Sampling of My Handmade Cards

Here is a sampling of some of the cards I've made that are available in my Etsy Shop.  I just started making cards around Christmas, so this is all new to me.  I'm gradually adding to my supply of craft items needed to make different cards, including stamps, punches, embossing folders, dies,...  Please visit my Etsy Shop to purchase anything you see on here that you're interested in.  Or let me know if you're interested in something custom.

"Happy I Do Day" wedding card.

Flower bouquet Mother's Day card

Baby girl card for baby shower/new baby

"Just Because" bird punch card

Flower bouquet in mason jar card

"Thank You" bird punch card

Another flower bouquet card

"Hi There" owl punch card

Owl punch nurse Get Well Soon card

"Easter Blessings" bird punch card

Colorful flower card

"Guess Who Loves You" owl punch card

Birdhouse bird punch card

Leprechaun card made from bird punch

I hope you enjoyed these cards.  Stay tuned for more in the future.  Again please visit my Etsy Shop to purchase these cards and more.  Have a great weekend!!

Until next time...

Stampin' Up! Owl Punch Cards

So I've decided that I think I want to dive into card making and open up an Etsy shop to sell them.  I purchased the Stampin' Up! owl punch this week because I've seen so many cute ideas on Pinterest using this punch.  So today I decided to whip up my first 2 cards.  I think that they turned out pretty cute.  I can't wait to make more!!

I've also been addicted to Ebay as well this week.  I purchased some embossing folders and Stampin' Up! stamp sets from there this week that I used with these cards.

I used a Kraft paper card base and used a wood grain embossing folder and dark brown paper to make it look like a tree trunk.  I decorated it with navy blue ribbon.

I used the largest Spellbinders Labels 14 die to cut out light blue paper.  I then stamped it using Versamark Ink with the Sick? Feel Better Soon stamp from Stampin' Up! Word Play.  I used the Stampin' Up! owl punch to make the nurse and the tree branch is from the Stampin' Up! bird punch.

I really liked the way that the front of the card turned out!!

Inside I stamped Get Well Soon from the Stampin' Up! Tag It set on paper cut out with a label punch.

I also stamped the Sick? Feel Better Soon on the envelope as well.

I again used a Kraft paper card base for this card.  I then embossed pink paper using a clouds embossing folder.  I decorated the bottom with a pastel striped ribbon.

I traced and cut a a circle from light pink paper.  I distressed the edges of the circle and inked the edges with pink ink.  I then punched the owls again using the Stampin' Up! owl punch.  The tree branches are again from the Stampin' Up! bird punch.  The small pink heart is also from the owl punch.

This would make a cute Valentine's Day card, Anniversary card, or just an I Love You card!!

Inside I stamped Guess Who Loves You from Stampin' Up! Owl Together Now stamp set on paper cut out again with the Spellbinder's Labels 14 die set.

I stamped a border of hearts using a stamp that again came with the Stampin' Up! Owl Together Now on the envelope.

And a few more hearts on the back of the envelope as well.

I can't wait to make more cards.  I have so many more ideas I want to try out.  I really enjoyed making these 2 cards today.  Hopefully more to come so I can open up my Etsy shop and start selling them!!  Hopefully someone out there wants to buy them!  Hope you enjoyed these 2 cards today.  Also have some Easter 2x4 projects coming up as well that I'll share when I finish.

Until next time...

Believe Window Pane Christmas Card

Happy Monday y'all!!  Hope you've survived your Monday.  Thank goodness for a short week!!  And I had off today and I have off Friday!!  So 2 day work week for me!!

Here is the first of 3 different Christmas cards I am making this year.  I made a sample of each a couple of weekends ago and then made 3 additional ones of this version today during my day off from work.  It actually went quite quickly today since I already worked out all the kinks with the sample.  This is my first attempt at card making, and I'm fairly pleased with the results.  It was also my first time experimenting with stamping and die cutting.

The "Believe in the magic" and Santa stamps are from  Waltzing Mouse Stamps.

The window pane is a Sizzix die from Tim Holtz that I cut using my Fiskars Fuse and adapter plate set.

The santa is stamped with VersaMark (watermark ink) and then finished with heat and stick powder (mine was a glittery one), both from  Stampin' Up.

These shapes were cut using Spellbinders Labels 14 die set.

I matted a piece of Holiday scrapbook paper to a card for the background and then applied the cut out designs on top.  I then embellished the window sill with some holly berry stickers.

Inside I also matted another piece of Holiday scrapbook paper for the background.

I stamped this sentiment onto a tag cut out using my Fiskars Fuse tag die.

Here is design #2.

And the inside of design #2.

Sentiment of design #2.

Design #3.

Inside of design #3.

Sentiment of design #3.

And design #4.

Inside of design #4.

Sentiment of design #4.

I hope you enjoyed these cards.  I will be posting the other 2 versions as well once they are finished.  I had so much fun making these and experimenting with some new crafting techniques.  Stay tuned for more Christmas crafts.  Hopefully I'll get some recipes posted again soon!!

Until next time...