whatever is out of this world...

Another bright layout...this time with my new Spellbinders Lotus Pendant dies.  A fabulous find ($10) at the Scrapbook Expo that was in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago.  I love these dies--so elegant and delicate...they will be great on cards too.   The layout design comes from Scrapbook Challenges, sketch 292.  I used hot glue to create those  multiple circles.

I find the dies and this sketch--OUT OF THIS WORLD!

~Kelly

Whatever is sent...

this post could also be titled, "Why I make cards".

 Just a few quick pics of this versatile new stamp set called
Joyful Jar from Close to My Heart.   I also used a doily die from Spellbinders and the Grandma's Doily and Scalloped Circle punches from Fiskars (and a few others tools, punches, and papers in my stash).

*A quick tip...those itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny stamps stick perfectly to the top of a glue stick cap.  I can stick my finger in the cap and stamp, stamp, stamp!

Now, we come to the reason why I make cards.  It was my birthday last week, and this was the card I received in the mail from a family member.  This is a beautiful store-bought card, IF YOU ARE A 99 YEAR OLD RETIRED FISHERMAN!  I'm not trying to sound un-grateful, but if it's the thought that counts, how much thought went into this? 

A beautiful hand-made card (and even a store bought card) can be a gift in itself. 

This is why I make cards.

~Kelly