I want to start by saying that I have recently had internet issues. We lost our DSL for 4 days. Apparently 65 people in my area were on this DSL box and something happened to it. Once it was working again, it only took two calls to get everything completely back in order. The tech department at AT&T was helpful and friendly. And their help as well as their attitude, was very much appreciated!
The first card I want to tell you about today is for my best friend Brenda's daughter-in-law. She's expecting a baby girl in mid-July, but decided to have an early shower. I wanted to be sure to make a quilled card to include with the gift. The baby buggy seemed like it would be a bit of a challenge, so that's what I went for. The card is pink card stock with a second card stock on top. It has the word "baby" written in multiple colors which I thought made a nice background. I used a MS punch to create the scalloped top. I then used shades of pink to create the buggy. I made a pink heart with a smaller white heart for the center of the buggy body, then used "s" curls and small circles to fill in the interior of the body. For the top I used small tight circles, V scrolls and "S" curls to fill in. The handle is an uneven "S" and the wheels are white open circles. Overall I like the way it turned out.
My second card is a birthday card that I like the way it turned out. This one is being listed for sale, but I thought I would show it here anyhow. This card is on white linen card stock and has green swiss dot card stock with a yellow patterned paper on top of white linen. The smaller message is a pop up with the square foam pieces. Happy Birthday is stamped in black ink. I like the way it pops off of the yellow when you use black. Three daisies are quilled and I added the "S" scrolls to match the print pattern in the yellow paper.
This weekend is the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Some of you may know of it, others probably don't. Its a huge weekend long affair held on Amelia Island each first weekend of May. Many artists and local clubs take the opportunity to show their wares and make some money. It is a long running festival that used to be mainly for the local people to celebrate the beginning of the shrimping season. But it has grown and is very popular and visited by people from all over the place now. So it is going to be a busy weekend!
I hope all of you have a great week and weekend.
The first card I want to tell you about today is for my best friend Brenda's daughter-in-law. She's expecting a baby girl in mid-July, but decided to have an early shower. I wanted to be sure to make a quilled card to include with the gift. The baby buggy seemed like it would be a bit of a challenge, so that's what I went for. The card is pink card stock with a second card stock on top. It has the word "baby" written in multiple colors which I thought made a nice background. I used a MS punch to create the scalloped top. I then used shades of pink to create the buggy. I made a pink heart with a smaller white heart for the center of the buggy body, then used "s" curls and small circles to fill in the interior of the body. For the top I used small tight circles, V scrolls and "S" curls to fill in. The handle is an uneven "S" and the wheels are white open circles. Overall I like the way it turned out.
My second card is a birthday card that I like the way it turned out. This one is being listed for sale, but I thought I would show it here anyhow. This card is on white linen card stock and has green swiss dot card stock with a yellow patterned paper on top of white linen. The smaller message is a pop up with the square foam pieces. Happy Birthday is stamped in black ink. I like the way it pops off of the yellow when you use black. Three daisies are quilled and I added the "S" scrolls to match the print pattern in the yellow paper.
This weekend is the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Some of you may know of it, others probably don't. Its a huge weekend long affair held on Amelia Island each first weekend of May. Many artists and local clubs take the opportunity to show their wares and make some money. It is a long running festival that used to be mainly for the local people to celebrate the beginning of the shrimping season. But it has grown and is very popular and visited by people from all over the place now. So it is going to be a busy weekend!
I hope all of you have a great week and weekend.
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OH! That baby buggy is super cute!
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