Birthday Card for Ann!!!

My brother has a girlfriend named Ann and she is a lovely person and I am so glad they are together!!!  She is really good for him,,,,in fact, they are good for each other.  She just recently had a birthday and this is the card I made for her:

Close-up:

Inside Views:

Signature Label:

Envelope:

Ann really liked her card and says she has kept all of the cards I have made for her!

Finished Card Size:  A2

Supplies List

Accessories:  Peills

Dies  "Wonderful" die set from KS Craft @ AliExpress, Gina Marie Designs "Wonky Stitches" & "titched Rectangles", unbranded "Hearts & Bow" (eBay)

Fonts:  "ChopinScript" & "CapriHMK"

Inks:  Tsukineko Versafine "Vintage Sepia"  

Papers: 110# Recollections "White" (card base}, Kraft Cardstock

Stamps:  "Wonderful" stamp set from KS Craft @ AliExpress, Papertrey Ink "Happy Hexagons" ("BIRTHDAY')

Tools:  Sizzix Tim Holtz "Vagabond", Ranger "Heat It"

Birthday Card for my sweet Niece, Missy!!!

I designed this card sometime back, but did not get it posted here because the Post Office took 13 days to deliver it about 2 1/2 hours away.....can you believe that!!!!

This card was mainly created by using my new toy, the WRMK "Foil Quill" and I had a blast making it!!!  Here are some photos and down below you can see my supply list!

Here are two views of the card front:

This one is a close-up of the foiling done on the card front: 

These are photos of the inside of the card:

Signature label:

Envelope:

When Missy finally received her card....late...she loved it!!!

Finished Card Size:  A2 

Supply List

Papers:  Recollections 65# "Darkest Blue"

from the "Dreamy" Collection,  110# White 

Card-stock for card base & "Gold" foil poster

board (from Hobby Lobby)

Dies:  Spellbinders "Matting Basics A & B", 

"Lattice Window" from AliExpress, Oval from 

Fran's "Make It Pop" cutting dies, Tiny 

Butterflies from Penny Black"Flights of Fancy" 

die set, Corner die (older Cuttlebug die) & 

"Oval Frames" die set from KSCraft at 

AliExpress (signature label)

Cutting Files:  I used the following Silhouette

files to design the background panel on the

front of the card:  (1) Rose by Silhouette -

Design ID #63954 and (2)  Rose Branch by

Jamie Koay - Design ID #11453

Fonts:  "LDT Printed"," Mandevilla" &

"Rhapody Sketch"

Tools:  Sizzix Tim Holtz "Vagabond", 

Silhouette  "Cameo 3", WRMK "Foil Quill" Fine

Tip

Accessories:  Heat Reactive Foils from  WRMK

& AliExpress, "Gloss White" & "Silver Lining"

NUVO Drops by Tonic, "Purple Bling" by  

want2scrap

My sister's birthday card!!!!!

On March 30th, my sister celebrated her birthday and this is the card that I made for her.  I used my new toy, the WRMK Foil Quill on most of this card and had so much fun with the design.  She really liked it and here are some photos.

Inside

Inside close-up

Signature label

Envelope

As my first project using my Foil Quill, I designed and created a background panel and I used that same background panel as the main panel for the front of this card,  I also used my background design to create the designer paper that I used for the envelope,  I am having SO much fun using my Foil Quill....be on the lookout for my next card design, as I will be using it again!

Finished Card Size:  A2

Supply List

Papers:  Recollections 65# "Darkest Blue"

from the "Dreamy" Collection,  110# White 

Card-stock for card base & "Gold" foil poster

board (from Hobby Lobby)

Dies:  Spellbinders "Matting Basics A & B", 

"Lattice Window" from AliExpress, Spellbinders

"Elegant Ovals", Oval from Fran's "Make It Pop"

cutting dies, Tiny Butterflies from Penny Black

"Flights of Fancy" die set, Corner die (older

Cuttlebug die) & Gina Marie "Loopy 

Rectangles" die set (signature label)

Cutting Files:  I used the following Silhouette

files to design the background panel on the

front of the card:  (1) Rose by Silhouette -

Design ID #63954 and (2)  Rose Branch by

Jamie Koay - Design ID #11453

Fonts:  "LDT Printed"," Mandevilla" &

"Rhapody Sketch"

Tools:  Sizzix Tim Holtz "Vagabond", 

Silhouette  "Cameo 3", WRMK "Foil Quill" Fine

Tip

Let's talk about the WRMK Foil Quill!!!!!

We R Memory Keepers was a new product winner at Creativation 2019 with their Foil Quill.....

and I am loving it!!!!

HSN had it showcased on their March 5th craft event for $59.99 and the day before their show, I went ahead and ordered mine and it arrived this past Friday (the 8th).  I played with it for the first time yesterday and I am quite impressed.    

It works with a number of cutting machines and I own three of them....the Silhouette Cameo  3, Cricut Maker and the Brother Scan N Cut.  So far, I have played with it using the Cameo 3 and here is a photo of my first project.

I designed a panel that is 5.5x7.5 inches, so that I can cut it to an A7 or A2 card panel, or even up to a 5.5" square panel that I can use on a card.  I used a couple of  Silhouette America rose files, which I altered and placed on my panel along with three little dots for "fill in".  I used the gold foil that came with the Foil Quill and for my settings, I used a speed of 5 and a pressure of 22 and it came out perfect!!! 

I have to say, fellow crafters, that I easily give this product five stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

                                                             

Marda's birthday card!!!

I'm afraid my friend Marda got her birthday card REALLY late this year, as her birthday was the 26th of January.  Due to my health issues, Marda knew that it would be late because I had been unable to craft for months.  I have to say though...........better late than never!!!  I actually used a die that Marda gave me for my birthday back in September, to make her card.  Here are some photos:

Inside

Signature Label

Envelope Front

Envelope Flap

I just talked to Marda this afternoon and she loves her card.  Once again Marda, I am sorry I was so late getting it to you...........but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Finished Card Size:  A2

Supply List

Papers:  Recollections 65# & 110# White Card-

stock

Inks:  Tsukineko VersaMark "Watermark", Ranger

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks:  "Worn Lipstick,

Abondoned Coral, Fired Brick, Candied Apple,

Peeled Paint, Iced Spruce, Cracked Pistachio,

Fossilized Amber & Spiced Marmalade.

Stamps:  Anna Griffin Lovely Letterpress

Stamps "Birthday" & Maymay Made It "labels"

for Signature Label

Dies:  Crafters Companion Die'Sire "Floral

Bouquet" Die Set, "do small things..." die from

AleExpress, Simon Says Stamp "Sending" die,

Spellbinders "Sentiments One" Die-D-Lites

"Wishes"

Cutting Files:  Base for the main die (designed 

by me) using different paper colors made by me

using the Distress Oxide Inks & A2 Envelope &

"Marda" designed by me.

Fonts:  "Amarilo" ("Marda"}

Tools:  Ranger "Heat It" Heat Gun, Sizzix Tim 

Holtz "Vagabond", Silhouette  "Cameo 3", 

Cricut  "Maker"

Accessories:   Half Pearls, Ranger "Liquid 

Platinum" embossing powder &  Heidi Swapp

"White Color Shine"

Birthday Card for my dear friend, Peggy!!!

This is the card I designed and created for my dear friend, Peggy.  You can see my supply list below.

Close-ups

Inside

Signature Label

Thanks for looking!!!

Finished Card Size:  A7 (5"x7")

Supplies List

Papers:  Recollections 65# & 110# White Cardstock, Recollections 65# Shimmer "Champagne" Cardstock, "Colorful White" & "Gold" Cricut Glitter Cardstock

Inks:  Tsukineko " VersaMark WaterMark" 

Cutting Files:  "Mesh Grid" (designed by me)

Dies:  "Bowknot Flower", "Merry Christmas Frames" (signature Label) & Happy Birthday" from AliExpress and Spellbinders "5x7 Matting Basics A"

     Fonts:  "Talking to the Moon" & "Arial"

    

Tools:  Silhouette "Cameo3", Martha Stewart "Score Board", Ranger "Heat It", Tim Holtz "Vagabond 2" & "Milwaukee" Heat Gun

Accessories:  "Gold" Half Pearls, details "tulle" from Walmart, Martha Stewart "Coarse Glitter:, Ranger "Gold" Super Fine and Recollections "White Pearl" embossing powders, "Lotus Bubble" embossing folder (from AliExpress)

.....and I'm back!!!!!

At least I sure do hope so!!!  Hey y'all, it's been a rather tough year for me and up until a few weeks ago, I have not been able to craft  for the past six months due to neck pain.  After months of tests and scans, it looks like I have cervical spondylosis, which is a common, age-related condition that affects the joints and discs in your cervical spine, which is in your neck. It's also known as cervical osteoarthritis or neck arthritis. It develops from the wear and tear of cartilage and bones.  

I have been seeing a wonderful doctor at the Coastal Spine and Pain Clinic in Fernandina Beach, FL and on the 19th of February he gave me six injections in the back of my neck which got rid of the really bad inflammation that I had at the axis of my neck and spine, which has made a world of difference in the pain I have been chronically suffering.  I have also been going to physical therapy. Thanks to Dr. Miller, I am once again able to design and create my cards and that has made me very happy.  Thank you God for Dr. Miller!!!!!

At any rate, I have managed to design a couple of cards and will be posting them right away, plus I will be trying to post a number of cards that I did design earlier last year and was never able to get them posted to my blog.  Thanks so much for sticking with me during my "down time".....I love all of you!!!

Birthday Card for my Daughter-in-Law!!!

OK y'all, as always lately, I am waaaay behind in posting to my blog, so I am going to keep it real simple and if you have questions, you can email me.

To start with, I have a Simon Says die (Cosmos Flower Frame) that was way too small for my card design, so I made a cut file of it and upped the size to 5 inches for the main focus of my card front and cut it with my Cricut Maker!  The watercolor background was done using Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (oh how I love them!!!) and Heide Swapp Color Shines.  Also, I did not make the balloon...it was one I have had in my stash for a long time.  You can't really tell by my photo, but the "Happy Birthday" was foiled.

Inside views.

Signature label.  My dear friend Peggy Dollar gifted my some really cool "torn paper" dies for Christmas and I used some of them for this label and for the envelope.......thanks Peggy!!!

Envelope

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Supplies List

Papers:  140# Canson "Watercolor Paper" (card base), 90# Strathmore "Watercolor" Paper, Recollections "Fresh Floral Stack" (envelope)

Inks:  Ranger Tim Holtz "Faded Jeans, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint & Wilted Violet" Distress Oxide Inks

Dies:  "Torn Paper" Die  & "Flowers & Insects Die sets (from China), Simon Says Stamp "Cosmos Flower Frame" Die, Lil"Inker Designs "Stitched Mats Square" Dies

Cutting Files:  Simon Says Stamp "Cosmos Flower Frame" (made from die), "5.5 Envelope" and "39" (designed by me)

     Fonts:  "Arial" (Happy Birthday), Caprizant ("Nicole"), "KG Somebody That I Used to Know" (card message)

Tools: Cricut "Maker",  Martha Stewart "Score Board" and Tim Holtz "Vagabond 2"

Accessories: Mark Richards "Purple Nailheads",  Heidi Swapp "Gold"  & ^Sheer Color Shine", Ranger"Golden Rod Stickles", Cricut  "Glitter Vinyl Purple", Heidi Swapp "Rose Gold" Minc Foil

Sympathy Card for Peggy with my 1st foamiran flowers!!!

Hey y'all!!!  First off, I have to tell you that this card is totally "out of line",  as there are other cards that I made first and have yet to post........but I wanted to post this one as it contains some foamiran flowers that I just recently made.  "Foamiran" are very thin foam sheets that I purchased from Wild Orchid Crafts in the UK and if you want to check it out, just google "foamiran flowers" and I think you will be very surprised!  My dear friend, Peggy Dollar, lost her dear friend, Mary, to bone cancer just recently and this is the sympathy card that I designed and made for her.  I want to point out here that the script stamp I used on the "frame" was gifted to me by Peggy!

Here is the card I designed for her along with a few notes about the design.  I used some Tim Holtz Oxide inks (which I adore using) and some of the NUVO Embellishment Mousse to "smoosh" the background panel onto watercolor paper, and then I added the texture paste using a contact paper stencil that I made using my Mixed Media die.  I also used a layer of white tulle beneath the 1st layer on the frame (there are a total of three layers).  All of my flowers were made using foamiran and the small ones were made based on a video tutorial by Emilia Sieradzan (aka "Lady E"), which you can find here!

Here are some photos of the inside.  I used watercolor paper for the wonky frame and some parchment paper for my message.  I also die cut one of my dies from China to decorate the top panel of the inside.

I used the same die that I used for the two wonky frames to make the panel for the signature label.

And here is the envelope that was made using my Cameo and my own cut design!

Finished Card Size:  A2 (5.5"x4.25")

Supplies List

Papers:  140# and 90# Strathmore Watercolor Paper, 60# Strathmore "Natural" Parchment paper

Stamps:  "Everyday Messages" by Hero Arts and "Script Background" (on frame) by  A Stamp in the Hand Co., Carson, CA

Inks:  Tsukineko "VersaMark WaterMark", Ranger Tim Holtz "Distress Oxide" inks (Abandoned Coral, Wilted Violet and Fossilized Amber)

Cutting Files:  A2 Envelope (designed by me)

Dies:  Sizzix, Tim Holtz "Mixed Media 660220" Dies (used to make contact paper stencil to to the "diamond" design, "Stitched Rectangles" and "Wonky Stitched" dies by Gina Marie Designs (used for front panel and the frame, "Vintage Swirls Anja Creatables" by Marianne Design, "Flower Dies". used for the "daisy" are from China an you can find it at the first link below for $2.41, "Flower Border" die  from China and you can fine it at the 2nd link below for $.99, and for my small foamiran flowers I used the Rosy Owl Rosy Dot "Heart Flowers RD004" & Rosy Owl "Flowers AC2 RD002" dies that are designed by Lady E - Emilię Sieradzan.

     Fonts:  "Adios Script Pro" (purchased font)

    

Tools:  Silhouette "Cameo 3", Martha Stewart "Score Board", Ranger "Heat It",  Tim Holtz "Vagabond 2"

Accessories:  Heidi Swapp "Silver Metalic" Texture Paste, Tonic NUVO "Pure Platinim" Embellishment Mousse, DecoArt "Silver" Craft Twinkles glitter glue   

Dies from China can be found at these stores at Ebay:

 "Daisy" die:   http://www.ebay.com/itm/6X-Flowers-Metal-DIY-Cutting-Dies-Stencil-Scrapbook-Album-Paper-Card-Craft-Decor-/302158038755?epid=518085577&hash=item465a05c6e3:g:00cAAOSwEzxYRTda

"Flower Border" die: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131907242861 - just scroll down to #613-8