Day 9: Congratulations Card

Today's card Features the Pick A Petal Stamp Set and a decorative corner punch.  I usually don't like to cut out stamped images but this card was too cute not to.  I made this for a swap a few years ago and I still like the card.

Day 8: Masculine Sympathy

Today's card was rather a difficult one.  My oldest son asked me to make a card so he could give it to the family of a friend that passed rather suddenly last week.  I am so proud that he is so kind and considerate of this family.  Yet, so saddened for him that he has a friend of such a young age die.

My son picked out the stamp set he wanted used Coast to Coast a retired stamp set from Stampin' Up!
The colors we choose are Baja Breeze, Basic Black and Buckaroo Blue. This is a crayon resist technique used to show the "light" from the Lighthouse. 

The second card is using the same products but with another retired stamp set that I unfortunately do not have the name of.

When my son asked why I was making so many cards at one time, I explained it was easier to make at least 4 at a time.  I think he may have truly wanted his card to be unique...ah boys.  Each card is truly unique as I did not use the same image or same accessories on each one.

Day 7: Cupcake Greeting

I tried to make the card look like a sweet shop store window.  To create the awning, I simply scored the double sided designer paper over and used a scallop border punch.  It's hard to see but the cupcake frosting has glitter to make them yummy looking and add some bling to the card.  The stamp set used here was Crazy for Cupcakes (Stampin' Up!)

Day 6 of 365 cards

Today's card is a cheery little hello using the Sweet Shapes retired Stampin' Up! set.   A great idea about this card is threading ribbon through a piece of hodgepodge hardware.  But, if you don't have that handy you can use a pop top tab list Linda Habel did on her card.

365 Days of Cards post 5

Today's card features:
Stampin' Up products:
Stamp Sets:  Raining Flowers, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Card stock:  Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango
Ink:  Stampin' Up! classic pads:  Riding hood red, Delightful Daffodil and Tangerine Tango
Embellishments:  Stampin' Up! Brights designer buttons, Daffodil Taffeta ribbon

This is a great Two Step stamping set and is ideal if you are ready to let your perfection go.  The outline and the bold stamps do not have to line up.  While many of us need to have it just right, it is a perfect set to us when you are in a hurry for a quick card.

365 Days of Cards post 1-4

So here are the first of my 365 days of cards: 
For these baby cards I used the Stitched Stockings Stamp set and coordinating punch from Stampin' Up.

365 Days of Cards

This New Year's I made a resolution to start using all my supplies and tools rather than saving for the just special scrapbook page or layout.  What inspired me?  The fact that my craft room now needs to become a bedroom for my teenage son.  Ah, what we do for our children....

In any case, I decided that I would create 365 days of cards and post at least one a day.  As you can tell I started off a bit late.  I will make up for that by posting several cards today and then one each day.  (unless I am totally motivated and go into a card and scrapping frenzy- it's been known to happen).

I will be using a variety of products and tools along the way and will try to list all the supplies I have used, if you have any questions or like the projects you see, feel free to comment.