Thursday, May 9, 2013

Birthday card for my mom!

Front of birthday card

Inside of birthday card

My mother turned 89 years old in March.  Everyone who knows my mother knows she loves anything with an Oriental flair!  I found some gorgeous oriental designer card stock at a local scrapbook store.  I couldn't resist buying the papers, knowing they would make a gorgeous card for my mom's birthday.  I also bought an oriental stamp to coordinate with the papers.  

I used versa mark ink when stamping the oriental image on black card stock.  I then sprinkled gold embossing powder over the ink and used my heat gun to emboss the image -- it really turned out beautifully!  I trimmed the paper down so only the design was left on the black card stock.  I used turquoise card stock as a mat underneath the black card stock to make more of a statement, highlighting the embossed image as well as picking up some of the turquoise color from the printed card stock.  Then the fun began, cutting up the oriental card stock, piecing it on the front of the card.  I scored a small square of black-gold oriental card stock and folded it into a fan.  I then attached a gold thread around the base of the fan and used heavy-duty glue dots to keep it attached to the card front.  I found a "Mother" embossed sticker from KCompany, which complimented the rest of the card front.

I wanted the inside of the card to be a special as the front, so I found a border punch with an oriental-type look and punched two borders out of black card stock to frame the inside verse that I printed on gold card stock.

I was really happy with the final product -- so was my mom!  Let me know your thoughts!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Valentine's Day Cards 2013

Valentine Bird

Vintage Cupid / Heart

Vintage Valentine Girl

Love Birds

Vintage Valentine


Here are the first five cards I have designed for my Valentine's Day workshops this year.  Each one is unique, with different techniques.  Besides Valentine's Day, these could also be appropriate for weddings, bridal showers, birthdays, etc.

My classes will be on Wednesdays during our lunch hour here where I work.  I use a conference room down the hallway from my office.  Lots of fun and a great way to release some tension at the workplace, playing with paper, scissors and glue for an hour during the work day!

I'll be uploading a few more cards later this week, once my new Stampin' Up! order arrives with lots of new goodies to play with!  

Let me know what you think of these cards!!!

Interested in buying any of my card creations?  Go to the Uniquely Noreen link in the right hand column to see prices and ordering information!  Looking forward to hearing from you!!!