New Cards

Here are some new cards I put up on the website today. As always, if you like them, click on the images for full directions including the exact stamps used, paper sizes and marker colors.

New design - if you didn't notice it yet

If you haven't noticed on my website yet, here is a new card design I posted but have been remise about getting out there on the blogs.

	This the masculine version. The background stamp is a line pattern and none of the main colors are feminine.
	This the feminine version. Purple is just not a guy color for the most part and swirling heart pattern adds to that feeling.
	This the neutral version. The main colors are neutral or even lean toward being earthy guy colors but the swirling hearts are more feminine.

As always, click on any of the images to see the larger versions or the full directions.

Delicate Bike

Here's an any occassion card I made using a delicate bike pedistal stamp. It's a little different than what I would have normally done but I was trying to be different and not have white showing on the front of this card. The bike is heat embossed and the gold paper is actually paint dabber. Complete directions are available by clicking on the image if you want to learn more about how is was made.

This week's cards

Just a quick post with the cards that went up on the website this week. First up are two cards based on a watering can image. The first one is a 5 x 7 card and the second one is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 if you are wondering why the watering cans are different sizes. I scale all my card images to the same size so they fit into the template I am using for the directions on the website.

   
I've been working on making and getting some Easter cards up on the site before Easter this year. Here's the first one of 2011. You could probably use this one for other religious events as well like christenings or baptisms.


If any of them interest you, just click on the image to get the directions.

Two New Cards

Here are the cards I posted this week. The first one is a loon image that I stamped and then colored with Copic marker. The water was done with their airbrush system. The second one is made just using crafting tools and machines. I essentially made my own glitter paper for the flower after I cut it out. Check out the directions by clicking on the image for either one if you want to know how to make them.

Retro 3D Glitter Flower Card

Here's my latest card. Directions are on my website if you want know how to make it. Just click on the card image.

Millie the mouse and two new floral cards

Just a quick post with the latest cards I've added on sharedcards.com. The first two are Millie the Mouse. This is a clever clear stamp set that comes with various items you can put in Millie's hand and on Millie's head so you might see more of Millie later. The next two are A7 sized cards in a male-ish and female version. Flowers might be pushing it depending on the guy but it is at least blue. The oval is unusually tall so I had to fussy cut it out and the mat layers out by using a tracing wheel. There are actually two ribbons on the pink versions to get the width I needed so its construction is actually a little more interesting than it appears at first glance. The coloring is of course Copic markers. I keep saying I need to make a card that doesn't use them but being able to color your stamped image opens up a whole new world of rubber stamps you can use and lets you tie in a bunch of different colors easily so they are proving hard to put down. As always click on the card for bigger images and directions and if you want to read a lot more about how they got created, each of these has their own post on http://sharedcards.blogspot.com/.

For You

I make this card with Quickutz animal die, I love all of their new dies.

Materials used:

DCWV blank card
Flair Design paper
Quickutz die cuts
Blings
and
ribbon.