Young Lady Birthday Floral Card...

Hi there, friends!  Today, I want to share with you the A2 card I made recently for the daughter of my friend.  I had to do it quickly ( a few hours, is that quick?...LOL) since I didn't have much time prior to the party (I am really into last minute projects, got to change that!...LOL) so, I chose this image from Kim McFarlane collection.  I colored it with my Prismacolor markers, cut with my Nesties, embossed with Cuttlebug, made borders and leaves from MS Punches, added glitter and a fancy ribbon, attached some Brides flowers and adhered different sizes of gems.  I am very pleased with the result.  Tell me what you think...This card is entered into the following Challenges:

1.  Dutch Dare Card featuring "Punch Time"
2.  Charisma Cardz featuring "Cutesy"

 YOUNG LADY BIRTHDAY FLORAL CARD:

 YOUNG LADY BIRTHDAY FLORAL CARD LAYERS:

 YOUNG LADY BIRTHDAY FLORAL CARD INSIDE:

YOUNG LADY BIRTHDAY FLORAL CARD WITH ENVELOPE:

I hope that you are all having fun crafting...I can't believe the many things I needed to do in a very short amount of time.  I am trying some new projects too and will post as soon as I get them ready.  Have a blessed day and don't forget to leave me some comments.

"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)

Smooches For You Easel Card...

A wonderful day to all you Fellow Crafters!  Finally, I'm able to spend a little time at my crafting table and make a card out of this very beautiful image I got from Mo Manning Digi Stamps Collection.  I colored her using Gamsol technique.  I have several images that were colored and waiting for me to make them into a card.  Oh, but time is such a luxury...at least it feels like it!...LOL  But I could not make this cute image waiting for a long time so,  I had to lose some sleep just to get this done...LOL

I'm still inspired to make Easel Cards so, this one measures 5.5 inches square.  I used some of my K & Co., DCWV and Paper Studio fancy DP's.  I also used MS Punches for the borders and butterflies, a nice polka-dot ribbon, Nesties for the Circle and Scallop Die-cuts, Stickles (glitter) for added dimension, plenty of dew drops, a computer generated sentiment and a whole lot of sewing.  Hope you enjoy this card as much as I had fun making it. This card is entered into the following Challenges:

1.  Dutch Dare Card featuring "Punch Time"
2.  Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge featuring "Flowers, Ribbon and Lace"
3.  Playing in Paradise #40 featuring "Easel Cards" 
4.  Charisma Cardz featuring "Cutesy" 
5.  Catered Crop FTR24 Quick Fire featuring "Follow the Recipe"
     Here's my FTR24 recipe.

• Stamps: girl
• Colors: pink, green; jewel tone fall colors
• Inks:  Distress Ink, markers
• Tools:  sewing machine, die cuts
• Embellishments:  gemstones, glitter 

 SMOOCHES FOR YOU EASEL CARD:

SMOOCHES FOR YOU EASEL CARD WHEN CLOSE:

SMOOCHES FOR YOU EASEL CARD SIDE VIEW:

SMOOCHES FOR YOU EASEL CARD WITH SPACE FOR MESSAGE:

SMOOCHES FOR YOU EASEL CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:

I am so proud of this card and I would say this is one of my favorites among my creation.  As always, thanking Almighty God for the endless inspiration and creativity.  Please let me know what you think by commenting on this post.  Love, love, love to hear from y'all!  Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Scripture Wedding Easel Card...

Hey there, Fellow Crafters!  I can't believe were already in November and onto my favorite time of the year, Christmas!  Oh well, this also reminds me of the many cards I have to make to send to my friends and those decorations that needed to be put up soon.  Anyway, I don't want to think about it because doing so already makes me tired...LOL  Anyway, today, I want to share a card I made just recently for a friend who just got married.  I don't make a lot of wedding cards so, I am happy that I am able to come up with this one.  I've been loving Easel Cards the past few months so, here's another one.  The bride and the groom stamp is from Studio 112 and the Church stamp is from Paper Studio.  The sentiment is straight from the Bible and is computer generated. I used Nesties dies to produce the circles and scallops. I like the 2 metal brads I added because it features the initials of the couple.  For dimension, I added glitter (Stickles), gems (in different sizes), Brides flowers with perfect pearls in the middle, and plenty of sewing.  Hope you enjoy browsing at the pics.  I entered this card into the following Challenges:

1.  That's Krafty Thursday #55 featuring "Use Kraft CS"

2.  Playing in Paradise #40 featuring "Easel Cards" 

3.  The Pink Elephant #123 featuring "Distressing"

SCRIPTURE WEDDING EASEL CARD:

SCRIPTURE WEDDING EASEL CARD WHEN CLOSE: 

 SCRIPTURE WEDDING EASEL CARD SIDE VIEW: 

 SCRIPTURE WEDDING EASEL CARD WITH SPACE FOR PERSONAL MESSAGE: 

SCRIPTURE WEDDING EASEL CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX: 

Okay fellas, this is all I got for now and as always, your comments are appreciated.  Just want to encourage you with God's word:  

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.  Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--His good, pleasing and perfect will. "  (Romans 12:1-2 NIV)

Just Because Garden Easel Card...

Great morning, everyone!  Today, I am delighted to share this card I made just recently.  I have colored the image a few weeks ago but it's only this time I was able to make a card out of it and so happy with the way it turned out.  The image is from High Hopes Stamps and I colored it with my Prismacolor and Promarker markers.  I used some Stickles for added dimension, ink the edges with Distress ink (Wild Honey), quite a number of brads (2 sizes), Prima flowers and lots of sewing.  The "Just Because" sentiment is from Stampendous and the other sentiment I got from a book (Ultimate Guide to a Perfect Card) and was computer generated.  I love it!  About the DP I used, I tell you, I have some nice papers that I have kept for a long time now and because I don't have a place I can store them that gives me easy access, I tend to forget about them.  So, I was glad I was not lazy that day to dig into my nice papers and found this one from K and Company (Portabello Road Collection).  It's so fancy and compliments my image in terms of color perfectly.  So, I ended up with a 5.5-inch square Easel card I am truly proud of.  Hope you like it too.  This card is entered into the following Challenges:

1.  Dutch Dare Card featuring "Photo Inspiration #135" (Update: "I WON THIS CHALLENGE!")
2.  Little Red Wagon featuring "Fall Theme"
3.  The Pink Elephant featuring "Scoring" 
4.  Fab 'n' Funky featuring "Distressed or Torn" 
5.  Catered Crop featuring "FTR 23"
     Here's my FTR23 recipe:

• Colors – Fall colors
• Papers – Pattern paper
• Stamps – leaves
• Color Mediums – markers
• Embellishments – thread
• Techniques – paper piecing, sewing

JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD:

JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD SIDE VIEW:

JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD WHEN CLOSED:

 JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD PERSONAL MESSAGE SPACE:

 JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD SENTIMENT (MESSAGE):

 JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:

I sure had fun making this card and with similar and great images, I am truly inspired to make detailed and awesome cards.  The end result is surely worth the many hours I've spent making this.  I am thanking my Father in Heaven for allowing me to create and thus, I give back all the glory to His Name.  I sure love to read your comments so, please feel free to leave some.  Hope you'll have an excellent day...

Congrats Simple Bear Wedding Card...

Hello everyone...This week was full of surprises as I was invited to a Wedding Shower 2 days prior to it happening and the funny part was, I forgot to buy a gift and didn't remember till it was 2 hours to the shower.  So, I asked my hubby to buy a gift while I scramble to make a card.  I was thinking of just including a generic card but the Cardmaker in me told me, it was not right since all our friends know I make cards.  So, yes, I made this card in under 45 minutes which is like a miracle for me.  For the amount of time I had available, I think it came out good...I used an image from Adam Pescott that I colored with my Prismacolor markers, Cuttlebug embossing, some nice lace and MS punch to die cut the scallops.  Outside sentiment from Printworks and inside sentiment from Cloud 9 stamps.  This card is entered into this Challenge:

1.  Charisma Cardz featuring "Embossing"

CONGRATS SIMPLE BEAR WEDDING CARD:

CONGRATS SIMPLE BEAR WEDDING CARD INSIDE:

I would have made an elaborate card had I been given more time but still thankful to God I was able to make it...LOL  When the soon-to-be-wed couple saw the card, they thought it was bought from the store...They like it and could not believe I made it.  I'm so glad I can bless others with my projects.  Let me know what you think.

Mini Happy Birthday Flower Notecards...

Hey there, Fellow Crafters!  I know I've been missing in action for a while.  There were so many things that I needed to attend and that included some vacation time with family and celebrating mine and my son's birthday the past month.  Frankly, I was afraid I would be unable to make a card (at least the way I used to) after several weeks of not making one...LOL  Silly, I know!  But thanks to a friend who asked me to make her some notecards that I am able to get into making a project again.  

This friend always trust my designs so, I made her these 6 mini cards...They are 3 x 3 inches in size (square) and I handmade each envelope too.  The stamps I used were from Heidi Grace collection.  The flowers were colored by Prismacolor markers and I added some purple and green stickles (glitter) for added dimension.  The Birthday sentiment is from Printworks and the Bible verse inside the card is computer generated.  I colored the flowers differently (aside from the flowers that's colored purple).  I can only hope she likes this design.  Your comments are welcome too.

 MINI HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOTE CARD:

 MINI HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOTE CARD INSIDE:

MINI HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOTE CARD SET 1:

MINI HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOTE CARD SET 2:

Oh well, this is all I have for now and hopefully I can finish and post more cards soon.  I have plenty of ideas I wanted to try and other Craft projects (not related to Cardmaking) that I also want to embark on but oh so little time.  On the other hand, I am reminded that my relationship with the Lord Jesus takes greater priority so, when I get things in the proper order, everything will certainly fall into place...Y'all have a wonderful and blessed day!

Thinking of You (Girl with Doll) Card...

It's early morning here and I am supposed to be sleeping at this time but why am I awake?  It's because I didn't go to sleep yet...LOL  I was so determined to finish a card that I stayed all the way to where I finish and can post the pictures.  Anyway, the main image is from Mo Manning Digi Stamp collection...(I love her stuff and if budget is not an issue, I will surely purchase more).  But I love this girl...She looks so sweet with her doll.  I colored her with my Prismacolor and Pro Markers.  I used 3 DP's from my old K & Co. collection (the one that comes in a box).  I used an MS Punch for the flower border and a nice 3/4-inch wide, wired ribbon.  The tree in this image is cut from my Cricut Serenade Cartridge with the help of my Gypsy.  I used Liquid Pearl (Platinum Pearl color) to give extra dimension to the center of the flowers.  It's my first time to try it and I am very happy.  Time to buy more colors...LOL I am glad I am able to combine die-cutting with my stamping now (I used to have a difficult time doing so).  The sentiment is from Hero Arts Stamps and I cut the circles with my MS Circle Cutter.  Lots of inking here and of course, my favorite thing to do with my cards....sewing! This card is entered into the following Challenges:

1.  Playing in Paradise featuring "Flowers"
2.  Cute Card Thursday featuring "A Pinch & a Punch" 
3.  Charisma Cardz featuring "Anything Goes" 
4.  Dutch Dare Card featuring "Color/Photo Inspiration"
5.  Little Red Wagon featuring "Border Punches"
6.  Clearly Inspired Challenge featuring "Patterned Papers"

THINKING OF YOU (GIRL WITH DOLL) CARD:

THINKING OF YOU (GIRL WITH DOLL) CARD LAYERS: 

THINKING OF YOU (GIRL WITH DOLL) CARD INSIDE: 

 THINKING OF YOU (GIRL WITH DOLL) CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX: 

Isn't she adorable? I enjoyed everything about this card except the lack of sleep...LOL  Hope you enjoyed this project and I await your comments.  In case you don't know yet, I do respond to all comments here so, feel free.  Anyway, thanking the Lord Jesus for another great day, the opportunity to create and be a blessing to people today.  Giving Him all the glory!