Geometry Is Fun!

Today's card is a really simple one but I really like it.  Putting it together was much more of a case study in playing with geometric shapes.  I literally just took all the pieces that I wanted and thought coordinated together well, and I spent some time just arranging them into different configurations until I found one that worked.  This is what I settled on.

This card was pretty difficult to photograph with my phone because for some reason the deep salmon colored circles wanted to show up as neon pink.  This photo was as close to true color as I could get.  This of course sent me down a googling rabbit hole about cameras and color and now I unfortunately have more questions than answers.

I can't identify any of the pieces as they are all from a large bin I have been collecting as I reorganize my craft room.  The have no home and no names and were truly the orphans of the piles.

Another Comeback?

It's that time of year again when I convince myself that I will start blogging again and make a come back to this platform.  I'm not sure that it will stick as the pattern seems to be that it won't, but I'm hoping my renewed vigor and a craft room under major reorganization will help the cause.

This is a simple little card I threw together with pieces from said craft room reorganization.  I'm still obsessed with bling and even though these paper patterns aren't necessarily my immediate go-to choices I think I made them look pretty good together.

The card itself is a little flimsier than I would usually prefer as well, but I think a good envelope and some care on my part and it will survive on to it's recipient just fine.

Christmas in July #4

I couldn't resist the llama set and made another version of the card from earlier this week.

The little guy is just too snuggly and his hat is too perfect for me to ignore.

Identifiable elements:

• Red ribbon - "Real Red" by Stampin' Up!
• Red dot paper - Carina Gardner collection by Carta Bella
• Green paper - "Two Scoops" by Bazzill Basics Paper
• Stamp Set - "Llamazing Christmas" by Samantha Labonte from Scraps of Love

Christmas in July #3

 At this point I would say we're all well aware of my love for bling so I was very excited when I came up with the idea for this card and got to use a lot of it.  I've had this stamp set for a long time and it's seen a lot of use.  I just can't bear to get rid of it because the various tree stamps are so flexible in their use.

The card shape is a little funky because I had some funky shaped envelopes and decided to use them and make some cards that would fit nicely!  I like the quick simplicity of this card and was able to knock a few out pretty quickly which is great.

Identifiable elements:

• Stamp set - "Lovely as a Tree" by Stampin' Up!
• Ink - "Always Artichoke" by Stampin' Up!

Christmas in July #2

I really like having this Christmas in July tradition because it's nice to know that I'm saving myself future headaches plus, this little Christmas guy is so incredibly cute, I'm so glad I impulse bought him last year!

I've really been getting into coloring with markers lately (as you can tell by the previous Christmas card).  There's something very relaxing about coloring in the lines.  Takes me back to kindergarten!

Identifiable Elements:

• Red ribbon - "Real Red" by Stampin' Up!
• Red star paper - "Well Traveled" from the Carina Gardner Collection by Carta Bella
• Stamp set - "Llamazing Christmas" by Samantha Labonte for Scraps of Love

Christmas in July #1

 It's that time of year again when I try to get at least some of my Christmas cards done so that I don't have to panic come December.  Last year I decided to actually make multiples of some of the same card designs because the year and subsequent holiday season had been stressful enough without adding on the pressure of coming up with 30+ unique card ideas.  It was suprising how much more productive I was able to be so this year I am hoping to do the same.  I'll have multiple different designs, but I'm not planning on over exerting myself like I've done in the past.  

This card is one that I know I can duplicate fairly quickly.  I enjoy taking my time coloring in this cute little elf buddy, but the assembly of the overall whole is fast and easy.  It's simpler than cards I've made in the past, but his happy little smile is all that I think people will really care about.

My goal this month is to set myself up for success later in the year and so far I think that I'm off to a good start!

I'm Back For Now

I'm bored, so that means I'm back!

This little hedgehog might be one of my all time favorite stamps.  There's a lot you can do with it and it's just so darn cute!

Anyways, I woke up this morning and looked through my box of cards to see what I was potentially lacking in my stash.  I noticed I have a lot for very specific occasions but not many that could be flexible in their use.  You never know what might arise in life that calls for a card so I decided to try and make some this next week that can be multi-purpose.

A bonus to this card was that I was able to use up some of my ribbon stash which is disproportionately large compared to how infrequently I use ribbon in my projects.

Identifiable Elements:

• Pattern paper - "Mac" from the Cricuit collection by Bazzill Basics Paper

• Red Marker - "Raspberry Ripple" by Stampin' UP!

• Yellow marker - "Summer Starfruit" by Stampin' Up!UP!

• Green ribbon - "Celery" Grosgrain Ribbon by Stampin' UP!

• Yellow ribbon - "So Saffron" Tafeta Ribbon by Stampin' Up!