Another Card for Aunt Alice

This is one of the other cards I did for my Aunt Alice's 100th birthday last month... I LOVE House Mouse images, don't you? Put some sparkle on the cupcake icing, colored image with watercolor crayons and aquapen; used my Fiskars corner shapers/embossers for the watercolor paper and the solid pink paper underneath it... a few brads and some ribbon threaded through the front bottom. She really liked this one... I love the bright colors...

Hope you're having a great day!
Blessings and Happy Crafting,
~Kathy

Another House Mouse Birthday Card

Here's another birthday card done with the same House Mouse stamp as the tri-shutter I showed you yesterday. This was for a good friend and neighbor... it has the chocolate quote that I used on my friend Selma's retirement card... A "balanced diet is chocolate in both hands"... and another chocolate quote on the inside which is also visible when the card is propped open... it says "The best things in life are chocolate..."

This card style is called and easel and is quite easy to do... it is a standard A2 size card with a top fold (4.25"x11")... the front of the card is then folded in half (mountain fold) and scored. You then attach another panel (4.25"x5.5") to the bottom half of the front of the card base.
Decorate as desired, chosing a "stop"... some element, whether it be a button, flower, or quote that will keep the card in the standing position once it is opened. Here I used the chocolate quote on a piece of cardstock that is popped up on dimensional foam dots. It's a very easy card but one that the recipient will enjoy displaying for others to admire...
Blessings and Happy Crafting!
~Kathy

As promised, here's another tri-shutter...

I made this one for my Great Aunt Alice who turned 100 last month! She loved it... I actually sent her an envelope with 4 of my cards ... the other three signed by my mother and our two daughters' families... Aunt Alice lives in Peterborough Ontario Canada and I've not seen her many years... she's as sharp as ever and we have great phone conversations!

The cute little fairy person is Maisy KETTO... she is one of the KETTO characters you can find at StampingBella... I bought Kenya KETTO at the same time... I think they're all so cute... I had a hard time deciding which one to get (so of course I got two)... and they are so much fun to color... used some glittery stuff on her wings and some bling on her little crown and the flower center... isn't she cute? Love the hairdo!

Have a great day!

Blessings,

~Kathy

Sunday.... What a great Lord's Day!

I hope you've had a wonderful Sunday too... weather was great... finally starting to get a little cooler in the evenings... can't wait til we can turn the AC off again... not quite there yet... supposed to cool off here by this coming weekend... yippee!!!

One of the things I spoke to folks about while chatting with them at Hobby Lobby yesterday... and was received very favorably by many... was that I would be willing to come to their home to do a "private" cardmaking party... great for a girls' night "out" or birthday party... even teenagers' sleepover.... think this would be fun and a no-pressure option for those who are not interested in purchasing a whole bunch of cardmaking "equipment" since I would provide all the necessary materials and tools needed to make the cards they would decide on... I'm thinking they'll choose what type of card they want to make... Get Well, Thinking of You, Sympathy, Baby, general all occasion or just because, etc.

If you think you'd like to do this with a bunch of girlfriends, moms group, Bible study group, or mother-daughter groups, shoot me an email and we'll discuss what you'd like!