Thank you Cards

Here are a couple of simple yet elegant cards that I made. These were made from flocked card stock from the LA Creme Stack by DCWV.  I have simply cute the paper in half and added the cut out and stamped it with the words.  Very fast, simple and effective.

Smokin' Hot Dad

Here is a Father’s Day Card I recently made.  My husband bought me this cool new Cook Out Cartridge which I think will be great for many things, not just Father’s Day. It just happens to be close to Father’s Day so I made a Smokin’ Hot Dad card.   

There are some intricate cuts on this card, and I had to do some of them twice because I ripped them the first go around. I’m still learning how to adjust the speeds and settings of the machine to keep this from happening.

I had to really work on the welding of the words.  I would either get them to close and they would not look right when cut, or I would get them to far and they were not welded properly.  Again, I am still learning how to master the machine and the software I use to create some of the  designs.  

Like my other cards and some to follow.  They are simplistic, but effective.

Wedding Card

Our son recently got married in a civil ceremony, just the two of them.  We found out about the wedding this week and I wanted to make sure the event did not go unnoticed by us. As such I made a quick card to send them.  As you can tell by this card and others that I have posted, (or will post soon) I like the look of simplicity with a little bit of bling. 

When I created this card, I wanted it to be simple and because the couple are not a flashy couple, I want to avoid the traditional wedding look to the card so I avoided the silvers and grays you normally see.

The front of the card is made with two pieces of contrasting blue from a design off the Wedding Cartridge. I like the look of the postage stamp, but did not like the look of the bold blue poking thru the letters, so I added a piece of vellum between the layers, giving the appeal of a little bit of lace.  Of course, I thought it needed a little bit of bling, so I started off with just one teardrop in each corner but added a trio because I thought it looked better.  I saw this on a blog article I read today and really like how it turned out.

I did not want a plain black inside, simply because it would make it impossible to write a note to the happy couple. So I used my ek edge punch to add a fancy border around the contrasting blue I used on the front of the card.  I like how the look turned out.

Simple yes, but effective.  Congratulations to the happy couple.