Lisa's Thanksgiving card is a wonderful example of how beautiful a simple card design can be. All it took to make this card complete was a few pretty patterns, a stamped sentiment, and a little grouping of carefully selected embellishments.
Thanksiving is a wonderful time to send out thank you cards. Do you know someone who deserves a special thank you? We do! Thank you, Lisa for a dedicated year to our design team. You have done an excellent job and will be missed.
Don't loose touch with Lisa! You can always stop by her blog, Poppie Paperie or browse through her SEI creations here.
October is creeping up on us and fall is in the air. Halloween with all it's fun will be here before you know it!
Lisa has a great way to celebrate... with a card. We love how Lisa makes every occasion special with her lovely cards from weddings to the everyday. This time she used our new Homestead collection.
Why not start a new tradition of sending out Halloween cards? Does anyone already send out cards for Halloween or other times not typical to send cards?
The soft colors in A Fair Day collection work beautifully for baby projects. Lisa shows just how well with her Congratulations card.
To make it more baby themed, Lisa used her stamping skills. She stamped clothing onto the patterned papers and cut them out. To make the scene complete, she attached the clothing to a laundry line stamped onto a sky blue paper lined with a grassy edge.
Way to swap the fair themed collection for baby, Lisa!
Lisa created this adorable birthday card using the A Fair Day collection. It has a fun mix of different text. She did this by using tickets from the perforated paper in combination with a stamp cut into a circle shape.
The ice cream cones she made by layering stickers with spacers add dimension. Very fitting for a birthday!
Details like staples, folded ribbon, buttons, stitching, and rhinestones are "icing on the cake". They make the card complete.
Summer is a great time for PARTIES! Here are some creative cards and party invites for your next celebration.
Think of clever sayings to go with your invitation graphics. The fun graphics from the A Fair Day collection can work for several occasions. For the first invite, we used the pretzel icon and the saying "tying the knot" for a bridal shower.
For the other invite, we stacked strips of paper with party information to create a tiered cake. Then we tied a bow at the top and added a mini folded banner for our "title".
Lisa creates amazing cards! She contributed this sweet card to our fair week. The lollipops work great in combination with the candy stick paper. We love how she used the A Fair Day graphics for her BIG birthday wishes.
Remember, there are still two more days of our week long A Fair Day summer celebration. So, check back again. We will have a giveaway at the end of the week!
Lisa is a pro at combining collections in subtle ways. She combined warm papers from the Sunny Day collection with Claire brads for this charming card.
Use this technique on your next project by organizing your papers and embellishments by color, rather than theme or collection. You may discover some fun new paper combinations.
Lisa always keeps her recipients in mind when designing cards. It's pretty clear the recipient of this card is one special gal.
For an especially feminine card, take notes from Lisa. Choose a soft, color palette including a girly color, like purple. The Couture collection is perfect for this. Add some flowers and butterflies. The delicate details like, buttons, rhinestones, and ribbon are the icing on the cake.
What are your favorite things to use for feminine cards?
Lisa created these cards for some friends she has been thinking of. What a nice reminder that we don't have to wait until a birthday or big event to tell those we care about they are on our mind.
These cards aren't over-the-top fancy. With a little tumble dye spray, a few strips, some felt flowers and a stamped sentiment Lisa was able to create lovely cards. They feel complete and unique, perfect for friends.
Lisa's Sunny Day cards make us so happy! We hope they will bring a little sunshine to your Monday.
She created a little scene using the Sunny Day die-cuts. The swirly rhinestone pattern looks like wind rustling in the trees.
This card was made especially for Lisa's daughter's birthday. Maybe you wouldn't think to mix craft paper with the bright flowers in the Sunny Day collection, but the contrast really makes the flowers pop.
The cut-out numbers really make the statement...This is a big birthday!
The last card is not only pretty, it also has a great quote from the die-cut accents on it. It's from Mother Teresa and reads "We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do".
Now that Lisa has brightened our day with her cards, we can brighten someone else's day with a smile. Happy Monday!
Lisa used our new Corinne collection for this HAPPY birthday card. There are so many great shapes on this card from decorative edge on the top striped paper down to the scallop at the bottom. The scallop on the "happy birthday" tag reminds us of a cloud.
Lisa is great at clean and simple, but it's never boring. There are always nice well-placed finishing touches, like the heart and string on the kite.
Lisa's goal for this group of cards was to make them "light and cheery with a young feel". What a great description! It was smart of her to keep the recipients in mind when designing the cards. These were sent to some young ladies at her church. They were created from the With All My Heart collection.
Lisa designed a great card and switched it up with different flowers, instead of coming up with a new design for each girl. What a timesaver!
Lisa has designed two cards to share today. They are both very pretty and contrast each other.
First, this everyday card using the Corinne collection is bright and cheerful. The white leaf stamp and solid papers are a nice base for the flower die-cuts.
Who wouldn't be delighted with that sparkle?
Next, Lisa has an elegant wedding card using the White Elegance collection. This one is itty bitty, just right for a wedding gift.
So whether you have a big formal event coming up or just want to brighten someone's day, go make some cards! It's always good to have some on hand.
Lisa decided to break away from the traditional pink and red Valentine's colors for a happy spin on the holiday. She mixed two of our most cheerful collections, Corinne and Happy Day for this sweet gift basket.
One of the best things about this project is it could be used for a child or girlfriend since it's not too "lovey". We hope Lisa inspired you to think about non-traditional Valentine's colors and papers in a new way.
Now for the moment you've all been waiting for... The winner of the giveaway as selected by random.org is...
Number #10, ERICA HETTWER! Congratulations! Please send your address to seiblog{at}shopsei{dot}com to claim your prize.
Thanks for playing, everyone and Happy Valentine's Day!
