Saturday, June 21, 2014

Four Assorted Cards



I've got an assortment of cards I've managed to make this week, in between getting ready for yet another trip back east with my daughter.  My first two cards are inspired by this card by Laura Bassen.  I am entering the first one at Simon Says Wednesday You Gotta Have Friends, Simply Create Too Your Sentiment is the Highlight and Simon Says Monday Anything Goes.  I used the same stamping technique as I used in this card, where I stamped in black and then overstamped slightly offset in another color.




I am entering this next card at Simply Create Too Your Sentiment is the Highlight and Simon Says Monday Anything Goes.  I stamped the 'thanks' sentiment repeatedly in Versa Mark ink, and then heat embossed the entire card at once in white.




This next card is another card I made out of a failed embossed and water colored background.  You can see the first card I made here.  There was more salvageable area on this card stock, so I was able to cut two butterflies, with a little bit left over to make a border at the bottom of the card.



I will enter this card at Simon Says Monday Anything Goes and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.



My final card is already in the mail to a friend--she has just become a US Citizen.  I finally found an opportunity to use my Ranger Antiquities Verdigris embossing powder.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday Anything Goes.



That's it for me today.  


Thanks for Visiting

16 comments :

  1. Fabulous cards Joyce. I love the background on your first one and thr butterfly card is just gorgeous.

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  2. Joyce I love all of your cards. Your over-stamping is prefect, love the butterfly background paper you created--gorgeous!

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  3. WoW! This card shouts the sentiment. Very creative.
    Thanks for playing along with the Simply Create Too Challenge no. 64, The Sentiment is Your Highlight. Join us again soon.
    Erica (Simply Create Too DT Member)

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  4. What fabulous bold word cards, Joyce ... the offsetting is brilliant on the first one! The watercolour/embossed paper is so cool and delicate ... the butterflies are gorgeous! How perfect is the last new citizen card ... your friend's sure to love it! Anita :)

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  5. Love those big, beautiful butterflies! Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday!

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  6. Awesome cards, in love those sentiment focused cards a lot, superb execution Joyce !

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  7. Awesome cards, Joyce! That embossing powder is perfect for the Statue of Liberty!

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  8. What a wonderful collection of cards! I would be hard pressed to say which one was my favorite as each one is amazing! I really like how you are able to make such energetic backgrounds...and foregrounds! The purple on the butterflies is so pretty and the off-set "smile" background is stunning! I love the color palette for the "Thanks for Everything" card and the fireworks are so blingy and wonderful! You've got such a great eye for many different artistic styles and I enjoyed seeing all of these cards. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!

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  9. Joyce: Your cards are all so pretty and perfect for our Challenge #64 - "Your Sentiment is the Highlight". I love them all. Thank you for entering our challenge.

    Diane
    Simply Create Too Design Team Member http://DianesDigitalDesigns.blogspot.com

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  10. Awesome cards packed with awesome techniques!! Love all that you shared!! Thanks so much!!

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  11. Hi Joyce! Just back from vacay and trying to catch up. Love all you've made this past week. You are really rocking that pretty butterfly and your CASology card is too much fun. TFS your card storage, great idea!

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  12. Great cards, Joyce! My favourite is the second one with the teal & white!

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  13. Joyce...these are all just fabulous! I love your style and your stamping over is so fun and your white and teal card...oh my goodness, drop dead gorgeous! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Simply Create Too.

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  14. Nicely done Joyce! So many cards and I love them all. Love how you recycled the paper for the butterflies. And love how you did the green and white card. Those circle scribble dies make a great backdrop for your sentiment.

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  15. These are all great cards and I love the double stamping technique you have used on the first one. Thanks for joining us at Seize The Birthday :)

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  16. Great colors and butterflies. Love the project.
    Thank you for joining us at Seize the Birthday.
    Hugs, Macarena DT

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