Smile

Hello, crafty friends. It is Washi Tape Wednesday. I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE. I missed the first sketch, but I will go back and do it another time.

I started with a piece of designer paper and then used a piece of vellum across the center of the card. I applied some washi tape to white cardstock, cut it into thirds, and adhered it to the designer paper panel with foam tape.

I die-cut a butterfly out of silver glitter cardstock, adhered the sentiment strip with foam tape, and finished the card with silver gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Graphic 45 - Washi Tape and Designer Paper, Memory Box - Vivienne Butterfly, Simon Says Stamp - sentiment strips, gems,

Did you know: Have you ever heard of a cryovolcano? It's a volcano that shoots out ice rather than lava. Cryovolcanoes only exist in outer space and can be found on icy moons.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Condolences

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday. I have a card with a simple layout to share today.

I started with a piece of washi tape and added it to some white cardstock; I layered that onto some light blue cardstock for some edges.

I die-cut a butterfly and added some light glitter with micro-dot adhesive. I used a sentiment strip and finished the card with some gems. 

I popped the panel with foam tape to adhere it to the card base.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Was hi Tape, Memory Box - Rhone Butterfly Wings, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strips, gems.

Did you know: Egyptian brewers invented the straw to taste beer without removing the fermenting ingredients that floated to the top of the container?

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends, Merry Monday; I have a note card-sized card to share today. 

This is part of one of the cards I started last week but put aside because my plan was not working out. I looked at this little scene and felt it was enough for its own card with some gems and a sentiment strip.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, then die-cut a delicate pine frame from white cardstock. I layered the frame over the patterned paper with foam tape.

I added the sentiment strip and gems and the card was done.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, Memory Box - Delicate Pine Frame, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Drinking two glasses of wine has the same effect on your body as staying awake for 17 hours?

Happy crafting,

Nina

Stars & Wishes

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday. I have some fun Winnie the Pooh Washi tape for my card today.

The design is pretty simple, I cut a piece of white cardstock and added some Washi tape, I added a layer of brown cardstock.

I used a sentiment panel from a coordinating paper pad and layered that with brown cardstock and foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper and Washi - Echo Park, gems.

Did you know: Winnie The Pooh was based on a real bear.

Be creative,

Nina

No Peeking

Hello crafty friends, Merry Monday. I have an incredibly simple card to share today. 

I started two other cards before this one, but I seem to have fumble fingers today and made non-recoverable errors. So, it is a simple card.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, then added a second strip of coordinating paper. 

I added a square of black cardstock and used a sentiment panel from the same paper pad. I finished the card with small black sequins.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, sequins.

Did you know: Hummingbirds can fly backwards!

Happy crafting,

Nina

Happy Thoughts

Hello, crafty friends; I have a fun bee card to share today. The design is pretty simple. I stamped some daisies on a panel of white cardstock.

I stamped and fussy-cut some bees and popped them up with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment and then used markers to add green squiggle lines and some colour to the flowers and bees.

I layered the panel with black cardstock and finished the card with some yellow sparkle gold gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Poppy Perfection, Honey Bee Stamps - Busy Bees, gems.

Did you know: Bees have 5 eyes and 6 legs.

Bee creative,

Nina

Happy Birthday

Hello, crafty friends, I have a clean and simple card to share today.

I love this Designer Paper from Paper Rose; it is stunning and can carry a card all on its own, which is what I have done.

I used four square die cuts to cut a pattern from a piece of 6 x 6 paper. I added some thick foam tape behind the squares and arranged them as I cut them on a panel of white cardstock.

I stamped a sentiment, added some gems, and adhered the panel to the card base with a thin foam tape, and the card was done.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, Simon Says Stamp - Poppy Perfection, Sizzix - Stacked tiles Squares, gems.

Did you know: A single cow can produce about 200,000 glasses of milk in its lifetime.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches - #752 Happy Thoughts

Hello, crafty friends, I am playing along with the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge for my card today.

I started with a panel of white cardstock and added strips of patterned paper along the left side and bottom of the panel, the overlapping corners are slightly interwoven.

I die-cut a circle frame from light gray cardstock and then fit a die-cut flower into it, layering themwith foam tape to give it dimension. To finish, I added a sentiment strip and some gems.

Supplies: White and gray cardstock, Designer Paper - Creative Craft Lab, Simon Say stamp - Fine Floral Stem  , gems.

Did you know: If you're afraid of peanut bars sticking to your mouth's roof, you might have arachibutyrophobia.

Be creative,

Nina

Birthday Wishes

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday. I have a fun birthday card using some geometric washi tape.

The design is simple, a piece of white cardstock, strips of washi, a stamped sentiment. I layered the panel with some black cardstock. I finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Birthday Basics, washi tape, gems

Did you know: The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

Be creative,

Nina 

Bear Birthday

Hello, crafty friends; bear with me; I have a quick card to share.

I started the layer of designer paper and added some black cardstock; I added a strip of coordinating patterned paper vertically at the center of the card.

I layered the image panel with black cardstock and foam tape. Then, I added a sentiment, which is also layered with foam tape.

I finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, The Ton - Happy Birthday, gems.

Did you know: Wild brown bears use rocks as a tool to scratch an itchy spot.

Be creative,
Nina