A modified shutter Thank you card

I created this card - a modified shutter card - for a swap on AFTCM.  I found the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers and adjusted the measurements to accommodate an 8.5" x 5.5" piece of cardstock for the base - 2 1/8" for the large sections and just over an inch for the small sections.  I scored all the folds, cut out the two sections and trimmed decorative paper to fit the panels - the grungy plum for the three large sections and bright yellow for the four little sections.  I layered a piece of waxed fabric (3.5" square) over yellow and then onto plum cardstock and stitched all the way around incorporating two lengths of seam binding in the process using bright green thread.  After the stitching, I tied the seam binding pieces together using a double knot and added a colour printed greeting punched with the Modern Label punch (SU) using 3D foam tape.  I really love how it came together and the wonderful punch of colour provided by the yellow cardstock and decorative paper.  It is off to my partner in tomorrow's mail!!
You can check out the other cards I created using waxed fabric here, here and here.

Therese  

More baby cards!

These are the other set of baby cards I made up. The decorative paper is from a set of paper announcements I bought a few years ago.  Pink and green makes them just perfect for baby cards!!
I cut the original panel in two and die cut the bottom edge with a thin wavy die.  I trimmed the other edges just a little bit so they would fit nicely on my green card fronts.  I stamped the baby saying (SU) on the tags provided in the kit and added a section of ribbon which was also included.  I attached the tag using 3D foam tape and added some faux stitching along the wavy edge using a white gel pen.  It was just as easy to make them portrait as landscape.
Love making cards - baby ones are fun!!

Therese

Baby cards - Series #3

These cards will go with a few more as a gift for a new Mom.  It is always a busy time when you bring a new baby home and having cards on hand to acknowledge the gifts you receive always appreciated!!
These cards are the last in a series I started a couple of months ago.  You can check the others out here and here.  The supplies were still sitting on my desk.!!
For these cards I embossed the card fronts, added the decorative paper in several different patterns and added the embossed flowers as my main elements.  Three of them have little circular greetings on the card and the other has a colour printed greeting.
It was fun to make these cards and I was happy to be able to make good use of the supplies I had at hand.
I made a few more cards for the baby gift.  You can check them out here.

Therese

Card for a new baby!

Our neighbour's daughter had a baby last week!!  What a wonderful thing!!  It is a bit premature but both are doing well and they are already both home.  So off I went to make a baby card and for a gift I made some cards she can use to send her thank yous.
This baby card has an embossed pink card front, two pieces of decorative paper, a layered stamped image and a little border punched laser printed greeting to which I added some white thread.  It all came together fairly quickly as some of the supplies were already sitting on my desk.
You can check out the other cards in this series here and here!

Therese