I really enjoy giving cards to family and friends. Cards are perfect way to send birthday wishes, celebrate a special event, or even to just say hello to someone. I always try to have a selection of homemade cards on hand to give out for any of these occasions. I’ve noticed my supply of cards has been getting a bit low and committed myself to making a few cards to bolster it up. Birthday invitations is the type of card I'm sharing today. I am also sharing a tip on how to create your own custom background.Birthday invitations has been on my mind lately. I have three birthday parties to plan all within the next month. Instead of buying cards at the store, I decided to make my own design. I kept the invitation simple, but customized the background to represent the theme of my daughters birthday party. It will also be easy to take my design and change out the colors to work for … [Read more...]
Create a Card: Dimensional Backgrounds
I really enjoy giving cards to family and friends. Cards are perfect way to send birthday wishes, celebrate a special event, or even to just say hello to someone. I always try to have a selection of homemade cards on hand to give out for any of these occasions. I’ve noticed my supply of cards has been getting a bit low and committed myself to making a few cards to bolster it up. Teacher appreciation is the theme of today’s card. I also am sharing a tip about how to create a dimensional background for your card.Teacher appreciation is right around the corner. I wanted to give something meaningful but also simple to my child's teacher. I thought a card with a book for the classroom library would be perfect. A card about bookworms seemed to match the gift perfectly.To make this card I used the following supplies: I Like Big Books by Kristin Aagard Digital … [Read more...]
Create a Card: Personalizing Cards
I really enjoy giving cards to family and friends. Cards are perfect way to send birthday wishes, celebrate a special event, or even to just say hello to someone. I always try to have a selection of homemade cards on hand to give out for any of these occasions. I’ve noticed my supply of cards has been getting a bit low and committed myself to making a few cards to bolster it up. Back to School is the theme of today’s card. I also am sharing a tip about how to personalize mass produced cards.Mass producing greeting cards is helpful when you need multiples of the same type of card. This year I decided to mass produce the cards that I give to my children and their teachers on the first day of school. But a bit of mommy guilt crept in and I decided that I “needed” to make each card special. Here is how I did it.To make the cards I used the following supplies: My Tribe | … [Read more...]
Create a Card – Baby Edition
I really enjoy giving cards to family and friends. Cards are perfect way to send birthday wishes, celebrate a special event, or even to just say hello to someone. I always try to have a selection of homemade cards on hand to give out for any of these occasions. I've noticed my supply of cards has been getting a bit low and committed myself to making a few cards to bolster it up. Today I'm going to show you a step by step tutorial on how to create a cute baby card to add to your stash of homemade cards.To make this card you will need the following supplies: Boxed In 2 Template Duo by Gina Miller Reverie {papers} by Sara Gleason Accident Prone | Papers by Pink Reptile Designs Oh Baby Papers by Quirky Heart Oh Baby Elements by Quirky Heart Presentation Paper Card base Cutting Machine or scissors Extra embellishments Glue or tape runner Foam … [Read more...]
January Hybrid Variety Show
January Hybrid Variety Show - All Occasion CardsWelcome to the January Hybrid Variety Show. A new year brings new reasons to celebrate, and while MOC is winding down we still have a year filled with other celebratory occasions. This edition of the Variety Show is all about celebrating a variety of occasions throughout the year. Juliette created this adorable inspiration card using April 2014 Storyteller by Just Jaimee.Sarah created this super cute birthday card using Eat Cake by Valorie Wibbens.Sarah also created these cute "pun intended" cards using Also Edgy and Under the Sea by Kate Hadfield and The Typewriter by Heather Joyce. They are sure to make the recipient smile.I had a great time creating a bundle of cards to share throughout the year. These two cards were created using Rainy or Sunny by Little Butterfly Wings and Rain or Shine by … [Read more...]
The FALL Hybrid Variety Show
This month we are celebrating the cooler temperatures of the fall season with a fall edition of the Hybrid Variety Show. The Lilypad is filled with some fabulous fall products. We know you will fall head over hills in love with all of fall inspired creations.Juliette created some gorgeous wall art using Equinox from One Little Bird. Karen created an adorable fall card using You Whoo! by Jacque Larsen. I created a mini album using some fun fall journal cards in the shop: Filler Notecards #9 by Gina Miller and All Toasty and Warm by Allison Pennington.While browsing the hybrid gallery I found some other adorable hybrid creations that are also fall themed. I just had to share them with you here. Hop on over to the gallery and leave these hybrid goddesses some well deserved love. First, Danielle created this uber cute and oh so foxy card using Autumn Happiness by Little … [Read more...]