I shared some vintage-style postage cards in my last post, and today I have a couple more birthday cards made with several of the same products. But today’s cards are bright, bold, and contemporary.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Bright postage birthday cards
Monday, May 13, 2024
Faux vintage postage
My card-making mojo has been hard to find lately. I think about making cards, and I look forward to it. But when I actually sit down to make something, I just don’t feel like it. I know it will pass, but in the meantime my blog will probably be a little sparse. Today I’m going to share a couple of cards featuring faux vintage postage.
To make the postage stamp shapes, the accent images (stamp values, cancellation, etc.), and the stenciled border around the left card base I used the coordinating Postage Collage coloring stencil, stamp set, and dies from Waffle Flower. (These are A2 cards, but Waffle Flower has postage-themed products for a variety of card sizes.) And I discovered that the images in the Tim Holtz Tiny Things stamp set (Stampers Anonymous) were the perfect size to use on the stamps.
Monday, May 6, 2024
April Christmas cards: modern merry
I’m not sure how April got away from me, but somehow I managed to miss making and posting my Christmas cards for the month. Oops! Over the weekend I sat down to make them, and without further ado, here they are:
This design is a little different from what I usually make, and to be honest, it’s not my favorite. I originally wanted to use white card bases with the white die-cut layer, but I had pre-cut black card bases on hand, so I used those instead. The result just wasn’t what I pictured in my head. But I still made 10 of them because I needed to get them done.
On to the details. These are mini slimline cards (3-1/2” x 6”), and the precut black card bases, which I splattered with gold watercolor, are from Taylored Expressions. I used the Mini Slim Half Dots Cutting Plate (Taylored Expressions) to create the white layers, and I glued one to each card base. I also used the cutting plate with a piece of red foil card stock to get the half-circle pieces for the ornaments.
I cut out the sentiment using the Merry die (Concord & 9th). For each card I cut out the word three times: twice out of white card stock and once out of red foil. I glued the die cuts together and then glued them to the card base. I glued two red foil half circles in one of the openings and added a gold bow at the top to make it look more like an ornament. I finished the cards with a few gold sequins.
That's April Christmas cards done. Whew! And I also made my May Christmas cards over the weekend, so those won't be late. ;-)
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