Thank You and Sympathy Cards

I thought I'd attempt to use up some of the patterned paper that I've been collecting over the years. Most of it I have filed by manufacturer and I just have one sheet of this and that. My thought was to take a sheet and make three or more cards from it. I love the pattern on this one but unfortunately I tossed the barcode strip and I don't know who the manufacturer is. 

For the card above and below I used the same stamp set for the sentiments and images. It's a Hero Arts set called With Sympathy - CL476. I've really gotten a lot of mileage out of this set.  I also used an EK Success stamp for the border on the first card. For the image on that one I heat embossed it with black embossing powder. The one below was stamped with Smooch ink.

For the thank you card below I used another Hero Arts stamp set called Feather Grass - CL282. The edge punch is from Martha Stewart. Cardstock used for all cards is from PTI. Bling is from Hero Arts and Stampendous.

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Cards From Mistakes

The other day I scored cardstock incorrectly not once, but THREE times! I didn't want to toss it so I set it aside. I think I was just so engaged in watching the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial that I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing.

Here are the two of the cards I've come up with. I'm still working on a third one. On both of them I used a strip of cardstock that I adhered to the edge of the card where it didn't meet the other side. I then used an EK Success Punch on the edge called Open Scallop.

In my email yesterday, I received the video of the week email from Hero Arts (you can check it out here). I was inspired by how the buttons were embossed, so this is my take on it:

I looked through my stamps, found one I liked, stamped on the button and embossed it. On the next card instead of embossing, I used Smooch and made dots.

I then covered the button with an iridescent sparkle glaze.

For the leaves I used a die from Sizzix called Branch with Leaves.

I used a stylus to give the leaves some dimension.

Other products used for these cards: PTI Cardstock in Rustic White, Buttons, Smooch, EK Success Edge Punch, Patterned Paper from Creative Imaginations, McGill Stylus, Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Baker's Twine, Hero Arts Stamps - Find Joy - CL497.

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Santa

I bought the stamp set "St. Nick" from We R Memory Keepers because I thought the Santa looked so cute. Once I got home I had a hard time deciding what to do with it. One of the reasons I had such a difficult time is that I don't use markers with any of my stamps. I kept looking at it and then would set it aside. Finally, I decided to use Flower Soft and Liquid Applique. I also used Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink.

When I finished the card, I fell in love with it!

Products Used For This Card:
Bazzill
St. Nick Patterned Paper from Reminisce
Nestabilities Labels Two
We R Memory Keepers Clear Stamps - St. Nick
Smooch in Tuxedo
Liquid Applique in White
Ultrafine Flower Soft - Strawberry
Open Scallop Punch by EK Success
Stamp by Judith
May Arts Ribbon
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot

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Tags From Scraps

I thought I'd try making some gift tags with my leftover Christmas paper. I've never made tags before and now I think I'm hooked! I love designing cards from scraps. Making tags may just be my new passion.

Here's a closer view of each:

Products Used For These Tags:

Nestabilities Labels One & Classic Scalloped Circles Small

Star Punch

Quickie Glue Pen

Glitter Sparkling Ice

Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink

May Arts Ribbon

Ribbon From JoAnn Crafts

Holiday Time Scatterables - Snowflake & Holly

Versamark

Stampendous! Gold Embossing Powder & Dot Sparklers

Mirrorcard

Creative Imaginations Woodland Brads

Flora Doodles by Petaloo

Farmers Market Cherry Twist Twine

Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Stamps - Warm Wishes - CL243, Merriest Wishes - CL113, Winter's Butterfly - CL234, Holiday Gift Tags - CL237

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Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!

I thought I'd get creative with my tree on this card. I think I succeeded. I used my EK Success Open Scallop Edge Punch to create strips and then cut them into pieces to form the tree.

I then used Stickles and a Viva Pearl Pen to "add" ornaments.

Products Used For This Card:
Patterned Paper from Reminisce Ho Ho Ho!
We R Memory Keepers Clear Stamps - Happy Holidays
Viva Pearl Pen
Smooch in Siren, Green Apple, Azure, Gold Lame
Green Mirror Card
May Arts Jute
EK Success Open Scallop Edge Punch

Hope you're having a great start to your week!