I have always enjoyed making my own cards.
I would like to think my card making skills are improving as the years go by.
Here is the wonderful thing about blogging….I get to share my cards with everyone! And you don’t get a say in it 😉
Here is my latest creation. A birthday card I made for my mom’s best friend.
I love the way this clear sticker paper looks like glass. I keep trying to find more things to make with it.
Happy Crafting
Ian started T-Ball this year and I couldn’t be more excited!
This is my very first time being a sports mom. I have been there for my nieces’ sports, and so I kinda know what is going on since my sister has experienced it all.
Each week one player brings snacks for after the game. Since it was my turn I just had to make cute little gift bags with my Silhouette and Just So Scrappy’s Batter Up kit.
I also made Thank You cards for the people who contributed to Ian’s fundraiser.
I think they turned out pretty cute. And I made Ian write his name in each one.
Happy Crafting
I shared this project on the Silhouette Challenges Blog
My mom loves tea.
I mean she LOVES tea. She drinks tea like I drink coffee.
I don’t get it, but then again, she doesn’t get why I drink coffee.
I had seen some Teacher Appreciation gifts that incorporate tea with a card stating “You are a Tea-rific Teacher”. I thought how cute would it be to make a tea bag shaped gift bag with the same sentiment for my mom.
When making the graphics for the bag, I had the hardest time with the fonts.
I wanted something curvy and fancy. But those fonts were just too thin and didn’t cut well with the paper. Plus I had to use a font that could be connected together.
I also didn’t want “you are” to be larger than “mom” but I needed the words to be connected, so I used a vintage tea-cup in between the words.
I added a string to tie the bag closed and made a tag in the same shape. That way the whole thing looks just like a tea bag.
The execution of the cut file took a few tries, but I finally found fonts that worked, and still looked elegant.
Of course I couldn’t get this kind of cut with the use of my Silhouette Cameo. I used two shades of card stock and a patterned scrapbook paper to give it a little more life.
Happy Crafting
I shared this project on the Silhouette Challenges Blog, and won!
This month’s Silhouette challenge had to involve flowers. With it also being the month of Mother’s day I decided to combine the two topics.
This year I made three mother’s day cards and one Grandmother card (but the Grandma one doesn’t have flowers on it).
All of these cards were made with the help of my Silhouette Cameo.
The first card I made was a shape in the word MOM, but I replaced the O with a heart. I added a layer of floral scrapbook paper and to give it more depth I cut out a two layered flower which was attached with dimensional foam tabs. Because of the font I used for the letters, there wasn’t a whole lot of room to write inside the card, so the sentiment is a simple “Happy Mother’s Day.”
This was my first shape card and while I am pleased with the results, I won’t make the Ms so thin next time.
I came up with this next card after seeing the quote “There are two gifts we should give our children; one is roots and the other is wings” on-line while looking for mother’s day quotes. Turns out my mom has had this quote hanging in her house for decades….and I had no idea.
I used a champagne metallic paper for the top layer and on the inside of the card. I used Silhouette’s print and cut feature to write the sentiment and cut out a frame that matches the one on the front of the card. I used different colors for behind the butterflies and the tree. I only had the machine make a cut on the outer edge of the butterfly wings, so they just pop out a little.
The sentiment on the inside says “Mom, Thank you for giving me roots to grow and teaching me to spread my wings and fly. Happy Mother’s Day” While this one was probably the easiest to put together, it is my favorite. I think it is elegant in its simplicity.
When I decided to make a floral themed mother’s day card, this next card is what I had in mind. I wanted to make a vase of flowers on the front of the card. The tulips would have been too difficult to put together if I had made them any smaller, and at that size, only two would fit in the vase.
In the end, two was the perfect number, because it didn’t clutter up the card. I used pre-printed mother scrapbooking paper for the background and a silver sketch pen for the faux stitching. For the “Mother” banner I used the champagne metallic paper and the print and cut feature. I tried using sketch pens, but it just wasn’t the right look.
I originally had thought about using velum or some kind of clear paper for the vase, to give it the look of glass, but then you could see the floral wire in the vase, and all the hot glue. Not a pretty sight.
I still didn’t like the vase, just made with plain paper, so I used the sketch pens to add some dimension to it. In the Designer Edition there is a sketch feature that allows you to fill in shapes, or change lines, to make the shape look more hand drawn, which is what I did to the vase.
I am very pleased with how this card turned out. On the inside it says “May all the love you give to others come back to you on this special day. Happy Mother’s Day”
I didn’t want to leave the Grandmas out. So I made this card too, although it doesn’t have any flowers on it. I also made one in different colors. It is very cute, but thick, so it doesn’t really mail well.
Inside it says “Only the best moms get promoted to Grandmother. Happy Mother’s Day”
Happy Crafting
My Silhouette Challenge buddies and I are all sharing projects on our blogs today, so pursue the projects below for a wealth of Silhouette inspiration!
1. Create & Babble // 2. Kate’s Paper Creations // 3. Please Excuse My Craftermath // 4. Tried & True // 5. unOriginal Mom // 6. Mama Sonshine // 7. Adventures in All Things Food & Family // 8. The Experimental Home // 9. The Outlandish Momma // 10. Whats Next Ma // 11. Dream a Little Bigger // 12. Silhouette School // 13. Creative Ramblings // 14. Our Rosey Life // 15. Bringing Creativity 2 Life // 16. Practically Functional // 17. Minted Strawberry // 18. Two Purple Couches // 19. Simply Kelly Designs // 20. Grey Luster Girl // 21. TitiCrafty // 22. My Mom Made That // 23. Architecture of a Mom // 24. My Paper Craze // 25. The Sensory Emporium // 26. Ginger Snap Crafts // 27. Mabey She Made It // 28. McCall Manor //
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