Winter Greetings

Hello crafty friends, I love the papers that I used on my card for this Merry Monday.

I started with a layer of patterned paper, added some ink blending on the edges to give it a vintage look then layered it with some brown cardstock.

I did the same with the smaller panel, I added some gold twine, then adhered the panel with layer of foam tape.

I finished the card with a sentiment strip, with inked edges and popped up with foam tape, and lastly some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Stamperia, Sentiment strip - The Ton, twine, gems.

Did you know: According to Iceland folklore, the Yule Cat is a massive, bloodthirsty feline that prowls the snowy countryside and eats anyone who hasn't received new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday

Hello crafty friends, and welcome to washi tape Wednesday. I pulled out stamps for my card today, it has been awhile since I played with ink.

I started with a strip of wide washi tape that I laid down vertically on a piece of white cardstock, I laid down a strip of thinner coordinating washi beside it.

I added some leaf and branch embellishments, and stamped the sentiment before die cutting a circle around it and layering it with a larger black circle and foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems, including a tiny clear gem to dot the i in Birthday.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape - 49th and Market, Penny Black - Sprinkles and Smiles, embellishments, gems.

Did you know: A garden snail can take a nap that lasts up to 3 years if the weather is too dry or cold.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Holidays

Hello crafty friends, I am sharing a snowy card for Merry Monday.

I chose layers for my card today, I used papers from the same paper pad. I started with a wood grain paper, then layered that with black cardstock.

I did the same with the snowy designer paper and the sentiment panel. I layered the sentiment panel with foam tape to adhere it.

I finished the card with some snowflake embellishments and tiny gems.

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

Did you know:

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

Panel 2: 5 x 3 3/4 in

Happy crafting,

Nina

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