More cards

I guess I'm really working on cards right now.  The first one today was a birthday card for my husband.

I picked 3 coordinating colors from Stampin' Up and sponged them on.  The stamp is from SU's Lovely as a Tree stamp set.  I used an aluminum can and punched it with SU's Modern Label punch.     Added some brads and put Stampin' Dimensionals on the back.  He thought it was great!

Next I made some Father's Day cards for my dad and father-in-law. 

Yes they're pretty much the same.

To begin, I didn't get pictures of the first part.  I had my husband help me.  I cut open an aluminum can and had my husband measure and cut it for me with scissors.  While he was doing that I measured the rest of the paper and got it ready.  When he was done I put each piece in an embossing folder and ran it through.  I glued it down where I wanted and then glued the paper pieces down.  Since it's hard to cut them straight I overlapped the top and bottom with the paper instead of the other way.  Next I used the Cricut and using the Crikits pens for the words, using the metallic grays. Then I picked out the cutout and frame and marked the center point and for the square cutout.  Using the same paper I also cut out the frame ¼" larger than the square (not real dial size).  I then used Sahara Sand ink pad from Stampin' up and placed the frame face down on the pad.

Using a stylus I pushed the frame into the ink.

If you like you don't have to do the whole thing, but that's what I wanted to do.

 Next I took the square with "Happy Father's Day."

Before

 And sponged the sides with the same color of ink.

After 

Then I glued the square on top of the frame, if you prefer you can glue the frame on top.  I punched holes on the sides and inserted brads and added Stampin' Dimensionals to the back.

And placed it on the card.

Hope you enjoy!  Thanks for visiting!

Cards

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, haven't been feeling well.  So, thought I'd post some pictures of some cards I've made recently.

This first one was a birthday card for my daughter.

I used the Stampin' Up Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and then used pink chalk on the embossed flowers for a light touch.  The cutouts and flower are all from Cricut except the leaves that were cut from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Foliage.  I also curled them around a little for a more 3D effect.  The butterfly was made from blue vellum paper and I only glued down the middle again for the 3D effect.

This next one was made for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.

This one I used Stampin' Up's Manhattan Flower embossing folder.  After embossing I decided to sand down the embossed flower to show the white of the paper and then decided I would try for a vintage look and I started sanding the sides of the paper.  I ripped a couple of the corners and made some tears, took a little while, but I liked the look when I was done.  I cut the "mom" out from Cricut's Beyond Birthdays and then added a cameo charm that I bought from a craft store.  I used a glue dot to apply it and told my mother-in-law that if she'd like she could remove it to use it as a charm.

This next one was for my husband for our anniversary.

All the papers and stamps were from Stampin' Up.  I used the dragonfly from their Nature's Nest, the vines from Elements of Style, and the LOVE you stamp from Sale-A-Bration Sprinkled Expressions.  The ribbon came from a local craft store and although the picture doesn't quite capture it, it matches the color (Island Indigo) of the dragonfly.  I also took some Bravo Burgundy and sponged it on the edges of the white squares and the heart to give some distressing to it.

Well, there's 3 for now.  Hopefully will get back soon for some more crafting.  Thanks for stopping by.