Saturday, May 29, 2010

Wedding Day!

Today my son, Jonathan Elliott, married Megan Ciborosky. It was a beautiful, sunny day and perfect for a wedding! Jonathan looked so handsome, and Megan was stunningly beautiful. Congratulations to the bride and groom!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Mother's Day Cards

I made these two cards using Pink Paislee's Queen Bee collection. I love this line of paper and embellishments! On the first card, I used a Prima flower sprayed with Olive Vine and Wheatfields Glimmer Mist. It matches the paper perfectly! The rhinestone swirls are from Zva Creative, and the rub on is from Melissa Frances. I hand cut some of the flowers and leaves from the QB paper and tucked them up under the Prima flower. I'm extremely pleased with the results. Probably one of my favorite cards!
For the next card, I tried a new technique that I've seen on many card blogs lately. To make my ribbon and bow, I took some soft yellow Martha Stewart seam binding, and got it thoroughly wet. I absorbed some of the water with paper towels, then sprayed the seam binding with Wheatfields Glimmer Mist. I scrunched the wet misted seam binding in my hand while blowing it partially dry. I ended up letting it air dry the rest of the way. It matches the Queen Bee papers perfectly! The sentiment is another Melissa Frances rub-on. (The colors in this photo are not true to the actual colors of the Queen Bee papers.)
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Mother's Day!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Anna's Card

My little Anna, who turns 9 next month, made this pretty wedding card for her brother Jonathan who is getting married May 29. Isn't this beautiful?

Signs of Spring!

Spring means lots of weddings, right? Well, we have a special wedding coming up soon, so here is the card I made for this wedding. The black damask paper is flocked. It's very elegant and formal. It's hard to see, but I put a pretty little pearl and "diamond" stick pin in the bow. Click on the photo to get a close up.
Next up is a bright card to celebrate Spring! I was inspired by a card on Danielle Flanders' blog: danielleflanders.blogspot.com. I don't often use these bright colors, but they are fun, aren't they? This card is for someone sweet and special at church. I used Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety papers for this card. Thanks for looking! Have a great week!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Pink Roses

Don't roses remind you of spring? We are having beautiful weather here in Wisconsin, and Thursday (my birthday!!) is supposed to reach 75 degrees! I will consider that to be my birthday present! I am so enjoying this weather!
This card began when I got a new stamp in the mail, and I wanted to play with it. One thing led to another, and I put this little rose card together. I used black Staz-On ink and my new stamp from kaisercraft on pink Basic Grey paper. The other background paper is by K & Company. The pretty pink roses are also from Basic Grey. I added some pink stickles to the roses for some sparkle. I'm pretty happy with the results!
Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Happy Birthday, Mom!

My mom's birthday is coming up in just a few days, so I made this card for her. I used My Mind's Eye Bella Bella papers and a MME die cut, a Tim Holtz stamp, and Prima flowers. I sprayed the white and pink die cut with Tattered Angels Wheatfield Glimmer Mist to give it an aged look to match the MME papers. Love glimmer mist!!
Thanks for looking!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Heaven Sent!

Every baby is truly sent from Heaven above!! I made this card for my friend's daughter who just had her first baby. Cards for baby girls are such fun to make!
I used Basic Grey papers, parts of a little doily, a Making Memories die cut, and a Basic Grey rub-on. Thanks for looking!