Hello my crafty friends!! and Happy World Card Making Day! I hope you are having a very crafty day. I told my husband that today I will not do much because I just wanted to have fun creating, his answer was "Are you going to use the computer too? LOL, of course I said, hahaha. Of course, my day started making breakfast, cleaning the house and other things and it didn't start as I really wanted, but now I have free time and I am going to enjoy it.
I made 2 cards to celebrate!! I mixed them with several challenges because I love challenges :)
You're one in a million:
I created this card for
"Heart to Heart Card Drive" to thank all the Alzheimer's Caregivers. I was really touched when Cammie decided to do this again because my FIL died due this almost 2 years ago.
The stamps I used are from Heartfelt Creations, the water can is from
Posy Patch Garden Delights PreCut Set", the sentiment is from
Hydrangea/ Posy Branch PreCut Set", the flowers were cut-out with
Daisy Patch Diecuts Nesties.
For this card I used the following challenges:
Flowers & Lace/Dollies: City Crafter Challenge.
Punches: Tuesday Throwdown.
Anything by A2 Card + Ribbon : Flourishes
Directions:
- Make card from cardstock. (This one is a 6" x 6")
- Mat a piece of cardstock and patterned paper and add zig-zag stitches. Add a piece of yellow cardstock in the center and add zig-zag stitches as well.
- Stamp image and color it. Cut it out and distress and ink edges.
- Die-cut (or punch) flowers and adhere them to the water can. Add ribbon and lace to card.
- Adhere image with foam tape and liquid pearls all around.
- Stamp sentiment and Adhere flower.
- Inside: Add a piece of yellow cardstock. Die-cut (Punch) border and adhere to card.
Card Recipe:
- Cardstock: Lilac & Yellow (DCWV), White (SU).
- Patterned Paper Clothesline Collection (Yellow Little Bicycle)
- Stamps: Possy Patch Garden Delight, Hydrangea/Posy Branch Set (Heartfelt Creations)
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tuskineko), Colored Pencils (Prismacolor), Brilliance Peralscent Crimson (Tsukineko).
- Embellishments: Cream Satin Ribbon (Michael's), Lace (Offray), Purple Rhinestones (Kaisercrafts), Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Pearl (Recollections).
- Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Daisy Patch Nesties (Heartfelt Creations), Foam tape, Scor-tape.
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I believe in you
For this card I used the big image from the
Posy Patch Swirls PreCut set to create the Background. The sentiment is also from the same set. I stamped all the flowers from
Daisy Patch Flowers PreCut Set. I cut-out the flowers using
Daisy Patch Diecuts Nesties and the Swirl Corner is from
Perfect Petals Die-cuts Nesties
For this card I used the following challenges:
Flowers & Lace/Dollies: City Crafter Challenge.
Punches: Tuesday Throwdown.
Colors: Off the Wall Craftiness
Directions:
- Make card from cardstock. (This one is 6" x 6")
- Cut a strip of Chocolate Chip and add ruffle lace, add stitches, adhere to card.
- Stamp big images to create a background.
- Die-cut the big decorative corner and adhere to card.
- Stamp image in Walnut Stain Ink. Die-cut it using Oval Nesties. Sponge it with Galaxy Gold Ink. Adhere to card with foam tape.
- Stamp flowers (all 5 from set) in Tea Dye Ink. Sponge the borders with Galaxy Gold Ink. Die-cut them and stick them together. Add pearl in the center. Adhere to card.
- Add little pearls in the center of different flower from the background and some Diamond stickles to the swirls.
Card recipe:
- Cardstock: Light Blue (DCWV), Natural (SU), Chocolate Brown (GKD)
- Stamps: Posy patch Swirls, Daisy Patch Flowers (Heartfelt Creations)
- Ink: Broken China, Walnut Stain, Tea Dye (Ranger), Galaxy Gold (Tsukineko).
- Embellishments: Lace (Offray), Pearls (Recollections), Diamond Stickles (Ranger)
- Accessories: Swirl Corner from Perfect Petals Nesties (Heartfelt Creations), Daisy Patch Nesties (Heartfelt Creations), Foam tape, Scor-tape.
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Today, my daughter and her best friend are celebrating WCMD too!! They created cards for each other and they had a lot of fun!
Here a picture of them with their creations:
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* This blog candy is now closed. Thanks!!
Now to the giveaway!! Just leave a comment here telling me what are you planning to do today to celebrate WCMD! That's it! You can leave a link of your blog or gallery and I will be happy to leave a comment :) You have until Monday afternoon to leave a comment and I will randomly pick a winner. Everybody is welcome to participate :)
This candy includes:
7 pieces of 12"x12" Patterned paper.
4 brand new stamps from DRS Designs.
Hope you like my cards!
Have a great World Card Making Day!