Cards and Postcards Collection

This is a Collection of some of the cards and postcards that I have designed for my Zazzle Store: Sandra Foster Designs.

CARDS AND POSTCARDS
by Sandra Foster

Rose Mallow Birthday Greetings To A Dear Friend. A wild flower in some areas. Photography and artwork by Sandra Foster © Sandra Foster Designs.

Rose Mallow Birthday Greetings To A Dear Friend

by SandraFosterDesigns

Glad Delight!

Used my image of gladiolas blended with background texture courtesy TanyaFelsheim at Flickr, with thanks. Note the gazebo in the bottom left corner.
Processed in Photoshop Elements 9.
Canon Rebel DSLR 500D T1i

Dried botanical Happy Birthday card.

Created this using kleenex and wax paper; making a sandwich then hand stitched to anchor it all together. Placed it on one of my own textured backgrounds for visual display.

This is for sale as a card on my Red Bubble site:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/sandrafoster

Thanks for reading.

Textured die cut image transfer card.

Oh how I love making these. I upcycled part of an old greeting card. Started by making an image transfer (hence the obscure look which I love). I then used my Cuttlebug die cut and placed it over the top of one of my Cuttlebug textures. I use these as blank note cards. I also often bundle six together and tie with a ribbon and place in one of my gift boxes.

Birthday card on watercolor paper in diamond design.

I started with watercolor paper, marking off a diamond grid before stamping happy birthday and embossing it with texture.

Victorian kids heart card

To create this I used several elements. Started off with crushed printer paper that was dyed with printer ink then scanned it in to Photoshop. Added a scanned doily then embellished with picture of Victorian kids from Dover. Oh what fun.

Photo using my background gold netting.

Photo courtesy: Theresa Stanton at http://www.flickr.com/photos/teresa-stanton

Designed on my gold netting background with required cropping of background to complete. If you would like the free background please go to my Rustic Pixel Pixel Backgrounds Blog: http://rusticpixelbackgrounds.blogspot.com/

Happy Mother's Day Card

Took the photo of flower then digitally enhanced the edges. My dear mother is 96 &1/2 years old. Her mind is very sharp but her body is failing her. She is a remarkable person. A pleasure to visit with. Friday I am hoping to take her to the garden center, she had and still does have a passion for growing things. She is living in a assisted living facility which limits her planting but she has her windows filled with houseplants.

Card Design

I took a page from a book and did the painting and stenciling. I scanned it into pc then added the image from Teresa Stanton's site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teresa-stanton/page26/. She has some lovely images to share. Background sheet can be found at my Rustic Pixel Backgrounds blog.

Card Keeper with Ribboned Closure

Made this for a friend when she lost her Dad. I intended for her to put the sympathy cards in each pocket. I also made a couple signatures out of card stock so she could add her own pictures and memories. On the edges of the pockets I glued or stitched a fuzzy trim to add a finish and prevent paper cuts when putting paper in and out of pocket. She is very creative and hoping to see what all she does with it. This would be a great idea for a new baby as a shower gift. The mom can add baby's cards and photos and they will all be in one place. Another suggestion is grad, special anniversaries etc. The first ones I made I would fill with greeting cards that I designed and would place 5 cards of different occasions in each pocket and present the entire package. It makes a lovely gift that is useful. Without making the cards to insert it takes approximately 5 hours. The ribbon bow enclosure sets it off and almost doesn't need to be wrapped. Watch for more .... coming soon!

I have started another Blog! This one is for the backgrounds I have been creating with paint; some have been digitally altered. Please feel free to have a look and download any of them. Have fun - use in collages, altered art, ATC's, decoupage, greeting cards, digital scrapbooking, tags, use in your favorite digital imaging software. Enjoy!

Here is the link: http://rusticpixelbackgrounds.blogspot.com/