C & S Creative Card Swap # 2 - More Birthday Cards

As if you could ever get enough!  This card features heavy die cuts from my Cameo and a lot of embossing.  Card sets are fun for me because I get to use a lot more of my supplies to create different looks for the same cards.  I don't think I used the same embossing folder twice for this set.  

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C & S Creative Card Swap Challenge # 1 - Birthday Cards

My very good crafty friend and I recently started a card swap group on Facebook. Our first two swaps are something that you can never get enough of - birthday cards.  My card is a fairly heavy scraplift of a card created by Jen Gallager that I saw on Pinterest.  I loved the die cuts and the simplicity of the card.  So cute, but not so cutesy that you couldn't give one to a girlfriend or a co-worker.  Plus, it's a fairly easy card to replicate and assembly goes really quickly.  I added some bling and a cut out Happy Birthday die cut that is a print and cut from my Cameo.  I'm really happy with the way these turned out.  I know I can make a bunch of these in a pinch if I need to.

These were so easy to put together that I actually made about fifteen.  I have two people regularly raiding my card stash so I'm already down to three!

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A Wedding Gift

Another home decor item featuring glass etching.  This one is for a family member's granddaughter who just got hitched!  Mirrors are notoriously hard to photography, but I did my best!

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Butterfly Kisses

More modeling paste and stencils on this card.  This time I colored the modeling paste with my stampin' up reinkers.  It's a bit messy and you can't reuse the paste once it's colored, so it definitely takes a bit of practice.  That said, I am fairly happy with the card overall.  I wanted a more vibrant green, but I now know which reinker not to use next time.  

I am shooting photos outdoors as much as possible now.  It's so nice and bright on our back deck, and it's wonderful not to have to haul out the extra lights, background, etc.  So you'll be seeing a lot more of my backyard in the weeks to come!

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Home Sweet Home

My sister flew in to visit me this week.  I haven't seen here in almost six months!  So it was a well desired visit for me and my kids who adore their auntie.  She has a friend who just moved into a new place so I agreed to make her a housewarming gift.  Years ago I began etching lanterns as a home decor item and it still fits the bill.  I built up quite a stash so I actually had this lantern on hand.  For those interested, I bought it at IKEA a few years ago.  I know they still sell these lanterns, although perhaps not this specific style anymore. However, the ones they have are very reasonably priced as well ~ under $10 for this smaller size.

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Another Happy Birthday Card

And another experiment with duplicating shapes with my Cameo.  Also a little print and cut with this one for the sentiment.  

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Happy Birthday to You . . . A Pinterest Scraplift

Sometimes I wonder what I did before Pinterest.  I have a really, really large general card board on that site.  Anytime I see a card that I like, or even one that has an element that inspires me, up it goes.  I know I could never come close to using the inspiration of all of my pins, although I'll settle for a few.  So occasionally I will pin something that will spur me into wanting to creating something just like it, a pure scraplift if you will.  I did that with this card I found a few weeks ago.  I didn't have the exact same tools, but I used what I had in order to create something I really like.  

 

I didn't have the exact chevron die, but used the one I had closest to it.  I also used Print and Cut with my Silhouette Cameo to get the sentiment on the card.  It took a few tries to get it in the right place but I'm happy with the results.  I like it when I can achieve pretty much the same look without having to purchase anything!

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You Are My Sunshine

Happy June everyone!  It's the first day of this glorious month, glorious in that my youngest is celebrating a birthday this month.  Below is another card I made a few weeks ago but just got around to photographing.

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