Get Well Dear Friend - a Card

Hi all,

 

I made this card for a friend of mine.

Items used:

• pink silk foiled card
• collage piece Anna Griffin
• patterned paper
• white pearls
• gold photo corners
• white card base

This is a good picture of the pink silk foiled card.  I got the pearls in some misc kit years ago.

 Hope you enjoyed today's card.
Lis

Tradition - a Card

Hi everyone!

I bet you recognize the icon below!  You're right, its Downton Abbey.  I've been making some cards with the papers and using the dies.

Items used:

• Downton Abbey papers and dies - Crafters Companion
• Gold Foil Card
• Black card
• Ivory pearls

I made three die cuts, one in gold and two in black.  I used one black behind the gold one as a shadow.  The other black one I used upside down.

Thanks for stopping by,
Lis

Get Well Friend - a card

Hi all,
This is a quick post today.  I mad this card for a friend.

Items used:

• Downton Abbey car die (Crafters Companion
• Patterned paper Downton Abbey (CC)
• Gold card
• Silver German scrap
• Silver silk card
• Dark mahogany Adorable Scorable (Hunkydory)
• Collage by Anna Griffin
• Card base is 5 x 6 1/2 white card

For those of you who are Downton Abbey fans, Crafters Companion has come out with two series of dies from Downton Abbey (also embossing folders and papers).  I love the style of these.  I used the car because my friend has a sports car that he loves and drives it with the top down.

The card was easy to make as I only layered the various items.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lis

Bluebirds in Gold - a card

Hi all,
Today's card is a pretty collage card.

I made this card using several leftover pieces from other projects.  I like to cut an extra one or two items in case I destroy the ones I'm using.  Sometimes I have leftovers.

Items used:

• Dark pink wrinkle ribbon May Arts
• Gold Ripple card (Hot off the Press)
• Lavender and silver silk foil card
• Tonic dies
• Anna griffin die cuts
• Tim Holtz Bird punch
• Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

 I punched the birds from silver glitter paper and colored them with alcohol markers

Have a great day!
Lis

Birthday Butterflies Card

 Hi all,

Today's card is a little different with a two-page front.



Items used:

• Patterned paper -  Maja Designs
• German scrap - gold border
• Paper Tole Butterflies and frame - Hot Off the Press
• Gold Foiled Acetate - Kanban (Create and Craft)
• Rubber stamps - Hampton Arts
• Red line or wonder tape

To make my card:

• I covered my card front (card measures 5 x 6 1/2) with patterned paper
• I prepared my acetate so that I could put it on my card without attaching it so that I could position the gold foil borders correctly
• I added the vertical gold foil border
• I stamped the tea pots border with distress ink in dark purple
• I stamped the tea cups so that the paper tole would cover them.  The person receiving this card (my sister) will open the first page and see the tea cups.
• I added the horizontal gold foil border

• I stamped the inside with a sentiment "Where there is tea there is love"
• My last step is attaching the acetate to my card

To make the acetate layer:

• I took a piece of acetate and added about 3/4 inch additional (horizontal measurement) to the size of the card.
• I scored it on the left.
• I added red line tape (very sticky and strong clear double sided tape) to the back of the small scored side (left)
• I added this to my card and attached it to the left backside. (NOTE: I did this AFTER I finished the card front.)
• I added the paper tole to the right side of the acetate

 Here you can see the effect of the acetate with the card front.

Thanks for stopping by,
Lis

Thinking of You Card

Hi all,

Today's card is a fun style that I like to make every now and then with washi tape.   I took a variety of washi tapes and started adding them to a plain white card (5 x 6 1/2).  I didn't weave them.  I just added and overlapped them.

Items:

• Variety of washi tape
• Fancy Foils Steampunk by Hot off the Press
• Thinking of You stamp by Hampton Arts
• Black StazOn Ink
• Green jewels and pearls (Bo Bunny)
• Gold Paint Pen

The balloon is from Hot Off the Press and they are called Foiled Fancies.  They are similar to Desden scrap or German foil scrap but are much more sturdy.  These are paper but are a sturdy 110lb+ so you can color them, sand them and so on. They have a silver core so you can get a lot of different effects from them.

(The picture above doesn't show the gold very well.  It looks washed out but it is a rich gold color.)

I stamped the sentiment onto some collage paper and then cut it out and edged it in gold.

Thanks for stopping by, Lils

 

Another Easter Card

Hi all,

Long time no see!  I've got quite a few cards to show you over the next week or so!

First, I have a rather belated Easter card. 

 

Items used:

• Ribbon is from May Arts and , yes, its bi-color organza

• Die cuts from Anna Griffin (gold foiled)
• Hunkydorey colored images

I collaged a variety of Easter images onto a square card 6 x 6  The paper is a patterned paper that I had with roses.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis