Superhero in Scrubs Card

Almost 3 years ago, my husband had a heart attack and had to be life flighted by helicopter from one hospital to another. The circumstances of timing that put him in the hands of reportedly the best cardiologist in the area, can only be described as tender mercies from Heaven. The cardiologist later told us, "I didn't think we were going to be able to save him." My husband has an appointment with his cardiologist coming up, and I finally made a card to thank the doctor for not giving up on my husband.

I used the Queen & Co. Get Well Kit, although I typed the phrase on the computer, since the stamp said, "My superhero," and I needed it to be our superhero. Besides, my husband complained he couldn't read the stamped phrase. It was a thicker font.

It's a simple card design, but I did it as a shaker. I don't do shakers often. Since we will be giving it to the doctor in person, instead mailing it, I figured I would do the shaker. The post office has managed to destroy some of my dimensional cards in the past, so if I am going to mail a card, I keep it as flat as I can.

Card for a Friend

I used Queen & Co. sketch #186, and papers/stamp set from Queen & Co.'s Thinking of You kit. I made it before the new release last night, but didn't have time to post it till today, and in the meantime, someone else has posted a card using the same papers and stamp set. Now I look like a copy cat, but I'm going to share it anyway. In the future, I'll post my projects more promptly.

The front of the card says, "Don't be fooled, This may look like a card"  

Inside it says, "But it is actually a HUG which has been cleverly transformed into paper form. Consider yourself hugged"

Valentine Card 4 for Triple Crown Challenge

I used Sketch #58 and Happy Hearts paper pad, adapted slightly, but should be recognizable. The phrase stamped on the tag was from the Concessions Add-on.

Valentine Card 3 for Q&Co. Heart Challenge

For this one, I used the Holiday House, the Halloween House Add-On (roof), the Happy Hearts paper pad, the leftover heart cut out pieces from a Foundation 11 die, as well as from a Background Foundation die.

I used Sketch #2 but I swapped out the small banner from set 4 and used a different die from set 4. I used the Holiday House in place of the dies from Foundations 10 & 15. The sentiment will be inside the card.

I used the Happy Hearts paper pad.

I inked the area behind the windows. but this would have been ideal for one of the Illumination light sets. Unfortunately, they sold out of the refills before I could order them.

 

Valentine Card 2 for Queen & Co. Challenge

For this one, I used Sketch #120, the Homemade Holiday kit, Foundation dies from sets 3, 8, 19, and 20. The plaid paper is from the Q&Co. Happy Hearts paper pad. The other papers were from my stash, long since discontinued, but the background is a Simple Stories paper. I created the phrase on my computer.

Valentine Card 1 for Queen & Co. Challenge

It's been awhile since I've had time to do any crafting. We traveled a lot for family events from late August to early December, then scrambled to get ready for Christmas.

Queen & Co. is having a challenge for Valentine cards using their sketches, so I decided to give the challenge a try. My card uses only Queen products, except for the colored card stock.

I used Queen & Co. Sketch #163, Love Letter set,  Foundations 9, 10, Backdrop die set, and patterned papers from the Sweet Shop paper pad. The stamped phrase is from the Concessions Add-On set.

My Current Favorite Card

I keep this card on display on my printer when not using it. It just makes me smile.

While preparing to be a CARDtober host, I played around with different types of cards that I could use for a challenge. One of those was the oval step card that I posted previously. I didn't like how it turned out, and not just because it was pretty much just decorated with die cuts. The problem was that it didn't fold as cleanly as I expected, so I used my Silhouette software to create my own version of an oval step card from scratch. It closes much better, and the steps are a bit deeper.

I used the Heartfelt Creations fairy stamps from their Wildwood Cottage collection to make the fairies, but the paper was Simple Stories Great Escape. I liked the fern pattern, and the mix of green colors, especially since it seemed perfect for fairies. I added some Silhouette print and cut mushrooms, the Fairy Garden sign (a Silhouette cut file that I turned into a print and cut), and I stamped the phrases with stamps from my stamp hoard, from two different sets which are probably long since retired. The stamp I used for the top of the card was probably from Graphic 45, and the one below was from Hero Arts. Both sets included medieval images. We love Renaissance Fairs, so I bought the stamps for helping me scrapbook those photos, which still hasn't happened, but they were perfect for this card.

By the time I had finished making it, I felt that it was one of the nicest cards that I had ever made. It's my current favorite. I don't know that I will ever give it away, unless I make a duplicate, which I might. I definitely need to stamp and color more fairies. Unfortunately, I really don't like to color, an odd confession from a stamp addict. However, I am happy with the coloring that I did for the fairies.

The open card:

The front, when closed:

 And the back, where it can be signed and a personal note added:

 

I realized before CARDtober that I couldn't use this as a challenge, since I didn't really feel I had the right to share the cutting file. And considering how few card makers seemed to like my "Outside the Box" challenges, maybe it was a good thing.