Of many hearts

I had planned to craft today and just kept getting side tracked, so I am posting a card I made yesterday. I have been taking horrid pictures as of late, so please ignore the slight blur to this one.

I made this card for a wedding we are attending next weekend, one of her colours is a deep purple. I don’t know why I have kept rolls of tulle from my own wedding with my craft supplies but I have it so I thought I would see if I could make it work on a card.

I went with a simple layout, a subtle DP with a thin purple layer then I gathered the tulle and held it in place with the sentiment which is heat embossed and popped up with foam tape. I added a mix of die cut hearts with different sizes and texture. I even added a little Wink of Stella to a couple to add some shimmer.

Supplies: Cream and purple card stock, Designer Paper - DCWV, Paper Smooches - Salutations, Sizziz Embosslits, Memory Box die cuts, tulle.

Thank you for visiting,

Nina

Ride Hard

It turned out to be a fabulous day here in Victoria, I am glad I had some time to craft this morning before the sun came out from behind the clouds.

I made this CAS masculine card, I let the DP do all the work and I love that. I added in a die cut road, a sentiment and a few embellishments and voila. I did heat emboss the sentiment  and pop it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Designer Paper-EK Success, Impression Obsession – Ride Hard, MFT-Hit the Road, enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

In{k}sprie Me #161

A short post this morning, I am trying a new challenge In{K}spire Me.

I used a simple layered layout. I heat embossed the sentiment and popped it up with foam tape and I finished with sequins and twine. To get the needed colours I used a white card base with a black layer,  the paper has a mix of cantaloupe, white and sand.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Designer Paper – Teresa Collins, Papertrey Ink – Birthday Bash, Inspired by Stamping die cut, twine and sequins.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches #164

It’s Tuesday and that means it is time for a new Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge, we have a fantastic sketch created by Melissa for this challenge and our sponsor this week is Zap Pow Designs.

 

I love this cute little bird, the stamp is called Nerdy Bird as a tech how could I not be drawn to her awesomeness :). I kept her colouring simple but added lots of shimmer with my clear Wink of Stella.

I used my Spellbinders to create a frame and I popped it up with foam tape and added in a DP covered in clouds in behind. I added a little shimmer to a few of the clouds as well and I stamped the sentiment onto the same DP. I popped the little lady up with some foam tape and finished with some white yarn and a few sequins.

 

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper – My Mind’s Eye – Zap Pow Designs – Nerdy Bird, Jillibean Soup– You’re Tweet, Spellbinders die cuts, yarn, sequins.

 

Stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to play along, also check out the wonderful creations created by the Design Team.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina



Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #123

Good Morning and welcome to a new Merry Monday Christmas Challenge. This week Bonnie is challenging us to Use a Wreath on your card.

I heat embossed the wreath then used my glitter markers to colour it and popped it up with foam tape. I also heat embossed the sentiment and popped it up, I used an embossing folder to added texture to the strip across the card and added some gingham ribbon.

Supplies: Cream, brown and Kraft card stock, Designer Paper – Kaiser craft, Verve – Holiday Greetings, ribbon, embossing folders.

Stop by the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge blog to see all the wonderful inspiration that the design team has created.

Thank you for stopping by,

Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches #263

Happy Tuesday, it is time for a new Tuesday Morning Sketches, we have a fabulous sketch created by Debbie for this challenge and our sponsor this week is Sami Stamps.
 

I love layers and this sketch is perfect for them, so I grabbed one of my current fav for DP a 6x6 pad by Teresa Collins. I printed out this stunning image by Sami Stamps and added some colour with my Tombow markers.  The sentiment is popped up with foam tape and I finished with some gems on the flowers and along the side.

Supplies: Cream and grey card stock, Designer Paper - Teresa Collins, Sami Stamps - Butterfly flower, Papertrey Ink - Birthday Bash, gems. 

Stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to play along, also check out the fabulous creations created by the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina 

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #122

Merry Merry Monday everyone, it is time for a new Merry Monday Christmas Challenge. Sue is our hostess this week, and she is challenging us to Use Black, Gold and Silver for your card.

I have had these checked glitter papers in my supplies for forever, I cut them in to strips and alternated. I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder flecked with silver and popped it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Designer Paper – Unknown, Woodware - Cheer.

The Merry Monday design team has some fabulous cards created as inspiration.. Stop by, and play along.

Thank you for visiting :),

Nina

Freshly Made Sketches #149

I have been cutting it so close for a number of birthday’s this summer, this card needs to make in to the mail tomorrow if it is going to arrive in time.

I used the current Freshly Made Sketches as my guide, cutting it close for the challenge:). I am loving my new 6x6 Teresa Collins paper pads, I keep reaching for them over and over. I stayed pretty close to the sketches and just added the sentiment offset and some sequins.

Supplies: White and gray card stock, Designer Paper – Teresa Collins, Paper Smooches-Salutations, sequins.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Miss You

I managed a little Sunday stamping today, this cute little card seemed to take me forever and boy did I have a mess when it was done.

I pulled out a handful of misc die cuts and set about creating this little scene, I finished with a little Wink of Stella on the clouds.

Supplies: White card stock, Designer Paper – Pebbles, Lawn Fawn – Stamps and Die cuts, Sweet Stamp Shop – I Miss you, Memory Box –die cut.

Thank you for stopping by,

Nina

Owl you been.

I love this sentiment, and this cute owl. I used a simple layout for this card, I heat embossed  the owl and  the sentiment. I fussy cut the bird and popped the sentiment up with foam tape, then I added some burlap ribbon and some small die cut hearts.

Supplies: Cream and brown card stock, Designer Paper – Basic Grey, Jillibean Soup – You’re Tweet, Memory Box – die cuts, ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Mojo Monday #358

I have not played along with Mojo Monday in forever, I love this sketch and it worked perfectly for a masculine card I needed to make.

I cut this motorcycle file 4 times and added some texture to the top layer. I stamped the Go Places sentiment on the center panel of the DP then popped it up with foam tape. I added some trendy tape in behind and finished some silver embellishments.

Supplies: Cream and black card stock, Designer Paper – Echo Park, Papertrey Ink-Birthday Bash, Imaginisce -Go Places, Trendy tape, Silhouette cut files – Motorcycle and wheel, silver embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches #262

It is Tuesday and that means we have a new challenge for you over atTuesday Morning Sketches. The challenge this week has a twist which is Watercolor and will be judged. Our sponsor this week is Craft Classes Online .

I matched my Tombows to the designer paper them added some color to a craft mat and spritzed water on it, I then used a paint brush to add it to my card. I stamped a image over top in brown once it was dry then added some gems.

For the cross panel I used an embossing folder to add some texture and also added some twine. I used a couple of die cuts for two different sized butterflies and added some Wink of Stella to the wings for some light sparkle. I used also used some gems for the body and finished with a simple sentiment.

Supplies: Cream and tan card stock, Designer Paper – My Mind's Eye, misc thank you, Stampin' Up! - Watercolor Trio, Inspired by Stamping and Memory Box die cuts, Wink of Stella, embossing folder, twine, gems.

Be sure to stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to join in the fun, also check out the fabulous creations created by the Design Team.

Angela

Debbie

Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #121

It's monday and you know what that means, it is time for a new Merry Monday Christmas Challenge. Wendy is our hostess this week and her challenge is to Use Pinecones & Greens with Plaid ribbon on your card.

 I wanted simple layers for my card, I used some distress inks to darken the edges of both layers. I stamped the sentiment and pinecones in brown then the pine in green. I had this fun plaid ribbon but it was a little too bright so I darkened it with the same distress inks. I have the center panel popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: Cream and brown card stock, Designer Paper – Fancy Pants, Papertrey Ink - Peaceful Pinecones, ribbon.

The Merry Monday design team has some great inspiration waiting for you over on the blog... Stop by, and play along.

Thank you for visiting :),

Nina

Seize the Birthday - Yellow

Sunny cheery yellow,  I don’t think I would have ever chosen to make an almost all yellow card on my own but the current challenge over at Seize the Birthday is to create a monochromatic yellow card. The challenge is to celebrate Lesley’s birthday and I like the way this card turned out :).

I keep coming back to this simple layout but it just seemed to work for this challenge. I found some yellow and white designer paper for the background and added some  twine. I heat embossed the sentiment and finished with some sequins.

Supplies: White and yellow card stock, Designer Paper – My Mind’s Eye, Inspired by Stamping -stamps and die cuts, twine, sequins.

Thank you for stopping by,
Nina

The Challenge #11

I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, I know I am. I have to admit that we have had a wonderful summer so far and there is still so much more to come. Yesterday my husband and I went to a national park in the area Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse, a treasure almost in our backyard. We had a picnic and did a little historical tour… loved it.

Anyhoo, card.. yes.. right :). I made this card days and day well about at least 4 :) but just had not taken a photo yet. I am squeaking under the wire for  The Challenge #11, I only worked with the sketch that Lesley created. Is it too busy do you think? Does that embellishment look like a big eyeball? Ahh well :).

I love layers, so that is what I did and I was determined to use this designer paper too. I used a few die cuts for the different elements and finished with a popped up sentiment.


Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Teresa Collins, MFT, Spellbinders and Memory Box die cuts, misc thanks, enamel dots.

Thank you for stopping by,

Nina

Congratulations

I have had some great crafty time this week. I realised that I don’t have a Retirement sentiment so I had to be creative, Congratulations was my first choice but I think I might end of saving it for something else.

I was stuck for a layout when I first started the card so I cased this card by Vicki which you can see HERE. I stamped the watercolour image then added some gems. I popped up the center panel and layered the rest. I even added some texture to the large flag.

 

Supplies: Cream and brown cardstock, Designer Paper –My Minds Eye, Stampin’ Up! – Watercolor Trio, Close to my Heart - For Every Occasion, embossing folder, ribbon, gems.

 

Thank you for stopping by for a visit,

Nina

Island Retirement

Relax, Enjoy – Retirement.. aren’t these images fabulous, all were taken on Vancouver Island.

I created this card as a retirement card for a friend, I doctored the images a bit then printed them off. I used foam tape to give them a stepping stone effect, I finished with some twine and gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper – Authentique, twine and gems.

Thank you for stopping by,

Nina

Chenille and Sequins

I have a card with a simple layout today. I pulled out my new Basic Grey 6 x 6 paper pad and snagged two pages to put this together. A recent trip to Jo-Anns while on vacation had me picking up a couple of cute stamp sets made by Jillibean Soup, and of course I need to ink them up.

 

 

The sentiment is heat embossed in brown then popped up with foam tape. I added some chenille like twine, digging into my fly tying supplies for that :) and finished with some randomly placed sequins.

 

Supplies: Cream and brown cards stock, Designer Paper-Basic Grey, Jillibean Soup-Birthday, twine, sequins.

 

Thank you for stopping by,

Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches #261

Happy Tuesday, I am so excited to be joining the Design Team for Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I love that I get to create with such a talent group of ladies. 

This week we have a fantastic sketch created by Melissa and the sponsor is Yours or Mine Paper Crafts.

I love this fun designer paper from Simple stories, I used the sentiment for the shape and popped it up with foam tape. I finished with some twine and sequins.

Supplies: Cream and black card stock, Designer Paper – Simple Stories, Inspired by Stamping stamps and die cuts, Paper Smooches die cuts, twine, sequins.

Be sure to pop over the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to join in the fun, also check out the wonderful creations created by the Design Team.

Angela

Debbie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Merry Monday Card Challenge #120

Good Morning and welcome to a new Merry Monday Christmas Challenge. This week I am the hostess for this challenge I am asking you to Use Skis, skates or a sled on your card.

I grew up in a small town, my childhood had a lot of outdoor time - we had a big hill to go sledding and a lake to skate. There was a small ski hill not far from us but cross country skiing was more common. I don't recall the last time I had fun doing any of these activiies but my husband and I enjoy snowshoeing when we get the chance.

I found a great designer paper with trees on it then created some snow drifts with white card stock and popped them up with foam tape. I stamped and die cut the skies and sled and put them behind the snow drifts. I added a simple sentiment and some white flowersoft  as snow.





Supplies: White and brown card stock, Designer Paper – XX, XX, clipart, PaperTrey Ink - Stamps and die cuts, white flower soft.

The Merry Monday design team of talented ladies had some great inspiration waiting for you over on the blog... Stop by, and play along.

Thank you for visiting :),

Nina