Sunflower Warm Wishes

Wow, time flies!! Life has been busy, for sure. I DID finish up my calendars, though, so that makes me very happy. They are all ready for the wrapping paper.

For this card (using extra pieces from my calendars) I used Gina K stamps and dies and colored with Copic markers. The background was embossed with an Anna Griffin/Cuttlebug folder and then rubbed with a white pigment ink. The sentiment was stamped and die cut, and I also die cut many extras and layered them for added dimension. The flower and leaves are popped up, too.

We are definitely enjoying the beautiful fall weather here in Minnesota!

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October Calendar Page

Another month has arrived already! Here is my calendar page for October. The stamp is an old wood-mounted rubber stamp from Annette Watkins. The paper is from an old Recollections pad. Happy October!

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Ornament Christmas

Another Christmas card for the stash. I used Spellbinders dies for this one. I backed it with a purple mirror cardstock. The ornament toppers are cut from holographic silver. The sentiment is embossed with silver, and I added a very thin strip of silver sticker across the top of the panel.

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Special Fold in Purple

Most everything on this card is from Gina K - the stamps, stencils and dies. The background is from Gina K, also. I used a printed toner sheet and foiled it with purple foil using my Gina K Fuse. The flowers and sentiment are popped up.

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Happy 13th Birthday, Wyatt!-

Wyatt, our youngest grandchild, turned 13 last Saturday! He was so excited to become a teenager. Here is the card we made for him.

A few weeks ago, he and Grandpa were in the State Special Olympics golf tournament. That's when we took this photo. Grandpa told him to act like a crazy driver. To be clear - he was not afraid and he wasn't driving. 

And here is the inside of the card. 

They had an amazing birthday party for him - all his ideas. A giant Candyland game (Wyattland), his brother's band, an outdoor movie and lots of family and friends. Lots of food, too. 

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Instructions for Yesterday's Card

Someone asked for the dimensions of yesterday's card. I added it to yesterday's post, but in case someone needs them and doesn't realize they are there, here they are again.

Cut one piece of white to 11 x 1 3/4 inches. Score at 1 3/4, 3 1/2, 5 1/4, 7, 8 3/4 and 10 1/2 inches. Cut another piece 8 x 1 3/4 inches and score at 1 3/4, 4 and 6 1/4. Cut patterned paper into six 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inch squares. Adhere the 1/2 inch end of the 11 inch piece to the other end of it. This is your base. Glue the ends of the 8 inch piece inside of the base. My sentiment panel is 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 inches. This is the gist of it. If you need more detailed instructions, just let me know.

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Hexagonal Base Warm Wishes

I decided to make another card with a hexagonal base. This time I changed the measurements so that it would fit into a standard A2 envelope. The sentiment is from Gina K, and the ephemera is also from Gina K. It came with a kit a few years ago - sheets of printed ephemera and a die to cut them all out at one time.

EDITED TO ADD: Here are the dimensions for this card. Cut one piece of white to 11 x 1 3/4 inches. Score at 1 3/4, 3 1/2, 5 1/4, 7, 8 3/4 and 10 1/2 inches. Cut another piece 8 x 1 3/4 inches and score at 1 3/4, 4 and 6 1/4. Cut patterned paper into six 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inch squares. Adhere the 1/2 inch end of the 11 inch piece to the other end of it. This is your base. Glue the ends of the 8 inch piece inside of the base. My sentiment panel is 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 inches. This is the gist of it. If you need more detailed instructions, just let me know.

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Sending Hugs

I came across this flower that had been die-cut and laying around. I almost tossed it, but I made this simple card instead. I used a Gina K stencil for the background. I stamped the sentiment on the white panel, added the flower, and then stamped over it again. Then I added the panel to the card and added the thin black strips.

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Birthday in Blue, and a Bonus

I had this piece out for the card in my last post, but didn't use it. So, I made this card instead. The image and sentiment stamps are from Gina K. I colored with Prismacolor pencils. The matting layer is glittery gold.

I post all of the cards that I make, so I have to share this one. I'm sure it's VERY similar to another I've posted, but I didn't look at anything when I made this one. The stamps and stencil set are all from Gina K. I added a few nail head stickers to this one.

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Hexagonal Base Card

I've seen Liz use this layout a few times, and I like it so I finally decided to give it a try. I didn't do things quite right, but here is my first attempt. (You can see her latest blog post using this layout here. She includes a link to the instructions.) It's actually quite a simple card, but I managed to do it wrong. I found this rectangle piece in with my patterned paper and thought I would use it. I had planned to stamp it horizontally and I ended up doing it vertically. Now I don't have an envelope that it will fit in! I think I'll end up taking the large rectangle off and putting something else on it. The stamps are from Gina K. I colored with Copic markers.

Here is the back. I decided to use another piece of patterned paper on it. That is where I will sign it. It does fold flat. Mine is just too big. 😁

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