This years Christmas Card, this is a fun card to make but has lots of parts, uses lots of pop dots and takes time to make, but well worth it.

Close up of the card front, single and double layer snowflakes with crystals in the centers.  Love the edge dies, used several different ones for the different cards.  You can see the little hat pin, have 24 made for the next batch of cards.  I think I need more die cutting machines so I can work faster!

This is the inside of the card, more edging dies, make it look so nice, gives extra thickness to the card, which gives it that rich feel.

All boxed up and ready to go, this was a special order, 4 cards for a mans sisters, how lucky do you think they are going to feel when they get these cards from their brother!!  Thanks for looking and have a great day.

It has been some time since I posted on my blog, life got away with me.  I have a few cards to share, still creating just haven't posted.  Enjoy this Birthday card, I have really gotten into the dies and flowers for my cards as you will see with the next few cards.  Thanks for looking.

I loved making this card, love the look of the butterflies on it and the bow, the flowers, really everything about this card.  

Inside of the card, printed and cut with die cut.

 Close up of the flowers on the card, used Stickles to give them some glitz!

I have been making hat pins to put on my cards, now they don't look finished unless they have a pin in them.  The pins are so fun to make!

Close up of the butterflies, I am really intrigued by butterfly dies and love everyone that I have.  Love the different crystals on them.

All boxed up and ready to go, Love doing these little boxes to give the cards in, it is like giving a present.  Hope the recipients love them as much.  Thanks for looking, have a great day!

Sewing Basket Box

 This cute little sewing basket box is from My Time Made Easy.  Comes in SVG so taken into the Silhouette Cameo software and made into a cut file.  VERY EASY to put together, easy instructions.  It is called Grandmas Sewing Kit, also got the digital set so could have the designs for the top of the box, that was a little harder to understand about adding color as I don't use the color programs on my computer much but I did eventually figure it out.  The thread holder on the front of the box is from Tim Holtz sewing die-also cuts the mannequin and the buttons that you saw on the last post, Retirement Card.  Used button brads for the handles and the flower centers, have used a lot of these lately, will need to go looking for more pretty soon.

 The little boxes on the front open and have lots of room inside for gifts or candys. 

Thank you for looking, hope you are enjoying crafting. 

Candy

Retirement Card

 I made this retirement card for one of our nurses-I know it does not look like a nurse retirement card--but she also SEWS!!  So this was the perfect card for her.  The mannequin is from a Tim Holtz die and then cut each layer, scored in the middle and attached with glue, used pop dots between the layers to make them stay even on the base, then covered with lace, string beads and a flower.  Paper is from Graphic 45 Ladies Diary, should have bought more of these paper packs when they was available because I love it and can think of a million cards and projects to do with it now!!  The doily in the back is from Cheery Lynn Designs, they are my favorite die for doilies, takes some work but well worth it.  The flowers are made from different dies, the white flower is made using the new Martha Stewart fringing scissors.  Cut down a strip of paper and used my quilling tool (yes I have started quilling, hope to get good enough soon to show you some of my creations) to roll into a flower, so much fun.  The Happy Retirement tag is from Creative Times and so is the stamp.

This is the inside of the card--have lots of folks at work that needed to sign so made 2 pages where they could sign on the white and then there were 18 tags in the front and back page pockets for more personal notes to her.  The doily is from Cherry Lynn Designs, the mannequin is the same as on the front but just one of them that is pop dotted onto the page.  The buttons on the doily are from the same die from Tim Holtz that the mannequin is on, cuts great on the Cuttlebug.  The banner on the back page is from Creative Times, says 'T4', that is what we called our nurse as she was the 4th Teresa in the office when she was hired!!  Cute huh?  And the name stuck with her the whole time she was there, she eventually started introducing herself as T4.  The tags are made from Creative Time tag dies.  This card was a lot of fun to make, with 5 pages decorated it was like creating 5 cards, took me all of one day, but what a fun day it was!!  Have fun crafting and thank you for looking.

Had to add this close up of the flowers on the front.  Used button brads for some of the centers for the flowers.  Also Cherry Lynn Design dies for the heart on the back page and the butterflies.  Thanks again, Candy

Graphic 45 French Country Card

 Just discovered Graphic 45 paper and accessories!!  I am a new fan!!  This paper is extraordinary, good quality and the tags, stickers and flowers are a must if you get the pads of paper, they coordinate so well together.  This is called French Country.  The metal tag, 'dream as if you will live forever' is from Tim Holtz though I now see that Graphic 45 also carries some metal parts, will check them out next time I order.  The key is from Recollections set of keys, used glossy accents to adhere to corkstock.  First time I have used corkstock on a card, it was supposed to be self adhesive but wasn't!  The main part of the card is one I saw on the web, added different embellishments to make it my own.  The 'Bonjour' tag is a die from Creative Times, Stitched Fun Ticket Die, used paper from Graphic 45 to make the die.  The red doily is made from other cardstock using Cheery Lynn Die, 'English Tea Party' I adore her dies, they are a little work to get all the little parts cut but are well worth the look!!  Used pop dots on almost everything but the doily and key.  
Thanks for looking.   Candice

 Lots of layers, pop dots and lots of fun!!

New Cards With Flowers

 Love this card, it is 6 inches square finished.  Used dies throughout the card, Cheery Lynn Designs and Sizzix dies.  Saw a similar card on another blogspot, used different dies and a different girl but was the same idea.  Love to color with Copic markers, have had them for some time now but just really started using them.  Finally got away from the red and white cards!!  Thank you for looking.

This card is much cuter in person, loved making this card, I am finally getting the flower making down and coloring with Copic markers.  Love the dies, make cardmaking a little faster and much more feminine.  Thanks for looking.

CowGirl Card with Flowers

 Love this little Cow Girl with the hat!!  My daughter is into wearing a cowboy hat since having her new guy.  Thinking that it would be appropriate for her for a spring card, if I can stand to part with it.  But we have to give some of them away don't we, or then we end up with more cards than we know what to do with.  I am really getting into the doily dies, Silhouette has some, this one is from Cheery Lynn Designs, the corners and butterflies are also from her.  Working on 2 others, have them cut but need to put them together.  Sick today so will probably not happen until tomorrow or later.

New flowers, love to make these, it was fun to arrange them.  I never have been good with arranging real flowers so hope the cards are better.  Thanks for looking and have a good day.