3 Greeting Cards I Made

[dukedogsmom]

Just thought I'd share these with you. I reall love making my own cards. I've gotten so many things for scrapbooking and cards now that I could probably open up a small shop. I got my first order today. It's not for a card but for a picture frame done like the dog card I made. I'm really excited. My friend said she would spread the word.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/051005_1.jpg
You can't see it but this has been embossed first and then colored with artist's chalk. I'm giving this one to my friend that possibly has cancer.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/051005_2.jpg
This is my mom's Mother's Day card.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/051005_3.jpg
They're all so different but I just love making them.

[catnapper]

Those are great! I especially like the Mother's Day Card.

[Killearn Kitties]

Beautiful! I love the Mother's Day card.

I recently got eyelet and wire and metalworking stuff for my birthday. I'm having a wonderful time with it too.

[Daisy and Delilah]

WOW!!!! Those are so cool!! They're very professional. My favorite one is the pastel floral. It has a watercolor look that I love!!:D

Terry, Daisy, and Delilah:)

[christa]

I always LOVED making my own cards!

When hubby & I were in college, we were in two different cities and I made him a card EVERY WEEK! After we got married & moved, I found a huge box . . . opened it . . . there were all of my cards that he'd saved!

There's just something special about a handmade card! :)

Thanks for sharing!

[Jadapit]

Those are really, really good! I love the mothers day card. I bet they are a lot of fun to make.

[luvofallhorses]

Those are great :)

[slleipnir]

Wow, those are so cool!

[gkristian]

their great

[dukedogsmom]

Here's another one I made last night.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/052405_2.jpg
I just love making them.

[Kfamr]

Cute. That last one is my favorite. I've still yet to use that ribbon. I have a ton of stuff.. my mom got $20 worth from Ruban Rouge the other day when she did a delivery there.

[luvofallhorses]

Originally posted by dukedogsmom
Here's another one I made last night.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/052405_2.jpg
I just love making them.

That's really pretty! :D

[slleipnir]

That one is beaytiful too, val :)

[lute]

those cards are very cool. i bet they tok some time to make.

[Corinna]

I love making my own too. I do a lot of fabric and embordery on mine for very special people. Yours look so great.

[LuckiLab03]

Those are awesome. I can see how fun they would be to make, just look at how they turn out!! :) The people you are giving the cards to are going to love them, how can you not? they are very creative, especially the last one!

[Killearn Kitties]

:D I love that ribbon with the paws!

I enjoy making cards too. I only started in January, but I think I've got all my birthday cards made until about 2008! :D

[dukedogsmom]

Thanks for the great comments everyone! I'm just going to keep posting the ones I make in this thread. I've had this one made for a while but forgot to take a pic of it. A few PTers will be receiving 3 of these cards.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/052405_4.jpg

[cloverfdx]

They are great Valerie :D. I too have been making my own cards especially for friends birthdays.

[Jadapit]

Originally posted by dukedogsmom
Thanks for the great comments everyone! I'm just going to keep posting the ones I make in this thread. I've had this one made for a while but forgot to take a pic of it. A few PTers will be receiving 3 of these cards.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/052405_4.jpg


Omg, that card is so awesome! I love it.:D The other one is good as well. I envy the lucky PTers that are going to be getting the cards.;) Do they take a long time to make?

[slleipnir]

You're so talented! I'm jealous :o

[dukedogsmom]

Originally posted by Jadapit
Omg, that card is so awesome! I love it.:D The other one is good as well. I envy the lucky PTers that are going to be getting the cards.;) Do they take a long time to make?
Thanks! Some take longer than others. The one you like takes a long time because the sun is a stencil that has to be "colored" through with what is called a stylus.

[dukedogsmom]

Here's some more I made. The dog, cat and flower ones are the most recent.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/100605_1.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/100605_2.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/100605_3.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/100605_4.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/100605_5.jpg

[finn's mom]

those are all great, val!

[Jadapit]

Oh! I love each and every one of those cards. Have you thought about selling those? I know I would buy some. You cant get anything that cute at any of the stores here.

[dukedogsmom]

Oh! I love each and every one of those cards. Have you thought about selling those? I know I would buy some. You cant get anything that cute at any of the stores here.
Thanks a lot! I really enjoy making them. If you're interested, I can make some for you. Actually, I think I'm going to sell some on Ebay. The only thing that stops me is they want credit card info for their selling fees and they even want the 3 digit number on the back of the card. What if someone got a hold of that? That's why I haven't done it sooner and you can't choose to pay any other way.

[Jadapit]

I will send you a pm about the cards a little later Val! As for Ebay, my sister in law and her boyfriend do a lot of selling on Ebay. They havent had any problems with their credit card info being messed with. They also, use the pay pal a lot with Ebay. I dont really understand how it all works though. I have never sold anything on there. I think your cards would do wonderful on there. You would probably do really good around Christmas! Are you going to be making any Christmas cards?

[new mom to a veiled]

WOW!!!! Those are so cool!! They're very professional. My favorite one is the pastel floral. It has a watercolor look that I love!!:D

Terry, Daisy, and Delilah:)

I agree........they are all beautiful, but that one is my fav.

[anna_66]

Those are great Val! I expecially love the dog and cats ones:)

[slleipnir]

Loooooove the kitty one :D Great job :D

[vinjashira]

you're very creative!

I like the doggies ones :)

[dukedogsmom]

These last three are for Jadapit's order. This first one is kind of hard to see but the metal says "Have a dog gone great day". I've outlined it in black ink and it's not hard to see in person. They also have matching envelopes.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/110305_1.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/110305_2.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/110305_3.jpg
I'm also making a congrats card for a woman at work and it's going to be really pretty, I think. I found some nice paper at the scrapbook store. I'll put that one here, too, when it's finished.

[Jadapit]

Omg, Val I LOVE them. I honestly do. Please dont change a thing. They are perfect. I'm so excited! :D

[Almita]

Those are great I like the second one with the dog holding the bone with the flowers!

[GoldenLuv]

Just thought I'd share these with you. I reall love making my own cards. I've gotten so many things for scrapbooking and cards now that I could probably open up a small shop. I got my first order today. It's not for a card but for a picture frame done like the dog card I made. I'm really excited. My friend said she would spread the word.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/051005_1.jpg
You can't see it but this has been embossed first and then colored with artist's chalk. I'm giving this one to my friend that possibly has cancer.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/051005_2.jpg
This is my mom's Mother's Day card.
http://www.boomspeed.com/dukedogsmom/051005_3.jpg
They're all so different but I just love making them.
cute

is that the really thin metal that is used in scrapbooking

and if so how do you like it

i wanna use it on my scrapbook goodies but not too sure about it yet

[dukedogsmom]

It's just the metallic paper. It was hard to emboss. I probably won't use it much unless someone requests it. I use brass stencils to emboss on them.