Make me smile

Happy Halloween :)

We have moved into fall with a wet mess here in Victoria.. the rains are upon us. We have some warmish temps during the day so everything is lush and green.

I used one of my go-to layouts for this card.. I love the layers. I added a layer of brown cardstock to each of the panels providing a frame. I die cut theYOU three times to give it some thickness. The rest of the sentiment is heat embossed in white and popped up with foam tape.

To finish the card I added some brown Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer paper - Bo Bunny, Simon Says Stamp, Nuvo drops.

Thank you for stopping by,

Nina

Getting Merry with Holiday Cheer

Good Morning, I am getting a little Merry for this fine Monday Morning.

I created a CAS to share, this card was quick to make and would be easy to reproduce. I added a layer of green cardstock to each panel. The sentiment panel is a ready-made panel from the Designer paper.

I finished by adding a few red gems to the tree.

Supplies: White and green cardstock, Designer Paper - Authentque, gems.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

CAS Colours and Sketches #295

Good Morning, I am playing along with the current challenge over at CAS Colours and Sketches.

I really like this layout, I can see myself using it over and over.

There was a beautiful stream of sunlight flowing into my craft room when I was trying to take this photo. The colours are not quite as dark as they appear below.

I used added a layer of grey cardstock to each panel of designer paper to add some detail. I love heart pattern it looks like it is watercolour this top panel has foam tape popping it up for a little dimension.

I finished by stamping the sentiment directly onto the panel then adding some round dew drops.

Supplies: White and gray cardstock, Designer Paper - Fancy Pants, Avery Elle - City Sentiments, dew drops.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Keeping Christmas Inspiration Hop - October

Welcome back for October edition of the Keeping Christmas Series.

This layout is very simple and so easy to reproduce. I used a piece of designer paper for the main panel, cutting the piece in half then turning one piece around. I added a thin strip of green cardstock across the seam and added a layer of green cardstock in behind the panel. I finished with some half pearls.

Supplies: White and green cardstock, Designer Paper - Authentique, Penny Black-Believe, half pearls.

Be sure to stop by the visit the other blog hop participants to see what they have created.

Kelly Lunceford

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

                           Nance Salkeld                        

                          Nina Forsyth -->You are Here

Vicki Finger

Thank you for stopping by, 

Nina

Always Fun Challenges #81 - Black and White

Good Morning, I am playing along with the current challenge from Always Fun Challenges and the challenge this week is Black and White.

I started with a white card base then added a layer of black. I added some texture to the top panel then heat embossed multiple flowers and leaves.

I alternated adding foam tape to the elements to add some dimension. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock then finished with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Gina K Designers - Boho Flowers, Simon Says- Tiny Words, misc embossing folder, gems.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Polar Bear fun

I have a super simple festive card for this Monday and love these cute polar bears. I added a layer of black cardstock to the layer of patterned paper.

The sentiment is from a piece of the other side of the double-sided paper. I popped the sentiment up with some foam tape. I finished with some clear drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, dew drops.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Addicted to CAS Challenge #147 - Foliage

I am playing along with the current Addicted to CAS Challenge .

I love this delicate pattern and I used the paper panel as I focal point, I used stitched die cuts for both the panels then popped it up with foam tape.

The sentiment is part of the paper pad and I just added a layer of black cardstock. I finished the card with some black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - KaiserCraft, stitched rectangles, gems.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Always Fun Challenge #80 - Monochrome

Good Morning, I had a chance to craft with my sister last night and we are playing along with Always Fun Challenges - Monochrome. 

I used simple layers, I love this fun pattern. I added a layer of black cardstock in behind the main panel. I stamped the sentiment, layered it as well and popped it up with foam tape.

I finished with some black half pearls.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Ella and Viv, Penny Black - Happy Thoughts, half pearls.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Getting Merry on a Monday

A quick card for this Oct Monday morning, going with a Merry theme.

This pretty paper arrived in the mail last week and I could not wait to try it out. I did not use any stamping instead chose to use one of the sentiment panel from the paper pack.

I used a simple background layer then added a strip of coordinating paper along the centre. I added some twine and a die cut button from the background paper. The sentiment and button are popped up with foam tape. I did add a layer of brown cardstock to the sentiment panel.

Supplies: Cream cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, misc die cut.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Seasons Greetings

A quick festive card today for this Canadian Thanksgiving.

I added some distress inks to a cream card panel then added some font in a darker colour. I then used my Misti to stamp the buck.

I layered the panel with some craft cardstock then popped it up with some foam tape. I used two sides of a double-sided DP for the base layer which also had a matt of kraft cardstock. I finished with the sentiment, some twine and clear dots.

Supplies: Cream and kraft cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, Stampendous - Buck Scene, Clearly Besotted - Many Mini Messages, clear dots, twine.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Filled with wonder

Good Monday morning - I have a merry and festive card to share this morning.

I used one of my current favourite layouts. Two pieces from a 6 x 6 paper pad were used for the main panel and then added a layer of black cardstock in behind. I separated the panels with some black twine.

I layered the sentiment and popped it up with foam tape and finished with some half pearls.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Echo Park, Penny Black - Love and Peace, half pearls.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina