Merry Little Christmas

Hello crafty friends, I have another clean and simple design to share for Merry Monday.
 
I started the card by layering a piece of patterned paper on black cardstock and foam tape, then the masterpiece image on black cardstock.

The sentiment strip is layered with foam tape, and I finished the card with some micro gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Simple Stories, Penny Black-Masterpieces, The Ton-sentiment strip, gems.
 
Did you know: Japanese honeybees literally slap ants with their wings
To ward off hive invaders, honeybees generally sting, bite and use their wings to create air currents.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Holidays

Hello crafty friends, Just like that we are into December,  I have a monochromatic card to share today for Merry Monday.
 
I started with a layer of black cardstock, and I added panels of patterned paper, leaving a small edge around each panel.

I layered the sentiment strip with white cardstock and popped it up with foam tape.
 
I added the die-cut buck scene and finished the card with gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper -Simple Stores, Gina K Designs-sentiment strip, buck scene - Unknown, gems.
 
Did you know: The James Webb Space Telescope recently found mysterious "red dots" in the early universe, believed to be massive black holes shrouded in dense gas from the dawn of time
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Snow Day

Hello crafty friends, I have a card filled with wintery scenes to share today for Merry Monday.
 
I started the card with a layer of black cardstock. I used scenic panels from a paper pack and but them to fit the card front, leaving a small edge for frames.

I added a small branch in behind a sentiment strip from the same paper pack. I finished the card with some gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Ciao Bella, branch-unknown, gems.
 
Did you know: In 2025, researchers discovered bacteria in Siberian "eternal ice," which can repair DNA damage and may hold secrets to anti-aging therapies for humans
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Season's Greetings

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design for this Merry Monday.

With the cost of stamps were they are at, it just makes sense to send a basic card out to those that get them mailed. So this year I have chosen to use simple designs, and let the designer paper do all the work.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, with this card it created a nice panel, I layered that with black cardstock.

I used a sentiment strip and adhered it with foam tape. I finished the card with tiny gems.
Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper, The Ton - sentiment Strips, gems

Did you know: A cloud weighs around a million tonnes.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Thank you

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design for this Washi Tape Wednesday.
 
I am using a layering washi from AALL & Create for my card today.
 
I started with a piece of cardstock and layered the washi to form the image, I added a leave branch, then popped the panel up with foam tape.

I used a sentiment strip and adhered it with foam tape. I finished the card with gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape - AALL &Create, The Ton - sentiment strips, gems.
 
Did you know: Butterflies can taste with their feet and use their wings' color-changing scales to see ultraviolet light.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Comfort & Joy

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design to share for Merry Monday.

I started with a piece of designer paper and layered that with black cardstock. I added some kraft coloured twine.

I layered a coordinating sentiment panel with black cardstock and foam tape and then finished the card with some gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Recollections, twine, gems
 
Did you know: Massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA ("Inocles") were discovered inside bacteria in the human mouth and may help explain gum disease and cancer links—these invisible DNA structures had never been observed before.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Hooray!

Hello crafty friends, I have a quick card for Washi Tape Wednesday.

I started with a panel of white cardstock, I layered some washi tape diagonally. The washi tape is like a paper washi, not as thin and not a pliable as some of my others,

I layered the panel with foam tape to adhere it. I added a sentiment strip and adhered that with foam tape. I finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Washi tape, The Ton - sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Green is not a primary colour. It is made by mixing yellow and blue. The colour green signifies nature, life, youth, safety and hope. Green is second only to blue as a favourite colour.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Warm Winter Wishes

Hello crafty friends, I cute little fox to share today for Merry Monday.

I started by layering some green plaid strips of patterned paper on black cardstock, leaving lines between the strips to add additional pattern.

I layered a Penny Black - Masterpiece made simple with some black cardstock and foam tape.

I added a sentiment strip, adhered with foam tape, then finished the card with some micro gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Simple Stories, Penny Black-Masterpieces, The Ton-Sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Giraffe tongues can reach lengths of 20 inches and are dark-colored to prevent sunburn.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Believe in yourself

Hello craft fiends, I have a simple square card to share today. This card was created for a card challenge but life got in the and I ran out of time to post.

I started with a panel of white cardstock, I added a layer of patterned paper. I cut a piece of coordinating paper and cut it into a flag.

The sentiment is from the same paper pad, I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Teresa Collins, gems.

Did you know: The poppy has been a symbol of Remembrance for over 100 years.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Boo!

Hello crafty friends, Happy Halloween!
 
I started by adding a border to a piece of black cardstock.

I then layered a panel from patterned paper and layered it with black cardstock as well, then adhered it with foam tape.

 

 
I finished the card with some black gems.
 
Supplies: Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45, gems.
 
Did you know: Some of the earliest ghost stories are 1000s of years old.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina