Purse Card

My first use of the Crafter's Ultimate Companion! It is soooo AWESOME!!! The best thing I've ever purchased. I've made tons of cards since then.  I just have to figure out why I can't upload the pictures without putting them on a background first.  Can anyone let me know why?

Inside the card is a folded piece of paper.  When the card is opened, the folded piece of paper opens up also.  Instructions on how to make this card is included in the CD that came with the Crafter's Ultimate Companion.  I believe you might even find it somewhere in You Tube.

Supplies used: Pink Armadillo cardstock, silk rose, dotted brad, and 2 pieces of pink ribbon.  I made the green  fuzzy flower using green yarn.  The pink center of the green flower is something I crocheted.  I knew they would come in handy sometime!

TFL.

Potted Flowers

I saw some pretty potted flower cards and decided to make some for 3 friends who were going to have their birthdays.  I had everyone in the office sign them and boy! did they love 'em!  Everyone wanted one!

I apologize for the blurred pictures.  I didn't use any flash because the flash washed out the details.  I do not know which is worse - blurred pics or washed out pics ...LOL! 

Anyway I used flowers I cut out from various patterned paper, threading water border punch, ribbons,  a few beads, stamps and ink.  The flowers in the background can be pulled out.  They are attached to a tag where everyone signed their best wishes.

TFL.. 

A Card For Natasa

Natasa [pronounced Natasha] is leaving. She found a better opportunity at the University of Southern Florida. Tomorrow, both of us will go to Gurnee Mills just to walk around, get something to eat, and gossip [hahahah!].

I made her a card, which I rushed to finish in less than an hour. I spent more time thinking of how to make an envelope.

Supplies used: Fiskars All-a-Fleur embossing puncher, K&Co Happy Trails 2 patterned cardstock, prima flowers, American Traditional Designs "Life's A Beach" charm; EK Success fiber, DCWV mat stack, Joann's Scrap Essentials alpha punchers.

I purposely left the card blank so everyone can sign their best wishes.

Invitation / Announcement Cards

June is a very busy month. Lots of parties: graduation, baptismal, birthdays, weddings, backyard barbeques, just a lot of get-togethers. We didn't have weddings to attend to, but people we know might have been invited to one. That is why DH's graduation party won't happen until July 5.

I made some invitations using scraps. I made a lot of cards, half of which are announcements that DH is going off to college and soon we will be empty nesters. My cards were made of 3 pages. I didn't have time to make the pages into a mini album. There was no time. I had to send out the invitations right away, otherwise, I might lose the spot - as I said, lots of get-togethers are happening now that Summer is here.

Front cover of card is DH's picture when she was a year old. I used Photoshop to cut the cap from one picture and pasted it on this picture.

Second page is a picture of her during her tandem sky-diving experience. I wanted to depict she's off to college and what better way to show it. It will also be an exciting topic when people who didn't know about her adventure will get to see this picture.
The last page, inside back cover is a picture of DH. Sorry, I had to blur some information on the invitation. I wanted to put some small prima flowers and a little bit more color but there just wasn't any time.

Supplies used: scraps of DCWV papers, EK success corner puncher, Fiskars Doodle embossing puncher, yellow dotted ribbon from Michael's, "C" monogram made with the use of Cricut, foam dots.