Therese's Crafty Cabana

For Christmas almost every year I get some really great scrapbook paper pads from my mother-in-law (who I call mom) and this year was yet another happy paper year! I just love this beautiful Floral Specialty paper from K&Company.   I know that since my mom picked it out she must like it, so I set to work making her a birthday card showcasing this pretty paper.     For my card base I used SVG Cuts waterfall card from the Acorn Autumn Kit .     I used my eCAL font library to create the words and the shapes library for the brown flowers.     How about some stamping to reveal a message when the waterfall is open.     Along with the pretty papers, she also got me some great sticker embellishments, and I just had to put a pretty butterfly on the inside.   For these flags I just used my shapes library to make a triangle and used scraps of my leftover paper. Then I added some Posy ...

I just love the look of stamps and all of the varieties of ways that you can use them for.  I wanted to do a collage type card, and I also wanted a little bit of a vintage feel, so I came up with this card. For the cut files I used SVG Cuts Cruising Caravan and Everyday Cards The decorative papers are Sweet Day from Echo Park  digital. I also used Trendy Twine's Gray Licorice and Black Licorice . For the background I just used plain black cardstock and I dressed it up with white zig-zag stitching. I also did a straight stitch on the green Bazzill cardstock.  I'm really pleased with the nostalgic feel of this card and I love how the yellow and pink pop off the black background. I hope this inspires you to think of a creative alternative in your crafting. All of us at Cutting Edge Magazine would love to see what you're working on or what inspires you. So if you have a moment please stop by our facebook page and say hello! ...