Wonderful

Hello crafty friends, and welcome to another Merry Monday post. I have been making my way through some of my older paper pads.

This card was very easy to put together, it is all about the designer paper. I started with a panel of patterned paper then added a strip of coordinating paper from the same paper pad.

The sentiment panel was an easy choice to round out the card. I finished with some silver half pearls.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, pearls.

Did you know: A fresh blanket of snow absorbs sound waves, which makes the whole world outside sound peaceful and quiet.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Sea Free

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

I have a friend who ocean swims, so when I am creating cards like this, I think of her.

The card came together relatively quickly. I started with a panel of designer paper then selected a coordinating piece for the smaller panel.

I added the sentiment panel, adhering it with foam tape.

I found these tiny sea creature die cuts in my stash and used scraps from the paper pack to create them. I added foam tape for some of them for interest.

I finished the card with some small half pearls, and clear dew drops.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45, Die cuts - unknown, pearls and dew drops.

Did you know: Oceans cover about 70 percent of the Earth's surface and hold most of the water on our planet.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Cozy autumn wishes

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

I started with a piece of cardstock that I embossed with a frame embossing folder. I trimmed that to size I wanted.

I cut pieces of washi tape to fit inside part of the frame. I cut a small rectangle piece of cardstock and covered it with Washi tape then layered it with brown cardstock and foam tape.

I layered the frame panel with brown cardstock, I did the same with sentiment then finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Washi Tape, Spellbinders - embossing folder, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip.

Did you know: Saturn could float in water because the giant planet is made mostly of lightweight gases like hydrogen and helium. 

Happy crafting,

Nina

Hello Winter

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

I started with a panel of patterned paper and layered it with brown cardstock, I did the same with each of the panels.

 
I adhered the sentiment panel with foam tape. I die cut a couple of snowflakes and adhered the smaller one with foam tape.

I finished the card with tiny embellishment snowflakes and white half pearls.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, Snowflakes - Unknown, gems and snowflakes.

Did you know: Every single snowflake begins when water vapor freezes around a tiny speck of dust or pollen floating in the sky.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Halloween

Hello crafty friends, I have a Halloween card to share today. To early? Perhaps, the paper pad is new, and I could not wait to slice into it and I had fun making it.

I started with a panel of patterned paper, I added some coordinating strips in a couple of corners. I then added the center panel.

I cut out some small stamp shapes and adhered them with foam tape. I created the sentiment in Word and layered it with black cardstock and popped it up with foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45, Word, gems.

Did you know: The very first jack-o'-lanterns in Ireland were carved out of turnips and potatoes, not pumpkins. Irish immigrants later switched to pumpkins in America because they were much bigger and easier to carve. 

Happy crafting,
Nina

Sparkles Christmas challenge - #188 How Sweet It Is

Hello crafty friends, I am playing along with the Sparkles Christmas challenge - the challenge is to Include something sweet.

The Moda Scrap - Sweet Christmas paper pack was perfect for this challenge.  I love the soft colours, I went with a clean and simple card, the paper did all the work.

I started with a panel of patterned paper then added a panel of coordinating paper.

I love this font I found on Dafont, the scrip makes me happy, I created the sentiment in Word an adhered it to a strip of patterned paper with foam tape.

I finished the card with some half pearls.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Word - Sentiment, pearls.

Did you know: Candy canes were invented in Germany in 1670 to keep children quiet during long church services.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Bee Happy

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

The design is simple, I laid down washi tape on a panel of white cardstock, I layered that with some black cardstock and popped it up with foam tape.

I created the sentiment using MS Word and layered it with black cardstock and foam tape.
I finished the card with black half pearls.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape, MS Word - Sentiment, gems.

Did you know: Bees have five eyes, two big eyes on the sides and three tiny eyes on top to see light.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry & Bright

Hello crafty friends, I have a another layered card to share today for Merry Monday.

This card came together pretty quickly once I selected the patterns I wanted to use. I cut the designer paper panels then layered them with black cardstock.

I added some foam tape to the sentiment panel, then finished the card with some clear gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, gems.

Did you know: The big, bright red petals on a poinsettia are not actually flowers at all—they are special colored leaves called backs.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Warm Fall Wishes

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

 
I feel fall in the air, the days are shorter so I was inspired to create a Autumn themed card.

I started with a piece of white cardstock and added strips of Washi tape. I added some strips of dark brown cardstock. I used a stylus to add some raised lines at the top and bottom of the panel, I added a sentiment strip layered with brown cardstock and foam tape. 

I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Washi tape, Sentiment strip - MS Word, dew drops.

Did you know: Squirrels’ brains actually grow larger in the fall to help them remember where they buried thousands of acorns and nuts for the winter.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry & Bright

Hello crafty friends, I have a layered card to share for Merry Monday.

This card was all about using scraps, I was flipping through my large selection of Christmas paper pads and when I pulled this pad out containing these papers they scattered across my desk. I was inspired.

I cut the pieces to the desired dimensions and layered them all with black cardstock, I glued them all in place with the exception of the sentiment panel which is popped up with foam tape.

I added a scrap of ribbon and finished the card with gems. All-in-all this card came together pretty quickly.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, ribbon, gems.

Did you know: Tinsel was invented in 1610 using real silver.

Happy Crafting,
Nina