Pink Perfection - Communion and Wedding cards

Hello there, happy Friday!  Hope you've got some nice plans for the weekend.  I've got nothing on the calendar, but those are the BEST kind of days!  I'm a total homebody, and can easily fill my day with many things to do around the house.  Even if I were not a crafter, I'd still have plenty of puttering around to do and that makes my introverted heart VERY happy!

Here today are two cards that feature softer shades of pink.

The first is a First Holy Communion card for a girl, using two shades of pink from Stampin' Up! (Pink Pirouette and Blushing Bride).

Spellbinders 'Crosses Two' die - Verve 'Joy For the Journey' sentiment - Stampin' Up! 'Vintage Wallpaper' embossing folder

The next card is a super feminine wedding card and most of the supplies were from Papertrey Ink, one of my favorite paper-crafting supply companies!  The flowers and leaves were all cut from a brushed gold cardstock (Stampin' Up!).

Papertrey Ink 'Garden Gild' patterned paper, flower dies and sentiments

Now back to photo-editing some more cards.  I missed practically a whole year's worth, so it's taking me a while to catch up.

Have a great weekend, and God bless you!

A Confirmation card, dressed in white

When I began creating cards in 2007, the all-white card really captivated me. With such a pure, clean, colorless palette, it's important to incorporate texture so the card looks interesting. I lean on dies, punches and embossing folders to create texture.

For this Confirmation card, I used the Stamper's Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink (my absolute favorite white). You can't beat the price for the quality of this paper.

The frame around the edges of the card is a die from Papertrey Ink called Cover Plate: Pretty Frame. The cross is from Spellbinders Crosses Two. I die-cut three or four crosses from the white cardstock and layered them all together for dimension. It's topped with some pearls, another favorite craft supply of mine.

Even though I made this for my daughter's Confirmation, this would work equally well for a baptism, First Holy Communion, or a wedding.

Thanks so much for your visit today!

Golden Cross, Lilies on a Cross

Happy Monday! Easter is fast approaching, so here are a couple more seasonal cards to share. They're available at Arts Plus Gallery in Collingswood, New Jersey.

A golden cross....

...and a lily-bedecked cross from He Is Risen by Flourishes Stamps (retired).

Thank you for coming by today, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Many Thanks & A Communion

Hello everyone!  Mind if I share 5 projects with you today?  Seems I'm churning out cards faster than I can blog about them, one at a time, so let me just inundate you in one post.  ;-)

Yesterday was my niece's First Holy Communion.  I have never made a card for that occasion before, so I turned to Pinterest for inspiration.  I pinned several to my Card Inspiration Board, and chose to CASE one in particular.  Actually, all but one of these cards were directly inspired by cards on Pinterest, and I gave credit in the captions.  (By the way, though I love making white cards, I'm finding it a challenge to photograph/edit them!  Pardon my funky lighting.)

Photo Inspiration, courtesy of Pinterest

What's in it?  Stamps: Notes of Prayer - Verve; Paper: white cardstock - PTI; Ink: Going Gray - SU; Dies & Punches: Labels Four, Labels Eight dies - Spellbinders; corner rounder punch - EK Success; Fibers: white seam binding - Hug Snug  Accessories: amethyst gem brad - SU; Fleur de Lis embossing folder - Cuttlebug  

Photo Inspiration, courtesy of Lynn Mangan

What's in it? Stamps: Trendy Circle Sentiments - Inspired By Stamping; Paper: white cardstock - PTI; Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss cardstock - SU; Paper Girl patterned papers - Girls' Paperie; Ink: Versafine Onyx Black ink - Tsukineko; Dies & Punches: Honeyblossom Sprig die - Memory Box; Large Bird Punch - SU Accessories: Lemon Yellow, Pink Liquid Pearls - Ranger

Photo Inspiration, courtesy of Debby Hughes

What's in it?  Stamps:  Celebration of Thanks - Verve; Fork & Spoon - Hero Arts; Paper:  white cardstock - PTI; Lost & Found Madison Ave patterned paper - My Mind's Eye; Ink: Going Gray - SU; Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Dies & Punches: Romantic Rectangles die - Spellbinders; Fibers:  twine - SU Accessories:  silver sequins

Photo Inspiration, courtesy of Lucy Abrams

What's in it?  Stamps: Timely Bird - Hero Arts; Celebration of Thanks - Verve Paper: white cardstock - PTI; patterns - SU Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Frayed Burlap - Ranger Fibers:  white seam binding - Hug Snug; sheer tan - American Crafts; white twine - SU Accessories:  button

What's in it? Stamps: Clearly For You, Kindness Matters, Four Frames - SU; Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, patterned - SU; Anna Griffin green pattern; Ink: Crumb Cake - SU; Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Fibers: green ribbon; Accessories: scalloped punch - EK Success; pearls; doily die cut - Martha Stewart; tan doily die cut - Colorbok

I am going to the gym today.  With working every day this past week -- hooray for a paycheck! -- I haven't had time to go, and my body is all cranky and stiff.

Thanks for dropping in!