Floral Pocketbook Birthday Card

I created this pocketbook card for my sister's birthday...I love the rosebud print paper which I have had in my stash for a long time and wanted to use it as a base for the purse...I was going for a very floral and feminine look...I added 3 layers of the maroon lace, a big, pink paper flower, some adhesive pearls and the rose colored ribbon for the handle...My sister loves butterflies so I punched one out of pink card stock and added pink glitter to it for a little sparkle...I also edged the floral paper in Victorian Velvet distress ink...She loved the card and I'm so happy about that...Happy Birthday Helene!!!

Well, it''s time to move on to Halloween cards and maybe some tags, too...So, I'm looking forward to having fun with that...I love this time of year and it has turned delightfully cool here in the Boston area with some of the trees already starting to turn...I'll be back soon with some Halloween treats...Thank you for stopping by my blog......Kathy

Purple Pocketbook Card

Today is my aunt's birthday and she adores the color purple, so I made her a very purple pocketbook card...The base paper is a purpley, pink color with a little gold design..I added the pretty, white lace to brighten it up, a large purple, paper flower and two tiny, darker, fabric purple flowers...I distressed the edges with Victorian Velevet distress ink to give it some depth..Some white pearls and a pink ribbon handle finishes everything off...She was very happy with it, so all is well...

It is a gorgeous day here in Massachusetts...I can feel the change from summer to autumn starting already...Can't wait for apple and pumpkin time and, of course, Halloween... I love autumn!!!

I appreciate your kind comments about my art and enjoy your visits to my blog so much...Thank you and I'll be back soon with more art...Kathy

Victorian Style Purse/Pocketbook Card

I thought I would try a different style pocketbook card and I'm happy with the results...I have a beautiful, vintage purse from the 1920's and I used that as my inspiration for this birthday card for a dear friend...

I drew my shape on card stock and then cut it out..The lovely, floral paper reminds me of a tapestry type of material...I added two rows of a heavy, gold lace to the top and it has a little, shimmery sparkle to it, but the camera doesn't pick that up too well...I finished the old fashioned Victorian look with a big, soft pink, stick on jewel for the clasp and a few pearls in a very different color, for accent...They are not quite gold and not quite beige, either...beigey-gold, I guess...The handle is a rose colored ribbon..

I like the shape of this card and will make more...Inside I stamped the sentiment with Tim Holtz's Distress ink in my favorite Victorian Velvet..Next up will be a tag for my ArtHaven group..The theme is "By the beautiful Sea" and I'm really looking forward to playing in this swap..

Thank you for all of your wonderful comments and for taking the time to visit my blog...I would love to hear what you think of this purse card..Hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of summer....Kathy