It's Me Again! My husband's sister and husband took us to dinner on Monday so I thought I would hit 2 mice with one stone by making them a Thank You card and by showing how I finish the inside of my cards. Last week my good Blogger friend Theresa asked me how I finished the inside of my cards. Since I don't finish them until I'm ready to send it out and this one is ready to go I thought I would post it. It's got 4 of my favorites...1) It's PINK, 2) My favorite embossing folder-Love Language, 3) My favorite House Mouse stamp and 4) My favorite edge punch, Martha Stewart Valentine Lace which by the way, I have cussed since the day I got it. I had always had difficulty punching even thin card stock until I was reading Sue Nelson's of Heartprints message board the other day---
http://www.heartprints.net/wwwboard/list.php?f=1when her buddy Kay had responded to a question that another reader had posted about problems with some of the Martha Stewart punches, she suggested that you start out on a hard surface and then push down on the handle with one hand, while pushing down on the body of the punch with the other. I tried it and it worked! Not only on thin card stock but even Bazzill!Anyway...here is the recipe for the front of the card---The House Mouse was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS then layered on a heart/scallop Nestibility. The background layer was embossed with Cuttlebug Love Language embossing folder. Ribbon was added to the band that was cut with the Martha Stewart Valentine Lace edge punch and little bit of glitter was added to the heart that the mouse is holding. Words are computer generated.
For the inside---Of course the words are computer generated, then cut the top and bottom with the Martha Stewart Valentine Lace edge punch, and added 2 hearts cut with the small and medium Marvy heart punch.
For the back---words are computer generated then cut with a circle/scallop Nestibility and 2 hearts that were cut from the Martha Stewart Valentine Lace edge punch were glittered and added to the open space in the circle.
Thanks for stopping by, I'd love to hear what you think so please leave me a comment!
9 comments:
Wow! Awesome card, love love love the way u used the heart punch on the outside and the inside! Very pretty. Theresa
this is beautiful! You have put a lot of work and time into.......
Just perfect Kelly! I love everything about it. TFS
~L~
Kelly this is absolutely beautiful inside and out. Love the way you have done the border punch on the front. We have just started to get Martha Stewart over here but it is so expensive, $45 for a border punch, I really like them but not that much
hugs
Kaye x
I love it! Thanks for showing the inside as well, always wondered how you did yours and now I know! And I love your "signature' on the back!
Hugz
Hi Kelly..This card is so cute!!! I appreciate being able to see how you finish the inside since I have not been all that happy with mine.
Suzanne
Oh my goodness. this is just precious.
Carole
Thanks Kelly, so easy when you know how! I will have a go at leaving the tail outside the nestie today!! Your cards are brilliant, I get so much inspiration from them being as Im a 'newbie' LOL!
(I don't have a blog, maybe I should consider trying to create one!)
dixie1006@sky.com
Kelly! This is the most adorable thank you card ever! Love how you colored your cute little House Mouse and all the pretty embellishing. Been wanting that MS edge punch forever! Now that it is "retired" it sells on ebay for crazy prices...hold on to that one!
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