Thank You Flowers

Finally - another card! Life is just too busy, but it's all good! I guess I didn't get the embossing very deep on the bottom of the white panel because it doesn't show very well. But, it's there! I got a new die at the Dollar Tree, so of course I had to try it out right away. I did it once with white on the top of the panel, and once in ivory, but just the thin strip. I colored the ivory one, and you'll see it some day. I scored the lines with my Scor-Buddy. The sentiment is from Avery Elle.

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Have a Great Day!

This embossed and cut-out oval was in the card parts that I really wanted to get used up. I think (once again!) that all of my parts are either used or up filed neatly away in a binder. Yippee! I used a Nestability to cut the scalloped oval mat out of metallic purple cardstock. I stamped the sentiment on the oval. The flower is a really old shimmery, white flower from the wedding section of Michael's that I colored with a marker. I used a punch (EK Success) to cut the leafy sprigs. I also used a marker to color the butterfly stamped in the sentiment. I added a teeny, tiny button to the flower center. I used a die plate for the top of the panel and a Darice embossing folder for the bottom of the panel, and I added two scored lines between the top and bottom. Kind of retro!

I asked for Waffle Flower's rectangular layer dies for Christmas, and then I bought the in-between set after Christmas. I haven't used them a ton, but I do really love them and I hope I get in the habit of using them instead of my paper cutter.

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Simply "Lacy" Birthday

While making the retirement card from a few days ago, I was checking out all of my Repeat Impressions stamps. They include this lacy stamp, but I don't think I've ever used it, so here it is! I stamped it across the panel, colored with a Copic marker and added some Wink of Stella. I scored lines above and below with my Scor-Pal. I matted with matching purple cardstock and added it to the cardbase.

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Glittering Butterflies

The part I started with on this card is the die-cut butterfly background. I added glitter cardstock behind each row of butterflies. I scored lines in the open area with my Scor-Pal. I stamped the sentiment (from Scrapbook.com) and embossed it with gold embossing powder.

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Tiny Butterfly Hello

I used up some more card parts on this card. I'm not sure how I can still have SO many to use!! I had die-cut this tag a short while ago as an example for my husband. Instead of tossing it, I decided to put it on a card. The little butterflies were left over after our granddaughter's stay here in October. She drew them, based on a stamp that I had. I had colored them, cut them with a tiny circle punch, and put foam squares on them. I also added Wink of Stella to them. The sentiment was one that I cut while on a die-cutting spree recently. It's made with glitter cardstock. The patterned paper on top is from an old Recollections matstack. I embossed the bottom part of the panel with a Darice embossing folder. I also lightly added soft pink to the tag, the butterfly circles and the bottom of the panel. I scored lines on the white panel and on the tag with my Scor-Pal.

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Valentines

A friend was purging some of her supplies, and VERY generously sent me lots of stuff for my granddaughter - or for me, if I chose to keep some. And I think I just might! :) This heart wreath was in the treasure trove, as well as the love stamp and die. For this first card, I used a Darice embossing folder to emboss the white center panel. I cut the wreath out of glitter paper. I mounted the sentiment on foam squares. I also used Wink of Stella on the sentiment.

For this second one, I used my Scor-Pal to emboss the design - three scored lines across the top and bottom, and diagonal lines crossing each other in the middle section.

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Birthday with Amelia's Flower

I finally got to spend a little time in my stamping room again. Here is the card that I completed. The image was drawn by our granddaughter, Amelia. I colored it with Copic markers. I matted with purple, added some scored lines and a sentiment from Lawn Fawn (that I just got in the mail today) and mounted it on foam squares. The background is very shiny and purple. It's done with foil, a pre-printed sheet from Gina K and a laminator. You can sort of see the purple in the small photo on the left.

I'm linking this up to Darnell's NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) challenge.

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Long-Die Card

Both of these cards are 3.5 x 6.5 inches. I used dies (from Spellbinders?) for them. On this first one, I used the die with the detail to cut from a piece of white cardstock. I matted with purple and added it to the card front. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and is mounted on foam squares.

For this second one, I used two dies. One is the detailed part, and the other cuts a "shadow" for it. I put them together so that I cut the detailed part right out of the shadow. I had cut the design out of shimmery green cardstock, and had some left over. I cut strips of it and added it to the top and bottom. I also used my Scor-Pal to add some decorative lines. The sentiment is again from Papertrey Ink and is again mounted on foam squares.

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A Couple of Re-Makes

In my "card parts" box, I have some pieces of cards of mine that I have dismantled. Here are two of them, remade. For this first one, I trimmed down the bottom of this piece and removed a flower I had added to it. I used a piece of matching cardstock and embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The flowers stamp is from Stampin' Up! I think the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

This "card part" was the main panel, minus the "thanks." I placed the panel onto a card front and added the sentiment, mounted on foam squares. The heart stamps are by Stampin' Up! and the "thanks" sentiment is from Verve.

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Three-Flower Birthday

After making yesterday's card, I had the three white squares left over. Of course, I couldn't let them go to waste, hence this card. I had also pulled out these flowers earlier. I believe they are from Thailand, sent to me by someone. I had four of them left, and I put the fourth one on the inside of the card. I added scored lines above and below the flowers. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. The cardbase is textured cardstock.

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Punched Border Birthday

Super Simple today. Sorry I forgot to "Publish" this one, so it's a little late. I punched this "chain" border years ago and ran it through my Xyron machine. It had been sitting in a box ever since. Believe me - I'm trying hard to use up those kinds of things! Some end up in the trash, but most get used. I also have a large stack of half-sheet cardstock. This blue/periwinkle sheet happened to be at the top:) I added the punched border, scored some lines with my Scor-Pal above and below it and stamped the sentiment, from Technique Tuesday, with Versamark ink. I used clear embossing powder on the sentiment, as well.

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Foiled Flowers

Finally - a card! Time is flying by, for sure. I actually made most of this card quite a while ago, but I finally finished it. I hope I remember how I did it. The flowers were cut with a die. I cut another piece with the same die, and then I used that piece as a stencil to apply Deco Foil Transfer Gel. I added foil to that and then I used Copic markers to color the foil. The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday. I added double-scored lines above and below the flowers and also below the sentiment.

I have another card that is finished, but no more time for blogging right now. Someday I'll have more time:) I hope everyone is enjoying the flying-by summer.

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Die-Cut Flowers

Just a simple card for today. I had these flowers left over from another card - that I just realized has not been finished yet! You'll see it eventually. At any rate, I colored the flowers and leaves with Copic markers. I used the "negative" of these pieces as a template to place the flowers. I used my Scor-Pal to add lines above and below the flowers. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

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Another "Fancy-Fold" Card

I made kits of this card to share in Ankeny, per a request I got from someone in the group. I have posted a card like this before, but thought I'd share this one, anyway. The folded pieces are one inch by two and a half inches. The corners are folded up at 45 degree angles and glued on to the card front. I scored some decorative lines with my Scor-Pal and added the sentiment, stamped in copper ink, which is from a Technique Tuesday set that I bought at the store's garage sale.

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Graduation Congrats

There is nothing new about this card:) I needed a graduation card and this is a classic for me. But, since I share with you nearly ALL of the cards that I make, here you go:)

The top of the white panel was embossed with a Sizzix folder and the bottom was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I scored lines between those parts with my Scor-Pal. The hat and tassel were cut with a LifestyleCrafts die. The school colors are green, yellow and white.

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Leaf Punch

A subscriber of my blog wanted to buy this EK Success leaf punch from me a few weeks ago, so I used it to punch a few pieces of cardstock before shipping it off. Here are two cards that I made with the "punch-offs." I used a Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder for the top part of the purple and also used my ScorPal. The sentiment is a Mrs. Grossman's sticker placed on a thin strip of olive cardstock and then popped up on foam squares.

I used some lightly-patterned paper for the leaves, a sticker for the sentiment, my Scor-Pal and some Washi tape to finish off this card.

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A "Fancy-Fold" Card

I had to try a card like this that a friend showed me last week. I used some Basic Grey double-sided paper, cut into 2.5 inch by 1 inch pieces, folded. I used my Scor-Pal for decoration. The sentiment is another Mrs. Grossman's sticker. I matted with matching cardstock and used an ivory base. I liked the way the flowers matched up at two intersections!

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Little Birdie Birthday

A friend brought over this punch (oops, sorry!! This is a die!!) from Stampin' Up! last week, so I used it on a piece of ivory cardstock and then finally made this card from it. I used my Scor-Pal to add a little more interest and dimension. The sentiment is a Mrs. Grossman's sticker which I placed on a thin strip of ivory cardstock and mounted on foam squares. The background is a pretty piece of shimmery, printed cardstock that I got from a friend in Des Moines last year. I matted with gray and used an ivory card base.

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Black and Cream Anniversary

I got this self-sticking velvet-y "ribbon" from a friend in my stamping group a while ago. I added it to some textured ivory cardstock and added some scored lines with my Scor-Pal. I matted with black and added the sentiment. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

I have had subscribers unsubscribe because of "too many updates." To anyone who objects, I apologize, but I already have posts scheduled for the next eleven days! I have been having lots of fun in my stamping room, using up "card parts," and I post all the cards that I make.

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Elegant Embroidery #1

Okay, here is the first card with my Stampin' Up! set called "Elegant Embroidery."  Even though I like the stamps, I'm not sure if I'll be making more cards using it or not. I colored the stamp with Zig markers and then stamped. I added a flat shiny sticker for the flower center. I cut the image out with a stitched rectangle die and matted with green. This was originally one piece, but I messed up stamping the sentiment, so I cut it apart. I scored three lines under the image and mounted on foam squares. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession and embossed with clear embossing powder.

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