Hi everyone!
I've been very busy at work - and honestly just plain tired. Summer is upon us once again. The temps are rising and the sun is shining. Time for swimming and the corn season will soon be here , then watermelon (mmm). I do love summer.
My nephew just graduated from high school.. That's a big step for him. Now he's going to college in the fall (community college). He says he wants to be a aerospace engineer. he's smart so I believe him! I cant wait to see how he does. I know my college experiences were really a big adventure.
Now on the other important stuff...cards!!
My first card was more of a doodle than anything else. I wanted to make windows and used a punch. Its not my best work but I still like the way it turned out.
The white lacy stickers are called DAZZLES and can be found in great variety on the Hot off the Press website
www.paperwishes.com. I have to say that I'm addicted. they have so many different kinds. it's makes it very easy to add a sentiment. You'll see in my last card I use one and I can shape it into a curve to fit my frame. How nice!
You'll never guess where I get all my cute little embellishments...EBAY! There are a number of companies that make these little plastic embellishments and sell them on EBAY. They are usually not very expensive. The quality is good and what is most surprising is that they come from CHINA and I don't have to wait forever to get them. They come China Post to USPS and I normally get my orders within 1-2 weeks max.
My next card is called PINK. (Actually my last card was pink too! LOL) I've been following a blog from Europe ad this lady does extraordinary work. One of the things she does so well is cut the flowers from the patterned paper and lifts the petals to create 3D designs. I had to try it for myself. Yes, I know this is not something new but old is new again sometimes.
I just got this new pad of paper from DCWV. It's all pink with gold foil. The pink and colors are matte (like some of the chalkboard papers are). I really loved the powder pink color and couldn't resist buying it. in the card above the pink flower in the upper right is representative of the color and texture of the pink in this pad.)
You can see in the close up below I cut with an xacto some of the petals and curled them. The card isn't half bad. I finished the card with black Dazzles.
My third and last card for this post is my favorite. I call it Grandmother.
This card also has some pink in it and purple/lavender.
The card is a bit bulky with the paper roses and stick pins but one extra stamp gets it to its destination.
I used a Dazzle sticker (Hot off the Press) and was able to mold it around the inner edge of the picture. It turned out nice. I edged the picture in black and also distressed the edges.
For the stick pins: I found these marvelous plastic beads with a metallic and rough surface to them. I got lots I a bag for a cheap price at Hobby lobby I believe. So I added some to the bottom and glued one on top of the last pearl of these triple pearl pins I have. (And yes, that's a black kitty hair -thank you Miss lovey!)
Notice the background of my card? It's EMBOSSED RIBBON. I took some 1.5 inch ribbon (I didn't use satin although you can use any ribbon to emboss. The kind I used can be torn easily down the center), and ran it through with an embossing folder.(two purple and one gold for the center)
I didn't match up the pattern between the ribbon lengths although you can do that. The result is a satiny, shiny background with a soft texture to it. The embossed design holds really well. (I use Xyron to glue my ribbons down when I amusing them to produce a mat).
I hope you enjoyed these three cards. I hope to post more regularly! Thanks for sticking with me!
Lis
