Healing Hugs

 

I made this card for a female relative who is quite ill.  I used 4 dies to create this card.  The dotted pattern on the background is made with a Simon Says Stamp die called Detail Bohemian Plate.  I glued this to a white card base.  The border was cut with a Simon Says Stamp Thin Frame die.  The flowers were cut with a Simon Says Stamp Fresh Daisies die.  The sentiment was cut with another Simon Says Stamp die.

Winter snowflake cards

 When I felt that I wouldn't get Christmas cards finished in time, I started making winter cards.  I bought a new 3D embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp called Snowflake Oval Frame.  I brayered Brilliance Sky Blue Pearlescent Ink on the background portion of the embossing folder, then placed white cardstock inside the folder and rolled it through my Big Shot.

I stamped sentiments inside the oval portion and mounted this on a white card base.

Christmas cards 2020

This has been a difficult year for many of us.  I was late getting started making Christmas cards.   I found some motivation from Jennifer McGuire's blog:   Sparkle Alcohol Ink Backgrounds + LOTS of Cards - Jennifer McGuire Ink

This technique involves putting alcohol ink onto glitter paper for very colorful backgrounds.  I added a die cut made with a String Art Frame die from Birch Press Design.  Next, I added a metallic 'star' made with a Tim Holtz 3D die.  Finally, I added a sentiment made with a Memory Box die.  I mounted the sentiment on an oval made of vellum.

I made quite a few of these cards, but I'm only showing a few to show you the finished product.

Birthday Wishes

I made this card for my brother's 99th birthday.  The background is made with alcohol inks.  The balloon sentiment die is by Simon Says Stamp.  The double stitched rectangle frame die is from Art Impressions and the silver thin rectangle die is from Simon Says Stamp.  I added the silver thread to the balloon.
 

Special order masks

With this pandemic going on, I've been making masks for family members and friends.  I'm grateful that I learned to sew many years ago, but it's more difficult now with poor eyesight and numb fingers.  I've learned to make the masks to order for special people.  I've made them in different sizes and colors.  I received a request for orange masks.  This is the fabric I found and made masks.

 I made a card to accompany the masks with some fun House Mouse stamps.