APPARENTLY FELT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE!

What you are about to see are cards made with one of my craft finds of the century! My friend Cindy and I were out shopping one Saturday afternoon and went to Michaels craft store, right as we walked inside there were these bins filled to the brim with felt embellishments! I was astounded when I looked at the price which was .22c per pack. I tried to talk Cindy into getting some, I told her she'd be sorry if she didn't. Well, she didn't and wondered later why she didn't get them. When she sees these cards I'm sure she will want to kick herself. She said she just didn't know how she would use them. Cindy and I have many moments like this one, unfortunately for her.

The packs had the flower used here on my cards and 6 other felt embellishments. Much to my surprise, when I checked out, each pack rang up for, I think, about .11c each! WHOO-HOO!! I've had them since last summer and I was determined to use them! I remember when felt was used for "old days" handy crafts (as they were once called), hand puppets for kids, Barbie clothes you could glue the seams of, Christmas ornaments for our trees etc. Now look at what they're doing with it! We can even run it through out die cut machines! After being around as long as it already has, I think felt is going to be around for a very, very long time to come...so just get used to it! My Mom probably would not be amazed though. She was really a lady well before her time...the things my Mom could do with "stuff" would amaze you! She worked with the Scouts for over 20 years if that tells you anything!!!  WHAT A CRAFTER! Love you and miss you always Mommy.

              Thanks Rae for helping me with the paper color choice. I'm very happy with it (smile).

These are the other 6 embellishments that were

in the package with the flower. Now I've just

gotta figure out how I'm going to use these.

(future post lol!)

I've used the same layout with all of the cards, just

two different Cuttlebug backgrounds and different

sentiments. I also found the felt ribbon used here

in a bin on a seperate occasion at Michaels for

about .50 or 1.00 a roll. Each roll has 4 yds.

Thanks Mommy for teaching me all you knew!

FLOWER POWER!

For the longest time I stayed away from using flowers on my cards. My sister came to visit one summer and while on a shopping trip I took her to one of my favorite stores here in VA. She had me helping her to look for silk flowers to be used on her cards. That lead to an entire conversation about me, flowers and cards. That night she told me she would help me do some cards using some of the flowers she purchased. She just couldn't understand my apprehension about using them. That night we created some beautiful cards and I was over my fear and sold on the idea that it's okay to use flowers on cards...even silk ones.

I used only what I had available so there's not an even amount of each combination. I actually did 25 of these and the group you will see is just a representation. I know they are all very similar but, if you look closely you will realize that between the papers, the center gems, the buttons and ribbons, something is different about each one of them which is why I chose to load so many. Not real happy with them but here it is.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm still funny about using them so I say, "all flower cards ARE NOT created equal! I haven't really put my finger on it as of yet, but I do know what I like when I see it. So... A yak is a yak and that is that! Thanks for peeking~

I actually started these cards at my sister's home in MD recently

and this is what it looked like as I struggled with the combinations.

This is one of my faves simply because of the fun

 and funky paper used. Funny thing, my friend likes

this one the least because of the paper used LOL!

Go figure!

My sister Rachel and I recently had a conversation

about how funny it is that two people can look at the

same object and see something totally different.

These two yellow cards are my other faves. Another tidbit

about this project; these cards were originally suppose to be

vertical but the flowers are so large that they made the cards

very top-heavy, so between myself and my sisters Susan and Rachel,

it was decided they would be better turned on their sides making them

horizontal cards in the end. I had already cut all the faux stems and

decided they were gonna have the stems like it or not! LOL!

All of the following flowers are a deep purple, but for

some reason they've translated over as being blueish... Sorry

FUNNY HOW YOUR PROJECTS TURN

OUT SOMETIME, ISN'T IT???

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!