Balloon Birthday Card

I made this card for several birthdays this year.  I used Marvy Markers to color all the balloons, and used 2 different colors for shading on the Happy Birthday balloon.  The strings were  drawn in using a gold Sharpie marker. I layered the card with a matting layer and a gold colored card base.  This is a quick and simple card for those last minute birthday card needs.

Sympathy Card

This is a card I made last year for a co-worker who lost a family member.  I CASEd it from a card I found on SplitCoast Stampers.  I love the way it came out.  I used the Cuttlebug Divine Swirl embossing folder and Tim Holtz Distressed Flowers Die. The saying and flowers are stamped with white Memories ink.

Iris Folding

After all these years, I have decided to reactivate my blog.  I recently retired and have been spending lots of time in my crafting room.  Here is a picture of the card I made today using Michael Strong's kimono die cut and 2 different sheets of Washi paper.  I have only done iris folding 1 previous time in class, but really like the way it came out.