Just a Note...

For the Authentique Sketch Challenge

Don't you just absolutely love the papers/pads at Authentique??? You know when I first started making cards with patterned paper, I was using what I could find at Michael's or Joann's...but then I won a contest along the way that included a pad of Authentique paper and I have been hooked ever since. They have beautiful patterns and colors and everyone of them is double sided...woohoo!!!

On the project above I used mostly papers from the Gathering collection, but I wanted a large piece of teal, so that center section you see is from the Celebrate collection.

Also used in this card:

White card stock - Neenah

Thread - Campfire - Sew Easy

Nautical Wheeler Doily - Cheerylynn Designs

Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart

Faux pearls - Recollections (colored with Copic bg18)

Pearl Hat Pin

Beads - Darice

Flower Creations die - Spellbinder

Glossy Accents - Ranger

Distress Marker - Broken China - Ranger

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#1 Dad

                                

Hello scrappy friends, today I have a  Father’s Day card for you.  Where has the year gone already?!?

I had a blast making this card because I really couldn’t decide what to put on it (female cards are just so much easier to make   ) so I just kept adding to it. Hope you find some inspiration to make a card for your dad, grandpa, uncle, husband…..etc.

Let’s Make a Card…

Start with Kraft card stock as your base that is 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. Cut a piece of heavy card stock just a bit smaller, stamp background, distress ink edges.  Cut a strip of blue card stock, use distressing tool along edges, lay it on an angle and attach to background piece, trim corners. Now attach to Kraft base.

                              

Now lets start piling on the embellies…. Letters were cut from the Cricut Basics Font using patterned paper. The bread tag, flowers, wheelbarrow and sign were cut from the Walk in my Garden cartridge. Keys are fussy cut from the patterned paper.

Letters were distress inked as was the bread tag then added to card with foam adhesive. Keys were put together with an eyelet then attached to the card with a scrap of natural twine. Hand written “ luv u “ on sign. Wheelbarrow was attached to card while the flowers were inked, dry embossed and attached to wheelbarrow.
Liquid Pearls, Stickles and Mosiac Tiles were then added to give it some sparkle.

                            

Back of card was cut with Cricut Basics Font sized to 5 1/2 inches. Distress inked the edges, score a small section at the top of the number and attach only the small section to the base of the card back. ( I really hope that made since to you…this is why we have pictures for examples). Attach the number sign to back of base card after you distress ink the edges.

Lots to look at on this card. 

Let’s go Shopping:

Canson Watercolor Paper
Card stock - Kraft & Royal blue
DCWV card stock - Tradewinds
Cricut
Cricut cartridge - Walk in my Garden
Crystal Stickers - Rust
Ranger products - Liquid Pearls - Platinum, Bisque, Peacock, Rouge, Buttercup, Enamel Accents - black, Stickles - Worn Lipstick, Broken China, Peeled Paint, Distress ink - Weathered wood, Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Frayed Burlap, Distress Tool
Uni-ball Gel Pen - white
Natural Twine
Eyelet
Hero Arts stamp - Envelope pattern

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Mr. & Mrs.

                             
Hi my scrappy friends,  today and I am thinking a lot of you (just like me) will be in need of a wedding card with June just around the corner. This unique easel card has a “twist” and I just know the lucky bride and groom receiving it, will think it and YOU are extra special.

Let’s Make A Card…..
For this project I used Cricut cartridge Sweethearts. I cut the “Mr. & Mrs.” from silver metallic paper with a black Metallic shadow. Same papers were used for the “Wedding rings”. I also painted the rings with Liquid Pearls.

You will want to start with a very heavy card stock for your base as this helps the card stand up straight and tall without wanting to curve or curl. I use watercolor paper for most of my card bases. Cut your base 10 x 5 inches. Score at 5” and then score one side diagonally from corner to corner.




Cut 1 black 5” square, and a piece of patterned paper just a bit smaller. Glue together. Tie ribbon around this section and attach your “Mr. & Mrs.” embellishment with foam adhesive. Die cut Flourish, apply Glossy Accents to front for a shiny finish. Attach to card front as pictured (for small embellishments I use the Xyron Create A Sticker). Attach tiny heart you have punched and painted with Glossy Accents to embellishment. Add faux stitching around the flourish. Now attach all of this to your diagonal (only) base card.

TIP: Stand base card up as if it were finished so you will know exactly which direction to attach the top piece to the base.


                        

For the inside of the card you will want to cut one square each of silver, black and patterned paper each a little bit smaller than the last so you end up with a beautiful mat for the inside section of the card. Stand the front of the card up as desired and attach the “Wedding rings” so it acts as a holder for the top portion of the card. As pictured the bottom of the wedding ring is glued to the base card and the top of the rings have a foam square so the embellishment is slightly lifted at the top.

                          

Attach the Flourish in the same manner as the front of the card and add Liquid Pearls and Goosebumps as desired.

This card folds flat for mailing, but because of the square dimension, it will need extra postage.

Let’s go Shopping:
Canson Watercolor Paper
Recollections card stock - Metallic Silver & Black
Making Memories patterned paper - Wedding
Cricut cartridge - Sweethearts
My Favorite Things die cut - Flourish
Fiskars - Heart punch
Ranger products - Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearl - Silver Pearl, White Opal
Sharpie Pen - Black
Queen & Co. - Twinkle Goosebumps Clear
Foam Adhesive
Xyron Mega Runner
Xyron Create A Sticker
Offray ribbon - black

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