Thursday Card Makers #2

I changed my mind about the two cards we'll be making this week. I was going to make them both fall cards, but I'm having surgery on my hand on Monday and may not be able to use my left hand for a while, so I decided to make one of the cards a Christmas card. Also, the Twisted Sistahs Challenge for last week (TSC1005) was to make a Christmas card using black, white, red and one other color. I used "Wacky Wishes" (hostess set) for the sentiment and "Scentsational Season" for the candy cane. The snowflake and scalloped circle were punched. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Thursday Card Makers #1

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, I will have some friends over to make two cards. I'm going with a simple fall theme and trying to keep the cards fairly simple too. This one is Early Espresso with some retired SU! autumn DSP and retired Mellow Moss Gingham Ribbon. The leaves and acorn were stamped with the "Wonderfall" set on pieces already die cut using the Bigz Die which is available from the Holiday Catalog. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Making Projects for August

I like to make a feminine card and a masculine card for our card makers group. Tonight we will make this little 4.25" square card. It could be for a fall birthday, thank you, or just a fall greeting. The base card is Pear Pizzazz with a layer of the new In-Color, Summer Starfruit, that was embossed with Perfect Polka Dots EF. The image, from "Four Seasons" (hostess) set, was colored with markers and stamped twice, once for the larger circle and once for the small one with the bird. They were punched with the 2-1/2" Circle Punch and the 1" Circle Punch. The bow was made with Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon. I made little envelopes that just fit these little square cards. Everything is from Stampin' Up!

The masculine card is also for the Twisted Sistahs Challenge which was presented by Tater. She asked us to make an ocean scene. I used "The Open Sea" set for the ship. An anchor is stamped inside and on the envelope. I used coordinating DSP (retired) and punched a strip with an SU! Border Punch. I sponged the image panel and added three Brass Brads (retired). Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

May, 2012 Card Makers Projects

Project #1 for our Thursday night card makers will be this simple one-layer card. I used Sahara Sand for the card base and stamped with Whisper White Craft. The image is from "Just Believe". Over the white craft ink, I sponged on Stampin' Pastels and then sponged off the excess. It makes it look like you're looking at it through frosted glass, in my opinion. The sentiment is from "Word Play" and is stamped with Black Stazon. I think I got the ribbon from Mark's Finest Papers before the company was sold. I love sheer ribbon because it makes such luscious bows.

Project #2 is also a simple card (we like to chat a lot). I used heavy white card stock for the base and added a strip of Daffodil Delight DSP. I stamped the flower from "Mixed Bunch" with Daffodil Delight ink and punched it out with the Blossom Punch. I used the Blossom Builder Punch to punch the leaves from Lucky Limeade card stock and used Lucky Limeade ink for the sentiment from "Just Believe". I think they'll enjoy these very simple cards. Thanks for stopping by!!

April 2012 Card Makers

We will make two cards tomorrow night. The first one will be my Birthday in Pink card which was for the sketch challenge and is shown in the previous post. The second card will be this masculine card that I CASEd from SpeedyStamper. I left off the black embossed panel and the doodling around the tag. I love the tag idea. A person could pull it off and use it for a bookmark. Anyway, we're making one very feminine card and one masculine card. Thanks for stopping by!!

March 2012 Card Makers

I don't have a club anymore, but some of the ladies still want to come over once a month or so to make a couple of cards. They don't want to be required to order a certain amount or at all, but they are willing to pay for the cards. We really enjoy those creative times together. This coming Thursday is the first Thursday in March, so we will be getting together again. I thought we'd make Easter cards.

The two cards we will make will be colored in two different ways. Card #1 is made with the "Bordering on Romance" set and colored with Markers and Blender Pen. I'm starting to really like the Calypso Coral which I didn't like at first. The base card, scalloped mat and ribbon are all Calypso Coral. The DSP is Everyday Enchantment which is an SAB item (Free with $50 or more order). The sentiment came from the "Heaven Blessed" set. I also used a layer of Lucky Limeade and Whisper White for the main image panel. The brad is from the Ribbon/Brad Bundle which is also an SAB item. Although my sample has an Easter sentiment, any sentiment would work on this one.




Card #2 is made using the "Heaven Blessed" set and water coloring with Water Color Wonder Crayons and an Aqua Painter. The same sentiment was used on both cards. Also, the same DSP was used on both cards. This card has the boy on it, so I thought it would be best without ribbon or frills. It's a flat card which is also easier to mail. All products used for both cards are from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!