A couple of fall leaves cards

I created both of these backgrounds will I was preparing for my last cardmaking class but I found it difficult to incorporate the large greetings so I had left them aside.  These smaller greetings work much better so I have two more cards to add to my stash. 
The backgrounds are created by gluing die cuts (TH) and punchies to a white quarter sheet of cardstock and then passing it through the Big Kick using the Lattice embossing folder (SU) which has a very tight pattern and incorporates the shapes into the cardstock and giving  them a fun quilted look. 

Therese

Another fun watercoloured card

I made this card with a kit I made up for my last cardmaking class.  It features white embossing on watercolour paper and the design emerges as colour is applied!  I started with yellow watercolour all over avoiding some parts of the presents as I went along.  Next I added blue to the inside of the presents and discovered that the bottom edge of the design is not closed so the colour ran into the yellow a bit.  Next, I added just a wee bit of red to the heart bows on the top of the presents.  A fun design using a stamp I have had for ages!!  I coloured the greeting with the same colours as the main element though I watered them down some so as to not compete with the front.  I wrapped the fiber all the way around and then incorporated my label greeting in on my last wrap before tying it off with a double knot.  The greeting was stamped with black ink (SU). I glued this large element to a black card front.  Love the bright colours!!

Therese

Card featuring several repurposed card fronts

Was working on a few cards this week and made these three using card fronts that have been donated to me for reuse.  For the first two I simply trimmed the fronts, glued them to purple card fronts and added a stamped greeting which I trimmed real close.  For the third one, I punched a hole in the bottom section and tied on some orange fiber to add texture and interest to my card.  I used 3D foam tape to adhere this large element to a rust card front.  I glued a Word Window Punchie (SU) greeting to the card inside the hole.  Like that look!! 
It is often a challenge to reuse card fronts but these ones were quite easily made up.

Therese

Card kits - quick and easy card with balloons

I was in need of a few cards last weekend so I went looking in my card kits from previous classes and found a few that worked.  This one is from this class.   It made up a fun kids birthday card with its fun primary colours.  The balloons are a digital image from Arthur's Clipart.  I printed them on white and trimmed out the tags.  I watercoloured them, added the seam binding and the trimmed greeting using double sided tape.  I glued the decorative papers to the card front and added the trimmed and embossed strip before adding my focal element with 3D foam tape. 
Love this one!!

Therese

Bright and cheery cards from card kits

I made up these bright and cheery cards from kits from this class.  It sure is nice to have kits on hand as it makes getting last minute card made up very quick and easy!!  

These fun backgrounds were created with ink I made up from the ink cartridges we removed from our inkjet printer a while back.  I used 4" x 6" photo paper and then colour printed black images over the backgrounds before cutting them apart for my cards.  These digital images are from Melon headz. I stamped the card fronts with coordinating ink and some of my background stamps.  I colour printed the layers with their greetings and assembling the card was pretty simple after that!!

Therese