Small all occasion cards with handmade backgrounds for donation

 This is the next set of cards I made with handmade backgrounds.  Some were found in my paper stash.  Some of the others I made as I went which is always fun!!!!  The top left is a serendipity collage background which I toned down with ink with a little cactus (BlackBerryJelly), next on top - a faux leather background with a glittery butterfly, top right - sheet music painted with bronze acrylic paint with a little punched butterfly (SU).  The next row  -  sheet music painted with bronze acrylic paint and a die cut dragonfly (SX), pink and green acrylic paint background (using up leftover paint from a project) with a postage stamp, serendipity background with ink and a thankyou (BBJ), stamped doily with clear embossing powder resist with watercolour cut up into inchies with some little flower die cuts, bronzed song sheet with punched butterfly and a different serendipity background  toned down with ink and a little dandelion (CLKER).   Lots of fun and so enjoyed the freedom to create whatever I was inspired to!!!         Therese

Small all occasion cards for donation

 I found a set of small envelopes in my stash and decided to make some all occasion cards to donate to my church.  I trimmed cards to fit, search my paper scrap stash for backgrounds and then added focal elements such as butterfly punchies & die cuts, inchies, flower die cuts, leaf punchies, and postage stamps.  The embellishments were added to different layers including layered punchies and ribbon.  It was a fun day of creating with no limits or parameters so I could just go for it!!  I see that the leaf card has a hand decorated background which is stitched fabric paper!!  You can see more handmade backgrounds in my next blog post!!        Therese