Birthdays Abound

Whew!  Another birthday card.  I have noticed there seems to be an inordinate amount of people I know who have birthdays in the winter months.  I was told it was because spring is the time for love.  Hmmm...  that could be a legitimate answer.  Anyway, I made this card for a friend of mine who also volunteers at Micah.  Her birthday is today.  I will be seeing her on Friday to give it to her.  Here is the card: (Click on the picture to see it larger)

Card Recipe: (all items SU unless otherwise noted)

Stamps:  Flores Suaves (the background stamp under the butterfly), 

               a collage stamp by Inkadinkadoo (no name).  I used one of the

               butterflies on the collage

Paper:    Attic Boutique DSP, soft suede, very vanilla

Ink:        Soft Suede (SU), Memento Timber Brown, Copics BG01, BG05

Other:    Garden Trellis Deep Edge punch (MS), Spellbinders Labels 4, 

              Very Vanilla ribbon, Pearl flowers by Memory makers,

              dimensionals

Technique Tips:
I wanted to show you a close up of the butterfly:

      -  This is the first time in a long time that I have used my Copic markers.  I only used two colors.  The little bit of reddish purple you see is actually smeared ink from the stamped image.  I used the wrong kind of ink, but I like the effect!  I think the little pearl flowers really show off the body of the butterfly too!
     I placed Very Vanilla ribbon under the Garden Trellis punch out so that it would stand out more.  It seemed to disappear into the paper without it. 

I almost forgot, this card's layout uses the template from this week's SCS Sketch Number 370.  You can see it HERE  And last, but not least, I also based my design on someone elses card.... yes, you guessed it another Andrea Ewen creation.  You can see her card.... well, you can't see it.  I have searched and searched again to locate it on her web or in her SCS gallery and can't find it.  I had printed out a picture of it for my use and I didn't save it.  Sorry. 

That's it for me.  Have a great week.

Blessings,

Terri

January Birthday

The card I am showing you today is a card I made for my Sister-in-love, Julie.  I was a couple of weeks late getting it to her and I had to wait to post it to make sure she didn't see it on-line before she received it.  The wait is over.  Here is her card:

Card Recipe: (All items SU unless otherwise noted)

Stamps:   Happiest Birthday Wishes, Flores Suaves (Inside)

Paper:     Journey DSP by Authentique, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise

Ink:         Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise

Other:     Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Scalloped squares,

               tempting turquoise ribbon, antique lace ribbon, silver heart charm, 

               two hole slot punch, scallop punch and circle punch

Size:        5 x 5 square

This is another card I cased by Andrea Ewen.  You can find her card HERE  

That's it for me today.  I have another card made which I hope to share with you tomorrow.




Blessings,
Terri

Birthday Wishes

I have been studying a certain blog by Andrea Ewen.  Her site is called Ewen Style   I love her vintage, girly, awesome cards.  The card I'll be showing you is one I cased from her.  You can find it on her Splitcoast Stampers gallery HERE  Of course, I changed it a bit, but kept the layout and a few of the embellishments.  Here is my card: (Click on any photo to see it larger)

 

Card Recipe:

Stamps:   Just Because by JustRite

Ink:           Pool Party, Soft Suede (SU)

Paper:      Attic Boutique DSP, Pool Party, White, Very Vanilla (SU)

Other:      Punches:  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Large Oval  (SU)

                 Daisy (MS), Heart Adorning Accents EF (SU)Ribbon for bow

                 (Offray), ribbon on front panel: Chantilly crochet trim (SU),

                 flowers by shabby chic, dimensionals, glue dots, scor pal

I see that I have lost another reader.  It makes me feel sad.  I understand though.  I know I have not been posting often, but I wish you would stick with me.  I would like to think that when I do post, that hopefully, it is worth the look.     

Blessings and thanks for sticking with me!

Terri          

Butterly Birthday

I was attempting to make a belated birthday card for my Sister-in-love, Julie.  I wasn't happy with the way it turned out, so, Julie.... this is not yours, lol!  Here is my card:

I was attempting to case a card from Ann Sheffer, aka Pickled Paper Designs  Here is a scanned copy of her card.  I couldn't find it on her blog and I searched page after page after page.  Sorry about the quality.

Now, you can see why I wasn't happy with mine, wah, wah, wah.  :)  I'll have to make a fresh start tomorrow on something new.  Sorry, Julie.  You're card us going to be a bit more late.

Blessings,
Terri

This Christmas Past

I know Christmas has come and gone, but I didn't get a chance to post the pictures of my cards.  I hope you don't mind if I do it now.  I only made two different designs.  Here is the first:

This is the card I made for my great nieces and nephews.  This is the card I made for the adults:

I made this card using a tutorial by Sandy MacIver.  You can find it HERE
That's it for me today.  Have a great weekend.

Blessings,
Terri

Happy New Year

Happy, happy new year to each and every one of you.  I am looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me this year.  I hope you are too!  I didn't make any new year resolutions.  If I had, it would have been to try and make more cards for posting.  We will see. Keep your fingers crossed! I hate making resolutions and not keeping them.

Since I've been so involved at Micah Ministries, it has been hard to keep up with my card making.  I'll try to get and stay organized this year.  Again... we'll see :)

Many blessings to you all,

Terri

Dad's Birthday 2011

I'm sharing with you today, a card I made for my father-in-law, whose birthday is in December.  Since I'll be leaving for Georgia the first week of December, I had to make this before I left.  I cased this card from the wonderfully talented Teneale Williams.  Here is my version: (Click on any picture to see it larger)

Card Recipe: (all items SU)

Paper:     Pear Pizzaz, Pear Pizzaz DSP, First Edition Speciality, Very Vanilla, 

                 White, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede

Stamps:   Lovely as a Tree, French Filigree Bkgrd

Other:      Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, Antique brads, dimensionals,

                 edge distresser

 Technique Tips:
      -  Center layers.  All layers were distressed and sponged with soft suede.  There are three layers: 

                    Top layer: very vanilla

                    Middle layer: newsprint

                    Bottom layer: very vanilla.
     - On the center piece I used dimensionals.

     -  The inside sentiment was stamped and cut out with the SU small oval and edged in soft suede.  The reason I had to use another layer was because I had ink on the inside of the card and had to cover it up!  Just making lemonade out of lemons, lol!  I think it turned out alright.

As usual, when caseing someone else's card, I never have exactly the right ingredients, so you can see where I adjusted the look to make it mine.

I hope you have had a wonderful weekend.  Until next time....

Blessings,

Terri