Congratulations

# 545-2017-04
I made this card for a friend who is retiring from her job on April 28th.

Just Because

Just Because

# 530-2016-07

My theme on my card is an idea that I got from Kathy from The Daily Marker. I recently purchased one of those little relaxation coloring books that has mandala pictures in it to color with markers. Yesterday, while on facebook, I saw a post from Kathy's The Daily Marker website showing how to make handmade greeting cards using pictures that you have colored, such as from the type of coloring book I just mentioned. So, I chose a mandala picture that I wanted to use on a card and then I used my markers to color it in before cutting it out and putting it on my card.

The sentiment is from my All Year Greetings stamp set. The monarch butterflies are cut out from my hand punch. 

I am posting this card in this weeks http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com as well as in Kathy's Daily Marker card challenge, You can find her challenge at http://www.thedailymarker.com.

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Feel better soon

Feel better soon

# 515-2016-04

I decided to make another card for this weeks http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com card sketch challenge.

For this card, I decided to use a pink blank card with a white cardstock. For the foreground, I used my Bigz Top Note die cut with another white paper and then I highlighted the edge of it with Regal Rose Stampin' Up ink.

For my theme, I cut out the Fabulous Florets flowers and leaf stem, sponged on the Regal Rose ink to give them some color, colored the leaf stem, and then stuck them onto my card. Then I added the neutral white pearl adhesive gem to give my flowers a better look.

I used my Stamp & Cut Butterflies clear stamp set with matching framelit die cut for the butterflies. I used Garden Green Stampin' Up ink to stamp them onto paper before using the matching framelit to cut them out with my Sissix Big kick machine.

For the 2 shapes in the middle, I used craft ribbon instead of regular paper. Then I used a light green brad on the one side of it with a green butterfly next to my flower.

The sentiment is from my All Year Greetings clear stamp set. I stamped it on using Garden Green Ink.

I also used my Stampin' Up paper piercing tool for the outside border around the Bigz Top Note.

Thank you for stopping by to visit. 

With Sympathy

With Sympathy

# 507-2016-03

Supplies used are :

I used a white blank card with a red cardstock from my Shimmer Matstack. The main background I used my cherry blossom embossing folder on white cardstock.

The small red and white strip is paper from my Snap Color Vibe paper pack from Simple Stories.

I used red paper with my scalloped squares framelits with a white background behind the red roses and the sentiment is from my All Year Greetings clear stamp set. I used Garden Green Stampin' Up Ink. 

Then I added some sequins on the cherry blossom flowers. I used my photo editing software to add the green border to my card after I scanned it and saved it to my computer. 

This card is the 507th card I have made since 2011 when I first started making cards. You can also find this card posted in this weeks http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com card challenge. 

I hope you have enjoyed my card as well as your visit to my blog. Thanks for stopping by.