Completed Card Bases - Installment #3

And the last of my pre-made card bases. Sentiment from Papertrey Ink. Image stamp from Gina K.

Just added a layered die-cut to this one. Could use a little something more. Maybe a black butterfly in the upper right.

Same Papertrey sentiment and three nail-head stickers.

Gina K sentiment. The panels are popped up. I also added the three tiny nail head stickers.

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Hello

The last of my leafy die-cut card parts! I added three score lines above the leaves with my Scor-Buddy. The "hello" dies are from Gina K and are popped up.

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Die-Cut Background

All three of these cards were done with one of my newer dies. (There were three in the set - here is the second.) I used the same three patterns/solid for all three. I added a "Hugs" sentiment to this first one.

For this one, I added the die-cut flowers. I also used the die on patterned paper and added those pieces into the black outline. I think the sentiment is from Gina K.

Same thing, with a sentiment from my parts.

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Fun With a Friend

I had a friend over to play on Friday, and here are three cards that I made. Nothing different - I've probably had cards nearly identical to each of these - but here they are, anyway. This first one has one of my favorite flowers and leaves - from Taylored Expressions. The flower and leaves had been stamped, colored and die-cut a little while ago. I had two sets, so I made two of these cards. The sentiment is from Gina K. I added a thin gold metallic strip sticker beside the patterned paper. The flower itself and the sentiment are mounted on foam squares.

This one was done with a Gina K stencil set. The sentiment is die-cut, along with its shadow. The sentiment is popped up.

For this one, I just used the ink that was already on my blending brushes for the coloring. Then I used a black ink pad to rub over the de-bossed side (that I had colored on.) The sentiment had been die-cut and I added a few more layers to it.

It was a fun day with Bonnie - hi there! :-)

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Same Die as Yesterday - but Different

I used the same die for these cards as I used on yesterday's cards. But, first I removed the centermost part from each section. So the inserts on these are a bit larger than yesterday. If I want to use them, I still have the pieces and I just have to cut them separately instead of all together. The sentiment is black and shiny.

And here are the "negative" pieces from the first card. (Actually, this is the first card and the first one is the negative. LOL!) The sentiment was recently cut out of some scraps.

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A New Die

I just bought this die (and two similar ones in the set) on Amazon. I had to use them right away. The die cuts all of the pieces. I used three different cardstocks for these cards. For this first one, the patterned paper is the star of the show. I pieced it back together and added the sentiment which I had die-cut out of a scrap of shiny black.

I embossed the solid color panels on this card with a Darice folder. I also used that lovely set from Taylored Expressions for the flowers and leaves. The sentiment is from Gina K, I believe.

On this one, I also embossed with the same Darice folder. It's just like the second one, but different pieces are different colors. The sentiment was foiled and is from Gina K. The flowers and the sentiment are popped up.

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Christmas and Hello There

I had a few scraps laying around so I used them to die cut some sentiments. The two sentiments on this post were some of them. The ornament on this first card was also laying around. It was a partial from a couple weeks ago. I cut around it. The sentiment and the bow were cut from the negative hot foil piece. I matted with white and popped up the panel.

This sentiment was also die-cut from a scrap. I colored the leaves with a white pen and then used a Copic marker to make them green. I matted the sentiment on some white cardstock and used patterned paper to cover the cardfront.

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Single Flower Hello

This die-cut scalloped oval was in my pad of patterned paper, already cut out. I then had to use it. Right away I thought of this set from Taylored Expressions. I really do love the simple flowers and leaves in this set! I believe the foiled and die-cut sentiment is from Gina K.

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Same Layout - Eight Times

My friend, Vicki, posted a card with this layout. (The post is from July 31.) I made eight of them. They are all here, as no two of them are identical. (Very similar - yes, but not quite the same.) The sentiments all came from my card parts. Some Gina K and some Stampin' Up! I believe. Sorry about the placement of the cards! I can't get blogger to put them where I want them! 

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Hey

The stencil set that I used for the "Hey" is from Taylored Expressions, and was included in the card class that I took last fall. There are two other words that are made at the same time - "HOORAY!" and "just a note." Hopefully you will be seeing them soon so that they don't just sit on my table for ages. The radiating lines are a part of the "Hey" stenciling. The dies were included with the set. I used the die to cut the "Hey" out of the middle, then cut several more layers to pop it up before inserting it back into the radiating lines piece, which I had cut out with a circle die. I used a Darice embossing folder on the turquoise matting background.

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Flowers and Greetings

These have been partly made and sitting on my table waiting for a rainy day - which was Thursday. Such a fun day that was! At any rate, the patterned papers are all from the same paper stack. I added thin cardstock strips or the foily stickers next to the patterned papers. The flowers are all from a Stampin' Up! set that a friend brought over years ago and I had stamped and die-cut a lot of them. This is the last of them, finally. I either added Star Dust Stickles or Diamond Glaze over the flowers. The butterflies were all in my card parts, as were the sentiments, which are all foiled in some manner. The flowers and sentiments are all popped up.

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More Patterned Paper

These three frames were cut from patterned paper and matted with gold foil and stuck into my card parts quite a long time ago. I used Gina K sentiments and ephemera to decorate them up. I stamped a sentiment on the inside of this first one that says, "friendship is about who came and never left your side."

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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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Hello

Another simple card - that's about all I do! I had this extra die-cut panel (using Spellbinders dies) so I matted it with black and added a "Hello" sentiment from Hampton Art and popped it up on foam squares after added three sequins to it. The patterned paper is very ancient Stampin' Up!

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Hello in Blue with Flowers

I was determined to use up the things on my stamping table, and I finally did it! Well, I have to admit that I simply filed a few pieces back into my "card parts" book. :-) I had a few of these white rectangles sitting out, and also some pieces of this patterned paper. So I matted the patterned paper with the white and popped up the panels on foam squares. The hello die and shadow are from Gina K, and it is popped up, also.

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Many More Patterned Paper Cards

Here are the rest of the cards that I made with my stack of patterned paper that I got free from Michael's. All of the papers (except for the card bases) were from the stack. I used many different companies' stamps to finish up the cards.

I made two of each of these cards except for this first one. I hope you will take a quick glance at them to the end of the post! I started out with 48 12 x 12 sheets and now I have 33 sheets left - mostly smaller prints which are great for cards. I set aside two sheets for a scrapbooking friend. Now I can work on something else when I have time. And, I may have a bit of time this week. It's supposed to be very hot every day!! Yuk! No outdoor activities for me when it's in the 90's!

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