Tag Archives: brads
Love Ya
This is another design experiment. I wanted a more masculine valentine’s card but liked the design of this one. Here’s the example and step-by-step photos: And the final product:
Commitment Renewed
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Wait, I think I’ve heard that somewhere. Oh well, it’s true because I plan on renewing my commitment to card-a-day. I plan on tweaking it a bit but keeping up with my “Handmade by Shay” theme. I’d like to do a little more scrapbooking … Continue reading
Mantra Card #1
The first in a series of unique mantra cards made in earth tones.
Birthday’s are the Best
A unique birthday card featuring the message “Birthdays are the Best.”
Trifold Together
Life is so short, so fast the lone hours fly. We ought to be together, you and I.
Dream
This unique greeting card is handmade featuring sparrows and the message “dream.”
Once Upon a Time
I’m continuing my goal of using all of this particular sheet of rub ons so I can slowly empty my stash of older items. One of the phrases left — once upon a time — just begged for something more than a card. I pulled out an old direction sheet of how to make a … Continue reading
F is for Father
Today’s card was inspired by a couple of different cards. I used papers and chipboard from the Bookshelf SEI kit. I started by cutting the card and gluing a coordinating piece of cardstock to the front. I added some green accents to the front and played with how to lay out the “F is for.” … Continue reading
Butterfly Congratulations
I was flipping through my PaperCrafts magazine looking for inspiration again today and came across this card: I liked it because of the patterns on the flowers. The instructions said to stamp flowers on different patterned paper and cut out. I thought that was a great thing to try, and I had the perfect papers … Continue reading
Counting the Minutes
Today’s card is dedicated to my hubby who is going out of country on Sunday. We don’t spend much time apart so I always miss him a bunch. I was following a magazine picture again, so I started by cutting the card, patterned paper, and ribbons down to size. I also printed up my message … Continue reading