Show What You Think by Voting on My Posts with a Single Click!

Hi everyone!

In order to get some feedback on the projects that I am posting to my blog, I have added a quick and easy way for you to vote instantly by clicking on a choice at the end of each post.

Feedback is important to me.  Feedback tells me what YOU would like to see and what doesn't interest you.

To make it easier for you to leave feedback, I have added a Voting box.  There are three choices:

1. Not for Me:  This means that you really don't like what you see in the post, it's not your style or taste.
2. OK:   This means that while you may have looked at or even liked what you saw, it wasn't something that drew your attention or got you excited. The post didn't offer you a style, choice or information that you would go back and see again if you thought I would post something similar the next time.
3. Love it!:  This means that you really liked what you saw.  The style of the piece was really good.  The information was interesting and not boring.  You would look for other projects on my blog that were like this one!

Each post has its own voting boxes.  Just click in the box that you feel represents your thoughts on the project or post.  My blog will count up the votes and I get to view the total number.

Easy!  (And thank you for taking the time to leave feedback!)

Four Simple Cards to Make

Hi everyone!  I wanted to share some cards that I made this week.  All are simple to make and require very little time and materials.

First up - my Dad's birthday Cards.  My dad just turned 94!  I made two cards just for him.

The base for this first card actually came from a pad that K& Company puts out.  The pad is already cut at the bottom and has a variety of papers in it including the one you are seeing below.  All I did was fold it in half, trim it a little and add some ribbon and bling.  Simple!

 The construction of the second card has only three parts to it.  First I embossed the sentiment in copper.  Then I used a corner punch to cut the corners (front and back).  I used Martha Stewart's Leaves on Branch Trim. This punch actually punches out a trim, not just a border.  I used glitter glues to color the cardstock.

For my next card, I used a beautiful flocked red damask paper from Doodlebug.  I punched the corners with a decorative corner punch fron Fiskars, added a silk ivory ribbon and bow and a chipboard butterfly from Dove of the East. The card took me about 5 minutes to make. (I took a couple of pictures because the flocked damask pattern is difficult to see.  But take my work for it, it's gorgeous!)

For my fourth card, I used Tim Holtz's Rosette die to create the rosette you see below. I used another Martha Stewart punch to create the border. To create the key embellisment, I used another of her punches (it has two little keys on it) to punch out some keys. I glued them one on top of the other and added a brad. the card base is pale blue and really allows the other paper to really pop.

So, a simple card: a base, a border (or a mat), an embellishment, you're done!