Boss' Birthday 2013

I'm trying to post up some of the older cards I have made this year. I, like usual, forget to add them to my blog when I make them. Luckily I always take a pic of them before sending the off or giving them away. This is a birthday card for my boss. I make them for everyone in the office (when I remember). She is an older lady and do not know much about her, so I went basic with pretty and flowers. I got these flowers from the dollar store! You get a bunch for super cheap and I use them a lot in cards. The leaf and swirl is from a stock pile of Cricut cuts I borrowed from my sister-in-law. I like the look of the two tone card. Sometimes I can make it work and sometimes I don't have matching paper. But this worked!

Sister- In-Laws Birthday 2013

I like the look of the separate little boxes with pictures in them. To me they look "mathematically" correct. The even number of boxes. Even though design wise it always supposed to be in 3's. But this is simple and fun. Works with anything as well. If you check a few posts back, you can see I did the same design for Christmas cards. The purple squares are actually embossed, but I had to emboss it by hand, so might not show up very well. A white ink stamp was used on the edges of the purple squares to make them pop. They are also attached with a foam piece, so it has a 3D effect.I used a template to get the folder tab. It actually is a separate piece of paper that is on the top inside for space for a gift card. The green paper is lightly stamped with white ink and a swirl design for a little extra depth. Over all, a fun card.