Daisy, Clips and Ribbon

 

Materials needed:

Melon Mambo card stock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4

Greenhouse Gala patterned paper (#117167)

Marina Mist dotted scalloped ribbon 11"

2 White silk daisy petals

Top Note Die

Framelits Labels die (#125598)

Basic Pearl Jewels (#119247)

Subtles collection brads (#119738)

Gold circle clip

White card stock

Greeting stamp

 

Since the patterned paper is two sided, I used the opposite side of the same sheet for the center die cut.

Place adhesive on the back of the ribbon and wrap it all the way around the card and overlap on the back. Place the circle clip on the card over the ribbon.



Peacock Passion

I colored this peacock with regular style markers, using mainly the brush end with the fine tip in the smaller areas. You really can't do much shading using markers but I think it still turned out nicely. The shading that I did do was using a darker marker and a lighter one, like the Always Artichoke and the Wild Wasabi markers.
Materials needed:
Perfect Peacock stamp (#133830)
Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
Melon Mambo Striped Organdy ribbon (#129293)
Wild Wasabi card stock 3 1/2 x 5 5/8"
Always Artichoke card stock 3 3/4 x 6"
Patterned paper 2 3/4 x5 3/4
White card stock
Very Vanilla card stock 6 x 6"
Subtles Candy Dots (#130933)
Corner rounder
Word Window punch
Modern Label punch
Markers:
Marina Mist
tempting Turquoise
Melon Mambo
Wild Wasabi
Pink Pirouette
Pretty in Pink
Strawberry Slush
Daffodil Delight

Get ready for Christmas



Yes, us crafters have to start getting ready for Christmas early. For some of us, September is even a bit late to start! Here are 3 cards that I made from the gift that came with the September Quick Cards Made Easy magazine. The stamps and embossing folder are made by Tiddly Inks and Christy Crolf.

I colored them with Watercolor Crayons that I got from SU! a few years ago. I've tried using the new Blendabilites markers that SU has come out with and I just have not been satisified with my results. Maybe I need to play with them more. Don't know. In the meantime, I'll use coloring methods that I know I can do. lol

The papers, card stock, ribbons, & buttons are also from SU! I think that they are all retired items so I'm not going to post the item numbers for them. I know that you can find papers that will look great.

From now until Thanksgiving, I'll be really busy with Operation Christmas Child. As an area coordinator for OCC, I volunteer all year long but things get really busy in the fall. I know that I will still be making cards but I don't know how much time I'll have for posting them on the internet. I will try not to have any lapses in my posting, but if I miss a few days, please check back again. I'm not planning on stopping my blog. Sometimes, life just gets in the way.

BTW, if you live in the Central Texas area, we will be having our Kick Off Rally on Sept. 20 from 9:30-1;30 with a free lunch. Come learn more about OCC. We have some great things planned. We will also have a silent auction where I'll have 3 sets of cards for sale to benefit our OCC program. One set will be a Christmas set, including these 3 cards.  

More Sympathy

I heard from another friend that a lady I used to teach with lost her mother recently. While I had met her mother, I really didn't know her but I know how it feels to lose a mother. I made this card to send to that friend.

I know opinions differ but I've always felt that sympathy cards should be fairly simple in design. I used plain black and white card stock for this card with a dark green ribbon and ink. I used the Love & Sympathy stamp set that SU currently has. (#122797) 

More Somebunny cards

Materials needed:

Somebunny to Love stamp set by Michael Abrams

Colored card stock

White card stock or watercolor paper

Watercolor Pencils

Aqua painter

Matching ribbons

Scalloped Edge punch

Stampin' Dimensionals
Matching ribbon

 

I colored these images with watercolor pencils. I've tried all the different kinds of markers but my favorite medium is still watercolor pencils. I colored my images and cut them out loosly around the edge. This is a simple card to make. Just follow the pictures.

 

 

Wisteria Blooms and Circles

 

Materials needed:
Bloom with Hope stamp set (#133953, hostess)
Lost Lagoon card stock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
Gable Green card stock 2 3/4 x 4 1/4"
White card stock
Shades of Spring patterned paper
Lost Lagoon ribbon
Cuttlebug Circles embossing folder
Big Shot machine
Wisteria Wonder ink pad
Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430)

As I mentioned in Monday's post, the Cuttlebug dies don't quite fill up the A2 size cards. On this one, if you look at the edges, you can see where the embossing didn't go all the way to the edges. You have to decide how important that is to you and how important the embossed design is.

Simply Blooming

This is another simple card. Easy to make but still nice enough to give to a friend.

Materials needed:
Gable Green card stock
Rich Razzleberry patterned paper
Rich Razzleberry ink
Bloom with Hope stamp set (#133952, hostess)
Teeny Tiny Wishes
Silk flower
Subtles Candy Dots (#130933)