More Valentine's from the 6 x 6 Paper Pad

This week is Valentine's Day and Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.  I haven't made any Mardi Gras related cards, but I have made some love cards using a 6 x 6 paper pad.  I have been sharing those cards this week.  To see some of the other cards I've made, check out my posts from earlier this week.

Here are a couple more cards:

These two cards use paper from the pad that are matted with solid color card stock.  I used sentiment stamps for these cards.  On the one I added a small heart to cover up a smudge.  There is always a way to fix mistakes in card making.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Ruth 1:  6  When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there.

Valentine's 6 x 6 Paper Pad - Card 2

If you didn't see yesterday's post - check it out here.  I shared one of the cards I made with a 6 x 6 paper pad and I am sharing another one today.  These cards are fun to make - you just need your 6 x 6 paper pad, coordinating solid card stock, white card stock, a few sentiment stamps, a cutter and some adhesive.  I started with a 6 x 6 Valentine's paper pad from Michaels.

Here are today's cards:

Just like yesterday, all the patterned paper is from the 6 x 6 paper pad.  I just matted it in solid color card stock to make the cards look more polished.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Ruth 1:  3  Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Valentine's Cards using 6 x 6 Paper Pad

A couple weekends ago we had craft day at church.  We started this several years back when Archivers closed.  We used to go to Scrapmania on the last Friday of every month at Archivers, but when they closed we had no place to meet.  So, the last Saturday of every month, we take our crafts to the basement of my church along with a treat and work.  Along with talking.  Good food and good friends equal a good time.

This month, I brought a 6 x 6 Valentines paper pad from Michaels along with some solid card stock and embellishments.  I used 3 different card sketches which ended up looking like one card sketch - not sure how that happened.  Here is one of the cards I made.

This card consists only of the paper from the paper pad.  Layering card stock makes a card look more polished.  I love combining different patterns of paper to get a unique look.  I think the paper is what drew me to crafting in the first place.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Ruth 1:  2  The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.

Valentines with Yupo and TE Mandala

Yep - it's January and it's a new year.  First, I would like to wish my husband Happy 29th Anniversary.  Yep - 29 years.  Some days it feels like 50.  Some days it feels like only 28.  ;-)

If you like to be ahead of the game, I am sure you will be working on Valentine's cards in January to be prepared for February.  I myself work best under pressure.  But I needed cards for my January classes, so here we are.  This card will be recreated during my class at Craft Inn in January.  If you're in the Louisville area - sign up if you're interested in making this card.

Here is my Love Valentine card.

Mandala Love Card Recipe

I saw a blog post where the creator of the card used spray starch, Brushos and Yupo Paper.  You can check out the post here at Stamping with Loll.  I thought I have spray starch.  And then I thought, I don't have Brushos, but I have Colorburst.  Then the thought came to me - I can do this cause I have plastic wrap and Yupo paper, too.  And that's what I used to create this background.  The mandala die is from Taylored Expressions and was cut out using a pretty glitter paper.  Penny Black came out with this beautiful Love die that I cut out in white and black and stacked.  Mat is black card stock.  I do want to stamp something on the inside, but haven't done it yet.

April

Luke 2:   39 - 40   When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.  And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

More Valentine's Cards

I was a card making machine the other night.  I knew I would be watching my granddaughter and I needed to get my class cards done so I could get them up to the shop.  They were actually due on the 15th of December, but that day came and went.  I'm pretty proud of myself for getting them up there before the first of January.  I needed to make 4 cards, but actually ended up making 5.  And I have parts for even more cards.

Here is the next in the Valentine's Series.

I Just Love You Card Recipe

This absolutely adorable hedgehog is from - you guessed it - Penny Black.  I stamped it on watercolor card stock in Versamark and heat set it in black embossing powder from Nuvo.  Zig Clean Color Clean Brush Markers were used along with water to color this sweet image.  The heart cut outs are from Taylored Expressions.  The sentiment is in the set with the hedgehog.  I would link to the set, but I can't find it.  It is adorable though.  I tried to keep it simple so the focus is on the cute critter and the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  25 - 26  Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 

Yep - It's Time for Sappy Love Cards

Christmas is over and even though I should be making Happy New Year cards - I needed to get my class cards done for the month of January.  Cause we need to make those sappy love cards for February in January.  I guess everyone doesn't work better under pressure like me.  And sappy love cards are not really my thing as I like cards that make people laugh.  However, more people like to express their Valentine's feelings with mushy stuff - so I am going to indulge them.  :-)

In my defense, these aren't terribly sappy.  :-)

Hugs Card Recipe

This card was the result of leftovers from the other cards I made.  These are always my favorites because they just come together without struggle.  The background is made from an envelope included in a sentiment stamp set from Penny Black - Smitten.  Tim Holtz Oxide Distress Ink in Wilted Violet and Picked Raspberries were used to stamp the background and also to create the heart in the background.  The little cut out hearts, also in those colors, were cut out from the left over back ground that the heart was cut out of.  The heart in the foreground was created using Yupo paper and metallic Color Burst.  Hugs is from Elizabeth Crafts.  The mat is Bazzill Bling card stock.  

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  22 - 24  When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord  (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”

Show Me the Love

This week's theme of love continues with a card that I made.  I like to make love cards instead of cards that say Happy Valentines Day so that I can use them throughout the year.

I used paper collection from Doodlebug called Love Bugs and a digi stamp that I'd colored and was waiting for a home.

The sentiment is from Fun Stampers Journey.  I should have used my Stamp-a-majig, but I didn't and the sentiment is a little higher than I would have liked.  But that is the beauty of handmade cards - right?  Right.

Tune in tomorrow for a Christmas card.  Yep - it's Christmas in January.  And every other Friday that I get around to making a Christmas card.  ;-)

Thank you for stopping by the blog.  Have a great day and where ever you are - be there.

April

Luke 2:20  The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.