Thanks

Good Morning, I have a masculine thank you card to show today.

I used a basic layout and let the designer papers do most of the work.

I added some black cardstock to each of the panels, the top panel is popped up with foam tape. The Thanks is a die-cut that has the work and the word shadow, the shadow is die cut from black cardstock. I finished with a smattering of Nuvo Drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Honeybee, Simon Says Stamps die - Thanks, Nuvo Drops.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Sending Springtime Smiles

Good Morning and happy Friday... we are getting close to the end of February and closer to Spring. I have spotted Cherry Blossoms, crocuses, mini daisies and daffodils on

my walks. I love how it is lighter in the morning and in the evenings.

I used one of my favourite layouts for this card, I added a layer of dark gray cardstock to each of the panels. 

I add a piece of scrap cardstock leftover from another card so I used to separate the upper and lower parts of the panel. I stamped the sentiment, added some cardstock then popped it up with foam tape. I finished the card with some black

gems

Supplies: White and grey cardstock, Designer Paper - Honeybee, PapertreyInk - Spring Hills, gems.

Cheers,

Nina

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Close to my Heart - Card Kit #2

Hello again.. I seem to be on a posting roll and I hope I can continue. 

I have the results of another card kit to share.

There are 4 sets of 4 cards, the difference with this kit is all the cards are A2 sized.

The kit was easy to put together and the instructions simple to follow.

As with the kit from yesterday's post, all the sentiments were pre-done. This kit has no colouring either. 

Supplies: Close to my Heart card kit.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Close to my Heart - Card Kit #1

Good Morning all - I have a set of cards for my post this morning. 

I usually don't purchase card kits that include all the fix'en as I prefer to create my own designs, I however, loved the pre-done sentiments that came with this kit. I have had the kits in my stash for a while now so it is doubtful they are still available.

A couple retreats ago I was only just on the med from a nasty cold and my creativity was not very inspirational. I was wise enough to add two of these kits into my supplies and it worked out perfectly.

I am not going to into detail on how these were created, I pretty much followed the instructions with minor tweaks here and there. 

This kit makes 4 sets of 5 cards two of the cards are A2 sized but then the sizes vary and one is an octagon shape.

The sentiments were pre-done but I did need to colour flowers with pencils included with the kit. There is a blend of ribbon, vellum cutouts and little half pearls for accents.

 Supplies: Close to My Heart card kit.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Keeping Christmas Blog Hop - February 2020

Good Morning, with today being the 25th it is time for the February installment of the Keeping Christmas Blog Hop. I love this idea (Thank you Kelly) of keeping up with making holiday cards or projects throughout the year. 

My card for today's post is pretty quick and easy, I have only embraced using the panels from Designer Paper but I have been enjoying the process.

With this card, I added a layer of black cardstock to each panel for a framed look. The paper pack had some sentiment as well so I cut and layered one of those as well. I finished the card by adding some sequins for embellishments.

Supplies: White and Black Cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, sequins.

Follow along with the other ladies in the Blog Hop, there are is a fabulous amount of inspiration to explore.

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)

 Vicki Finger

 Claire Broadwater

 Lori Tecler

 Nance Salkeld

 Nina Forsyth(You are here)

 Nancy Guse

 Marybeth Lopez

 Nancy Penir

 Carol Hintermeier

Thank you for stopping by,

Nina

Gnome for the holidays

A quick card to be a little Merry on a Monday. As always I used simple layers for my card, adding a layer of black cardstock to each of the panels. 

The top panel and the sentiment panel both have a layer of foam tape for added dimension.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Simon Says Stamp - Gnome for the holidays.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Above and Beyond

I love this Designer Paper from Brutus Monroe. I used my stitched rectangles to create a stitched frame, I then used the center for a popped up offset panel. 

I added a layer of black in behind then I heat embossed the sentiment and added foam tape to that as well. I finished with some clear gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Designer Paper - Brutus Monroe, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles, gems.

Cheers,

Nina

Wishing you

I used another of my favourite layouts for this card. Each panel has a layer of navy cardstock to add frame. Stitched rectangles and squares create even shapes and the stitching adds a design element.

The sentiment is layered and popped up with foam tape.

White and Navy cardstock, Designer Paper - One Canoe Two, Penny Black- Special Sentiments, Simon Says Stamps-Stitched Die cuts.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Need Coffee

Good morning and happy Friday - I have a small quick little card this morning. This card is just large enough to hold a gift card.

I layer each panel with dark brown cardstock. The sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Coffee Hour.

Cheers,
Nina

Happy Anniversary

Pretty delicate papers and hearts are the focus of today's card. I received these beautiful Japanese papers for this past Christmas and I wanted to see how they would hold up on a card.

I die cut the panels then cut the paper to fit inside the stitched borders. I die cut the multilayer heart and added foam tape in between the layers. Both panels also have a layer of foam tape to add in some dimension. I finished by stamping the sentiment directly on the panel.

The wavey lines on this paper have a pretty simmer to time so I did not feel the need to add any additional embellishments

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Natural Japanese Paper, Inkadinkado - Happy Anniversary, Simon Says Stamp - Love and Stitched Rectangles.

Cheers,
Nina

You're Awesome

Goodmorning - happy Wednesday. I have a quick and simple card to share this morning. I used stitched rectangles to die cut three panels from an SEI paper pad.

I added a layer of foam tape behind the sentiment panel to add some dimension and I added some sheer ribbon as well. This paper has some beautiful shimmer to it so I let it do all the work.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - SEI, Simon Says Stamp - Greeting Mix 1, Simon Says Stamp - Stiched rectangles, ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Latte

Good Morning - I have a small card to share today. This is card is just large enough to slip a gift card into. The bottom panel is patterned paper that I added a layer of brown cardstock too. 

The latte is simple stamped in brown in and that panel also had a layer of brown cardstock to add a frame, I popped the panel up for some dimension.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Unity, Stampers Anonymous - Fresh Brewed.

Cheers,
Nina

Wishing you...

Good evening and Merry Monday :), it was Family Day here in British Columbia today, and what a beautiful sunny day it turned out to be.

I have a quick and easy card for my post. I used my stitched rectangles to die cut the main panel then added a layer of black cardstock. I did the same with the stamped sentiment and finished with some clear crystal gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photo Play, Penny Black - Chrismas cheer, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched rectangles, gems.

Cheers,

Nina

Be unstoppable..

This designer paper page is so beautiful. I love this scene and it makes it so easy to put together a card. I used my stitched rectangles to create a panel then added a layer of black in behind. I stamped the sentiment then popped it up with foam tape. 

I finished the card with some Nuvo drops.

Supplies. White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - One Canoe Two, Pink Fresh Studio-Believe, Simon Say Stamp - Stitched Rectangles.

Stay crafty,
Nina

Sound the Sirens

Today's card is a fun retirement card. I started with a kraft card base then I layered all the designer paper panels with some brown cardstock. I stamped the police officer and die cut from kraft, the only colour I added was some red lip colour.

The police card is stamped directly onto the back group. I added some black pearls onto the patterned paper dots.

Supplies: Kraft and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, Your Next Stamp and die - Freeze, pearls.

Cheers,

Nina

May your wishes

Good Morning and happy Friday, I love scheduled posts in blogger. As this posts, I will be happily elbows deep in crafty supplies at a fabulous crafty weekend with a bunch of amazing ladies.

This card looks gorgeous in real life. I have this wonderful stash of rice papers that I have had for year.. I mean years ;). This one has such a stunning array of colours that it is a work of art all on its own.

I added a layer of brown cardstock in behind the rice paper. The sentiment is heat embossed in white then die-cut, it is also popped up with foam tape. The entire panel also has a layer of foam tape to make it stand out.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - misc rice paper, Papertrey Ink-Every Day photo finishers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Thank you.. so much

Isn't this designer paper gorgeous, I love the colours. I used a nice simple design for this card. I added a layer of turquoise paper to the back of the patterned paper for a frame.

The sentiment is simply stamped then popped up with foam tape. I heat embossed the So Much sentiment a second time and added some foam tape.

I finished with some clear drop gems.

Supplies: White and turquoise cardstock, Designer Paper - The Paper Studio, Brutus Monroe-Tree of Thanks, gems.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Make a wish

Make a wish... This card is cute and simple in its look. I used a panel of purple cardstock then added some patterned paper. I create a thin strip down the center for interest.

The cupcake is stamped and die cut and I added some texture sparkle to make it fun. The sentiment is die-cut and like the cupcake is popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some sequins.

Supplies: White and purple cardstock, Designer Paper-Lawn Fawn, Simon Says Stamp-Birthday Sweets, Cosmic Shimmer, sequins.

Thank you for visiting,

Nina

Just for You

A card does not get much easier than when you are using papers and sentiment panels from one series of Designer Paper.

I layered each panel with some gray-blue cardstock. The sentiment panel is layered as well and popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some crystal gems.

Supplies:  White and gray-blue cardstock, Designer Paper - KaiserCraft, gems.

Thank for stopping by,
Nina

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Good Morning and Merry Monday, I have a really quick and easy card this morning using Designer Paper from Caio Bella.

I went a little crazy with this Designer Paper last fall, I love love love it. It makes creating a card so simple too.

I had the panels die-cut in advance, I was not feeling creative at a crop so I did some cutting and die-cutting of panels in preparation. I added a layer of brown cardstock in behind. I then added some twine and Nuvo drops to finish. The panel is popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Ciao Bella, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  twine Nuvo drops,

Cheers,
Nina

Thank you

Good Morning, we had a stunning day here yesterday and I spent some wonderful time out in the sun.

I love the fun bright spring like patterns on this card. I user a stitched edge die to segment two different designer papers. I added a layer of brown cardstock in behind the panel for a small frame.

The sentiment is stamped on an scrap piece of patterned paper then popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, My Favorite Things - Stitched Basic Edges, Poppy Stamps - Art Deco you are wonderful.

Thank you for visiting,

Nina

Thanks a bunch

Good Morning I have a small masculine card for you today.  

I apologize for the quality of the photo, this card was 'can you make real quick' then it was given within moments. The card is smaller, not quite A2.

I was working with a 6x6 paper pad at the time and I feel the paper was perfect for masculine card. I added some brown cardstock in behind the patterned paper leaving a gap between the panels for some brown twine.

I heat embossed the sentiment then popped it up with foam tape. I finished with some brown half pearls.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, My Favorite Things - Bitty Thanks and Gratitude, twine, pearls.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Today is..

Good Morning and Happy Friday, I have a clean and simple card for this morning's post.

I used my stitched die cuts to created all the panels. I used multiple pages from a Recollection paper pad for the layers. I stamped the sentiment and popped the panel up with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Recollections, Penny Black - Special Sentiments, Simon Says Stamps - Stitched Rectangles.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Kangaoo in the Forest

Last summer I created this card for a co-work who was moving to Australia. With my lack of posting last year this of course did not make it to my blog. When the reports of the devastating Australian wild fires started, it did not feel right to post my card.

Since, I have seen many cards created in support of the wildfires with that in mind I am posting my card.

I was thinking beautiful sunrise/sunset as I made this card, of course not devastation. I used Distress Ink to blend a create the background. I added some shimmery spritz as splatter. I die cut the silhouette from black cardstock, I then added foam tape to the entire panel.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Paper Rose - Kanagroo in the Forest, misc Distress inks, shimmer spritz.

Nina

Deepest Sympathy

I used a quick and easy layout for this card. I die cut the gray background panels with Simon Says Stamp stitched Rectangle dies cuts then fit panels of Designer paper inside the stitched areas.

The top panel as well as the sentiment panel are popped up with foam tape. I finished with Nuvo Drops.

Supplies: White and Gray cardstock, Designer Paper-Kaisercraft, Sugar Pea Designs - Everyday Sentiments, Simon Says Stamp-Stitched Rectangles, My Favorite Things-Word Windows, pearls.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Today is all about YOU!

Nice clean lines for today's card, I used quick and easy panels. I added a layer of black cardstock behind each panel leaving enough room between them to see the designer paper on the bottom panel.

The sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape, I finished the card with black half pearls.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Penny Black - Smile today, Designer Paper -Recollections

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Peace, Love and Joy

I love this paper pad from The Paper Boutique, the panels make for such simple yet beautiful cards. I have a Merry Monday card for you today.

I used a stitched square die cut to cut out the panel, I added a layer of black cardstock. I stamped the sentiment and die cut it before popping it up on foam tape. I finished with some sequins.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-The Paper Boutique-Once Upon a Christmas, Penny Black-Christmas Sentiments, Simon Says stamps-Stitched Squares, sequins.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Freshly Made Sketches #420 - Love

I am playing along with the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge for today's card.

I had a picture in my mind for this sketch for a couple of days before I was able to put it together.

I started with the top panel and stamped the sentiment. I then added the quilted texture. I ran it through my Big shot twice, once to add texture with an embossing folder then a second time on its own to flatten it back out so the texture was not so bold.

I then heat embossed the heart on a second piece of cardstock and used the die cut to cut out the layers. I have not yet cut the hearts apart so they were perfectly spaced. I added foam tape between each layer to pop the hearts up.

I added foam tape to the back of the textured panel. I stamped and die cut the Love sentiment then finished the card by adding silver half pearls.

Supplies: White cardstock, Simon Says Stamps - Stamps and Die set, embossing folder, gems.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Be Confident

I love this paper, it was a scrap in my collection and I have no idea of the brand. I used a nice and simple layout, the paper did all the work for me.

I layered the designer paper with a layer of black cardstock, the sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape. I finished with clear drops, along the bottom and in the center of each large flower.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - unknown,  Simon Says - Uplifting Thoughts, gems. 

Be Amazing,
Nina