Creating Me

Have I mentioned that I love Unity Stamps??? My collection from them is ever-growing and they are always coming out with great images. Like this one called Evelyn Girl. She is so fun with her balloon bouquet ready to make the day a little better.

I made this card for a sweet friend’s birthday and I hope it brightened her day. 🙂

I stamped the image with brown ink on white card stock and colored it with Copic markers. I layered it to turquoise paper that was punched on one side with the doily lace punch by Martha Stewart. (You can find it here on Amazon.) I stamped the sentiment with brown ink on white card stock, trimmed it close, and layered it to yellow card stock.

To assemble the card, attach a strip of patterned paper to a coral colored card. Then attach Evelyn Girl and the sentiment with foam tape.

She is a super fun image to color – the possible color combinations are endless!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

Like a lot of my card-making friends, I tend to struggle with making masculine cards. So when I saw this card on Pinterest, I knew it would be perfect for my brother-in-law’s birthday. Sometimes it is so helpful that there are so many other talented cardmakers out there who share their ideas with the rest of us!!

Here is my take on this great card that I found on the scrap sprinkle crop blog.

I changed the color scheme and the sentiment, but other than that I pretty much “card lifted” her design. It is such a clever idea – just perfect for that special handyman in your life.

Thank you, Jessica Lewis, for this great idea!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

This card is one of my favorites. There is something about the color combo that I just love!

The embossing folder (any frame type embossing folder will give you the same effect), butterfly punch, oval punch, and “my friend” stamp are all from Stampin’ Up. The lattice background stamp is from Hero Arts – I’m not sure it is still available, but any open background pattern would work.

To make the card, emboss the front of a green card with the embossing folder. Trim a piece of patterned paper to fit inside the embossed area. Stamp the piece with the lattice background stamp using brown ink and lightly ink the edges. Attach to the card.

Stamp “my friend” with brown ink on white card stock. Punch with the oval punch, ink the edges with brown ink, and attach to the card. 

Punch 3 butterflies from 3 different coordinating papers. Fold the wings up from both sides of the body. Attach to the card by gluing only the body to the card. Attach a tiny pearl to each butterfly. 

This card makes a great birthday, thinking of you, or thank you card. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

The new issue of Take Ten magazine is about to hit the newsstands and yours truly has 3 cards published in this issue!! 🙂

Here’s a link to purchase the new issue – Take Ten June/July/August 2016, if you’re interested. Two of my cards are on page 41 and the third is on page 43.

Always so much fun when my creations are chosen to be published!! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

It’s that time of year – graduations from high school and college! We always have several graduates that we want to remember with a small gift and this year is no exception.

This clean and simple card works up quickly. I was able to make several in just a short time and it’s perfect for everyone.

The embossing folder is from Cuttlebug, the graduation cap stamp is from Stampendous and the sentiment is from Hero Arts – I’ve had all of these forever!!

I embossed a panel of white card stock and attached it to a white card. I stamped the cap with black ink on white card stock. It’s lightly colored with gray Copic markers, trimmed, layered to black card stock, and attached to the card with foam tape. “a day to celebrate” is stamped with black ink on white card stock, trimmed, and attached to a black card stock oval with foam tape. The oval is then attached to the card.

And that’s it! If you are in need of a quick graduation card, this is it!! Just use whatever embossing folder and graduation stamps that happen to be in your stash and you can have this finished in just a few minutes.

Wishing all the best to this year’s graduates!!! 🎓

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

I used another great stamp from Unity Stamp Co. to make this card. Bottled Blossoms is part of their {itty bitty} line, which really isn’t so itty bitty – the stamp measures 2.5 x 3.25 inches. 

I stamped the image with brown ink on white card stock and colored it with Copic markers. I used a label die from Spellbinders Nestabilities collection to die cut the image and lightly sponged the edges with brown ink. The image is layered to orange card stock that has been sponged with brown ink.

I used the woodgrain embossing folder from Stampin’ Up to emboss a panel of turquoise card stock, lightly inked the panel with brown ink, and attached an orange patterned twill ribbon. The panel is attached to a white card with foam tape. The stamped image is attached over the ribbon with foam tape. Two turquoise dew drops are glued to the stamped image and 3 brown ones are glued to the bottom right corner of the card. 

This is another great, versatile image – birthday, thank you, thinking of you – so many uses! I love when you can use a stamp in so many different ways :).

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita