World Card Making Day 2011

 When I first heard a few years ago, that there was a day set aside for card making, I couldn't believe it! A day just for all of us who enjoy playing with paper and other supplies to create cards.

 I pulled out my supplies to create a card just for the day.  The card base is cut with my Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. This is the cartridge that has a number of card base choices and this one also cuts out a window in the front. 

 The label shape with the leaf sprig is designed to fit inside of the hole that the cartridge cuts. I placed a piece of vellum behind the opening for a really  neat look.  I cut the label piece out three times. Once in the woodgrain pattern, once in a thin chipboard to help the leaf sprig stronger and again in the green pattern for the leaves.  Then I layered these together.  The little round tag is a die cut from PaperTrey, Inc.

 Another card that I want to share today is this one using lots of Bella Blvd. papers and some of their matching alphabet stickers. 

 I sanded the letters a little bit.  I like that the sanding makes them a little distressed.

 And the last one, using "text" prints as the accents. I did emboss the tan cardstock that is the card base and the black lacey piece is cut with my Cricut.

The label piece is actually Tim Holtz tape. I just filled a piece of white cardstock with strips of the tape and then cut this out with a Spellbinder Nestabilities.  It is also spritzed with some spray colors.  The flower is actually two layers of flowers that I cut from a piece of BasicGrey patterned paper. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

THANKS – Leaf sprig card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Bella Blvd.
X-Press Blending Card – Copic Markers
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH – Card shape/, Shift, Card, 5 1/2” and opening frame/, Layer, 3 ¼”, (three times – once in the brown patterned paper, one with thin chipboard/multi cut and one with the green patterned paper)
Vellum - Walmart
Circle tag die cut and sentiment stamp – PaperTrey, Inc.
String – Karen Foster
Foam tape – 3M

THANKS FRIEND card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper and sticker letters – Bella Blvd.
Border punches – Martha Stewart
Self adhesive rhinestones – Recollections
Corner rounder punch – Fiskars

TEXT PRINT FLOWER card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Reprint/Out of Print collection/BasicGrey
Spellbinder Nestabilities Label shape
Tim Holtz tape
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge/CTMH - , Font Layer, 1 ¼” Fit to Length
Buttons
Foam tape – 3M