More Valentines

These are ones that I couldn't add earlier with the others because the people they are for look at this site and would get a sneak peek.

This one is sorta quilt style pieceing the papers together. The buttons are actually cut from patterened paper. The ribbon is real.

I really LOVE this one and I hope the people receiving it do as well. I drew the little toaster colored it in and cut it out. I attached it with foam squares. The mat behind it was punched with the corner punch she gave me for Christmas.

The inside is almost as cute as the outside. Again I drew, colored and cut out the little toast and attached with foam square.

Mother's Day

The flower is a spiral cut from patterened paper and then twisted into shape. The butterfly was cut from a purchased card. The thickness of the card allow me to fold the wings up for 3-D effeect.

To make these I drew off the pattern and then punched the holes before stitching making it easier. They are hand stitched with 6 strand embroidery floss. Then I looked thru my papers to come up with the layers and card stock. I usually find the papers first but this time I was lucky and found the perfect matches.

The sunflowers were cut from the bottom of a note I got from someone. I then layered it with coordinating papers and card stock.

Another layered card using a picture from a catalouge.

Two of the same with color differences.

Mother's Day cards

Four pages are layered in different lengths and tied together with ribbon.

I cut out the letters freehand and then decorated with gel pens before attaching to the ends of the pages.

Easter cards

I have used these two guys for cards and calendars several times over the years. They are so cute and can be changed up to suit the recipient. I like the bright colors I used here.

I usually make at least 2 of a kind when making "bulk" cards for holidays. These are the same but different. I used sticker eggs and flowers, peircing technique and I drew and cut out the little chicks.

I read about this idea at Fave Crafts. First I cut out the cross shape then applied double sided tape about 1/8 inch from the edges. I placed shapes cut from handmade paper scraps onto the tape. Then I sprinkled glittery "dust" on top. These turned out better than I had thought. They really pop on the lighter background and once I picked the card base color they really came together!

This idea came from an ad in Paper Crafts. The bunnies were diecut stickers. I drew them in 2 pieces and cut out so that I could change the position of the heads and body. The noses are the punched pieces from holes I punched making calendars....I save everything!...almost. I drew on the daisy and grass, then added the eggs with the boys names.

This idea was also in Paper Crafts. I have used it for a calendar page before. I thought it would make a nice Easter card so I changed the sentiment from Mom to happy Easter. I used piercing, gel and glitter pens, colored pencils and my old scalloped shears. They work great for scalloped edges and once they were too dull for fabric...what they were originally purchased for back in the 70's....they became a great tool for cardmaking!

Anniversary cards

There are 3 anniversaries on "my list" for April. I usually use the same idea with different outcomes. The purple ones use patterened paper, ribbon,corner punch and handmade paper scraps for two different versions. The green one has the same basic idea but with more layers.

More April birthdays

This card has machine stitching on it around the edges and on some of the individual pieces. I used up some scraps here as well as some recycled pieces. This one is for my daughter-in-law.

Using the animal print makes it easy to design a card for a male recipent. I took the basic design from the Paper Crafts magazine and added my own touches. This is for my brother-in-law.

This "pull out" card is for one of my neices. The patterened papers, stickers and circle letters were all from a coordinated book.

This one is for another neice. Also pieced together from one of the coordinated books and a few scraps from my ever growing collection. I used a punch on the corner pieces. They are actually the pieces left over after you make the punch design to corners.