Birthday Card

Saturday was my daughter's birthday, so I was trying to decide what card I would make her.  I wanted it to be special as we celebrated not only  her birthday but her College Graduation for her BSN degree, as well as Sarah's Graduation from High School.  Unfortunately, it was a virtual graduation for her which was prerecorded.  They hope to have a real graduation in Sept.  We will see what happens.

She loves to feed the birds and has lots of bird feeders in her yard, so I chose to use the Tweet Cherry Blossoms Collection from Heartfelt Collections.  This is such an adorable collection.

My card base was 6"x 6".  My panels for the front and inside were DSP from the same collection.  I used their Leafy Border die to frame the card and then added two more layers which I distressed.  I then stamped, colored and die cut the rest of the images and made some of the smaller flowers in the collection.  I love the cute little birds.  For the sentiment, I used their stamp set Celebrate Love Sentiments.  Just to create some excitement, I put a wind-up butterfly in the card.  When she opened the card up the the butterfly flew out.  I found them on the web.  They come in so many different colors and are so cute! I put one in Jennifer's card this week as well,

Here is a picture of Margaret and Sarah.  We were going to be outside but it was so hot that we moved the party inside.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

One Wild Ride Birthday Card

I have a lot of birthdays in July and August, so I started making some cards over the weekend.  I needed a masculine card and decided to use SU's stamp set - One Wild Ride.  I have used it in the past and the guys seem to really like it.

This was a quick and simple card which is what I needed.  I used Basic Black CS for my card base and my first layer in Real Red was cut 1/4" smaller layered with 1/8" smaller CS of Very vanilla.  I used Crumb Cake ink for the tire tracks and stamped the image, dust and sentiment in Basic Black.

For my inside sentiment, I used an old $ stamp from Michael's and cut some DSP for the trim.  For a quick card, I think it turned out pretty good.  It has been really hot here.  It seems like we complain about the snow and cold and then the heat.  It looks like most of the country is hot and humid.  As a Jersey girls spending most of my summers at the shore, I miss the ocean breeze!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Rainbow Card

I can't believe that I'm finally posting again!  It has been an interesting few weeks.  My old reliable PC died on me suddenly!  It was fine in the AM and when I went to post this card later in the day - NOTHING!!  I really didn't want to give my PC up but didn't want to spend a lot of money on repairing it as it is pretty old.  Since Joe had been looking for something for my birthday, he talked me into going to look at PC's.  Long story short we purchased one and I'm up and running - I think!  Between getting used to the new PC and the newer version of blogger, it has been interesting!  I think the older one gets we do not like change!! 

To get back to my card, it is one I had made for Jennifer.  I saw this over at Jennifer McGuire's blog - Inside Out Cards - and fell in love with this stamp set from Hero's Arts - May Monthly Kit.  Really is was the sentiment - You Make Today Better!  I thought it was so perfect to send to so many people on different occasions.

I didn't have the circle dies she used, so I used my Spellbinders dies instead.  I just love how these cloud dies create such a great scene.

This is the inside of the card.  I have to agree with her as well about the cute little birds.  I wanted to put so many more of them on the card!  I really like how this card came out.  Simple and basic but right to the point!

Hope everyone is doing OK.  I needed a new pair of shoes, so we decided to venture out to the small mall by us.  It had reopened a few weeks ago.  What I thought was going to be a nice outing turned into a disaster!  We always park in the back of the mall as they have a spot for me to ride my scooter into the doors.  All those doors had large sides on - Exit Only!!  So we parked and watched so many people go in and out, so we did the same.  Everyone had masks on which was good.  Went I went to look at the shoes you had to first put these throw away gloves on before you could touch any.  I found one that I liked and decided to take it home to try on.  In front of the cash register they had installed a piece of plexiglass.  The girl asked me to wait while she cleaned the area after she finished with the lady in front of me.  OK.  She then ran my purchase up and gave me a pen to use to sign the receipt.  Not to be a trouble-maker, I had to ask her if she cleaned the pen as well.  Of course, she didn't which was fine, but why go to all this trouble with gloves, throwing them in a protected area, masks, cleaning the counter and handing me a dirty pen?  We then went out the store into the mall while looking at all the signs telling you which way to walk which no one was following.  They had removed all the tables and benches and most of the stores were closed - probably never to reopen again.  We met my daughter and Jennifer at the pizza place we like in the mall for lunch.  They had only a few tables, but the guy recognized us and set a table up for us in the back marked handicapped.  The best thing of the day was we had our favorite pizza again.  Poor Jennifer asked if she had to eat with her mask on, and was pleased she didn't have to.  On the way out she got so upset because she was afraid she would walk to close to people sitting at a table and get the virus!!  Personally, I think this has gotten way out of control.  I don't think we will visit the mall for awhile.  It is a shame, as it is a very tiny mall, and I wonder if it will survive.  I hope so! 

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Anniversary Card

I hope everyone had a great Father's Day weekend!  Our was busy with lot of fun.  We went to Margaret's and Dave's for a great barbecue on Saturday to celebrate there 1st wedding Anniversary.  They loved the Floral Frame that I made for them.  I also wanted to make them a special card to match as well.  I decided to use a Heartfelt Creations Shutter Fold Card as my base.  This was the first time I used this type of card and I loved how it turned out.

I wanted match it to the Floral Frame I made, so I used the same DSP from the Petunia Collection of Heartfelt Creations.  I just love this DSP.  I also used their Rounded Sunlight Window and the Window Hinges Dies.  For my flowers, I used the Classic Rose Collection and the Cherry Blossom Collection to match the Floral Frame as well.  I love how it looks which the flowers on the outside of the window,

For the inside, I used a 6x6 piece of the DSP where I wrote our sentiment.  It was a little hard taking this picture as the side didn't want to stay open! Now that this project is finished I will have to think of what I will do next.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Decorative Floral Photo Frame

I have been working on this project for a while.  It was definitely a labor of love!!  As you know from past projects, I have fallen in love with Heartfelt Creations stamps, dies and the rest of their products.  They also have online classes and lots of free videos on their facebook/blog.  A few months ago, they posted this project and of course I fell in love with it so I signed up for the class.  My daughter got married last June, and I was thinking about what to give them for their first aniversary and knew from the moment I saw this I wanted to make this for them.   Fortunately, I started early as it took me awhile.  They are having a small gathering this weekend to celebrate, so I made it with some time to spare. 

This is how it looks with a belly band keeping it closed.  It has a magnetic closure on the back which makes it nice and secure.

Here is a closeup of the belly band.   I decided to make red roses as that is one of her favorite flowers and some tiny pink cherry blossoms to go with them.

This is the back of the photo frame done in DSP and decorative dies colored with 3D Crystal Lacquer applied to them.  All my colors throughout the project are SU's Real Red and Blushing Bride.  It's hard to see, but I used hinges to adhered the two frame together.  Everything else are Heartfelt Creations products.

Here is a picture of what you see when you open up the frame.  I chose a picture of her and her husband on one side and the wedding party on the other side with Rachel, Joe, Margaret, Dave, Sarah and Dave's son Joey.  As you see, we have lots of Joe's!!  Each frame consists of two boxes with the pictures recessed.  I decided to use the cherry blossom flowers as they were tiny enough to place inside the first frames with some leaves. 

It did take me time to make everything, but I am thrilled with how it turned out and I hope they will like it as much as I do.  It's hard to believe that a year has gone by already.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Father's Day Card

I'm trying to get the rest of my Father's Day cards made.  My son-in-law loves his motorcycle so I decided to use SU's stamp set - One wild Ride.  I've made a few cards in the past with this set and decided to use it for his card. 

I cut a piece of Smokey Grey CS 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".  I cut my Basic Black CS 10" x 3 3/4" and scored it at 5" and adhered it on the Grey CS.  My layer of Whisper White measures 3 1/2" x 4 3/4".  I then embossed a piece of silver foil measuring 3 1/4" x 4 1/2 and adhered it on the layer. 

I fussy cut the motocycle and used some 3-D Lacquer and added some glitter and popped it up with some dimensionals.  Because of the foil I had a hard time taking a picture of it.  I used one of the sentiments in the set and tied on some black ribbon.

I used my Michael's stamp again for the inside sentiment and some left-over stars from my previous card.  Another quick and easy card, but I liked how it turned out.  I always struggle with cards for the guys.  But I know he will like it because of the motorcyle. 

It has been really hot and humid here for a couple days.  Here is how Jennifer is cooling off!

All the pools are still closed, but I think she is having more fun in the creek!  She was amazed seeing the little "fishes" she saw swimming around!  Her last day of school is tomorrow, so I am hoping for some sleep-overs!  Hope you have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Father's Day Card

I have been busy working on a project that I am making for my Daugher's 1st Anniversary that is coming up, and I realized that I haven't made any Father's Day cards.  So I took some time this weekend and started making some cards.  This first card is pretty simple but I like how it turned out.

I used Pacific Point for my base card and Daffodil Delight for my layer.  I used SU's Large Letter Framelits Die and cut out the letters and adhered the layer over the base card.  I then used SU's Celebrate You die on Brushing Silver CS to die cut the sentiment and added some stars.

For my inside, I used my old sentiment stamp from Michael's and some more stars.  I told you it was simple.   Sarah graduated last week unfortunately with no ceremony or prom.  The school did go around visiting everyone giving them a balloon and some goodies as well.  I really feel bad for all the kids.  They are thinking about doing something in the fall - we will have to wait and see.

Things are slowly starting to open up around here, but the lines are still pretty long at the food stores with still lots of shortages.  Stay safe.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy