Card Fun …

 With the onset of warmer weather here in Michigan, our furnaces have been turned off and our windows are open! Really has been refreshing to hear the songs sung by those early morning birds and feel those afternoon soft breezes. Fresh air at night as we slept has been delightful. Newest Forecast: Rain and high temperatures…about time for the air conditioners. So much for all that fresh air!

I’ve been busy this week but thought I would share a few photos of my most recent cards. While attending the Great Lakes Mega Meet earlier this month, I picked up a few new flower and background dies from Gina K, the Purple Daisy, and Elizabeth Crafts. Our card/scrapbook hobby field is really busting with an unbelievable amount of new ideas and products. It really is an exciting time for paper crafters.

Sorry for not including better detail this time but seasoned crafters can see what is used. For those of you who are newer to the craft, if you have questions, just comment below and I send you the info.

Till next time,

God Bless You and Yours

Easy and exciting wreaths…

One of the newest and hottest items in today’s card making community is probably the simplest thing on the market. And appreciatively, we have Gina K to thank for bring her “Wreath Builder” stencils to our attention.

I have found that making wreath designs was always fun but having a balanced design was not as easy as it looked – never got that technique perfected till now.

While attending the Mega Meet in Novi, MI. we had the chance to watch Gina in person as she demonstrated her Wreath Builders. I already had mine but was fascinated with her presentation. Such a pleasant and talented lady. She really captivated the audience.

I’ve created several cards using the stamps with Gina K’s Wreath Builders Kit and several using stamps from Altenew’s Beautiful Day (two of the smaller stems). I even had fun with a few unbranded leaf stamps. 

The cards pictured in this article are only a few of my finished cards (mailed the others before getting the photos). 

If you have not tried Wreath Building, I hope you will soon. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

I have some Anniversary cards to make this week and might use this idea as the back ground with one of my foam flowers in the center…hum!

Thank you for stopping by today. I love sharing my cards with you.What are some of your upcoming project? Want to share your creations?

Till later,

May God Bless You and Yours

Special Note: Do you like country music? If so, you may want to watch for Josh Molletti. He has a YoutTube site and can be seen on Facebook. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAwiqvwBpZY&feature=share
And  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAg7iE9U4PQ (he wrote this song for his two beautiful children)

F.Y.I. – A Do-It-Yourself 

Magnetic Work-Station

Many of you are acquainted with the newer stamp positioning tools. While considering my continuous problem with papers moving while coloring and painting, the thought of using magnetic surfaces became apparent. I just did not want to work in those surfaces and accidentally mess them up. 

Solution: Amazon.com carries an 8”x10” Adhesive Backed 60 mil Ultra Thick Magnet Sheets. There are 5 sheets per pack. The cost is under $20. Once they arrived we went to our local Alro Metal Outlet and obtained enough 8” wide 1/8” thick EDP plastic to make all 5 magnetic work surfaces. Just peel the backing off the magnetic sheet and place on the plastic. For under a total of $30, I now have 5, light weight usable surfaces. Now just use your rare-earth magnets and you are ready to create.

Hint: in your work area, if you are working on a wood surface, you may want to have something like a grip, non-adhesive, shelf liner under the plastic to protect both surfaces.

Mother’s Day 2018…

Thank you for logging on today. This card is for my 93-year-old mother. As some of you know, she has Alzheimer’s. Recently, she has started receiving Hospice Care support.

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About a year ago, I discovered the beautiful flower making art of creating handmade flowers using 0.6mm (about 0.02”) Foamiran. At first, we had to order our foam from outside the US (I was ordering from Ireland). We now have a few US businesses that carry all the colors.

Because of my disability, it is easier for me to use the electric Gemini embosser and die cutter. For this card, I used Heartfelt Creations’, Sweet Peony to cut White Foamiran from Whimsy Stamps. One of the most exciting features of using foam is that you can cut as many as 6 layers of foam at one time! Love it!

To give a little color, I randomly blended Gina K’s Prickly Pear into the centers and petals on both sides.

For the flower’s assembly, I would like to refer you to one of the best photo studies I have seen. Liz Marsden is well-known for her cardmaking and realistic flower talents. I have been a follower of her blog for almost year and have gleaned many helpful hints from her. Please, take the time to visit her BlogSpot and take a lesson from one of the very best:

http://lizscreativecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/peony-styled-flower-tutorial-part-one.html and

http://lizscreativecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/peony-styled-flower-tutorial-part-two.html.

Have you noticed the “window?” Well, that was cut from an unbranded, multiple piece die. I only used 2 dies from the center of this 7-piece set. 

The “You mean the world to me” stamp is from Gina K’s, Rose Bouquet. The rectangular tag was cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs, Stitched Rectangles #1120.

Till next time,

May God Bless You & Yours