25 Cards

Hello all!  Today I am sharing a group of 25 cards that I recently created.  I purchased a set of card bases and envelopes a few years ago from Michaels when it was on sale.  I didn't realize at the time that the card bases were not actually A2 size, they were only 4" wide by 5.5" tall.  So they sat for a long time until I decided to just use them all up at once.  This is the result!

There were 16 thanks cards created.  I was trying to make great use of a 6x6 pad of Fancy Pants paper called Happy-Go-Lucky as well.  As you can see, I cut the paper 3.75" and then cut it 5.25" long.  The extra .75'' paper strip went onto a coordinating paper to create the card base.  I matched up the papers before I started cutting to make sure they would look nice.  I added strips of thin colored tape around the thin strip to keep the layers at a minimum. The thanks die is from Pink and Main.  Two dots of pearl pen in the top right corner finished off the cards.
Next up, I made 8 birthday cards using scraps from the earlier cards and other scraps I had in the paper pad.  

These cards were made with mostly the same elements and embellishments except the sentiment.  These utilized Unity Say It Big stamps and dies.  The stamped portion was stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with white powder.

For card #25, I took a piece of white cardstock and added the scrap strips from ALL of the previous cards onto it, then trimmed off the edges.  The circle was a patterned vellum and I die cut it with a GMD x stitched circle die.  The Heartfelt Sympathy die was also from GMD and was popped up with foam tape.  I also embellished this card with pearl pen dots, just like all the other cards.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I utilized the set of irregular card bases and also knocked out over half of a 6x6 paper pad!

Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Safari Theme Card Trio (UFO Post #4)

Hello all!  I am back with another unfinished object post today.  This time it was the patterned paper card bases that were sitting on my craft table for a long time.  I just couldn't figure out what to finish the cards off with because safari themes are not my usual.

I based the cutting design of the patterned paper off of THIS One Sheet Wonder die.  It was unavailable to purchase when I was looking to utilize it for cards, so I simply cut the papers in the general same way as the die.  The papers are from Echo Park Animal Safari 6x6.  The ADORABLE giraffe stamp from Kat Scrappiness called Lola the Giraffe was a perfect match!  It was stamped with Scrapbook.com hybrid black ink and colored with Artify alcohol markers.  I die cut around it with a stitched fishtail banner die and added a sentiment from the Raisin Boat No Loss For Words stamp set to it to make them into baby cards.  Some black tape and silver foil enamel dots finished the cards.  Adhesives used include Bearly Art glue and ATG.

I used the reverse side of the papers to create the third card.  It also utilized thin black tape, but I used a postage stamp die and Recollections tropical stickers for the focal point.  The sentiment was also from the Raisin Boat No Loss For Words stamp set and was stamped in black.  The enamel dots I used were from the GMD Tropical Island set.

Check out my other UFO posts HERE.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Sheetload of Birthday Blessings Cards (UFO Post #3)

 Hello all!  I am back with another unfinished object (UFO) post.  The only part of these cards that was actually on my crafting table was the light tan paper with the yellow and pink roses stamped on them.  I didn't know what to do with them at first, because I wasn't in love with the look. I am glad I persevered and didn't throw them away, because I love how they turned out!  The layout is based off of the July 2019 SheetLoad of Cards sketch.

The patterned papers are from DCWV's Country Floral stack.  I used metallic rose gold nail art tape to give the appearance of layers, but by using the tape, it made these cards less bulky.  The decorative rose stamps behind the word "blessing" were from a retired SumMore Fun stamp set called A Rose By Any Other Name and were stamped in Scrapbook.com Pink Lemonade and Rubber Ducky.  

The sentiments were stamped with SB.com Dark Chocolate ink and were from Hero Arts Blessings stamp & cut set.  The small sentiment strips were popped up with thin foam tape for a little extra dimension.  Enamel dots from the GMD Passion Pink Clear set and Pink & Main Birthday Girl set were used on the cards as well.  I ended up with 5 new cards to show for my efforts!

Check out my other UFO posts HERE.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Trendy Bakers Twine~Monochromatic Grad Card

Hello all!  Today is my day to share a project for the Trendy Twine blog.  The Trendy Twine colors of this month are Midnight and Stormy, which work perfectly with all the graduations happening AND are on sale this month!

For the card that I am sharing today, I started with patterned papers from DCWV's Gilded Grey stack and matted and layered those onto a card base.  With the background paper, I thought a "thread nest" would look nice on the card, so I used Stormy Trendy Twine to create that and popped up a sentiment strip over the top of it. The sentiment was from the APB You've Got Mail stamp set and was stamped in black ink.  The die cut grad hat was from the Silhouette Store file number 58783 (graduation banner grad caps) and was cut 3" wide.  The final embellishment was a trio of gold star sequins from the Delightful Sequins mix.  On a side note, the Merry Sequins mix has silver stars that I could have also used, but decided the pop of gold was just right for this card.  The layout of this card was inspired by the February 2020 SheetLoad of Cards sketch.

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Stormy Trendy Twine

APB You've Got Mail stamp set (on sale this month!)

Delightful Sequins mix

You can find both of the fantastic Trendy Twine colors we are featuring this month in the Midnight Trendy Twine Sampler.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

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