Freedom

Hi everyone!  Happy Fourth of July!  Above is a set of cards I made using those vintage image books that come with a CD so you can print the images as many times as you like (hopefully you know what I'm talking about! lol).  I set up the printing so I would get 4 images on a sheet of 8.5 x 11" cream cardstock and cut the girl out with my circle Nestabilties, careful to leave the flag outside of the circle. 


Next up I punched some stars out of a vintage book, some kraft cardstock and the red DCWV patterned paper (you can't see where I punched the star because I covered it with the blue cardstock ;).. sneaky huh??  lol  Then I die-cut the banner with my Nestabilities and stamped it with a Clear & Simple sentiment in Cranberry Colorbox ink.  I distressed the edges with Creamy Brown Colorbox ink. 

The middle layer has Stampin' Up! ribbon, navy cardstock and lighter blue cardstock punched with a Fiskars border.  I really like how these different supplies came together, from the swirly sentiment to the patterned paper and the text stars, to complement the vintage image.  I hope you enjoy this card set and have a safe and happy Fourth of July!  I'll be back tomorrow with some patriotic jelly bean tubes!


-Suzanne :O )

Land of the Free

Hi there!  Sorry it's been a while since my last post- we had graduation at school so it's been a very hectic week!  Glad that's over- I hate those days where I have to leave work, go home with just enough time to change, grab something to eat, and then head back to work (graduation, open house, scholarship ceremony, etc)!  Anyway, onto my card for today... I made this last week but didn't have time to post it for the Sweet Sunday sketch:

I turned the sketch on its side so I could use my new admission tickets!  I've sold a few but still have plenty left in my Etsy shop if you're interested!  

I matted the tickets with some glittered polka dot red patterned paper from Target and cut it into a banner shape.  The chipboard sentiment piece is from Hobby Lobby- love that subtle design with the polka dots and stars!  I cut out the red patterned paper (K & Co.) and white cardstock with my Nestabilities and added some sparkly gem brads from my stash.  Here's a different angle of the card where you can see the different colored blue gems and a better view of the glitter on the polka dots behind the tickets:

The light blue cardstock was embossed and sanded, and matted on dark blue cardstock. I like how this card turned out, although it doesn't have any images.  I love using up my stash too, like those gem brads! :D  I hope you're having a fabulous weekend!  Not sure what I'm doing with myself yet, but I hope to enjoy the sun after several crummy, gloomy, rainy days!  Thanks for stopping by!


-Suzanne :O )

Fourth of July, 2010

Hi everyone!  I've been busy working on Fourth of July cards, along with some craft fairs and my new etsy shop.  That all means less time to spend blogging, but here are the cards I made for today.. enjoy!

Have a great holiday!


-Suzanne :O )

Celebrate Freedom

Hi there!  It's been a while since my last post, but for no particular reason other than things have been pretty busy lately.  I've been making cards like crazy; I just haven't had much time to post because of it.  I played along with this week's Taylored Expressions sketch because one of my co-workers and the club he advises is trying to collect items to send care packages to the troops.  One of the things he was asking for was notes and/or letters, so I thought I'd make up a batch of cards for people to fill out.  I used some DCWV paper (oddly enough from a fall collection!), scraps of red cardstock edged with a Martha Stewart punch, Studio G image and sentiment, and some kraft cardstock for the scalloped circle.  I threw on some buttons, too.  Each card didn't take too long to assemble, but multiplying each process by 12 added up to quite a task! :)  It was worth it in the end though, my co-worker was grateful to have these cards.  I hope to post a bit more this weekend- I have quite a few cards I'm excited to share.  Thanks for stopping by!


-Suzanne :O )