Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Homemade Cards

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Can you tell that I’ve been busy? I have all of our Christmas cards made. This is the first time I’ve made our Christmas cards. Heck, this year I made my first cards ever and since I’m kinda busy trying to get ready for an impromptu visit to Missouri I thought I’d just show you these today.

I made three different cards, for a total of close to 60.

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The trees are all iris-folded and have little rhinestone toppers, the snowflakes are embossed (my first attempt at embossing) and the last tree has little bead garland.

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Halloween outside and. . .

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In.


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Here’s the card I made for Thanksgiving. It was actually fun. I used glaze on the leaves along with some glitter and tiny beads. After the glaze dried I popped the leaves in the freezer for about 10 minutes then cracked them to make veining.

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A fall iris-folded leaf card.


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A simple thank you card. It’s hard to see in the photo but there’s light green glitter tulle on the front.

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The card I made for Marissa when Cole was born. The baby says ‘ta-da’.

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For my parents’ anniversary.


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Because I’m a chemo angel and send a card weekly to my ‘buddy’ I have many cards that are just kind of thinking of you cards. The one above is one of those, as are the ones below.

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And then the birthday cards:

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Don't forget the giveaways. :)\


You can find some instructions for Iris Folded cards here - (and some free patterns, I used this leaf pattern) it's the place I used when I first saw one and wanted to learn.  They are really pretty simple.

31 comments:

  1. OMG! Lisa!!! These cards ROCK!!! Holy Cow, girl, you been B U S Y!!! Very, very well done!!! I love 'em!!! They must have taken you forever to do!!! I'm still working on mine...

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  2. I'm back for another peak at your blog. And wow .. you are so creative! Lovely cards. The xmas trees are real nice. :)
    Have a great day.

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  3. Holy...gee...good lord!! You are incredibly talented. Beautiful work!!

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  4. Check you out! Those are great... you'll be opening an Etsy shop right?!

    Love ya, have a great day!

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  5. Those are REALLY great! At first I thought I was going to see some good but typical computer generated cards...but no! You are so, so talented to have made these! They're boutique shop material :-) I am SO impressed!

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  6. Oh, you are a crafty wench!!!! Lisa, these are absolutely gorgeous!!!! How do you come up with this stuff? I stand in awe...

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  7. Those are beautiful! They really show the time and creativity that you put into them. So not only are you an incredible photographer - you're crafty too! Some people have all the luck LOL

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  8. Your cards are as great as your photo's. I love them all.

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  9. I must say, I am impressed! Those are really wonderful! Wow!

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  10. Absolutely incredible. They deserve a "Special Cards For Special People" tagline.

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  11. As a recipient of one of your cards, I know how fabulous they are. I can't believe you made all of your Christmas cards. That's wonderful.

    I have a surprise for you on my bog.

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  12. NICE, those are gorgeous, Lisa!!

    I don't know if you've been by, but I'm hosting a Handmade gift exchange as well as giving away 10 pair of Lee Jeans (to ten different people. Just to be clear!) -- stop by when you get a chance! :D

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  13. Great cards. I say I want to do that, but I'll get caught up. Very pretty and creative. I love them all. Where are you headed in Missouri? Will you be in my neck of the woods? St. Louis? Drop me a comment on my page if you do.

    Safe travels.

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  14. Wow these are just absolutely darling! You do such a good job!!

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  15. I love every single one, Lisa!!! Great talent you have girlfriend!

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  16. No way! These are gorgeous. Are you going to offer step by step tutorials?

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  17. I am totally stealing your xmas card idea...just as soon as I find out what an iris fold is. I absolutely LOVE those cards and since my brain is fried at the moment, I'm stealing it. Is that okay? Hope so.

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  18. I am drooling..............Those are SO AWESOME! You are so very talented! Those are the most beautiful cards I have ever seen. I am so impressed that you made so many for Christmas. Your recipients are going to feel oh so special.

    I thought you weren't going to be in Missouri until Feb? Everything okay?

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  19. Okay, last year when I held my handmade card swap, I think you said you weren't sure you were ready to swap your cards yet. If that had anything to do with creativity and design, you're definitely ready. These are great!

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  20. I just love the handmade cards. To me, that is so much more personal than going to the store and buying one. Very nice.

    Did I read right? You are coming to Missouri? If so what part? I actually live in a sub of Kansas City.

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  21. BTW, I've passed on an award to you. *hugs*

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  22. Holy Crap! I need to show my wife these, she would flip out. She's been looking at doing this for Christmas.

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  23. Hey , girl, now you've been holding out on me!! You make cards, too --- even the iris folds, one of my favorites!! I would love to have you join with me and other card-making bloggers. Come browse through the list of talented papercrafters I have listed on Made For Keeps. You'll fit right in!

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  24. Hi Lisa,
    These cards are awesome! What a great job! You are so talented :-)
    Sorry I'm getting behind - love the photos from the park and the birds in the last entry are just unbelievable!!!

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  25. Durung my nightly paper crafters blurfing I found this site for free iris folding patterns.

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  26. those are spectacular!! You are very talented.

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  27. What a great idea, I never saw that technique before, but my fingers itch to give it a try!
    And your cards are so beautiful, you are so talented!!

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  28. These are incredible! What a wonderful talent you have!

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  29. these cards are BEAUTIFUL... i can understand how busy you must have been... the details and the design not only show creativity but also patience and dexterity :)

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  30. ooooohhhhhh those cards are just LOVELY!!! Beautiful photos, beautiful cards....you are super talented!!!

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  31. Absolutely beautiful those cards are. You have great talent (wish I did!)

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