My sister is getting married on the beach in Cape Hatteras, NC next month. Today I made her a card. I scraplifted an idea from Cousley over on the Scrapbook.com galleries.
The marquee shape is from Elegant Edges. The sand dollar is from Life is a Beach, and the shells are from Paper Doll Dress Up (it's actually from the mermaid's outfit!) I used colored pencils to accent the shapes, and foam adhesive to pop them up. Congratulations is from Holiday Cakes. I embossed the background using the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder. The punch is Martha Stewart Deco Fan. The ribbon is just some from my stash. On the inside I used another marquee shape in ivory for the card message. I also made a pocket to add gift cards.
The second card is one from my stash, I can't exactly remember how long ago I made it. It's a very simple card. I added the yellow "ribbon" (not sure what you'd really call it) to make it look a little more finished. I have a box of cards so that if I need a quick card I have a few to choose from. I really didn't have much time today to craft, so this was perfect.
I had so much fun making cards for my Dad and Grandfather!
For my Dad's card I used the car and phrase from the Holiday Cakes cartridge. I used a Uniball Signo white gel pen for some detailing, and a transparency as the windshield. I used foam adhesive to pop up both. For the background I used my Cuttlebug and the Diamond Plate embossing folder - with aluminum foil! I adhered the foil to cardstock first before running it through. I had originally planned to use twine on the front of the card, but forgot and adhered the background to the front of the card with my ATG. (Once it's stuck, it's not moving!)
For my Grandfather's card I use the duck, pond, and cattails from the Give a Hoot cartridge. I embossed the pond with the D'vine Swirls folder and then used Glossy Accents to make it look more like water. It was my first time using Glossy Accents! I had trouble with the layers of the cattails (tearing every time I cut the top layer). I gave up and just used gel pens to color in the cattails. The clouds are from Pooh and Friends. I used a Studio G stamp and brown ink.
A teacher I work with had a baby back in November and I created this card for her. I love the elephant on the Holiday Cakes cartridge! I also used Mini Monograms for the scalloped circle, and a Studio G stamp. I designed it on my Cricut Gypsy first while I was away from home.
