A Pair of very Simple Little Cards

 Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  Hope you are enjoying your day.

Just a quick post to share a couple of very simple and easy cards.  These two cards were made when I found some scrap bits of dp among the multitude of left overs on my desk.  I had been making some notebooks (which I have already shared HERE) and was actually tidying up a bit (I know .. shock, horror!!  LOL!) when I found these little scraps and thought they could be used to make some pretty cards.

 I looked a little further around my desk and found some left over  bits of ephemera as well.  So, I simply layered them together, added a touch of lace and ..  voila! .. my cards were done.

Simple and quick to make, and yet, quite pretty!

Thank you so much for stopping by.  

Have a wonderful day!

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

Repurposing my ATCs

 Hello everybody and welcome.  

A very warm welcome to my new followers.   So very pleased you are joining me on my creative journey.

Another quick post to show what I've been up to.  

My mojo is still missing but I did need to make some cards for upcoming birthdays.  So, what to do?

As I was hunting for inspiration I came across some ATCs I created a few years back.  They've been sitting in a box gathering dust and I thought, why not repurpose these?  So this is what I've done.

These ATCs were created for a Crafty Cardmakers Challenge back in 2018 .. if you'd like to see how they were created HERE is the post.

I changed the words ..

..  popped them onto some card blanks.

.. and this is how they turned out.  

Might be cheating a little bit but .. cards done and dusted!

That's it for now.  I'll have a few more of these to share later.

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Take care and God Bless.

A Wildflower Anniversary

 Hello everyone.  A very warm welcome to you.

Back again with another quick post to share some more of the cards that have been sitting patiently waiting to be shown.  I had planned to do at least one of these each week but, once again, am lagging a bit behind.  Will just have to keep trying!

As the title pointed out, I'm sharing an Anniversary card this time.  Still have a lot of those manly cards waiting but, for a bit of relief from those, I'm sharing this card instead.

A few close-ups first.

Papers by Kaisercraft .. again.  Their 6.5 x 6.5 pads are the perfect size for card making.  I love them ..  and they are really pretty as well.

This was made for my oldest son and his dear wife.  They celebrated their 27th Anniversary a little while ago.   Cut the first wildflower from the dp itself and then cut another from a contrasting piece of cardstock.  Layered the contrasting flower into the gap in the papers and then placed the original on top.

I added the white branches for another bit of contrast.  The greeting was computer generated and layered onto pale blue cardstock.

The flower centers were gold foiled.  Didn't turn out quite as nice as I would have liked but, I guess it could have been worse.  I also added some gold foiling on the card itself although it doesn't show up too well on the photo.

Again, a very simple card but, I'm happy to say, they loved it.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  It's really nice to know you've come to take a peek and thank you too for the sweet comments ..  I so enjoy reading your lovely words.

 

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

A Shabby Chic Birthday

 Hi everyone, and welcome!  

Hope you are all keeping safe and well and happy.

I wanted to share another of my cards with you.  Created this one a while ago for my DIL's 50th birthday.   Because of the restrictions, she couldn't have the party she wanted but we were able to go out and have a lovely meal to celebrate.   

I'll show a few close-ups first.

The papers are by Kaisercraft and, in the cluster, you'll find flowers (of course) some different die cuts, a piece of gauze, a bit of lace and a lovely little heart flair.

I had thought about colouring this bit of trailing foliage but am so glad I left it plain white.

Used thickers for the number.

A different angle on the cluster so you can see the lace.  I made a double bow of seam binding and narrow ribbon and tucked that in at the side.

Quite pleased with the result and, more importantly, she loved it!!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your lovely comments.  Very much appreciated.

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

 

A Trio of Cards .. Same, Yet Different

 Hello everyone!  Welcome,  and thank you for stopping by.

Following on from my Pair of Guy Cards post, I thought I would share some girly cards I created in a similar style.  This time, it's a trio, and I have used the Wildflower dies by Tim Holtz.

As I said in that previous post, I'm getting a bit lazy with my crafting and it's getting quite difficult to come up with a new design each time I create a card so, now, I tend to make them in pretty much the same way.  At the moment I am liking my cards to be tall, about 6.5 to 7 inches tall, and I like adding my embellies on the left hand side and to be fairly simple.   To make the cards look, at least, a little different I simply use different colours, different papers and, slightly different embellishments. 

The design papers are by Kaisercraft.

 Added a couple of strips of washi tape on the left side and the flowers were cut from white cardstock.  Smooshed the large bloom into some Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink to colour it and used a brush with gesso and more of the DI to tint the center of the smaller bloom.

The sentiment was generated on the computer.  I mounted it on black cardstock and placed a strip of torn washi tape underneath to ground it.

Must say, I love that paper .. so pretty.

 

No washi tape on this next card but I did add a bit of interest by placing a piece of torn paper over the base and adding a touch of gold foiling. 

A small flower cluster made with Little Birdie flowers and a chippie sentiment by Scrapmatts.

The colours definitely make for a more dramatic look.

This last card is my fave.  Probably because I love the floral washi tape and I also love the delicate colours.

Used watercolour card for the base on this one and I used a Versacolor ink pad to colour the flowers.

Wrapped a piece of twine around the bottom and attached it with a brad.  The sentiment is a simple little sticker.

Easy and quick to make and I am quite happy with the result.

Voila!!  Same (design) .. yet .. different (look)!

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I really appreciate you taking the time to visit and, if you're inclined to leave a little comment, I would love to know what you think!

Have a wonderful day!

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #264 - Shabby Chic

 Hello dear friends.  Welcome to my blog.

The Theme for the new Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is Shabby Chic and our Host is the lovely Angela!

As is always the case, you may create whatever you wish as long as it fits the Theme.

When I think of shabby chic, aged furniture or furnishings come to mind.   White washed furniture that looks a bit scuffed and distressed, or furnishings that are well washed or slightly worn and torn.  A soft, feminine style with lots of white and a few contrasting pastel colours.   So this is how I styled my card.

The papers, by Kaisercraft, have been torn and distressed and, for a little extra shabbyness, I added a little stamping as well.

A strip of floral lace supports the flower cluster to which I have added die cut leaves and a bit of gauze.

Of course, I couldn't forget my favourite prills and you can also see a sweet little butterfly cabochon.

To finish off, I added a lovely seam binding bow.

Would really love for you to hop on over to the CCM blog to take a peek at the wonderful creations by the rest of the Team.  Hopefully, you will be inspired to join in.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #264 - Shabby Chic

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit here and thank you to those who leave me such lovely comments.  Both are very much appreciated. 

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #262 - Things with Wings

 Hello and welcome dear crafty friends.

It's time for a new Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers.  Mary is our Host and the Theme is Things with Wings.   As always, you can create whatever takes your fancy as long as your 'Wings' are a prominent part of your creation.

My contribution is a simple card made with some textured paper I found in my stash.  This paper must be at least 10 years old.  I'm pretty sure I purchased it when I first started making cards.  I had intended to throw it out but decided I would try to use it instead.

I wanted to add some colour so I got out my Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals and sprayed the paper with water.  It soaked it up like a sponge (Yikes!) so, when I sprinkled on the magicals, the colour didn't move very much.  Still, I didn't mind the result, so decided to keep going with my card.

Once the paper was dry again, I added the script stamping.  This is a new stamp I purchased recently.  It's called Background Script and is made by Kaisercraft.

The butterfly is a free printable from the net.  I have used this butterfly a few times before as I really love the colour.  This time though, I thought I would raise the interest level a little and added the background script to one of the wings.  

The flower stems are from the Wildflower Stems #1 and Wildflowers #2 die sets by Tim Holtz.

Now it's your turn.  Head on over to the CCM Blog to see the wonderful projects created for this Challenge by the rest of the Team.   You will find plenty of inspiration there.  Really looking forward to seeing what you create!

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #262 - Things with Wings.

 

Have a wonderful day!!

Take care, stay safe and God Bless you all.

 

oxox Marg

 

 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #258 - Weddings

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  Hope you are keeping safe and having a fabulous day.

The new Challenge is up and running at Crafty Cardmakers.  Jackie is our lovely host and the Theme is  Weddings!!  As always, you may create anything you like as long as it follows the Theme.  Please do make sure that you link your project to the actual Challenge and not to the main blog.

Just another simple little card from me this time.  I seem to prefer the minimalist look at the moment rather than anything more elaborate.
They are a lot quicker to make as well, which is a bonus.

I cut a piece of watercolour paper to the size I wanted, which was 6.5" x 3.5", and attached a piece of lace at the side.

I found some gold twine (part of my Christmas stash), wrapped it around the card a couple of times and finished with the bow at the front.  Then added the flower cluster. 

The flowers are by Little Birdie and the leaves are a die cut by Cheery Lynn.

The greeting was computer generated and mounted on a piece of card for extra dimension.  Although you can't see it very well in these photos, I did edge it with gold ink.

Fairly clean and simple and very easy to put together which really suits me at the moment. 

Would love it if you would pop over to the CCM blog and take a look at the fabulous projects created by my Teamies.  You'll find plenty of inspiration there and, hopefully, will decide to join in with the Challenge.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #258 - Weddings

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I really appreciate your visit.
Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

oxox Marg