Floral Wreath Mother’s Day Card

Posted in Cards, Holiday Cards, Mother's Day by lisababitz

This Mother’s Day card features stamps from the “Circle of Spring” set by Stampin’ Up. I really love this delicate wreath image and chose to keep the layout simple to highlight the wreath.

I created a faux wood-grained background by scoring a piece of white card stock with my Martha Stewart Scoring Board and then swiping Papertrey Ink Soft Stone ink across the surface. I also used Gina K Designs Peach Bellini and Ocean Mist card stock along with the white.

I created a cut file of the wreath with my Silhouette. Then I stamped the image onto the die cut with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Markers (E93 and B00). I know, it’s a bit weird that I chose blue for the leaves, but I LOVED these two colors together!

I created the “ribbon” with the “Alison’s Ribbons” die by Cheery Lynn Designs and used a die from the “Classic Squares (large)” set by Spellbinders for the greeting block. (The mats were cut with my trimmer.) The finishing touch was a “string” created with a thin strip of the Ocean Mist card stock and a jeweled brad by Recollections.

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22Apr2016

You Look Marvelous – Birthday Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Creative Folds by lisababitz

You Look Marvelous – Birthday Card

(inside: And on my birthday, you must say that I look marvelous! Happy Birthday!)

This amusing birthday card features stamps from the Stampin’ Up “Just Kidding” set, the Stampin’ Up “Words by Wanda” set (retired?), and the Gina K Designs “You Know You’re Old When…” set (retired?). The images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Markers (E00, E31, E33, Y17, R20, RV29, G09, E57, and E59).

I created a die cut for the stamped image with my Silhouette and used my MISTI for perfect placement.

This is a flip card where the center panel flips over as the card is “pulled” open.

To create the card base and the decorative panels, I used the Sizzix Square Flip Framelit Dies. The patterned paper is from the digital paper pack called “Topsy Turvy Birthday” by Digital Divine Designs which I purchased on Etsy.

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20Apr2016

Shady Daisy Thank You Card

Posted in Cards, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

Shady Daisy Thank You Card

This very simple, monochromatic thank you note features the Shady Daisy Backgrounder stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms. I think this stamp is so pretty and chose to add very little to it besides a greeting, but I’ve also seen it done in multiple colors and with added layers and embellishments which was also very nice. I first saw (and fell in love with!) this stamp HERE on Verna’s blog where she posted several cards she had made with it. (Thanks for the inspiration, Verna!)

I stamped the image on white card stock using Gina K Designs Peach Bellini ink. It is a large stamp with lots of rubber so I used my MISTI which allowed me to stamp it several times to get a dark, complete image. Then I stamped and embossed the greeting with a stamp from the “Think Big Favorites #5” set by Papertrey Ink using Versamark ink and Recollections Snow embossing powder. This panel was then mounted on a white card base.

I made boxed sets containing multiple copies of this card. The MISTI made it easy to duplicate this design.

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14Apr2016

I..C..U.. Get Well Card

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

I..C..U.. Get Well Card

(inside sentiment: Hope you’ll soon be fully re-covered!)

This masculine get well card features the amusing stamps from the Hampton Art – Art Impressions ICU/Get Well stamp set available at Michaels.

I stamped the image with Gina K Designs Charcoal Brown ink on a piece of white card stock, colored it, and then fussy cut it. The Copic Markers I used were: B13.000, E31, E35, R20.C4, and the colorless blender (o).

Once he was cut out, I mounted him on a panel of “Textured Leather” paper by the Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby. The other patterned papers are “Masculine Stripe” and “Masculine Polka” which are also by the Paper Studio. The card base and mats are “Faded Brick” by Gina K Designs.

I used a die from the Framelits set called “Banners #3” by Sizzix.

Before making this a “get well” card, I tried this layout as a birthday card.

For this one, I used a stamp from the Gina K Designs “Massive Messages” set and Gina K charcoal brown ink.

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11Apr2016

Screen Divider Birthday Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Creative Folds by lisababitz

Screen Divider Birthday Card

I’ve been wanting to try a screen divider card for quite some time, and I was surprised at how quick and easy it was to make. The card is basically a piece of card stock (11 1/2 inches long) folded in quarters to create the four, tall panels. A label punch is used to create the bottom legs, and an optional decorative punch along the top adds interest. There are quite a few video tutorials on YouTube including this one by Linda Parker.

For my card, I started with a piece of Shimmer Champagne Card Stock by Recollections which measures 11 1/2 x 7 inches. The height of your card can be whatever you want/need it to be to accommodate your design. Position your card stock horizontally (landscape orientation), and score it at 2 3/4, 5 1/2, and 8 1/4 inches. (These panels fold in opposite directions so to make it easier to fold, score the 5 1/2 inch line first, and then flip your paper over to score the two end lines.)

The yellow patterned paper I used was from a 6×6 Recollections paper pad, but I am not sure which one since the cover has long since fallen off. All of the stamped images are from the Wild Blossoms set from Gina K Designs and were stamped with Onyx Black Versafine ink. The three small birds were cut from black card stock with the Gina Marie Designs “Little Birds” die.

The legs of the screen were punched with the EK Tools Real Estate Sign large punch. Only the upper portion of this shape is punched on the bottom edge of each panel with the legs on all 4 panels lining up as evenly as possible. To help me see how far to insert the card stock to make each cut, I “marked” my punch with masking tape and punched with the tool upside down.

The punch I chose to use along the top of my card is the EK Tools Edge Paper Punch, Large, Scroll Pattern.

This card was made for the current Double D Challenge called ‘Yellow’ A Happy Place To Be where we are to use the inspiration tile below and to make it yellow.