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Get Well Soon Card
Hi Everyone, it’s Robyn here today. I have a Get Well card that I made for a friend of mine. I hope it brightens her day and lets her know how special I think she is. I’ve used 3 different stamp sheets; which happen to be all 3 on my favorite’s list. The outside sentiment came from Every Day Phrases, the lovely butterflies came from Butterfly Kisses, and last but not least…my all-time favorite sheet…Inspirational Phrases. I use that sheet, it seems, for every card I create! Very versatile!I fussy cut the butterflies and only adhered them to the card along the thorax so the wings would be dimensional.
Subscribe to the comments for this postHappy Wednesday
Hello Everyone, I hope you are having a fabulous Wednesday for yourself! It’s rainy with thunderstorms here in Michigan, but it’s nice all the same. I don’t mind the rain really…well, that is unless I have gardening that I want to do. I don’t, so it’s nice to be inside and hear the thunder crashing.
I made this card last week for a dear friend who lost the love of her life. It was very, very sad. He meant a great deal to my hubby. He had a long battle with his illness, but is doing fine now so that helps everyone feel a bit better. His wife, my friend, is in her 60′s and is doing as good as can be expected. I’m sure she would appreciate your prayers though. Her name is Kathi.
It has sort of a vintage feel to it. I used the Mirabelle stack from Hobby Lobby, I believe it’s by The Paper Studio. I used an eyelet punch on a script sheet from the stack, and then cut out the layer and image using a Nestabilities set. The pretty flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts, 10mm and 15mm open roses. You know how much I love those! The lace trim is SU!, and the pearls are Prima. The sentiment is also an SU! set. The image is from a Crafty Secrets sheet called “Birds and Blossoms.”
I hope it brought a bit of encouragement to her, and that you enjoy seeing it. I like to create and give…otherwise I end up with a huge stack of finished projects sitting around not doing anyone any good. I feel like a handmade card is like a hug with a fold in the middle. :c)
Thank you for stopping by today. I always appreciate it, and your kind comments. xx
Happy Resurrection Sunday!
It’s Easter! I love what today represents and what it means to me personally in my own life; the relationship that I can have with my Saviour because of the events that took place nearly 2000 years ago. I’m so grateful for the finished work of calvary. I hope each of you that celebrate this glorious day have a wonderful time with your loved ones creating special memories.
We had a great Church service at our friend’s church in Dublin this morning and then a nice lunch afterwards. We’re at the hotel now where we’ll be until we fly out on Tuesday morning heading to the States. For those of you that have asked, yes, we are planning on coming back to Ireland although not until the beginning of September (when we have our son all registered for college.) We’re all looking forward to a good summer spent with friends and family!
Okay, so I mentioned to you the other day that I made silly little cards for my kiddos to go with their treat bags that I shared. I had planned on sharing them before today, but in preparation for moving we had our internet turned off at our house before I was ready, so I didn’t get a chance to.
Here’s what I made (not original to me, but I’ve seen them in so many places that I’m not sure whom to credit with the original idea).
I used the Sizzix scallop circle die to make the card base. I folded a piece of 10″ x 5″ piece of white cardstock in half and laid the fold below the scallop of 3 of the circles so that it would not cut all the way through the card. I then ran the front of my scalloped card through my Big Shot using a swirls Cuttlebug folder. I then lightly inked the swirls and edge of the scalloped card using light grey Stampin’ Up! ink. The rest of the sheep came together using black cardstock and different punches (word window, scallooped oval, ex. large oval and small oval punches). I added a bit of black chunky glitter to the “ears” and then added some googley-eyes. My kiddos all happen to LOVE sheep! Being in Ireland you see a lot of them and especially this time of year with all of the baby lambs being born – soooo cute! So, they thought these cards were ubber adorable. They made them smile and chuckle and ooohhh and awwww, so I was a happy mom today. :c)
Here is what I stamped on the inside of each of them. This is a stamp called Easter Blessings Script from I Brake for Stamps. I really like the font and wish I could actually write like that! So pretty! If you like this and want to add it to your Easter stamps for next year, you can get 10% off using my discount (SAVE10ROBYN). IBFS ships international at very reasonable price and very fast too. They are located in California, USA, and I love them! I always like to share my discount with you because if you’re like me, you like a savings too.
Anyway, must run for now, it’s time for some hugs and smiles with the family. I love you all and appreciate your friendship. I hope you have a wonderful day! Hugs!
Bentley Bear Birthday
I couldn’t wait to ink up the free stamp set included in the February issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft. Its such a cute little Bentley Bear set. My daddy’s Birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and I’ve been needing to create a card for him. I thought since he LOVES old cars this image would be just up his street. He’s retired from Chrysler Proving Grounds (where they design and test prototype vehicles) so again, another match with this cute little stamp.
It measures 4″ x 8″ so that I could mail it in a standard UK-sized business envie. The image was colored in using my Letraset Promarkers. I really find coloring with them relaxing. The edge punch is by Martha Stewart. I sometimes struggle with masculine cards as I tend to want to add frill and foofoo to my cards, so I though the Martha Stewart border was a good compromise for me. I really like that it is a relatively flat card as well – no little bumps to get caught in those Postal machines. I did pop the stamped image up with dimensional foam, but that’s it.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I always appreciate that you take the time to visit and also for many of your kind comments. Hope you’re having a great week so far. xx
Handmade Card: WMS Autumn
I’ve created this handmade festive Autumn card using burlap; which I’ve cut into a top note shape. The stamps are from I Brake for Stamps and Waltzing Mouse Stamps.
Today is my very first Blog Waltz so why not grab yourself a cuppa and waltz along with me. I’m not sure the order of the waltz, but I’m sure it will be lots of fun.
We were to create an Autumn/Harvest themed project. I’ve used the Holiday Labels #14 stamp set; which coordinates on purpose with the Labels 14 Nesties. My card base is Kraft and then I layered a piece of brown cs onto it. I’ve used the Tim Coffey patterned papers from K&Co (so pretty!). I couldn’t resist cutting a top note shape from burlap as it is so Autumn-y (is that a word?) I’ve masked off the pumpkin stamp from the IBFS Fall Half Sheet and have used 2 of the labels stamps from WMS.
What I’ve used:
Cardstock: Kraft, Chocolate, Dusty Durango, and Ivory
Patterned Paper: K&Co Tim Coffey Tuscan Sunflower
Stamps: IBFS Fall – Half sheet, WMS Holiday Labels #14,
Accessories: Green burlap, Labels #14 Nesties, Top Note die, Button sizzlet die, linen thread
Thanks for stopping by, your visits and comments are always much appreciated. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. xx
Handmade Card: Vintage Santa Christmas
Handmade Vintage Christmas cards galore! Lots of samples over the next couple of days. Some are using the Big Shot, some are more 3-dimensional than others, but all are using the gorgeous Vintage Christmas stamp sheet.
Here we are on day 3 of a “Vintage Christmas” and once again, I’ve implemented a lot of the same techniques for coloring in this little Santa stamp with first embossing and then coloring with my ink pads. The first Santa card was the larger of the two images. I’ve given his hat a little bling and sparkle once again. This time, he has a list; which I’ve gold embossed onto velum and wound around in a scroll-type fashion. He is mounted onto a Top Note shape that I stamped the poinsettia stamp onto using VersaMark ink. The poinsettia embossing folder is from Stampin’ Up! and I’ve just colored it up a bit with my gold dabber and painted the berries in a bit red ink.
I still have 2 days worth of posts using this set which is available through I Brake for Stamps as a new release. You now have the option to order this set as unmounted red rubber or cut and fully mounted onto EZMount and shipped on a mounting board for easy storage. You’ll see the price reflected on the website with these two choices. Don’t forget to use my discount (SAVE10ROBYN) if you decide you’d like to purchase it as you can save an additional 10% off by doing so.
That’s it from me today. It’s a gray day here in Ireland; which is quite a change from the sunny Sunday we enjoyed. See you again tomorrow with another Christmastime preparation card. This one will be an easy mailer that can be quickly mass-produced if you are making a lot. More on that tomorrow though. :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! xx
