More Recent Cards - fun with felt and foam

OK, let me start by saying that I went a little overboard with this one. You are only seeing a small sampling of the cards I did like these. I tend to get OCD and need to make one in every color, blah, blah, blah :)



Once I started I couldn't stop!


I started out using the Flower Folds Die from SU!. I cut colored sheets of felt (which you can buy in 8X10 sheets in the craft area at Walmart for cheap) and then I tried foam (like you get a stack of at the dollar store or at Walmart too) . . . both are FUN!

I made the background paper using my Cricut Imagine Machine and the Hopscotch cartridge, then I just ripped some green paper for the ground, used some green grosgrain for the 'stem' and glue dotted a knot of the green ribbon on for 'leaves'. Most of the sentiments are from PaperTreyInk Mega Mixed messages & Fillable Frames #3, the "Thanks" is from SU! Afterthoughts Hostess set.

Then I finished them off with a button for the center.


Here's a couple of felt flowers . . .

and here are a few foam ones . . . look closely, I used my cuttlebug and an embossing folder to emboss some of the layers to add more texture and interest.and guess what . . . you can stamp on foam too! I had to give it a try and this is what I got!

Don't you just love these!!

What are your thoughts or ideas? I'd love to see your comments!