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

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