Queen Elizabeth II of England - In Memorium

 09-08-2022

It is a sad day today that the world has lost a great woman, Queen Elizabeth II of England.

Queen Elizabeth has lived an incredible and historic life and has influenced countries and people around the world. I think of the history she has lived, and that we have only read in books. Her steadfastness and dedication are lessons for us all.

My thoughts and prayers go out to her family.

Lis

Collect Beautiful Moments, a Collage Card

 Collect Beautiful Moments, a Collage Card

Hello Dear Friends,

Today's card features one of my favorite styles, collage.  I love old timey, Victorian things, so collage is perfect for bringing together found items.

I have been wanting to use a Nellie Snellen die set that I have. It has a large ticket and a mat, and some little bunting dies.

I cut the "ticket" from kraft cardstock and layered it with gold mirror card. I added a 2nd mat from Tim Holtz Backdrop papers.

I added some ephemera to my card. The circle and the middle ticket were adhered with foam squares. I added chitchat words as my sentiment.
I tied a jute twine in a dark brown around my card. I added the rose charm (Crafts Companion) and the little butterfly (Vellum) in the lower left.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lis

Hummingbird Gate Fold Card

 Hummingbird Gate Fold Card

Hi and a Happy Hello to you!

Can you believe that it's September? I mean, September! Time always flies, doesn't it?

Today's card is a gate fold card.

This is a 5 x 7 gatefold card made with white cardstock.

• To make the gatefold, I started with cardstock measuring 10 inches long x 7 inches high.
• Starting with my cardstock positioned horizontally (long side), I scored at 2 1/2 inches on the left and 2 1/2 inches on the right.
• I folded each side to the center of my card.
• I now have my card base.

The card base was matted with:

• gold mirror card: 2 3/8 inches wide x 6 7/8 inches tall. (x 2, one for each front panel)
• Green pearl card: 2 1/8 inches x 6 5/8 inches (x2)
• Patterned cardstock (Hummingbird by Crafters Companion): 
• 2 inches x 6 1/2 inches (x2)

The inside of the card was matted with:

• Gold mirror card: 4 7/8 inches x 6 7/8 inches
• Green pearl card: 4 5/8 inches x 6 5/8 inches
• Patterned cardstock: 4 1/2 inches x 6 1/2 inches

Embellishments added:

• Front:
• Blue sparkle ribbon
• Blue pearls
• Inside:
• Blue sparkle ribbon cut into two banners
• Blue pearls
• Sentiment

Thanks for stopping by,

Lis