Simple and Easy Cards!

Hey guys! so I have a couple of cards to share today, both of which are really easy and simple to make! here is what the first one looks like:
I used an A2 sized card base of ivory cardstock, with a green mat at 5 1/4" by 4". I also adhered some of this really pretty K & Company paper onto the green mat that is cut 1/8" smaller on all four sides to create a really thin border of green. I stamped the sentiment "Thanks" from an American Crafts clear stamp set called "Thanks" in brown ink onto the ivory cardstock and once again layered it with the green. I added some white grosgrain ribbon and three pale green bling to finish it off. Here is the video in which I created this card:


The second card looks like this:
I used the same green cardstock left over from the first card and the same ivory cardstock as well. Once again it is an A2 sized card, the lighter cream colored cardstock is cut at 5 1/4" by 4" and the ivory cardstock is cut at 5" by 3 1/2". I ran that piece of cardstock through my Sizzix Texture Boutique with the Cuttlebug embossing folder called "Fleur de Li" and then I used my ink tool to add some color to the embossing with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The sentiment says "A Friend Always" and it is from the "Always" clear stamp set by American Crafts. I also stamped it on the same ivory cardstock and inked it with Vintage Photo as well, then I layered it onto the cream cardstock which is layered onto the green cardstock and then adhered using foam dimensional stickers.
Both of these cards are super quick and simple to make and yet they can be perfect for a quick thank you or note to cheer someone up! I hope you enjoyed them!
<3 sara

Birthday Card

hey guys! I just wanted to share a card I made recently for my friend's 18th birthday :)Here's what it looked like when I was finished:
I used Crate Paper's Restoration collection 6x6 paper pad for all of the patterns on the card. The card base is a regular 4.25" by 5.5" A2 sized piece of kraft cardstock. There is also a very thin mat of creme colored cardstock that I cut to create an eighth of an inch border around the patterned paper. I stamped the sentiment (a dollar stamp from Michaels) with Tim Holtz distress embossing ink, and then I embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I added some American Crafts chipboard Thickers for the numbers. Lastly I added three rhinestones/bling to the centers of the flowers on the main patterned paper. I really hope you guys like it! :)
<3 sara

Ok here we go!

These are some of the cards I made recently to try out new layouts/ techniques that I had not tried before! The winter wishes card is made using 1 x 1 inch squares of patterned paper, that I accented with bling and glitter-glue. The sentiment is made using American Crafts letter stickers in white.


Next, the thanks card is made using a card base of kraft cardstock that measures 4.25 x 4.25. The large red heart is cut from the "George and Basic Shapes" cricut cartridge at I believe 2 inches. It is embossed with the "Victoria" cuttlebug embossing folder. I added a stamped heart from an American Crafts "Thanks" stampset and a smaller heart cut out of white cardstock, along with some American Crafts white letter stickers for the sentiment.The next card is made by stamping a polka-dot background stamp by Inkadinkadoo on half of the card base (standard sized) diagonally. I did this by covering one side with a scrap of paper while I stamped in brown ink. Then I added some diagonal strips of red, green, and brown cardstock and some white letter stickers from American Crafts. I added a little bit of red glitter-glue for the finishing touch!And last but not least, the "You Make Me Happy" is made from a standard sized card base of Kraft cardstock. I stamped the background using two different flower images and some brown ink. The sentiment is from the American Crafts stamp set entitled "thanks" and it is stamped on a piece of yellow cardstock which I then adhered to the base. I added a strip of light blue cardstock for some color and some white gel pen around the outside edge of the card :)

I hope you guys like all of the cards!

-sara :)

My New Blog!:D

Hey! This is my first post on my new blog, I had two older ones but they are for personal use, so I decided to make a new blog just for scrapbooking/crafting/art! :D Please follow and I will try to post soon! :D