November | 2017 | I Played With Paper Today!

Birds of a Feather Center Step Card (and a few more scenic cards)

Over the years, I have purchased quite a few 12″ x 12″ paper pads and packs. Usually, I buy them for a sheet or two that I need for a particular project, and then the rest of it gets filed away and forgotten about. I recently pulled a bunch of them out and found some great pieces that made nice card panels.

The above 5″ x 7″ center step card was made with paper called “Birds of a Feather” by 7 Gypsies. The printed panels were matted on Gina K Faded Brick card stock and a heavy weight ivory card base. I love the pattern and rich colors on this paper!

To create the greeting, I used the “Thank You 2” die by Cheery Lynn Designs and black card stock. The background paper was so busy which made it difficult to see the die cut by itself so I created a banner for behind it from Gina K Faded Brick card stock and ink, a leaf stamp from the Stampers Anonymous “Falling Leaves” set by Tim Holtz, and the Banner Triple Punch from Stampin’ Up. (As you can probably tell from a few of my recent posts, I am loving the “texture” created when you stamp a tone-on-tone image randomly to cover the card stock panel!)

Here is the template for a 5×7 inch center step card:

I had several sheets of this paper so I made a few more without a greeting so they would be suitable for a variety of occasions and ready to go as needed.

Here are a few more step cards I came up with using paper from a pad called “Lake Life Is Best” by Paper House. (The Father’s Day stamp is from a set called “Father’s Day Innies & Outies” by My Sentiments Exactly.)

These cards practically make themselves; the scenic paper does all the work! I kind of feel like I’m cheating, but I have SO MUCH paper like this (with a large pattern or scene), and using it on this step card design is a great way to put it to good use. And you can add as much or as little to the scene; I think it always looks “finished” and awesome.

Thanks for checking out my card projects!

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Photo Sympathy Card

(I made this card in May and am just posting photo now…)

Sadly, my Aunt Carol passed away on this past Mother’s Day after battling cancer for the past few years. Her never wavering positive attitude and fighting spirit was truly inspirational.

She and my uncle and cousin loved Gettysburg and went there often. I made this card for them with a photo (used with permission) of a Path near the Virginia Memorial in Gettysburg National Park (photo by Marc Andre). They recognized the scene immediately and said it was one of their favorite spots.

I knew I wanted to make a Gettysburg themed card for them and thought this scene would be the perfect backdrop, but I was not quite sure how to incorporate it into a card design. I didn’t want to cover the image, so I opted to keep the card simple by just embossing the beautiful sentiment and frame over it. The frame is from the “Inspiration Mosaic” stamp set (one of my favorites) and the sentiment is from the “A Beautiful Life” set which are both by Gina K Designs. The images were stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed with Gina K gold embossing powder. The photo panel (photo printed on white card stock) was mounted on Gina K Honey Mustard card stock.

My Aunt was a fellow card maker, and I enjoyed sharing my hobby with her. She will be missed.

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