Look! I Made Cards!

I don't take time to create cards very often, but here are some I made for my Bo Bunny DT entry.

For the first one, I hand drew all the elements, then cut them from double-dot cardstock. I love this paper because one side has subtle polka dots and the other is solid.

I used chalk instead of ink on the edges of everything for a softer look. The tiny flowers are made using a Quickutz die.

The tire swing hangs freely from the tree branch.

This next card was so much fun to make! I formatted the text in Word and printed it directly onto more double-dot cardstock.

I hand stitched the divider lines...love the texture this creates! The little spinner is by Tim Holtz. Everything else is Bo Bunny.

I love the dimension a few little pop dots add.

Since I rarely make cards, I'll be a little reluctant to give these babies up!

Using Scraps

We have a neighbor lady who has been very sick for a long time. We decided to cheer her up with a big, bright, happy card from all the Primary children in our ward. I was trying to get this made at the last minute and only had scraps to work with. But I love how this turned out! It's amazing how a little of this and a little of that can turn into something that makes me happy to look at! :)

Papers: Bo Bunny, Cosmo Cricket; Dies: QuicKutz
This is the outside of the card. It's 12x12, just like a regular sized layout, because we needed lots of room for all the kids to sign their names inside.

This is a shot of the inside of the card before they wrote in it. It looked so cute when it was finished with all their little kid handwriting! We delivered it to our neighbor on Sunday since it was her birthday. She loved it!

Scrapping Those Valentine's Cards

I'm on many lists to receive emails from scrapbooking websites and magazines. One happened to come to my inbox today that I just had to share! If you've ever ended up with a drawer full of valentines the kids brought home from school (and of course, you can't throw them away...the garbage police make sure of that), then you'll love these ideas. So check them out here.

Speaking of Valentines, I really need to get working on some today. I was looking through my idea file for "Cards" that I have saved on my computer and ran across these that I have made other years. Hope you enjoy them! (If you click on the cards, you will be able to see a larger image).

This was for my Grandma. I stamped the wings onto vellum and attached them behind the circle. I love wings! They are great for love and baby themes and also for whimsical layouts and cards.

I think I made this card for my sister. All the hearts are punched from cardstock. I stamped the word "love" with paint and a foam stamp, then threaded a charm onto sheer ribbon to complete the look.

We mass produced these cards a couple of years ago to give to grandparents and my siblings. The boys hammed it up for the camera and so did the dog!

In case you can't read the card it says:
"This Valentine is sealed with a kiss...
the dog licked it!"

Look...the dog even smiled purdy for the picture. Wasn't that sweet of her?