Remember the butterfly cards I posted a week or so back? Well, I was on a role with the background paper and the butterfly die-cuts. I still have some to use, so they will show up again.

I wanted to make a card in reverse order...make the 3x3 card first and then show you how you can make it into a full size card if you want.

Supplies: Die-cut butterfly; Cuttlebug embossing folder and machine; SU! old olive cardstock; SU! southwestern or aztec corner punch; DCVW background paper (this was the background paper that I really liked, so I wanted to use as much of it as possible. I like how it has some glitter on it as does the butterfly.


Then I mounted all of it on a 3x3 card. From that point, you can add it to a full size card like this:

A simple card that you can make into anything you need for that occasion.

Birthday cupcake - masculine

I bet I could use this card for women as well, but I need some cards for the men in my life.  Keeping with the theme - keeping it simple - I pulled out the two-dimensional cupcakes.  I am determined to use die-cuts that I have in my stash! 

I began this card in the spring!  Life became hectic and it was abandoned. I came back to it today and an idea popped into my mind and this is what I came up with.

Supplies I used: DCVW pre-made card.  SU! old olive, sahara sand and chocolate chip cardstock.  I used the SU! scallop punch on the chocolate chip cardstock.  Spellbinders die-cut with my Cuttlebug machine.  You may not be able to see, but I used a scrap piece of scrapbooking paper that looked distressed with chocolate ink.  Then the two-dimensional cupcake.  Stamp:  not sure...it has been a while since I made the base of the card :), but I used chocolate chip ink to stamp the sentiment in.

Thanks for looking.

Birthday bird

I case'd this from a Papercraft magazine cover.  I liked the layout and was able to use the DCVW premade cards I had.  I purchased the die-cut stickers from JoAnne's $1.00 bin.  I think 6 - 8 birds came in a package (which means you will be seeing more of them).  I knew for the price..I could do something with them. 

I used the DCVW premade card; a scrapbook background paper I had in my stash; chocolate chip cardstock; and some ivory sheen ribbon. Punches:  I used  SU! large corner rounder and SU! southwestern corner punch,  or was it called aztec corner punch. I cannot remember, but it is a good punch to have around.

Have a good week.  Thanks for looking.

Feeling like Fall

It is beginning to feel like fall where I am at.  It is cool in the evenings and mornings, which make sleeping very nice.  In keeping it simple I had purchased these fall die-cut stickers.  The leaf on the die-cut is really pretty.  I do not think I was able to capture it well with my camera.  Something I will continue to work on.

I used scraps I had, which have been around a while.   I used scrapbook paper as a layer behind the leaf.  I pulled out my Cuttlebug and Spellbinder die-cuts and made the tag.  Then I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder for the script background. 

The sentiment stamp is from SU!  I am not sure if it is retired or not.

Have a good weekend.  Thanks for looking.

Butterfly in motion

Today I continue with the butterfly theme. I attempted to case a card, but I cannot remember from where or from whom. By saying this, you know it has been a while since I made this card.

I pulled out the butterfly die-cut sticker, added some "bling" to give flight to the butterfly, and used scraps of paper I already had.

I had fun using my die-cut machine and corner rounder punch as well.

Butterflys

I had purchased a package of butterfly die-cut stickers. They stood out to me for the detail and the hint of glitter on them. I brought out my Cuttlebug and Spellbinder templates and used those two things together to make the background the butterfly is layered on. I am keeping with using my "stash" so I pulled out the patterned paper and ribbon that I have plenty of.

When I began this card it was to be a birthday card. It is a blank card waiting for me to use it however I need it to be, when I need it to be.

Then I had scraps left over. Sometimes with a patterned paper it is hard for me to through it out. I do like to use them and I now make 3x3 cards or a little larger depending on the size of the scrap paper left over.
I used my Cuttlebug again, but this time I used an embossing folder for the background. This will make a nice notecard to attach to a gift, or a thank you note. This is what I came up with:

Congratulations

I needed a quick "congratulations" card and this is what I came up with. I used a shimmery cardstock for the base; patterned paper (there is glitter on this paper that did not come out in the photo); SU! scallop punch; shimmery white ribbon; and a button that I have had in my stash for waaayyy tooo long!

Have a good weekend.