A set of birdie cards with decorative paper, embossed elements and a punched bird

I have been on a roll and made another set of cards!  This set features a little bird.  

I started with the ovals which are all blue so they would simulate sky for the birds.  They are very similar to this floral set which I made a few days ago.   I dug through my stash and found coordinating decorative paper and cardstock.  I punched the bird (SU) to coordinate and gave it a wing of a different colour.  I embossed the oval and the wing with the same embossing folder and then sponged the edges of the bird and the oval to just soften the edge and give them a bit of dimension.  Next, I assembled the bird.  I added a tiny black brad to create an eye and used a black marker to make a bead and then watercoloured it so the two would contrast.  I glued the embossed wing to the bird and it was complete.  I glued the decorative paper to the card front and then added the oval.  The branches were cut from brown cardstock scraps using the tree die by Tim Holtz.  I just trimmed the pieces until  I was happy with the look of my branch.  I used double sided tape to adhere the branch to my card front and added my little bird using 3D foam tape.  The bird can face either way so it just depending on which side I sponged and it was not a conscious decision.  These were fun to make and work really well for many occasions as they do not have greetings either. 

Therese

A baby card that features a cute little elephant, a fun greeting tied on with fiber

For this baby card I used a laser printed digital stamp from Melonheadz which I watercoloured to coordinate with my other elements.  I mounted it to a purple rectangle of cardstock which I embossed on the bottom edge.  I added this double punched greeting (SU- Eyelet) which I tied on with white fiber.  I did add a small piece of 3D foam tape on the back of it to ensure it stayed in place while I was threading through the fiber.  I tied a small bow in the fiber.  I used a coordinating scrapbook paper background and mounted my focal element with 3D foam tape. 

Therese

A baby card that features embossed circles, a cute stamped greeting and a scalloped border

For this baby card I used a green card front and then adhered a background which I created by combining a piece of scrapbook paper with a scalloped punched & paper pierced border in a coordinating colour.  I also embellished it with a run through using my tracing wheel to give it a bit of texture.  I auditioned a variety of circle punchies until I was happy with them and then embossed them all with the Swiss Dot embossing folder (CB) before gluing them in place one at a time to ensure their correct placment.  Next I mounted with 3D foam tape my stamped greeting which I embellished with gel pen and iridescent glitter glue on the scallops.  I finished off my card by adding some colourful and coordinating sequins using glue dots.  Love the circle theme and colour scheme.              Therese

A set of cards which feature decorative paper, flower die cut with hand cut foliage and an embossed oval as a background

I made this set of cards to package as a gift!!  They all follow the same sketch with a wide variety of colours and textures.  I started with the ovals (leftover from a Christmas card class a while back) and found decorative paper and a card which coordinated.  Next, I die cut a flower (SX) in a coordinating colour and hand cut the greenery and adhered all the pieces together using white glue in a fine tip applicator.  I punched a 5/8" circle and embossed it along with the oval.  I sponged the edge of the oval.  Now all the pieces were ready for assembly.  I ripped a strip from the decorative paper - some times lengthwise, other time crosswise.  I glued the two pieces to my card front and adhered the embossed oval over the gap.  I used white glue to adhere my flower over the oval and then the circle to the center of my flower.  You can see that there are a variety of ways the pieces can be put together.  I made them without greetings so the recipient can use them for any occasion.  

I made this set with butterflies earlier.  It has been fun to make these sets and fairly quick once you get going because all the design decisions have been made it is just a matter of getting all the pieces to coordinate.  

Therese

Reused an image, added fiber and a layered font greeting

This image began its life on a commercial card and I have reused it for this card.  I mounted the colourful image to a layer of coordinating cardstock, tied on some coordinating fiber and then a layered font greeting.  I added an embossed layer to a green card before adding my large focal element with 3D foam tape.  This card came together fairly quickly which is nice when you are making a lot of cards at a time.

Therese

A card with a cross for someone's special day!

Another card with a cross for a special day in someone's life!!  This card would be appropriate for a variety of sacramental milestones such as ordination or baptism.  I found this beautifully ornate cross on line and thought it would do wonderfully for this card.  I added a font greeting and then laser printed the digital image onto white cardstock, trimmed it to size and watercoloured the image to coordinate with my colourful background (colour printed digital image).  I love that the cross looks somewhat like stained glass because of the way it is designed.  Seems very appropriate for this kind of card.  I adhered the decorative paper to a yellow card front and mounted the large coloured image to the card using 3D foam tape.  Perfect!!!

Therese

A sympathy card that features a butterfly, some fiber and a font greeting

For this sympathy card I embossed the front of my card using the distressed lines embossing folder twice being careful to align the strips and using small piece of cutting plates to limit where the embossing would happen.  I chose a piece of decorative cardstock which coordinated with the colour printed butterfly image (Pixabay).  I distressed the edges of the butterfly image and sponged them with a bit of brown ink.  I mounted it with 3D foam tape to the piece of coordinating cardstock.  To repeat the brown in the butterfly I added a thin strip of brown cardstock to each long edge of this layer.  It still needed a bit of texture so I used my pattern tracing wheel and added a line on each edge of my element.  I tied on a length of white fiber and then mounted my laser printed punched greeting which was sponged to coordinate.  I mounted this large element to my embossed card front to finish off my card.               Therese

Sympathy card that features a small font greeting, a poppy image and a tag

This sympathy card features a wax resist background with some stamped green flourishes (SU) which I made up a while back.  I tore the paper, punched a hole as far up as I could from the bottom using my Modern Label punch (SU) and then adhered the two pieces to the front of a gray green card.  The laser printed digital poppy image is from Calico Collage and was layered onto a gray green cardstock.  The end of the rectangle was not even so I inserted the one end into one of my Deco Label Thinlits and just cut far enough to trim the edge of it to create a tag!  Nice to be able to use tools in a variety of ways!  I punched a hole in the rounded end and tied on a short end of red fiber.  I mounted this focal element to the front of my card over the gap in the decorative paper using 3D foam tape and I also mounted a small font greeting in the opening that I punched which I sponged just a little to softened the edges.    Therese

A baby girl card that features digital images from Pixabay, some fun fiber and a little layered greeting

A baby card for a little girl!!!  I mounted the pink scrapbooking paper to a pink card.  I trimmed the  the pink laser printed clothesline image from Pixabay to size.  I cut a pink cardstock layer leaving a bit at the top which I trimmed with scallop decorative scissors and used a push pin to pierce each scallop.  I punched a modern label from it before wrapping it with white fiber and adding my cute clothesline image.  I mounted this large element over my background using 3D foam tape and did the same with the layered font greeting.  It was a stretch to put the greeting to the top left instead of the lower right.  I like it!!

Another card that features a cross digital image

After a request from a friend for a few cross cards I came up with this layout.  It is a cross digital image I found on line and laser printed onto white cardstock. After trimming, I watercoloured it to coordinate with the background I had chosen which is a laser printed digital image from Pixabay.  I mounted the background to a blue green card and added the layered image on the card front using 3D foam tape.  No greeting to make the card as versatile as possible and appropriate for quite a few religious occasions.

Therese

Cards for a set - decorative paper, large circles and layered butterflies

My sister's father in law passed away last week and I know that those times are often overwhelming in a family so I made up some cards which can be used as they see fit after the memorial.  

They feature decorative paper that has been torn, an embossed circle of cardstock and a layered butterfly (TH).  After I decided on the sketch I simply dug through my stash to find decorative paper which I cut to size, coordinating card and cardstock circles that coordinated as well.  I tore the paper and adhered it to my card front and then attached the embossed circles.  I found coordinating cardstock and decorative paper scraps from which I cut the small layered butterflies (TH - small butterfly thinlets).  I watercoloured  the bodies just a little bit in black to give them a bit of contrast.  This is a versatile sketch in that you can rip the paper horizontally or vertically and you can also layout your elements in either orientation as well.   Very happy with all the cards and I am sure they will be appreciated!!

Therese

Another baby card for my stash - a baby horse, a font greeting and a digital background

Another stretch for me in the area of making baby cards!!  I used a colour printed background in this fun floral pattern and mounted it to a soft blue card front.  I watercoloured the little stuffed animal image from Beccy's Place and layered it onto a red piece of cardstock then distressed the edges.  The laser printed greeting is from my stash and I embellished it with my tracing wheel before layering it onto green and adding a little red heart on the left hand side.  I mounted the greeting and then tucked my image in behind to finish off my card.

Therese

A birthday card whose focal element is die cut from a commercial card and combined with a large round greeting and some circle embellishements

Another card made from the same commercial card I used for this card. This will be my third card made by reusing this wonderful card with beautiful poppy images.  I die cut the poppies from the card with my Nestibilities, layered it onto greeting and mounted it to the edge of a dark red card.  I added a layered greeting which features an innie outie ribbon embellishment in green and a yellow  layer.  I adhered it to my card using 3D foam tape and then proceeded to add circle punchies in coordinating colours to finish off my card.  Thinking that it still needed something I added several drops of clear dimensional paint which finished it off very nicely!!!  Love it!!

Therese

A baby card that features a cute little elephant watercoloured illustration, fun decorative paper and a layered font greeting

I just love this little watercoloured illustration!!!  I found this one on KISSPNG!! I have found other wonderful ones on PIXABAY.    I laser printed the image on white cardstock and trimmed it to size.  I used a black marker to add a fine black border all the way around.  I found two pieces of this fun digital background paper in my stash and layered them to create the background for this card.  I mounted the backgroud to a red card front then mounted the image to the front using 3D foam tape.  The little greeting is a laser printed font which I punched out with the Word Window punch (SU) and layered with red before mounting it to my card in the lower right hand corner of my image.  Stretched my comfort zone with this colour combination for a baby card. 

Therese

A card that reuses a card image and features embossed circle punchies

I trimmed this image from a commercial card which was donated to me for cardmaking!!  I mounted it to the upper left hand corner of a dark pink piece of cardstock and added green embossed circles on the right and bottom to make a fun layout!!  I added a little font greeting punched out with the Word Window punch (SU) to the image to finish off this large element and then mounted it to a green card front.  A much bolder version of my favorite colour scheme - pink and green!!

Therese

A baby card from a card kit - striped paper, star embellishment and a font greeting

This card was made from the last card kit I had from a previous card class.  The two pieces of decorative paper were glued to the brown card front and the font greeting was adhered to the green cardstock strip then adhered over the joint.  The little star embellishment was then mounted next to the greeting!!!  Card kits makes getting cards made really fast so it is worth making a few when you are in production mode to have available for assembly later on.  Purchasing card kits is also a very inexpensive way to get into cardmaking - all the supplies are provided and it requires minimal tools to assemble them. 

Therese

More serendipity hexagons, some dimensional paint on a little dragonfly and a greeting punchie

I have been having fun with a new to me Hexagon die!!  I have cut several pieces of coordinating serendipity collage which I had on hand and chose seven for this card.  I embossed the edge of my yellow card using  this fun border embossing folder (SU) and then adhered my hexagons using double sided tape and white glue.  I trimmed this little stamped dragon fly image, watercoloured it and added clear dimensional paint to its wings.  After it was dry, I layered it onto a larger blue circle and adhered it to my card front using 3D foam tape.  I sponged a little word window greeting with blue and added it to my card using double sided tape.  Really happy with how it worked out!!

Therese

Serendipity hexagons, leaf die cuts and a round greeting with some bling!

Fun with serendipity hexagon die cuts!!!!!!  Love new tools!!  I used seven little hexagons on this card.  I embossed the top and bottom of my navy card front using a distressed embossing folder (TH) and then adhered my serendipity hexagons using double sided tape and white glue.  I added the little circle greeting which I had embellished with a blue flower sequin adhered with a tiny black brad.  This is a stamped greeting from my stash but it is just the right size to go with the hexagons.  I cut two leafy branches (TH) which I glued on using white glue on all the leaves and pressing until it was dry.  I love these serendipity hexagons!!  Though there are all sorts of great cards created with hexagons online!!

Therese

Thank you card for a special person!!

We hosted an event in the last few weeks and one person went over and above to help us out and we are ever so grateful!!  So I made this card for her!!
I started with the watercolour background which I made a while back and embossed it with a flourished floral embossing folder (QK).  I added a length of yellow organza ribbon which came off of a roll of felt which I used for a different project - bonus!!  I adhered the ends to the back of the piece and then adhered it to a medium blue card front.  I watercoloured this little laser printed flower image from Melonheadz in coordinating colours and added a bit of glitter using a clear glitter gel pen to the bee wings and the daisies.  I combined yellow and blue cardstock to create a layer for it.  I added the laser printed greeting to the bottom edge using double sided tape.  I used scallop decorative scissors on the bottom of the greeting and pierced each scallop using a push pin.  I adhered this focal element to my card using 3D foam tape and finally tied on a short piece of the same ribbon to the one on the card using a single knot to simulate a bow!!          Therese

Praying for you card that reuses a card panel

Always good to have a few of these on hand as well!!  This card features a panel from a commercial card to which I added a length of white seam binding.  I punched an opening (SU Modern Label) in the top right before adhering it to my purple card in which I added a small laser printed greeting in purple punched with the Word Window punch from SU.  I love the shimmer on this card and it's soft and subtle colour scheme.   These are always quick and easy because the large element is ready to go once it is trimmed.      Therese