Variations on a Theme

It's been a while..sorry.

I'd like to tell you that I've been crazy busy and list all my accomplishments, but I have none, so we'll skip that part.

What I do have, is another wedding card.

My friend's husband's brother..(still following?) is getting married and she is a bridesmaid. She asked me to make a card for the couple. The bridesmaid dresses are purple, and the groomsmen are wearing tan suits.

I think it turned out pretty good. I used my Cuttlebug on the dress and the background.

It was sort of overcast the day I took the photo, but the tie is purple.

I never thought I would get so much use out of that heart punch.

I've got a few cards on the horizon, Jonathan's birthday is coming up..that card is still very much a work in progress. Boy cards are so much more difficult.

We've got a busy weekend, Oliver has his new agility class tomorrow morning, we're starting the weave poles. And we're thinking Sunday we may go to the zoo. It should be entertaining.

Jessica

Bride and Groom Hearts Card

It's been a while since I posted a card, so I thought I'd take a break from the home front updates.

A friend of mine is getting married, as I've mentioned. And we can't go because I have to work. So I make a card to send her.

I love how this turned out. It's simple, yet perfect for a wedding. I stole the idea from Dawn. She's got tons of great ideas. I changed it a bit to incorporate her wedding color, which is periwinkle..I think I got pretty close. I have limited resources..

I stamped a simple Congratulations and punched it out. It's popped up with dimensionals.

I used the Cuttlebug on the "bride" and on the background. I used my iRock to put the rhinestones on the dress.

The inside is plain, and blank. I can't decide if I'm going to put something in there or not. Words of wisdom for a happy marriage maybe. I think I'm definitely qualified to provide that kind of information...I think I have the best marriage.

That's it for now. We're waiting for the bedroom furniture to be delivered. I have to leave for work soon, I hope it gets here before I have to go.

Enjoy the beautiful Saturday.

Jessica

Sandhill Crane Card

It's been a while...I've been busy...

But I do have something for today.

My mom commissioned me to make a card for her.

She's going to give it to Curt. So it couldn't have ribbons, or sparkles, or anything that makes it fun...
Well actually this one was pretty fun to make. I made the background with my brayer, a few post-it notes, and several colors of ink. The reed stamp in the foreground is from Stampin Up.
The cranes are from the internet.

Sandhill Cranes to be exact. I'm not sure what the story is, but I know Mom and Curt have been to the migration a couple of times. The silhouettes look just like some statues they have at their house on the fireplace...

Here's the inside, the card opens differently than I usually make them. But I like it. I distressed everything, I think it adds to the manly-ness.

I had a really great 3-day weekend, even though the camera class I've been looking forward to was cancelled. On the bright side, we get a make up, and another free class on top of it..so hooray for small disasters.

Hope everyone is having a good Monday..

Jessica

Heart Button Card

I haven't been slacking, ok, maybe I have.

I made this a few days ago. It was a custom request from a coworker friend of mine (thanks Marsha!) for a couple she knows in her hometown.

I cut the heart shape out with my Cricut, and glued a lot of pink buttons to it. I was hoping it would make a dent in my abnormal button supply, but it didn't even touch it.

I used my Cuttlebug for the dot background. The paper is all SU paper, and the ribbon is from my stash. The inside is blank.

She said she really liked it, and it's already on its way in the mail. I hope the couple likes it too.

I've got a couple other requests in my queue. I'm formulating plans as we speak, well type. Hopefully I'll have some time in the next 2 days to get some things finished.

Jessica