Cards I've Been Making Lately: March Birthdays, Easter, and April Birthdays too.

 I have had a lot of fun in my craftroom lately.  In the past month I've made a good dozen scrapbook pages, a new spring wreath for our front door (which I shared yesterday!), and nearly a dozen cards as well.

Today I just wanted to focus on the cards. 

We had a few birthdays in March:

I played with pattern paper and ribbon for this fun rainbow card. 


I used more patterned paper for this 18th birthday card


I used my new otter stamps and blender pens to make this cute birthday card.


I made 5 Easter cards- one for each of my boys and husband as well as my mom. 


Can you see the glitter on the sheep?  




I enjoyed heat embossing these images! I haven't used my heat gun in a long time. 

I also made a fun shaker card!




I found a few YouTube videos on using paper scraps with die cuts and had a fun time making some birthday cards for friends and family that have April birthdays.



I tried out a new and unusual fold for this birthday card.




After watching those videos I have so many more techniques I want to try and lots of products I added to my wishlists too.  

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Comments

  1. HollyApril 12, 2022 at 5:58 AM

    Beautiful and creative as always!

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  2. NatashaApril 12, 2022 at 6:41 AM

    Your cards are sooooo creative. They are really works of art.

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  3. JoesetteApril 12, 2022 at 8:02 AM

    Those are beautiful!!!

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  4. Kim CarberryApril 12, 2022 at 8:45 AM

    They are really pretty cards. I bet everyone loved them. I always prefer handmade cards to bought one's x

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  5. EllibelleApril 12, 2022 at 9:54 AM

    These are all fantastic! I love how you used the patterned papers with the dies. I need to use up more of my papers and this is such a great idea!

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    1. Joanne April 12, 2022 at 10:01 AM

      It was so fun too! I could have happily combined pattern papers with die cuts all day long.

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  6. Julie's Creative LifestyleApril 12, 2022 at 10:40 AM

    Wow Joanne! I love those pretty card you made especially the Easter cards. I hope you have a nice day and a happy Easter!

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  7. Jodie's Touch of StyleApril 12, 2022 at 10:55 PM

    OMG Joanne. Those are all so amazing. I always love the ones with texture and 3-D aspects. That quilted one just made me drool. and the ribbon one.
    XOXO
    jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  8. MarshaApril 12, 2022 at 11:30 PM

    These are all so creative, Joanne! I almost always manage to hot glue my fingers whenever I'm crafting! So, I'm very impressed by your work!

    http://marshainthemiddle.com/

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  9. Lindsay's Sweet WorldApril 13, 2022 at 9:21 AM

    These are all so cute, but the rainbow one is my absolute favorite! It's so bright and fun!

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  10. Tamar SBApril 13, 2022 at 2:56 PM

    So cute!

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  11. Nellie's Cozy PlaceApril 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM

    Hi Joanne,
    I see that you are a card maker too. Oh my goodness, your cards are darling. I love the whimsy of them and they are so pretty and colorful. Your family and friends are gonna love them for sure. I made Easter cards for my family and friends
    too. So much fun.
    Again Happy Easter Blessings,
    Nellie

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  12. Soma @ inkTorrents.comApril 14, 2022 at 6:39 PM

    They are so creative and pretty, Joanne! Absolutely amazing!

    -Soma

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