We have at least a dozen Eric Carle books around our house, if not more. We read them over and over and over… We’ve actually had to replace our copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar a time or two after it’s been read to pieces! This card was inspired by the […]
Tag: decorative papers
“Endless Summer” ATCs
They are now having ATC swaps at the local Archivers here in town-yay! Before this, I’ve only participated in online and personal swaps, so this should be fun! I was told to make 10, which means I’ll get 9 new cards for my collection. (one is for the store) The theme: “Endless […]
“Whimsical Birds” ATC Swap
Yep, another bird swap. I’m trying to build up a collection of bird cards, so every time I see a bird related swap on the ATCs For All site, I sign up. For these cards, I used this bird stamp by “Memory Box-USA”. I also picked up these “muticultural” […]
Antique Baby Portrait Card
When I go to antique stores I look for old photos. I love to find baby portraits in good condition. I love the old-fashioned dresses they wore (the girls and the boys!) and their sweet expressions. I always wonder how something that was so precious to someone at one time wound up for sale in an antique […]
Christmas Card-“The Gospel According to John”
This photo of my oldest and youngest child has a “Madonna and Child” look about it that I like. The photo itself is grainy because of the high ISO setting in the dimly lit hospital room, so I decided to use it as a template for a Christmas card. First I cut out […]
“Secret Prayer” Bookmarkers
A little something for my friends who met recently for a special meal. Each one has a pocket with a slip of paper inside for a secret prayer. You have a secret prayer don’t you? It’s one that is so close to your heart, so precious to your soul, so fragile, that you can […]
Valentine’s Cards With Hand Drawn Birds
Cupcake Valentine Cards
In my last post I showed some creative ways to use a “non-Valentine” stamp for Valentine’s cards. Here’s another example. As you can see, this cupcake stamp from Stampin’ Up! was intended as an easy, fill-in-the-blank card stamp for young children. My favorite thing to do with this stamp is to use the image as […]
Valentine’s Day Tags
This tag came on an ornament I received. I always notice the tags on retail items since I love to collect all different sorts of shapes to use as templates. I loved the shape of this tag and I’ve never seen a paper punch this shape, so I tucked it away in my […]