FRIENDS WITH FLAIR FRIDAY

This is a very simple card that I made using the card bases I bought from My Minds Eye.  I used one of the beautiful pendant dies from Spellbinders to make the doily-like centerpiece.  I cut strips of paper from the 6 x 6 pad by My Minds Eye that I purchased at Cat's Creations Scrapbooks.  The stamp is from the August 2011 Kit of the Month, "What I Know".  I loved the font used on this stamp.  So beautiful.  I inked the die cut with a powder puff chalk ink pad. 

This is another card I made from the other set of card bases by My Minds Eye that I purchased.  This features a tag that I made using the Fancy Tags set of dies by Spellbinders.  The "live" banner/tag is from a Simple Stories itty bitty, "Year-o-graphy Banners" by Unity and the happily ever after is from the "Heartfelt Sentiments" set by Unity.  I love both of these sets of stamps.  The grey strip of paper is some of the embossed "Two Scoops" paper from Bazzill.  I used Archival Ink by Ranger for my stamping.  The heart brad is from my stash.

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WOW WEDNESDAY

Today is WOW Wednesday over on Cat's Creations Scrapbooks' blog and I want to share a couple of cards I made.

This is the card I made for our friend up in Oklahoma City who turned ninety the weekend before Christmas.  We were so pleased to be able to attend a surprise party in her honor.  I used a card base by My Minds Eye and paper from a coordinating 6 x 6 pad.  The stamp is by Unity and I used a UniBall white pen for the faux stitching.  The scalloped square was made using a Spellbinders die.

This is another card I made using the other box of card bases from My Minds Eye that I purchased.  I used one of the fancy tags die from Spellbinders to create the sentiment tag and the sentiment is from a stamp by Unity.  The flowers are by Petaloo---I love the packs of the assorted sizes of flowers with the rhinestones in the middle.  The checked banners were made from some paper scraps and I put a row of rhinestones up at the top of them.

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FRIENDS WITH FLAIR FRIDAY

Thanks for stopping by on this Friday before Christmas.  I made some cards to give as Christmas gifts this year.  I purchased some boxes of My Minds Eye card bases and then went to work dressing them up.  Of course, Unity Kit of the Month stamps are fabulous for using on cards.  I used some tag die from Spellbinders and a 6 x 6 paper pad from My Minds Eye to create the sentiment tag.  The sentiment stamp is from the September, 2011 kit of the month.  I love those little banner sentiments in the kit of the month.  The butterfly is from a kit of the month that is no longer available, but Unity has lots of butterflies on kits that are currently available for purchase.

This is another card that I made from another boxed set of My Minds Eye card bases.  The script paper is from Bazzill and I used a Fiskars border punch on each side.  I used another of the tag dies from Spellbinders to cut out the tag for the sentiment.  The stamp is August 2011 kit of the month--love it!.  I finished the card off with a couple of rhinestones. 

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WOW WEDNESDAY

Today is WOW Wednesday over on Cat's Creations Scrapbooks blog and I actually have a project to share...YEAH!!

I am making cards to fill up the card boxes I made for my mother, mother-in-law, and myself.  I am using some printed card bases by My Minds Eye, which has posed a little bit of a challenge since it does limit how you use ribbon, etc.  This card uses a Spellbinders frame die, which I loved.  I am using a 6 x 6 pad by My Minds Eye that coordinates with these card bases.  I inked around the edges with a powder puff ink pad.  I used some tiny flower brads from my stash and bought some peach colored pearls by Glitz.  The stamps are by Unity.

This card uses another set of card bases from My Minds Eye.  I used a checked scrap of paper and some washi tape for trim, along with some bling.  The stamp is from Just Rite Stampers and the ink is Archival ink.  I used the coordinating die from Spellbinders to die cut the stamped image.  Simple, but loved the way it looks.  I'm finally learning that less can be more on cards.  They don't have to have so much on them and I'm much happier with the way they look.  Thanks, Valerie for the inspiration!

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