Birthday/Everyday Card

It is such a beautiful day here in Southern WV! I love days like this. I've been busy making cards. One, I'm going to show you today is for a dear friend of mine. We have been friends for about 40 yrs and love getting together. Because, she lives in Ohio, we only see each other ever couple of years. We are always vowing to do better.

My friend, Deb's birthday is soon, and I wanted to make her a card...so the photo on the left is what I came up with. I added a pack of seeds to her card and it is ready for mailing.

Taking the same basic design I made another everyday card. It isn't nearly as retro! But, a card that could be used for most occasions.

Thanks for stopping by. I would love to hear any comments you might have about anything on my blog. I'm hoping for some followers soon...it is quite lonely here!

Paper Rose

To make this card I used a deep red paper from The Paper Company, topped with a piece of white card stock and a piece of black paper embossed with the Cuddlebug folder, Floral Fantasy. I lightly used Martha Stewart's white cat eye ink pad over the embossed image. The rose and green paper used to embellish are wallpaper. I used a paint brush and highlighted the rose and leaves with Ranger clear embossing ink and then used Stamp-n Stuff clear embossing powders. Finished it off with Offray black and white checked ribbon.

This was a fun card to make!

Until next time-Donna

Baptized

This is a very basic card I made today using a 4x5 card, Sizzix Swirls & Dots Embossing Folder and Best Occasions Everyday Blessings Quote Pack.

I made this card for a special young man, Cole, who turn his life over to Christ and was baptized last night. We wanted to congratulate him and let him know how happy we are for him.

Well, the hot pink cast came off my arm yesterday and on went a lighter, soft cast for the next month. My hand will require physical therapy everyday, to get it back in shape and while challenging I WILL DO IT. Slowly, I am trying to get back into doing the crafting and card making, I enjoy so much.

Until next time.

Heat Resistant Craft Mat Comparison/ Tips & Tricks

What do you think about these mats? Same or different?

They are both Teflon mats...the difference is where you purchase them, what their advertised use is and that you will pay double the cost for one of them.

The second item is a teflon sheet, 15"x15" sheet usually sells for around $5 on Ebay. The first is Ranger's Utee Non-Stick Craft Sheet that retails for around $16.

So, after ruining my Friskars mat with the heat gun, it was time to move on to another mat. The teflon sheet is a great price and works great for any crafting projects. My money will be spent on the craft mat from Ebay.

Have a great day!

The Beginning of My Blog

Hi, and welcome to my blog! I have been a scrapbooker for many years and recently started dabbling in card making. It was soon evident that I really enjoyed making cards. Probably more than scrapbooking. I hope this blog will be a place "new" and advanced cardmakers will feel at home. You'll find I don't own all the newest supplies or have many stamps (not that I wouldn't like to), but would just like to share my love of crafting.

There won't be much to share until the cast on my right hand comes off next week. I'll bid my time and do the fun thing until then-SHOP! See you back here soon!