Greeting Cards: America

Happy Friday!

This week I set out to make a couple more cards and use up the materials cluttering my work table. Not only did I do that, but I also listed them in my Etsy shop just now. It has been a long time since I have made anything to list, and I all but forgot how to do it. Does that ever happen to you?

Anyway, here are the cards. They have a patriotic flair, but are not only applicable to July 4th, (I know...I'm a little late on that one!!), but I think that they would be nice to give to someone you know in the military.

The photo that I used in the card below was the very first

patriotic photo that I ever purchased.

It was on eBay, not up for bid, but at a

"buy now" price of $100.00. Gulp.

I fell in love with this photo,

but didn't want to run the risk of getting murdered

by my hubby if I ever paid that much for a photo,

so saved it to my favorites and hoped for a miracle.

Lo and behold, it didn't sell,

and then the seller opened it up for bid.

I did win the bid for a fraction of the original price.

To this day, this gorgeous photo is my favorite.

What a beautiful little boy this is...

Again, I made some use of those glittered stick-on stars

that I purchased in the Fourth of July decorating section

in Hobby Lobby.

The papers on the front of the card were from Bo Bunny, and...

...the inside was made of papers from Bo Bunny

and Picky Chicken's (Etsy)

digital papers...

I think that I showed the photo in the card below

to you not too long ago.

I used a copy of some old sheet music, and

the digital papers used on this card were all from Raspberry Road,

also on Etsy, plus they have their own website...

The words on both cards were Stick-A-Bilities from The Paper Studio,

and also purchased at Hobby Lobby.

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Well, my friends, have a lovely weekend.

Thanks for visiting!

Greeting Cards: Heroes and Football

Happy Tuesday evening. This will be a quick post.

I previously mentioned that I was going to wind up my card-making for a while, other than a few I would make to use the materials that I already had pulled out.

Here are a couple that I finished yesterday.

This is a one that I made for a young family member,

but I will not be able to give it to him for a while.

I got to use some of those glittered stars that I showed you

a few posts ago...

The digital scrapbook paper was from Picky Chicken

on Etsy...

...and the rubber stamp that I used was from

Stampers Anonymous, I think

(the lettering was worn off on the side of the stamp)...

And this one is for my grandson's birthday which is

coming up shortly.

He will be 10 and has been playing football for a couple  

of years now...

I really don't have a lot of  "boy" stuff,

so purchased this old photo on either Etsy or eBay

(I don't remember which).

The papers were digital scrapbook papers from

Studio 9 Illustrations on Etsy...

You may not tell from the photo,

but I cut out the footballs on the left,

and attached them with glue dots for some dimension...

As you can see by the little kids in front,

this photo was taken in 1939...

On the top panel of the inside,

I glued this line drawing,

and it was from Vintage Retro Antique, also on Etsy...

The sentiment I found during a Google search for

football quotes,

and I printed it out from Word...

I guess they came out OK,

considering I didn't even use any lace on them!!

Thanks for coming by!

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams...

Happy Sunday friends~

Have you ever had one of those days where you don't know what to do with yourself? Well, today is one of those days for me. This morning I hosed out and chloroxed our outdoor trash can, if that tells you anything. Beyond that, I don't know where I am headed for the rest of the day. So I will do a blog post! Lucky you. Ha!

Yesterday I had a burst of energy and started thoroughly cleaning our upstairs guest bedroom. It is a neglected room since no one ever sees it except me on my way to my studio. While I was at it, I redecorated. it.  For no real reason except that I was sick of looking at it and wanted to spruce it up. And it didn't cost me a dime since I "shopped" stuff that I already had. It's not done yet, so perhaps I will post about it in the future.

I am simultaneously cleaning up my studio. I have not been especially creative, likely because it is so messy up there. I think I will finish the few cards for which I have already pulled out all the materials, and then put my card-making on hold for a while. Once organized, I will decide which direction I will move towards. I still want to create some art and junk journals.

Yesterday I completed this card, which I am keeping to give someone special.

I adore the young girl in this photo and the way

that her shadow was captured by the photographer.

Judging by her hair style, I assume it was taken during the 1930s.

I purchased the photo on Etsy...

Paper flowers by Prima attached with a brad,

vintage velvet trim, old vintage lace,

adhesive embellishments from K and Company,

and Martha Stewart glitter

were added to the beautiful

papers downloaded from Origins Digital Curio

on Etsy.

The "fly" letters were from iralamijashop,

also on Etsy...

The inside features a beautiful old quote stamp from Stampland,

with lovely words by Eleanor Roosevelt...

Next for me is a boy card.

In case you might not be able to tell,

masculine cards are not really my thing!!

I hope you are having a great day. 

Greeting Cards: The Girl with the White Cat and The New Baby

I have been a bit busy lately, but made the time to create two more greeting cards for my Etsy shop, again using beautiful papers and two more lovely images from Ireland Rose Studios on Etsy.

 This is such a lovely image of a little girl

in white sitting with her white cat...

Of course, I have two cats so couldn't

resist this image, which I collaged with

pretty scrapbook papers, scrim,

trim, and vintage lace and brown velvet,

 along with old mother-of-pearl buttons...

This little girl has such a precious face...

I left the card blank inside so that it could

be used for any number of occasions...

The image that I used in the card below is so beautiful,

and its light tinting lent itself to the beautiful art deco

paper...

Again, we see my usual embellishments of old lace

and velvet ribbon, trim,

and a vintage mother-of-pearl button...

I printed out the quote on the inside which to me says

it all about a new baby...

I just listed these in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for coming by!

A Card Given and a Card Received

Happy Monday! I hope that your week has gotten off to a nice start.

I recently made a card for a friend of mine who is celebrating a birthday this week. Since I had a lot of supplies already out, I decided to fashion it off the piece that I created for my "500 posts" write-up the other day. I really love these beachy gals and thought that she would too.

Once again, I used some BasicGrey papers

and some corrugated cardboard,

along with ribbon and punch-out letters...

This will be on the inside.

I don't glue these down until I stamp on them or

 I write on them.

In case I make a mistake,

it affords me the luxury of making another one.

You know how that goes!...

But my biggest excitement was when I received

this beautiful card from my dear blog friend,

Nancy Maxwell James at Sugar Lump Studios.

She is such an awesome artist,

with a blog to match,

and you can find her here.

Thank you Nancy. I love it!!

Have a lovely rest of the week!

Kids on Potties and a Romantic Couple: More Greeting Cards

Good morning. I was about to start tidying up my studio and get ready to do some fabric collage, but decided to make a couple more cards for my shop instead, since the papers were scattered all over already!

I saw the little photo that I used in the card below on Etsy.

I can't help but wonder where these kids all were

when this photo was taken.

I thought it was so cute, and so very different from any

other photo in my collection.

I think the reason is obvious.

So it wanted me to think "outside the box" and come

up with the idea of using it for a general card that

might be used where teamwork is being celebrated.

I also thought it would add a light touch to a perhaps a

family working together during an otherwise sad time...

I love these papers from DaisyD's, which I bought quite a while

ago.

I also used red and turquoise as a color scheme that is also

outside of my comfort level,

but seemed so right for this little photo...

The little circles at the bottom are punch outs and were part

of the paper series.

I attached them with pop dots for a some dimension,

along with some coordinating ribbon and rick rack...

Also part of the paper design was a sheet of punch out tags,

so I used one on the inside tied with some narrow ribbons.

I liked that there was a spot on the bottom to add the date...

Getting back to my norm,

I created this card which could have been used as a

Valentine's Day card (I'm a little late. I know.),

but would be nice for an anniversary, engagement card,

or just to tell someone you love him...

This gorgeous image is another from Ireland Rose Studios

on Etsy.

It looks so pretty with sheet music, velvet trim and vintage lace...

...and a few paper flowers to match the paper and the belt on this

lady's dress...

I stamped the inside with some beautiful words.

I've had this stamp for a while and don't remember ever using it...

I hope you enjoyed seeing these.

They will be in my Etsy shop shortly.

Thanks for coming by today!

Miss Phoebe's Perch: Five Hundred Posts

Hello dear friends.

Today marks my 500th post on this blog!

It has been almost five years since I started Miss Phoebe's Perch.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate that you have followed me

on this journey,

and have so often taken the time to comment.

Here's to the next 500 posts!

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I created this piece using some BasicGrey papers that I have had for a while,

along with corrugated cardboard, ribbon, brads,

 and lots of pop dots.

And you might have recognized that this is another photo

of the same beach gals that appear in the photo used on my Etsy banner.

I decided to do this piece in colors that coordinate with my studio,

and will display it for a time.

Thanks for coming by!

A birthday card for a dear friend...

Hello. Early this month I found out that one of my sweet blog friends was about to celebrate a birthday. I happened to have her address because I bought a piece of her art not too long ago, so I made her a card and hoped that it would get there on time. She let me know that she got it and liked it, and I was thrilled because she is a much better artist than I!

I make it a policy to protect the identities of the innocents, but here are a couple of photos of the card that I made.

I love the little girl in this photo postcard,

which still had the original postage stamp

on the front...

Is that little face too precious or what?!...

Creating things for special people

makes my heart sing.