For You

Good Morning to my blogging friends,

Inspiration comes to us cardmakers in many ways, however sometimes it just never comes, but yesterday when I was in the craftroom I thought I would never find a card that I could share.  I do make cards from time to time that I call "rejects"(maybe someday I will make a post of all my rejects) and they set here for days, maybe months and I may or may not go back to them and give them a boost, but yesterday I decided that I would try one of the sketches that  I see all the time for the challenges some of you talented people do.  I tried one and I liked the idea of putting it all together and putting my touch on it although someone else came up with the layout, it was just the inspiration I needed for todays card.

When doing these sketches it is all up to you what paper, or embellishments you use or even what way you want to go with the card, not necessarily doing it just like the sketch, but using bits and pieces of ideas the sketch layout has.  I will try a few more of these and see how or what I come up with...I will admit..it was fun. If you find yourself in a rut and can't find inspiration then look up one of these sketches and see what you can do to make it your creation (with help)!

I would love to hear from you all about your ways of finding inspiration for your cards.

Here's My Card

Outside

Inside

Here is the recipe for this card:

Cardstock/Base: Very Vanilla from Stampin Up

DSP: K & Compay

Ink: Crumb Cake/Stampin Up

Circle Scallops: Marvy Punches

Center Scalloped Circle: Stampin Up

Flower Punch: Stampin Up 5 petal punch

Fern leaves: Punch Bunch

Stamp: Stampin Up/ For You

Brads: Stampin Up

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

The sketch was: Mojo Monday Week 181

I found it at: mojomonday.blogspot.com

Sketch was designed by Julee Tilman

Thinking of You

Hello my blogging friends,

I seem to like making "Thinking of You" cards because you can use them for so many things.

Yesterday when I made this card, I was having a hard time finding my inspiration but  I managed to get this card together.

I am not sure how many cards I will get posted next week.

My girls will be home on Spring Break, and although they think it is a vacation, Mom thinks otherwise.

So I am hoping some projects around the house can be completed.  Making it to the craftroom might be tricky, but it also could be my therapy for some quiet time. LOL

Thanks for looking today...see ya tomorrow!

For this card I used:

Paper: Brown Base/Stampin Up

Designer Paper: K & Co.

Prima Flowers

Martha Stewart Punch

Ribbon: Stampin Up

Sentiment: Stampin Up

Label Stamp: Stampin Up

Ovals: Marvy Punches

Pearls: Stampin Up



Thinking of You (Recovery)

Good Morning!  Well, I did it again..I have made a card this morning and it's ready to be posted here, so I am on a run, not really...I am always good at these promises I set for my self, but only for the first week.

Today's card is a "Thinking of You"
Seems from time to time we need these for special times when friends we know aren't feeling well or have had accidents and need some cheering up.

This card was very easy to make.  I used Gina K base paper in leather, I used K & Company for the DP and then I used a Martha Stewart punch to make the element at the top stand out a little.  I had cream colored lace ribbon on this and traded it for the pink, which made it pop, so glad I changed that.  The flower is cut from a new sizzix die from the Stampin Up mini Catalog, I cut 2 leaves with the new punch also in that catalog, great punch even if you don't buy the stamp set that goes along with it.  I always ink all the edges of my cards most of the time it is the Crumb Cake ink from Stampin Up, because it makes things look old.

The inside is a label die set from spellbinders and I added a sentiment from Stampin Up.  The flower is just leftovers from the flower I put on the front.  Very simple card.

Thinking of You

I wanted to try this new flower die, I believe it is in the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  I just love it..it is a really nice flower for a card.  I used the butterfly punch from Martha Stewart along with the pearls I love, added ribbon and Nestabilities label 2 for the inside greeting...all the sentiments are from Stampin Up.

Outside: