Little Ladybug Cards

 Many of you know that I have a tremor and recently it has gotten worse.  My handwriting is awful and coloring is getting harder and frustrating as I have trouble staying in the lines of images.  I have seen many people on line creating cards using paper pads that are themed and coordinated.  So, I decided I would try it myself.  The first couple cards I made used stickers.  They were so "sticker-looking" that I just couldn't send those to anyone.  Then I decided to use coordinating papers with journaling/picture pieces.  I thought those cards were pretty, too.  I saw on the internet where people were using paper pads to make cards.  When I saw Echo Park's Ladybug Card Kit, I purchased it.  I have been playing around with the 6x6 paper pad and created  the cards in today's post.  

A paper trimmer is a must.  Adhesive is also a must and cardstock for card bases and layering is a necessity.   With the card kit I received the 6x6 paper pad, a stamp set (used on a couple of the cards) and a package of ephemera pieces.  This is a collection of little frames, sayings, etc. that can be used on the cards or scrapbook pages.  I did not use any of those pieces.  I stuck strictly to using the 6x6 paper pad.  I still have 1/2 of the paper pad remaining.  I can make another set of the cards in today's photo or I can make different cards.   I see a card class using 1/2 of a 6x6 paper pad in the future!

Bees & Honey

 The Bee Happy collection from Echo Park is way too cute!  I have been following Echo Park for a couple of months and I have been seeing that their paper designs and add-ons can be used alone or with products from other companies.  Below are two card I created.  

The first card includes paper from Echo Park used together with the stamp set and coordinating dies, Unbearably Sweet, from My Favorite Things.  After stamping, coloring and die cutting the bear, honey and sentiment, I used a card design I saw on the internet for the arrangement of all. I also used retired Stampin Up oval dies.

The second card was created using a 3 x 4 journaling card from the Bee Happy Collection.  After putting everything together, I stamped a sentiment, punched it with a circle punch and adhered it using a dimensional.  The Bee Happy card was quick and easy while the bear card took more time to complete.  

That being said, by going online I found a large number of cards others created using the paper collection, just a single sheet of paper or making many cards using the coordinating 6 x 6 paper pad.  One of these days, I will make a variety of cards using the 6 x 6 paper pad.  Have a great weekend!

50 Years

 Last week John and I celebrated our Golden wedding anniversary.  The card I made for him was quite simple, but it was perfect for our 50th.  I used Lawn Fawn's Radiant Heart Backdrop die and Stampin' Up's Little Numbers dies.  The little gold hearts were diecut using the hearts included with the Radiant Heart Backdrop set.  

I can still remember the day we were married.  It was a bright, sunny day and an unusually warm 65 degrees.  We spent a few days at the Abbey in Lake Delavan, Wisconsin planning on doing some of their winter activities.  Surprise!  It was even too warm to snowmobile on the Lake!  We wondered around town and enjoyed the unusually warm weather.  When we got back home, it got cold and snowy!  

Jen and Matt took us to Yoder's for lunch on the actual day.  It was a little chilly but to add to the celebration, two F-16s flew over!  I love that sound and to see our military jets.  Jen said, "Oh no, they lost the banners that were supposed to be on the jets in the flyover we arranged"!   Saturday we will have a celebration in Pigeon Forge.  

Excited and happy to write that I will be teaching a card class at The Farmhouse In The Valley on     March 9th!  We will create the cards in today's photo.  There will also be a cute favor, but I need the candy to make it!  The cards and colors make me happy!  Have a great week!