Today I made a few cards I thought I would share with you....
All of them are on a 4.25 X 5.5" base card... from Close to My Heart (50 cards and envelopes) in white or colonial white.
Directions for each one follows....
For this one I used the white base card. White card stock, Ponderosa Pine card stock, Smokey Plum card stock, Smokey Plum Ink, the stamps Card Chatter: Sympathy and a retired one for birthdays, Liquid Glass for an adhesive, Tombow adhesive, Bonding Memories Glue Pen, 1 1/4" Circle Punch and my Sizzix Texture Boutique with a flourish background for texture on the white card stock paper. To make this I cut a large and two small 6-leafed flowers with my Silhouette - you could hand cut these - then I inked around the outside with the Smokey Plum ink. To make the centers I cut a 1" X 10" strip and 2 - 3/4" by 9" strips. I ran a small line of the Towbow adhesive down the inside of one of the 10" or 9" sides and then looped the other side over to adhere it - note I did not bone fold it, but just attached them together which made it a small loop. The holding the glued side I cut 1/8" strips in it being careful not to cut it through. Beginning at one end I rolled it together (like quilling) using the Bonding Memories Glue Pen to adhere it... leaving the loopy, cut end at the top... glue at the bottom. After I had rolled each of these I used Liquid Glass to adhere it to the 6-leafed flower. When this dried I spread the looped ends out. I then cut the leaves with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch out of the Ponderosa Pine Card Stock... to do this I punched the circle first then reinserted 1/2 of the circle into the punch 2 times which leaves an hourglass looking piece left over.... and 2 leaves from each 1/2 of the original circle. I cut out a piece of the Smokey Plum Card Stock 1/4 inch smaller than the base card (4 X 5 1/4) and adhered it to the basecard for the Birthday card and cut out a 4 X 4 piece for the Sympathy card. I then ran a piece of white card stock through the texturizer and cut it out 3 3/4" X 5 for the Birthday card and 3 3/4" X 3 3/4" for the Sympathy Card and attached them to the Smokey Plum. I stamped the images on the bottom of the cards using the Smokey Plum Ink and stamped a sentiment in the inside of each. Using the Liquid Glass I attached the flowers and the leaves. I am sure these directions are as clear as mud... if you have questions e-mail me.
To make the blue card... much easier. I used.... the Colonial White card base, Magnifique Level 2 paper packet (hurry this is NOT in the new cattie), Chocolate brown ink, Card Chatter: Birthday My Acrylix Stamp Set, Kraft Color Ready Borders , TomBow Adhesive, Liquid Glass Adhesive, and 2 large and 4 mini blue brads. To make this card I cut out a 2" X 3 1/4" piece of the Magnifique striped paper and a 3 1/4" X 3 3/4"piece of the Pacificia Card Stock paper and attached it to the colonial white base so the card opens from the bottom. I then attached the Kraft Color Ready Border as is - no new color added. I cut out 1 large 2 1/2" 8-leafed flower, 3- 1 3/4" medium 8-leafed flowers, 2 - 1" small 8 leafed flowers, 1- 3/4" 5 leafed flower and 2- 1/2" 5 -leafed flowers with my Silhouette from each of the Lagoon colored pattern paper and the brown colored pattern paper... you could cut these by hand. I then cut 1/8" strips in all of the 8 leafed flowers petals. I attached the flowers together alternating patterns ( 3 flowers per flower - 2 of the 8 leafed and 1 of the five leafed) with the 5 leafed flower going beneath the brad on each flower. I used the Lagoon card stock to make the leaves. I attached the flowers using the Liquid Glass. Once again this is as clear as mud... so, e-mail me for further instructions as you need them. 
