Floral Birthday

Hi, Fellow Crafters!

Today I made a birthday card for a very sweet family member. Her birthday is in about 3 1/2 weeks, but I have been thinking about the composition for some time now, and wanted to move forward with it.

I cut a negative frame by using a Cricut cartridge, cut the paper to size, then ran it through an embossing folder. Another piece of white paper was run through a lattice die, which was attached to the back of the embossed frame; then to the back of that was attached some multi-colored, glittery paper. 

A corner embellishment was die cut and placed in the upper left hand corner; flowers were punched, along with foliage punches and dies and placed around the frame, and in the center of each flower is a liquid pearl. The sentiment was printed from my computer and backed with blue paper; both the sentiment and the backing were trimmed with a small corner rounder punch; they were mounted with pop dots. A little yellow butterfly with three liquid pearls along the body finishes the card. It is also coated with gold glitter glue.

Tools used:

• Cricut:  Elegant Edges Cartridge
• Spellbinders:  Fancy Lattice
• Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots EF
• Cheery Lynn:  Lace Corner Deco B, Mini Fanciful Flourish
• Memory Box:  Pippi Butterfly
• Paper Studio:  Small Flower Punch
• Small Corner Rounder Punch
• Martha Stewart: Five Leaf Punch
• Liquid Pearls 
• Gold Glitter Glue
• Multi-colored Glitter Paper (Michael's)

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Mar 02 Crafting from the Heart - Use Flowers 3E #2
Mar 02 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Mar 04 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #3
Mar 05 Crafty Girls Challenges - AG 3E #2 
Mar 06 Card Makin' Mamas - Layers  2E #1
Mar 06 Crafty Catz - AG 3E #1
Mar 06 Jo's Scrap Shack - Flowers 3E #1
Mar 06 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Mar 10 Creative Moments - AG/Swirls and Pearls 3E #1
Mar 13 LOC - Use Die Cuts UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Numbers 6:24-25)

The card I am posting today is an attempt at a vintage style, which I do not do very often. So many beautiful vintage cards are out there; seems that it is hard for me to get into that groove.

However, having said that, today was an experiment in that vintage genre of cards. The base cardstock is ivory, overlaid with a Victorian damask paper which was inked with orange and pink inks. (It had an ivory background to begin with.) The sentiment is also stamped onto ivory cardstock in a mixture of pink and orange inks to make a kind of coral color. The roses are made of vellum which is stamped in the same two colors of inks; underneath the ribbon and bow is a layer of tulle, also inked. There was a little boo boo which I attempted to fix. Do you see the liquid pearls on the upper left? When I was taking a picture of the card, my iPhone camera slipped out of my hands and landed on one of the wet liquid pearls. Ugh! It looked like the whole card was ruined, but I wiped the ruined, smashed pearl off and put a butterfly over the spot where the liquid pearl was smeared. It is glittered, as are the two smaller butterflies in the upper right and middle left of the card. The green leaves are punched.

After looking at the card, it seemed to need more; nothing says vintage (to me, at least) like dried foliage and/or dried tiny flowers. I rummaged through some things I had and added a little bit of dried embellishments for an extra touch of vintage.

Here is the card:

Closeups of the dried foliage/flowers and tulle:

Tools used:

• Stampendous  Shine on You Stamp
• Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Die, Bitty Blossoms Die
• Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, MS Leaf Punch
• Paper Studio Butterfly Punch
• Pink and Orange Inks
• Ivory Ribbon
• Liquid Pearls
• Glitter
• Tulle
• Dried foliage/flowers

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 28 DL Art Thankful Thursday - Vintage 1 E per Day
Mar 02 Crafting from the Heart - Use Flowers 3E #1
Mar 02 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Mar 02 Eureka Stamps Challenge - Add a Butterfly 3E #1
Mar 02 Kaboodle Doodles - Use Ribbon 3E #3
Mar 03 Joan's Touch - 3 Flowers, Vintage Colors, Texture, Use Item Seen at Joan's Gardens 3E #1
Mar 04 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2
Mar 05 Crafty Girls Challenges - AG 3E #1
Mar 12 Charisma Cardz Challenge - Something Not Meant for Crafting (dried flowers/foliage and tulle are my choices) 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Christmas - Philippians 2:6-7

Today I am posting a card with a Scripture that may not have been a traditional verse used on a Christmas card, but I thought it was so appropriate.

Starting with white cardstock, a black layer was added, then a layer of aluminum foil run through an EF. The sentiment is printed from my computer on white cardstock (it looks sort of pink in the picture, but it is really white!), and cut with a Cricut cartridge; the frame is cut from a black paper from the same cartridge, and it is glued and glittered. The glitter came out looking blue, and that seemed to go well with the rest of the card (happy accident!). The card is finished with a silver glittery bow that also picks up a blue color in some of the sparkly places.

These were used to make the card:

• Paper Studio Curling Ribbons EF
• Aluminum Foil (4 thicknesses)
• Cricut Elegant Edges Cartridge
• Silver Ribbon
• Blue Liquid Pearls

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 28 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Metalic UE
Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE
Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Christmas UE
Feb 28 Challenges 4 Everybody - AG 3E #2
Mar 01 Christmas Card Challenges AG/Christmas UE
Mar 02 Crafting for All Seasons - Sentiment as Focus 3E #1
Mar 02 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Mar 02 Fantabulous Cricut Blogspot - AG with a Cricut Cut, Favorite Color: Silver  3E #1
Mar 02 Kaboodle Doodles - Use Ribbon 3E #1
Mar 04 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1
Mar 26 Just Keep on Creating - AG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Peace (Christmas)

Today I am posting another Christmas card--very CAS.

The base is white cardstock, then another white piece was run through a snowflake EF. The blue cutout is from a Cricut cartridge with blue paper, and was sprayed with adhesive and generously dusted with sparkly iridescent glitter. The sentiment is printed from my computer and framed with two die cuts from Spellbinders.

Here is the card:

Tools:

• Spellbinders Labels Eighteen
• Darice EF Snowflakes
• Cricut Paper Lace Cartridge
• Blue Ribbon
• E6000 Spray Glue
• Glitter

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 26 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #3
Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE
Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Christmas UE
Feb 28 Challenges 4 Everybody - AG 3E #3
Mar 01 Christmas Card Challenges AG/Christmas UE
Mar 02 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Mar 02 Fantabulous Cricut Blogspot - AG with a Cricut Cut, Favorite Color: Blue  3E #2
Mar 02 Kaboodle Doodles - Use Ribbon 3E #2
Mar 03 Party Time Tuesdays - AG 2E #1
Mar 03 Through the Craftroom Door - AG 2E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Spring Birthday

Hello, Fellow Crafters!

Today I made a spring birthday card using blues and yellows.

Starting with white cardstock, I used another white piece on top of that which was run through an EF. Next is a pattern cut with my Cricut machine from the Paper Lace cartridge. The sentiment is stamped and mounted with dimensional stickies; the flowers were snipped from a bunch bought at Michael's, and add a very pronounced 3-D effect; each flower center has a large rhinestone set in the middle for eye-catching sparkle. A yellow grosgrain bow is placed below the flowers. From the same Cricut cartridge I cut a two-layered butterfly (for more added dimension) and glittered the top layer for another punch of bling. It is also attached with a pop dot.

Here is the card:

Dimensional butterfly:

Tools used to make the card:

• Stampabilities Happy Birthday Stamp 01-CR1011
• Cricut Paper Lace Cartridge
• Silk Flowers from Craft Store
• Darice Checkered EF
• Glitter
• Yellow-Orange Rhinestones

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 26 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #1
Feb 28 Inkspirational Challenges - BINGO: Flowers, Ribbon, Bling  UE
Feb 28 Krafty Hands Challenge - Spring Flowers 3E #1
Feb 28 Challenges 4 Everybody - AG 3E #1
Mar 01 Glitter 'n' Sparkle Challenge - Bright Funky Colors 3 E #1
Mar 01 Catered Crop - Birthdays UE
Mar 01 Eclectic Ellapu - Sequins, Gems, Sparkle UE
Mar 02 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Feb 02 Quirky Crafts - Layers and 3-D 3E #1
Mar 03 Amusing Challenges AG 2E #1 

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Today's Joy

Today I chose two free digis that were generously offered by Miss Kate's Cuttables (the cute little birdie) and the wonderful sentiment from Create with TLC.

I used white cardstock and inked some green around the edges; next is layered an orange plaid paper, then a lattice cut from the Edge to Edge cartridge on my Cricut machine. The little birdie is accented with orange and yellow chalks and mounted with two different orange papers and dimensional stickies. The sentiment is similarly mounted, and a green gingham bow finishes the project. This is a birthday card for a red-headed friend of mine, done especially in colors she will like. Hope it will make her smile.  :o)

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 21 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG UE
Feb 22 613 Avenue Create - ATG UE 
Feb 22 Mark's Finest Papers - Chalk 5E #1 
Feb 23 Penny's Challenges Blogspot - Layers 3E #1
Feb 24 Papertake Weekly - Layers 5E #1
Feb 24 Tuesday Throwdown - Anything with Wings (Must use digital or rubber stamped image)
Feb 24 Crafty Sentiments - ATG 3E #1
Feb 25 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #1
Feb 28 DL Art Thankful Thursday - ATG 1 E per day
Feb 28 Chalk n Stock - ATG with Chalk 4E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.
  

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT 

Rose, Bow and Butterfly Birthday

I was challenged today with a blog (http://stamping-fantasies.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/5th-blogaversary-celebration.html), a 5th Blogversary that had guidelines suggesting that we make a card with our favorite thing on it. Brenda, the blog owner, is giving scrumptious prizes to winners of her contest!

Well, if you are like me, it is a hard thing to pinpoint exactly one favorite thing, so I narrowed it down to a few.  :o)

I almost cannot resist putting butterflies and bows on a card. Butterflies mean new life to me--a new beginning; second chance; beauty and joy. And bows are just so much fun and seem to put a final element on a card that finishes it in a special way. And if you have butterflies, it's probably a good thing to put at least one flower on the card, right?

So those are my favorite things.

These are the tools used to make the card:

• Spellbinders Fancy Lattice, Spiral Blossom One
• Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish
• Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
• Stampin' Up Bloomin' Marvelous Stamp Set, Four Frames Stamp Set, Coordinating Punch
• Gingham Ribbon
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 18 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #3

Feb 19 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Use Ribbon and Bow 5E #2
Feb 12 Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Use 2 or More Die Cuts UE
Feb 22 613 Avenue Create - ATG UE
Feb 28 Crafting by Designs - ATG 5E #4
Feb 28 Craft Dee Bowz - ATG with a Handmade Bow 3E #2
Mar 02 Crafting from the Heart - Use Flowers 3E #1
Mar 05 Floral Fantiasies 5th Blogversary Celebration - Favorite Things 2E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.
  

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT 

May the Love of Christ - Christmas Card

I made another Christmas card today. Once the idea solidified in my mind, the rest was easy. Isn't that the way it always is?

The card is pretty straightforward, and having listed the tools that were used to make it, one can easily figure out how it was made.

Here is the card:

Tools used to make this card: 

• Sentiment is from http://heartfulstamper.blogspot.com.
• Beautiful polka dot background paper is from http://blog.worldlabel.com/wp-content/myfiles/2013/11/baking_2013_papers1.jpg
• Spellbinders Gold Labels Four
• PoppyStamps Small Blooming Poinsettia Die 
• Red and White Striped Ribbon
• Gold Rhinestone Brads
• Gold Glitter Glue

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 17 Through the Craft Room Door - ATG 2E #2

Feb 18 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #2
Feb 19 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Use Ribbon and Bow 5E #1
Feb 22 Allsorts Challenge - Use Brads 3E #1
Feb 22 613 Avenue Create - ATG UE
Feb 25 Crafting by Designs - ATG UE 
Feb 27 Jingle Belles - Predominantly Red UE
Feb 28 Crafting by Designs - ATG 5E #3
Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Christmas Love UE
Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.
 

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

The Star Guided them to Bethlehem

Here I am today with another Christmas card. Last year I sent out 38 cards, and it was a bit hectic towards the goal date of December 2nd to send them out. Lots of work toward the end of that time period making cards. This year I hope it will be different. So far nine cards are made, and if just three are made each month, it will all be done before December comes.

White cardstock was used as a base, then a black frame was die cut and sprayed with iridescent glitter spray. On top of that I sprayed some E6000 spray glue and sprinkled on some glitter that has the look and consistency of sugar. I think it looks like a night sky with millions of lesser stars as a backdrop for the Great Star, or it could be falling snow. The white star is a Cricut cut out, and each individual star piece is glittered with a fine translucent glitter from Stampin' Up. The different layers of stars are each elevated with dimensional stickies.

The sentiment is printed out from my computer and the corners are rounded with a corner rounder punch. It, too, is attached with dimensional stickies.

Here is the card:

Close up of elevation of stars:

I used these tools to make the card:

• Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight
• Cricut Wall Decor and More Cartridge
• Krylon Iridescent Glitter Spray

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 13 Christmas Challenge Blogspot - No Stamping 3E #1

Feb 15 613 Avenue Create - ATG UE
Feb 16 Artistic Inspirations - ATG 3E #2 

Feb 16 Crafty Boots Challenges - Die Cut, White, Glitter UE

Feb 17 Through the Craft Room Door - ATG 2E #1

Feb 18 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #1 

Feb 18 Penny's Paper Craft Challenges - Monochrome  3E #1
Feb 25 Crafting by Designs - ATG UE 

Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Christmas UE

Feb 28 12 Months of Christmas Card Linkup - Christmas UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT  

Little Hummingbird with Petunias

Today's card is a little birdie birthday card done in mostly reds and pinks. 

Starting out with white cardstock, a reddish pink plaid paper is laid down; next is an embossed white paper, then a red paper, then finally, the focal point of the card. The precious little hummingbird with petunias is from a Fred She Said collection that I won from Crafting by Designs; isn't it a cute little digi? So grateful to this website to have chosen me as a winner! The petunias and the hummingbird's throat are accentuated with glitter glue and an additional sprinkle of glitter is added on top of that for an added punch, because almost everything is better with glitter, don't you think? This is elevated with pop dots. The sentiment is double elevated with pop dots. A red ribbon and double-looped bow are placed at a diagonal at the bottom, and little red paint dots accent the upper left corner and right hand side of the image.

Here is the card:

Closeup of the glittery sparkling petunias:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 11 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #2
Feb 13 Creative Corner Challenges - Seeing Red 3E #1
Feb 14 Crazy 4 Challenges - Use Glitter 1E
Feb 15 613 Avenue Create - ATG UE
Feb 15 Glitter 'n Sparkle - Add Some Red 3E #1
Feb 15 Robyn's Fetish - Animals or Birds 3E #1
Feb 16 Artistic Inspirations - ATG 3E #1
Feb 25 Crafting by Designs - ATG UE 
Feb 28 Emergency Crafters Challenge - Use Red or Pink 1E
Feb 28 Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT  

Christ the Savior Is Born

Today I wanted to post a card that goes a little "out of the box." Recently my daughter and son-in-law moved, and her dad, sister and I helped her unpack and get things organized. Her sister did a great job of putting down shelf liner in the pantry and had some left over. She was going to pitch it, but I saw potential in the scraps. You can see in the picture below that it is clear, ribbed plastic shelf liner, and it adds a striped textured element to the card. 

This is a Christmas card. Last year I got a little loopy trying to make all my cards for an early mail-out. I started in August, and should have started sooner. I am thankful for those sites that encourage us to make our Christmas cards all year long so that we don't get more last-minute pressure to get them all done when we have so many other issues to deal with. So here is my Christmas card for today...

Starting with white cardstock, I laid down a black layer, then a black and white glittery paper, then the shelf liner. The sentiment is printed from my computer and framed with Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals dies. Glitter is around the edges and also on the surface of the white sentiment. The white bow finishes the Christmas card:

Here is a closeup of the "ribbing" created by the shelf liner:

 Glittery sentiment:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Feb 08 613 Avenue Create - ATG UE
Feb 08 Eclectic Ellapu - Texture UE
Feb 10 Through the Craft Room Door - ATG 2E #1
Feb 11 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #1
Feb 12 Crimbo-Crackers - Christmas UE
Feb 12 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - ATG with Ribbons U
Feb 13 Christmas Blog Challenge - No Stamping 3E #1
Feb 20 4 Krafty Girlz - ATG 3E #1
Feb 28 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Christmas UE 

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT  

A Little Birdie Told Me

Today's card is a birthday creation made from a stamp I have had for quite a while but have never used. Starting out with white cardstock, a bright yellow layer is added, then a white layer, then a layer that I hope looks like striped wallpaper. If you put on your "make believe" hat, you can look out the window to an outside scene of two birds sitting on a telephone wire, and the caption below it says, "A little birdie told me..." The stamps are from Stampin' Up. To resemble a sky, I dabbed light blue ink on the white background and colored the birds with a marker. The window (Poppy Stamps Small Madison Window) is elevated from the bird background with pop dots. A small pink ribbon and bow are added on the right.

Closeup of the window:
 

On the inside of the card, the sentiment continues, "It's your birthday!"

 I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:


Feb 04 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #4
Feb 06 4 Crafty Chicks - ATG UE
Feb 06 Craftitude - ATG 3E #1
Feb 07 Totally Gorjuss Blogspot - Sunny Colors - UE
Feb 07 Crafty Catz - ATG 1E
Feb 07 QKR Stampede - ATG 4E #2
Feb 07 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG UE
Feb 08 Pile It On Challenge - Ribbons UE
Feb 08 613 Avenue Create - ATG UE
Feb 15 Fairy Tale Challenge - More than Two Colors 2E #2

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT