It's Getting to be that Time of Year Again...

It's Getting to be that Time of Year Again...

TAG TIME!! (Well, once Halloween is over!)

Here are some of my most recent tags.

More Tags!

More Tags!!

Materials:

Red, green and white card stock

Eucalyptus Stickles

Basic Black, Blue Bliss, Real Red, Glorious Green, 

Old Olive and Close to Cocoa ink

Sharpie markers

Tags Till Christmas stamp set from Stampin Up 

(and another, not sure of the name!)

Santa Tags!

Santa Tags!

I know it's only September, but these guys are all ready for Christmas!!

Materials:

White card stock

Real Red and Glorious Green ink

Bakers twine

Gold and silver glitter

Tags Til Christmas stamp set from Stampin Up

1000 Blog Views!!

You guys are the best blog viewers ever!

Hit 1000 blog views tonight - made my day!!

Thanks!

Day... um, I've lost track

It's day... err, I think I've lost count!

I have good reason though; I've been sidelined with my wisdom teeth (or lack of), and all I can say is thank goodness they don't grow back!

Here's an array of my recent work: mostly Christmas, but also a 70th (70!!) Anniversary card!

As a side note: I'm kind of making cards at a faster rate than I can send them/ give them away, so if you're interested in purchasing any of my cards or tags, or placing an order let me know!

cardsbycarmichael@gmail.com

Day 15-19

Day 15-19

I have a legitimate reason for not posting the last few days!

My internet has been down... very glad to have it back!

As promised, here's my overload of Christmas cards and tags!

(My personal favourite is the last one)

Day 13

Day 13

A quick and easy thank you card 

(I think it turned out pretty well!)

Materials:

White, Regal Rose and Rich Razzleberry card stock

Rich Razzleberry grosgrain ribbon (it's actually polka dotted, 

but I just turned it and use the reverse)

Sizzix embosser and embossing folder

Regal Rose and Rich Razzleberry ink

Printed Petals stamp set from Stampin Up

Thanks stamp from Miscellaneous pile at the scrapbooking store

Day 12: Map Thank You

Day 12: Map Thank You Card

Made with my new favourite: the map stamp!

Materials:

Beige, olive, purple and white card stock

Beige ribbon

Old Olive, Lovely Lilac and Creamy Caramel ink

Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set from Stampin Up

Map stamp from Stampabilities

Day 11

Day 11: Christmas in July!

Warning!! Expect some more Christmas cards in the coming 

days! I went shopping and got some great Christmas stamps!!

Bright & Cheery Card

Materials:

Red, green, black and white card stock

Merry Christmas paper

Tiny adhesive pearls

White stitched ribbon

Green, red and black ink

Bright & Cheery stamp from Stampabilities

Merry Wishes Card

Materials:

Red, white, light green and dark green cardstock

1 3/4" circle punch

Cricut machine and cartridge

White embossing powder

VersaMark ink

Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Real Red, 

Glorious Green, Tempting Turquoise and Only Orange ink

Lots of Thoughts stamp set from Stampin Up

No Peeking stamp set from Stampin Up

Jolly Christmas Tag

Can you tell that I LOVE this penguin?!

A Christmas tag with some unconventional colours...

The back looks like this...

Materials:

Pink and white cardstock

Blue and green grosgrain ribbon

Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Old Olive and Pink Passion ink

No Peeking stamp set from Stampin Up

Days 3-10: Tons of Tags

Days 3-10: Tons of Tags

I know, I know... I've been really bad at uploading pictures!

I went on a bit of a tag kick the last week or so...

Here are some of my favourites!

Day 2

Just for You Sock Monkey

Day 2 of my card-a-day challenge (this is actually from yesterday)

Materials:

White, green, Rich Razzleberry and Calypso Coral cardstock

Green grosgrain ribbon

Green rhinestone

Brown, green, red and purple watercolour pencils

Sizzix embosser and embossing folder

Cricut machine and cartridge

Sock Monkey stamp set from Stampin Up

New Challenge! Day 1

In case you hadn't noticed, 

I haven't made a ton of cards lately.

(And this makes me sad, since I love making cards!!)

So... I've decided I'm going to make a little 

challenge for the summer to make a card every day!

Here's Day 1 (from yesterday):

Elephant Thank You Card

Materials:

White, red, green and purple card stock

Sizzix embosser and embossing folder

Red grosgrain ribbon

Lovely Lilac, Real Red and Old Olive ink

Patterned Occasions stamp set from Stampin Up

Thanks stamp from miscellaneous pile at scrapbook store

*Yes, this is made from the scraps 

from my grandparents' anniversary card!

60th Anniversary Card

60th Anniversary Card

This is not a card that you get to make very often!!

I made this card for my grandparents' 60th anniversary...

it's probably one of my favourite cards ever!

The inside reads:

And of course, the envelope had to match!

Materials:

White, red, green and purple card stock

Red grosgrain ribbon

Red rhinestone

Sizzix embosser and embossing folder

Lovely Lilac, Real Red and Old Olive ink

Look Who's Turning stamp set from Stampin Up

Patterned Occasions stamp set from Stampin Up

Sailboat Thank You

Sailboat Thank You

Another thank you card... this one is for a boater.

Materials:

Red, dark blue, light blue and white cardstock

Turquoise grosgrain ribbon

Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Pacific Point ink

Sailboat stamp from TPC stamps (I think?!)

Thank You stamp from Miscellaneous stamp pile at the scrapbook store

Bicycle Thank You

Bicycle Thank You

A colourful and flowery thank you for the summer.

Materials:

Blue, pink, purple and white cardstock

Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion and Lovely Lilac ink

Bicycle stamp from Hero Arts

Thank You stamp from Miscellaneous stamp pile at the scrapbook store

"The Gang" Banner

 "The Gang" Banner

This was my first attempt at making a banner!

It's for my grandparents' 60th anniversary... 

they've got a great group of friends who they affectionately call "The Gang".

*Notice the Carmichael tartan as the background!!

Materials:

Carmichael tartan

White and grey cardstock

Calypso Coral ink and sponge

Icicle Stickles

Cricut machine and Cuttin' Up cartridge

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

Made this card for my brother's birthday...

We often sarcastically say "aww cupcake!" 

so this seemed appropriate!

Materials:

White, red, navy and yellow cardstock

Navy grosgrain ribbon

Pacific Point, Real Red and Daffodil Delight ink

Patterned Occasions stamp set from Stampin Up

Much Appreciated

Much Appreciated card

Long time no post... sorry!

Been super busy with school and sports...

Only 11 days left! :)

Materials:

White, blue, pink and green card stock

Blue and white grosgrain ribbon

Basic Black, Positively Pink, Bliss Blue and Certainly Celery ink

Much Appreciated stamp set from Stampin Up

Printed Petals stamp set from Stampin Up (can you tell it's my fave?!)

Butterflies and Polka Dots

Polka Dots and Butterflies card

A monochromatic card with a pop of colour...

doesn't have anything on the inside yet,

 but I'm thinking it might make a nice birthday card?

Materials:

White, black, purple, green and orange cardstock

Basic Black, Orchid Opulence, Green Galore and Only Orange ink

Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set from Stampin Up

Sweet Shapes stamp set from Stampin Up

Happy Hedgehog

Happy Hedgehog card

Nothing like this cute little guy to help you say thanks!!

Materials:

White, brown, pink and Sage Shadow card stock

White grosgrain ribbon

Clear rhinestones

Pink glitter

Sage Shadow, Regal Rose and Close to Cocoa ink

Love Ya Bunches stamp set from Stampin Up

Fast and Fun Notes stamp set from Stampin Up

Love

Love

Again, another old one... I think from Valentine's Day?

Materials:

White and Melon Mambo cardstock

Pink rhinestones

Say it Simply stamp set from Stampin Up

Swirly Hearts background stamp from Stampin Up

Aussie Monkey

Aussie Monkey - Bon Voyage!!

This is from a while ago... 

a friend of mine was heading to Australia for the summer, 

and I thought this adorable little sock monkey 

would make for a nice sendoff!

Materials:

White, Red and Navy cardstock

Seafoam green paper

Navy polkadot grosgrain ribbon

Paper piercing tool

Navy, red, green and beige pencil crayons

Silver gel pen

Red letter rub-ons

Sock Monkey stamp set from Stampin Up

Bee Well

Bee Well card

A bright and colourful get well card.

The inside matches!

Materials:

White, Navy, Old Olive and Apricot Appeal cardstock

Black gingham ribbon

Icicle Stickles

Bee Well stamp from Michael's 

Get Well Soon stamp from Michael's

Circle stamp from Stampin Up