Three More Super-Simple Cards

 

Three more cards using card bases I had previously made. I simply stamped sentiments on the patterned paper. I did the orange ones first and then the black. I think the black is probably better.

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Thinking of You - Times Three

Three more simple cards using patterned paper card bases and My Favorite Things sentiments. I added a die-cut butterfly to this first one.

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One Down, Several to Go

Well, there is not much I can do in my stamping room with my wrapped-up hand. But, I was able to finish up this card. The background was made a few days ago. I simply added a multi-layered die cut to it.

My fingers are still quite swollen, but I think I'm making progress. On Sunday, I get to remove the wrap. Yippee!

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Surgery Update

Thanks for all of your good wishes! The surgery went well. I ended up having three fingers done! No pain medication other than ibuprofen. My hand is just very uncomfortable this morning. It's SO swollen! I'm wondering if it's wrapped too tightly. I'm waiting for a call-back on that.

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Accumulating Card Parts

I am constantly setting things aside as I come across them. I was looking at an 8 1/2 by 11 inch matstack and pulled out some papers to put on card fronts. Here they are - ready for the (simple) finishing touches.

The first one here was done with a new stencil (for me) from Picket Fence. The second here was done with strips from the tops of patterned paper pages.

And these are some items that I stamped with stamps that I happened across and also left-overs from my calendar pages. Hopefully they will make it onto cards soon.

Just a little update. Today is my fingers surgeries. Thanks for the good wishes. Also, my calendars for 2025 are all finished. Yahoo! Now, as I get together with friends, I can deliver their calendars!

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So Many Smiles ...

I found this envelope that I had made, in with the cardstock of this color. I thought that was a silly place for it, so I made a card to go with it - just a very simple card. I looked for something with the same bright yellow-green and came across this paper. It was just the flower and then I found a sentiment (from Gina K) that fit the space very nicely. Done! The finished card is a bit of an odd size - four and a half inches by five and three-eighths inches.

EDITED TO ADD: The name of the stamp set is Grand Garden - by Alicia. I don't see it in the store, though. I did find one on eBay as I'm adding this.

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Halloween - and a Short Break

This card came about because I bought this Memory Box die on clearance at a local stamping/paper store. Of course I had to try it right away, and then make a card with it. I think I will make a couple more like it. The paper on the card front and also the piece behind it are from a very old matstack from Recollections. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions. The main panel is popped up from the card base.

And, of course I had to use the piece that was cut out from the first card! LOL! Simply matted and popped up. The strip across is from the same pad. This sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.

I will probably be missing for a little while. I'm having surgery on a couple fingers on Tuesday and I also have to really get to work on my calendars. Time is just flying by and I haven't done many of the calendar pages! I'll be back, though.

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Fall Cards

Cards using some fall papers. This first one and the last one are nearly identical, but different enough that I'm sharing both. The sentiment panel was one that I cut out from one of the sheets that came with the paper pad. The apple basket stamp is from Repeat Impressions. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and it's popped up on foam squares. The sentiment is from Penny Black.

The circle piece was also from the paper pad. Hard to see in the photo, but it says, "Thankful for You" in gold.

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Red and White Christmas - and Done???

These cards were inspired by Liz - from this post. I had made a note of this post and finally made them. I added lots of sequins to this first one.

I added scored lines with my Scor-Pal on this one and then some thin metallic sticker strips in between them.

I just counted up my Christmas cards. I have 81. I think that should be enough! Now I just have to add the sentiments to the insides.

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Turquoise-y Christmas

My brother and sister-in-law were in town for a few days and stayed with us. I was showing my sister-in-law a few things in my stamping room. Of course, I had to make them into cards! This first one was done with a Darice folder and also a Cuttlebug folder. The sentiment is from Gina K and is foiled. I added a little Star Dust Stickles to the centers of the snowflakes.

This one uses the same Darice folder. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn. I added a couple flat sequins.

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October Calendar Page

My October calendar page. The stamps (ghost, bat and sentiments) are all from a Recollections set. I stamped them and then masked off the ghost and the bat with Gina K's masking magic. Then I ink blended around them. Happy October!

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More Simple Christmas

This card is made using a die from the same Taylored Expressions die set I used for yesterday's cards. I made four of this one. The sentiment is from PaperTrey.

This card uses the same die, multiple times. The sentiment is foiled and is from Gina K.

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Multiple Christmas Cards

I went to a local stamping store because they had some products on clearance for 60% off. This was a three die-set from Taylored Expressions. I thought they were fun. I made ten cards with these two dies. I will post the other design soon. The sentiment is from PaperTrey. I added a few dots with Nuvo Drops.

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50th Birthday

A friend of ours very recently turned 50 (yes, he is two days younger than our daughter!) and this is the card that I made for him. Actually, I made him one just like this one, except his has the "alligator skin" on the inside on both of the folding parts of the pop-out. I made two more like this, too - one with no green on the inside and one that is not a pop-out at all. They are all book-fold cards, though. The stamps on the outside are from Tim Holtz.

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White on White Birthday

I saw a card like this on Wanda's blog (My Creative Corner) back on April 28th. I copied it to my desktop to remind me to make one like it, so here it is, finally. The sentiment is from Gina K. I added silver die-cut butterflies instead of white ones. The embossed panel is popped up on foam squares. I made four of them, because I had two embossed pieces on my table.

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Simple Christmas

One last Christmas card for now. A very simple one, for sure! This thin strip was left over after yesterday's card, so I wanted to use it up. I added it to a piece of patterned paper and popped up the sentiment - from Gina K.

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More Die-Cut Backgrounds

Three more Christmas cards done with dies. I like the first two!

Actually, I like this one okay, too, after I added a strip of patterned, matted paper down the left side. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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AI Images - Birthday

My friend, Cheryl (Paper Panacea) makes some very beautiful cards using AI-generated images. I thought I would look for an image to use, and this is the one that I chose. I made four cards using the image. They are all "book-fold" cards. Two are identical, and the other two are slightly different. This first one is a top-fold. I embossed the top piece with a Darice folder.

Same as the first, with a side-fold.

And, another side-fold, but with a white panel on the left side which was scored with my Scor-Pal.

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Two More Christmas Cards

Two more Christmas cards done. I used one of my newer dies sets for the background. The sentiment is die-cut, also.

And the complementary card, using the reverse pieces. The white is sparkly card stock.

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Christmas with Gold

I have a few Christmas cards to share with you over the next few days. Nothing special, but progress. Actually, I'm doing quite well with them. It's my calendars that I REALLY need to work on!

This first one features some pretty paper from a beautiful Christmas paper pad which was a gift from a friend. The deer ornament and the branch were cut with dies. I added some gold cord to the ornament and placed it right beside the edge of the patterned paper. The ornament is popped up on foam squares.

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