I still have lots of hybrid projects to share with you in store (just finished another layout this morning, which I’ll be sharing with you some times soon), but today, I’m gonna show you another very simple card. This one was done with a collab by Traci Reed and MandaBean (retired SSD) “With or Without You,” and I used Darcy Baldwin’s Stamp Pad Alpha to “stamp” the sentiment. It’s so much fun, to turn a digital product into an actual hybrid project, and if you haven’t tried it yourself, it might be worth it giving it a shot!

Today, I’ve got a cute little card, I’d like to share with you. The kit I used for this was “Animal Crackers” by Libby Pritchett & Tracey Howard, though I think it’s no longer available. Too sad that there is no real translation for the sentiment, which literally translated means “strong like a monkey,” and which usually is used to express something really great or exciting.

Here is the next card that I made last summer, using Fee Jardine’s “Bliss.” This kit comes with cute embellishments that are perfect for cards, and it’s another example of how with very little extra supplies you can still create some simple cards. I’ve got lots of people to say thank you to, so this one’s another thank-you card, though you could easily use that label to write any kind of sentiment.

Here is my next sample of a thank-you-card, that I just finished. Darcy is bringing out a great new set of card templates this Saturday, and this card was created with one of those templates, which – by the way – are based on the cards of one of my favorite hybrid artists around, Andrea at the Sweetshoppe. I also used Julie Billingsley’s “Sisterhood,” a beautiful kit which she released recently, and for the flower I took the paper piecing patterns from scrapbooketc.com.

I can’t believe that my last post in the hybrid hub has been more than two months ago, but here I am back, finally managing to present you with another one of my very early creations. This is a card with a fairly simple design, using Julie Billingsley’s “Home of the Brave” digital scrapbooking kit. The kit goes with a 4th of July – all American theme, but that didn’t stop me from using it in a more generic way for this card. Basically, I attached three layers for the background added a two-layer strip, two stars and a label with the sentiment. That’s all it takes to get a quick card made.

Today’s hybrid project is another thank-you card. One of my older hybrid cards that I created last year. For this one, I use “Sunshine of My Life” by Susan Bartolini. The majority of the sentiment was “stamped,” using Darcy Baldwin’s Stamp Pad Alpha, a brush-set that I’ve used time and again, as well as Darcy’s “Gimme Space” font, a really cool font that I have seen on many layouts in the galleries, too.

Here is the last of my recent spring themed cards, and it’s another thank-you card. I used Melissa Bennett’s beautiful, Valentines-themed kit “What About Love” for both, papers and the flower stamp. The pink patterned background I cut out with those scissors that come with a decorative edge. For the mat containing the sentiment, I just used one of the paper flowers Melissa included in the kit. I printed it directly on the white mat, to give it more of a stamped look. For the sentiment, I simply used one of the fonts, Darcy recently released. By the way, I finally went ahead and posted a tutorial on how to use the paper piecing patterns that come with a printable pdf file. Paper piecing patterns are perfect for pretty cards, and if you aren’t sure how to use paper piecing patterns digitally, I recommend you check out that article.