Noah's Ark card

Greetings.  Today I am sharing a card I made for the 2 Sketches 4 You Challenge #63 this week.  I REALLY like this sketch and will use it again and again. 

I am making some cards to send to our teen helpers at church to thank them for their service and encourage them.  When we have 14 three year olds in a room, we need the extra set of hands and the teens are wonderful with the kids.  This week I wanted to make a more masculine card for one of our male teens.  We have several. 

I stamped the Ark on cream paper, colored it with watercolor pencils and cut it out. 

I made the sun with a large gem and that old MM wire that has been in my stash for years. 

 I added some Glossy Accents for some watery shine. 

I thought the jute string and colors really made the card more masculine.

Supplies:
Stamp: Stampin' Up "God is Love"
Inks: Memento black; Distress Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo 
Papers: Hobby Lobby

Other: gem, MM wire, jute string, pop dots, Cricut "George" for the circle, Glossy Accents, Stickles

Happy Halloween Card

This Halloween card will go to my niece in college (act surprised, Chloe).  The spider was cut on the Cricut from the Doodlecharms cartridge, brushed with Mod Podge and then sprinkled with flocking powder.  I ran him through the Xyron and "attached" him to his web with string. 

This card is for the wee Memories challenge #26 (Halloween Theme)  sponsored by Mod Podge as well as Cupcake Craft Challenges #112 also a Halloween theme and sponsored by Soft Pencil. 

Supplies:

Papers:  MME "Boo to You", MM "Chloe's Closet" (not on purpose for my niece, ha ha), glitter paper from Target (messy!)

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn "Heebie Jeebies"

Inks:  Distress Peeled Paint and Spiced Marmalade, Memento black

Other: google eyes and string

Thank You card

I made this card for the "Tutti Frutti" challenge #25 at wee Memories. I don't have any fruit stamps so I had to take a little creative license here, ha ha. I stamped the background with the Hero Art "Friendship Definition" stamp and then stamped over that with my $1 tree stamp from Michaels. Since it was a fruit challenge, I used a pencil eraser inked in red to make my "apples" and then put a touch of Glossy Accents on them to shine them up. The birdie was misted with a mixture of perfect pearls and water.

Thanks to Prickley Pear for sponsoring this week's wee Memories challenge!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn's "Harolds ABCs" and "Bannerific" (birdie), HA "Friendship Definition", $1 tree stamp from M's

Inks: Stampin Up! in Real Red, Distress Vintage Photo and Antique Linen

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a GREAT day! -Kelly

Welcome Baby

Greetings! I am knee deep in a pile of navy, silver and white pieces of paper as I am making wedding invitations for a dear friend's daughter so I thought I would share this little baby card I made a while back. I made a few baby cards to welcome new babies at church and this is one of the baby girl cards.

Supplies:

Papers: K&Company "Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl", cardstock from stash

Punch: Martha Stewart "loops"

Cricut: "George and Basic Shapes"

Miscellaneous: string and "pearls"

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope something makes you smile today! -Kelly

Thankful 4 You

Today I am sharing a card I made for my teaching partner at church. We have spent the last year together with a bunch of adorable three-year-olds and will continue working together over the next year. I wanted to say "thanks" to her for all her help. My card is inspired by two challenges this week. The supplies were inspired by a Lawn Fawn challenge to incorporate the new "Bannerific" stamp set with American Crafts Thickers. The design is influenced by this week's sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. I flipped the sketch upside down for my card.

Supplies:
Papers, ribbon & stickers: American Crafts, "Backyard"
Number "4": American Crafts Thickers "Prancer" painted with Brown MM Paint
Stamps: Lawn Fawn's "Bannerific" and "Harold's ABCs"
Other: buttons, floss, brad, MM wire on caterpillar, google eye


Thank for visiting today! Have a great day! -Kelly

Cards For Kids Drive: Card #2

Good Morning. I am sharing another card I made for Cards for Kids posted yesterday. This one is more girlie. I use the Hero Arts "Friends Definition" stamp for the background of the flower and the Lawn Fawn "Harold's ABC" for the "hi". I used the Cuttlebug "Spots and Dots" folder and the "George" cricut cart for the big flower. I think that polka dot brad is from Bazzill. Bug is made out of circle punches, google eyes and MM wire.

This card is inspired by the Etsy Inspired Challenge and

the darling LoverDover's 50's style Lucy Apron!

SO cute!

Thanks for stopping by. If you would like more information about Cards for Kids, please visit Jennifer McGuire's blog.

Cards for Kids Blog Hop

Welcome to the Lawn Fawn Hearts Cards for Kids Drive. Card for Kids has been an on-going card drive for children who have been ill as well as their families. Card makers have sent thousands of cards to these families over that last several months and I am proud to participate in this drive once again. Many of these children have been hospitalized and have had multiple surgeries and the cards are sent to them and their families in hopes of giving them messages of love, support and prayer.


We hope you have fun hopping along with us to see some wonderful creations. Following the hop, you should have come from Laurel Beard's blog. If you get lost along the way you can start the hop at the Lawn Fawn blog with Kelly Marie Be sure to leave comments throughout the hop. There are prizes for commenters and participants!




Here's one of the cards I made for this drive. My mom gave me this cute little Stampendous frog stamp a while back and I thought he'd be perfect for my "Got Flies" card.

Stamps: "Harold's ABC" by Lawn Fawn, Stampendous; Inks: Ranger distress in Broken China; Cricut cart, "Graphically Speaking"; Cuttlebug "Spots and Dots folder; MM stick pin

There are many more blogs to visit!

Your next stop on the blog hop is the talented Jennifer Priest.

Enjoy the hop! Thanks for visiting!

For more information on this card drive please visit Jennifer McGuire's website.

For the MVP

Greetings! I am deep in a composition book project, but wanted to get a post up for August! I'll post the new book as soon as it is finished.

This is a more masculine card I sent for Father's Day. The design is inspired by Amy Sheffer from her June 8, 2010 post on her blog, Pickled Paper Designs". I bought this We R Memory Keepers "MVP" stack to use for our son's 2nd birthday scrapbook layouts and had a lot left. Used the star folder with the Cuttlebug, Martha Stewart "loops" punch, gems and twine. I cut the star from the "George" Cricut cart several times and layered them on top of each other to get a chipboard look and feel. Thanks for looking and have a great day! -Kelly

Polka Dot Card Set

Here's another card set for a gift. Six in the set with envelopes. Each one is slightly different. I left most blank so they could be used for any occasion. I love this set and will probably make another one with blues or greens. Click on the photos to see larger images.

Supplies: Stamps by Hero Arts; Cricut cartridges, "George" and "Lyrical Letters"; Cuttlebug folders; MM brads; Martha Stewart Punches, Loopy and photo corner; rick rack and gems.

Thanks for looking! Have a blessed day!

Card Set

This is a set of blank cards to be given at Christmas. Yes, I know it is only July, but I am trying to get ahead of the game. CARDS: Spellbinders Labels 8 for the bases and white pieces cut smaller with same die on the inside; rick rack; MM flowers; Lawn Fawn Harold's ABC for the "hello"; cuttlebug folders (swiss dots, swirls, and paisley). Envelopes: Stampin Up flower stamp and inks except the blue which is Distress Ink. Box: kraft paper; rick rack; and Recollections flowers.