Blue Thanks

The "card part" on this card was the punched "THANKS" piece. I had made that using a Martha Stewart border punch. I trimmed it down and cut a piece of white to fit on it. Then I wasn't sure what to do. So, I grabbed an ancient Stampin' Up! two-step stamping set and stamped the flowers and stems. I'm excited to use this set again some time soon! There are a few different flowers.

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Daisies

This already-colored image was on my table, too. The image is a digital from Digital Tuesday. You can find lots of vintage images cleaned up and ready for you to use on that site. Cora has been sharing lots of beautiful flowers recently.

I used a Martha Stewart punch for the bottom border of my green cardstock. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!

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Embedded Flowers Birthday

I know that I've done this before, but I'm sharing another "embedded" flowers card. 

This die-cut (Memory Box die) flower piece was on my table. I had sprayed it with a glimmer mist. I glued it to a piece of white cardstock and embossed with a Stampin' Up!/Sizzix embossing folder. I matted with Pale Plum. The sentiment (from Papertrey Ink) was stamped on white and then cut with a Spellbinders die. Before removing from the die, I sponged with Pale Plum ink. I mounted the sentiment on foam squares.

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Brayered Folder Birthday

Another piece that's been in my "card parts" forever! I brayered this Cuttlebug folder with a Kaleidacolor pad before embossing. I used a grayish cardstock. I found I still had some more of that cardstock, so I used it for the card base and also the sentiment tag, which I cut with a Spellbinders die. The sentiment is from Papertrey ink. I mounted it on foam squares. I have put my "card parts" away for a while again, but I still have several more cards to share with you before I move on to other things.

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Couldn't-Be-Easier Birthday

As my blog post title states, this card could not be much easier! The flowers were cut from some patterned cardstock that I bought a while ago. I mounted them on foam squares and matted that panel with rose. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and stamped with olive ink. I debated about posting this card, but I did really like it and thought I'd share. I have several other cards ready for you, too. :) More "card parts" but not the same flowers I had been using. 

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Happy Mother's Day!

This is the card that we gave to Jim's mom for Mother's Day. (Actually, it's still on our kitchen table. We went to visit her yesterday, and Jim forgot the card! It will be mailed to her.)

I'm not sure who makes the flowers. They were stamped last year at our Group Gathering. I used a Kaliedacolor ink pad. I used Star Dust Stickles on all of the flowers. The sentiment is from Verve. I added an enamel dot on the flower in the sentiment. Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers. Kind of a sad one for me. We always visited my mom on the day before Mother's Day, too:(

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Flowers and Friends

More Rubbernecker flowers:) I think it's about time to quick posting them, but believe me, I have more! I believe the sentiment is from Rubbernecker, also, but I'm not sure. I matted the image panel with black. I had added the pink piece on the bottom, then realized that the swirl piece fit perfectly. It also came from my "card parts" - cut with a Memory Box die last summer. This card was sent to Leslie. She commented on the swirls on an earlier card I posted and she is a true artist when it comes to all cards, and coloring in particular. So, this card with the swirls and the sentiment mentioning color - it had to be for Leslie.

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Washi Tape Birthday

More Rubbernecker flowers - prestamped last summer. I trimmed the panel down and matted with black. I added Washi tape along the top and bottom. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. I actually CUT the stamp into two pieces so I could stamp it in two lines! Unbelievable:)

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More Birthday Flowers

I'm having so much fun and making so many cards by using up my stampoffs and card parts:) This card also uses some Rubbernecker multi-stamp flowers. This time I matted with rose. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and is also matted with rose and mounted on foam squares.

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Magenta Birthday

Another stamped image from my "stash." I stamped this image last June at our Group Gathering. I believe the image is a set from Rubbernecker. I also believe I used markers to color the layers. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I added strips of magenta cardstock to trim out the bottom and left side.

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Sympathy Flowers

More card parts - I used two of them on this card. I wish I could tell you who made the flower stamp and the sentiment stamp, but I really don't remember. I've had them stamped for a long time! (The sentiment COULD be Verve.) I had stamped the sentiment on vellum and embossed with black embossing powder. I trimmed both the flower panel and the vellum down, stuck them together and mounted on foam squares. I'm having SO much fun using up my card parts. I'm on a mission, and doing well:)

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Die-Cut Thanks

Again - I used pieces from my table for this card. The card base is gray with speckles. I had already punched the border (with a Martha Stewart punch) and scored two lines above the punching.

I added a strip of plum cardstock to the inside of the card to show under the punching. Then I added a strip of the same cardstock above the scoring and added two more scored lines. I die cut the "thanks" with a Cuttlebug die and glued it resting on the strip of cardstock.

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Silhouette Birthday

This black piece was cut with my Cameo Silhouette quite a while ago and went into my "card parts." I cut little pieces of scrap cardstock and put them under the leaves and flower, then added my first ever enamel dot to the flower center:) I simply glued the piece to some Recollections patterned paper and added the sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

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Birthday Daisies - Part Two

Another card using the same image as yesterday. Again, it was stamped and the tablecloth paperpieced and in my card parts pile. This card is almost entirely made from "card parts."

I colored the image with Copics and added Star Dust Stickles to the flower centers. I trimmed down the image and mounted it on foam squares. The card base was cut last summer at our Group Gathering. I loved the Memory Box die and cut through both layers of the card, leaving the top edge intact. I tried and tried to get it to cut through, but couldn't quite get the bottom entirely cut. I had to use an exacto knife, but I finally got it. (It almost ended up in the trash. Whew - I saved it!) I embossed the middle layer with a Sizzix/Stampin' Up! folder and rounded the corners. The tag was already cut from when I was experimenting with my (then) new Spellbinders dies and Grand Calibur. I stamped the sentiment (from Hero Arts) with Versamark and embossed with white. I put a foam square on the bottom part of the tag and glued the top part to the image panel. I love the way this card turned out.

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Birthday Daisies - Part One

Even though I received my new embossing folders, I'm going to wait to use them. I've had a pile of "card parts" on my desk since January. I had just started to sort through some things and to use some stickers when my mom got sick and everything got put on a back burner. I decided it was time to start to use them again.

I stamped this image (from Gina K, I believe) many years ago and paper pieced the table cloth. Tuesday while Wyatt napped in the afternoon, I colored the image and finished the card. I used Copics for the coloring. The patterned paper is old Stampin' Up! I used my sewing machine to stitch a zig-zag border around the edge. The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set.

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May Calendar Page

Time continues to zip by! Here is my calendar page for May.

I stamped the flowers from Hero Arts on blue cardstock. Then I used bleach and an aquapainter to "color" the flowers white. I colored the flower centers and leaves and grass with markers. The patterned paper is from a stack from Recollections. Happy May to you all!

The file for printing my calendar pages can be found through a link on the top of my blog. I'd love to hear from you if you download it.

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Super Simple Birthday

I came across this Brilliance multi-color ink pad one day last week, and wanted to use it. It's possible it's never been used before! (Although, I could have gotten it on eBay years ago, so the previous owner may have used it.) I inked up the stamp from a Stampin' Up! set and stamped it in the corner. I used only the blue portion of the ink pad to ink up the sentiment - from Hero Arts. Love the white on white layers. Simple, but I'm still pleased with it!

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Another Birthday

Most of the cards that I mail out are for birthdays, so it's no surprise that I'm sharing another birthday card today:)

I've had this stamped flower image for several years and it's been on my stamping table for many months, just waiting to be used. I had just a couple minutes last night and I really wanted to do something in my stamping room, so this is the simple card that I made. I used the Hero Arts birthday sentiment set that has not gotten put away for a while to stamp the "Happy Birthday." I matted with black. Voila! Possibly a card to donate to our church, where they sell them for cheap.

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Embossed, Stitched and Stamped Birthday

Here is another card I made yesterday. I didn't get a lot done, but I still had fun. I have had my sewing machine out for months and never could work it on to a card - until yesterday. I'm not thrilled with it, but you get to see it anyway!

I started by embossing (with a Darice embossing folder) the lace on the bottom of the card. (It started out sideways.) Wasn't sure I liked it. Embossed the same folder on the top. Cut a piece of Lasting Impressions paper for the middle. Hmmm - what next? Was this the time for sewing? Perhaps. Stitched around the edges of the patterned paper. Gee, maybe it looks better upright. Sure, could stamp a tall flower stamp on it. Found this one from Stampin' Up! Stamped it in Vintage Violet ink. Added the sentiment (from Hero Arts) in black and called it good enough. (The stitching is for you, Leslie. :))

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How About Christmas Sunday ... and a Few Challenges

I had NOTHING going on today. Yippee! I got to make a card and I sure hope that I will get several more made. It feels wonderful to not have to go anywhere or do anything.

I found a few challenges that I wanted to do and I combined them into this one card. The stamps are both from an Echo Park set.  I used Kaleidoscope embossing powder for the sentiment. I matted each piece with matching cardstock. I mounted the sentiment on foam squares. The challenges I'm entering this card in are:
   Christmas Card Challenge blog - anything goes Christmas Card
   Natasha's Clean and Simple Stamping blog - a sketch
   CAS-ual Fridays - use three of something
   CAS on Sunday - use glitter (I guess I kind of cheated, because I used sparkly embossing powder, which you really can't see in the picture.)

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