Valentine Love You!

The last of my children's cards I made was for my son and his wife.  Again, I decided to use the Echo Park "Be Mine" paper and Stampin' Up stamps.  I also decided to make a gatefold card for them, which I was really happy with.  When I was finished, it did crossed my mind that it would have been a great card fashioned as a flip-flop aka double-swing card.  Maybe next year!

Recipe:  Paper:  Georgia Pacific white cs base; Bazzill-Blossom, Vintage Pink; Echo Park-Be Mine.  Stampin' Up stamps: P.S. I Love You.  Stampin' Up Ink: Primrose Petals.  EK punches: 1-3/4" scallop circle, 1-1/2" circle, 1-3/8" circle. QuicKutz: Bullseye.  Stash: flower buttons, embroidery floss.

Vintage 2012 Easter!

Next, I decided to make my Mom's Easter card.  As I do love to make vintage cards, I decided she would get my attempt at that style.  Again, I found a softly colored digital image that I loved and then found papers that would show it off without overwhelming it.  I loved the crackled pink cardstock I found that worked perfectly for the image frame made with Spellbinder dies.  I had the pink and green ribbon in my stash and it is almost a perfect match to the green and pink flower paper.  Next, a row of buttons on lace finished it off nicely.  I think Mom will love her card with it's lovely muted colors.

Christmas 2011: Love those Mittens!

I love this next design made by Angela Kelley.  I have enlarged the card by adding to more layers and with the added bonus of more color:  a new soft lime green cardbase with a red mat layer next, and then the front of the card.  I really like these new layers, I think it adds a lot more color to the card and brings out the green and reds in the mittens better.  The mittens were cut from a patterned piece of paper with mittens all over using a Spellbinder circle die.  Such a great card, and I thank Angela for her original design.

2011 Aunt's Birthday #90!

When my 96-year-old mother-in-law heard what was planned for Aunt Joanie's 90th birthday. . .a birthday card shower, she asked me if I would make a second card and mail it from her.  I was only too delighted to do this for her.  As I had already accumulated lots of ideas from her son about her hobbies and favorite things throughout her lifetime, I was intrigued by the fact the Aunt Joanie loved root beer floats, and was tickled to be treated with one even to this very day.  I thought this would be a fun idea for her second card from Alice.

Again, I went online search for a vintage photo involving root beer floats.  I saw numerous ones, but really like this old ad for a soda fountain shop encouraging you to come in for a delicious, creamy, and cool float!  From the image, I chose the colors of my paper.  I had the black and gold ribbon in my stash and thought it would be great to use, and I was off and running from there.  Here is the card that came together as my vintage creation.

This is the little verse that I composed all about root beer floats and the temptation to have one.  By the time I finished I think my mouth was watering. . .LOL!

Birthday 2011: An Aunt is 90!

My husband's Aunt Joanie was 90 in June 2011!  I must say, my husband's family has long-living genes on both his mother and his fathers side of the family. . .at least for the women!  Aunt Joanie is his father's sister and she lives in the Midwest.  Her son and daughter wanted to shower her with cards by having as many friends and family send her cards as possible.  I am sure she will receive over 50 or more for sure as my husband's family is quite large!

I decided vintage was definitely the way to go for this lovely vintage lady.  I had a favor I wanted from her son before I got started.  I asked him to send me an email listing as many of Aunt Joanie's favorite things or hobbies and that she enjoyed throughout her lifetime.  When he told me she loved to dance and that she and her husband often went dancing in the 1940s and 1950s especially, I knew I had my theme.  I searched on line for vintage colored images of couples dancing and found just the right one.  Here is the card I created from the information and the image on hand.

  

First Card of 2011 - Birthday for My Hubby!

A new year of cardmaking began.  I was starting to feel a bit more comfortable with designing my own cards.  So, I thought I try something of my own completely from scratch.  My husband is quite the television watcher from political news, business news to sports.  His favorite series is House, M.D.  He pretty much monopolizes the television and the remote during his relaxation time, which, as he is retired, can be most any time of the day or night!  

I made his the perfect card for my channel surfing husband, who hates to watch commercials so he switches the channel until he finds a station without commercials. . .the inside verse grants him a free day of channel surfing. . .no questions asked!  LOL