A Little Hello

I decided to make some more cards kind of like the one I showed, yesterday, but change them up a bit.

I love doing that.  I don't get tired of making the same card over and over even if I use the same layout if I can use a different color scheme and add different embellishments.

Here I used some designer papers from a 6x6 Simple Stories "Generations" pad.  I love the neutral tones in this paper pack.

I added a flower that I had made from the SU Blossom Punch and used a big brad, in the center, that I had bought at Wal Mart in a package of 6 for .97¢.

A little bit of organza ribbon adds a touch of color.

Tomorrow, I will share yet another card with the same design.
Have a great day,

Char

Oh this was a lot of fun to put together.  Done in brown and green designer papers, it takes just minutes to put this card together.

If you want to know how I did the flower, it's super easy.  I just punched out a flower from the brown flowered designer paper, using the Blossom punch from SU and then punched out three labels with the SU Modern Label punch.  I adhered the labels to the brown flower in a criss cross pattern, added a little punched circle to the center and secured it with a green brad.  I popped it up with some dimensionals.

I used white ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and then just popped on a 'little hello' verse.

So easy and can be used for a Thinking of you card or just about anything!

I'll be back, tomorrow, with another share!

Char

Happy Birthday!!

This is my last card to share from stamp class.  And, it was my very favorite!!!  I just think it is so bright and cheerful!!  LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

I tried to find the designer papers used here but think that they may have been retired??  Any SU people, out there, know for sure??

I love how everything just coordinated so beautifully!!  The paper, the punched flower, the ribbon and even the brad!!!  I will be trying to duplicate this again, even if I can't find the same papers anymore.

Do you see the two little rhinestones on the Happy Birthday?  Just love bling!!!

I would tell you the designer papers we used but cannot find them in the SU catalog so am just guessing I am either half blind or they have been retired :-(
Now, I need to get busy and make some more cards!

Stay tuned!!
Hugs,
Char

Masculine Card

Another masculine card, today.  Sometimes, they are so hard to come up with.

This was truly simple!!  We layered a strip of beige card stock, which had been scored to look like tile,  onto the brown card and then added two pieces of designer paper punched with the Modern Label punch and cut in half to the top and bottom.  We also lightly stamped onto the tiled card stock but I don't remember the stamp we used.

We added three brads to the bottom left of the tile card stock.

We stamped a time piece onto a square piece of beige card stock, diagonally, and then layered that onto a punched square out of brown card stock.

Clean and simple!!

Come back and visit tomorrow and I always look forward to comments!!!

hugs,
Char

Telescoping Card

This is a fun, easy card, although it looks hard, it's not.  We stamped, using the Fabulous Florets set, on both white circles and attached them to the pink and orange scalloped circles.

A large circle was punched out of designer paper, Beyond the Garden, I believe.

We then attached an orange polka dotted ribbon to the orange circle, at the top, and then put all three circles together, using brads, to form a telescoping card!

I should have taken a photo of it closed so that you could see how they all line up when you slide them all together.

I have seen these done with circles to resemble a snowman and they are so cute!

If you haven't already, I hope you try this!  it's fun!!
See you tomorrow,

Char

Lovely as a Tree

This is one stamp that I have yet to purchase but I NEED it!!!!  I have loved it from day one but just keep procrastinating.  I was so glad to see it wasn't on the retired list!

On Soft Suede, we layered a piece of designer paper from the Well Worn collection.

Then, we added a piece of Soft Suede cut using one of the "Labels" Framelits in the Occasions Mini catalog.  Then, layered a piece of 'beige' card stock on top of that on which we had stamped "Lovely as a Tree" and then stamped it again at the bottom, upside down to resemble a reflection.  I accidentally colored in the ground under the trees with blue...wasn't paying attention....and then had to recolor it green to hide my mistake.  BUT....the grass isn't usually green in the FALL/Winter...at least not here :-)

We then added happy birthday ( I did good following the plan, huh?) on a piece of beige card stock that had been punched with an oval punch and layered that onto a piece of Soft Suede punched using the Modern label punch.

Adding three brads to the right side....DONE!

Fast, simple....easy....and I love it!!!  Just don't care for the green grass!

Have a great day!!!

See ya tomorrow,
Char

Masculine card with sheet rock tape

Now here we have a very interesting card for a masculine card or just someone that likes boating or ships.

We layered beige card stock onto the rust (sorry, I don't always know the colors we use0

Then, we stamped a ship themed stamp onto light blue card stock and then layered a strip of sheet rock tape (which we had inked with brown ink) diagonally across the layer.  We then attached that to the card.

We layered an embossed frame on top of the sheet rock tape and added the round elements and the U ROCK to the top.

I guess I need to ask what the stamp sets are and what papers we use but we are usually so busy getting our cards done that I forget and figure I can look it up when I get home.  But, evidently not ;-)

If you haven't already tried sheet rock tape to add a little something different to your card, try it!!!  It's fun!

Thanks for stopping by and always love hearing from you!!

Char

Kite Card

Here's a cheerful spring card!  We used the set, Send Me Soaring, from the Occasions Mini catalog.

She had all the designer paper already cut out and all we had to do was tape it to the orange card stock.  Then, we added a  green circle, stamped the kite strings onto the white scalloped circle and attached the kits on top of the strings with mounting tape.  We used thirds of a small circle punch ( I think ) to create clouds and attached them with glue dots under the kits.

This card was really cute and would make a fun kids card or even a birthday card.   Of course, I opted not to put a birthday saying on the card as I had something else in mind when I made it.

Hope you have a really good day!!  Join me, again, tomorrow for another share!

                                                                    Char

Masculine Card

Well, I have no clue why all my 'scheduled posts' are not going out when they are supposed to, but I guess I'll have to try and remember to come into blogger and send them out :-)

Here is a cute and simple masculine card.  Of course, just change up the papers and it could be used for a feminine card or child's card as well. It was to have had Happy Birthday on it, but I decided to use a Thank You sentiment.   Always has to be 'one' in the crowd, huh?

It was easy and fast!!!  Love that!!

And, Joanne showed us how to make the ribbon look on the end of the designer paper using a square punch!  I love learning new tricks!!

I have to say that I really enjoy these card classes because Joanne has everything already cut out, punched out and all the supplies you need already to add to your project.  All we have to do is just put it together!!  We might stamp something, too, depends on what it is.  It sure makes class go faster and we get 10 ideas all in one afternoon!!

Check back tomorrow, I'll have another card to share!!
Have a fantastic day!!!

Char

A different quilt card

Another quilt card, but this one was differently.   We added all the punched elements to the yellow piece of cardstock, then ran it through the Big Shot using one of the embossing folders.  Sorry, I can't remember the name of it.  It looks like Square Lattice but I could be mistaken.

Then, we added a bow and brad to the center.

Using the Modern Label punch, we punched under the quilt and then stamped the sentiment onto a white piece of card stock punched out with the same punch and put that on the inside of the card so that it shows through the hole.

The base is a purple card stock and then a light lavendar on top, yellow and then white cardstock, with the coordinating elements punched from the Blossom Bouquet Triple layer punch added to the top of the white.
Then, using the purple card stock, again, we added tiny squares to the corners.

Tomorrow, I'll share another card we made.
Have a great day!!!

Char

Quilt Card

Good Morning,

Here is another card that we did at stamp class.  It was very easy and fun!!  It's just layering strips of designer paper onto sticky tape, in a pattern.  We were pretty much at the end of the ones doing this card, in class, so we didn't have much of a selection left, but it's ok.  I got the technique down and that's all that counts!  :-)

Once again, the blossom punch was used for the center and a white paper daisy was set in the middle and a brad to hold it all together.

Another card I will want to do again!!!

Stay tuned for tomorrow's card!!

Have a fantastic day!!
Char

Bigz Die note card

Saturday was card class.  We made 10 cards and I will be sharing them over the next week or so.

This card was made using a Bigz Scalloped Circle die and embossed with Final Press embossing folder.

We added a circle punch on top of a yellow ribbon and adhered a scalloped circle to that.

Then, we added a flower punched with the Blossom punch and curled it and added a punched out Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch to the inside and added a pearl!

Fast and cute card!!!

Come back tomorrow to see another card made at stamp class!!!

Have a great day,
Char

Embrace Life

Here is a very simple card to make.

I used  a SU floral set (sorry can't remember the name and I didn't see it in the current catalog)  I am bad about putting the name on the box....sigh.

I stamped the flowers in a lilac ink and then stamped the stems in green on Whisper White card stock.

I used my nesties to make the labels and I used a cuttle bug folder to emboss the bottom label.  I then stamped some leaves on the very edges of the top label and stamped the sentiment in the middle with the lilac ink. I sponged the edges with the lilac ink.

Before adhering these to the card, I layered a length of green ribbon down the left side of the card and layered a strip of white ruffled ribbon (from Really Reasonable Ribbon) to the top.

I attached a piece of green ribbon, criss crossed to the top, and glued a rolled paper flower to the top of that.   Then, I adhered my sentiment to the card.

Simple, easy but spring like, right?

Have a great day!!

Char

Wings of Friendship

I dug through my card stock pile and came up with a navy, light blue and white theme for my card, today.

I layered the Whisper white onto the navy and then added the lighter blue on top.

I stamped the Wings of Friendship stamp onto a smaller piece of Whisper White and colored in the wing with chalk to match the underlying card stock.

Then, I chalked the edges with the same chalk color.
I added a checkered white ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon, that I had pleated, on top of my card and adhered a few pearls on top.  This was a quick and easy card to do!!

Have another card to share, tomorrow!!

Enjoy your day!!

Char

Blue and Orange card

I decided that I needed to make a bright card to help brighten the gloomy gray day we were having.

Navy Card stock was used for the base and I embossed a piece of Tangerine Tango Card stock with Tiny Bubbles embossing folder and layered that on top.

Next, I stamped Sprinkled Expressions stamp set from SU  in Tangerine Tango ink and stamped the sentiment in Pacific Point ink on a piece of Whisper White card stock.

I sponged the edges of the white card stock with Tangerine Tango ink.  I then added some sparkle to the insides of the flowers using a clear atyouSpica pen.  Although, I realize you can't see it in the photo.

I adhered a strip of Pacific Point ribbon to the left side of my card with a strip of Tangerine Tango dotted ribbon on top.  I then added a rolled paper rose ribbon made out of Tangerine Tango card stock to the ribbon.

See ya tomorrow!

Char

Another simple card to share

Simple cards

Ok, I took a break from making the ribbon woven cards and just made a couple of simple cards using embossing folders and 'jewels'.

The one I am sharing, today, was really quick and simple. I didn't chalk the embossed flowers on the card.  I did sponge the two Nestabilitie layers and then added some 'daisy' rhinestones to the middle of the flowers.  Simple and easy!!

 We don't always have to spend hours making a card.  I LOVE using the embossing folders as they provide the design on a card and then you can a few touches to finish it off.

Did you notice that I didn't even use ribbon on this card?  I love ribbon and bling!!!

Have a great day!!

Char

Sunday card share

Here is another card using the ribbon weaving.  I used a Darcie embossing folder and colored them with chalks.

I then ran a label four Nestabilitie through the embossing folder and colored that, too, with chalks.  I layered the smaller Nestabilitie, which I had sponged with pink ink, on top of the larger one and stamped a sentiment from Penny Black.

I adhered a pink woven ribbon to the top of the card and added small pink 'pearls'.

I'm still playing with this technique so hope to get better as I go along.

Hope you try this fun technique, it's so relaxing to watch TV while you make these ribbons.

Have a Fantastic Day!!

Char

My First Card using Ribbon Weaving

Good Morning!!

As promised, here is the first card I did using the ribbon weaving.  I think it looks better in person.  I am not the best photographer as something gets lost in the transition, but you will get the idea.

I used a SU embossing folder, "Elegant Bouquet" and colored it with chalks.  I added pink 'pearls' in the center of the daisies.

A Labels Four Nestabillities was used for the sentiment which is from Penny Black.  The little butterfly is also a part of the sentiment from Penny  Black

The white woven ribbon was adhered to the left side and then I glued a pink satin ribbon on top.

I have a few more to share with you in the next few days.

Have a great day,

Char

Ribbon Weaving

I recently saw a beautiful card that was made using ribbon weaving.  I have since taught myself HOW to do the ribbon weaving, although I still haven't been able to recreate this exact card.  You can see the card and the supplies she used here.  I think it's absolutely gorgeous!!!

I bought all the supplies to recreate it....but am still trying to figure out how to make the heart out of my ribbon weaving.  And, then I have to figure out how she made it stand.  I'll keep working on that project.  :-)

So, here is what I have been busy doing for a few weeks, as I tried to get over the blasted cold that hit our house in February and wouldn't LEAVE!!  I felt that I needed to do something since I didn't have the energy to do much of anything else.  Hence, I wasn't making cards, either.

Here is where you can see the tutorial on how to do the ribbon weaving!

WARNING, they are very addicting!!!!  I have been experimenting with different widths, types of ribbon and even doing two at once.  I think the satin works the very best but some of the other ribbons work well if the width isn't too large.

Tomorrow, I'll share a card I made using one of the ribbons.  I am still hoping to sort of recreate the card that prompted me to start making these.

Have a Fantastic Day!!!

Char