White on White card

I have seen a couple beautiful white on white cards recently (Darlene Pavelick and Diane Hover), so I thought I would make one.  I always struggle photographing white cards, so I hope you can see this okay.
I am going to enter this is the Sisterhood of Crafters just for the fun of it.  Why don't you join me?

I started with a Cuttlebug Cut and Embossing folder of which the name and number is no where to be found.    I  added 4 corner dies by Cheery Lynn on the corners and a strip die from the Cheery Lynn  Border Strip B215 dies on the left edge to fill in some blank space. I was so pleased how deep the embossing is and how well it cut out the center.
The Sparkle & Sprinkle Sunflower 643  was stamped on Vellum with Versa Mark Ink, embossed with White Embossing Powder and then painted with Pearl Adirodack Metallic Paint.  I fussy cut it out so I could use it in the center of the opening.

                This view of the card is laying down, which I thought gives a better idea of the dimension.

This is the inside of the card.  A strip of white was embossed with the Swiss dot embossing folder and the flower was popped up on it.  I felt it was too plain, so the Nellies Nest Frame 1 HSF005 was embossed and hand cut out in the middle to allow the flower to pop up and placed over the Swiss Dot Strip.

Black and White Card

I had this Marianne Embossing Card laying on my craft table, so I decided I would use it and make a black and white card with it.  I haven't finished the inside yet as I will wait until I am ready to send it.  Most likely it will go to Jean once I get a new address for her.  She is still in the St. Louis Hospital and they are trying to find where she is losing blood.  She has to have 5 units of blood this week and they have done several test to determine the area she is losing it, with no success so far.  Now they are going to do a radioactive treatment, so hopefully they do that today.  Once they get this problem fixed, she will be moved to a rehab facility and I can start sending out the cards I have made for her.   

 I have been wanting to use the Elizabeth Craft Peels and Embossing powder to refresh my memory.   I have included above the video I did showing how to do it in case you also need a refresher.  I added the sprawling ferns from Magnolia and the Tree branch from Memory Box.
The bird is a Peel that I cut out from Elizabeth Crafts, and I used her Cool White Glitter.  This is such a fun technique.  She has some great videos too, so just search Youtube for them.  The black "Rick Rac" strips are from Cheery Lynn's Tiny Expandable Borders B215.  There are 14 different tiny border strips.  I had never used this die, but I can see that it will be a favorite as there are so many uses for it.

This is the inside of the card.  The swirl is a Cheery Lynn Flourish  B117 and
the frame on the right is  Fiona Mirror Die FRM140.
I will add a sentiment once I am ready to send it.
I added the black strip on the left so that the black shows through on the front.   I liked the addition on the inside too.

TEA CUP CARD

Today's card is another one that I have "refurbished"with 2 contrasting pieces of card stock, a doily die from Cheery Lynn along with the Tea Cup from Heartfield Creations.
A piece of lace "healed"  the split between the two pieces of card stock and also adds texture.
A lime green bow was added.

We have our two Great Grandsons, Bleydn (9) and Daitin (10) visiting for a couple days.  We have been
in the "studio" being creative.  They love the ink dropping technique on water color paper.
You should see my table now. (smile)

WATERING CAN CARD

I started out by embossing the front side of the card with an Embossing Folder that cut out the center.

A Happy Card

I have good news to report...my good friend Jean is out of ICU, unhooked from many tubes and has been sitting up in a chair for a few minutes.  She has a loooooong way to go yet, but our friend Lavonne lives next door to Jean now and was able to go visit her in the hospital.  Lavonne called me and put Jean on the phone to talk to me for a few minutes.  What a joy that was to my heart.  Jean and I have been friends since the early 70's when we both were managers with a company called HODA.  Did any of you ever attend a HODA party?  I was with that company from 1973 to 1986.  I sold decorating accessories and learned so much during those years.  There were 4 of us managers who became very close friends and remain so  today.  I sent her the Belleek card I made a few days ago before she got out of ICU.  The card I am posting today is another one that I will send to her the first of the week.  My goal is to make one a week for her to brighten her spirits.  She still is in the St. Louis Hospital.

I wanted to do a gate card that was slanted.  I tried about 7 or 8 different dies  before I found one that would work.  It is a memory box die, not exactly what I wanted, but it worked.  I will make another card similar to this and perfect it, but it works for now.

Joy Stamp...........Impression Obsession c5471

Big Splash Border ..............Memory Box 98438

Happy Day Stamp...........Inkadinkado

Flower and leaves..............Marianne

Made by Hand  Stamp.............Inkadinkado

Tag Die........Sizzix 

 Flower Center Beads........Martha Stewart

DYLAN'S BIRTHDAY CARD

As I mentioned before, I am trying to get a head on my Grandkids, Great Grandkids and kids  birthday cards.  Dylan's birthday is in September, so I am thrilled to have this ready for him.

I asked my Granddaughter Kara, what Dylan is "in to" right now and she told me Mine Craft and Soccer.
So, I found this cute Mine Craft Graphic and Soccer Graphic on line.  I printed them and fussy cut them out. I also used a fence die cut and this small happy birthday stamp.  Everything is popped up.  I think he will love it and I love making something the kids relate too and like at the time of their birthday.

A PERFECT DAY CARD

When I moved into my new "studio" I found a bag of cards that I made several years ago.  I have been going through  those cards  and  repurposing what I can and making a new card.  This has been fun and makes me remember some very fun times I had designing them.  Have you ever done this?

This card is made using a very old (and favorite) Graphic 45 paper.  Sure wish they would make it or something similar again..  There are so many pretty papers in this set.  I also wish I could find The Perfect Day Stamp.  It is a JustRite Stamp and I have the set, but not this stamp.  I made my daughter a card using it before her fire and she kept it on her fireplace mantel and told me that every morning she would look at it and remind her that is is going to be a perfect day.
More memories.

My good friend is receiving this for her birthday.

CARD USING THE BELLEEK TECHNIQUE

One of my very favorite cards to make is one using the Belleek Technique. Are you familar with it?  If not, Kittie at Kittie Kraft does a great tutorial on it here.  She also has some beautiful cards using this technique.

 I used an Anna Griffin Embossing Folder, Wendy Vecchi's Cornflower Blue Achiever Ink, Martha Stewart Flower Punch, several Marianne Leaf Flourishes and Magnolia Summer Foliage dies.  A Spellbinder frame die for the focal point created the look I was after.  I popped up a white card stock layer and also the Anna Griffin layer. 

I have a friend who is very sick and in ICU.  I plan to send her this card as soon as she is in a regular room.

Her name is Jean and can certainly use our prayers.  Thank you.

I love getting your comments and appreciate them so much.  It has been great hearing from so many of you.   Thanks so much.

Birthday Cards for August

We have two Grand Children with birthdays the first week of August, so I decided that I would get their cards made early.  I never get to do that it seems.  I had some things I reworked and these are two of those cards.

This card is for Esther.  The stamp reminds so much of her.  She is such a cutie pie with a quite disposition. She will love it.  They raise lambs, so it certainly fits her.
The stamp is by Sarah Kay.

This card is for Joshua who will  be three.   He is a happy little fellow and he never quits talking
We can't hardly understand him, but it doesn't matter to him.  He smiles all the time too.
They have dogs, so how fitting for him.
The Stamp is by Sarah Kay.

Birthday Card For A Good Friend

Do you ever work on a card and it just doesn't come together like you want it to?  I have worked 3 partial days on this card and I can't tell you how many different dies I cut before I finished it.  I liked it once I finished it, but it was a hard one for me to do.   I sure hope my friend loves it and not being a crafter, she will have no idea (and I won't tell her either) how many hours it took me to make it for her.  But, regardless I loved every minute it took and I love working in my new "studio".

And, OH BY THE WAY....we took our house off of the market and we are staying here at least for the time being.  After looking around at other places, we decided we have fixed up our home just the way we wanted and nothing else in our price range compared to it.  AND, as time went on, Jon decided he is not ready to give up his toys. :)  We both are so please that we have made this decision.

This is the front of the card.  Using three Spellbinder rectangle dies, I first cut out the opening that shows the inside of the card.  Then I cut out a black frame and put it underneath to frame the flower.
 A fussy cut was done on the pretty Graphic 45 lady, and then popped up on the outside.  The JustRite Happy Birthday stamp was a perfect sentiment for my dear friend and was cut out with a Sizzix die.  As an afterthought, I embossed the front with an Ann Griffin Embossing Folder

This is the inside of the card.  I paper pieced with coordinating paper the Memory Box Flower.
Popping up a smaller Graphic 45 lady added interest on the inside.  Two sentiments were stamped that I think will bring a smile to my friends face.

This is a close up of the pieced flower.  This took a long time to do, but it really 
coordinated the colors and brought the outside and inside of the card together.

A GREAT DEAL OF FUN SALE

      GRAB BAG SALE

I have cleared everything out of the shop to make room for my Studio.  As I was sorting it , I thought of a fun thing to do.
 I will put several items in a bag worth at least $50 retail and sell it for $15.00 plus shipping.  It will be a big surprise to you and I promise there will be fun things in the bag, including dies and stamps plus much more.  If you are interested in one of this great Grab Bags, please email me at jfricker@fourway.net or call 574 514 1423.  

Thank you cards

First of all, I forgot to tell you in my last post that we took our house off the market.  After looking at other homes, we decided we should stay here and enjoy what we have.  Jon and I are both very happy with our decision.

I needed to make some thank you cards for four friends, so I made all 4 of them pretty much alike to make the job go faster.  What fun I had in my new craft room.

This the front of the card.  I used an old Marianne embossing folder which has always been one of my favorite.  It cuts and embosses at the same time.  I am sorry to say,
they are no longer available.  The flowers are a Cheery Lynn Border and the edging is a punch by Martha Stewart.

This is the inside of the card.  I added the black card stock on the left side so the black would show through on the front.
The Thank you is a die that I just bought from Terri at Joan's Gardens.  It is from Impression Obsession and I just love it.
I wish they had more words using that font.  The circle is cut out using Cheery Lynn Clock. die.
Don't you just love that Cheery Lynn Butterfly?

If you don't have the Envelope maker from We Are Memories, you are really missing out on a quick and super easy way to make envelopes to match your card.  I think it makes a great impression to the person receiving the card too.
I love making envelopes and I really need to use up some of the paper I have.  Mercy me, until I started organizing, I had no idea I had so much in stock.

First Card in my new Craft Room

We spent this week moving things over from my craft area in the house to the building I have used for my Joan's Gardens Shop for the last several years.  Since I have completed the 60% off sale of inventory, I now can use it for my craft room.  I am so excited to have so much more room and a better lay out to store things.  I am by far done with organizing, but at least everything is over there and I can start to make headway.  Below, is the first card I made and I am in the process of making 6 more.

My New Craft Room

Looking in from front door

Back Wall.
As I said, still lots of organizing to do, but at least it is all in one space!

A very good friend of mine has a birthday soon, so I am sending this card to her.  

WEDNESDAY 60% OFF SALE

Today I am featuring  FLOWER SOFT AND MORE PUNCH BUNCH BUNCHES.

I think this is the last that I will be posting, unless I find more things as I am organizing the shop to set up my personal craft room.  Thanks again for everyone that has helped me clear out the inventory.    If you see any of the past posts that do not have SOLD OUT underneath, those items will still be available for a week or so.

  
Please scroll down to see previous days sales and cards.
If you only see today's post,then you can go up to the very top of this page, under the name Joan's Touch and click on HOME. This will take you to the Home Page and will allow you to see all the postings.  Just a little hint :) 

Please email me at jfricker@fourway.net to place an order or call 574 514 1423.  I have a limited number of each of the items and when they are gone I won't have any more.

CUTTING AND PERFORATING MAT

MFG PRICE $4.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.00

LARGE SPLAT
MFG PRICE $9.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.00
SOLD OUT

LARGE TAHOE SNOWFLAKE
MFG PRICE $9.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.00

SMALL TAHOO SNOWFLAKE
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20

LARGE BIG SKY SNOWFLAKE
MFG PRICE $9.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.00

MEDIUM CHESTNUT LEAF
MFG PRICE $7.95
60% OFF SALE PRICE $3.20
SOLD OUT

LARGE CIRCLE
MFG PRICE $9.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.00
SOLD OUT

MEDIUM GINGKO
MFG PRICE $7.95
60% OFF SALE PRICE $3.20
SOLD OUT

MINI STAR
MFG PRICE $4.19
60% OFF SALE PRICE $1.68

SMALL SUN
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20
SOLD OUT

MINI SUN
MFG PRICE  $4.19
60% OFF SALE PRICE $1.68
SOLD OUT

LARGE SUN
MFG PRICE $9.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.00

SMALL COSMOS
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20
SOLD OUT

SMALL STAMEN
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20
SOLD OUT

SMALL SPRIG LEAF
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20
SOLD OUT

LARGE SPARKLE
MFG PRICE $9.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.00

MEGA SPARKLE
MFG $16.95
60% OFF SALE $6.80

SMALL PEAR
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20

SMALL OVOID
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20

SMALL DAISY 
MFG PRICE $5.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.20
SOLD OUT

You can see some more punches still available at http://joanstouch.blogspot.com/2016/06/todays-60-off-sale.html   

Keep scrolling down until you see them.

FLOWER SOFT
MFG PRICE   $5.99
60% OFF SALE $2.40

COLORS AVAILABLE

Christmas Green
Vintage Christmas
Bright Pink SOLD OUT
Baby Pink (peach color) SOLD OUT
Marigold SOLD OUT
Fuchia
Pale Green
Delphinium
Violet
Russet Red
Poppy Red
Bright Orange SOLD OUT

FLOWER SOFT  ULTRA FINE
MFG PRICE   $4.99
60% OFF SALE $2.00

Colors Available
Gold-SOLD OUT
Ruby SOLD OUT
Sage- SOLD OUT
Toffee- SOLD OUT
White - SOLD OUT
Black- SOLD OUT
Strawberry- SOLD OUT
Sand- SOLD OUT
Ruby
Flower Soft Wire
10 to a package
MFG $1.00
60% off Sale .40 cents
Cloth Wire
MFG $3.09
60% off SALE $1.20
Bead Pin
MFG $1.99
60% off Sale Price 80 cents

MONDAY'S 60% OFF SALE

Today I am featuring items I found in a box over in the shop.  SAVVY STAMP DIES, MEMORY BOX DIES , CHEERY LYNN DIES, ART IMPRESSION STAMPS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

I only have another day or so of things to post and then I think I will be done.

I sure have appreciated all of you that have taken advantage of the sale and helped me clear out most of the left over inventory.  I am planning on using the shop for my craft room and I am excited about getting it organized.

  
Please scroll down to see previous days sales and cards.
If you only see today's post,then you can go up to the very top of this page, under the name Joan's Touch and click on HOME. This will take you to the Home Page and will allow you to see all the postings.  Just a little hint :) 

Please email me at jfricker@fourway.net to place an order or call 574 514 1423.  I have a limited number of each of the items and when they are gone I won't have any more.

MAKE A WISH EMBOSSING FOLDER 8.5X11
BY CRAFTWELL
MFG PRICE $16.99
60% OFF SALE $6.80

MERRY CHRISTMAS DIE BY CHEERY LYNN

4.25X5.5

MFG $24.99

60% OFF SALE PRICE $10.00

SOLD OUT

ART IMPRESSION STAMP
UNMOUNTED UMG974
MFG $4.94
60% SALE PRICE $2.00
SOLD OUT

ART IMPRESSION UMG970
UNMOUNTED STAMP
MFG PRICE $4.94
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.00
SOLD OUT

ART IMPRESSION 
CHURCH UNMOUNTED  UMG 1220
MFG PRICE $9.30
60% OFF SALE PRICE $3.72
SOLD OUTBACK 

ART IMPRESSION 
FENCE UNMOUNTED  UMG 1029
MFG PRICE $4.94
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.00

CUPID SAVVY DIE
MFG PRICE $6.49
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.60

#1 DAD DIE
MFG PRICE $9.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.00

DEER FAMILY UNMOUNTED STAMP
MEMORY BOX CLING
MFG PRICE $6.50
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.60

EXOTIC BUTTERFLY DL117 CHEERY LYNN DIE
MFG PRICE $15.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $6.40

EXOTIC BUTTERFLY ANGLE WING  DL117a
MFG PRICE $7.95
60% OFF SALE PRICE $3.20

EXOTIC BUTTERFLY SMALL #2
DL113  CHEERY LYNN
MFG PRICE $11.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.80
SOLD OUT

FLOURISH BAND DIE (3/4 " BY 5")
B 176 CHEERY LYNN DIE
MFG PRICE $6.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.80

IVY TENDRILS 822
POPPY STAMP DIE
MFG PRICE $4.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.00

LOVE HEART DIE BY SAVVY DIES
MFG PRICE $5.99
60% OFF SALE $2.40

CLEVER OWL DIE BY POPPY STAMPS
MFG PRICE $10.99
60% OFF SALE $4.44
SOLD OUT

REMNANT RUBS BY  TIM HOLTZ
MFG PRICE $3.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $1.60

SKI DIE BY MARIANNE  CR1252
MFG PRICE $13.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $5.60
SOLD OUT

SNOWCAP ORNAMENT DIE BY MEMORY BOX
MFG PRICE $6.50
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.60

STACKER FLOWER #6
CHEERY LYNN DIE
MFG PRICE $5.95
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.40
SOLD OUT

SUITCASE DIE
MFG PRICE $5.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $2.40

VALENTINE HEART DIE BY SAVVY
MFG PRICE $10.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.44

SMALL LACE FAERIE QUEEN BUTTER FLY WITH ANGEL WING 
CHEERY LYNN
MFG PRICE $10.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $4.44
SOLD OUT

MELT ART BY RANGER
MFG PRICE $8.99
60% OFF SALE PRICE $3.60

HOME SPUN CHRISTMAS UNMOUNTED STAMP

MEMORY BOX CS1938B

MFG PRICE $4.80

60% OFF SALE PRICE $1.92