Exchange Cards

I started with a warm mustard yellow card base.

A piece of Serendipity paper in warm earth tones was aligned along the left hand side. 

I layer 2 oval die cuts in graduated sized to create an accent layer.  I added a brown Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves die cut in the center.

The greeting was color printed onto bright yellow card stock.  I trimmed and flagged the right hand side end.  It was adhered to the card front with 3D foam tape.

I applied some brown chalk as need to blend the elements together.

I chose a deep warm blue card base.

I added one of my large greeting layers trimmed to 4.00 x 5.25 inches.

I added teal handmade paper flowers by Prima held in place with silver sequins and silver tiny brads.  I placed around the card front as I wanted.  This layer was adhered to the card front with 3D foam tape.

These are off to my partners.

Birthday Card for Special Lady

I made this card for my niece and god daughter who is celebrating a big birthday.  She is a busy mom of 2 and wife to a great guy. Fall colors are her favorite.  I will have supper with the family.

I created a painted background on a half sheet of cream card stock.  I pulled several colors of acrylic from the box - Dark Burnt Umber, Dark Brown, Cherry Royale, Cadmium Yellow and Yellow Citron.   I started with a mix of the browns at the bottom then added the red. Mixed red and yellow for the next layer then added yellow at the top. The card stock was dried and pressed to make it flat. The background trimmed to leave a small border and was adhered to a warm green large half sheet card.

For the leaves, I chose dark brown, yellow, and orange and painted it with the same colors. I cut the leaves with the Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves die. They were scored with an embossing tool to create some texture along the centre and veins.  They were adhered to the card with Quick Dry Adhesive.

The greeting was printed in warm pink on cream card stock, punched with the SU Decorative label punch and adhered to the card front with 3D foam tape.

I then spattered the whole card with a thin mixture of Dark Burnt Umber and Metallic Kim Gold which softened the look of the card.

I made several backgrounds so they will show up in cards later.