Mother's Day Circle Card

 I saw a circle card on Pinterest the other day and this type of folded card was new to me. Guess circle cards have been around for a while, but I have not seen them and I really like the idea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, I thought I would make one for Mother's Day.  The directions I found called for a full circle to be folded and then decorated.  My full circle die didn't seem big enough, so I made my 'circle' card a little bit bigger by moving the fold when I used the circle die.  Then I added a white paper doily, an embossed white circle, and then a couple paper flowers and leaves with bling.

 

Hope you are having a great day!

Kathy

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!   Here is a card that shouldn't have taken any time at all.  but...finding matching papers and the proper sentiment can take time!  One of the papers I wanted to use was the polka dot vellum.  This piece was a gift from a friend.  Vellum and I are not friends.  sigh.

 The vellum was attached to an ivory patterned base card. The same ivory pattern was cut for the corner to corner piece.  I stamped the sunflower (an old Technique Tuesday Greenhouse Society stamp) on a plain ivory card stock and stamped the sentiment on kraft card stock.

Try Stamping on Tuesday

 

Have a great day!

Kathy

Need a Hug Pug

 Need a Hug Pug?   Isn't this little dog a cutie!

I made this card with navy blue and tan card stock with a band of designer stripe paper and twine.  The pug is a stamp set from Pink and Main - love him.

A kind of plain and simple card, but absolutely perfect for a man!

 

 

 

 

Try Stamping on Tuesday:  Challenge 498

 

 

Have a great week!

Kathy

Happy 17th Birthday

Happy Birthday to a 17 year old boy!  Cards for men and teenagers cause me a bit of stress.  This is my second try on this card.  The first went in the trash.  sad.

This is a simple card with a brown base card and beige frame.  The light blue card stock is covered with embossed happy birthday sentiments.  The number 17 was die cut and adhered to two oval cut outs.  A brown ribbon with blue stitching and brown and white twine were added for depth.

The coloring in the second photo is more accurate. 

 

 

 

Cards 4 Guyz  Challenge #266

 

 

 

Have a great Sunday!

 Kathy

Blessed are the Hairstylists

 A few months ago I created a similar card with a Christmas flair.  Someone suggested Spring colors for the new season.  Great idea!

Happy Spring!!

Kathy

Happy Retirement to Librarians

 Happy retirement to librarians!!

For some reason, I remembered making word clouds when I was working.  So, I thought I would create a retirement card for librarians.  Cute and fun to make.

 

 

 

Maybe I'll make more since our roads and sidewalks are pure ice right now!

 

Have a great day!

Kathy

Winter Happy Birthday Card

Here is a snowy birthday card for someone with a winter birthday.  This card seems fitting for this time of year especially since our outside temps have been really low and the sun is hiding!

For this card I embossed snowflakes on a piece of white card stock and framed it with dark blue card stock and a white base card.  I added a few silver drops in the center of the snowflakes.  The Happy Birthday sentiment was embossed with silver powder and framed with the same dark blue card stock.  An easy card to make but filled with different elements.

Cards for Guyz  #264 CAS Clean and Simple 

Festive Friday Challenge #FF0077

 

Have a great week!!

Kathy