Last of the Christmas Cards

More Christmas in March!

Christmas in March!

I know, I know!  It's like spring outside and I'm finally posting my Christmas cards.  Sorry I'm so late, but better late than never right? 

Last of the Birthday Cards

 This card was copied from a card I saw in a magazine, probaby Paper Crafts or Card Creations, but not sure.  Sorry I can't give credit where credit is due.

For this card I stamped my own background.

More Birthday Cards

Birthday Cards

Let's Start Off With Baby Shower Cards!

Above:  This baby shower gift card was made for someone at church who is having a baby girl.
    Below:  I was asked to make 65 baby shower invitations for a client who is helping host a baby shower for her sister and nephew to be.  She told me what she was wanting as far as font, graphics and text, and this is what I came up with.  This is my first card with a belly band and I kind of like the added touch it gives.

FINALLY! I Finally Have Time To Post Again

This past year has been so crazy for my family and I.  I had to go back to work last May (until January), I had surgery, my sister had several surgeries, my niece got married and had a baby, in the fall we had 6 funerals, but on the positive side and best of all my husband got a short term contract job and then in January he finally landed a new job that was the kind of job he was actually hoping for.  Three years of unemployment woes have officially come to an end!  So FINALLY life is starting to return to normal and that means having the time and the mindset to be able to focus on my blog again.  I continued to make cards but have been too busy to post anything until now.  I have several cards and projects to post, so I am going to try in the next few days to get them all set up so that there will be a new post every day until I get all caught up.  I hope you will keep checking back in and give me your feedback which is always welcome!

Christmas Money Card

I can't believe it has taken me this long to post something.  I don't know how you working women do it?  I started working last may, and although I have found time to make cards, I just haven't found the time to post them.  Hopefully things will change in the new year, especially as my job will be coming to an end.

Here is a Christmas card I was asked to make for a friend who is giving money to her sister as a gift.  The first picture is the card closed, and the second is open showing the inside. 

Mother's Day Card & Gift Box

I'm a little slow at posting, but this is what I made for my mil for Mother's Day.  The first is her card, and below that is the 2-4-7-10 box that I made for her.  We used the box for a pair of earrings we got for her.  It was such a nice way to wrap up something so tiny.  These boxes are made out of a single sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock, and are extremely easy to make.

I used pearl embossing powder and Versamark ink for the butterfly, and for the sentiment I used a mauve pigment ink with the pearl eb powder.  The flowers were made with the Martha Stewart hydrangea punch.

Front

Back

Bridal Shower Invitation

My niece is in her friend's wedding and is hosting a bridal shower for her so she asked me to make the invitations.  The bride chose a tangerine orange for her main colour, so this is the invitation I came up with.

Bridal Shower Thank You Card

These are the thank you cards for the bridal shower.

Wedding Favours

My niece's friend is getting married so she bought 50 boxes of chocolates to give as favours, but she didn't know how to dress them up and put a thankyou tag on them.  That became my job, and this is the final result.  The tag sentiment is, "Sweets to end the sweetest day.  Enjoy!"  It also has their names and wedding date on it.

Sympathy Cards

I needed to make a sympathy card for a friend who lost his mother.  I made a card and then decided it was much too froo-froo for he and his wife.  They are a couple who loves the country and being outdoors, and recently bought their first home on a beautiful piece of property with woods and a stream.  I decided to make another card that suited them a little more.  Can you tell which card I decided to send to them?

I masked and sponged the oval and moon, then stamped
the tree using my Lovely As a Tree stamp by SU.

I stamped the roses (Judi-kins) and coloured them with pencil crayons and gamsol, then sponged ink on the edges.  I layered plain cs with a sheet of HOTP printed vellum.

Spring Birthday Card

I was asked by a friend to make a birthday card for her to send to her sil, something pretty with bling.  I thought it would be nice to use some bright spring colours.  This pp from Hot Off The Press was perfect for that.  The rest is from my dollar store.  Sentiment is computer generated.  TFL!

Baby Bootie Tutorial

I figured I better get this posted tonight since I have a busy weekend ahead.  Here is the tutorial for the baby bootie shower favours below.  The pictures are pretty self-explanatory.  They are very simple and easy to make.  I got everything I needed for them in the dollar store.

Supplies:  Jumbo cotton balls (2 per bootie), plastic shot size cups (2 per bootie), cocktail size napkins, ribbon in a matching colour, and scissors.  

**For the ribbon, you will need approximately a 12"-14" length per bootie, depending on type of ribbon.  Wider ribbons will take a little longer piece.

Spread out the napkin and set one cup and 2 cotton balls on top in the centre.

 Bring up the back corner and tuck it into the cup.

 Bring up the front corner around the cotton balls and tuck it into the cup.

 Snip off a little bit of each tip, but not too much.  This helps it be less bulky when tucked into the cup.  The top cup fits better by doing this.

 Bring up the left side and tuck it into the cup.

 Bring up the right side and tuck it into the cup, smoothing it out as you tuck it in.

 Place the second cup in the bootie, leaving a little bit at the top the width of your ribbon.

Tie your ribbon around the top of the cup with a bow.  Fill the cup with candies or items of your choice.

If you make these, please comment and post a link for me to see what you did! 

Baby Shower Favours - And Lots of Them!

Finally, the last item I worked on for my niece's baby shower, and it's not a card!  It's the favours which were baby booties.  I made them out of napkins, plastic cups, ribbon, and cotton balls, then filled them with rainbow mints.  I had to make 120 of them so it is a good thing they were very cheap and easy to make.  They really didn't take alot of work at all.  I will post a tutorial tomorrow if I can.  We decorated with a spring/ducky theme so we used lots of colours!

This is half of what I made!