Valentine's Day Card - Day #1

Yahoo.... Valentine's is just a few days away.

This card is a bright, clean and classic card.  Very masculine.  I cut a 4 1/4" x 11 base out of Real Red cardstock.  I folded it in half.  The Whisper White is 4" x 5 1/4".  I cut a 3" x 4" Basic Gray and punched the top and bottom with the Scallop Trim Border.  I then cut a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Real Red square and ran it through the Big Shot using the Fashionable Heart Embosslits.  The Silver Glimmer paper hearts are punched with the Small Heart Punch.  The sentiment is just the bottom portion of a retired stamp set from last years Spring Mini.  To just get a part of an image on a stamp, take a Marker and color just the portion you want.  Then huff on the stamp before stamping.  Works great!  I flagged the ends just because...

Isn't it cute!!! And it's so simple....

Many Blessings....Cathy

Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday.... I am Thankful for the Loves in my life....my husband....my children....my grandchildren...my friends....even the love of my puppies....A day set aside just to celebrate the loves in our lives!

Valentines Day is a week away and I wanted to share some of the fun creations I've come up with to give you ideas!

First off, I have to share some of the decor in my house.

I call this a 9-Square. The frame is a 12x12 frame.  I cut the blocks to 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and 3 1/4" x 3 1/4".  I filled the squares with a variety of Valentines paper that I had hanging around and then added a variety of hearts. The true message (I Love U) was cut from my Cricut but you could use any letters.

Hope you enjoy this bright and fun project....

Many Blessings.... Cathy

It's

Sunflower Birthday....

And this week wouldn't be complete without a Birthday Card... I made this card for my beautiful Daughter-in-Law.  She loves all things Sunflower!

To make this card, I used the Floral Frames Edgelits and cut the largest flower and ran it through the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder from last year's Holiday Catalog.  This folder is still available to order (check out the Spring Catalog, page 36).  I then sponged the embossing with a Daffodil Delight ink.

The next layer used Daydream Medallions stamped in Daffodil Delight on the same color cardstock.  I then used the Floral Frames Edgelits to cut this image out. 

The last layer is the 2.5" punch of Early Espresso, run through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I layered these together with Dimensionals and added the Happy Birthday greeting.  This great greeting is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and I used the matching Bitty Banner Framelits! So cute and so simple....

Hope you've enjoyed the cards this week....I'm so glad to be back!

Many Blessings....Cathy