Calabash Cards

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Mini Painted Christmas Tree Card Tags

These mini card gift tags are perfect for your gift giving season. The painted Christmas trees are by no means perfect, but that's part of their charm, and they will be a great finishing touch to any gift.

Simple Friendship Note Card

There's always that friend that you can't live without... this is a great little note card to send to that person to let them know just how special they are.  It's a simple design with a great message :

--One of my greatest blessings is having you for a friend.

I think that anybody who gets a card bearing these sentiments will definitely know that their frindship is treasured...

Friendship Card

I like the idea of letting friends know just how important their friendship is, so this card shines a light on friendship. It's a simple design, and it doesn't have a lot of words on it, but it gets the message across...

Teacher Of The Year Card

It's always nice to recognize a great teacher. I made this card for a wonderful Spanish teacher who was chosen as the Teacher Of The Year for 2011 at one of our local elementary schools.

I think that we should always take the time to let our teachers know when they're doing an outstanding job.

A Bouquet of Hearts and Love Blank Greeting Card

It's a few more days before we get to the big "LOVE" day, so I thought I'd put this card up. I like this one because it's a simple expression of love. I think that sometimes we get caught up in only expressing our love on specific days. Why wait for just one day to say "I love you"? Everyday should be a "LOVE" day.

XOXO Punched Heart Flower Card

I recently bought a bunch of punched hearts from All About The Buttons (one of my favorite sellers) that were in her store on Zibbet, and this is one of the cards that I made with some of them. With Valentine's Day coming up I thought that I'd add it to the Etsy store.

Hearts are a really versatile shape that can become the base of lots of designs. I went with the flower on this one and added the button with thoughts of whose shop the punched hearts came from. :-)

Blank Any Occasion Notecards

Whenever I get the chance I like to make sets of note cards that anyone can use for any occasion. They are great to have on hand for writing quick notes, 'thank yous', or just for keeping in touch the old fashioned way.

I like the graphic elements of the paper that I used for the band on this one, as well as the horizontal lines on the card blank.

Butterfly Get Well Soon Card

Know someone who's not feeling well? Why not brighten their day with a handmade card? I kept this one simple using torn embossed paper, a dimensional butterfly sticker, and a stamped sentiment. Simple, to the point, and sure to brighten someone's day.

Friendship Note Card

I'm in the studio again and back to work trying to get back into the swing of things. I've been working on some new cards for Etsy and this is one of them.

Friends are truly the flowers in life's garden, and if you're fortunate enough to have a great friend in your life, then here's the perfect card for hailing that friendship.

I love the bold stripes on this one... vibrant, colorful, and making a statement.

Mixed Media Art Card

It's been a while since I made one of these mixed media art cards for my Etsy shop. I used some torn handmade paper in the background, and decorative floral paper and fabric for her outfit. Lots of fun to make... I think I'll have to make a few more.

A Card For Valentine's Day

With Valentine's Day approaching I'm seeing hearts everywhere. I liked this paper because the hearts come together to make flowers, and I thought that it would be a pretty way to send some love. I cut a simple strip of red paper for the band and added the 'Hugs and Kisses' sticker on top as added sentiments.

Buttons and Retro Paper Note Card

When I saw this paper I immediately thought of adding buttons to it to add a 3 dimensional feature. I trimmed out the lower half of the card blank with a strip of the paper, then added the button to the center circle. I was lucky enough to find a button that was a great match.

I've been busy trying to add some new cards to the ETSY store... I just added these blank note cards today. They are blank inside, so they're perfect for writing a quick 'thank you', or just for keeping in touch with friends and family.

Note Cards

These are the most recent note cards I've posted on Etsy. I've been playing around with pictures that I take ( mostly of flowers) and seeing what I can come up with when I manipulate them just a bit.

Note Card To Say 'Hi'

When I was designing this card I was thinking about how we've moved away from keeping in touch the old fashioned way -- writing a quick note to someone and sending it via snail mail instead of email. I thought about how nice it is to get something in the mail other than a bill or marketing stuff. So with that in mind I worked on a card that just says 'hi'.

Simple Thank You Card

This is a simple thank you card done using linen card stock, a 'thank you stamp', and a butterfly cut from some fabric scraps. Sometimes a clean and simple look is the way to go.

Teapot Note Cards

I just added these to my Artfire store. These were printed from an original watercolor that I did last year. I have a thing for teapots and I actually have a small collection that always serves as great inspiration

Using Torn Paper On Cards

I've recently opened a store on ArtFire and I decided to add some new cards that I did working with torn pieces of paper. For this one I chose a solid card blank that worked with the paper I had torn. I added the torn sheet to the front and embellished with a 3 dimensional sticker.

More Decopaged Cards

I've been busy playing with more napkins (compliments of

All About The Buttons) and here is another one that I came up with -- perfect for all of you coffee lovers out there!