Happy Spring Everyone!
I’ve been making some birthday cards for my Mom and Sister-in-law who’s birthdays are this month and a day apart. I’ve been doing so much with my Cricut Expression, that I wanted to change things up and rubber stamp these cards and use Copic Sketch markers to color them in.
I think the best way to say Happy Birthday is with making Handmade Greeting Cards. When you take the time to make a handmade card, it is not just a card that you are giving but it’s also a gift from the heart.
So for the first card I stamped this cute House Mouse Bunny with black Memento Ink and then used Copic Sketch markers for the coloring. I then cut out this bunny and attached it with pop dots onto the dark blue cardstock panel that was layered on a white card. With silver ink I stamped the sentiment on the front and inside of this card. I think this handmade greeting card came out really cute. I hope that Lin Marie likes her card.
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Now for the second card I stamped these beautiful pansy flowers, again with Memento black ink on white cardstock, and colored with Copic Sketch markers. Then I cut the flowers out and attached to dark green cardstock that was layered on a cream colored card. Then I was thinking of what to do next and decided to put these flowers into a basket so I just had to use my Cricut Expression machine to cut out a basket from the Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge, then used my Cuttlebug with a Cuttlebug and embossing folder to put some texture on the basket. I arranged the flowers on the basket and finished it off with a tiny bow on the handle of the basket. My Mom is going to love her basket of flowers.
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It is so much fun when you incorporate different techniques when making handmade greeting cards. You sure don’t get caught in a rut this way, and the results are fantastic!
~Wishing my Mom and Lin Marie a Very Happy Birthday~
Make it a Great Day and don’t forget to leave time to Craft!