Baby Girl Thank You Cards

Hi Everyone!

I went to a baby shower for my friend Amy today.  Amy's first baby is due towards the end of July.  Thanks to modern technology we all know that "It's a girl!"

I wanted to give Amy something unique and decided to make her 24 baby girl thank you cards.  I pulled out baby girl borders, cutouts, and papers and a variety of "thank you" stamps.  I used foam tape to adhere many of the cutouts to the cards. 

In addition to the cards I made an adorable box for the cards and a coordinating gift card. 
I made everything last weekend, but realized this morning that I hadn't photographed any of them.  It was another cloudy rainy morning so the quality of the pictures isn't great, but hopefully they'll still inspire you. 

Here's the top of the box.

Here's a side view of it.

Here are the cards. 

Have a nice night!
Carol

Watermelon Cards

Hi Everyone!


What a great day!  I did some cleaning, ran some errands, and Angela, Diane, and Terri came by to do some crafting.  My house is clean...enough, the laundry is done, and I can spend the night doing anything I want!


The cards I am going to share with you tonight were inspired by the sweet juicy watermelon we've been eating lately.  Happily I have several watermelon stamps, papers and ribbons in my collection. 

The sentiment on this card is from PaperTrey Ink's Fruit Fusion:  Mini Melon clear stamp set.  The papers are from Jillibean Soup's "Watermelon Gazpacho Soup" 6" x 6" mini pad. 

I used the leftovers from the first card on my second card.  The stamped watermelon is from the Hero Arts "Simply the Best" clear stamp set.

The sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink's "Fruit Fusion:  Mini Melon" clear stamp set.

The third card is my favorite.  I added some watermelon ribbon to it and an additional message that was stamped with a stamp from an A Muse Artstamp that I had in my collection.

Have a great night!
Carol

A Few Bicycle Cards

Hi Everyone!

Today I'd like to share a few bicycle cards with you.  I "borrowed" the idea for this first card from the Hero Arts web site at this link.  The bicycle stamps are from the Hero Arts "Joy Ride" clear stamp set. 

I added tiny brads to the wheels before I adhered the layering paper to the blank card. 

The bicycle and sentiment on my second card are from Lawn Fawn's "Cruising Through Life" clear stamp set.  The layering paper is from Hero Arts.

The scooters on today's last card are from the Hero Arts "Joy Ride" clear stamp set.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's "Cruising Through Life" clear stamp set.  

I've used so many of the layering papers that I sponge painted that I've run out of them.  Need to get out my paints and sponges and create some sky and ocean papers.

Almost time for bed!

Come back tomorrow to see some of the 4th of July and watermelon cards I've made recently.
Carol

Popsicle Cards

Hi Everyone!

When I was growing up there was a penny candy store not far from our house that everyone called "Charlie's" because it was owned by a man named Charles Nichols.  On hot summer days we'd go to Charlie's to buy a popsicle for 7 cents.  Back then popsicles came with 2 halves/2 sticks.  My favorite flavors were root beer and cherry.  Now most popsicles seem to have one half/one stick.  My favorite flavor these days is lemon. 

I played around with 2 of my popsicle stamps yesterday.  One is small and one is large and both are from Impression Obsession.  I started by pulling out some epoxy stickers and then I grabbed some ink pads and stamped small and large popsicles onto white tag.  I sprinkled clear embossing powder on each stamped image and used my heat gun to create shiny cool popsicles.  Then I fussy cut the popsicles and added a mini popsicle stick to each of them. 

It was fun to look through my sentiment stamps and to add different messages to each card.

I rounded the corners of a few of the cards to make popsicle shaped.

Which card do you like best?  What's your favorite flavor popsicle?

Have a "grape" night!
Carol

Let's Hang Out

Hi Everyone!

I am sitting at my computer taking a break from cleaning up what I call the greenish-yellow plague...POLLEN!  Raise your hand if you can relate.  I no sooner wipe down the window sills, the table top, and the kitchen counter and more of that disgusting greenish-yellow powder appears!

Today I took everything off the top of the microwave and cleaned that flat surface.  Then I realized that all of the kitchen gadgets and the containers they are stored in also had a coat of plague...so I cleaned them.  I looked at the disgusting tops of my spice jars...and cleaned them.  The wire shelves where I store my cookbooks and the casserole dishes, crockpots, and dutch ovens all had a fine coat of green powder.  I tossed anything that would fit into the dishwasher, wiped some things down with a damp cloth, and hand washed the rest. 

There's still pollen to clean, but I am wiped out and calling it a day.  Or maybe I'll get a burst of energy in a little while and will tackle the hutch, the shelves on the wall, the tops of the stove and refrigerator...

Meanwhile, I have a stack of cards to photograph, but found a couple of cards in my photo file that I haven't shared with you yet. 

I used some patterned papers from Jillibean Soup's "Watermelon Gazpacho Soup" 6" x 6" paper pad to create this card.  There are 4 clotheslines on a page and 12 clotheslines in total in the pad so I'll have to think of lots of ways to use them. 

Paula asked me for a "Congratulations" card so I decided to use my current favorite stamp, that funny little bird, from The Alley Way Stamp's "Priceless Joy" clear stamp set again. 

That bird reminds me of a marshmallow with wings!  Maybe I could cut off the wings and make it be a marshmallow.  So-o-o many possibilities. 

By the way The Alley Way Stamps is releasing 3 adorable new stamps sets on June 1.  I NEED them!  So do you!

Okay, I guess I should really think about cleaning the top of the stove before I cook dinner.  I did make some yummy cole slaw first thing this morning.  Hmm, I could cook on the grill!  Oh, wait.  I'll bet that's REALLY covered with the plague!

Have a great night.

Carol

Quick and Easy Cards Part Two

Hi Everyone!

Today I am going to share some of the other cards I made with the K&Company cutouts I had in my stash.  The cutouts are a very light tag weight.  I adhered some of them directly to my layering papers.  I used foam tape on others and used a lot of the tape to make them stronger. 

Here's another card I made for Paula to give to her husband.

The text is from Lawn Fawn's "How Delightful" clear stamp set.  The borders are from Martha Stewart.

I have made cards like this next one before, but I used a Mason jar cutout on this one.

I used my Fiskars grass paper punch to cut some grass from grass patterned paper.  The ladybug is a Favorite Findings button.  "Caught a Bug" was created with a Lockhart stamp and "Feel better soon" is from Inky Antics.

Paula will like this one too.  We once had a similar wagon.

I used a stamp from Hero Arts "Joy Ride" clear stamp set to create the text.

Here's the last card for today. 

I used a stamp from Hero Art's "Sew Artsy" clear stamp set to create the dress form.  The text is from Lawn Fawn's "Just My Type" clear stamp set.

Now I must package up Paula's surprises and head to the post office. 

Have a wonderful day!

Carol

Quick and Easy Cards Part One

Hi Everyone!


I have had such a productive weekend.  In addition to doing lots of household chores I created 35 cards, a gift box, and a gift card.  I am calling about a dozen of the cards I made "quick cards" because they were so simple to create.


A few months ago I found some K&Company cutouts in the clearance section in Michaels.  They have been sitting in my stash waiting patiently for me.  It was hot and humid yesterday so I decided it was the perfect time to sit and "play" with them. 


My sister Paula asked me to make her a wedding card that had a dog and cat on it.

The text on the card is from the Hero Arts "Best Wishes" clear stamp set.


I am mailing Paula a package tomorrow so I also created some "surprise" cards for her.  I think I've mentioned that she loves the outdoors.  She also loves to give her husband Rob cards so I created some cards that she can give him.  I sponge painted the layering paper on them. 

I used a Martha Stewart border.  The text is from Lawn Fawn's "How Delightful" clear stamp set.  I used a gold Uniball gel pen to draw the light rays that are coming from the flashlight. 

The grass is a scrap of patterned paper.  The text is from Lawn Fawn's "Cruising Through Life" clear stamp set. 

The text is from Lawn Fawn's "Clear to See" clear stamp set. 

I'll be back tomorrow to show you some of the other "quick cards" I created. 

Have a nice night.

Carol