Anniversary card featuring a floral background and a variety of hearts - lacy black frame, copper foil one in the center and two small punchies on the ribbon

 For this anniversary card I started with a large envelope from my stash and made an off white card to fit inside.  I added a layer of block printed background paper that features flowers in several colours.  I cut a piece of brown gros grain ribbon, trimmed the ends diagonally and sealed the edges with the flame of a lighter before adhering it over my background.  I added two little copper foil heart punchies to each end of the ribbon.  I auditioned the dark green lacy frame I had on my desk which was extraneous to the creation of one of my thank you cards but it was not quite what I needed.  I decided to use a black marker and colour it to coordinate with the black in my background paper.  That worked very well!!  I adhered the lacy heart to my card using white glue from a fine tip applicator.  I pressed it for a bit with my hand to make sure it would stay in place over the ribbon.  The large copper foil heart was cut out when I was making my thank you cards.  I applied it with double sided tape on top and bottom and used white glue where it would be over the ribbon.  I am enjoying making cards again!!  It has been fun to be back in my craft room and playing with paper and bits of this and that!!   Theresse

Large all occasion cards featuring butterfly punchies, decorative paper, sanded white core cardstock and some foil

I am still making large cards for donation.  I am using white cardstock to create cards to fit in large envelopes from my stash.  

For the top card, I used a piece of polka dot green paper which coordinated with the green in the brown/pink floral paper.  The brown floral is cut to 4" x 4" and the green just a bit larger.  I embossed a rectangle of the coral white core paper with a floral embossing folder (CB) and sanded it and then layered on a rectangle of foil/cardstock from which I had punched (SU) a 1.75" opening.  I stamped a brown butterfly (SU), punched it out (SU) and then tied on heavyweight tan thread to the center to create the body and antennae. I mounted the butterfly using double sided tape only in the center which allows the wings to be opened up.  I mounted this focal element to my card front using 3D foam tape.  

For the bottom card I did pretty much the same thing.  I used a letters embossing folder for the coral white core cardstock, a green stamped butterfly with brown thread for the body and antennae, a full piece of green paper with a 4" x 4" of brown floral paper and changed up the orientation from left to right.        Therese