used another Iamroses flower. I like the card.

Sympathy Card

This card was made with the paper as the primary item I liked. I saw this at Hobby Lobby. It was priced at clearance, but the sale price would have been cheaper. Since it was the last stack, I went ahead and bought it. I like every paper in the collection.

The baby shower card for a church member, my daughter (who does not like crafting) helped pick out the card design and embellishments. I wanted to use a clothespin in the design and used it to attach the sentiment, that was detachable.

 Just wanted to share some previous cards with you. Now I'm off to deciding which card challenge I want to enter. I need to create daily to perfect my cards.

Hope you all enjoyed the cards.

Have a God Blessed day,