Card Ministry

February 17, 2019November 3, 2019 | ullycatdesigns

I wanted to share some of the cards I’ve made for a card ministry that sends cards to those who may need a word of encouragement or thanks. Letting people know that someone cares about them is what greeting cards are about, especially handmade ones. I encourage anyone reading this to think about making at least one card for someone you don’t know, but might appreciate being told they count as a human being.

Both cards were created from many scrap pieces left from other projects as well as flowers and leaves cut from food boxes. I have tried my best to remember all the dies used to produce these pieces.

Window Box Card:

Window & Flower Box – Crafter’s Companion “Window” CC-MD-E-WINDOW
Layered flowers – “Card Making Magic” by Christina Griffiths from Die-cutting Essentials Issue 37
Hello, Hugs, Smile – Recollections 10 piece word set
Cardstock – “The Pier” boxed cards from American Crafts
Blue Window Blind – Build-A-Scene Dies Xcut-Docrafts, “Shadow Box Dies – Seaside” XCU 503272
White Gel Pen – Gelly Roll 08
Scotch Foam Tape
Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue

Thank You Card:

Thank You Banner – Computer generated sentiment die cut using Uchi’s Design Animation Die Cut Set DC101
Blue Paisley Swirls – Tonic Studios “Paisley Edge” designed exclusively for Scrapbook.com 2486e Paisley Edge Dot & Drop Die
Yellow & Orange Swirls – Crafter’s Companion “Swirl with Leaves” CC_MD-E-SWIRL
Green Leaves & Flower – “Card Making Magic” by Christina Griffiths from Die-cutting Essentials Issue 37
White Hearts & Bottom White Bar – Crafter’s Companion “Garden Bench” CC-MD-E-BENCH
Yellow House – Build-A-Scene Dies Xcut-Docrafts, “Shadow Box Dies – Seaside” XCU 503272
Home Hobby by 3L Premium Double-Sided tape
Ms. Sparkle & Co. Red Permanent Double-Sided Tape
Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue

New Dies!

February 10, 2019December 31, 2019 | ullycatdesigns

There is nothing so exciting to a papercrafter as new materials and dies arriving in the mail! I managed to have two such boxes (Karen Burniston and Taylored Expressions) and a raffle goodie basket full of Stampin’Up papers, stickers, cards, inks and stamps all sitting on my crafting table at the same time.

Below is the split personality card that evolved from all these fun items.

I used:

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company dies: karenburniston.com

1043 – Fancy Label Accordian
1044 Fancy Flourish Frames (These fit nicely over the tabs connecting the frames together and blend the three different colored cardstock.)

Taylored Expressions dies: www.tayloredexpressions.com

TE600 – Golf Ball & Tee
TE1089 – Hole in One

Stampin’Up: www.stampinup.com

TeaRoom Memories & More Card Pack
Tea Room Copper Vinyl Stickers
Baker’s Twine – Bermuda Bay
A Nice Cuppa Stamp Set

Cardstock from my stash in

Bold Teal Blue
Pale Blue
Bold Green
Pale Green
White

Hampton Art’s Pale Blue Ink Pad

CraftSmart’s Light Blue Ink Pad

Tombow Aqua Mono Liquid Glue

The Shop that Started It All

January 25, 2019January 14, 2020 | ullycatdesigns

This was my first attempt using the Die-cutting essentials Special edition Issue 6 die, stamps, embossing folders and papers. It was a Valentine for my sister.

Once I discovered how easy it was to use the die cutting machine (I use a Sizzix Big Shot), I was addicted to it.

Early Christmas Cards

January 19, 2019November 13, 2022 | ullycatdesigns

I grew in a family that sent out handmade Christmas cards each year. My earliest memory of making cards is carrying the freshly printed card from my father at the silk screen to my mother to place on the drying rack. The card was made up of leftover wallpaper folded into a card. When I was seven, I was allowed to draw the design for that year’s card. It was seven swans a-swimming. By the time I was 10 years old we had a small printing press. We would use vintage cuts and type to make our cards.

It was when we started to create our own cuts that we vastly expanded our mailing list. Above is the first pop-up Christmas card I designed circa 1979. It was a postcard and required the recipient to cut on the thick black lines and fold on the dotted lines. Each card was hand-colored.

I took a fold-up house Christmas card (circa 1980) and adapted it to become a Halloween card. (See below) Once again it was a postcard that the recipient had to cut out and assemble.

Fast forward to 2017 – I had time on my hands and decided to try making some pop-up cards by printing digital papers and then cutting shapes from them. I popped them up using basic pop-up mechanisms. Below is what I created.