My friend Renae and I decided to experiment by making the same card twice--one with 12x12 paper and one using paper from a 6x6 paper pad--to see if there was a difference in how the card turns out. Here are the cards I made. I think for this set of cards I liked the way the 12x12 card looks: the yellow is more vibrant in the larger size.
I used the Crate Paper Storyteller line for these cards. The only thing not from this line are the letter stickers which are from Lily Bee. I also used a sketch from Mojo Monday to help get started.
Here is another sampler I made for my demonstration board. When I first saw the Konnichiwha line I fell in love. Guess I'm partial to anything even remotely Asian (you get that way after you adopt a cute little girl from Taiwan).
I thought the designs and writing on the papers were Chinese but when I got the line I figured out that it was Japanese. Still think the line is fabulous.
Guess I'd better get busy and actually use more of this line!!
I love that my little girl, Grace, loves to come down to mommy's room to be creative with me. This particular day she was busy coloring and suddenly stopped and wanted to make a card with me. She got up on my lap and we decided to make a card for her kindergarten teacher.
Grace helped me pick out the papers and decided what she wanted the card to say. (She says that recess is her favorite part of the day at school. Ha!) She put all the letter stickers in place and then we started working on the inside. As you can see below, she is an expert at drawing her favorite Star Wars characters.
I just enjoy spending time with her doing something creative!!
This is a card that I have had sitting on my desk for forever cause I couldn't figure out how to finish it. The card itself is from a Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) set, the flocked label from Making Memories and I had used a Stampin' Up sentiment stamp for the "for you". It wasn't until I added the white Basic Grey letter stickers and the little heart from KC&Co. that it turned from blah to perfectly cheery. Turned out great.
You know how you have those projects that sit around because they seem to be missing something (maybe you don't but I have a good sized "finish me" pile that every once in a while I wade through and see if the creative spark speaks to me)--keep playing, keep experimenting. My husband likes to remind me that whoever gets one of my cards won't know how long I labored to get it just right or that they won't see how maybe design-wise the card isn't perfect. They will just love the finished project and the sentiment behind it.
After I finished this card I decided to give it to my mom, cause she's the best!! Love you mom!