Merry Christmas

Good Morning and Merry Monday, I am using the card kit from Photoplay for my card today. I love the layers that this card has.

I started with the background panel, I then added the square panel. I cut and added the plaid flag then did the same with the two others, adhering them with some foam tape.

I added the twine, poinsettia and sentiment to finish.

Supplies: White cardstock, Photoplay Christmas Cheer Card Kit.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Bright Smiles

I did not make it to post my card for this past week's Tuesday Morning Sketches, this past weekend seemed to just melt away.

I pulled out a paper pack that I have had for a number of years to see what I could put together without using stamps.

I cut a piece of double-sided patterned paper and cut the bottom of the panel to turn the bottom side around. I used a piece of border stick to break up the two panels. I added some foam tape to two feather stickers to pop them up then added another sticker for the sentiment.

I finished the card with some Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaisercraft, Nuvo Drops

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

You are so much more

I attended an online card class last night.. well sort of. When you order a card class from Calgary you should really pay attention to the class start time. In my defence I was not the only one, the rest of the class did not show and when I logged on the instructor was getting ready to pack it in. 

The instructor ended up doing a Facebook live of the class just after but that did not work as expected either with some technical difficulties getting in the way.

I also had some problems with my card kit, it did not seem to travel well so I ended up doing my best with the supplies but in truth, my cards look nothing like the class. I am chalking this one up to it was not meant to be.

I used layers of turquoise and navy cardstock panels and adhered them to my card base. I added some texture to the navy layer with an embossing folder. 

The flower image is watercoloured and finished with a touch of Wink of Stella. The sentiments were pre-cut but I added layers of cardstock in behind the sentiment panel. I popped the You sentiment piece up with foam tape.

Supplies: White, navy and turquoise cardstock, MTF - All About you and Harmonious Hibiscus Background.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Congratulations

It took me forever to come up with an idea for this card, but once inspiration hit I loved how it turned out. The theme for the card is for a promotion.

I used my Silhouette to cut out the chevrons and crown. I cut a layer of black cardstock and a smaller navy one. I put the navy panel thorough my Big shot with a chevron embossing folder.

I created a long strip with black cardstock and slightly lighter navy cardstock. The thought behind this was to use patrol pants as my inspiration, they are blue in colour with a light blue strip down the side. I heat embossed the sentiments in white on black cardstock then added some foam tape in behind.

Even with the sentiment and rank elements, the panel looked to be missing something. I pulled out a stamp set with different grunge stamps and added a stamped image to both ends of the panel. It seemed to pull everything together. I finished the card with some black Nuvo Drops.

Supplies: White, black and navy cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Amazing, Clearly Besotted - Miniature Type, Stampin' Up - Gorgeous Grunge, embossing folder, Nuvo Drops.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Keeping Christmas - August 2020

Good Morning all and welcome to the August edition of Keeping Christmas Blog Hop.

I have seen this technique done a few times and was inspired by one posted for Concord & 9th. I used strips of red, hunter green and silver glitter cardstock. I lined them all up using the grid on my glass mat.

I used the same cardstock to created Christmas flower die cuts. I stamped the sentiment then popped up the panel with some foam tape. I finished by adding some red gems to the flowers.

This card would be so easy to mass-produce.

Supplies: White, red, green cardstock, Silver glitter paper, Simon Days Stamp - Inside Christmas Greetings, Nellie Snellen - Christmas Flowers, gems.

Take a look at the inspiration with the other designers in the Blog Hop.

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)

Claire Broadwater

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Marybeth Lopez

Nancy Penir

Carol Hintermeier

Thank you for visiting,

Nina

Wishing you Joy

Merry Monday, I have a card that I made from a card kit for today's post. When I was on vacation and shopping for some crafty goodness I can across a Photo Play cardkit... I did not even know those were a thing.

Photoplay is one of my favourite vendors so I took a chance, admittedly I did not follow the directions I just eyeballed the samples but overall it was pretty easy and I like the results.

Supplies: White cardstock, Photoplay Christmas Cheer Card Kit.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Do what you Love

I have some more ink blending for my card this evening. I inked up this pretty image from Wild Whisper and heat embossed it in white. I did some ink blending then added some splatter with Wink of Stella. I popped the panel up with foam tape

I heat embossed the sentiments in white on black cardstock then adhered them with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Wild Whisper - Fanciful Bloom, Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Happy Happy Happy

I used a Floral mix background for my card today, I heat embossed the background image with white embossing powder. I added some colour using Distress Inks. 

I die cut a layer of black cardstock using my stitched rectangles and added the coloured panel. I then stamped the large sentiment and popped it up with foam tape.

I heat embossed the smaller sentiment in white on black and finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Floral Mix Background, Happy Days, and Stitched Rectangles, gems.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Beautiful Self

A quick and simple layout for this evening's card. I added a black cardstock layer to a panel of Recollections panel of patterned paper. 

I heat embossed the sentiment and layered it with some gold foil cardboard and popped it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Recollections, Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text.

The photo does not do the card justice, it is bright and the gold in the patterned paper is gorgeous.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Thanks for Everything

I have a multi-layered card for today's post. I used my stitched rectangles to die cut 4 layers - 2 each of coordinating patterned paper and layered them using foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment and then added some Nuvo drops to finish.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Hackney & Co, Technique Tuesday - Find Beauty, Nuvo Drops.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Gratitude

I am playing along with Tuesday Morning Sketches for this evening's card. 

I used a stitched rectangle with black cardstock for the bottom layer, I cut some patterned paper to fit into the stitches. I die cut the flowers from coordinating patterned paper then popped two of them up with foam tape.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock and popped it up with foam tape. I finished with some gems in the flower centers.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - The paper Studio, MFT- Stitch Flowers, Simon Says Stamp - 30 days of Thankful, gems.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Peace Joy Love

Merry Monday, I have an easy panel card for today's post. I fell in love with the Carta Bella Farmhouse Christmas papers, so much so that I brought some of the 12x12 and the 6x6 pad.

 
I could not resist these fabulous panels. I added some coordinating designer paper in behind the panel, then popped the panel up with foam tape. I fussy cut one of the stockings from another piece of patterned paper and popped it up on top of the panel. I finished with some black gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, gems.

I am pretty excited to share that I reached the goal of 100K. I am not stopping there though and will continue to track my walking and hiking till September 20th.

I am more than excited to share that I also reached the fundraising goal of $500 as well; with that said, it is such a great cause so if you would consider donating I have included the link below. #TrailblazeCA.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=15075

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina