Friday, December 28, 2007

Friday Cards

Some cards take a long time, some don't. This first card, the 4x4 thank you card was very quick and easy. I used my new DreamKutz to cut my 12x12 paper into three 4x12 strips and then cut those down to 4x8 strips, folded them in half and voila! Big purple scallop circle punch with Stickles. justjohanna stamped image colored with Prismas. This second card was very quick to make. I first stamped the two images, the sentiment and then the strawberry row (justjohanna images) and then colored the berries with my prismas. Two reds and two greens for the pencils and done. I double-matted the image and then mounted it on red 4.25x5.5 Prism cardstock. I made two of these cards and I think I finished in about 15 minutes. I like that. This card was even quicker to make. Stamp the justjohanna "thanks ever so"on matching cardstock, color with two red pencils and then attach to premade K & Co card. I added some stitching lines and some flowers I got from an old Self-Addressed kit. Done in ten minutes or less. Yet another quick thank you card. The card base is the K & Co premade card from a stack I got at Michael's for around $6. I stamped the espresso sentiment (justjohanna) and colored the letters with a brown prisma pencil. I stamped the mug (justjohanna) onto matching cardstock and then cut it out. I hand drew the steam. Nifty, huh? This last card is another layout I copied from "Cards" magazine. I got out a pack of Self-Addressed papers and went for it. It was easy peasy. I used my new Arabesque frame from justjohanna and the sentiment (jj) positioned inside the frame with my stamp-a-ma-jig. I added jewels around the frame, but I'm not so sure that was a great idea. Hmmm. I colored the frame with my favorite Prismacolor pencil - limepeel. Man, I LOVE that color!! That's it for today. Tomorrow I'm going to put down the paper and pick up some fabric. I've got some awesome projects in the works.

7 comments:

emilia in Taiwan said...

these are great! I do love your hand-drawn stems! Look great!

K Hutchinson said...

Lovely cards! I can wait to see what you are doing with fabric!

Anonymous said...

These all look so fresh and nice!!

Heather Grow said...

I love quick cards. I find that if a card is taking a long time, it's because it's wrong and I'm forcing it to work. So, if they come together quickly, it's a good sign.

Kathi said...

Wow! You've been busy. These are all great. My favorite is the "Expresso" one!

Rina said...

Wow!! so many cheerful cards:)
I love them very much!!
Especially I love first card!
I love this blue gradation!!

thimbles bobbins paper and ink said...

You've been busy and I couldn't pick a favorite if I was forced to. These are all just super!

~ Jennifer