Happiness

Hello crafty friends, I have a fun masculine card to share today.

I started with a layer of patterned paper and added a strip of coordinating cardstock across the bottom.

I die cut a panel of vellum and designer paper, I used a mountain sticker across the patterned paper over. I used a truck sticker that I adhered to cardstock and fussy cut it out and layered it with foam tape.

I used MS word for the sentiment and adhered that with foam tape. I finished the card with some twine and gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper & Sticker - Photoplay, MS Work - Sentiment, twine and gems.

Did you know: The first Ford truck was the Model TT, released in 1917. It was a heavier, one-ton chassis based on the Model T car. The first complete, factory-built pickup truck with a bed came later in 1925.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Explore

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

I started with a layering washi tape from AALL Create. I layered that on black cardstock and foam tape.

I had a scrap of white embossed cardstock and layered that with black cardstock. I added a strip of black cardstock across the center of the panel then adhered the washi tape panel with foam tape.

I used MS work to create the sentiment, which I recreated from a Simon Says Stamp sentiment strip which has a typo. I layered the sentiment with black cardstock.

I added some gems to finish the card.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape - AALL Create #115, Sentiment - Word, Taylored Expressions - embossing folder - gems.

Did you know: The magnetic compass was invented in ancient China during the Han Dynasty around 206 BC.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Holly Jolly

Hello craft friends, and Merry Monday. 

I started with a panel of patterned paper and added a layer of black cardstock, I did the same with a second panel created with a coordinating cardstock. I die cut a snowflake from the same paper as the background and adhered it. 

I added a sentient strip layered with white cardstock and foam tape. I finished the card with small black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, The Ton - Sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Unlike other bears, Polar Bears do not sleep through the winter.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #187 Clean and Simple

Hello crafty friends, I am playing along with Sparkles Christmas challenge - the challenge is clean and simple.

This was a super simple card to put together, I struggle sometimes with not adding layers to all my panels but I love how this turned out. 

I started by cutting two pieces of designer paper from a paper pad and used them to create the background panel. I added a strip from the back side of one of those piece for the thin strip across the middle.

The sentiment panel is from the same paper pad and I layered that with foam tape. I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, dew drops.

Did you know: Jingle Bells the very first song ever played in space when astronauts played it with tiny bells and a harmonica in 1965.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Cardz 4 Galz - #282 Blue skies

Hello crafty friends, I have a card created with a clean and simple design today, I am also playing along with the current challenge for Cardz 4 Galz. The challenge for #282 is Blue Skies.

I have a friend you has a group of ladies she meets for a swim in a ocean cover not far from us. I am always creating ocean themed cards for her. This one will be one for the stash.

I started with a panel of designer paper and added a layer of black cardstock. I added a sentiment strip layered with foam tape and finished with a few dew drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Unknown, The Ton - Sentiment strip, dew drops.

Did you know: The sky used to be orange: Billions of years ago before Earth had lots of oxygen, gases like methane made our planet's sky look orange.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Winter Wishes

Hello crafty friends, and Merry Monday. I have a quick and simple card to share today.

With some of the paper packs available today, it makes creating a pretty card quickly, but perfect at the same time. The only person who knows how you made it and how quickly is you :) well, unless you share.

I started this card with a piece of patterned paper. I cut a slightly smaller piece of coordinating paper and layered it with foam tape.

I used a premade sentiment panel from the same paper pad and layered that with a thinner foam tape, and finished the card with some clear gems.

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

Did you know: Fresh snow traps air pockets, which absorbs sound and makes the world feel extra quiet and peaceful.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Farewell

Hello crafty friends, and happy Friday. I have a farewell card to share today.

I started with a piece of patterned paper and added it to a dark blue piece of cardstock. I then added some texture with an embossing folder.

I die cut some florals from dark blue cardstock and added them to the panel. I used MS Word and printed the sentiment, layering them with dark blue cardstock and foam tape.
I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and dark blue cardstock, Designer Paper - unknown, embossing folder, dew drops.

Did you know: You can slice a circle straight through the middle in as many directions as you want, and both sides will always match perfectly. This means a circle has an endless number of symmetry lines.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Sense of wonder

Hello crafty friends, it has been a while since I have posted for Washi Tape Wednesday. I have a quick and easy card to post.

I started with a wide strip of washi tape and adhered that to a strip of white cardstock. I layered that with black cardstock to create a thin frame above and below the washi tape pattern. I glued that to a 4 1/4 square card base.

I added a sentiment strip layered with black cardstock. I love the peaceful scene the washi tape creates, so I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape - Secrets of the Forest, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Birch trees are amazing, paper-barked wonders of the northern forests that can burn even when they are wet and taste like wintergreen.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Merry Little Christmas

Hello crafty friends, I tried something different for this Merry Monday and I am not loving it but it was still fun to create.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, I created a folded open envelope and added an coordinating piece of cardstock in the inside then a small image panel and adhered with foam tape.

I added a strip of designer paper along the bottom of the panel and layered the sentiment on top with foam tape. I finished the card with gems.

I would try this technique again, I would make a few changes though.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Simon Says stamp - Sentiment strips, gems.

Did you know: Fruit were the first Christmas ornaments.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Art

Hello crafty friends, happy Friday. I am sharing a card I made a while back. It is a simple design, letting the paper be the showcase.

I love these soft patterns, I started with a back ground panel that I layered with black cardstock. Next I cut out and created the sentiment panel, then layered it with black cardstock and foam tape.

I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Ciao Bella, dew drops.

Did you know: Bob Ross once helped a color-blind viewer by spending an entire episode painting in only in grey.

Happy crafting,
Nina