I received this birthday card from Patty. She knows I LOVE polka dots and pink and brown. Perfect!
It is also an easel card....love them. The stack of presents is a retired SU! set. Lots of pink, brown, polka dot and embellishments - ribbon, brad, punches, etc. If you haven't made one of these great cards yet, give it a try. Thank you, Patty!
Hope you have a great week! Thanks for stopping! Gayla
A few weeks ago on our other blog, Paper Fashions, Etc., we shared our Seed Packet digi stamp on 3x3 gift cards that were embellished with these cute, cute flowers. So today, we are giving you the step-by-step directions on how to create your own.
Are you ready? These are pretty quick and so fun to do!
Gather your supplies: patterned paper, button, adhesive, 1-3/8" circle punch
Now, take 6 of the 7 circles you've punched and fold as shown below.
Now, attach the six folded circles to the seventh remaining circle. Adhere these circles side by side working around the circle.
Below is the what your flower should look like once you have added all six folded circles.
Then add a coordinating button - hopefully not a naked button!
Add to your project. We've attached ours to a 3x3 card.
Enjoy! Melissa & Gayla
Happy Friday, everyone and welcome to the last week of April and our Freebie Friday post! This post is special because we are not only sharing with you how to make these fun little flowers, but we are also sharing one of our NEW digi stamps that we introduced on our Paper Fashions, Etc. blog earlier this month AND, that's not all. We are offering a FREE digi download if you visit our new blog, leave us a comment here and tell us what you like best or something you would like to see us add. Be sure to leave your email in your comment so we can send the FREE digi stamps.
Today, we are going to share with you step-by-step details on how to make these easy peasy pansies!
First gather your supplies: card stock, Stampin' Up! butterfly punch, ink, sponge daubers, Crystal Effects, brads, black marker
Next, punch two butterflies and add yellow to the center of each.
Then, sponge around the outside of the butterflies with whatever color you would like. (For the card, we used Concord Crush.)
Once you have sponged these two, lay them on top of each other and add a black brad in the center. Draw black lines on the "flower" to create the pansy look. We have done the sample below with long lines and the card above uses smaller lines. We like both so you choose your favorite.
Now, add Crystal Effects with a brush lightly.
Let dry and add to your card. The Crystal Effects really adds a lot to the flower. We have also included the previously shown pansy card from earlier. These are such a fun flower! Enjoy!
Don't forget to visit Paper Fashions Etc. and leave us a comment for your free digi stamp! If you would like to see the what the free digi stamp is and a small card we made with it, just visit here. Thanks for stopping! Melissa & Gayla
Here is a "big" cupcake card I made for a good friend for her 50th birthday. Her favorite color is green and her party was done in black and white so those were the three colors I chose for her card.
The cupcake "paper" and flowers were made with patterned paper. The cupcake paper was also run through a crimper. Small yellow flames were added to the "50" for my candles. I used Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Black and White card stock, black and white gingham, crimper, numbers die, and SU! Simple Birthday Thanks stamp.
Have a great Monday! Gayla
This "sweet" little miss is a digi stamp from Pure Innocence designer, Heather Ellis. You can find her digi images here. These types of stamps are all the rage and can be easily printed on any color card stock or patterned paper. As a matter of fact, if you want to hop over to our new blog, Paper Fashions, Etc. when you are finished here, you will see all the fun ideas and examples we have to share using digi elements there as well.
Supplies include:
Here's a peak of one of our Paper Fashions, Etc. Seed Packet digi stamps that we created.
Thanks for stopping!
Melissa & Gayla
Gayla recently celebrated her birthday and these were two of the many cards she received.
The first one is from her friend, Marilyn. She used Pacific Point card stock with the matching Celebrations patterned paper. Of course, she is the Build a Cupcake punch and Create a Cupcake stamp set.
The inside was just as fun as the outside!
The next card is from Peggy and she used Crumb Cake card stock paired with Play Date pattern paper. Look at the fun flower embellishment she added!
Hope you have enjoyed these two great birthday card ideas! Thanks! Melissa & Gayla
eighteen to be exact. This is the birthday card I created for my niece's (Haley) 18th birthday. She loves purple (a K-State fan that I hope to convert:)).
This card is made using the following supplies: card stock - White & Concord Crush, In color DSP, Concord Crush 1/2" stitched ribbon, cupcake punch, retired stamp set, polka dot embossing folder.
I hope your birthday was special, Haley! Aunt Gayla
What a beautiful, soft springtime card; perfect for Easter or many other occasions.
The supplies used for this card are:
The center was cut out using Spellbinders Nestabilities. The little girl is embossed with white embossing powder and then sponged around...soft and adorable.
Thanks for stopping! Melissa and Gayla
We thought it would be nice to add one more pattern to our Quilted Paper Art pattern collection. With Easter just around the corner, we chose to create an oval-shaped pattern. If you're new to our blog and haven't seen our other samples, you can click here to view the original post and other ideas here and here .
This card was kept simple but elegant. You can see that we chose to use the oval shape as an egg. We used four soft colors - Pretty In Pink. So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue. Of course, you do not have to use this many colors.
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Don't forget, this pattern can be used for multiple projects, not just Easter Eggs. Be sure to watch for more samples in the future.
Thanks for stopping! Melissa and Gayla
One more great card idea from Patti O'Toole. This card was made for Valentine's Day but what a great anniversary card as well. The "love birds" are from the Valentine Defined set. The patterned paper is from the Springtime Vintage set.
Notice what Patti did with the hearts and a small safety pin from Vintage Trinkets. Very fun way to attach embellishments.
Thanks for stopping! Melissa & Gayla
