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Thursday, November 17, 2011

I am giving sets of greeting cards to friends for Christmas and needed something to hold them. I think this will work out great. I plan on putting a few cards with matching envelopes on each side of this folder. Very easy to make, too.

Inside of Greeting Card holder

Outside of Greeting card holder before decorating the front.

Instructions for creating multiple Greeting card/envelope holder
Simple card using scraps of papers

An other version of above card.  Both cards are A2 ( 5 1/2 x 4 1/4") size cards.  Top layer is 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 with the bottom edge punched.  Any border punch will do.  The decorative paper is 2 1/8 x 3 3/4".  The ribbon is cut at about 8" with an other smaller piece cut and tied about 2 1/" from one end.  The 8" ribbon is taped to the back of the top layer then.  The top layer is foam mounted.  I found this in an old CardMaker November 2010 magazine.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Girlfriends looking in a Bakery window

Girlfriends looking in baker shop - front of card

Inside of girlfriends looking in bakery shop window

Stamps used from Art Impressions
Brick wall on front is Tim Holtz embossing folder
I water colored the images with Mary Markers and a paint brush. Or you can use Copic's, or colored pencils.

Monday, August 8, 2011

New Polar Pals stamps from Art Impressions

A4082 um on cling 3.25

G4085 um on cling 4.95

H4078 um on cling  5.35

H4084 um on cling  5.35

I4077 um on cling  5.75

M4079 um on cling  7.65

P4081 um on cling  8.79

Q4083 um on cling  9.10 

U4080 um on cling   10.30  

New stamps that are just the cutest! Art Impressions "AI People"

C4091  unmounted on cling 4.00
K4088 um on cling  6.65

F4093  um on cling 4.59



L4087  um on cling   7.25
F4089  um on cling 4.59
C4091  um on cling  4.00


G4096  um on cling    4.95

T4095 um on cling  9.40

U4092 um on cling 10.30

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Here are some cards I have been working on the last couple of days. I have been staying inside since we are having a heat wave in the 90's here in Maryland.

Window is cut out on the front and image stamped inside. Paper piecing done on the door, awning, and chair.  Flower pots are stamped on separate watercolor paper and cut out and pasted onto the front of the card.

Window is also cut out and scene is stamped, water colored inside the card.  The window is stamped onto decorative paper which is white on the reverse side.  I stamped both sides using a stamp positioner.  Using an X-Acto knife and a cutting mat, I cut out the center of the window.  Then I folded the shutters back.  I thought it would make a great card for a guy.  Gotta love the plaids!

Here is an other card of a beauty salon.  I am making these for my hair dresser.  I also paper pieced these cards.  I stamped the same image onto decorative paper and cut out the parts I needed, then glued them to the card over the identical  stamped image.  Such as the door panels and the awning.  All stamps are from Art Impressions.