Three New Kits up today

I have three more card kits up in Karel's shop at Aimee Asher today. Karel also has two new summer graphics kits that are awesome! The card that looks like a present is one that pulls up to open like the flower pot cards that everyone is doing now. There are additional pictures in her shop that show the inside of the cards.

For all you pet lovers....

I just finished these two cards and thought they turned out really cute. I'll have to send the cat one to my daughter....she has two cats except they are both black and white. Graphics for both are by Cheryl Seslar of Raggedy Scrappin. Both cards have 3D cutouts on the front and inserts on the inside to match the frame on the outside. Thanks for dropping by.

Hugs,

Christmas in July!!!

I have been working on Christmas cards all week and thought I would post just a few of them. Some are a work in progress...I have the basic card done but need to add a few embellishments to some.

I found these really nice cards at Joann's...heavy textured cardstock and very sturdy kraft envelopes. The Santa's and angels are both from Whimsy Primsy and the Snowman and Gingerbread man are from Cheryl Seslar. Sorry the pictures are a little fuzzy....I just got a new camera and need to get used to it.

Thanks for looking and come back soon.

Hugs,

Two new sets now available

You can find them here. Both sets come with inserts to make a traditional greeting card or a baby shower invitation.....even a blank one to add your wording. While you are there be sure to check out Karel's cute baby cards too. I just love her diaper cards!

More cards finished....

I got a little sidetracked with my cardmaking but I did manage to finish a few I thought I would post. The birthday card graphic is by Laurie Furnell at PCCrafter. It's a two "layer" cake with stickles on the flames. The other 3 cards are a set that I did for Karel and will hopefully be available soon in her shop. (the original artwork is by Gail Eads of Country Life Graphics) All three can be layered for a 3D effect and come with inserts and matching envelopes. Coming soon.....more baby cards and of course, Christmas!!

Good News to Share

Sorry I have not been keeping my blog up-to-date but I have been busy with another venture. Karel at Art and Scraps has given me the opportunity to be a part of her creative team. This is the first time I have created printables for other people to use. She has added two of my kits to her newly designed site as well as to her store here.

One of the kits is a set of masculine cards to be used for all occasions and the other is a cute set done with Karel's Hunny Bears.

Good Friday All....

Its been a busy week and I finally got around to downloading my pics. Here are a few of my cards I made this week. Also, I have made several sets of gift tags.

The first set of tags are angels from Country Life Graphics and Trina Clark. I designed the tag myself in PSP and matched the border to each angel. I just used a striped background on the back to match the center of the tags, inked all the edges and coffee stained the ties.

The next set of tags are by Laurie Furnell at PCCrafters.com. Many of her graphics sets include a few printables such as tags, boxes or envelopes.

The last tags are by Karla Dornacher, a very talented Christian writer and artist. If you have never visited her blog ( http://karladornacher.typepad.com/karlas_korner/ ) take a few minutes and check it out, you will be glad you did. I printed soft pink stripes on the back to match the front, rounded the corners and inked the edges with tattered rose Distress ink.

Now on to the cards......First is the wise owl from Laurie Furnell's brand new set "Owl Seasons" . (I forgot to add the rest of his branch before taking the picture). Next is the sheep by another PCCrafter artist, Fayette Terlouw. The Father's Day card has a banner done by Laurie Furnell and a tie by Carolee Jones added to a paper folded shirt by me. Last but not least is the baby card. I got this idea from a video by Dawn Griffith here:
http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stampin_studio/ Since I don't have a top note die or a Big Shot yet, I had to just cut one out freehand but I think it came out pretty good for my first try. The baby graphic added to the front is by Cheryl Seslar.

Thanks for stopping by.

Three more cards today

I have been surfing the web looking for card making sites to get some creative ideas. I found this wonderful blog by Cheryl Moody ( http://lifesrailroadtracks.blogspot.com/ ) who uses a lot of graphics from PCCrafter.com, also one of my favorite sites for graphics. Since I'm pretty new to card making I used some of the same quotes and graphics as Cheryl and whatever else I had on hand. They say "practice makes perfect" so I'll just have to keep practicing.

The first two are graphics by Laurie Furnell and the last one is by Susan Seals. If you use graphics often, go check out PCCrafters selection. They also have a great message board where you can meet nice people and get many creative ideas.

I'll be back with more of my practice soon.

I've been making cards all day......

While I was making cards yesterday, I received an envelope of "words" from a fellow crafter. She had cut them out on her Cricut. So I decided I should add some to my cards. The graphics are from Laurie Furnell at PCCrafter. com and I have also added a little bit of Dimensional Magic and Stickles. I used pop dots behind the bear and layered the tulips and the butterfly wings.

New Cards I have been working on.....

My oldest granddaughter is expecting a baby soon so I have been working on baby cards. I got the idea from another blog (http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/) and the wordart from Whimsy Primsy. I have added these to my webstore too.