Shaped Card for 613 Avenue Create

Hello everyone,
I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day.  Both of my adult sons responded, showing their appreciation and love.  My husband topped it off by taking me out to dinner.  (Which I love to do)

 I don't know how it was where you all live, but I think every Mom in the city was out to dinner yesterday!  LOL   You had to wait in line, wherever you went!  Hey, I didn't have to COOK so I was HAPPY!

Here's a DT card I made for http://www.avenue613.blogspot.com.  This is a Rick St. Dennis digi image called MoonBeAm the flower child.  Our challenge was to make a card out of any shape other than a square or rectangle.  I chose to use a flower shape for my card base to go along with the flower child image. It was cut from the Ribbons & Rosette Cricut  cartridge. I welded the 2 flower images together, using my Gypsy and then folded it into a card. I used Spellbinder Dies and eK pennants punch.  The other embellishments I used came out of my stash.

 

 

 

I'll probably enter this in several challenges.  Just don't know which ones at this time.  Thanks for stopping by!

Another Mother's Day card

Good morning friends,

I just mailed out 5 handmade Mother's Day cards.  I made special envelopes for most of them using my  We R Memory Keepers- Envelope Punch Board.  If you don't have one, you should get it.  Makes perfect envelopes for any size card.
 I wrapped each one with the thin sponge sheets you get in your packages, so they don't get messed up.  I paid almost $9.00 to send those card.  They better be in tip top shape when they reach their destination.
Here is a photo of one of the cards I made using Bugaboo's MOM Word digital image:

 

I love making non-traditional cards.  The card is made on a Center Step card base using black card stock.  The DP is from DCWV -Lemon Flower Stack collection.  The small pre-cut flowers were a gift I received awhile ago.  I blinged them up with Swarowski crystals.  An eK punch was used for the bottom border and a Webster's pages bloomer on the bottom right.  The I love u sentiment is a Stampabilities rubber stamp.  Can't remember who made the metal tag.

I think I'm just about finished with Mother's Day card.  What about you?

Mother's day card

Here is my 1st card I've made for Mother's Day.  I've got 3 more to make. I'm entering this card at
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ for the Mother's Day challenge.  The image is from Creative Bug Digitals:
    

 

I am so far behind, comparing myself with some of the other card making ladies. 

I think today is National Scrapbook Day.  I think I'm going to cheat and make cards instead of Scrapbooking!.........maybe on National Card Making Day, I'll cheat and scrapbook!  LOL

Anyway, thanks for stopping by!

Inspirational card for 613 Avenue Create

Hello fellow crafters, I haven't blogged lately.  I've got to get into the swing of things again.  Sometimes I don't have that much to say or feel like what I have to say is not that important.
That is not the blogger spirit.  I promised myself I'm going to do better.

 613 Avenue Create's   Photo Inspiration #1  Cinco de Mayo

This is the inspirational card I made using, some of the colors in the photo:

 

I used Shelly's Image - Kings Proclamation

Spellbinders- Floral Ovals, Ribbon Banners, Fancy tags

Copic markers

 Embossing folder- Dots

Cloud 9 Design Rhinestones

Green, Pink, yellow, black, turquoise card stock

 

Happy Cinco de Mayo day to those who celebrate it!

 

 

Liebster Award

Hello crafting buddies,

It's been such a gloomy, rainy day here in Chicago, so it was such a pleasant surprise to fin out that I was awarded the Liebster Award.

It's always good to get acknowledgement and appreciation from your fellow crafters.

I would like to thank Alex at http://prettypaperandinkyfingers.blogspot.com  for selecting me to receive this wonderful honor. 

Check out her blog for great inspirations and a chance to observe creations by a very talented lady.

Here are the details about the award:

 

About The Award

This Award was designed to be a blog award in the "Pay it Forward" fashion.  Once you have been nominated you award it to five blogs that you like that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage visitors to their blog.

Rules for Acceptance.
 
Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog.  Post the award onto your blog.  Give the award to five bloggers that have fewer than 200 followers.  Leave a comment on their blog letting them know that you have given them the Awesome Award.  Pay it Forward. 
Here are some blogs that have caught my eye and I think deserve this award.

 

http://stillyoungandcroppin.blogspot.com

http://myafrocentriccreations.blogspot.com

http://beebeebabs2.blogspot.com

http://craftysue52.blogspot.com

http://thepurpleloftcreations.blogspot.com

Thanks for taking the time out to check me out!

April showers bring May flowers

Outlawz challenge for 4/15:

 

I had this image colored for so long.  I put it up knowing that it would come to use some day.  Our Outlawz challenge was to do an April showers: Showers, Bridal, Baby, or umbrellas.
I made the flowers myself with cuts from 2 Cricut cartridges:  Wedding and George Basics, and the fence is from Paper Doll Dress Up cart.  The banners are a EK Success punch.  The pearls are from Recollections.  I used my Copic markers for the coloring.  The sentiment is a quote I got off of the internet.

I'm pleased with the way it turned out.  I'd appreciate your comments when you're passing thru.
Luv YUH!  Have a great day!

613 Avenue Create Sketch Design 4/15

Hello everyone,

hope you got those taxes done and in the mail.  I just dropped the forms in the mail a few hours ago.  I'm not a last minute person, so I have been stressed out R/T mailing my taxes late.  My Tax preparer was very behind this year, I guess!  He waited till the last minute to supply us with our completed tax forms.  Well I  can relax now!

On to something more relaxing.   Making cards.  This is the sketch we used to make this weeks Challenge at 613 Avenue Create:

 

 

The image I used is by Bugaboo: Live Love, Laugh Flower Fairies

I'm not sure of the DP name because I received the papers as a gift at a Craft retreat and instantly fell in love with it.

The flowers are Prima flowers and from Iamroses.

The black branches were made from Tim Holtz's Alteration Die called Tattered Pinecone

The sentiment came from a rubber stamp I've had for years.

 

Hope you like.  Thanks for stopping by!