Sunflower

Since it was a beautiful day and it felt kind of like spring, I decided to make a sunflower card tonight.  Using my Hexagon punch with coordinating stamps (Six-Sided Sampler), I created the sunflower.  The stem was made of out scraps that I had left over from precious creations.  I then used my Blossom Petal punch to create the leaves for the stem.  This card turned out just the way I envision.  I hope that we have more days like today, but I know that temperatures will be dropping again soon and snow is right around the corner.  Until next time, happy carding everyone.

Thankful!

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, there are so many things that I am thankful for.  So I thought tonight's creation was prefect for this occasion.  Using my Big Shot, I cut out the word "Thankful" with Stampin UP's expression thinlits.  I then cut out the card base and overlay.  Once those were cut out, I used the Magnificent Maple stamp to create the background on the overlay.  I love how the background turned out and how they came together at the bottom.  The expression thinlit helped it come together nicely as well. Until next time, happy carding everyone.

Fall Leaves

Even though my Silhouette locked up on me last night, I decided I couldn't let it get me down today.  It will either get fixed or I will have to buy a new one.  Instead of sitting around doing nothing, I decided to rearrange my craft room.  It didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted, but someday when we own a house, it will be prefect.  For now though, this will have to do.  Enough about my craft room and on wards with tonight's creation.

Tonight's creation was inspired from Pinterest.  I pinned a card that was very similar to the one that I created and one of my co-workers wanted me to make it for her.  Using my trimmer, I cut the base of the card and the two overlays.  I made the second overlay an half of an inch smaller on both sides so that when I cut it in the three sections it lined up.  Once they were cut, I used a dot stamp from the Beyond the Basics to create the yellow dots on the overlay.  I then stamped three fall leaves randomly on the overlay using the Magnificent Maple in three different colors.  To finish the overlay, I stamped "Thinking of You" from the Sassy Salutations stamp set.  Once the overlay was complete, I cut the overlay into three 2" sections.  I then placed them on the white overlay with about a 1/4" in between each section.  This card turned out pretty neat.  The background would have been easier if I would have had the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set, but I used what I had on hand.  Until next time, happy carding everyone.