June-July 2009

Dates are all approximate - but probably more accurate than prior posts.

 

6/15/09 - My version of a card we mde in class.

 

6/18/09 - Spotlight technique

 

6/22/09 - Masking technique used here

 

7/01/09

 

7/01/09 - Thank You for Joe

 

7/01/09

 

7/23/09 - "Out of the Box' technique

 

7/28/09

April - May 2009

Dates are all approximate.

 

4/05/09 - Delicate Dots paper and God's Beauty stamps

4/12/09 - Borthday card for someone.  More delicate dots paper.

5/02/09 - Used some stickers; decided I don't like stickers.

5/02/09 - same sticker set

5/02/09 - Using non-SU DSP

5/02/09 - Celebrate Spring - mailed several of these out.

5/02/09 More with the sticker set

5/02/09 Did not like the color combination, even tho it came from Stampin' Up

5/26/09 - layers, torn edges, brads. Embossed, too - but you can't see it.

March 2009

The dates given here are all approximate.

 

Created 3/15/2009

 

Created 3/24/09 - Easter card for the grandsons.

 

Created 3/25/09 - Birthday for Donna

 

Created 3/25/09 

 

Another Easter card - 3/27/09  Note layers, ribbons, brads.  I'm learning.

 

3/29/09  - layers, torn edges, etc.

Cards from February 2009

 

This card was made January 2009, using non-Stampin' Up supplies, before I really understood about co-ordinating colors, etc.  Note that the dates are approximate.

 

This card was created 2/2009 - a Birthday card for a friend of mine.  Very plain compared to the cards I make now.  

 

I'm starting to understand layering to make the card look better.  Also using Stampin' Up supplies now.

Created 2/19/2009

Created 2/21/2009

Created 2/21/2009

 

Created 2/21/2009 - Happy Birthday to Donna.

 

Created Feb 2009 at a Stampin' Up class, using all SU supplies.

The Early Days

I've finally finished organizing the cards I've made.  In many cases, I'm guessing at the dates, but I think I'm pretty close.  This entry has cards I made in November-December 2008.

The only thing on this card from Stampin' Up is the black ink used in the stamp. And maybe the paper.  I just don't remember.  The daisy is two layers.  I stamped it, then stamped again, colored, cut it out, and adhered to the card using dimensionals.  This isn't too bad for an early attempt.  I had to color the sentiment using regular markers.  I'm surprised it looks as good as it does.

I vividly recall how difficult this was to make.  All materials are from a Big Box Store.  The flowers are punched out, and little brads are holding them to the big purple flower.  It's a gate fold card, which I had a REALLY hard time with - didn't have my ScorPal to assist in the scoring and folding.

This plain little card was inspired by a card my friend Alice made.  Her card had birthday presents on the DSP, but I couldn't find that.  I thought candles would work almost as well.  I was learning to layer.  The Stamp is from SU - On Your Birthday - the first stamp set I bought, I think.  Not sure about the paper.

Another plain card using mostly Big Box Store supplies.  The stamp is from Stampin' Up (On Your Birthday).

More Christmas Cards

This is an 'easel card', shown propped open.  Everything used was from Stampin' Up except the embossing powder.  It's hard to see but the red paper has been embossed.

I thought this little guy was sooooo cute.  The Drummer Boy stamp is not from SU, but all of the other materials are (paper, ink, markers, etc.)

I made a couple of these but never mailed any.  Next year?

Gift tags I made - the lower left one (Teddy bear & presents) is a Stampin' Up stamp.  The others are not, although the 'TO - FROM" is a SU stamp.  Lots of coloring.  It was fun.  

Christmas Cards as of 11/18/09

I was going to post all of my cards in the order they were made -- and I've actually got all of the pictures taken.  But renaming and organizing by date is really going s-l-o-w-l-y.   In the meantime, I've made some Christmas cards that I wanted to share.  Many of these are based on ideas from other stampers.  Some are actually my own design, but it's hard to keep which is which straight.

I made 25 cards of this design for a Christmas Card challenge issued by my Stampin' Up demo, Donna. 
Here's a close up of a single card:

Here are some other Christmas cards I've made recently:  This one is called a Joy Fold Card.  The top one shows the card open; the bottom one is semi-closed to illustrate the construction.

This one is called an 'easel card'.  When closed, it lies flat.  When open, the front is propped open against a raised item - button, brad, or in this case - a stamped, cut-out image popped up with dimensionals.

Here's a card with a 'hole' punched in the cover.  Then, on the inside - the same shape in another color/designer paper.  The top picture shows the card kind of open.  The bottom one shows it closed.  I had to prop it closed with my scissors.

Here's a card that I definitely CASEd from the SCS website, I just can't remember who designed it.  I love its simple beauty.  Made it with the Petals a Plenty embossing folder, shimmed so that only some of the card got embossed.

And last (for today anyway) but not least, here is a card I made for Frieda, who loves angels.  She doesn't know it yet, but this is her Christmas card. 

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