Grandsons’ Easter Cards

 

 

Hunter

 

 

Levi

Inside sentiment for both cards read: (translation: happy easter)

 

Oh gosh where do I begin to list all the products I used to make both cards.  Michelangelo as far a I know used paint and the walls and ceilings were his paper.  However, my masterpieces, lol used a lot more supplies.

Paper:  Hero Arts Watercolor Paper; Neenah 100# Solar Crest white for the card bases. 

The stamps and sentiments are from Lawn Fawn named Chirpy Chirp Chirp.

Printed paper on Eggs is from my stash that I got from a yard sale.

I used Simon Says Stamp – Intense Black for the front and inside of cards for the sentiments.  Plus for stamping all the images. 

The water color medium used on both cards is by Prisma  (Water Soluble Oil Pastels).  They are awesome!

I used AmazaPens Sketch Fineliners to color the little flowers. 

The frames of the cards were cut out using Cross Stitched Frame Borders by Memory Box. 

Glue used to hold everything together was Multi Medium Matte by Ranger.

And I used three types of glitter:  Wink of Stella for both cards.  Spectrum noir Sparkle Glitter Brush Clear Overlay on the butterfly.  And for the centers of each flower I used Hero Arts Prisma Glitter. 

And to help me make these cards quicker I used my Scan N’ Cut to cut out all the Chicks, Eggs, paint brushes, Bunny Ears, Paint can.  It really did a nice job fussy cutting them out.

 

I am so glad you stopped by!

Wishing you and your family a very Happy & Blessed Easter and Spring!

Fran

Basketball Card

 

 

Below are photo images of a Basketball card I made for Hunter.  He had a very good season since it was his first time playing basketball.  I wanted to show him how proud we are that he did so well.  So the card and a few goodies was our tribute to him.  Oh! He loved the card and all his goodies.

 

 

I have a die that creates an easel to showcase your card.  I had to cut it out two times on 100# cardstock in order for it to support the card.  I loved how it turned out.

 

Hunter’s uniform was reversible.  One side was yellow with blue trimming and the other side was blue with yellow trimming.  He wore blue for his last game.  His number was 14.  I used Prisma colored pencils and gamsol to color the images. The image is digital created by Digi Stamp Boutique.  And my inspiration came from Victoria Bailey for Digi Stamp Boutique.  The papers are digital papers I downloaded from Etsy by MNINEDESIGNS and they were a vintage style.  So to make it look more vintage I sandpapered the papers to give them an old look.  The stars were silver metal so I colored them with a copic marker dark burnt orange.  And covered them with Glossy Accents.  The number 14 and the sentiment (congratulations) were cut on my Scan n’ Cut. And of course a little clear wink of Stella here and there.

 

This is the inside of the card using the vintage digital papers.  The sentiment came with the Digi Stamp Boutique download.  I used Paint Shop Pro to print the sentiment on the digital paper.  The stars were die cut from cardstock and colored with a copic marker and sealed with Glossy Accents.  I sandpapered the inside of the card too.

 

I really had fun making this card.  And it makes it more fun making it for a grandson.   If you have any questions about the card and/or the easel stand please feel free to ask.

 

Thank you for stopping by,

Fran

Get Well Soon

 

Front

 

Inside

 

Supplies Used:  Front of Card

o Butterfly Heart Die by Memory Box

o Fishtail Flag Stax by Die-namics

o ‘Get Well Soon’ Sentiment created on the computer

o Background created using Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink covered with  a Stencil (Glorious Petal by Hero Arts). Then sprayed with Perfect Pearls over the stencil to get the soft stencil effect.

o Random Pearls used on the tags and Butterflies.

 

Supplies Used: Inside of Card

 o Background created using Spiced Marmalade and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks.

o Butterflies created using a Martha Stewart Punch

o Rose is a Digi Image placed on the Inside of card using Paint Shop Pro then colored using Mondeluz 36 by Koh-I-Noor (water-soluble pencils in colors Orange and Indian Red).

o Card Base – Recollections 110#, design mat Ranger Water color paper.

 

Thank you for stopping by,

Fran

Grandson’s Valentine’s Cards

 

Hunter’s Card

Inside Sentiment: You make me toad-ally happy!

 

Levi’s Card

Inside Sentiment:  My Heart Tweets For You!

 

Supplies for both cards:

Distressed Ink Colors – Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint,Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade

Mats – Wonky Stitched Squares, Stax by My Favorite Things

Digital Images – Digi Stamp Boutique

Plaid Background – Created using Candy Stripe Bold Prints Background-Cling Rubber Stamp by Hero Arts (Distressed Colors used Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint,Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade)

Paper – Neenah 110# for Base, Neenah 80# for plaid background, Ranger Watercolor paper for mat.

Crown on Frog – Fine-Tec Pearl Colors

Hearts – Red Wink of Stella Glitter Brush and Glossy Accents

Love – Created by Mom Mom

 

Thank You for stopping by,

Fran

Monster Trucks Rule!

 

This card was created for my Grandson’s 9th Birthday.  He is crazy for all types of trucks and off road vehicles. 

The image is a digital image printed on Neenah card stock.  I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush warterbase markers to color the image and the background.  The sentiment on the flag was created with a computer.  And the name ‘Hunter’ was created using a Martha Stewart Alphabet punch (one of the best buys I ever made).  The size of the letters are just right for card making.  Cardstock and embellishments are from my stash.

 

Thank you for stopping by,

Fran

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is another card I created for 2016.  The stamp I used is a stamp on a wooden block.  It is called Nested Bird by Stampendous.  I stamped it on water color paper by Tim Holtz.  I used the ZIG Clean Color Real Brush water color brushes.  The blue background was created using TH Distress Ink, Salty Ocean.  And no card is complete for me until I use Wink of Stella Clear Glitter. The 'Thank You' sentiment is stamped on 40 lb. Vellum and heat embossed with WOW Bodacious Blue Embossing Glitter (the sentiment does not show up well in the photo). The inside sentiment reads ...from the bottom of my heart!

 

 

I am currently working on my next card using my new water color pencils by Faber Castell.  It is still in the planning stages.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by,

 

Fran



 

Beginning in 2016 I started making new cards.  This is the first one I have made for the new year.  The card is basically all water colored which is my favorite medium. 

 

Below is a list of all the products I used from my stash.

 

 

 

 

Supplies:  Elizabeth Craft Designs Peel-off stickers

                  Simon Says Stamp-Happy Birthday Script Die

                  ZIG Clean Color Real Brush (water color brushes)

                  Wink of Stella Clear Glitter

                  Papers from my stash

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by,

Fran

 

 

Christmas Money Envelopes

 

 

 

The following photos are money envelopes for my older Grandsons.  I decided this year to decorate the front of the envelope.  It took me a while to get them done but it was worth the time spent on them.

 

 

 

 

(I used a new Die Set From Ellen Hutson called Essentials by Ellen.  The set is called Poinsettia and Pine by Julie.  The dies used for the labels are from my stash.  Tags were just made by cutting out thin strips and cutting the fish tail on one end.)

 

 

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The photos below are the money envelopes I made for my Great Nephews.  They are shaker envies.  I went a little overboard with the stickles and Glossy Accents.  I think the kid in me came out when I was creating them...lol.

 

 

 





 



(Lots of Wink of Stella-Clear Glitter, Stickles, Glossy Accents, and sequins used for these envelopes.  The For You Die is by Lawn Fawn.  The Tree die came with a stamp set but I cannot find the label to give you the name of the set.  If I find it I will update the blog with the info.)

 

 

 

 

Happy Holidays!

 

Fran