For My Friend card #6

This is a simple card in which I offstamped the flower under the sentiment. I stamped the flowers inside the circles to be on different sides to give more visual interest, then I inked the circle with chocolate chip ink. I colored the flowers with Gelly Roll Stardust pens.
Recipe:
Paper: dark brown, pink and cream cardstock, The Paper Company
Stamps: Fine and Dandy, Autumn Leaves;
Sentiment, Studio G
Ink: chocolate chip, SU
Tools: 2" scallop punch, Fiskars; 1 1/2" circle punch EK Success; swiss dot border embossing folder, Cuttlebug
Techniques: ink to paper, offstamping

Hello Friend, card #5

I love, love, love this card.

Recipe:

Paper: white card base, white, black, and green cardstock, The Paper Company

Ink: Basic black, SU

Stamps: Stampendous, Sunny Flowers and Petal Plus sets

Punches: Word window, SU

Techniques: embossed edge with Swiss dot Cuttlebug border folder, and embossed two vertical lines with The Ultimate Crafter's Companion, used watercolor crayons, SU. Stamped, watercolored, and cut out two leaves and added to image with pop dots.

Embellishments: yellow rhinestones by OTC

Friends....Sweetest Gifts card #4

Recipe:
white card base
Paper: dp from DCWV, mustard, dark brown and white cardstock, The Paper Company
Ink: Chocolate chip, SU
Stamp: sentiment by Stampabilities
Dp was inked on the edges and sentiment was faux stiched and dark brown marker used to connect stiches

Shared with a Friend card #3

Recipe:
white card base
Paper: dp Chic stripes by My Minds Eye, purple and green cardstock by the Paper Company
Ink: basic black by SU
Stamps: And Everything Nice by SU
Punches: Word window by SU
Embellishments: purple brads, Spare Parts
The image is colored with watercolor crayons by SU. This sweet stamp set made a very sweet card.

Thinking of You, card #2

Recipe:

White card base

Paper: white, red, and dark brown cardstock by the Paper Company, dp by My Minds Eye

Ink: Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves spectrum pad

Stamps: Thinking of you circle by Fiskars Wishes All Around

Punches: floral border punch by Martha Stewart, flower punch by Provocraft, 2" scallop circle by Fiskars and 1 1/2" circle punch by EK Success

Embossing folder: scallop border by Cuttlebug

Embellishments: brad from Hobby Lobby

Card Creations for Annual Women's Retreat

Over the next several days I will be adding the pictures and recipes for cards that we created for our Annual Women's Retreat. We made 22 different card versions and we gave each of the attendees a envelope box containing 4 cards and envelopes and encouraged each one to send the cards as encouragement to women who the Lord places on their hearts throughout the next several months. I also encourage anyone who is reading this blog to send a card to someone and let them know that you care, or how much they mean to you. The recipient will be truely blessed.

Butterfly friend

Recipe:

Paper: DP from Slab by Provocraft V and black and pink cardstock by the Paper Company

Ink: basic black, SU

Dies and punches: butterfly was diecut using Spellbinders butterfly and embossed, flower punch by Martha Stewart (hydrangea)

Stamps: friend from SU Noteworthy set

Embellishments: rhinestones from Oriental Trading Company

A few more perspectives of encouraging gifts