These are the last of the Christmas Card series for 2018. Making all the different style cards this Christmas season was very challenging for me yet it was also very satisfying. I made a total of 43 Christmas cards and 4 pillow boxes to hold a monetary gift. Below are the photos!
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Sharing one design but different embellishments on the bow. I made these cards for my nieces.
(Foil paper is so hard to capture with a camera for me, )
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I made several different designs this Christmas. In this set I am sharing 3 designs. I did not include any details but please feel free to write me if you have any questions.
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This card was created for a special friend!
The floral spray and background was water colored using Altenew water color pan set. Cardstock used was water color card and the colored card (mulled wine) is by Taylored Expressions. Dies used for background and sentiments is from my stash. Feel free to write me if you would like more details.
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I made this card for a special friend. The flower was water colored. All die cuts, papers and glitter paper are from my stash. If there is anything in particular that interests you please contact me via email and I will give you the details.
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(FRONT)
(INSIDE)
I made two of this card for my grandsons with just little changes here and there. The other card’s inside has a cute zombie. And the front of the card I placed the tree on the opposite side.
The RIP on one of the tombstones was my touch using an alphabet die. And I used NUVO Orange Crystal drops on the front of the card. Plus added a little Distress Oxide Ink to the hill. And lots of glitter from a Wink of Stella brush pen. The background sky was colored using Distress Oxide inks in black and dark blue. The ghost was a free download from the Internet and then I cut it out using my Scan ‘N Cut.
The grave yard scene and the inside characters are dies I got from WISH.
(PILLOW BOX)
The bat wings and face was purchased from Lawn Fawn. The die is currently retired. The wings were made for a pillow box die sold on Lawn Fawn. But I remembered that I had a pillow box on my Scan ‘N Cut so I cut it out after adjusting it to fit the bat wings.
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I made this card for my Step-daughter. I really had fun making it using a new die I found on Wish.com (skirt and bodice). And my Step-daughter loved it! Plus I stamped flowers on the envelope and colored them. I forgot to take a photo of the envelope
Check out the Rhinestones. I found them online and created a transparent image so I could add them to the photo. I used Paint Shop Pro and it took me a while trying to remember how to make them transparent and add them to the photo.
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I made this card for my Grandson Levi. I was running out of ideas on what style card to make him. After searching for inspiration I found several cards using an Outer Space theme. I knew he would love it. I always wanted to make a space sky background using water colors. I knew I would not have the luck to make it look like it should. I found some digital background papers on Etsy. I bought them and printed the one I liked best.
We celebrated Levi’s Birthday by going to his favorite restaurant. And we had a great time! And he loved his card.
Details: Astro Suit Die (Memory Box); Outta This World Sentiment (Memory Box); Background Paper (Etsy); Rocket, Planet, and star dies from my stash.
(Envelope)
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This card was made for my sister’s birthday.
Inside Sentiment-Celebrate In Style
I made the following card as a “Thinking of You” card and wrote a personal message inside.
(Background and flowers were water colored)
NOTE: Please contact me if you have any questions about the details for each card.
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My nephew’s birthday was last week and I sent him this card. I thought the design and colors made a great masculine card. He called me to let me know he loved it!
That’s all that counts, right!?!
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I created this card for one of my special friends, Karen.
(Front)
(Inside)
I used a Spellbinders die for the lattice backgrounds. The bow on the front of the card is also a Spellbinders die. The water colored flowers were painted with Zig Clean Brush Markers. The Floral (Cosmos)stamp is by Technique Tuesday. The doily behind the small gift bag is made by Cutter Bee (EK Success Brand). The gift bag die is from AliExpress. Flowers, bling, tag in gift bag and other papers are from my stash.
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Fran
My Grandson is graduating from Elementary School and I wanted to make him a special card.
(Front View)
(Front View Opened)
(Inside View)
Details:
Flop Card:Rectangle Die – My Favorite Things/Die-namics
Hats Off 6x6 Pad – Doodlebug Design Inc.
Hats Off Odds & Ends – Doodlebug Design Inc.
Glitter trim & Stars – Glitter paper & Washi Taper (Stash)
Number dies – Papertrey Ink
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Fran
Below are three cards I made using new dies from AliExpress and Wish.com. I did not add any sentiments on the front/inside yet. I am slowly adding to my card stash.
(The pale colors were not picked up in the photo as hoped. I used pale pink for the card base and flowers. And white cardstock for the floral border die. It is so pretty in person. I love the soft colors.)
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Details:
Card Size – 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches
Card Base – Neenah Solar White- 110 lb.
Papers – core’dinations – Brilliant Blues
Birthday Wishes Frame – Wish.com die
Flowers – Wish.com Die
Flower Centers and dots on I’s – Mini Prills – Baby It’s Cold
Outside (color)
Corners – Martha Stewart Punch
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Fran
Grandson’s Easter Cards
I wanted to get these cards posted to my Blog today. Time was not on my side to write the details on how I made the card. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the card and what I used to make it.
I hope you have a wonderful Easter!
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Fran
I have a childhood friend that I keep in touch with on special occasions. Our fathers’ were childhood friends too. And they were in the Army together. When they married our Mothers’ became good friends. Oh the fun we had growing up! Oh she married a guy from my old neighborhood (small world). They live in Delaware now and are loving it!
Side note: She is exactly one week older than me.
I am going to spare you of all the details on how I made the card. But feel free to ask me questions about the card and what I used to make it. Lets just say that all elements were made from dies. No stamping involved except for the sentiment inside.
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Fran
Sympathy cards are so hard to make for me. And we needed one for a good friend from North Carolina who has been farming land on Chuck’s Family property.
I tried everything I knew when taking the photo to reduce as much glare as possible.
I guess it would have been easier if I didn’t use gold foil cardstock and gold washi tape :))
I belong to Spellbinder’s Small Die of the Month Club. And for the month of February I received 5 border dies. I cut four borders from one of the dies out of gold cardstock. And laid them evenly spaced on the card front.
I tried something new for me and cut a rectangle out of the front of the card. Then I cut the “With Deepest Sympathy” Die from Wish.com and placed it on the inside of the card. I added a strip of gold washi tape on each side of the die since it was a little smaller than the rectangle die I used. The “With Deepest Sympathy” die was cut from a very light pearlized gold cardstock.
The photo does not do it justice but I hope you can imagine all the gold shades used.
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Fran
This is the birthday card I made for my husband. It gets harder and harder for me to come up with a masculine design. I tried something different where the design could be for both masculine and feminine depending on the choice of colors.
The background, vine panel, and birds were all water colored. I used distress inks on the background. And Prima metallic inks on the vine panel and birds.
I love the bird dies because they are dimensional.
The dies used came from Wish.com. The Birthday sentiment was cut out using Simply Defined Reflections Adhesive Sheets in Matte Gold.
Front View
Side View
Side note: I didn’t notice how crooked the panel is on one side until I saw the photo. Oh these old eyes, lol.
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Fran
Below are two cards I created for my youngest Grandsons and Husband. I made two of the first card for both Grandsons. I kept it simple and easy. All elements, Embossing folder, Sentiment stamp and Cardstock used are from my stash.
I was inspired by Penny Ward of Penny Ward Ink.com when she shared this card:
The second card was created for my Husband using my new dies from Spellbinder’s Small Die of the Month Club (Heart and Arrow). The Sentiment stamp, Cardstock, and small Heart punches used are from my stash.
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Fran
