Showing Love with Handmade Cards
Every day is a great day to make a handmade card. A card has so much potential to encourage today and for years to come. Cards are brilliant treasures! Today, we share beautiful ideas from Ginny Nemchak and Nichola Battilana. The rich colors of these cards will make your Tuesday.
First, we have this gorgeous card by Ginny using Raining Cats & Dogs. We love her eye-catching image she used as the centerpiece and all the layering and embellishments perfectly finish this gorgeous card.
Supply List
Raining Cats and Dogs 6x6 Patterns and Solids
Raining Cats and Dogs 4x6 & 3x4 Journaling and Ephemera Cards
Raining Cats and Dogs Journaling Chipboard
Black Cardstock
Really Reasonable Ribbon Ribbon and Twine
Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Topaz Colored Bling
Black Button
Now, we have a brilliant and thoughtful Couture card from the fabulous Nichola. Take it away, Nichola!
"I’ve called this project “Couture Card for Fabulous Aunties” but really, it would be suitable for any fabulous person, and especially fitting if given for no reason at all. This particular card was given for a very good reason to my very own ‘fabulous auntie’ (actually, I have 7 of them!). We affectionately call this particular auntie “Martha” because she thinks of everything. She sends cards for absolutely every occasion. ‘Sorry you lost your wallet’, ‘Congratulations on your first successful pie!’, ‘Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day’. This year she’s celebrating her 60th birthday and is marking the occasion by throwing herself a birthday party… that’s how she rolls. I’ve created this card just for her with the ever-beautiful ‘Couture’ collection, added some lush Petaloo blooms and blinged it up with a smidge of rhinestone chain. Oh la la!"~Nichola
Supply List
Couture 8x8 Pad *Gorgeous*
Couture 6x6 Patterns & Solids Pad
Couture Banners
Couture Stickers
Couture Chipboard 2
Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads
Botanica Petite’s Pistachio 1101-108
Botanica Blooms Fuschia 1102-102
2mm Rhinestone Chain
Black cardstock
Whose week can you brighten with a handmade card? We hope these lovely cards spurred some ideas. Go make someone's week, G45ers!
Happy Cardmaking,
Graphic 45
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Omg just love the patterns together!
Posted by: Anne Schilling | November 11, 2014 at 09:05 PM
Beautiful BEAUTIFUL Works!!!
Posted by: Linda Chidster | November 11, 2014 at 09:28 PM
Красивейшие открытки!
Posted by: lexeyok | November 11, 2014 at 10:53 PM
Pretty cards.
Posted by: Cathy Osborne | November 11, 2014 at 11:40 PM
I am intrigued by this paper collection and look forward to working with it. The cards are really beautiful.
Posted by: Marianne Grimbly | November 11, 2014 at 11:56 PM
Stunning cards! Ginny is the queen of layers! I love how she tucked so many into this sweet card. Nichola's card is classy and elegant. Great inspiration on the blog today!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | November 12, 2014 at 02:49 AM
What beautiful cards- but what else can we expect when they are made with Graphic 45...
Posted by: Sonia R | November 12, 2014 at 03:13 AM
Nichola's "Coutour" card is lovely, and I would like to adopt her Auntie.
Posted by: Marlene Iacuzzi | November 12, 2014 at 03:44 AM
These cards are wonderful. Such talented ladies, thank you.
Thanks for making the papers Graphic 45.
Posted by: Linda Storey | November 12, 2014 at 10:20 AM
Lovely cards!!!
Posted by: Nancy | November 12, 2014 at 02:08 PM
I am so loving seeing these beautiful cards! Lovely work bt talented Design Team members. Thanks!
Posted by: Martie Rollin | November 12, 2014 at 02:28 PM
Gorgeous Cards. I love both of them.. Graphic 45 papers are so beautiful. If you start with something beautiful, you end up with something beautifully Amazing.
Posted by: Diane | November 12, 2014 at 04:38 PM
Stunning cards! Now if I could only win this wonderful giveaway, I'd be able to create these and more.
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | November 12, 2014 at 08:40 PM
These cards are both stunning! I'd love to make them, but that would mean cutting my precious paper. LOL
Posted by: Viki B | November 13, 2014 at 02:27 PM