Birthday Card for Sarah

 I have been thinking for awhile about getting into foiling but had been putting it off until Gina K designed her own foiling machine called the Fuse.  She made it so tempting with all the extra goodies that came along with it and of course the first offering the machine was PURPLE!!  I couldn't resist anymore, so out came the gift cards I had received for Christmas.

I started playing around with it yesterday and came up with this card for Sarah's birthday.  The base card is white with a layer of SU's Raspberry bliss.  The main focal layer is what they call a Poly-Glaze sheet.  I received so many different ones plus foils in the package, so I decided to use this one for her birthday card.  One thing I like about foiling is after you foil one of these sheets you can use the negative sheet on a piece of toner paper and foil for a second run.  For this card, I decided to use the first foil because you couldn't see the sentiment that well on the negative piece with everything colored.  I could have also colored/blended  the design but decided not to because of the same reason.  It is hard to tell on the picture, but there is a beautiful sparkling shine from the foil I used.  The Happy Birthday is a die from SU.

The inside sentiment is from the SU stamp set Happy Birthday Gorgeous.  There are so many different things one can do with this system.  I am working on some Easter cards so we will see how it goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

St. Patrick's Day Cards

 It is hard to believe that March is almost half over!  It was a beautiful day in PA with temps in the high 60's!  We traveled to Lancaster and had a wonderful lunch with friends that are moving to Tennessee.  The weather was perfect for a drive in the country.  I always make cards for this holiday and this year is no exception.

These were made with the stamp set/die from an older kit that I had purchased from Gina K a few years ago.  I used it that year to make this card. 

I used SU's Old Olive CS for my base card with and Basic White for my layer.  

For my inside sentiment, I used one of my old wood stamps that I have had for years!  I loved how these cards turned out.

I entered this post over at - Double D Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Congratulations Card for Jennifer

 Jennifer has done so well in school again this year, so I decided to make a card for her and send with some $$$ for getting on the Honor Roll again

Looking through my stash. I found some Gold Glimmer CS from SU which I used for my base card.  I used the Fireworks Stencil from Hedgehog Hollow with my Encore Gold Ink from SU.  I decided to use SU's Botanicals for You in black and wondered if I should have stamped it first but decided to go with it and stamped over the gold.  It's hard to see but the gold ink actually came through the black ink and looks pretty neat.  I then put some star gems on the fireworks.  

For my inside sentiment, I used the same SU stamp set and stenciled a smaller fireworks in the corner.  I really liked how this turned out and of course Jennifer liked what was included inside!! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy