Saturday, September 8, 2012

The Perfect Time To Buy a House

 
 
As many of us know it is the perfect time for first time home buyers to buy a house!  The prices are low and so are the interest rates.  For someone special in your life who has purchased their first home or their first house this simple card is perfect.  The inside is blank so you can say exactly what you want to. 
 
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You are A Blast "Up-Cycled"




 
The perfect birthday card for that little or big boy in your life!  Each card is unique, but from similar elements.  The backgrounds are made from reclaimed space poster made up of little space pictures.  Most say Happy Birthday inside or out, but several are blank so you can add your own greeting. 
 
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A Simple Wedding Card


 
 
I don't know about you, but when I shop for a wedding card in the traditional card section I get overwhelmed by cards that just don't say what I want them to.  This card is your solution because it is simple, elegant and blank inside.  You can say exactly what you want to say without Hallmark saying it for you.  The use of natural card materials makes it the perfect card or gift tag for any fall wedding you have been invited to. 

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Amusement Park Map Fun For Any Occasion

Buy Someone a Ticket With this great deal and enclose it in one of my cards made from recycled Six Flag Great America Maps!!!
 
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This new design uses Six Flags Great America Maps as their background.  With colorful card stock I was able to add a bit more amusement park fun.  Trains, Ferris wheels, roller coasters , tickets and exciting words.  Many occasions are represented and many can be used for any occasion.  Each card a one of kind unique creation!  Cards can be ordered in this style for your own personal needs, but metal letters are one of a kind designs. 

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Wherever You Go Becomes Part Of You Somehow



In my life I have been blessed with a wealth of travel experience!  Each experience, each person and each destination adds more and more to my own character.  When I saw this stamp in Hobby Lobby last week I knew I had to have it.  These cards can be used for any purpose, for a thank you card, an inspirational message to a friend, to welcome someone home from a vacation or to give someone the gift of travel.  These designs can be special ordered with custom designs and colors.
 
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Happy Thanksgiving Greetings From Reclaimed Cook Books






 
 
The inspiration behind this series of Thanksgiving Greeting Cards was using reclaimed or up cycled cookbooks! Using the photos from an In Season Cookbook I was able to make these greetings more appetizing. Thanksgiving cardstock, cookbook photos and other natural elements were combined to make the perfect Thanksgiving Greeting. They are blank inside so the sender can determine their own purpose. Invite someone to dinner, say thank you for dinner or send a greeting to someone.  Thanksgiving Greetings are for sale in my etsy shop.
 
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Say Happy Birthday To A Man In Your Life No Matter What Their Interests

 
This grouping of cards was inspired by a friend of mine who told me her husband, like my own, ends up surrounded by others at gatherings where the conversation always turns to sports. When this happens neither one of our husbands have much interest in the topic and so they tend to wander aimlessly or just lose interest in going to such gatherings. They have even been known to read about sports, even though they are not interested, just so they can talk to others about it.
This group of cards is for all the men in our lives no matter what their interests. Cards, Country, Music, Golf, Wildlife, Tools, The Great Outdoors, Nautical or Old Fashioned Cars! No matter what you should be able to find a card for any of the special men in your life and celebrate with a Lana Bug Designs one of a kind card!

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Happy Halloween "Pumpkin Seed Cards"




Send Halloween or Fall greetings with an inspirational message or a laugh!  Each card is complete with a pack of pumpkin seeds attached inside.  Ribbon also decorates the inside of each card with, "Peek A Boo I See You" written in yellow on black ribbon.  This creation is for sale at Reclaimed.
Quotes include:

Judge Each Day Not By the Harvest You Reap But By The Seeds You Plants.

I just want to get smashed!

Anyone Can Count the Seeds in a Pumpkin, But only God Can Count the Number of Pumpkins in a Seed

And more...

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Butterflies Have Not Minutes, but Only Moments and Yet Have Time Enough



This is my favorite quote!  It reminds me always how precious life is.  This design was inspired by this quote and is complete with a "Celebrate Sunshine" message inside.  The card is best given in person, not in an envelope as the 3D wings add to the design, but can be mailed as well.  
 
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Pack Your Suit Case



One of my favorite places on earth is Disney World!  This card design was inspired by this love or as some would call it, obsession.  The design in the background is an up cycled Walt Disney World Theme Park map.  The letter brads correspond to a Disney acronym.  For example the MGMS on one card stands for MGM Studios.  The suit case appearance is created through the use of distressed cutting, inking and painting.  They are the most labor intensive card I have made to date. 

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Boys and Their Toys



No matter what age, Boys love trucks!  This dump truck card can be used for any occasion as there are no words inside or out.  I have used it as a gift tag, a Birthday card and a Father's Day card!  I even had a friend hang them all over her son's Birthday party as decorations.  If you are interested in them as decorations they can be ordered that way. 

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A Simple Thank You!



I don't know about you, but saying Thank You is a priority of mine.  I can't make enough Thank You cards.  It is something I deem necessary whenever someone does something nice for you no matter how small it is.  I even routinely send Friend Thank You cards out just to remind my close friends how much they mean to me!  The inside is blank with simple design elements. 

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Have You Been Through The Spin Cycle?


I created this for our friends who have had it rough lately.  The front has a stamped washing machine with added detail of laundry in the machine.  Buttons complete the design with carefully placed colored strips and ribbon for texture.  The inside is blank so the sender can add their personal thoughts. 

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