Wonderful Life

In keeping with the theme I started yesterday, beverages, today I coffee. I have a lot of coffee and tea stamps so I thought it was funny that I used mostly the designer paper pad for this card and added the coffee cup at the last minute for added interest.

I layered each of the panels with black cardstock then popped the sentiment panel and the coffee cup with foam tape. I heat embossed the coffee cup in white on black cardstock.

I finished the card with twine and some Your Next Stamp gumdrops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, Verve - Coffee, twine, YNS - Gumdrops.

Cheers,

Nina

Christmas Spirit

Good Morning, are you ready for a little Merry Monday Cheer, I have some Reindeer beer ready in celebration. I am trying again to maintain a theme for a week so this week's theme will be beverages.

I used a stitched die-cut for the main panel then added a layer of black cardstock in behind. I layered a smaller strip of red plaid for the centre of the card. I heat embossed the sentiment and the reindeer beer. The beer is die-cut and popped up with foam tape as is the top sentiment. 

I finished with some Nuvo drops and a red dot for a nose.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, Your Next Stamp & Die - Reindeer, Nuvo Drops, dot.

Cheers,
Nina

Man of the Moment

I am a little late with my post today, it is the last in the Birthday theme for this week. I chose a masculine style card for this post.

I am working my way through my 6x6 paper pads, I have a few. This is a no stamping card, I used components all from the paper pad.

I added a layer of brown cardstock to each layer. I used a die-cut for the flag, then use my trimmer and scissors to trim the brown cardstock. I popped up the sentiment panel with foam tape and finished with Nuvo Drops.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaisercraft, Paper Smooches - Flag Tags, Nuvo Drops.

Thank for stopping by,
Nina

Wood Grain Birthday

Woodgrain wishes for my post this morning. I cut the base panel then added a layer of brown cardstock, I did the same to each of the woodgrain pieces as well. 

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

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaiser Craft, Papertrey Ink - Birthday Bash, pearl.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Today is all about YOU!

It's just peachy for today, or maybe a slight bit darker. The photo is a little darker then what the card looks like in real-time.

I am digging deep into my cardmaking supplies and loving it. I pulled out a pad of Authentique paper and saw this layout on Facebook and used it as inspiration.

I cut out the bottom panel and added a layer of brown cardstock. I then die cut each square with stitched squares then added a layer of brown cardstock. 

I used a backside of one of the designer papers that had a light print on it and die cut it with a stitched rectangle then stamped the sentiment. I finished with some glittery Nuvo drops.

Supplies: Cream and white cardstock, Designer Paper - Authentique, Penny Black - Special Sentiments, Nuvo Drops.

Cheers,

Nina

Birthday Wishes

Hello lovely layers with your stitched edges... I pulled out some pretty papers from Moda Scrap and my stitched rectangles and just started to die-cut, starting at the largest die-cut and working my way down each size with a different pattern of paper.

I added a layer of brown cardstock to each layer. The sentiment is popped up with foam tape and I finished with some small clear dots.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Simon Says Stamp - Simple Sentiments and stitched rectangles, clear drops.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Keeping Christmas March 2020 - Simple Merry Christmas

Good Morning all, welcome to the March Keeping Christmas Blog Hop. 

I love this adorable designer paper, the pattern is an elegant wintry scene. I used stitched rectangles to die cut the specific area on the paper I wanted. I added in a layer of ready for a festive feel. 

I stamped the sentiment in red as well. The card is finished with sequins. At some point, I will use the rest of this page for some small tags.

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

Follow along with the other crafters in the Blog Hop, there is lots of wonderful inspiration to explore.

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)Off this month 
 Vicki Finger

 Claire Broadwater

 Lori Tecler

 Nance Salkeld

 Nina Forsyth

 Nancy Guse

 Marybeth Lopez

 Nancy Penir

 Carol Hintermeier

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Happy Happy Birthday

When I look at my rather robust collection of stamps  I find it interesting that there are often a few stamps sets that I reach for over and over. This set from Papertray ink is one of them.

This week I am going to stick with a Happy Birthday theme, tomorrow being the exception as it is Keeping Christmas.

I used the sketch from Cas(E) this Sketch #363, I was looking for inspiration and this sketch worked for me even though the challenge was over.

I cut each of the pieces of patterned paper, then adhered them to a piece of black foam tape. The larger top panel has a layer of foam tape to pop it up. I heat embossed the sentiment, added a layer of black cardstock and foam tape.

I finished the card with some Doodlebug dots. I have a ton of these in my embellishment drawer and certainly don't use them enough.. hmm maybe another goal of the week.

I am building up quite the stash of cards, sadly someone might get an Easter card sometime this fall. I was talking to a friend the other day, she said she was not sending out cards because someone told her they did not want to receive mail due to Covid. Understandable but sad for us paper crafters when sending cards is what we like to do to share our paper hugs. So my stash will grow and I am ok with that.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Brutus Monroe, Papertrey Ink - Birthday Bash, Doodlebug dots.

Stay Healthy, get crafty,
Nina

Ho Ho Ho

I have another easy layout for my being Merry on a Monday card this morning. I wanted to use the top panel and then paired it with a plaid panel and a thin strip all from the same paper family. 

I layered each panel with black cardstock. The top panel has a layer of foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photo Play. 

Cheers,

Nina

Happy Spring

Good Evening, I am a little lazy with my posting today - it was a quiet low key kinda day. I used my stitched squares to die cut a couple of panel from patterned paper, then added a layer of brown cardstock to each panel. 

The top panel and sentiment panel are both popped up with foam tape. I pulled out my rarely use Stickles and added some glitter drops.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaisercraft, The Stamps of Life - bunnyforEaster, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Squares, Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Blooming with blessings

Good Morning, it is a beautiful day outside my door and I am going to get out for a walk and enjoy.

I made this soft pretty card this morning and hope to get some more craft time when I come back in. These papers from Moda Scrap are so soft and pretty I thought them to be perfect for a spring or Easter card.

I used simple layers to showcase the papers, two panels backed with blue cardstock. The sentiment is layered as well and also popped up with foam tape. I finished with some spring coloured sequins.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Papertrey Ink - Spring Hills, sequins.

I have been trying to get out to enjoy the sunshine each day while it is here. I thought I would post a few pictures.

Even toys are self-isolating, this is a random toy sitting in the middle of the wooded area in a local park.

I love my city and my island, it is such a beautiful place. These are from the local park, where most of the wise people are keeping an airplane arms distance but there is still a large number of people gathering in groups which is scary.

Social distancing and washing your hands... its a thing, do it!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Happy Easter

Good Morning - I am not sure what happened with Monday's post it looks like Blogger has a misfire on the scheduled post.

I have another Retro style Easter card for my post today.

Each panel has a layer of turquoise cardstock, the top panel and sentiment is popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and turquoise cardstock, Designer Paper - Brutus Monroe, Simon Says Stamp - Some Bunny, clear drops.

Thanks for stopping by,Nina

Easter Blessings

More Easter Blessing today. I am loving all the signs of spring out my front door, the Magnolia tree is getting ready to bloom, cherry blossoms are lining the streets and daffodils and crocuses are in abundance. We have had full-on stunning sun for the last couple of day and it is glorious.

This card is super easy, I used Stitched rectangles to die cut the panels. I fussy cut the Easter egg and popped it up with foam tape. The sentiment also has a layer of foam tape.

Stay healthy everyone and thanks for visiting,
Nina

Season to be Jolly

Good Morning, I have a festive card for you today. 

I used a stitched rectangle for the base panel and added a layer of black cardstock. I did the same with all the remaining panels as well. The gnome is a panel from a piece of designer paper with printed panels

The sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape for some dimension.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Hero Arts - Christmas Messages, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Happy Easter - Retro

I chose some retro-looking designer paper from Brutus Monroe for the card today. This card is slightly smaller than an A2 sized card.

I added some turquoise paper in behind the designer paper then popped the whole panel up with some foam tape. I heat embossed the sentiment then finished with clear dew drops.

Supplies: White and turquoise cardstock, Designer Paper - Brutus Monroe, Simon Says Stamp - Some Bunny, clear drops.

Cheers,
Nina

Easter Blessings

Yesterday aside I am going to try to post the remainder of the week with Spring and Easter projects.

For this card, I am playing along with the March Challenge from Scrap 'N Stamp. This month's challenge is Stencil It.

I used a stencil from TCW, Balzer Designs. I used a stitched rectangle to die cut a panel of watercolour paper. I then taped it down and used Distress Ink and some Cosmic Shimmer paste. The Shimmer past is mostly clear with different holographic colours. Adding it to the distress ink on my glass mat gave it the colours you see on this card.

Once the panel was dry I added a layer of black card stock in behind. I die cut the filigree egg and used a stitched rectangle to make it a panel. I heat embossed the sentiment then added foam tape to both the egg panel and sentiment. I love how the shimmery colour can be seen through the pattern on the egg.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, watercolour paper, Distress inks, Cosmic Shimmer, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles and Filigree Egg, Clearly Besotted - Many Mini Messages.

Cheers,
Nina

Just Because

I have a quick and simple layer out for the card tonight. I love this patterned paper and I wanted to showcase it. 

I added a layer of brown cardstock for a small frame then added some gems. I finished with the sentiment which is also backed with brown paper and popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaisercraft,  Simon Says Stamp - Greeting Mix1,  gems.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Good Times

This card was so quick to put together using some small sentiment panels from the back of a 6x6 paper pad. 

I divided up the main panel then added a layer of gray cardstock. The smaller sentiment panels also have a layer of cardstock for a small frame then they are popped up with foam tape. I finished with some half pearls

Supplies: White and gray Cardstock, Designer Paper - Teresa Collins, pearls

Thanks for stopping by,Nina

Journey of a thousand miles

Good Morning, Happy Friday - I have something a little different for today's post. The Graphic 45 designer paper page I brought on sale back in February had a number of panels on including this one. The size was not something I wanted to make into a card so instead, I made a bookmark.

I added a layer of black then white cardstock behind the panel. I added a black eyelet and used some black crochet thread to create a tassel.

I choose not to embellish with gems or Nuvo drops so they would not catch on pages of a book.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphics 45, eyelet, crochet thread.

While this quote could be interpreted in many ways, I like the idea that starting a new book is the beginning of a new journey or adventure.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Just a Note

Just a little note for this morning's post. I used another of my favourite layouts that showcase the sweet-looking patterned papers. Each layer is backed with some brown cardstock for a small frame.

The sentiment is stamped, then die cut before some foam tape was added to pop it up.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, Poppy Stamps - Art Deco you are wonderful.

Cheers,
Nina

Safe Travels

My stash of patterned papers, especially in varying sizes is vast. I have had this Authentique paper pad for a number of years and tossed in the supplies for my last retreat on a whim. 

I used a quick and easy layout to showcase the pattern of the paper, the top panel is popped up with foam tape. The sentiment is stamped, die-cut and has a layer of foam tape for added dimension.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Authentique, Simon Says Stamp - Everyday Clean lines stamps and dies cut.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Kaleidoscope

I used a simple layout for the card, each layer is backed by black cardstock to add a frame. I added 4 one inch squares of under each corner of the top panel and then added a layer of foam tape to the top panel as well, I finished with some clear gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphics 45, gems.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Have a very Merry Christmas

Good Morning I have a Merry Monday post this morning.

This paper is so cute, and perfect for my inlaws who have Cardinals that frequent their back garden.

The print on the Designer Paper does a great job of making the card. I added a layer of cardstock for a frame. then stamped the sentiment and popped it up with foam tape. I tucked some silver filament twine underneath then added some sequins to finish.

Supplies: While and gray cardstock, Designer Paper. Verve - Peace on Earth, filament, sequins.

Thanks for visiting.

Nina

You're Amazing

Good Morning - my posting streak continues with a positivity card this morning. The simple layout makes another appearance as I let this lovely patterned paper do its thing.

I added a layer of blue-gray cardstock to each panel. The sentiment is heat embossed in black and the panel popped up with foam tape. I tucked some circle loops in behind for interest.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper -Kaiser Craft, Simon Says Stamp - Amazing, Simons Say Stamp Circle Loops.

Happy International Women's Day,
Nina

Baby Congrats

For this card, I used simple layers. I added a layer of dark pink cardstock to each panel,  The top panel has a layer of foam tape and the sentiment is simply stamped and popped up with foam tape.  I finished with some Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and pink cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, Simon Say Stamp - Clean Line every day, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles, Nuvo Drops.

Cheers,

Nina

Birthday Fishing

Happy Friday - fishing the pastime of many. I love masculine cards, I find them easy to make. 

The right side panel is popped up with foam tape. The entire panel is backed with a layer of navy cardstock. 

I popped up the sentiment with foam tape as well.

Supplies: Cream and navy cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Papertreyink  - Birthday Bash.

Cheers,

Nina

Hello Baby Girl

I could not resist this super cute designer paper when I saw it in the store. I did not do a very good job with this photo, this card is brighter with soft colours.

I know I have said it probably a dozen times since the new year but I have fallen in love with pre-done sentiment panels. I added a layer of white cardstock to each layer and some foam tape for added dimension.

I added some white twine and a cutie patootie mini button brad.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, twine, brad.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Love the Moment

I have been enjoying using the panels that are in the back of the paper pad. This one is intended to look like chalk and I like it.

I added some black cardstock to each panel to add interest. The sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some twine and clear drops.

Supplies: White and gray Cardstock, Designer Paper - Teresa Collins, twine and gems.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Color your world

Almost a month ago I stopped in at a craft store on the way to the Retreat I attended in Feb. In the bargain bin, I found this Graphic 45 designer paper. I was interested in the monochrome sentiment panels but the other paper in the pack surprised me.

I used a simple layer out for the card, each layer is backed by black cardstock to add a frame. The top panel is popped up with foam tape and I finished with some clear gems.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

May you enjoy the magic

It is March already, time feels like it is moving along so fast. I have a festive card to share today on this Merry Monday.

I love these fun holiday papers, I chose a layout that would showcase them. Each panel had a layer of green cardstock added for a small frame. The top two layers are popped up with foam tape for some added dimension.

Supplies: White and green cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Simon Says Stamp - Inside Christmas Greeting.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Blooming with blessings

Good Morning and welcome to the first day of March! I have another spring card to share today.

I love this Designer Paper  - it has the appearance that it is textured.

I used another of my favourite layers, basic in design but lets the paper do all the work. Each panel had a layer of brown cardstock behind it. I added foam tape to both the top panel and sentiment panels. I finished by adding clear crystal gems.

Supplies: Cream and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, PapertreyInk - Spring Hills, clear gems.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina