Cards by Tori

I was blessed this past weekend with a visit from my granddaughter, Tori! Tori is five and already loves to craft. She especially enjoys it when Grandma turns her lose in her craft room! She wanted to make cards so I let her go at it! You can tell her favorite color is pink! She chose her stamps first, then, chose the colors of inks she wanted to use. She did a wonderful job IMHO!! She chose the ribbons she wanted but asked Grandma for help with the tying as she only ties shoes at the moment(her words). I can't remember a time when I felt more joy in my craft room!! Hope everyone has a great week and blessings to you!

Let's Have Coffee!

This is a card made for a friend I haven't seen for a long time. I'm sure you know how it is. You live in the same town but time just slips away and the next thing you know it's been months since you got together.
I embossed the card base and stamped the image and sentiment on white card stock. The edges are blushed with Brilliance ink. Then I raised them on dimensionals. The pink brads are from Basic Grey. The ribbon is a bargain find.

We still may not be able to see each other for a while, but at least she'll know I'm thinking of her!

Hope you have a super weekend and come back for a visit soon! Blessings to you!

I Couldn't "Bee" Happier

I have a simple little card today. The card is part of a Making Memories pack. The bee hive and sentiment are from SU. The inside sentiment says " I couldn't "bee" happier!". This will be perfect for those times when a little more than a verbal thank you is needed. Hope everyone has a great day! Blessings to you!

Happy Birthday Darlene!

A big Happy Birthday to my dear friend Darlene! She is a loyal follower of my blog and an inspiration to me on all levels. Hope your day is wonderful, Darlene! Blessings to you!

Silver Anniversary

Hello and welcome! Today's card was much easier to make than it was to photograph and post! No matter how I tried the lighting just didn't work and Blogger was having issues!However, I think you can still get the gist of this card made for the Sweet Dreamers Challenge #2 Reuse/Recycle. We were to make a card and use "reblessed" items. The flowers on this one are made with the Cuttlebug from the inner seal of a coffee canister. The ribbon is from a corsage I made. The edges are done with a border punch. The sentiment is embossed with silver powder. This is a large card ( 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ) which probably explains the difficulty to photograph. I have some more seals to emboss but I will use a smaller card next time. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed day!

Mosaic Thinking of You

Hello everyone! I needed a masculine card for a dear friend from church who has been recovering from surgery. Just wanted to let him know we miss him. I was excited when I saw this mosaic technique used by Dawn at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts. You can view her video here. It seemed perfect for what I had in mind. The mosaic pieces are reblessed cuttings of some picture printing "goofs" I had. They added a wonderful sheen to the card. I also used silver embossing powder on the mosaic as well as the sentiment. Hope you like it and you'll try this technique. Great fun! Thanks for visiting and come back soon! Blessings to you!

With Gratitude...

Hello and welcome to Bountiful Blessings! Today's card is one I always enjoy making. I love the image and it is such fun to color. The stamp is from Stampendous and was colored with Prismas. The image and sentiment are mounted onto a textured card base. There is a ribbon on the image but I wanted to accent it a little more so I added a twisted paper ribbon to it as well. I also added a little sparkle to the flowers and bird wings with Creative Writers Glitter Paint. Thanks for stopping by and please do come back soon! Have a blessed weekend!