What I did and did not get done

Over the weekends I am trying to make cards using my leftovers and stash.  This weekend I didn't even open the bins!  What I did get done were two set of 60 cards for my church. While I made 120 card I have very little from it to go into the scrap bin.  3 4x4 squares and 10 4x6 squares to be exact!
Here's what I made on Saturday:
 
an invitation to a ladies day
 
The inside:
 
front being worked on
 
 
 
 
 
 
This batch of 60 took about 3 hours and were a lot of fun to make!
 
The next set is a batch of anniversary cards: Inside
 
 
These are very simple 2 layers on a 5x7 card base, I used this stack for the background layer:
 
I picked it up at Hobby Lobby with a 50% coupon.  I picked a light weight paper for this project in an effort to make sure the postage stays under 1 ounce. Plus I was looking for that distressed vintage look - this helped make these cards very fast to work up about another 3 hours.
 

 

 
 
 
 
The Strathmore 110# paper gave these cards a very elegant look and feel. The card will be mailed in a winter white gold foil lined envelope.
 
Steve is working on my kitchen rehab and it is looking wonderful!
 Another busy day here, I hope you have a good one and thank you for stopping by to share the day!
Ginny M

Comments

Anne said…
I am amazed at your productivity! It can take me more than 3 hours just to make one card! Usually that just trying to decide what and how to make it! I love all your cards, the images are lovely and the simple layouts are so elegant. Bravo mon amie, bravo!
January 20, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Jan Castle said…
Okay SPEEDY...I'm with Anne - at least a couple of hours to make one card! You are Amazing Ginny!!!! It is truly inspiring!!!
Hugs,
Jan
January 20, 2014 at 4:02 PM
Super Stamp Girl said…
Holy mass quantity of cards, Ginny! You never cease to amaze me. But, that is a lot of cards in a matter of two days!
January 21, 2014 at 7:20 AM
Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said…
what a mass of cards, Ginny, think i would be blown away if visited your workroom in such a whirlwind of activity. Shaz in oz.x
January 22, 2014 at 2:04 AM
linda from arizona said…
Are the two pictures from a Dover book? Could you tell me which ones? I tried to find the book where you posted one of your pictures a few posts ago and couldn't find it on the Dover web site. I don't know how you manage to get so many cards done. Sometimes it takes me all day just to make one card.
January 22, 2014 at 8:28 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to Make Sweet Little Paper Dress Cards!

Image
I recently watched a You Tube video on how to make an origami Paper dress, I thought these would make the sweetest card for all occasions!  So I had a great time crafting with friends and making these adorable dress card! These three are my favorites: I used an old Stampin' Up background stamp for the background on most of these. I left the sentiment off, for now, that way I can turn these into whatever I need them to be when I get ready to send it! I used the Best Glue Ever to hold the layers and the dresses- worked great!  This adhesive allows the folded paper to keep its spring by not soaking into the fibers - no wet spots showing through or dents. Just a tiny drop and bead hold it down perfectly Add glue and then put a book on it to flatten it a bit For the delicate die cut sentiment and embellishments, I also used the BGE If you are interested in learning how to make these, here is the video I used, th
Read more

Tutorial: Making Napkin Cards

Image
Here is a fun tried and true old fashioned card making technique. Long before we had all these sumptuous patterned papers we had gorgeous napkins! For depth of color and interesting texture, you can't beat them especially for the money! Most you you may have done these so this will be an ‘Oh Yeah’ moment! Have fun! You can start with any size paper napkin - I like to pick min up at Tuesday Morning, they have a wonderful selection and are usually marked down Separate the printed surface from the tissue backing - these napkins are usually 3 layers I cut my panels to fit a light weight piece of cardstock I drizzled glue on the card stock and then added my napkin panel I found it was easier to keep the light and floaty napkin on the table and then place the gluey paper on it Gently smoothed it a little bit - remember the napkin layer is very fragile I gave it a few minutes to set up and the just added a puddle of Lineco glue. You can also
Read more

How To Restore A Vintage Rubber Stamp

Image
I have a lovely Vintage  Magenta Cat Stamp, I'm not sure of the exact year of release, but I'm pretty sure it is about 20 years old, It appears to be in perfect condition.   But on inspection, I can feel that the rubber has gotten a little dry and "tough" and what that means is that I won't get a good impression from it.  I bet you have run into the same thing with some of your older stamps!  Don't toss the stamp, there is a way to restore them pretty easily! I have on hand the little sanding blocks you can buy for about $2.00 at the hardware store.  The are very handy in the craft room!  I gave this stamp a vigorous rubbing and then wiped off the dust with a damp wipe Next a coat of glycerin - a $4.00 drugstore item - you can also re-ink your embossing/resist pad with this! Let it sit over night and then wipe with a damp towel.  Your stamp should have that nice soft rubber texture.  Now the ink will sit on the rubber!  I inked up
Read more