i've made a lot of cards lately - birthday cards, valentines, one baby shower card. i've already shared my valentines. here are some other cards i'm pretty proud of...
Gabe's Birthday Card
- Elements: white card, blue background, orange and yellow highlights. i like to use bold, bright colors for boys birthday cards.
- Outside: if i use a white card, i usually cover the whole front of the card in some sort of color and/or pattern to give it some life. the square in the top left of the card slides around and reveals the message "...and many more!" originally, i had punched the square out of the blue and i was going to put the square of "happy birthday" paper underneath the blue. then i noticed that this "...and many more!" stamp would fit in the white space from the punch out of blue. when i stamped it, i mis-judged the spacing and it was high up in the square, leaving an awkward amount of white space below. so, i drew music notes to make it fill up the square better. the peek-a-boo element turned out so cute, i'm totally proud of it.
- Inside: rounded message saying "happy birthday to you" cut to fit around the cupcake's flame.
Katie's Baby Shower Card
- Elements: Orange card, new stamp set ("Cute as a Bug", bright colors, green polka-dot paper, old flower cut out from a set i bought years ago. i wanted to be bright and happy, like spring-time :)
- Outside: the peek-a-boo element from Gabe's card was so fun, i wanted to use it for this one as well. this time i pasted a white square on top of the orange card. i used pinking sheers for the green polk-a-dot paper to make it look like grass. each bug was stamped with bright colors and cut out from white card stock. i wanted it to look like they were crawling in the grass.
- Inside: cut out of paper that says "Congratulations" all over it.
RP Birthday Card 1
- Elements: Blue card, green and grey accents, Train stamp. It can be hard to make cards for the men at work (not the band). you don't want the cards to be too cutesy, but you don't want them to be ugly either! i thought this one was just masculine enough, but way cute. especially since its receipient has a lifetime of experience on the railroad.
- Outside: i gave the green background rounded corners. the grey mimicked the green at the bottom and then i ripped the top for a more rugged effect. each train car was stamped with bold colors and cut out from white card stock.
- Inside: a tag punch from the "...and many more!" stamp, attached with a brad.
RP Birthday Card 2
- Elements: Brown card, green and blue accents, patterned accents, bird stamp. i wanted more earthy colors on this one and i liked the bird because it's springtime (well, almost).
- Outside: the green patterned paper was ripped with a tool that gives it that zigzag/pinking sheer look. but, in real life it's a little more rugged, because it has been ripped. i wanted it to look like grass. the dandilion stamp was in the set with the bird, so it went nicely. the bird was stamped on white and cut out so it would pop on the card. the body of the bird is raised (3d), but you can't really tell in the picture.
- Inside: patterned accent with a Happy Birthday message.
RP Birthday Card 3
- Elements: Tourquoise card, orange patterned highlights, balloon stamp, cupcake roller stamp. this card works for a man or a woman - but it is for a man in this case.
- Outside: the cupcake roller stamp was rolled in Orange on white card stock and pasted to the bottom of the card. Orange polk-a-dot and orange striped paper created a background for the turqouise balloons to stand out from. the balloons are raised (3d).
- Inside: the same Orange patterned paper from the front, cut into squares and layered on top of each other to create a background for the birthday message.
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