Finishing up on the last few inexpensive greeting cards.  The pictures are from the Children's Christmas collage pack (tj designs):

The Carolers on base paper Christmas Traditions paper pack (the paper studio) and three Pearls (clover leaf from the Netherlands).

The Girl & Bear is edged in Sweet Melon ink (cats eyes); White Lace Ribbon and Candy Cane Brad complete the design. Same base paper as above.

Girl Ice Skating is edged in Brown ink (cats eyes) with Candy-striped Ribbon (queen & co) and a Silver Snowflake brad completing the card.

These cards are 4¼ X 5½ inches, blank inside and come with matching envelope.


This past weekend, I changed direction a little and started working on Holiday 3-D Foil greeting cards.  Each card has 3 to 4 layers.  Yes, very tedious work, and fragile.  Photos just do not do these greeting cards justice!

This lovely Village & Poinsettias sits on Frosty paper (Christmas Wishes) and basic Holiday ribbon.

I just love this Holiday Antique car!  Base paper Festive Collection (authentique), complete with Christmas Cottage ribbon (teresa collins). Sentiment (stampin' up!) on metallic cream die cut (spellbinder) adds a nice touch.

Holiday Cathedral is just stunning in foil! Base paper Home for the Holidays paper pad (recollections), moss green ribbon and 3 felt Flower pieces with Rhinestones and Pearl centers.

I love Horses, so this card was fun to create! He sits on The Traditional Holiday stack (dcwv), holiday striped ribbon and Poinsettia brad.

These cards are all 5 X 6½", blank inside and come with matching envelopes.

Now, I need to work on my regular medium Greeting Cards.

Looking forward to seeing you at our Holiday Craft shows this year!

Not quite finished with my $2.50 greeting cards.  On to good ol' St. Nick!  All pictures are from Vintage St. Nick collage pack (tj designs):

St. Nick in a Blimp on base paper from Sparking Holiday paper pack (dcwv) with Candy Cane ribbon.

Again, I used Sparkling Holiday paper pack (dcwv) for this Santa and Reindeer card. Green holly paper ribbon (art talent of the netherlands) and 2 square Studs.

Santa & Carriage on Christmas Memories paper stash (tim holtz) base paper. Poinsettia washi tape (recollections).  Simple, but classic.

Santa and his Angel Bell on Christmas Memories paper stash (tim holtz) with a white metallic matt. 3 small Square Studs finish the card.

All these cards are again 4½ X 5¼ inches, blank inside with matching envelopes.

I have more of these cards I want to do before my first holiday craft fair, then I will start working on my regular type of Christmas, Holiday and Hanukkah cards.


This weekend is the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Bellevue, Washington.  I will be attending with my husband and one of my greeting card class students. Thank you DCWV for the free tickets! Who knows what treasures we will find this year.  Have a great weekend!

Continuing on with my new, more affordable, greeting cards:  Christmas!  These designs (pictures) are from the same Merry Christmas collage pack (tj designs).

Pair of Bluebirds on The Juniper Berry stack paper (dcwv) edged in Mowed Lawn (tim holtz).  2 Star studs (gold and bronze) and white ribbon.

Love this Dove in a Basket on Christmas paper bloc (the netherlands) with matching gray paper ribbon.  Design edged in Picked Raspberries (tim holtz).  3 Pearls (kaiser scrapbook) to left center of vertical ribbon.

Love the 3 Kittens in snow!  Some of our kitties loved the snow when they were younger, but after age 7 -- forget it!  Christmas Paper bloc (the netherlands) base paper.  Picture edged in Mowed Lawn (tim holtz).  5 Rhinestones in center of (dry) embossed flowers.

Again, all these cards are 5 X 4½ inches, blank inside with matching envelopes.

What do you do if you had previously (like two years or so ago) embossed the edges of some greeting card stock to try out some new embossing folders, then set them on the back shelf and forgot about them?  Well, turn them into real greeting cards!

Background on this Dove card is from Christmas Traditions paper pack (the paper studio), spellbinder die behind using metallic white and 3 green Rhinestones to finish.  Perfect with the embossed bottom section.

The background paper for these two lovely Ladies and Snowman is from Christmas Candyland paper pack (the paper studio).  A Gold ribbon and 2 Fabric Roses (the netherlands) complete the card.

And for the Gentleman in your life, this Christmas Auto sits on Christmas Candyland paper pack (the paper studio).  The card is edged with Lipstick Red (cats eyes), and a Red Snowflake ribbon completes the card.

For the family Matriarch who loves Roses, the background paper is also from Christmas Candyland paper pack.  Green with red foil dots (art talent of the netherlands) and 3 buttons complete the card.

The main pictures came from Merry Little Christmas collage pack (tj designs).  The completed cards are 5½ X 4½ inches in size, come with matching envelope and are blank inside for your personal message.  I started doing these quick and easy cards this past summer to provide an inexpensive greeting card for my customers.  As long as I keep the cards simple, I can sell them for $2.50 each.

Stay tuned, as more cards are coming.

Worked on some of my more popular greeting card styles this past week -- 3-D/layered foil cards.

The background paper on this Pup & Shoe card is from Modern Chic stack (recollections).  Paws ribbon and 3 Star studs (made by me) complete the card.

Background paper is from The Heirloom Stack (dcwv) on this Pup in Basket card (love the timepiece background).  Paws ribbon and 3 Triangular studs (made by me) complete the card.

The Old World Stack (dcwv) is the background paper on this Pups & Umbrella card.  Green/white ribbon (mary arts) and 3 buttons complete the card.

These cards have 3 - 4 layers on them.  They are time consuming to cut out/separate the pieces and assemble the cards. They sell quickly at $10.00 each, and are often treasured by the recipient (or buyer if buying for themselves).

Our first Holiday Craft Show of the year:

Hope to see you all there!

Keith and I will be at this Holiday Craft Fair selling handmade Greeting Cards, Etched Glassware and Handmade Chocolates.  Hope to see you there!

“Follow the Star” Arts & Craft Fair 2014

Friday November 28th

Saturday November 29th

10 am—4 pm

               · Over 60 Tables of  Handmade Crafts

               · Delectable Lunch in the Starlight Café

                      

Sponsored by:   Analia Chapter #112 O.E.S.

Edmonds Masonic Center

  515 Dayton, Edmonds

Happy Halloween everyone!

I do not make Halloween greeting cards to sell for the simple reason no one buys them.  But I do try to make some for family. Here is what I created this year:

Glitter paper cut out with Top Note die cut (one of my favorites!). Picture edged with Cats Eyes blue ink.

The Black Cat is a rub-on, and the bat is from a die cut.  The picture is edged with Cats Eyes red ink.

I love this little black kitty, and I know the recipients will as well!

Notice the 3 brads at center left...

Silver Glitter Ink for the spider and his hanging thread.

Just such a cute little Witch. Candy Corn brad in upper right corner.

Picture edged in black Cats Eyes ink.

These adorable Halloween "pictures" are similar to the Dogs and Cats I did earlier this month.  These are leftovers from last Halloween, so I'll have to come up with all new items for next Halloween.

I had an old Halloween paper pack that includes all kinds of cut-outs.  I created this card from some of those items.  (I will now donate the rest of the paper pack to a local teachers program as I rarely use it.)  The green pumpkin is made from a regular die-cut.

Hope you get your cards out over the weekend, then it will be time to work on Thanksgiving cards.

Darn!  Christmas is not that far away....have you started your Holiday cards yet?!

Happy Monday everyone!

We had a very good weekend in our household.  Saturday, I worked up some greeting cards; then Sunday, my husband and I went with a couple of friends to the Northwest Chocolate Festival in Seattle, Washington.  It was a great event with yummy samplings, informative meetings and workshops, and great information and contacts to help my husband in crafting his chocolates.

Ok, off to the cards...I wanted to work up some quick, simple and inexpensive greeting cards.  Here is what I came up with:

Base paper Garden Party (pretty paper bloc - Marianne). Blue ribbon is Ghirardelli reverse side. Silver, Copper & Gold studs (made by me).

Base paper Butterfly Glade (wild rose studios). Basic Green ribbon and White paper doily.

Base paper Blackberry Lane (wild rose studios). Green lace. Dogs piece is edged in French Blue (cats eyes).

Base paper Butterfly Garden (wild rose studios). Basic Blue matt. Petite Stitch White ribbon (sweet petites). Green Pearl (kaiser scrapbook) in middle of Pink and White Flower pieces.

Base paper Dog Bones.  Maroon sheer ribbon. Dalmations piece is edged in Lipstick Red (cats eyes).

Base paper basic Orange-Brown plaid, Dog Bone ribbon with Dog Paw brad.

Base paper Antique Library (wild rose studio), basic Red cardstock matt. Sheer Red ribbon, and 2 Flower pieces with Green rhinestone (kaiser scrapbook).

Base paper Peach Blossom (wild rose studio), Purple matt and sheer Pink ribbon.

Base paper Music and Gold stock ribbon.  Gold, Silver & Copper star studs (made by me).

These Dog pieces are from Pampered Pups collage pack (tj designs).  I've had this awhile and just didn't know what to do with it.  Perfect for these simple basic greeting cards.

All these cards are size 5½ X 4¼ inches, blank inside and come with matching envelopes.

When I set out to do these cards Saturday, I was planning to do Portrait style.  Did I get any?  So, I decided to try again...

Base and matt paper Bluebell paper pack (wild rose studio). Silver ribbon and 3 Green blings.

Base paper Letters from Paris (wild rose studio), dark Blue matt and braided Purple ribbon.

Flight of Fancy base paper (wild rose studio) and sheer Lavender ribbon.

Butterfly Garden (wild rose studio) base and matt papers. Gold sheer ribbon and 3 pearls (kaiser scrapbook).

Finally!  Some nice portrait style cards.  Again, all are blank inside for personal messages, come with matching envelopes and are size 4¼ X 5½ inches.  These collage pieces come from Curious Kitties collage pack (tj designs).

All these cards are priced between $2.50 and $3.00 and will be available at our holiday craft shows.  Be sure to come out and pick out your favorites.  Keith will have his etched glassware and handmade chocolates, so start thinking Gifts!

A couple of months ago, I completed a couple of 3-D foil greeting cards.  One was for a friend, and we had not given it to him yet so I didn't post.  Well, we all still have yet to get together, but I wanted to show you that card set:

The card foil pieces are from Joy!crafts Metallic Decoupage 3D Music set.  Base paper Reflections.  There are lots of various pieces in this set, so you can be as creative as you want.

The second card from this Music set with base paper Et Cetera Collection (bo bunny). Card is edged in Picked Raspberry (tim holtz) distressed ink.  The second photo of this pair is an attempt to show the 3-D effect.  I used much smaller pop squares this time.

There are smaller pieces left over that I can add to enhance another card.