Here's the Long and Skinny of it...

AAA Cards Game #12 - Inspire

 Now, you know that you have an ample supply of #10 envelopes (9.5" x 4"). Why not make a long/skinny card for them. It's super easy. I cut a sheet of card stock down to 8"x 7" and scored to make an 8"x 3.5" card. The flowers is a conjoined strip - QuicKutz 12" long cookie cutter Flowers border die (That I don't think is available anymore). I added some different colors of scrap designer papers to the centers and die-cut again. I then glued the colors to the extra white center circles and popped up. The black polka dot panel is 8"x 2.5". The card took 10 minutes to make and two days to photograph. 

Please come and show us how you are inspired with your creation.

Congratulations Graduate!

 CAS(E) this Sketch #69 

 CTS Honorable Mention 

With a load of graduations happening in May I wanted to do something without a mortarboard. What's better than a pretty medallion and simple banner! The sketch is so simply elegant that I could not resist. I used Spellbinders Parisian Accents medallion die and cut it in half. The bright colors make it little whimsical, fresh and bright. 

Picket Fence

I was the "QUEEN OF CLEAN" winner!

Freshly Made Sketches #124 

I've been wanting to do a white picket fence ever since purchasing the Heidi Swapp woodgrain large background stamp from Michael's Craft Store. I stamped it in Memento London Fog and cut 1" strips to pop up after stamping the ivy leaves on. The daisies are from Sizzix/Hero Arts stamp & die-cut butterflies set. The sentiment is Hero Arts. 

Happy a wonderful Day!

Birthday in Cool Tones

I just had to jump on the band wagon for the CTS #61. It's a great and user friendly sketch for a quick card. I used a Balzer Designs template and sponged three Distress Inks in shabby shutters, dusty concord and tumbled glass for the the background panel.  I used up some previously stamped and die-cut flowers and leaves.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Christmas Thank You

For the last Ways To Use It Challenge for 2013 over at Splitcoaststampers the hostess asked us to dig that beautiful wrapping paper out of the trash, and use some of it on our card or project! I did just that. It's amazing how terrific some -not so spectacular- 

wrapping paper can look in smaller doses.

The first two were made with fragile wrapping paper. 

The last two were made with the tags that came with the gifts. 

Each card is going to the giver of each wrapped or tagged gift.

Used memory box bow die for the Spellbinders classic small rectangles

The raffia was a part of the jar of homemade eggnog with the kraft tag and branch
All were repurposed for the Thank You note.

The cute snowman was a tag on the matching bag.

Holiday Paperwhites

I love receiving paperwhites as a gift. I also love making them out of (of course) PAPER! See how-to below.

Card Ingredients: ek success small flower punch (not shown),
punch bunch vase, Creative memories circle punch.
The stems are from a Sizzix bigz Tulip die but can be hand cut or paper trimmings.

SUNFLOWER

 Challenge #15 Floral Fantasy 

(use flowers on your card:  image, papers, accents)

This was fun to make because I love ,and look forward to seeing, sunflowers around town soon. I stamped yellow, green and brown card stock with a letter background stamp by Penny Black and heat embossed with white powder. I Used two Sizzix dies, one the the Sunflower and one for the stem. I also stamped the sentiment and heat embosses and used Tim Holtz Distress Stain tumble glass dauber. 

Together Forever

T'is the season for weddings and I'm resupplying my arsenal. I made this card in honor of our SCS Queen for the Day QFTD159 heartsong47. What a wonderful gallery Jan has.

I kept her basic designed but added my closest elements.