Journaling Cards in Card Making

I have a little problem...I love the journaling cards (like these) made for pocket scrapbooking...and I don't pocket scrapbook. Which means I have a box of these pocket cards in my stash. Not a little box, but a photo box full of them. So, I decided to use some of them recently. Although I have used them on traditional scrapbook pages, today I've got a card to show you. The aqua base is a larger pocket card cut to fit and then I used three more for the layers. I added the thanks embellishment that I've had forever and some Silver Stickles to finish it off.

It's a thank you card for my aunts, who I inherited when I got married 27 years ago. They are little Italian aunts who are around the 80-year-old mark and who live together. They are a hoot when we visit them. Aunt Katie is the elder sister and she tells Aunt Mae what to do, like constantly. And Aunt Mae (who lived for years alone until her sister's retirement) pretty much listens. 

They'll say pretty much anything and give you stuff whenever you visit (like pizelle cookies, homemade rolls, a casserole dish, a cookbook and old photos). One of my favorite Aunt Katie moments is when she was giving us a wedding party picture and naming all the people in the photo. At the end, she said, "everyone in this picture is dead, except me," very matter-of-fact and just calmly. It cracked us all up. 

They are generous to a fault and we love them like crazy, and I often send them thank you cards because they often give us things. I got a watch from Alaska recently that "a friend" gave Aunt Katie years ago and that she can't wear anymore. There's a story here but I don't have it yet. I intend to ask sometime in the future though. I'll bet it's a good one.

Here's a close-up. I like how this turned out, so I may actually use some more of these journaling cards in the future.

Happy Wednesday!
Chark

Easy Cards for Lazy People

I gotta admit, I love the pocket cards intended for use in pocket scrapbooking—you know, the plastic pages are divided into neat little sections for photos and embellies and pocket cards. However, that's not how I scrapbook, so I just collect the cards! 

Today I'm using some pocket cards to create easy cards for the birthdays I'm catching up on. December is such a tricky month for birthdays...they tend to get lost in the holiday shuffle. But, then you get after-birthday gifts, so I guess it all works out! At least, that's what I'm hoping for.

This card uses two, the woodgrain aqua and the cake one. I added the holographic number stickers and cut some up for confetti. Boom! One card finished.

This next one uses two more cards, both trimmed to fit. And I didn't add any glitter or bling, because this one is for my brother-in-law and he doesn't actually seem like the bling type. Which of course makes this another easy card!

This one is actually a graduation card for my niece who finished up her degree in December. I had this holographic shiny tape that was on sale after the holidays. I have it in green, silver and red. It's printed with little stars. I used two pocket cards the the tape and finished in record time.

 

The last one uses a pocket birthday card and an old school themed paper. I used new sparkle enamel dots to cover the A+ circles and to add fun to the hat and then it, too, was finished nice and easy!

 

Made all these in one day and used some of my stash...I'd call that a win. Now I just have to work ahead and I'll be golden.

Happy Friday!
Chark

p.s. don't forget--you have until the 31st to link up at a2z Scrapbooking for the Anything But A Card challenge using your Hero Arts products to try to win the $25 gift code to the store!

I Love Pocket Cards

I keep buying those pocket cards designed for pocket scrapbooking even though I don't scrap that way. Why? They're so fab! 

I do use them on my regular layouts and on cards but I really have more than I need. I took a set of love-themed cards from Project Life at JoAnn Fabric and turned them into a banner. 

Suitable for a wedding or for Valentine's day, this took no time at all, thanks to the cards.

1. I used a bigger card from the set and inked the edges, then I used the smaller cards as the center rectangles (inked with Vintage Photo Distress Inks). 
2. Then I used some ivory crepe paper (the kind you hang from the ceiling for parties) and glued them to a circle of scratch paper and.I glittered the edges by rolling them in gold Stickles that I squirted onto a nonstick craft sheet. 
3. After drying, I adhered them and added inked circles from the cards left in the pack (this is all one pack).
4. I then punched a smaller circle from wood paper. 
5. I added Thickers pink felt letters and a scallop inked piece of vintage book paper at the bottom.

After punching holes, I ran baker's twine through the tops to hang. Such a fun project. The cards all match each other, so you can't go wrong with pairing them up. They have a million different cards too, so you could do a banner for almost any occasion!

Have a great Wednesday! Don't want to scare you, but it's only 16 days til Christmas! Eek! Okay, I scared myself...better do some planning!

Chark