The Paper Players #382

Good Morning, I had a little time in the craft room last evening. I played along with The Paper Players. 

I love this sketch, I can see using it over and over. I used stitched rectangles for each layer. The top layer is popped up with foam tape. I added in some pretty tread that has just a hint of sparkle and little tiny sequins through it.

I die cut the YOU then heat embossed the rest of the sentiment and popped it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper-Basic Grey, Simon Says stamps - You Matter and Stitched rectangle. paillette tread.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge #279

We have a new Merry Monday Christmas card challenge, JoAnn is our hostess and her challenge is to Create a Christmas card using a poinsettia.

I love this rustic style paper and I could not resist using it for this challenge. The paper pad also had the perfect sentiment panel too.

I added grey cardstock to each layer then finished with twine and gems.

Supplies: White and grey cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaiser Craft, twine

Stop by the Merry Monday blog to take a look at all the lovely cards created by the design team.

Cheers,
Nina

Challenge #155- Coffee Photo

I am on a roll today, and my sister Barb sending me new to me challenges left and right... I have to play along.. sister cardmaking code I think ;).

For this card I am playing along with Challenge #155- Coffee Photo Inkspirational Challenges.

Kraft base with layers of dark brown cardstock and designer paper. I used stitched rectangles for the visible layers. I die cut the splat with brown cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment and coffee cut.

Supplies: Kraft and brown cardstock, Designer paper - your next stamp, Altenew - Coffee Love stamp and die set, SSS - Stitched Rectangles, Sizzix thinlits.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge #283

It is a blustery rainy mess outside, perfect for quality time in the craft room. I have grounds for crafty celebration as well, my sweet husband gifted me with a new toy this week and I would be remiss if I did not give it a thorough try.. right.. Check out this sweet crafty goodness..

Between this and my trusty 'Bug' I have all my embossing and die cutting needs well in hand.

My sister Barb has been on a challenge hunt as of late, looking for challenges that we have not tried before. So I am playing along with Hand Stamped Sentiment Sketch Challenge #283.

As I was sipping latte this morning ;), it was on the brain when I went on my supply quest for this challenge.

I love these fun papers and I just happened to have the Altenew - Coffee Love sitting in my 'must use' bin on my desk.

I stamped the sentiment using a brown ombre ink then used stitched die cuts to cut it out. I think layered it and popped it up. I stamped the cup and die cut it as well. I finished with some coffee coloured drops.

Supplies: Kraft and brown cardstock, Designer paper - your next stamp, Altenew - Coffee Love stamp and die set, SSS - Stitched Rectangles, drops.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Keeping Christmas Inspiration Hop - February

Welcome back for February's Keeping Christmas Series.

Keeping Christmas is hosted on Kelly Lunceford blog, she has been posting Keep Christmas for some time.

For my card, I started with simple layers. I am a little disappointed with my top layer, I used Distress ink to add some script on the background but after a few hrs it just seemed to be absorbed into the cardstock. If you look really close you can still see hints of it.

I die cut the tree twice, first with the gold shimmer paper then again with the plaid to get the body of the tree. I have the tree popped up with foam tape. I heat embossed the sentiment then finished with Nuvo glitter drops.

This card would be so easy to duplicate and make multiples.

Supplies: Kraft and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Gold Shimmer and Echo Park, Penny Black - Script, Hero Arts - Banners & Messages, Penny Black - xmas tree, Nuvo - glitter drops.

Be sure to stop by each team members blog:

Kelly Lunceford

Lesley Croghan

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

                        Nina Forsyth -->You are Here

Vicki Finger

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Fly..

A quick post this evening to share this card.

I used both sides of this double-sided paper, then fussy cut a few feathers and popped them up with foam tape. I added some Nuvo drops to them for some shine.

I stamped the sentiment and added a little ink to the edges, I layered it with a panel embossed for texture then they are both popped up with foam tape.

Supplies:White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - We R Memory Keepers, Penny black-Happy Thoughts, Nuvo - Crystal drops. embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Feeling Blue

I would love to be sunny yellow today thank you very much. Yesterday was a stunning day the beautiful sun swooped in and did a good job of melting some of the snow. I think more snow is predicted today though.

Children have such a way with words, some would say that thinking happy will make you feel happy .

I used this fun bright paper and used both sides dividing up the layout. I added a scrap from the same set to cover the seam. I heat embossed the sentiment and popped uit up with foam tape. I think finished by adding some Nuvo Crystal drops to some of the buttons on the patterned paper.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer paper My Mind's Eye, Inkadinado - Friendly Advice, Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Be Mine..

I am a little behind in posting this card ;). 

I started this card with the hearts, I had this little stack of them and then tried to figure out what I was going to do. They started out stacked up on top of one another and I was going to put foam tape between the layers to add dimension. As I was reaching for supplies I bumped them and they slid to almost what they are now and I like the effect.

I cut simple layers for the background and popped up the top panel, I  stamped the sentiment in black and popped it up as well.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Authentique, Clearly Besotted - Many mini messages, Memory Box - Classic Stitched Hearts.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Happy.. Laugh..

Good Morning, thanks for visiting

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For this card, I layered the designer paper with light grey cardstock and then I fussy cut some of the small tiles. I popped a few of the tiles with foam tape and covered them with Nuvo Crystal drops.

The sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and grey cardstock, Designer Paper - Teresa Collins.

Cheers,

Nina

Your kind of beautiful

I am still making my way through the cards I made during the Honeymoon Bay Retreat.

I used a simple layout, I layered the designer paper with black cardstock and covering the seam between the two patterns with a scrap.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black and popped it up with foam tape. I finished with some light silver/ grey half pearls.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Concord & 9th, Close to Heart - Create Kindness, shaped die cut, pearls.

So glad you stopped by,

Nina

Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge #278

Good Morning - we have a new Merry Monday Christmas card challenge, Debbie is our hostess and her challenge is to Create a Christmas card using the inspiration photo.

I love inspiration photo challenges, there are so many options to choose from and you really get to see what other pull from the photo.

Colour, ornaments and greenery grabbed my attention. I love easy designs and that is what I used here. I pulled out some cross stitch frames and added a little detail to some edges. 

This paper pack had some fun sentiment panels in the back so I grabbed this one for its fun glitter. The sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and kraft cardstock, Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye, Lawn Fawn - die cut.

Stop by the Merry Monday blog to take a look at all the cards created by the design team.

Cheers,
Nina

Choose Happy

This card was so simple to put together, I used stitched rectangles for each of the panels. Choose Happy was in the middle of one large sheet.

I die cut the heart and covered it in Nuvo Crystal glaze and popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple stories, Memory Box - Classic Stitched Heart, SSS - Stitched Rectangles.

So glad you stopped by,

Nina

Cutie Pie

I love this adorable paper, I used the designer paper to fill the whole card panel. I fussy cut a balloon from a piece of scrap and covered it in Nuvo crystal glaze then popped it up with an action wobbler.

The sentiment is simply stamped and popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Photo Play, Clearly Besotted - A Little Sentimental, action wobbler.

Thanks for visiting, 

Nina

You make me smile

I love these bright and cheery papers they make me think spring is on its way. 

I used stitched edges to add a nice edge to the panels, the top panel is popped up with foam tape. I die cut the YOU three time to give it nice dimension. The sentiment is heat embossed in white on black, I have it popped up as well. I finished with gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Photo Play, Simon Says Stamp - You Matter, MFT - Stitched Basic Edge, gems.

I am playing along with the Wednesday Challenge at Simon Say Stamp.

Have a great Friday.

Nina

Kind Words

A quick post this morning, this is a simple design for this card. I layered the designer paper with some brown cardstock and mounted on a white card base.

I stamped the sentiment, inked the edges of the sentiment a little then popped it up with foam tape.

I finished the card with some grey Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper-Bo Bunny, Verve - Kind Words, Nuvo drops.

See you again soon,
Nina

Better Together

Happy Valentine's Day to those who celebrate. I have a cute sweetheart's card this morning. I gave this to my fabulous husband with a tray... yes a tray of sour cream sugar cookies.. heart shaped of course.

I layered my designer paper with a red cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment added a little ink to the edges and popped it up with foam tape.

I fussy cut a few hearts then popped them up with foam tape and added some Nuvo

Supplies: Cream and red cardstock, Designer Paper - Authentique, Verve - Better Together, dots.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Cheers,
Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches #440

A quick second post today, I was playing along with Tuesday Morning Sketches. My sister Barb and SIL Judy were all chatting online as we indulged in some crafting time together.

I turned the sketch, I layered cardstock and designer paper. I love the gold highlight on the top section. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on brown and popped it up with foam tape.

For the decorative piece at the top, I used dots that looks like water droplets.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Jen Hadfield, Close to My Heart - Create Kindness, dots.

Cheers,

Nina

Be Yourself

It was a stat holiday here in BC yesterday, so today is my first day back to work after a long long wonderful weekend.

I wanted to share another card from the retreat. Very simple in design and easy to make using just the designer papers and some card stock. 

I layered the panels then popped up the sentiment with foam tape, the butterfly panel has lots of gloss as does the base layers so I did not want to add any additional embellishments.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaisercraft.

Have a wonderful day,
Nina

My crafty adventures at the Honeymoon Bay retreat.

I attended my first Retreat/crop this past weekend, I jumped in with both feet and gusto. It was a four-day three-night adventure of fun. The retreat was located in beautiful Cowichan Bay and the wonderful Honeymoon Bay Resort.

I figured it was a good sign heading into the rainbow.

So, so beautiful.

The location was so pretty, the facilities were fabulous, the food outstanding the group of ladies were amazing. So creative and I love the sharing of crafty secrets and techniques, I walked away with a ton of new information and an exciting shopping list. I had the best time and am looking forward to more crafty adventures soon.

I was told that all this generous space and the large tables are not the norm but I was sure happy to stretch out with all my supplies. I thought I had over packed but I was rather light with my packing in comparison to some of the other ladies.

The wheeled office chair was a wonderful luxury.

I am a pretty slow cardmaker so I only produced around 21 cards in my time there but I am pretty happy with most of the results. It gives me lots of content for some blog posts over the next little while.

This card was pretty easy to put together, I took designer paper pads that had sentiments in them to make cards easy to produce. For this card I added a simple grey layer of cardstock to each layer, the sentiment is popped up with foam tape. The flowers already have beautiful shimmer and shine.

This sentiment was how I was feeling for most of my weekend;) 

Supplies: White and grey cardstock, Designer Paper - My Minds Eye.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge #277

We have a new Merry Monday Christmas card challenge, Deanne is our hostess and her challenge is to Create a Christmas card using a stencil.

I ink blended the background of my card then applied glass bead paste over it using a stencil. I die cut the top panel then added it using a layer of foam tape. I finished with a sentiment.

Supplies: White cardstock, Papertrey ink - Two Feet Deep, Memory Box - Coountryside Circle, Faber Castel - Glass Bead Paste, GRS Studio - Distortion.

Stop by the Merry Monday blog to take a look at all the fantastic cards created by the design team.

Cheers,

Nina

Two hearts - One lifetime

I had a little time in the craft room this past weekend I have seen lots of stencils and paste used with ink blended background lately so I thought I would play with this technique a little today.

I cut a square piece of cardstock and used a die cut to create a window. I made a slightly small square from some watercolour paper and did some ink blending. I pulled out my Faber Castel - glass bead paste and a stencil and added some texture over the blended ink. 

Once it was all dry I added some sentiments to the top panel and popped it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Verve - Anniversary Birda, GRS Stencils - Distortion, Simon Says Stamps - Double Heart die.

Cheers,
Nina

Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge #276

We have a new Merry Monday Christmas card challenge, Colleen is our hostess and her challenge is to Create a Christmas card using the photo inspiration.

I could not resist those darling birds. I have some Birds & Berries papers that I knew would be a perfect fit for this challenge.

I used my stitched squares then added additional layers or brown cardstock. I embossed the sentiment in white and popped it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper-Wild Rose Studio, PapertreyInk-Snowflake Flurries,  SSS- Stitched squares.

Stop by the Merry Monday blog to take a look at all the fabulous cards created by the design team. Come play along.

Cheers,

Nina