Happy Birthday

Hello craft friends, I found this paper pad in a pile for donation. For some reason the bright distressed patterns called to me. 

I cut both panels and added some ink to enhance the distress colouring, and then layered them with dark grey cardstock.

I had the music die cut element in a cardmaking scrap parts dish on my desk and built the colouring for the card around it.

I adhered the layers together, added the music then I used a sentiment strip for the greeting that is popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and grey cardstock, Designer Paper - Basic Grey, Sentiment strip - The ton, die cut, gems.

Did you know: Elvis Presley wrote zero of the more than 600 songs that he recorded, he did contribute on a few.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Spooky greetings

Hello crafty friends, I created a spooky card for Washi Tape Wednesday.

I did not have a vision for this washi tape when I brought it, until now I have been using to label some items to stay clear of. As I was trying to think of a card this morning a version of this one filtered through my brain. 

I started with a piece of black cardstock, I then layered the washi tape as if building a mummy, in this case looking into somewhere creepy.

Once I had the washi tape in place I used very small die cuts to make ovals and circles to create eyes. I used a very small hole punch to make the pupils, and tiny reflective eyes.

I layered the panel with foam tape to adhere it to the card base, I used a sentiment strip to finish the card. 

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi tape, sentiment strip - Word.

Did you know: Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was useless, so embalmers hooked it out through the left nostril using an iron rod and washed the skull out.

The little details:
Card: A2 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
Panel: 5 1/4 x 4.0 in

Happy crafting,

Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello Crafty friends and welcome to Merry Monday. I layered different papers from a paper pack for my card today.

I opened a paper pack and decided to use scrap strips for my card. I layered and glued them on a piece of white cardstock.

I added some silver and white twine, and silver gems then layered the panel with foam tape to adhere it to the card base.

I printed a sentiment from Word and layered that with a scrap and foam tape to complete the card.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda scrap, sentiment - Word, twine, gems.

Did you know: On Christmas Eve, Santa's sleigh has to travel at about 1,800 miles per second to visit all the children in the world.

The little details:
Card: A2 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
Panel: 5 1/4 x 4.0 in

Happy crafting,

Nina

Happy Birthday

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

 
I started with card with a layer of white cardstock, I added two strips of Washi Tape and added brown cardstock in between the strips.

I had a Tattered leaves die cut in my stash which I adhered with foam tape.

I created the sentiment in Word, and layered that with brown cardstock and foam tape. I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Washi Tape, Simon Says Stamp - Tattered Leaves, dew drops.

Did you know: Did you know that you can estimate the temperature of a place by the number of times some crickets chirp in a second.

The little details:
Card: A2 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
White layer: 5 1/4 x 4.0 in

Happy crafting,

Nina

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #189 - Joyful

Hello crafty friends I am playing along with Sparkles Christmas Challenge today, the challenge is to use red and green on your card.

My card is a standard A2 sized card, I started with a piece designer paper and layered that with red cardstock. I cut a second layer of designer paper and layered that with red  cardstock as well.

I layered the sentiment with red cardstock and foam tape then added a layer of white cardstock.

I found that the patterned paper was quite busy so I embellished with tiny snowflakes and clear tiny gems.

Supplies: White and red cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, Sentiment strip - Tim Holtz sticker Book, snowflakes and gems.

Did you know: Pine cones close their scales to protect the seeds from cold temperatures, wind and even animals that might try to eat them.

The little details:

Cardbase: A2 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
Large panel - red layer: 5 1/2 x 4.0 in, designer paper 5 3/8 x 4 7/8 in

Smaller panel - red layer: 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in, designer paper 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 in

Happy crafting,
Nina

Magic

Hello crafty friends and Merry Monday, I am playing with stickers for my card today.

 
My card is a standard A2 sized card, I started with a piece of blue cardstock. I added 4 postage style stickers. These were interesting to work with as they are very tacky and I had one shot at lining them up.

I added a sentiment strip layered with foam tape and finished the card with some SS3 sized iridescent gems.

I do not know the manufacturer of the stickers, they were some of the Art Journaling supplies I ordered from Temu.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Stickers - Unknown, gems.

Did you know: Pine cones close their scales to protect the seeds from cold temperatures, wind and even animals that might try to eat them.

The little details:
Card: A2 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
Blue layer: 5 1/4 x 4.0 in
Stickers: 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in

Happy crafting,
Nina

Cardz 4 Galz #287 - Hello

Hello crafty friends, I am playing along with Cardz 4 Galz today. The challenge is to use an animal.

I found these mischievous little cats in my die cut dish and thought they would be perfect. I am still trying to use some of my older paper pads and I though these papers would match my card vision.

I used a simple design, and cut two pieces of coordinating designer paper, and adhered them to a layer of white cardstock.

I added a strip of metallic ribbon, then glued down the cats. I die cut the Hello and its background and layered them with foam tape.

To finish the card I adhered the panel to the card base with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Cats die - Unknown, Memory Box - Hello,  ribbon.

Did you know: British and Scottish sailors traditionally kept black cats on ships because they believed the cats brought good luck and ensured a safe voyage home.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Best wishes

Hello crafty friends, I have what I think is a masculine themed card. The design is intended to showcase the gorgeous designer papers.

I started with a panel of patterned paper, I layered that with brown cardstock. I added a die cut deer, and a sentiment strip that was popped up with foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Simply Stated Designs. Die cut - Unknown, gems.

Did you know: Deer do not have any front teeth on their upper jaw. They have a hard pad instead.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Magical

Hello crafty friends, I have a card made with collage supplies to share for Washi tape Wednesday.

The design for this card is simple, I was playing with some supplies I picked up for an Art Journal class.

I started with a piece of white cardstock then added a piece to mushroom themed collage/journal paper. I added a strip of washi tape along the side.

I added some foam tape to a coordinating ephemera element, and printed the sentiment from my computer. Both were adhered with foam tape.

I finished the card with some micro gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, collage paper & element, sentiment, gems.

Did you know: Even though they grow in the dirt, fungi are actually more genetically related to animals than they are to green plants.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Cheers

Hello crafty friends, I turned my Washi tape Wednesday card into an art project.

I started by dry brushing some acrylic paint onto the card base.

I added some washi tape tape to cardstock then cut it into 1 inch strips and adhered it with foam tape.

I then die cut a leafy branch and added with some foam tape.

I used a sentiment strip also layered with foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, 49th and Market - washi tape, die cut - unknown, The Ton - sentiment strip, gems,.

Did you know: As acrylic paint dries, the water evaporates and the polymer particles lock together to form a flexible, water-resistant plastic film.

Happy crafting,

Nina