Guest Designer Kadee Morrison

Kadee is one of Making Memories' friends from Facebook. She created these absolutely stunning cards to share on the Making Memories' blog. Kadee loves embellishments, vintage shabby chic things, layering, and inking edges. She used all three of these techniques on her cards. She provided the instructions so you can create these cards. Thanks Kadee for sharing your talent with us.

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1. Start with a standard sized card base made from cardstock (4 ¼ x 5 ½)
2. Adhere apple-patterned paper from the Making Memories' Autumn Splendor collection, after inking the edges.  Using a sewing machine, straight stitch around the edge.
3. Layer a 2 inch striped patterned paper strip and 1-inch gingham patterned paper strip (from Autumn Splendor collection) near the middle of the card, after inking the edges.  Straight stitch the edges.
4. Apply Making Memories jeweled decal near the middle of the card.  Adhere glitter stem from the Autumn Splendor collection on top of the jeweled decal.
5. Cut a small slit in the side of the card and thread ribbon from the Making Memories Wedding collection through.  Tie in a not on the front of the card.
6. Using a Making Memories circle journaling tag, create a tag by adhering it to piece of card stock and cutting it out.  Apply a “thank you” rub on.
7. Tie tag to the ribbon using a piece of twine.  Thread the twin through the button and tie in a bow.
8. Insert stick pin from Making Memories Vintage Findings collection.

 

1. Start with a 5x5 square card base made from cardstock.
2. Adhere striped patterned paper from the Making Memories Autumn Splendor collection to the bottom of the card, after inking the edges.
3. Layer a scalloped piece of Kraft cardstock near the top of the striped paper.
4. Using the Making Memories Slice cut out a sunflower shape from the Vintage Finding design card.  Layer a circle onto the shape using patterned paper from the autumn splendor collection.  Hand-stitch around the inner circle.
5. Adhere ticket from Vintage Findings collection to the right side of the circle.  Adhere Making Memories glitter swirl and flower with brad center from Flea Market collection.
6. Print the words “Grateful For You” on cream cardstock and cut out.  Ink edges and adhere to circle.
7. Adhere circle to the center of the card using foam dimensional adhesive.

1. Start with a standard sized card base made from cardstock (4 ¼ x 5 ½)
2. Adhere light blue patterned paper from the Making Memories Autumn Splendor collection.  Layer a piece of cream cardstock on top.  Zigzag stitch the edges using a sewing machine. 
3. Cute down, shaped gingham print paper from the Autumn Splendor collection and adhere to the left side of the card.
4. Tie ribbon from the Making Memories wedding collection around the left side of the card.  Tie a piece of twine around the knot and adhere a button on top.  Insert metal flower from the Making Memories Vintage Findings collection.
5. Using a Making Memories circle journaling tag create a journaling spot by adhering it to brown cardstock and cutting it out.  Adhere to the right side of the card using foam dimensional adhesive.
6. Glue metal “fall” sentiment from the Autumn Splendor collection to the front of the journaling spot.
7. Adhere glittered stem from the Autumn Splendor collection near the right side of the sentiment.
8. Apply 3 green rhinestones from the Making Memories Mistletoe collection just above the journaling spot.