Spring Card

Hi there,
Are you enjoying spring? I know a lot of people are, especially those who had a lot of snow during winter. Where we live, at this time of the year, we see baby rabbits, baby Sandhill Cranes, eagles, and a lot of other animals. Spring means new life, and it's so inspiring. The card I'm posting today was inspired by spring.

Supplies used
Paper: Rose pink, white and olive green cardstock
Tools: Sizzix cutting/ embossing machine, embossing folder, Spellbinders oval decorative die
Stamp: Cherry blossoms
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments: Pink and white bakers twine

I hope you enjoy the card. Please leave a comment letting me know what you would use this card for.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a very blessed spring.

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Die-cut Flowers Card

Hi everybody,
In my last post I showed you a card I made with my Cricut  .Today I'm posting a card that has the same style - die cut roses - but made with a die by Sizzix . So, if you don't have a Cricut Explore YET, you can always work with your embossing/cutting machine. Let's see the card?

Material used
Tools: Big Shot cutting/embossing machine, Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies, Magnetic platform and precision base plate
Paper: Red and white cardstock 
Stamp: Happy Birthday (Sizzix Happy Birthday To You thinlits with stamps)
Black ink
Embellishments: Red ribbon and bow, pearl and red gemstones
                                                              
Then you ask me, but what if I'm not a card maker? It's ok, you can find this card, and the one from my previous post at Paper Creations, etc shop

  
Thank you so much for stopping by, and may God bless you and yours.

Happy Crafting,

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Thankful

Today is my birthday, and I've been mentally making a "list" of what I'm thankful for. Well, the list is too long. God has blessed me in so many ways, not only in the past year, but throughout my whole life. He has given me all the reasons to be thankful, and my 55th birthday is just one of them. So, to celebrate with gratitude, I'm posting a 'THANK YOU' card with envelope, but of course you can make this card for pretty much any occasion.

 Material used:
Tools: Cricut Explore Air, Sizzix Bigshot cutting/ embossing machine, tag die (Avery Elle Beautiful Bow set)
Paper: Antique rose, white cardstock
Stamp: Thanks a million (Fiskars "Many Thanks" set)
Ink: black
Embellishment: Green bow 

 Envelope material used:
Tools: Envelope punch board (We R Memory Keepers), heat gun
Stamp: bow, "enjoy",  and mini tag ( Avery Elle Beautiful Bow set) 
Ink: Versamark clear, green embossing powder

 I like to do something special on my envelopes too, and I love this bow stamp to decorate the envelopes.

THANK you for stopping by, you too are another reason for my gratitude. May God bless you.

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Mrs. Claus in July Dress Card with Free Template

Hi there. Last week I had a baby shower to attend, and I made a little dress card to go with the gift. I liked that so much, that I decided to make a Mrs. Claus dress card for the Christmas in July series. So I created a template and made, not one, but three cards. And today I'm sharing them and the template with you, just to thank you for stopping by.

As you can see the style is the same, I just changed the apron a little bit.
Supplies used
Paper: White and red cardstock
Tools: cutting/embossing machine, polka-dots, and falling snow embossing folders, crochet hook size G (4.25mm), 1.5" circle punch, snowflakes border punch
Embellishments: fuzzy yarn, poinsettias stickers, red glitter glue, white ribbon and bow, self-adhesive pearls

Here is the template. Just right click on the image and save in your computer. Then choose the size you want, and print on a cardboard. To make the red front of the dress, print a second image on red cardstock and cut in half.

 Here is another dress card made with the same template. This time without the apron.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I hope you check out my shop on etsy.com too. God bless you, and have fun crafting.

Vanías Reed   

Beautiful Card for Mothers Day (Too)

Hi, how are you doing? How are you going to celebrate Mothers' Day this year? This is a bitter-sweet occasion for me. Sweet because I can celebrate the blessing that is to be a mother, bitter because I'm so far away from my Mom. Anyway, I made this card for my sister's birthday, but I thought it would make a good card for Mothers' Day too. I decided to post it today, so you will have plenty of time to make it. 

What you will need: 
Paper: Peach pink, white, and leaf green cardstock
Tools: cutting/embossing machine, embossing and stamp set (Textured Impressions), leaf punch, peach pink, baby pink, and green markers (I used water based markers)
Embellishments: Sentiment stamp, pink bow, vintage 'brooch' brad, butterfly sticker

Here you can see better how the embossing folder makes the stamped flowers pop.

 Thank you for stopping by. Make something special for your Mom, grandma, aunt... and have a very blessed Mothers' Day.

Vanías Reed  

Handmade Cards, Envelopes, and Box

Hi there,
How are you doing? I hope you are all doing great. Here we are getting ready for summer, and for a missions trip we'll be taking in the beginning of September. In order to raise funds for our trip, I'm making sets of cards in a box and selling them. Today I want to post for you one of the sets I made. I'm also going to post the links for the boxes, so you can make them too, ok?

 

Supplies needed for the cards
Paper: White, pastel pink, blue, yellow, and green cardstock for cards. Pastel pink, green, blue and yellow 24lb paper for envelopes.
Tools: Cutting/ embossing machine, embossing folders, heat gun, white embossing powder, envelope punch
Stamps: Happy Birthday, Get Well, Congratulations
Ink: Versamark
Embellishments: Decorative self-adhesive strips, butterfly sticker

Envelope instructions here
Box directions for English speakers here 
Instruções em português para a caixa aqui 

One of the cards in the box

Make a box and a set of cards for Mothers Day. I bet your Mom will love it.

Thank you for stopping by, and may God bless you.

Vanías Reed

Picture Frame Mother's Day Card

I was thinking about something special I want to do for my Mom for Mother's Day. Besides the gift I'm going to make for her, this card idea came to me in the middle of the night. Yep, that happens a lot. I wake up and start having ideas for cards and gifts. Weird? Maybe. Some would call it inspiration... Who knows? Hahaha.  

 As you can see the center doesn't have anything but the transparency. That's because the top of the oval frame is open, so you can insert a picture or a message as seen in the pictures below.

                                    

My Mother and me

Supplies Needed:
Paper: light green, light pink and white cardstock
Tools: cutting/embossing machine, polka-dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug), decorative oval die (Spellbinder), transparency
Stamp: rose bushes, Happy Mothers Day (Stampabillities)
Embellishments: paper roses, fabric ribbon, self-stick pearls

You can insert a picture of you and your Mom, or you and your siblings. You can even put a picture of your children, and make this card for Grandma. The possibilities are endless.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderfully blessed Mother's Day

Vanias Reed      

Mother's Day Card with Crochet Applique

Didn't we celebrate Christmas yesterday? hahahahaha. I cannot believe Mother's Day is just around the corner. Is it me or time is REALLY flying by? Wow! Anyway, here is an idea of a card for your Mom or someone you know who is a mom. What makes this card different is the crochet applique.

Supplies used
Paper: Cream, light green, brown and bright pink cardstock, roses scrapbook paper (The Paper Studios)
Tools: label punch, computer and printer
Embellishments: Crochet basket (find both the pattern and the applique here) , paper roses, aqua green ribbon and bow, brown self-stick pearls
This card can be made for several other occasions too, like birthday, Easter, spring, get well... the possibilities are almost endless. So, go ahead, make somebody's day by giving them something especially handmade by you. 

Thank you for stopping by, and may the grace of God reach your heart today.

Vanías Reed    

Pop-up Card

Hi there. Today I'm posting a couple of ideas for pop-up cards. They are not difficult to make, and they have that surprise element that will sure put a smile on the face of the card receiver.

 Supplies used for this card:
Paper: Light and dark purple, white, cream with purple flowers, and white with blue strips cardstock. Green with white polka-dots scrapbook paper
Tools: Cutting/embossing machine, Swiss polka-dots embossing folder, scallop border punch
Stamp: Happy Birthday
Embellishments: balloons and cupcake stickers White ribbon

 

 Supplies needed for this card:                                                                  

Paper: Black, and white cardstock, leopard print, cream glitter, lacy, and white scrapbook paper

Tools: Fancy scallop punch, oval punch

Stamp: small Happy Birthday

Embellishments: red ribbon, red bow, large pearl, 2/3" red ribbon

To watch a video and learn how to 
make the pop-up click here 
Thank you for stopping by, and God bless you.

Vanías Reed    

Butterfly for Tea Bags

I saw this idea online and fell in love with it, so I decided to put my head and hands to work and figure out how to make it. Here it is, or I should say, here they are because I made more than one. 

It's a little butterfly attached to the string of the tea bag. Isn't it cute? You can find them in my Etsy store

Supplies Needed
Paper: cardstock
Tools: cutting/embossing machine, butterfly die, precision scissors, hole punch, glue and coloring pens.

They are delicate and add a touch of decor to your cup.

 You can give them as a gift (they come in sets of 8 unless custom ordered differently), use for different occasions or just for some tea with friends.









Thank you for visiting my blog. Enjoy a good cup of tea, relax and craft for fun. May God bless you and yours.

Vanias Reed    

Card With Velum Flowers

My mother is turning 90 next month, and I wanted to make a very special card for her. So when I saw this technique that is used to make flowers out of velum paper,  I knew this was what I wanted to use on her card. Here it is. 

The word 'Feliz' means happy in Portuguese

Supplies needed for this card

Paper: Pink, leaf green and white cardstock, clear velum paper

Tools: cutting/ embossing machine, lace border embossing folder, precision scissors, embossing heat tool, embossing powder (I used white and peach), fine point gel pens (pink and leaf green), round corner punch, 3D very small foam mounting circles

Stamp: flowers (I used the rose with a bud)

Ink: Embossing tinted stamp pad, yellow stamp marker)

Embellishment: Leaf green ribbon and bow with white 'sewing' lines, small black glittered letters, numbers and flowers, tiny pearls,

To make the velum flowers, stamp your flowers on velum paper using embossing tinted (mine is a very light pink) ink. Sprinkle with embossing powder covering the flowers completely (I used white powder for my pink rose, and peach powder for my yellow rose). Turn the velum paper up side down over your powder saver, or a white sheet of paper, to get rid of the excess powder. Using an embossing heat tool, dry the powder very well.

Using a fine point gel pen, color your flower gently making sure you don't color the embossing powder. If you want, you can use only the stamp marker. I like to use the gel pen first for a sparkling effect. Cut the flowers carefully with a precision pair of scissors. Use the foam mounting circles to adhere the flower to your card. A white background will accent the velum better.

 

There you have it. Beautiful velum flowers that can also be used on a card for Mother's Day.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a blessed crafting time.

Vanias Reed   

Bear Hugs Card

Today I'm posting another card that can be used for Valentine's Day or other occasions, or even 'just because'.  Here it is.

Supplies used
Paper: Red and white cardstock
Tools: Cutting/embossing machine, post card, polka-dots and fancy oval embossing folders, computer and printer
Stamp: 'Bear-hugs-for-you' 
Embellishments: White and red bow, red and clear heart gemstones

It was so much fun to make this card. I hope you make one for that someone special in your life. You can finish the sentence 'Because' with a message inside the card that shows the reason for the 'bear hugs'. 

Thank you for stopping by. Happy Valentine's Day

Vanias Reed   

Candy Style Gift Box - Free Printable Template

Valentine's Day became a big holiday for couples. But I've been blessed with a husband that doesn't wait for Valentine's Day to give me a little something. Once in a while he likes to give me a treat like my favorite candy bar or a rose 'just because...' So, even if you already have a gift and/ or a card for your Valentine, keep this box in mind for any other occasions or 'NOT occasions'. The possibilities are endless. Just change the cover. 

Supplies used
Paper: white cardboard, white with red polka-dots scrapbook paper
Tools: template, 1/4" circle punch, spray adhesive
Embellishments: red bows + optional embellishments shown in pictures below

Template (12"x 12" paper)

Right click on picture to save to your computer and/or print.

After cutting white cardbord, spray it with spray adhesive and glue it to a 12" x 12" scrapbook paper. Let it dray well before cutting and folding.

Some embellishments options

 Thank you for visiting my blog. Happy Thanksgiving.

Vanias Reed   

 

Crochet Hearts Card + Free Pattern + Bonus Idea

Crocheting and making cards are two of my passions. That's why I like to mix them. Today I'm posting a card that has two cute crochet hearts on it. The hearts pattern is my Valentine for you.

Supplies used for this card
Paper: Pink, red and white cardstock (Recollections)
Tools: Cutting/ embossing machine (Sizzix), Small hearts embossing folder (the Paper Collections), small oval punch, crochet hook
Embellishments: red ribbon, red and white twine, crochet hearts, glitter self-adhesive black letters

Crochet Hearts Pattern

Material
Red and pink worsted yarn
Size G hook

Abbreviations
MC = Magic circle
TC = Treble crochet
DC = Double crochet
Ch = chain
Sl st= Slip stich

MC
In mc  Ch4 TR2, DC 3, ch 1, TR1, ch1, DC3, TR2, Ch3, sl st in mc, weave in ends.

Bonus Idea:
Sew a safety pin on the back of the hearts and turn them into a little gift to be worn on Valentines or even Mother's Day.

 Thank you for visiting my blog. God bless you.

Vanias Reed  

Mother's Day

I cannot believe Mother's Day is almost here and I'm going to spend it with my Mom, my son and my husband. I don't think there's a better way to spend this holiday than with the people you love the most. So today I'm posting the last Mother's Day card I made this year. Make one too. There is still time.

Supplies used
Paper: Light green and pink cardstock
Tools: Cutting/ embossing machine and polka-dots embossing folder
Embellishments: Light green ribbon, green and pink gemstones and 3-D stickers.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Mother's Day.

 Vanias Reed

Espresso

The word espresso means express or coffee pressed out. This card has that word as its title because of its colors, but also because I could only post it now. One hour before the card drawing. Whew! 

Card 'recipe'
Paper: Espresso, dark beige and vanilla (Paper Studio)
Stamp: Happy Mother's Day (Hero Arts), Single Rose (Inkadikado)
Ink: Black (Stampabilities), Brown (Le Pen)
Tools: Cutting/ embossing machine (Sizzix Bigkick), Scrolls embossing folder (Darice), Punch Around the Page punches (Martha Stuart) and 3D glue dots.
Embellishments: Handmade rose sticker (Vanias Reed), brown pearls and ribbon, bronze pearl.

Thank you for checking out my projects. Make an 'espresso' card for a Mother who either likes coffee or is always in a hurry, or both. (I'm smiling). 

Have a wonderfully blessed weekend.

Vanias Reed    

Back to Vintage

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me to make a vintage card. In doing so, I fell in love with the style. So, here is one more vintage Mothers' Day card.

Supplies Used

Paper: Pink card, white and vintage cardstock paper (Paper Studio)

Stamp: 'Happy Mother's Day

Embellishments: plaid buttons, white lace, pink ribbon, pearls, brown 3-D corner, butterfly 3-D sticker, handmade flowers oval frame.

Thank you for checking out my projects. I hope you make a card for Mother's Day too. 

Many Blessings.

Vanias Reed   

Safari

Two of my favorite places here in America are Cades Cove (Smoky Mountains, TN) and Circle B Bar Reserve (Lakeland, FL). The reason why I like these two places so much is the wild life present there. If I could, I would visit North Africa  just to see lions, tigers, giraffes and other animals running free. Or just to watch them in a tender moment with their babies. Can you imagine how amazing it would be to watch a ferocious animal like a lioness as a caring mother nurturing her cub? Or a tall animal like the giraffe feeding her youngster? While some of us can only imagine or see that in a Zoo - which is definitely not the same - we can get inspired by God's wonderful creation and create something ourselves. So here is the card I made with my dream of Africa in mind. 

 Card Recipe

Paper: light green, brown and cream cardstock (Paper Studio)
Tools: cutting/embossing machine, scallop and oval dies,  and embossing folder (Sizzix), border punch (Fiskars)
Embellishments: giraffe, letters and dots stickers, plaid ribbon, brown pearls, clear gemstones.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. May the Lord bless you abundantly.

Vanias Reed  

Elegance

When my Mother was young, she was very elegant. Always well dressed and wearing high heels. She can't wear high heels any longer, but she sure knows how to be elegant when she chooses too. I guess it's 'in her blood'. On May 11th she will turn 89, and I can hardly wait to spend  her birthday and Mothers Day with her. So I made this card inspired by the elegance of her youth, and the excitement of being with her this year. Enjoy!

Supplies Used:
Card stock: Dark red 
Tools: Delicate punch  
Accessories -  Blossoms Bunch,'Mother' and French border stickers 

Thank you for stopping by, and many blessings to you and yours.

Vanias Reed     

Grandma

We have been making cards for Mothers because of Mother's Day. But yesterday I decided to make a card to honor grandmothers.  After all they don't retire from being moms when they become grandmas, do they? 

Card 'recipe'

Paper: light blue, maroon and white cardstock (Paper Studio)

Tools: cutting/embossing machine (Bigkick)and Polka Dot embossing folder (Darice)

Embellishments: Light blue satin ribbon (the Ribbon Boutique), 'Grandma'  and flower 3D stickers (K&Company), Owls 3D stickers (Paper Studio), and brown buttons.

Thank you so much for checking out my projects. 

Have a blessed weekend, and enjoy the fellowship of your church.

Vanias Reed