cards by me

This site will show my card creations and ongoing projects. I created my site to share with friends and family. It will also be a "test" for feedback on the possibility of starting a small business making cards and personalized calendars. Please scroll down or visit the archives to view photos. Comments will be appreciated! Enjoy

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Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

More Valentines and February birthdays

I made this card for one of my grand-neices. She will be 11 this year. I like the way that the color blocking design turns out. This is the 4th one I have made over the past few years.
















This one is for my "neice-in-law". I used recycled paper from an ad or something that came in the mail for the fence. It has a raised wood grain. It is amazing what you can recycle to use on cards!











This is for a cousin-in-law. I hope the coffee beans stay attached as they are fresh and a bit oily. I have made a similar card before but the beans were old.








The rest of the Valentines....


I made this collage card from actual "vintage"
Valentines. The kind you punch out and pass out at school....remember those? I arranged them on red paper and then cut the extra adges off, matted on black and attached to card. For my sister.











I love the simplicity of this one! I took a black gel ink pen and hand lettered the writting filling in the hearts with red rather than the black in the "recipe". This one is for my hubby.













For another grand-neice! A little bit of cutting with a craft knife and wa-la....cute...cute...cute