SISTER STASH - All occasion card with a piece background, a cute cupcake with a cherry on top and some bling

I am really enjoying revisiting these cards as I blog them. I created them a while back with supplies which my sister left here a few years ago after I promised to make cards for her with them.  I have made several batches for her and thought it was time to make a few more.  I did organize them all by colour this time when I had everything laid out so it will be a little easier to find coordinating papers and cardstock when I made the next set!!  For this card, I started with a deep red card (85" x 5.5") that will fit in her large envelopes.  I had one piece which I trimmed to fit on the card and had a strip from which I punched the circles using a 3/4" circle punch.  Worked really well and I really like the look of them.  I added a strip of texture red paper with fish tail ends over the large piece and then added my layered cupcake image.  The cupcake image was colour printed.  It is a digital image I downloaded from CLKER.  I layered it onto a coordinating green cardstock and punched the bottom edge with a daisy border punch (Martha Stewart).  I adhered it to my card front over the red strip and then added clear rhinestones to the middle of each little daisy to finish off my card.  Therese
 

A camping themed birthday card including a cute little tent, some watercolour and some layered papers

Our oldest grandson is having a birthday soon and he & his brother will be celebrating together with a camping theme.  I found some excellent images on Pixabay and this is one of them.  I laser printed it on white cardstock and watercoloured it.  I traced a spool for the sun with a pencil before I started colouring.  I did it first and let dry a bit before I did the rest - the sky, trees in the background, grass and a bit of brown in the foreground for a road.  I added a layer of gray brown and black decorative paper and used black watercolour to connect the two with common elements.  I created a brown card to fit in an envelope from my stash.  I added a brown decorative paper and then my large camping site image.  I added a torn distressed paper on the bottom and trimmed it to the edge of the card on both sides.  The greeting is a laser printed font which I colour washed to coordinate and added to the lower section along with a paper punched button to which I had added brown thread.  Happy with how it all came together!!

Therese
 

SISTER STASH - All occasion card with a paper pieced background, a cute cupcake (digital) and some eyelets and paper piercing

Another card I made for my sister from the stash of paper crafting supplies she left at my house a few years ago!!  I have enjoyed the process!!!  I started this card with a large red card (8.5" x 5.5") which will fit in her envelopes.  I added a paper pieced background using two coordinating background papers by simply cutting three strips and then cutting them randomly across so the cuts did not line up.  I used a colour printed cupcake image (digital) which I downloaded from CLKER. I layered it onto a deep red textured paper and added red and white eyelets.  Have not used those in quite a while.  They always add interest and texture.   I trimmed the bottom edge long and then punched it with the scallop border punch (StampinUP).  I backed it with a white one just off setting the scallops a bit for a fun effect.  I added three embossed lines using my score tool and it was ready to be applied to the front of my card using 3D foam tape.  This would work well for a birthday or a sweet thank you!!            Therese
 

SISTER STASH - All occasion card featuring a vintage car, some red corrugated paper and black brads and ribbon

 Having a lot of fun playing with the stash of cardstock and papers which my sister left here a while back and I am using to make cards for her.  She prefers cards without greetings which are more versatile because they can suit more than one occasion.  For this one I started with a large black card (8.5" x 5.5 ") which will fit in her envelopes and added this speckled background which very well suited this vintage card image.  The vintage car is one I downloaded from CLKER, laser printed and then embellished with watercolour to simulate a parking lot, grass, shrubs and sky.  I added clear glitter to the headlights, bumper and hubcaps.  I ran a thick black marker around the edges once it was dry which helped define them and added a bit of a vintage look to it.  I tore the piece of red corrugated paper on the top and bottom and trimmed it neatly on the two sides.  I added a length of thin black ribbon and secured the ends to the back with doubled sided tape.  I tied a short piece to it using a single knot which nicely simulates a bow.  I positioned the car image over the red corrugated and attached it with four black brads.  I adhered this large focal image to my card front and put it under weight to dry.  Another fun card that can be used for a variety of occasions!!    Therese  

SISTER STASH - All occasion card featuring bold stripes/plaid decorative paper, brown grosgrain ribbon and a blue plane

 This is my third card from my sister's stash of supplies.  It has been really fun to find fun papers, coordinating cardstock and make a card with them.  For this card, I colour printed a little plane (digital from CLKER) and then added clouds by sponging around a torn shape with blue ink.  They look much better than I expected ( have saved that little piece for next time) and the colour laser resists the sponging so it does not affect the printed image.  I ran my tracing wheel all on four sides and mounted it to a scrap of blue from the stash.  I left it with a bit on the bottom which I trimmed with pinking shears which no longer cut fabric and then embossed a line using my score tool.  I chose this double sided paper in blues and greens for my background.  I trimmed the middle section out and flipped it over to the blue plaid side and reattached it with regular tape on the back.  I used a zigzag stitch stamp (Hero Arts) and dark blue ink to stamp over the joints which worked beautifully.  I mounted my background to a medium blue card (8.5" x 5.5") which will fit in her envelopes.  I added a length of wide brown grosgrain ribbon which I fish tailed on one end and adhered with double sided tape on the other.  I secured the fish tail end with a bit of double sided tape as well and added a bit of glue in between.  I added my layered airplane image using 3D foam tape.    Therese

Christmas cards for February - Peace cn Earth with a variety of colours and decorative papers and embossed ornaments

I have committed to making my Christmas cards monthly this year.  These are the six I made for the month of February.  I found the gold embossed Peace on Earth (Prairie Rubber Stamps) images in my stash of Christmas images so I have to think I had a plan at the time I put them there but maybe not.  I could simply have been making good use of scraps.  Either way, I went ahead and chose some coordinating decorative papers - poinsettia, plaid, brown holly and large stars are all commercial decorative papers.  The red/green on is a digital from Stampin UP which I colour printed a while back.  I tore top and bottom edges off each of the stamped greetings and ran my tracing wheel on both straight edges.  I mounted my trimmed decorative papers to coordinating card fronts and then added the large greetings.  I wanted to add a bit of an embellishment so I cut six little ornaments (Sizzix - long Love Peace Joy sizzlet die) in a coordinating colour for each one.  Next, I dug through my embossing folders and found little elements which I could use to add a focal element to my ornaments.  After embossing them all with images from different folders, I used an embossing pen and just coloured the raised areas and embossed them with gold embossing powder.  I tied six little bows from some gold thread and glued them to the top of the ornaments with a tiny drop of white glue.  Once they were dry, I added them to my cards using 3D foam tape.  

So glad to have another set of cards to add to my Christmas card box!!  Therese

 

SISTER STASH - All occasion card featuring a red berries photo, an embossed metallic layer and red ribbon

Making cards for my sister who left a stash of supplies at my house a while back has begun.  

This card (8.5" x 5.5") started with a red card to fit in the large envelopes in my sister's stash.  I cut the photo of the red berries (4" x 4") from a calendar which I received from my other sister, Sylvia for Christmas a few years ago.  I have saved all the pages from my previous calendars from her to use in my card making.  I found this beautiful metallic copper heavy weight cardstock which worked perfectly with the photo and then the gray (SU) which went very well on the red card.  I tore the edge of the piece I trimmed for my background - I like the white line that reflects the white in the photo.  I trimmed the copper metallic to leave enough below the image to trim decoratively and place a bow.  I trimmed the bottom edge with one edge of a Tim Holtz Styled label by carefully aligning it and being careful with how I positioned my partial cutting plate (parts of broken plates).  I embossed it with the CuttleBug Swiss Dots embossing folder and sanded it a bit to highlight the core which I thought was black but was white.  I used a black pad to cut back the white a bit.  I mounted my photo onto this layer and then adhered it to my card front over my background paper.  I tied a bow using Martha Stewart seam binding and adhered it to my card below the photo using a large glue dot.  This could easily be a Christmas card or a sympathy card.  I love the colour combination of red, gray and copper!!

Therese

 

SISTER STASH - All occasion card featuring a square photo of a dragonfly, ribbon and fibrous decorative paper

I have started making cards for my sister.  She came a while back and stayed a few days when her son was playing soccer locally and brought along some cardmaking/scrapbooking supplies which we made use of while she was here.  We visited more than we crafted so there were lots of supplies left after the weekend.  She left them here with the understanding that I would make her some cards from the lot.  I have over the last few years made quite a few for her but not so much in the last year.  I have decided to get started again.  I had a productive weekend and will be blogging what I have made over the next few weeks.  She has a stash of large envelopes so I have been making 8.5" x 5.5" cards to fit in her envelopes.  

This card started with a large green card.  I found this wonderfully textured paper which coordinated nicely and had already been ripped across the bottom so I simply trimmed the top and the side to get a layer for my card.  I added a brown grosgrain ribbon to this layer using a copper eyelet.  I backed the area of the paper behind the ribbon with a piece of cardstock so the eyelet would not pull through before adhering this layer to the front of my card.  I added a bit of double sided tape near the fish tail end of the ribbon and a bit of glue in between.  The photo on this card was part of a calendar which my sister, Sylvia, gave me for Christmas a few years ago.  I always save the pages in order to reuse the photos.  There is so much more real estate on a large card to accommodating a layered 4" x 4" photo.  It is much tighter on A2 cards.  I trimmed the dragonfly photo from the calendar page and matted it with burgundy paper.  I mounted this focal element to my card front using 3D foam tape and put the card to press overnight. 

Therese

 

Upgraded sewing desk with a sewing machine lift

 For my Christmas gift to myself I bought a sewing machine lift for my little sewing desk.  I had already consulted with DH about the feasibility of putting one in and was given the go ahead.  It did require quite a few modifications and additions to get it in but it is wonderful to use.  The back had to be replaced with a larger more substantial piece of material and the front top had to be rebuilt into a full top which is what was needed with the raising of the sewing machine perpendicularly instead of the swinging storage that was in place before.  DH agreed to do the renovations to my desk as my Christmas present and I am most pleased.  The whole desk has been refurbished and cleaned up - new handles on the drawers and door/support, new base for the sewing machine with formica that matches the sewing machine, the new back now nicely painted the same colour as the other pieces.  I can now use my sewing machine flat with the top of my desk when I am free arm sewing.  DH built a wonderful insert so I can use my sewing machine for flat sewing as well.  Love the hearts!!  I am very happy to have been able to upgrade this little desk.  It fits perfectly in my space and I expect will be able to move to any other space when it will be necessary.    Therese 

Valentine card with LOTS of hearts and some ribbon

Having finally figured out the heart card I have been admiring for so long I have made my Valentine's card for DH using this format.  I chose scraps of cardstock that coordinated including one with musical notes - one of his favorite things is music.  I punched hearts from them and cut two in half to get my four halves.  I played with them until I was happy with the layout.  I chose one of the glittery red ones to be the special one.  I found a piece of aqua polka dot paper which I used as the base for my hearts.  I glued them into place, trimmed my paper and then put it under weight while it dried.  I decided not to add any machine stitching to this one - I liked it just as it was!!.  I had seen this heart embellishment on Splitcoast Stampers  and I really liked it so I used it on my card.  I die cut a white scalloped heart (Stamping UP) and mounted my red heart punchie (StampinUP) over it and added a pewter eyelet using my Cropadile.  It has been quite a while since both of those have seen daylight!!  I added three lengths of fiber to my heart layer - two gray with a smaller white one in between leaving them a bit loose knowing that I was going to tie them together and making sure that they lined up with where I was going to adhere my special heart.  I glued this large layer to my red card front which fits in a large envelope from my stash.  I used a short piece of gray fiber and threaded it through the eyelet on my heart, around the three fibers on my card and back through the front of the eyelet and tied it off with a double knot.  I mounted my heart in its place with 3D foam tape then trimmed the ends of my gray heart fiber to finish off my card.  I am very happy with how it worked out and I am looking forward to our at home celebration this weekend!           Therese

 

Another all occasion heart card featuring hearts punched from hand decorated paper, machine stitching and an embossed heart

 This is the second card I made with the bunch of hearts I punched from a sheet of hand decorated paper I made.  It started as a sheet where I tried out all the colours of a new set of pens using a very loose handwriting, a bit of colour added after another project and I added yet more watercolour in a variety of colours to get it bright enough to make the hearts for my two cards.  This is my second card and after having reverse engineered one I found on line I knew that I would need 14 hearts and 4 half hearts.  I did leave one space blank in the third row to put my special heart.  I chose a piece of purple light weight cardstock and glued down my hearts in close proximity to each other and then added the half hearts.  I put it under weight while it dried and then added machine stitching with purple thread tying off the ends on the back and securing them with regular tape.  For my special heart I punched one (SU) from silver metallic cardstock, embossed it with a flourish embossing folder (CB) and added a blue scalloped heart die cut (SU) in behind.  I mounted it in the open space using 3D foam tape.  The stitching on this one was more pronounced and I like it more subtle like on my first card.  I trimmed the purple and mounted it to a light aqua card which fit in an envelope from my stash.  Will do for a "much love","lots of hugs" card or an anniversary card.  It is going into my stash.  Therese 

All occasion card featuring LOTS of hearts punched from hand decorated paper and one special one

 I have been wanting to make a card full of hearts like this one for quite a while.  I finally reverse engineered one I found on line to find that I needed fourteen full hearts and four halves.  I decided to use a sheet of white cardstock from my stash that I had already started altering with watercolour for my hearts.  I added several layers of watercolour in several colours to what was already there - a few marks and some very loose handwriting which I did when I bought a new set of pens and was testing the colours.  After it was dry I cut it into 1.75" strips which is what I needed for my heart punch (SU).  I alternated the direction of punching to make the most use of the strip.  I managed to punch a few halves as well from the scraps.  I chose these thirteen hearts and started gluing them down on a layer of light weight green cardstock without really knowing how wide I would need.  I glued down all the full hearts leaving a gap where the gold heart would be positioned and then added the half hearts.  I set that to press then added the machine stitching after they were dry.  I tied the threads on the back and secured them with a small piece of regular tape at each end.  I punched the gold heart and then added the scalloped die cut (SU) one behind it.  I originally had cut it from white which seemed too stark so I watercoloured the edge green instead.  It was better but I would have preferred a deeper colour but that is what I had in my watercolours.  I adhered them to each other and mounted them in the opening I had left open.  I trimmed the green layer and then mounted this large layer to a yellow card which fit in an envelope from my stash. Glad to have finally made one of these.  I have enough hearts from my piece of decorative paper to make another so I am off to make that happen.   Therese

STASH SERIES - All occasion card with a fun multicoloured chevron background, blue tags with glittery butterfly cut outs, ribbon and a large butterfly

 This is the sixth and last card in my STASH SERIES!!! Some of the elements for all of the six cards were created at the same time which saves time because all the tools were already out!!  

For this card I started with a large blue card front and added this fun chevron background (colour printed digital).  I dug five blue scraps from my stash and punched butterflies (Martha Stewart) out of them before embossing them with different embossing folders.  Next, I reinserted the butteflies into different tags to provide some contrast and texture.  These ones got a bit of extra sparkle because they had opening in their wings where the tape I used to secure them on the back was visible so I simply applied some beautiful glitter and rubbed it on.  It stuck to the tape which both added another dimension to them and made the tape non sticky!!  I rearranged the tags until I was happy and adhere them to each other using regular tape.  I added a white satin ribbon and tied on a short piece to simulate a bow.  After tucking the ends to the back of the tag element I adhered the whole to my card front.  I used a Sizzix butterfly die to cut my focal element  I used a hand decorated paper for the smaller butterfly and both vellum and white paper for the large butterfly.  This butterfly requires that you fold your paper and lay it on the edge of the die and it cuts both wings at once.  I have both a vellum and paper layer because in the end I found there was not enough contrast with the vellum alone.  I embossed the vellum butterfly, adhered the coloured one to it with double sided tape only in the middle where the body would be.  I tied silver cord with a double knot in the middle which created both a body and the two antennae in one process.  I adhered the white paper one to the back using double sided tape in the center.  I adhered the butterfly to my card front using another piece of double sided tape in the center nicely overlapping my ribbon.  The bit of sparkle from the glitter really adds appeal to this card!!  So happy to have had the chance to try making cards this way and I think I will probably do another series some time in the future using a different sketch!!!  So many possibilities!!            Therese

STASH SERIES - All occasion card featuring a floral background, a set of tags with floral die cuts, gray seam binding and a large layered flower

 This is my fifth card in my STASH SERIES!!  I am fond of this colour combination which I why I chose to add this beautiful floral background to the large gray card I created.  I dug six scraps of yellow cardstock from my stash, die cut little flowers from them and embossed them.  I reinserted the flowers in the opening in different tags and secured them with regular tape creating texture and contrast.   I arranged my tags, adhered them to each other using regular tape and added gray seam binding tucking the ends to the back before adhering this large element to my card front which fit just nicely on my card.  I tied on a short piece of the same seam binding to the one on the front using a single knot which nicely simulates a bow.  I used a Sizzix flower die to cut all the pieces for my floral focal element.  I cut two from gray cardstock and the other two from yellow using a bright one for the smallest one which is the center.  I adhere them all to each other after embossing them with the D'vine Swirl embossing folder from Cuttlebug.  I hand cut two large leaves, embossed them with script (Cuttlebug) and adhered them to the back of my flower.  I attached my flower to my card using double sided tape.  I really love how this one turned out!!!!!!!!    Therese 

Fun fire starter kits

 I made this batch of waxed papers today in order to send them along to the grand kids as an activity for their birthdays.  The boys have a camping theme so I thought it would be fun to send them kits for making up fire starters!!  I made up instructions and made an envelope for each one of them.  I will be sending the boys theirs for their upcoming birthdays and the girls will get theirs for their birthdays as they arrive this year.  You can see that I made up two of them to make sure they would work well with the supplies I chose this time around.  I used good one side bond paper from our scrap paper pile and simply applied wax crayons to the clean side.  Very little shows through so it makes the fire starters beautiful as well as practical.  I chose to used staples on the ends instead of stitching which makes it very easy for the kids to make themselves and filled them with only crushed newspaper instead of including shredded paper too which will make less of a mess.  I used a half sheet - 8.5" x 5.5" for each one.  You can see more info on this post:  Fire Starters.  If you want more info on how I waxed my papers you can find that here:  Wax crayon backgrounds.  I am glad to have this ready to send very shortly so they will arrive for their birthdays.  

Therese

STASH SERIES - All occasion card with a music sheet background, brown tags with heart cut outs, gold ribbon and a lacy heart

 Number four of my STASH SERIES!!  All the cards, backgrounds and tags were created at one time in order to save time and get all the elements made up when the tools were out.  

For this card I created a large brown card and added a music sheet background (colour printed digital).  I did embellish the background a little with watercolour because it was leaning more to the grays and I was wanting to add brown elements.  The watercolour only absorbed on the highlights of the image where the toner was thin which gave a wonderful effect.  Just enough brown to do what I needed it to with my other elements. I dug five scraps from my stash and die cut hearts from all of them.  I embossed the tags, reinserted the hearts into the openings of different tags to create texture and contrast.  I played with my tags until I had an arrangement I liked but discovered that they were wider than my cards so when I adhered them to each other with regular tape I overlapped them just a little to make sure that this element would fit on my card front.  I added a gold ribbon, tucked the ends to the back and then adhered this element to my card.  I die cut the lacy heart from both brown and metallic gold and used the gold heart in the brown lacy frame to create my focal element.  Because they nest, I used bits of tape on the back to keep my heart in the opening.  I adhered the heart using double sided tape to my card overlapping the ribbon.  It still needed a "bit of something" so I tied on a length of brown crochet thread and tied a double knot.  That was better!!  Therese

STASH SERIES - All occasion card featuring decorative paper, star tags and a large gold embossed star

 This is my third card in my STASH SERIES which I started last week.  The six cards, backgrounds, punched and embossed tags were created in a bit of an assembly line which really saved some time as the tools were all out and got used for all of the cards.  

For this card I created a large red card front and added this beautiful fleur de lis background paper (colour printed digital).  I dug five scraps of red cardstock from my stash and die cut stars from them (Sizzix - red with four stars).  I embossed all the tags and then reinserted the stars in different tags to provide texture.  In this case, there was very little contrast because the reds were very close to each other in colour and value.  I rearranged my finished tags until I was happy with them and adhered them to each other using regular tape which is also what I used to secure the die cut stars in the openings.   I added a thin gold ribbon, tucking the ends to the back before adhering this large element to my card front.  I cut the a red star using the largest star on the Sizzix die, embossed it with script and then embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Lots of texture and a real nice metallic finish!!  I adhere it to a piece of brown cardstock and used a  ruler and exacto knife to trim it leaving a bit of a border all the way around.  I mounted my star to my card front using double sided tape and I was done!!  These cards are much nicer on their second look after pressing!!       Therese

STASH SERIES - All occasion card featuring decorative paper, leafy tags, ribbon and two layered leaves

 This card is part of a series of cards I made for my stash.  I did the first steps - large cards, backgrounds, punched and embossed tag elements in a bit of an assembly line for all the cards - six in all.  It was time saving to make them this way as all the tools were used for each step for each card.  Not my usual way of making cards but I am very happy with how they all turned out. 

For this card I started with a large green card and added a leafy background (colour printed digital).  I dug five scraps of green cardtock from my stash and punched leaves from all of them.  I embossed all the tags and then reinserted the leaf punchies into the openings of a different tag which provided contrast in both texture and colour.  I used regular tape to secure them in place.  I played with the tags  until I was happy and adhered them to each other using regular tape.  I added a length of wide brown grosgrain ribbon tucking the ends to the back before adhering this large element to my card front.  For my focal element I die cut a large maple leaf (SIZZIX) from green white core cardstock, embossed it with a tree embossing folder and sanded it.  I used watercolour to highlight the sanded areas and then added a bit of yellow using a stamp pad.  I found the small leaf in my stash and thought it would make a beautiful accent for my large leaf.  It is a punchie which I embossed, watercoloured and thermally embossed in gold after it was dry.  I layered the little leaf on over the bigger one and then tied their stems together using brown crochet thread.  This large element was adhered to the front of my card over the ribbon using 3D foam tape.        Therese

STASH SERIES - All occasion card featuring decorative paper, embossed tags and a large layered flower

 In an effort to have cards in my stash I decided to make a series of cards all featuring decorative paper backgrounds, little embossed tags with embedded punchies and a large focal element.  I started with six pieces of cardstock in a variety of colours, chose decorative paper backgrounds, strips for my tags along with a punch/die and started the cards.  

For this card I started with a large white card and adhered this fun floral paper in peach and aqua (colour printed digital image).  I chose five pink scraps from my stash, punched each of them with a six petal flower punch and then embossed the tags with a variety of embossing folders.  I filled the holes in each tag with a punched flower from one of the other scraps to create some contrast.  I adhered them from the back using regular tape.  The next step was to arrange them into a large element to put on my background.  I moved them around a bit until I was happy and used regular tape on the back to attach them to each other.  

I did all six of my cards to this level before moving on and adding a large coordinating accent.  

For this card, I created a large flower using a Sizzix flower die.  I cut two large ones  - one in dark pink and the other in white, then a smaller one from a medium pink colour.  I layered them and adhered them in the middle and then cut a yellow circle for the center.  After playing with the elements a bit I decided where the tag element would go and adhered it to my card front over the background.  Once I added my flower I found it needed something to keep it from blending too much with my tags and background.  I added a length of wide white gros grain ribbon with fish tail ends which I simply adhered to my card using double sided tape.  That was much better!!  Once I was ready to glue on my flower I decided it needed some leaves so I die cut two of these leafy sprigs (SU) from green cardstock and adhered them to the back of my flower before adhering this large element over the ribbon on my card.  The green leaves really helped to define the flower as well. 

Doing all the pieces for all the cards at the same time meant that I did all the punching, then all the embossing and then all the assembly of the tags at the same time which really saved some time.  I have very rarely had the time to make cards in this manner before.  I am usually running to get done what I need with a much tighter timeline so end up with one at a time. 

I really enjoyed the process and am very happy with how much character my cards have even if they were made to a certain level in an assembly line.  

Watch this space for the other cards I made as I get them posted!!

Therese

Large all occasion cards featuring blue and aqua decorative paper, sanded white core cardstock, foil and little birds

My last set of cards for donation which are very similar to my last two in that they use the deep aqua paper and the light yellow textured paper.  Both cards are landscape and the first on has the deep aqua pieced instead of whole like the other one.  I trimmed the yellow layer on the bottom one just to add some interest.  The small rectangles of aqua white core cardstock were embossed (top D'vine swirl - CB and the bottom brocade one - CB) and sanded.  I rounded the corner on the top one.  I punched the foil and used the circle punchie on the first one and the one with the opening on the second one.  Created my birds with the SU bird punch - yellow cardstock with watercolour for the bird and aqua for the wings.  The eye added with a black marker and the beaks with a yellow gel pen which I embellished with a lead pencil to add a bit more definition.  The branches for these two were also cut using the TH - Branch Tree using green cardstock scraps which were then watercoloured, adhered and trimmed to the edges.  These focal elements were added to my cards using 3D foam tape. 

Really happy with my little stack of cards.  I am sure they will be welcomed by the staff at the church and will go on to bless others as the need arises!!               Therese