Farm Card

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A friend of mine needed a card for her children's 4-H club.  And House of Cards has this great inspiration photo-so I created this card:

This card is a bit unusual in that it is 12X12.  My friend needed a big card so that there was plenty of room for everybody to sign it.  I scored the first paper about an inch in and glued the short part to the back 12X12 cardstock paper.  

I used my silhouette machined to cut all of the die cuts.  

The barn doors open to say thank you.  I also cut out the H's in the clovers for 4-H.

Here is the inspiration picture for House of Cards:

I am also entering this card into Challenge 124 at Inspiration Destination-anything goes!

The colors are beautiful on this inspiration picture also--I might need to revisit this! :)

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...have a beautiful spring day!

Heart Shaker Card

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So I got the new heart throb kit from Queen and Company.  It's awesome!  I love all of the little things to go inside the shaker heart.

Everything on my card is from the kit except the micro beads in the heart and the white sequins and grey heart sequins.  The sequins are from the sequin bottles of Q&Co.  

I also added Q&Co. pink diamonds.  

I am entering this card into the House of Cards Challenge: Love theme and colors.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...love is in the air! :)

Flower Card

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Over at House of Cards they are doing a photo inspired challenge, blog hop, and a DT call.  They have fantastic prizes and a great photo to design by.  It is at the end of this post.

Here is my card.  This is how I was inspired by the photo:

• Flowers in the basket-flowers on the card
• Numbers on the jars-I used translucent embossing paste (wendi vecchi) with the Cargo stencil (tim holtz) on the green layer of the background.  I used a grey and white stamp pad over the green paper to lighten it.
• The green stems for the green layer of the background
• If you look in the basket there is a yellow flower toward the right-the yellow ribbon was inspired by this.

The photo is great!  I used a piece of clear scraps for the sentiment.  And the sentiment is from an older set of Stampin Up stamps that I bought at a thrift store (scrore!).  The flower stamps are from Sparkle N Sprinkle with brads in the center.

To make the first layer of the background I applied this distress ink.  But it wasn't enough.  So I inked up this stamp from Tim Holtz (stampers anonymous) and rolled it onto the card base in different directions.  It's subtle but it gave this area little extra something.  :)

Here's the picture if you haven't already seen it.  There is still time to play, hop, and apply! :)

Until next time my friends...have a good evening! :)

Cute Lil' Bunny

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I finished an Easter card this evening.  I used a Bugaboo waving bunny on it.  I think he is super cute!

I colored him with Copics.  I used the swiss dots embossing folder for the purple cardstock.  The flowers are from a trim I have.  And the background paper is a scrap (Yay!).  I used a little pink ink around the bunny square too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

House of Card: April Challenge #1: Shabby/Vintage or Cute/Fun plus a Sketch

Catch the Bug Challenge: Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...keep craftin'! :)

Happy Birthday Card

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I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday-FUN!  I bought a new set of banners and matching stamps from Sizzix.  And it's always fun to get to use them right away!

So here is my card:

At the House of Cards it is Anything Style Goes as long as you use the photo inspiration.  So here is the photo:

That's a nice breakfast nook!  So I was inspired by that accent wall that I interpreted to be mint green.  And on that same wall is a display of spoons.  That is why I incorporated the silver banners (my cool new sizzix banners and stamps).  And I used yellow twine because the pillows and seat cushions have yellow in them.

I dabbed TH Distress Paint Picket Fence around the edges of the card to soften it.  The background paper is Echo Park.  I pop dotted my sentiment and my wooden treble clef is the same size as the pop dots. :)

I am also entering this card in the challenge at Unique Laser Designs-Use Unique Laser Designs products.  I used the treble clef and painted it white.  

Also, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Happy Birthday.  They are 5 years old!  Happy Birthday! :)

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...have a great weekend! :)

Vintage Anniversary Card

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I am so glad I finished this card and it turned out like how it was in my head! :)  I love it when a plan comes together! ;)

I recently bought some stamps and this couple was one of the stamps.  They are all previously used but totally brand new to me and I am so excited to start using them.

So all of a sudden I starting visualizing this card with the sketch from House of Cards and the stamp.  I used my Cricut and the Craft Room (love the craft room!) to get a scalloped circle cut out.  It's tricky when you are going for the negative.  But third time was a charm :)

I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on my embossing folder and then embossed the tan cardstock that the oval had been cut out of.  I did practice this first before I did it.

I love how it turned out.  Then I adhered the ribbon and the pearls.  The purple flower was apart of a bigger flower so I detached it.  That is not usually in my nature.  If something comes together I use it like you are supposed to.  But the flower that this was attached to was so awesome and 3-D-ish I thought it would take away from my couple.  So I took this flower off and I am so glad I did!  I put an adhesive pearl in the middle of it.  Then I pop dotted this whole panel.  It creates a sort of window or frame for the couple.

I wanted to use this as a Valentine's Day card but my hubby said maybe an Anniversary card.  He's so smart-that's the perfect idea for this card!

Here are the challenges that I am submitting this to:

House of Cards: Cute and Vintage style using this sketch.  (I chose vintage.)

Simon Says Stamp--Anything Goes--Monday Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Emboss It!  The front panel is embossed with a Sizzix folder.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...good night! :)

Birthday Pirate

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I made a card this morning for a little guy's birthday today.

I used the sketch and theme at House of Cards for the inspiration of this card.  I used the Boys will be Boys cartridge on my Cricut for this little pirate.  The background is a Hero Arts stamp.  I had to ink the edges too.  I had too! :)

Here is a close up of the lil' pirate.  I pop dotted the spellbinders circle so the ribbon could go under it.  I actually cut his body out of white cardstock and colored it with a Spectrum Noir marker TN2.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

House of Cards: Cute and Fun and Sketch

The Male Room: Challenge #1 Anything Goes

2 Creative Chicks: Challenge #5 Anything Goes for Kids

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time me mateys....rrrrrrrrr you gonna have some cake? ;)