Best Wishes

This makes a pretty good Guy Card, I think . . .

I needed a rather substantial tree in order to prevail over the rather busy background.  But there was no texture to it – just flat and boring.  So I dug up a large leaf stamp that had lots of veins on it and used it to overstamp the tree.  Now it’s got some texture and looks a little more interesting . . .

Cardstock:   Unknown Rich Cocoa, Marcos Jute        

Dies:            DieNamics Traditional Tags Stax, Marianne Tree,

TEMU English Phrases & Titles: Best Wishes                  

Emb Fldr:     Paper Discovery Ornamental Gravel

Doo Dads:    Assorted Washi Tapes      

Celebrate

Currently, I’m on a wonderful Washi tape jag, so you’ll have to bear with me while it runs its course . . .

How I love this hobby of ours – SO many wonderfully creative ways to play!  One caveat with Washi:  I don’t trust the stick-to-it-ivness of Washi as it’s usually fairly low tack.  This isn’t a problem if my design allows me to wrap the tape around the ends of the panel I’m sticking them to.  If not, I either add glue to the strips or if I’m covering a large area, I’ll cut a piece of double-sided tape and add the Washi to that.  Those tapes are now secure for good!

Cardstock:   Bazzill Palo Verde, Festive, Peach, Neenah #110

Solar White 

Inks:             Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke

Dies:            Studio Calico Nested Rectangles, TEMU Flower, 

Tim Holtz Holiday Greens, TEMU Sentimental

Shadow Words: Celebrate”                    

Stencil:        Tim Holtz Speckles

Doo Dads:    Assorted Washi Tapes      

Celebrate

My love affair with Washi tapes continues . . .

Obviously, I went all out for color on this one.  Still and all, I thought a couple rows of lacy trim to contain the exuberance a bit wouldn’t go amiss . . .

Cardstock:   Stedner Bright White, Neenah DieNamics Traditional

Tags Stax Border, Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two, 

Impression Obsession Congrats Word Set: “Celebrate”             

Doo Dads:    Assorted Washi Tapes, Mark Richards Stickers Silver

MSG: Greenbrier International Happy Birthday st w/VersaFine Imperial

Purple and Trans emb

Cheers

I really love making window cards . . .

Enough of the card front remains on this one so it was easy to keep  the sentiment inside from showing through the window.  In this case, I die cut a vertical “Happy Birthday” and mounted it on the right hand side.

Cardstock:   Canson Mixed Media #98, Scraps Purple, Aqua          

Inks:             Distress Chipped Sapphire, Pine Needles, Dusty

Concord

Dies:            TEMU Door Frame, Sissix Floral Arch, Simon Says 

Snowball Bouquet, TKOnline “Cheers               

Emb Fldr:     Taylored Expressions Weathered

Happy

 A little bouquet for a little slim line card, complete with doily . . .

 The oval focal point is actually separate from the card front and is glued to the inside of the card.  This leaves it with no place to put a sentiment.  So I put it on the back under a flower-bedecked flap . . .

    

Yes, a little unconventional, but now I have a place for a message and a signature.  I wonder – does this now qualify as an interactive card?  They are all the rage these days and it’s nice to be in style once in awhile!

 

Cardstock:   LCI Paper Tindalo Brown, Scraps Gold, White,

Dark Green, Red, Blue, Purple        

Dies:            The Greetery Capsule Basics, Capsule Filigree Borders,

Bigger Holiday Botanicals: Wax Flower, DieNamics Mini

Doily Circles, YPP Craft Words: “Happy”

Thinking of You

 Thought I’d try some vivid pops of color for this one . . .

The flower was cut from a jumbo set that is perfectly sized for the large embossed background.  There is a smaller flower detail set that works with the smaller background options in this collection.

Cardstock:   American Crafts Brights Blue, The Paper Cut Eames

White, Scraps Turquoise Blue, Dark Green  

Stamps:       The Greetery Rosemal Reflections Sentiments:

“Thinking of You”

Inks:             ColorBox Cream White

Emb Pwdr:   B’Muse Eggshell

Dies:            The Greetery Rosemal Reflections, Jumbo                 

Emb Fldr:     The Greetery Shortbread Shapes Snowflake

Celebrate

One of the elements I love using with The Greetery's Rosemal Collection is the cardstock they like to use . . .

LCI Paper makes a woodgrain cardstock that is unique in its texture.  The package says the weight is #110, but it feels even sturdier than that.  It comes in several colors – I like the Kraft color and the white the best,  Somehow, the organic woodgrain works really well with the more elegant style of the Rosemal Collection. 

 Cardstock:   LCI Paper Tindalo Brown, Limba White, Scraps Silver,

Dark Green  

Dies:            The Greetery Capsule Basics, Capsule Filigree Borders,

Bigger Holiday Botanicals: Wax Flower, TKOnline 

Celebration Set: “Celebrate”, Spellbinders Back

to Basics Tags                         

Doo Dads:    May Arts Jute, Class A’Peels Silver Stickers