April Calendar Page

Oops - April Fools!! (On me.) I forgot to schedule this post. At least it's still going up on the First. 

Here is my calendar page for April. I used dies from My Favorite Things for the umbrella, a stencil for the background and my computer for the sentiment. You can't tell in the photo, but the umbrella handle is cut from foil cardstock. Happy April to all.

I just don't seem to be able to find time to spend in my stamping room! Not sure where all the time goes, but ... Hopefully I'll get back to card-making and blog-reading again soon.

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Warm Birthday Wishes

This ivory panel that I had die-cut many years ago is no longer in my card parts. I stamped the sentiment on to it and then used an Impressibilities plate covered with light pink ink to deboss the design on to it. I added the slightly patterned paper to the bottom of the card front and stamped the rest of the sentiment on it.

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Another Butterfly Anniversary

The white die-cut panel for this card was also in my card parts for years and years. I stamped the sentiment (from Gina K) on to it and then embossed it with a Gina K folder. The butterfly is also from Gina K. I stamped it with Versamark in, embossed it, and then hot-foiled it. Then I die-cut it and used a bit of color-blending on it.

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Anniversary Butterflies

I've had these four (lightly) stamped pieces in my card parts for MANY years. I also had the butterflies all pre-done. So, I just added the stamped sentiment to each one, matted, and stuck the butterflies on with foam squares. Three of the butterflies were cut from metallic cardstock and one was done on vellum with the Glimmer Hot Foil system.

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For Baby

Another card part. The stamped image was done many years ago. I believe it's from Repeat Impressions. I embossed the top panel with a Cuttlebug folder. The sentiment is part of an old Stamping Up! stamp. I added the thin red strip (very crookedly!) at the bottom of the embossing panel.

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Embossed Flowers

Again, the embossed panel and the sentiment were from my card parts. The folder is from Altenew. I very lightly colored the embossing with blender brushes and I popped up the sentiment (which was done with my Glimmer Hot Foil system).

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Another simple card. Well, actually ALL of my cards are simple! The embossed piece was from my card parts, as was the sentiment. I very lightly added some color to the embossing with a blending brush. The sentiment had been die-cut using wrapping paper adhered to cardstock before cutting.

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Congratulations Butterfly

A super-simple congratulations card. The patterned paper and metallic strip were already on this card front. I added the die-cut metallic butterfly and the "Congratulations" sentiment. The sentiment was already die-cut. I rubbed an ink cube over it to coordinate with the paper.

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Birthday in Pink

I had my Butterflies Impressibilities plate out for another card, but this was my practice piece and it turned out so I had to use it, of course. I already had this sentiment from my card parts out on my table and it matched perfectly. I was able to find the same textured cardstock for the matting that I had already used for the sentiment. Yippee. :-) The sentiment is popped up on foam squares. I took out several more card parts and used them, so you'll be seeing a lot of them in the next few days. I still have new things to use, but I seem to be stuck on card parts!

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Stenciled Anniversary - Part Two

Here is another anniversary card using a different stencil set from Gina K than yesterday's card. Same thing, though. Stencils, Waffle Flower matting layers, hot-foiled sentiment from my card parts - popped up on foam squares.

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