Leprechaun Paddy Card for St. Patrick's Day

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. This is one of the cards I made to send to my granddaughters. Please click on the picture below to enlarge it.

 This card measures 5" by 6.5". The background paper is from the Tim Holtz Wallflower scrapbook paper pad.

The digital image/sentiment is "Paddy" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I printed the image on white cardstock and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. I used a Sizzix die to cut a scalloped oval around the image. I sponged some distress ink around the edges of the oval.

I attached the sentiment to a piece of black cardstock and attached it to the top of the card.

I will enter this card in the following challenge;

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #301

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Handmade St. Patrick's Day Card On A Budget

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

I made some collage greeting cards to celebrate this "green" day.

 

DEFINITION: "Collage: a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope".

 

 

Here are some of the recycled and rescued supplies that I used to make these cards:

• Kraft cardstock blank 5" by 7" cards with matching envelopes. (Hobby Lobby - 50% Off Sale - Pack of 50 card/envelopes for $5.00.)
• Green/Crowns background patterned paper.  (Thrift shop find - Over 100 sheets of paper for $1.99).
• Shamrock Medley Rub-On Sheet. (Clearance at Hobby Lobby - $0.49.)

• Paper Studio Lucky Day Cardstock Stickers Sheet. (Clearance at Hobby Lobby - $0.42.)
• Green Paper Flower. (Goodwill - Large bag of paper flowers in a variety of colors - $1.99.)
• Recollections Mini Pastel Green Brad. (Michaels Clearance - 200 brads - $0.99.)



• Green Glitter Tape. (Walmart Craft Bin - $1.00.)
• Definitions from 1961 dictionary. (Goodwill - Old dictionary for $1.99.)
• Green fiber - (Pack of assorted fibers/ribbon - Antique shop - $2.99.)

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Earth Day 2012

Tomorrow we will be celebrating the 42nd annual Earth Day. My granddaughter's birthday is April 22nd, so I made this Earth Day birthday card for her.

I will be entering this card in Mo's Digital Challenge #131 - Flowers. I used a very simple design and used as much "green" as I could. This is how I made the card;
(1.) The base is a pre-made kraft cardstock card that measures 5" by 6 1/2".
(2.) I used the "Sprout" digital stamp by Mo Manning. This digi came in the Help for Katie package. I printed the image on white drawing paper and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. I distressed the background with Tim Holtz distress ink.
(3.) I used a scalloped rectangle Nestabilities die to cut out the image. I then cut around the card to get the "V" notches.
(4.) I attached the image to a black background with Collage Pauge. I then used rubber stamps to stamp the "Go Green" and bumblebee images on the card.
(5.) I embellished the card with a bright green paper flower from Recollections.
(5.) I sealed the card with a light coat of Collage Pauge.

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