Swallowtail

I wasn't sure I would like this stamp because of it's large size but I took a chance and purchased it anyway.  After I demonstrated it in a stamp camp I sold 4 of these stamps. 
The butterfly is stamped on card stock with Versamark and then sprinkled with Espresso powder. 

This Baja Blue is my favorite color combination. I made this a 4.4 x4.5 inch card

Tangerine Tango

Daffodil Delight

These are standard card sizes and I like the color combinations as well.

Lastly, I used Gumball green and Rich Razzleberry for this Easter Cards

 

 

 

 

I'm happy to have stepped out of my comfort zone and used a stamp that I normally would not have.  I fell in love with Swallowtail and I hope you are inspired to use it in some of your own projects

 

 

 

 

 

Rain or Shine

Since March traditionally enters like a lion and goes out like a lamb I thought I'd use some products from the

from the New Spring catalogue. 

The card base is the Scallop Circle Bigz Die-cut so the there is a fold, making a nice little card.

I attached a smaller scallop of blue and then

I embossed the Front of the card ONLY with the

CLOUDY DAY embossing folder.

 

The stamp set is Rain or Shine. 

The sentiment was punched our using the scallop oval and mounted on the Extra Large Oval.

 

I stamped the interior with one of the umbrellas and added a couple of more flowers. 

 

Happy Spring!

 

 

 

Calla Lily Card

I totally cased this Calla Lily card

It is made using the ORNAMENT PUNCH

 

TO CREATE THE CALLA LILY'S

Punch 3 ornaments out of whisper white

Edge the ornaments with ink which coordinates with your card stock

(I used some OLD designer paper and tangerine tango)

Using a pencil curl the edges away from you

Pinch the "top" of the ornament (this is the bottom of the flower)

together and secure with Tombow glue

Cut a thin strip of coordinating color for the stamen and glue in place

Allow flowers to dry

Adhere flowers to card base using dimensionals

 

Punch leaves out of assorted green card stock using the bird punch

arrange around your Lily's

Add a decorative bow

Using the Modern Label and word window create a sentiment for the front of the card.

 

Happy Easter!

 

 

Life is Fragile...Handle with Prayer Journal

 

I didn't have any photographs of my recent cards available so I decided that I would add a Journal I made using the 2 step bird punch in honor of all the robins that are reminding me that Spring is surely near!  Even though it was snowing here this morning!

 

This is a store bought chipboard journal covered with decorative paper.  It's an easy to make gift, taking only about 15 minutes from start to finish. 

 

Line the journal with double sided tape.  Remove tape backing and CAREFULLY place on your decorative paper.  Trim away unnecessary paper and decorate with embellishments of your choice.  VIOLA!  Instant gift.  

 

I sold these beauties at a craft show for $8 and the literally FLEW off the shelf. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs, Diana   

Sweets for the Sweet!

Here is the CARD I created fro my Dear Husband Gary!

Just a foam board with a message written with candy bars as part of the message.

Here is a larger picture of the CARD!  I didn't have the message planned when I bought the candy so I just let the candy bars dictate the message.

 It reads:

Honey, when we first met you were probably hoping to SKOR. 

We never thought our life could be so NUTTY. 

It's been filled with JOY and some SOUR PATCHES. 

You still send me into ORBIT to the MILKY WAY. 

YOU make my heart BURST and you always make me SNICKER, 

Don't try to make  a FAST BREAK this PAYDAY. 

We were MENTOs be together 

We make a perfect DUO

 

I received this beautiful bouquet, balloon and some Schimmps candy (delicious!) plus a card that brought tears to my eyes!

 

Hope you have a beautiful day filled with LOVE!

Love and Laughter

 

LOVE AND LAUGHTER

The Saint John Caring Card Club was gifted a TON of card stock, ribbon, embellishments and stamp sets recently (Thanks Kathy Williams!) so we put them to good use. 
This ribbon, salmon in color,  is printed with the 1 Corinthians 13 LOVE verse so we paired it with the Love and Laughter Stamp Set for a lovely Wedding Card.   
The card base is Crumb Cake and the accent card stock is chocolate chip.  The sentiment is stamped in Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla.  Flowers we punched out of scrap DSP and embellished with glitter glue.  Lovely!

Topnote Scarecrow Card

We're making this guy at our next Caring Card Class.  But I don't think he'd scare any crows away...

Cut one 8 1/2 x 11 piece of Very vanilla in half along the short edge (pieces will be 4.25 x 11)

Fold in half and place folded edge slightly below the cutting edge on the TopNote die.  This placement assures you will have an intact card rather than 2 TopNote cuts.

 

Cut a decorative piece of paper using the Top note (this will make 2 hat TOPS) and then cu in half.  To create the "brim of the hat" you'll cut a decorative piece of paper into a 1" strip and then into a 4" length.  I trimmed the edges with a corner punch for a little interest. 

 

The nose was made using the 1" square punch (a scrap of Cherry Cobbler) , cut in half

and the eyes (basic black) were made using the same punch-cut in half and

then in half again to get the smaller triangles.

I used a Basic Grey marker to create the stitching on the eyes and nose and drew on a squiggly mouth.  Googly eyes completed his sweet face.

 

I glued raffia strips behind the hat and then attached the hat to the TopNote base.  THEN i trimmed the raffia to assure I got the look I wanted! 

A Bird punch in More Mustard finished him off!

 

I did not edge the very vanilla TopNote base...but I think I will go back ad add that for some additional interest!