Birthday Card made for cousin, masculine

I made this masculine birthday card for my cousin, Ben.  I used the patterned kraft cardstock from a paper pack from Recollections that I got at Micheal's. I just layered on and 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" piece of Georgia Pacific white card stock.  The tag was a digital image that I got off the internet.  The flower is from Prima, and the sentiment stamp is from Hot off the Press stamped with versa mark ink in black and cut out using a label die from Sizzix.  The blue coloring on the sentiment is done with broken china distress stain.  That's all for this card.  Simple yet nice for a young man.  I still find myself struggling with masculine cards and then I just remind myself that simpler is better for men.  I think women are mainly the ones that like cards with a whole bunch of layers and elements all over the card.  That is with the exception of a few men.;)  I really like the way the distress stain looks on this card.  All I had to do to get that look is just swipe it randomly across the die cut.  I didn't want the whole thing to be blue, I wanted some of the background paper to show thru. Distress stains are translucent so you don't have to worry about covering up your stamping when you use them. cool eh?  I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Its the last one of 2012.  I will be starting to post the cards from 2013 tomorrow and I will have some Valentines cards and some videos to go with them coming soon so stay tuned! tfsb, hugs, amyk

Congratulations card for Graduation

My sweet and super smart Sis in Law just graduated from Jacksonville State College in Al. this past month in December so I made her this card to let her know how proud of her we are.  I used a 6x6 paper pad from Authentique called the Essentials Collection.  This was my first time working with Authetique paper and I must say that I'm very impressed with it.  It's nice, double sided, heavy weight card stock.  Very nice to work with and it's so pretty!  The bird stamp is a Clings stamp from Hero Arts and I stamped it with Deep Lagoon Chalk ink from Clearsnap.  I fussy cut the flowers from the designer paper and adhered them after inking the edges with Gathered Twigs distress ink from Tim Holtz.  The sentiment stamp is also from Hero Arts, a clear stamp set. I also want to say that the clear stamps from Hero Arts are of the best quality.  I love working with them and never have any issues with the ink not wanting to stick to them in an even and smooth layer.  Love them!  I just cut the sentiment into a banner shape with just my scissors and used a bling piece from the Paper Studio.  That brand comes from Hobby Lobby.  I just finished it off with a bow out of satin ribbon.  That's all I have for you today, Wow, two post in one day! Look at me Go lol. Have a wonderful evening and I will see you back here in the morning.  I have a ton of Christmas cards that I want to share all be it late. Hope you guys wont mind.:)  Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to  leave a comment,.  I love hearing from you, let me know if you have any request or some thing you would like to see or a technique you would like me to demonstrate for you.  I can also do your request in the form of You Tube videos.... So just let me know anything you would like help with and I will see what I can do for you.  ttyl, hugs,amy k

Handmade birthday card for sister inlaw

I made this card, that is one of my favorites that I've made thus far, for my Lovely Sis In law, Jennifer.  She is such a sweet, beautiful and fun young lady and I have grown a lot closer to her over the past few years and I wanted to make her a special card.  The flower on this card is handmade by me and it makes the card very dimensional.  It's much too thick to send thru the regular mail and is much more easily dealt with to just hand deliver it.  Just a little information, If I'm going to mail a card of this thickness I put it in a padded envelope to protect the dimensional items on the front of the card and run it down to the Post office and have them weigh it there and tell me what the extra postage will be.  That way I pay the exact postage and don't have any worries about the card not arriving in time to the recipient because it was returned to me for improper postage. Also I don't have to worry about it arriving to the destination in pieces because it came apart in the handling at the post office. That's just a little tip for you to maybe help you out with the shipping of your own cards.  Hope that helps.:)
   Ok, to tell you a little about the making of this card.  I used just plain white card stock, I use Georgia Pacific white from Wal Mart.  I then used Distress Inks from Tim Holtz and some Glimmer Mist for the green background.  The blue print stamp is from Stampers Anonymous and it's called "Steampunk CMS 107"  I just stamped it over and over repeatedly rotating it as I went to make the patterned background. For the sentiment I cut it out from cream card stock with the Styled Labels die from Tim Holtz and stamped it with a stamp from TPC studio and it's called Travel Collage.  For the flower, like I mentioned earlier, it's handmade by me and I used Glimmer Mist in Rose Tea to color it with.  I used a leaf from Recollections and the rose buds are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I also used a Tim Holtz game spinner and a couple of metal gears and on the seam binding bow I used a Trinket Pin.  I used a strip of Tim Holtz wasshi tape along the side. Wow, that's alot of Tim Hotz products isn't it? Well, what can I say?  He makes fun products. lol.  I hope you enjoyed this card today.  I certainly had fun making it.  It really is one of my all time favorites.  I hated to let it go but at the same time I was happy to give it to Jennifer.  Have a wonderful rest of your day.  I'll be back either tonight or in the morning with another card I made for Jennifer last month.  Thanks for stopping  by, Hugs, amy k

A Christmas gift box of cards

This post is going to be very photo heavy but I wanted to show you all the cards I made and included in this little gift box I made for my hair dresser and dear friend, Amanda. I just made the box on the Cricut and decorated it for the holidays and filled it with cards she can use throughout the year.   So lets get started, here's a picture of the gift box

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This next card can be for any occasion that she chooses

 

This is of course a Christmas card

 

The next one is a Father's day card or it could even be used for a Father's birthday

 

 This next one is a Thinking of you Card

 

This next one is a Sympathy card

 

This one is for a little girls Birthday

 

This one is a Halloween card

 

This one can be a Mother's day card or a Mother's birthday card

 

And this one is  a Winter/Christmas card

 

And this last one is a little boy Birthday card.

 

Wow, that was a lot, right? I wanted to give her a nice selection of cards to choose from and I just hope that she actually uses some of them.  It's always hard to know what someone else will like.  Well, I hope you all are having a wonderful Holiday this day and having a Merry Christmas.  that you are spending time surrounded by the people you love in life and just enjoying each others company. Peace and love, amy k

Handmade Anniversary Card

I made this anniversary card for my aunt and uncle, Shelia and Harvey, I used my minds eye lost and found Union Square paper pad in 6x6 for the back ground and for the sentiment I used a stamp from TPS studios and the flourish is a cricut die cut from the art Philosophy cardtridge. The black velvet flower is from bazzill and the red one is from Prima and the bling brad in the center is from the paper studio from Hobby Lobby.  Well, that's all for this card I hope you liked it. I will be back soon with a whole gift box of cards I made for a great friend as a Christmas gift. Check back with you soon. Hugs

Shabby Chic Birthday card

This is a birthday card I made for my aunt, Shelia.  I've really been into the whole shabby chic movement in crafting lately and wanted a card that reflected that style.I've forgotten the paper pad that I used sense I made this card over a month ago.  Please forgive me. I die cut the burlap using the tattered flourals die from Tim Holtz.  A word of caution when doing this, if you use the loose weave burlap like I did you have to be careful that It doesn't come unraveled on you.  I used a large flowral pebble with the image of the lady glossy accented to the back.  For the sentiment I used a stamp set from Close to My Heart and the matching die cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge for the cricut. That cartridge was made for Close to My Heart to work with their stamps.  I just love using it, It has so many good cuts on it.  Ok, that's it for this card.  If you have any questions or comments please feel free to ask.  I love hearing from you guys.  Talk to you next time. Hugs

Masculine Birthday card

I made this card for my cousins husband, Jeff. He's a rugged kind of guy and likes big trucks and going hunting.  Maybe I should have made his card in Mossy Oak camo, now that I think about it. lol.  I wanted a real masculine card for him. No flowers on this card lol.  I used the Graphic 45 designer paper, a Proper Gentleman for his card.  The stamp set is from Papertry Ink and the name escapes me.  I embossed it with champagne colored embossing powder even tho it looks more silver here. I didn't have to do much to this card I think the paper stands for it's self in this case.  Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card, make sure to check back later today and tomorrow, I've got a ton of cards to upload including some Christmas ones.  Hope to see you back here soon. Hugs

Masculine Birthday card for young man

I made this card for my cousin's other boy/child, Garrison.  He's almost a teenager and enjoys all the things that boys his age do.  I thought the four wheeler was a good fit for him.  Didn't want to put anything too childish on the card for him. No cutsie cards for him from now on. lol.the designer paper is from a Recollections pad and  the die cut is from the Dude! cricut lite cartridge and I think the letters may be from the Wild Card cartridge, the sentiment stamp is from Close to my Heart on a chipboard cut out. Hope you enjoyed the card today and hope you have a great day, Hugs.

Birthday card for one year old baby boy

I made this card for my cousin's baby boy, Colt, who just turned one. To make this card I used a designer paper pad from Fancy Pants designs called Road Show. I also used stamps from a Basic Grey set  and the sentiment stamp is from Close to my Heart. I also used spellbinders labels 9 for the layered shapes. Thats all I've got for you today, stop by tomorrow and I'll have another card to share with you. thanks for stopping by. Hugs

Masculine Birthday card

I made this birthday card for my uncle Tim.  I used an older BoBunny paper line called Mama-Razzi for this card and alot of Tim Holtz products like the bird charm and the flowers and foliage and the fragment charms. I added the sentiment stamp from TPC studios and punched it out with an ek success punch. then finished it off with a pretty bow. I hope you enjoyed my card today, and I thank you for stopping by to have a look. I'll see you all back here tomorrow with another card. Hugs,