snowglobe card

Today I thought I'd share with you a cute snowglobe card I made recently.  I love snowglobes, and especially musical ones.  I have always loved music boxes, something I had in common with my Grandmother who passed away earlier this year.  I got this cute snowman stamp set on the Black Friday sale (love sales!) and had to try it out right away.

Stamps used:  Frosty and Friends by Lawn Fawn
Snowglobe cut file from Silhouette design store
Merry Christmas- printed out from computer
Punches used- word window and modern label (Stampin' Up!)
Paper used:  Authentique Two Christmases in One

Joy To The World

I decided I wanted to make a banner to hang from my plate shelf area (I have already made one for fall and spring) so I looked around Pinterest for some ideas of what to say.  I decided on "Joy to the World" after seeing this fun banner.  But I really wanted to use some of my cute Christmas paper rather than a free printable.  So I made a cutting file which you can use for free as well.  Sorry for the terrible photos... but you get the idea :)  Click here for the free cutting file.  Merry Christmas!

Mitten card

Merry Christmas!

Today I thought I'd share a fun shaped card I've been having fun with the past few days.  I love finding new ways to use my silhouette.  I saw this cute mitten card (and this one) and decided to try my hand at making one.  I created a silhouette file that you can access for free through google drive here. I tried using a simple banner for one and the word window and modern label Stampin' Up punches for the other.  Which do you prefer?  The sentiment is actually printed out from my computer, but you could use a stamp if you have one the right size (I didn't).  I used the Chevron embossing folder from Stampin Up for the first card and a Darice Arrow-like embossing folder for the 2nd card.

 

Check back soon because I'll be sharing some more fun shaped cards.  And one you won't want to miss is the pocket card I shared here and another here.  I love that they can be used for Christmas or any holiday or celebration.

Have a wonderful day!

Fun Times

I've been having some fun trying some of the more modern looks of stamping lately...  I'm usually more of a floral person, but I love the polka dots and hexagons that are popular.  I'm also new at using sequins on cards and am trying to play around with them a bit.  

This first card uses a silhouette file of a poloroid frame and a Happy Birthday die.  

This next one uses the Wish Big stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and the label dies, banner punch and hexagon embossing folder from Stampin' Up. Found my inspiration here.

I tried it again with the paper piercing on the larger label and left off the banners this time.  I just got this new embossing folder so of course I had to try that too.  

Then I had to try it in blue.  :)  

The layout for this one I saw here.  I didn't have the right floral stamp so I decided to try cherries instead.   Then I thought I'd try it with the floral fusion die too.

This one uses the Clearly Besotted Simply Scrumptious stamp set.  Love the strawberries!  And the sentiment is from hand-lettered Thanks by W Plus 9.

Used the sentiment again here.  Can't get enough of that cute font!

Here we are with the banner die again.  Thought I'd try it in black and white this time with a touch of red.  A little bit sassy.  Similar to the one I made here.

 And last, but not least, here's the card I made for my hubby for Father's day.  On the outside it looks like a nice shirt and tie type card...

 ...but on the inside it's Superman. And  he is my hero - working all day long and commuting 1 & 1/2 hrs each way, and then teaching an online class for BYU-Idaho in the evenings. What a guy! Got the idea for this one here.  Found a Superman clipart and made a cut file for my silhouette, and cut the tie with the silhouette as well.  For the shirt, I just folded the corners down to make the collar and free-hand cut out a pocket.

Summer Days

I started this card for Mother's day and ended up doing something different so I decided to finish it up for someone in the future.  I used a flower punch for the flowers but freehand cut the leaves myself.  The flower portion of the card pulls out so you can write below.  

I needed a graduation card for a family member and they graduated from Stanford, so I decided to do a red card and play around with my Silhouette a bit.  I downloaded a baseball font because I liked the swoosh below (Branboll- a free one you can find many places online).  For the Silhouette cut files, click here.  For the inside, I used a Silhouette template I found here.  For the tassel I used the Sizzix tassel die.

I love the font for this "Thanks" from W Plus 9, "Hand-lettered Thanks" set.  It looks classy and I love that you can pair other words with it or leave it by itself.

This one is a remake of a card I made awhile ago.  I am making some card sets for friends birthdays, so I made a few of these since they are cute and quick to make.

 This one I cased from here.  I already had some polka dot background paper so I used that, but next time I will definitely have to try the honeycomb embossing folder- so fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Heatwave

We had temperatures in the 100's last week so I spent most of my time indoors to avoid the heat.  Oh, darn - an excuse to make cards.  I don't know how people ever get bored, because as a crafty person, there is never enough time to make all the crafts and cards I have in mind.  :)  

The first is just a simple one using Birthday Wishes (by Pebbles) paper and coordinating die cuts.  I added wink of stella to the top of the party hat for some shimmer.

 This next one is inspired by all the diagonal cards coming out lately and the sentiment splits by Papertrey Ink.  I just cut the paper at a diagonal since I don't have the specific dies.  The flowers are die cuts from Essentials by Ellen.  The sentiment is a rub-on from Pebbles.

Here is another version of it.  I cut out some flowers on my silhouette and the sentiment is a rub-on from Pebbles.

This card just looks so summery and happy to me.  I got the inspiration for 

it here.

 ...and here is another verison using a smaller button on the "sun".

The inspiration from this one came from here.

 The inspiration for the three following ones came from here.  I just thought the layout was so cute and after trying one card I had to try a couple more.  I can see many possibilities with this one in the future too.

For this one I cut out the strawberry using clip art and my silhouette.  

The owl stamp is from Stampin' Up Fox & Friends, and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

This one is a fun spinner card.  I haven't used them in a while so I thought it was time to pull them out again and try something new.  The stamp is from Stampin' Up (Take a Spin) and the banner punch below as well.

This is another card featuring Stampin Up's Fox and Friends set.  So cute!  I found my inspiration here.  This sentiment is also from Simon Says Stamp (Big Birthday Wishes)

Lastly, I used the die cuts from Pebbles to make this fun party card.  The ballon ties and tails are rub-ons from Quikutz but I don't think they are in business any longer.  :(  

Fun Times

I finally got some time to stamp the past couple of weeks and got together with my mom who also enjoys making cards.  Good times!
These first two cards use some diecuts and paper from Pebbles among others.  I loved the stamp "Just one more candle", so I found a way to include that on both cards.  The stamps are from Simon Says Stamp.

I had a birthday last week and with that arrived some new stamps.  Fun!  I love trying out new stamps and looking for more ways to use them on Pinterest (of course).  

 The inspiration for this one I found here.  I don't have very many good flower stamp images, but I love the dimension the die-cut flowers provide anyway.  

This card was inspired by this one.  I didn't have that embossing folder or colored paper, but I love how it turned out with the chevron embossing folder.  Fun and cheery!

 This fun diagonal card I saw here and just had to try with my new Thanks and "berry much" stamps (and Strawberries, of course!)  

This one was supposed to use the petite pennants builder punch, which I also have, but the pennants were a little too big to fit on the card, so I substituted the banner punch instead.  I found it here.

Did I mention I love strawberries?  This is my new set called "Simply Scrumptious" by Clearly Besotted (Simon Says Stamp).  I love the other looks they got with these stamps trying watercolors so I'll have to try something new next...  The inspiration for this one is from here.  So summery!

And speaking of Summer, what's a summer without a trip to the beach.  We finally went last weekend after wanting to go for ages.  It was cold and windy, but it was still nice to get away from house projects and everything and just go...

Thanks for stopping by today!  

The latest...

I've been working on a few sets of cards for gifts this week, so I thought I'd share them.  I used my silhouette portrait to cut out the fonts- love that I can make them whatever size I need.  :)

This one is pretty self-explanatory.  Love the banner punch from Stampin' up.  Probably my most used item.

 This card has a cute little pocket on the front.  I think I'll make it a little bit smaller next time, but like the idea.  I was inspired by this one here.

 Here is another pocket card I made for Valentine's day but forgot to post previously.  I didn't have double-sided paper so I just glued the gingham to the inside of the pocket so it would match the banner down below.  

 This is how it looks with the tag inside.  For the tutorial on pocket cards, go here.

 I found the inspiration for this one here.  

And for this one, I found the inspiration here.  It's funny 'cause I love cupcakes so much on cards, even though I don't really like to eat them... but I'm not much of a cake person, so I guess that's why.  

And that one led to this one...

This one was just simple- throw the thanks in the middle and you're done... :)

What kind of cards do you use the most?