Cards for Soldiers

Whew! We made over 25 cards for soldiers in my Stockton/Lodi Scrapbooking Meetup Group this last weekend! It was great! Got to try new techniques and some fun cards came out of it. Here are the ones that I did:

Easter Wishes:

This card is super simple and guaranteed to make people go "Aaaahhh!" when they see this super cute chic/bird made from a button!

Products:

• Cardstock: white, pink, and grass green
• 2 mini brads - yellow
• 1 small button - yellow
• Zig Calligraphy Pen - Black
• Basic Grey Micro Chip Stickers - White Chocolate Chip

Butterflies and Best Wishes:

Products:

• Cardstock: white and pink
• Martha Stewart ribbon - Best Wishes
• Martha Stewart Butterfly punches
• Decretive mini scallop scissors
• Zig Calligraphy Pen - Black
• DCWV Mariposa paper
• 5 Robin's Nest Pebbles - Cowboy

Bug/Thinking of you:

This cute little bug is super easy to make from a circle punched out and cut in half to create the two wings. I layered a second set of wings under to give it a more 3D look.

Products:

• Cardstock: mat blue, white, and pink
• EK Success 1 1/2 in circle punch
• 8 mini brads - red
• Lace ribbon - white
• Pink Pebbles Duplicate Rob-ons - "Thinking of you" white
• Zig Calligraphy Pen - black
• Signo Pen - white

Leaves/Thinking of you:

This card was a bit of an experiment that I think turned out fine! Basically the front of the card is cut (in this case in the shape of a branch/leaves) to reveal the inside of the card - in this case the white interior.

Products:

• Pre-made orange/white card - unknown manufacturer
• Reminisce - Unwritten collection, Paper Strips (butterfly strip)
• Pink Pebbles Duplicate Rob-ons - "Thinking of you" white
• Signo Pen - white

Inside - Thinking of you/Butterfly:

Products:

• Cardstock: white and pink
• Doodle Bug Designs, Inc. - Swimming Pool Crushed Velvet Cardstock
• Zig Calligraphy Pen - Black
• Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
• EK Success 1 1/2 in circle punch
• Cat's Eye ink - teal
• Reminisce - Unwritten collection, Paper Strips (butterfly strip used as a mask)
• Pink Pebbles Duplicate Rob-ons - "Thinking of you" white

Outside - Thinking of you/Butterfly:

Butterflies - Thank You:

I dry embossed and sanded the pink cardstock, overlaid the DCWV paper then added the popped-up butterfly to add a little dimension. I topped the card off with the green ribbon in a cute bow!

Products:

• Cardstock: white and pink
• Cuttle Bug embossing folder - flourishes
• Sanding block
• DCWV Mariposa paper
• Small ribbon - green
• Thank you rub-on, unknown manufacturer
• Zig Calligraphy Pen - Black