Steampunk or bust, baby!

Ta-da-da-da-da-daaaaaa!
I'm so proud of this one.  I've never very good with the altered art area of stuff but I think I did a pretty bang up job of things on this card.

On this card I used the Sily to cut sone gears, okay a lot of gears and then I dry embossed clocks on the background paper then I used G45 Steampunk Debutaunte paper for the large image in the back.  I used my Thanks stamps, I'm leaning the secrets, and heat embossed Thanks at the bottom.  I added the gears by using brads and covered with white paper to write on.

Ta-Da!  Not too tough but time consuming, but it was for a good cause.  Karen rocks!

Big Play Date......

So I have been on a card making jag, a first for me for sure since you know how long it takes me to make just one.  I guess that Stamp Convention did a world of good, since now I am card/notecard making machine.  Just give me a challenge.....okay maybe not that good but I'm almost feeling that good about what I'm making.  Here is a card and two notecards, the butterflies are the card and the other two are notecards to say thanks to the great team over at Target Pharmacy.....Maybe I should make a Target themed card for the rest of the group.  I made one for each Pharmacist and Karen *waves HI*, her's is featured in another posting.  Of course.  Not!  But it is in another posting since it was what started the revolution along with the Stamp Convention.

Jules told me there is one in Jan, now I can't wait for that one to come.  That and the new CHA stuff that will be shipping soon.  Yay!  For G45 latest paper lines!  Among other things.

Let me cut this quick, or I'll be rambling on forever and I have more posts to do.

For the butterfly card (left) I heat embossed and then used my memento's markers and colored it in with constrasting colors.  Turned out nice I think it did.  Then I did it like a science project......No. and the Oder or whatever.  Mounted it and went from there.  I of course had to use a font on it, so I spent time doing that....and people think this is easy.  Pfsth!  Color, ribbon or to not ribbon.....the whole nine.

For the first (center) thank you notecard I used nothing but the circut on it, the rest was had cut and done, except for the "Thank You" that came from M's.  Brads from the Scrapper's Convention and a little bit of silver goes a long way.  And of course to ribbon or thread or not ribbon or thread.

The second notecard (right) I went with a Steampunk sort of feel.  Feeling able, I cut a strip of paper from from G45 paper I had called Le Cirque, so I went with it.  Got come cardstock from M's for the background. Used the strip as the sides and then used my ever trusty hats that I seem to be getting a lot of use out of now.  This was just the last one I used the stamps on that I got from the con.  Added wings and some gears cut from the Silly and ta-da!  Thank you notecard.  I finally got smart about the words on the back and typed it out so they could actually read my horrid handwrtiting.  Not been the best since after the seizure but it takes some time to get that working at 100% again.

That is all for these, next!  Steampunk!

Passing of youth Quote

This one card took two days to make and a sleeepless night to finish off.  I cut out gears from my Sillhouette, the paper is Basic Grey and the butterfly was something that I bought at the Scrapbook con so it was just a matter of putt things together on that one.  The rest was of course color cooooord-it-nate the papers.

Ethinic Birthday Card

So I made this card with the thought of playing with the "new" used items I got at a garage sale the "local" Girl Scouts of America was having for scrapbook fools.  Me being one of them of course, but this time I got the mother figure to go with me to it.  I was a driveby in all actuallity but you know how that goes.  I know the earlier you get there the better selection of items.   I think I found a good load of things, so there is bound to more posting of cards as I continue to make more and more cards with the stuff I got.  Now........on to the dies I got.

90 Years of time......Birthday Card

I made this card for my Gram who turns 90, yoday!  1922 to 2012, who would have thought back then that they would make it this far in life?  I can only hope that I can be that age and still be as snappy as she is.  So Happy Birthday Gram and Harry Birthday to the US, a great place for freedome even if some don't think that.

This card was made using a layer system that I got from the GASC a few weeks back and had been unable to figureout how best to use the two cameos that from the pack along with some other smiliar things to match the style I had going on.  Now if only I could get going on the many other cards that I have to make, but instead I am sitting here loaing cards and cleaning out the clost to put the bug in it's final resting place, at least that is the hope after all.

Just saw Graphic's new line and I must say I MUST OWN this stack and all that comes with it.  Wonder of amazon had pro-orders for it?  Song Bird!  There are peacocks, need we say more?

Emily

Belated Birthday Card

I made this card my sister as a belated birthday card.  With the week I had at work, I didn't have enough energy to make her a card before her birthday.  So here it is the day of her birthday and the card is now sitting on my craft area desk and not in her mail box as it should have been.

Sorry A, know that I didn't forget just got caught up.

I tried some new techniques on this card, I used my Sew Easy which makes it look like you used a sewing machine.  I have a small sewing machine but I'm not sure if I need it or not.  It was cheap so it's not a total loss if keep it for some reason or another.

I hope you like it!

Donut Know how Much to Thank You Notecard

I made this card for one of the System Accounts Management group, since they do so much for me.  They probably get little appreciation from the university but I wanted to take a minute and thank them each personaly for all the work they have done for not only me but for the university as a whole.  They keep us ticking whether or not people want admit it or not.

India's Bridal Gown

Here is my latest Bridal related card.  This time it is a Sari (Saree, depending on you) along with some Arabic that says "Bride" as least according to the computer.  A reliable source, no?  Anyway, this was a tough one because there aren't a lot of pictures of Saris out there that I could work with.  I finally did find a photo/drawing that I was able to use and tweak to make it work for me.  The original version didn't have the flowing back piece (in pink) but that is the way that some of the Indian women I know wear their sari's "scarf" for lack of a better word.  I blinged it up a bit with some gems that I got at M's to replace the squares that came out of the translation cut.  I used an embossing folder to give the pink paper the gauzy looking I was attempting to get on it, I think it turned out okay but I had wished I had some fabric to try and make it look more realistic.  Maybe on the next one I will try and find some scrap of fabric to try and use it on the pattern that I have made for this particular piece.

On the inside it says:  "The perfect wedding dress fits you like your love fits your mate; Perfect in everyway.  Congratulations

The quote is my own, and while putting the card together I came up with a couple of sayings I could use on cards but those will have to wait since it is time for.......GASC (Great American Scrapbook Convention)!!!!  Money will be thrown around and new goodies will be gotten and more cards will be made.

Cheers!

Untraditional Bride

I've always dreamed like most small girls of the perfect wedding, sadly mine never consisted of bubble gun pink dresses and white flowing dresses, no mine always consisted of the bolder colors, Royal Purple, Red Pepper Red or my personal favorite Brandywine-Red Wine color.  So this is my nod to my dress, one that is still alive and kicking just slight a bit more realistic on items that I thought would be a "must have" the different color dress is still a "must have" though and that will never change. 

Now I have watched the show Say Yes to the Dress from time-to-time and most of the dresses they pick out seem to suit their style and always making sure to check off traditional dress for traditional wedding.  Me, I have never seen a show where someone comes in looking for something simply smashing in red, purple or Brandywine for a wedding dress and not the bride's maids.

They'll be having more in this genre of card since I have none made and since being sick I have been unable to work on cards as much as I would like to.  This one took two days but that was with breaks and such.

Enjoy it!  I know I do!

Manly Jar of Thanks

Here is yet another Thank You Notecard for the S.A.M.s group.  They are so busy, it's a wonder that they manage to get lunch or even have time to breath.  This is for one of the guys, one of two, of the group.  I thought blue and thanks done in as many languages as I could get the computer to work was simple yet says just how much I appreciate it them.

Thank you Clay and the S.A.M.s groups!

Happy Birthday Sis from Another Mother!

Need I say more?

Steampunk Birthday Greeting Card for Him

I made this card from Dr. A, I loved this card as well.  The gears and the feathers were a great combination in my book.

Many, Many, Many Thanks Notecard

Many, many, many thanks go out Maureen, who was kind enough to find me a Disney Villians set of pins for my lanyard.  I have sine begun to wear them and just simply love them!  I was in the hopsital at the time, so it was a huge and nice surprised to get something from her.  So I made this notrecard as thanks.  The butterflies have many printed in different fants and I then just lover layed the wing color so you can see what the butterflies say.  I had a bigger plan but it wasn't working out the way that I wanted it to, so I stuck wiht this, which I think is just fine.

She loved it anyway, so I guess I did good work.  ;)

A Meaty Birthday Card

Oh jeez!  I never posted this?!  How can this be?  This is by far one of my favorite cards ever.  I plan to make another one, it was just that good.  I simply fell in love with the idea and so I ran with it. 

Mixed media is used, I have foam, ribbon and of course paper.  I thought it was awesome all the same.

Happy Birthday Maureen's husband!

A Jar Full of Thanks Notecard

I made this card as a thank you note to my sister from a different mother, and the birthday gift she gabe me.  Paper!  Something I so needed since I was running out of white paper and htat is a bad thing in my world.

I have plenty of photos to update but I'll start with this one.

Thanks Courtney!

Thank You Notecard

I made this card for a pair gals over in the Autism group that sent an e-mail Get Well Soon card. It was one of the nicest things that people have done for me since my first encounter with my foot and it having mad issues. Speaking of which, the same hole that is there is leaking but is crusty and looking way better. I'm managing it with the ointment that the doc prescribed to help with the healing, which is hopefuly working. Still have to work on those thank you notes for some others as well, but I've been busy with the nearly 24 hours of NCAA College basketball going on. March Madness has gotten into me and I barely have time to focus on cards. Like this one, I love the font I used, but sadly I think I should have maybe picked a different font, not sure.

Oh and I did sew the sew on the card, hence the different look of the letters, which is why I think I should have used a different font; something that sort of goes with the look of the sewing of the word. Either way I have received feedback to it's intended receivers and they just LOVE the card. I'm always glad when someone appreciates the work I do. Makes a sister proud to have such a "crafty" hobby.

You're the Bee's Knees Thank You Note

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So here's my latest Thank You notecard, this one is for the nurse at my Podiatrist office. She seemed quite unhappy when Lupe, the receptionist, got a thank you note but she didn't. I told her that she would be getting on soon enough, and well here it is! I took one look at the bee and KNEW that this would be the perfect card for her. Kind of dorky, but then again I have my dorky moments more often then not.



It started with the bee cut file that I had for my Silhouette SD, I had a cute cut file with the saying "You're the Bee's Knees" but there seemed to be something wrong with the cute file and was freezing up the computer, so instead I used my own fonts from my font collection and made my own saying, to which I must say looks sooooo much better than what they had. I then dry embossed the background paper, which is purple with white cord center (photo kind of hard to tell the color) with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, hence the white hints on it. Hopefully purple is a color you like Maria because it was a hard to pick a color to coordinate with the yellow of the bee. Then I took a white pen to mark out the edges with and that seemed to complete it. I'm still debating on the ribbon at the top, so there may be another photo with a ribbon on it. You know what? I'm thinking I'm going to do the ribbon.
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Thank You

I made this Thank You card for one of the women at my podiatrist office, she has been so helpful with all that has been going on. My work had been a bear about forms being turned in and she has been so accomodating at getting me the forms and such that I need for my work.

Thank you Lupe!!!

Diva Card

I made this card for my supervisor after her attempts at saying her first card was "too small". So I made this card for her, which is 5x7, much larger than her first card, which was a birthday card. This is a just because card. I took the butterfly idea and sort of ran with it once I had the quote.

Get Well Soon Ma!

Here is the "Get Well Soon" card that I made for the mother figure. She has been hinted at me for days about a get well soon card from me, so I spent the better part of yesterday (3/1/2012) working on this card. I think it turned out much more awe inspiring than what I had originally planned. I had done something similiar for someone at work, but the larger butterflies seem to really make the card pop, I'm going to try again this time on a smaller card and see if I can get the same effect going.

Building my inventory for that craft show I'm going to go to one day soon, and see if I can peddle my wears there.

On a side note, I am thinking of selling my Cricut and carts since I rarely if at all use it any more. That will require much more thought but it is tumbling in the back of my mind. I know Julie would love some of the carts that I have and the only down side is that I have them linked to my Gypsy. Guess I should have held off on that. Oh well, I'll figure something out if I do decide to sell it.