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

Holly Jolly

Hello crafty friends, I have a fun design for my card for Merry Monday. I started with a piece of patterned paper and layered it with black cardstock.

I used some image panels for the same paper pad and added a layer of black cardstock and foam tape.

I added some twine and gems to finish the card.

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

Did you know: Victorian Christmas cards frequently featured bizarre and macabre scenes, including murderous frogs, mice riding lobsters, and children being boiled in teapots.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Guitar Magic

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

I started with a panel created from a large sticker.

I die-cut the guitar and music element from a blend of black and kraft cardstock. I added interest to the kraft cardstock by inking the edges. I added some gems to the guitar headstock.

I added a sentiment strip, then finished the card with a smattering of gems.

Supplies: White, black and kraft cardstock, panel Sticker, guitar and musical element die cuts - unknown, The Ton - Sentiment strip, and gems.

Did you know: Ink daubers degrade over time? I pulled out my daubers to ink edges, and they all fell apart. Ink daubers (like foam sponge blending tools or bingo dot markers) break down primarily because of the solvents in their ink, exposure to light, and natural foam degradation. 

 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Holidays

Hello crafty friends, I have a nice, easy design for my card for Merry Monday. I am using a sketch I found on Pinterest.

I started with a panel of blue-gray cardstock, and I added three panels of coordinating cardstock.

I added a sentiment panel, also layered with blue-gray cardstock and some foam tape. I attempted to create an embellishment on the sentiment strip, but it looks more like an attempted fix that I am not loving. I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and blue-gray cardstock, Designer Paper - Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp -  Holiday Typewriter, dew drops.

Did you know: The name "winter" comes from the old Germanic word that means "time of water.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Martial Arts Birthday

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

I was asked to create a Martial Arts inspired card for a friend. I started with three silhouette images of Martial Arts fighters from Cricut that I cut from black cardstock.

I cut a panel of patterned paper, then die-cut an outline of a brick wall. I also die-cut the wall from burgundy cardstock and added it to the panel. I layered that onto gray cardstock, I used some thinly applied liquid glue to add some texture to the bricks, and once that was dry added some black ink with a brush to add interest. I layered that entire panel with a piece of black cardstock.

I added the fighters and sentiment strip with foam tape, then finished the card with gems.

Supplies White, gray and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, The Ton - Sentiment Strip, Martial Arts figures - Cricut, and gems.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends, I have a card made with a quick design for Merry Monday.

I used a panel of patterned paper and die cut an outline of trees, I used foam tape to adhere it to a second panel slightly bigger from the same paper pad. This allowed the bottom layer to show through the space left in the center of the trees.

I used a sentiment from the same paper pad, and layered that with foam tape. I finished the card with red gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaisercraft, Trees - Unknown, gems.

Did you know: British Columbia is home to a staggering 25 native species of conifers (including many pines).

Happy crafting,

Nina

Kayaking Birthday

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

I started with a panel of patterned paper and layered that with black cardstock. I added a second panel of coordinating cardstock, also layered with black cardstock. I followed the same steps with the strip of patterned paper.

I adhered the kayak and paddle stickers to white cardstock, then fussy cut them out. I added them with foam tape. I added a sentiment strip with foam tape and finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, The Ton - Sentiment Strip, and gems.

Did you know: Kayaking boasts a rich history and some truly wild records. The word literally translates to "hunter's boat", early vessels were waterproofed using animal fats.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday

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

I started with a panel of patterned paper, and cut that in half and flipped on if the half panels to the alternate print. I then layered the panels onto a layer of brown cardstock. I added a thin strip of brown cardstock to the seam.

I then die cut a layer with an intricate rectangle pattern die from brown cardstock. I cut the image panel with the elk and layered that with brown cardstock and foam tape.

I cut a sentiment strip and layered it with foam tape, then finished the card with some black gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Photo Play, The Ton - Sentiment strip, Die cut - Unknown, gems.

Did you know: Male elk grow massive antlers that can reach 4 feet in length and weigh up to 40 pounds. Despite this heavy weight, males shed their antlers every winter and grow a brand new, larger set in the spring.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Birthday Hugs

Hello crafty friends, I spend a little time in the craft room creating. This card has a easy layout.

I layered some patterned paper with some navy cardstock. I die cut the globe/compass from a second patterned page from the paper pad and adhered it with foam tape.

I die cut the needle part of the center from silver cardstock. I layered the sentiment then finished the card with gems and a acrylic butterfly.

Supplies: White, silver and navy cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Globe die cut - Unknown, gems & butterfly.

Did you know: Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s to treat ailments like indigestion.

Happy crafting,
Nina