Birthday Card

 Here is another birthday card I made.  This one is for my daughter.  Gina K did this technique a few weeks ago. and  I thought it was so unique and different.  For those who want to try it, here is the VIDEO.  

It is made with her 3D Diamond Cover plate.  It can be made with any cover plate, but since I didn't' have any I ordered the one she used.  I thought it was pretty neat.  First you cut out two die cuts and adhere them together.  Then you take a silhouette stamp set and stamp it on two different pieces of paper in the exact same position.  Using a stamp positioner makes it easy to accomplish.  The closest one I had was my Springtime stamp and die I had purchased from Local King Rubber at a craft show years ago.  It is a pansy plant in a saucer.  Then you die cut one with the 3D die and place it exactly over the other imagine.  You trim off the edges and then I mounted my on black CS and used SU's Highland Heather for my base CS.  I used one of Gina K's paper sentiments that I had in my stash.  All I had to do was cut it out.

For my inside, I used the ladybug stamp from the set.  I thought they were so cute.  I still have some other birthday cards to make and I have been busy making some other projects, so with this hot weather my craft room has been getting a workout!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Birthday Card

 I hope everyone had a great weekend.  It was extremely hot here, but we enjoyed having the kids come for a visit even though we had to stay inside.  I got some time to make another birthday card.  July is a busy month for birthdays here!!  

I decided to use SU's stamp set Mischievous Mice.  I love these cute little mice!  I used Whisper White CS for my base card with my first layer of  Just Jade.  My next layer was some DSP from the bundle which I cut in half and tied a bow around.  I stamped my little mouse out on a piece of white CS which I cut out using the Stitched So Sweetly dies.  I fussy cut a circle from some of the DSP  to fill my balloon instead of coloring it.  The sentiment is from the set as well.

For my inside, I used leftover DSP and ribbon to decorate the inside.  It is nice to have everything coordinating together.  

Since I had extra DSP I decided to decorate the flap of the envelope as well.  I like how everything came together.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

4th of July Postcards

 Well, it is hot, humid and raining - typical summer days!  Trying to straighten up my craft room, I came across an old SU stamp that I thought would make some great postcards.  A friend of mind had found it at a house sale and scooped it up for me for 50 cents!  I think it was from 2001.  Jennifer McGuire had a VIDEO awhile ago on making these and I thought I would make some for the holiday and send to some of our friends.  Awhile back, I had made some for Jennifer.  Here is the POST I made.  As you can see, they look great with any stamps.

I used one of my oval stencils and did some blending for the top and bottom leaving the  middle white  The stamp had never been used and was wooded mounted, so I carefully removed it and used my Misti.  I was so pleased how it turned out!

Here is a closer look.  I forgot to take a picture of the other side but Jennifer McGuire has a free template on her website that you copy on your CS that has a place for your stamp, address and message.  

It was a busy few days for us.  On Thursday, my daughters, Jennifer, Joe and I went to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  We had taken our kids there many years ago, but Joe wanted to go back as his Dad had come to Ellis Island as a child from Poland with his older sister.  They have computerized more information and we hope to obtain photo copies of his Dad's journey.

From Ellis Island, we went by ferry to see the Statue of Liberty.  Here is a picture of Joe on the ferry.  

Here is a picture of Jennifer in front of the statue.  It was a nice day but very hot.

Then on Saturday we celebrated my birthday.  We went to a nice restaurant up in the Poconos.

I had a Boston Cream Pie which I love.  We are watching Daisy while Jennifer is at Wolfe's Lodge swimming and then Tuesday the kids are coming here for the 4th.  Wednesday I  will be sleeping in!!  LOL!!  Everyone in the Pansy Patch wishes you a wonderful 4th of July.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Birdhouse Card

 This card has been in the works for months.  I started it right before we got Covid.  My friend moved into her new house in a new state the beginning of the year, and I knew I wanted to make her this card.  The pieces have been laying on my desk in my unfinished pile!  What's the saying - better late than never!!

I used Scrappy Tails birdhouse dies and SU's Simple Stripes embossing folder to make the main birdhouse.  For my CS, I used SU's Crushed Curry and Old Olive.  I decorated it with flower dies from the Greetery and my little bird is from Papertry Ink's Feathered Friends #2.

You can put it together on the top so it opens up from the top, but I decided to make an accordion fold on each side so it lays flat in the envelope but will pop open and stand on its own.  The size is a slime line card.  

 This is the back where I used one of my punches to write a sentiment.  I hope my friend likes it.  My daughter Jeannie and Jennifer are in Texas this week on vacation.  First in San Antonio and the River Walk and then to Waco to see the Silo with Joanna and Chip Gaines.  Of course, they are having a heat wave!!  Last week we watched Jennifer since school was out and she wanted to work on a craft.  Have you heard about Diamond Painting?  I thought she would like them and got her some sticker ones to make.  I had put them in her Easter basket and they were waiting for her to make them.  They turned out so cute!  I thought she would only make one but she said they were very addictive and couldn't stop.  Here are some of the ones she made.

They come on sheets and you cut them out and then put the little gems on them.  She made me a panda one and I put it on my PC.  

Here is a picture of Jennifer on her last day of school.

It's hard to believe that she will be going onto 5th grade next year.  Time is going way too fast.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Joe's Father's Day Card

Here is the card that I made for Joe for Father's Day.  I saw several like this made with the silver paper in Pinterest and liked how they looked so I decided to try it out!

I used white for the card base, basic black for the first layer and the silver CS for the next layer. Then I used the large circle embossing folder on the silver CS.  I love how the back ground turned out.  I used SU's Botanicals For You stamp set and cut it out with Spellbinders Oval Die and added some black and silver gems and some twine from my stash.

For my sentiment, I used the same stamp set and my Father's Day stamp from Stampabilities.  Everyone came over on Saturday to celebrate due to their schedules.  I did not have it finished in time, but after all Father's Day is next Sunday, so I have time!  LOL!!  I was happy how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Father's Day Card

 Well, I have moved onto making some Father's Day cards.  It is hard to believe that we are already into the month of  June!  I hope summer slows down some!!  My daughter's boyfriend like his motorcycle. so I decided to make his card from SU's One Wild Ride stamp set.

I saw several of these two panel cards in Pinterest and decided to make one.  I used black for my base card and crushed curry for my next layer. I cut my Very Vanilla layer  3 1/2" x 5" and stamped my images.  Then I just cut the CS in half so each panel was 1 3/4" x 5" which made it so easy to line up.

For my inside sentiment, I used an old Stampabilities stamp.  I find I am using a lot of my old stamp collections lately.  I was so disappointed to hear that Heartfelt Creations is shutting down their business by the end of the year.  I am definitely going to cherish the stamp sets that I have acquired during the past few years.  

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day.  We went away for a few days to Sylvan Beach, NY. with my daughter and Jennifer.  We had a wonderful time.  They advertised that it was ADA Compliant, so we decided too check it out and was pleasantly surprised.  The cottage was perfect with everything accessible for me including a ramp into the front door!  No steps! A pontoon boat came with the cottage as long as you had your NY boating license, so my daughter and Joe went online and got theirs!!  We had such a good time in it!!

I didn't think I would be able to get in it but the crew had everything ready for me.

They had this ramp where I could actually drive my scooter on it right into the boat!  They even picked it up and turned it around so when we were ready to get out I could drive right out!  I was so impressed and happy to be on the water again.

Of course, the next outing was fishing.  Jennifer was determined to catch her first fish.  She got right into it and helped Poppy with the worms!!

I don't know who was more excited - Jennifer, Poppy or my daughter.  She caught her first fish - a 7" bass!

Here is a picture of the successful duo!!  We had so much fun.  We also  found out that the place is dog friendly, so Daisy will be coming  along next time!  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Card for Jennifer

 I made another card for Jennifer using the Colorado Craft stamp/die set called Catch a Star.  These mice are so adorable I can't stop playing with them!

 

I used SU' Pacific Point for my base CS.   For my layer, I cut out a circle to use as a mask for the moon and did some ink blending.  I then blended some light pink ink over the moon and colored my images and stamped the sentiments.  

For my inside sentiment, I used the same set and added some more stars.  Besides the cute mice, I also love the sentiments they have in their collections.  Jennifer is so excited about her chorus recital this week.  Hard to believe that school will be over soon.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy