Christi's Creative Crew: Special Order Cards #2

I actually get a fair amount of special order requests for cards. It is good because it stretches me.

I had a request for a birthday card with a bird on it (because the recipient's name is Robin). Each year I get the same request and I remembered that one of my friends had a Tim Holtz bird stamp set and I wanted to give it a try. - I also used PIECE OF CAKE stamp set, and some of my retired designer paper.

This next card I made for Josh to give to his daughter on her 16th birthday.

I used the colored vellum from Sale-a-bration and the FOREVER BLOSSOMS Stamp Set

The Well Written Dies and the Hand Lettered Prose Dies came in handy to personalize her card.

This next card request was for a get well card for a motorcycle dude!

I was very happy to have a sheet of Designer Paper left over from the Classic Garage (retired) Designer Paper Stack.

After Stamping the Gert Well Soon from HEALING HUGS Stamp Set with Real Red Ink, I punched it out with the LABEL ME LOVELY Punch, then ran it (and the 5/8" strip) through the Big Shot with the SUBTLE 3D Embossing Folder. This helped to keep it from feeling "flat." The red ribbon gave it the pop of color it needed.

This last card was a special order for someone new to me who asked for a sympathy card that would specifically have a cardinal on it, as when her friends mother passed away, there was a cardinal on the window ledge. I used stamps from my Paper Pumpkin kits along with the sympathy greeting from ITTY BITTY GREETINGS.