Wednesday, March 25, 2009

More fun cards

I've been having tons of fun with these fancy cards for our church card ministry. Even though the cards look very complex, they really are not.

The elegance of the card is the Cuttlebug designs on the white cardstock. I used sheer ribbon on many of the cards to add to the elegance.
The tulip cards use the Swiss Dots embossing folder on the background piece. The scalloped oval was embossed first using the Textile embossing folder and then cut using Nestabilities scalloped oval.
The image oval was colored using Koh-I-Noor woodless colour pencils and Gamsol, then cut and embossed using a classic oval Nestie.
I added polka dot sheer ribbon and mounted the finished piece to pastel card bases.

The rhinestones in the center of the Cuttlebugged flowers gave a nice touch of color to these cards. The flowers are from the With Love borders folders. Argyle embossing folder and ScorPal detailed the card front. I added sheer ribbons. The sentiment circle was cut using the Nesties Petite Scalloped circle and Classic circle dies. A tiny nail gem was added to the circle. I hand drew the dotted line and used a marker to slightly edge the circle.
This card can be used for nearly any occasion by simply replacing the "thank you" sentiment with any other one you want.

The main image of these cards was stamped and colored, embossed using the Swiss Dots folder, then cut with a Nesties oval die and mounted on a pink scalloped oval.

The plaid paper inspired the colors in the Garden Boots image. Each card has different colored Prima flowers and brads for the centers.

Thanks for looking.

Spring is almost here!

Blessings,

7 comments:

Roxy said...

Oh Kathy! These are georgous! What a gret job.

Oma said...

Gorgeous cards Kathy! I especially like the tulip cards.

Kim Marie said...

BEAUTIFUL, Kathy!! The boots are just adorable images and you colored them amazingly!
Kim

Giovana said...

Beautiful cards!!! Your coloring is great!! It feels so good to find Christian people in the craft group.
Today I received some generous RAKs from you.
Thanks so much for your generosity!!
God bless you

Giovana

jhet said...

Wow Kathy! These cards are really inspiring. I like it!

Sarah Elliott said...

Absolutely beautiful!! Love the cuttlebug, and your coloring is the best!!

Tammy Murphy said...

Kathy~ I love your style! love , love love the thank you cards how you embossed and added the little bling to your flowers.... Love it.