I've Recovered

I've recovered from being "under the knife." The procedure was without incident. But, that doesn't make anesthesia any more fun.

Tomorrow with mark the first day of my new 40 hour work week. So, my posting may become a little less than it has been recently.

Here is a happy birthday greeting made using some paper from GCD Studios and stamps from Papertrey Ink.

Hope you are enjoying the last day of your weekend.

Butterfly Demographic

A lot of cardmaking goin' on yesterday. I am trying to make cards that appeal to a certain demographic which is not easy.

I picked up some new MS butterfly stamps yesterday and put them straight to use when I got home.

The paper is from GCD Studios and the sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink. I am really enjoying my new stamps from there!

Working at PS today! Happy Tuesday!

On The Naughty List

I'm for sure going to be on Santa's "Naughty List" this year. With only 12 days until Christmas, I still haven't done any Christmas cards!

I was in my studio today working on this year's ornament and cards for gifts. I usually make an assortment of 10-15 cards and give them as gifts. People really like them because when they need a card, they don't have to run to the store to get one.

And, I have discovered I hate doing the clean-up after a day of creating. That is the least fun part of the whole day.

Here is a birthday greeting I sent a week or so ago...

I used some of My Mind's Eye paper and cut my shapes from the Cricut Cake Basics cartridge.

I stamped a cake image on some coordinating paper and cut around the image for the inside sentiment:

And, here is another thank you that has a bit of a vintage feel. The paper is a mixture of Webster's Pages, GCD Studios and Studio Calico.

Hope you are all staying warm!

How To - Block Style Sentiment

I've got a quick Thank You card for you today. I used paper from GCD Studios' Ella Blue collection and a K & Co. butterfly embellie.

One trick I like to do to use white space is to create a "block-style" sentiment. The "thank you" stamp is from PaperTrey Ink and I inked it up and then stamped it twice before inking it again. It results in a really interesting variation in the stamped words. I just stamped it one after another (even running off the card) so that it would filll the space that wasn't covered by patterned paper.

See? Super easy.

That's all for today.

Have a great afternoon!

Natalie

Happy Birthday with Ella Blue

I am really loving the Ella Blue paper collection by GCD Studios. You can view the whole collection here. I picked up an 8 x 8 paper pad last week, which is the perfect size for making cards. And, I also like the way the print becomes smaller - great for a smaller creative space. I used a few embellies from K & Co and used a nestie to cut out my space for the sentiment. Both inside and outside sentiments are from PaperTrey Ink. The seam binding I got from Etsy.

Off to do some creating - a great start to the week.

Baby Girl Cards

It's been a busy weekend! Yesterday, I spent the day touring the local antique shops. There were so many things that I wanted to buy.

Last night, Carson and I went to a couple's wedding shower - lots of fun.

Today I was in the "making-mode." We know two different people that have just had baby girls. These cards were made with JilliBean Soup paper (the pink and green) and the yellow paper is from GCD Studios. The embellishments are by K & Company.

I made two different versions with the same papers. I just switched the sentiment.

Have a good day!

Thanks with Strawberries on Top

Strawberries always make me think of summer. Maybe that's because they taste the sweetest at this time of the year.

I'm still channeling the Red, White, & Blue color scheme. I made this thank you greeting using a few different products. The red patterned background is from Graphic45. The text paper at the bottom is from GCD Studios. I added a little bit of sewing around the strawberry image and to hold the text "ruffle" on the card. The "Thanks" sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink.

Happy Thursday! Hope you're having a great week.

Happy 62, Dad!

Today is my dad's 62nd birthday! We had a low-key celebration last night. My mom and dad are in the middle of a move. The last time they moved was almost 30 years ago! Their closing is on July 9th. So, because basically EVERYTHING is packed, we took some brats over and grilled out.

Here is the card I made for my dad. I used some Studio Calico paper and also cut out the "6" and "2" from a SC graphic sheet. I also used papers from Graphic45 and GCD Studios. And, what masculine card would be complete without a little Tim Holtz black soot ink?

Happy Monday!