Merry Christmas

Good Morning and Merry Monday, the final countdown is on, only a couple of weeks till Christmas, do you have all your holiday cards done?

 
I am still working on it, I still love to make Christmas cards throughout the year but I find during the season I make some cards specifically for someone.

This card was so fun and easy to make. The top panel is cut right from a 12x12 piece of paper, popped up with foam tape, then a coordinating patterned panel is added behind it. I finished with some gems.

Pretty simple right?  I love the little scene and the colours.

Supples" White cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, gems.

Cheers,
Nina

Did you know: A program was launched in Belgium in 2001 to replace sugary drinks and soda in school lunches with beer.

Be Merry

Good morning and Merry Monday, I have a card I created with Washi tape to share this morning.

I started with a white cardstock panel the laid down strips of Washi tape on either side of the panel.

I die-cut some winter foliage in white and adhered them. I die-cut three of the die-cut sentiment pieces and glued them all together for a 3D look. 
 
I added a layer of red cardstock and finished up with some red, clear and silver gems.

Supplies: White and red cardstock, Washi tape, EchoPark die cuts, gems.
 
Cheers,
Nina

Did you know: An olive tree can live over 2000 years.
 

A Day of Remembrance

                                     

In Flanders fields, the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

  That mark our place; and in the sky

  The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

  Loved and were loved, and now we lie

      In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

  The torch; be yours to hold it high.

  If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

      In Flanders fields.

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

Congrats

It took a good number of pieces to put this card together. I started with a black base panel then die-cut strips of blue cardstock in two slightly different colours.

I die-cut 4 stitched triangles and put them through the Big Shot with an embossing folder. The sentiments are stamped in black ink and popped up with foam tape.

I heat embossed the car then die-cut it, it also is backed with foam tape. 

This is version #4 of the car, I tried one in blue, one on kraft cardstock, one where I tried to make the car one colour and the tires another. They just did not look quite right.

Does anyone need a paper police car? No, that is ok, they are safely tucked away with the die-cut for future use.

 

Supplies, White, black and blue cardstock, Your Next Stamp & Die - Freeze, Simon Says Stamp - Strips 1, Strips 2, Simple Sentiments No. 01, Clean Line XL,  Stampin' Up! - Stitched Triangle dies, embossing folder.

Cheers,
Nina

Did you know: Almonds are members of the peach family.

Adventure

Do you ever buy Designer Paper because you just love the look of it.. Ha ok, that really was a  silly question, of course, we all do.

In this case, I could not resist. I could see a card in the pattern right away, what I will use that card for is another question but I do like how it turned out.

I die-cut a panel from the area on the 12 x 12 paper that I wanted for my scene, I then used stitched triangle die-cut to create cut-out areas that I popped up with foam tape. I have a companion page that has items to fussy cut out so I die cut a circle one and the sentiment Adventure.

I fined the card with some black half pearls.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, pearls.

Cheers,
Nina

Did you know: The shortest place name in the US is Y, Alaska.

Winter Wonderland

This card came together pretty quickly, I used paper and a panel from a 6x6 Echo Park paper pad. I added a layer of black cardstock to the plaid background. I did the same with the top panel. 

I added the sentiment, also matted, then finished the card using some itty bitty snowflakes from a sequin mix I had.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text Christmas, Picket Fence sequin mix.

I was trying out some new lighting, and this image is a little off. More practice is required.

Cheers,

Nina

Did you know: Ancient Egyptians typically used a pearlescent substance found in fish scales to give their lipsticks shimmering effects.

Beautiful Moments

It might be time to haul out the ModgePodge again, it has not been up on the shelf for long. Have you ever looked at something and with your crafter's brain thought that would make a nice card. I have a large.. I mean LARGE stash of napkins to craft with.

I do that all the time with napkins, I don't buy patterned napkins to use as a napkin, but to create something.

This little gem is a napkin my sister gifted me with on her last visit. I created a panel using Modge Podge as glue and sealant then added it to a layer of black cardstock to frame it, I then mounted it to a card base using foam tape.

I added a few green gems and a sentiment heat embossed in white on black card stock. 

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Tim Holtz - Tiny Text Messages, napkin, gems.

Happy Saturday,
Nina

Did you know: The dot over the lowercase i and j is called a tittle.

Hello Autumn

I have a one-layer Autumn card to share this post.

I started by creating a masked design on white cardstock, I blended distress inks to add a layer of autumn colours. Once that was dry I stamped a grid pattern then removed the strips of thin painter's tape I had used to mask the design.

I used a large scene stamp and then stamped the Hello Autumn sentiment. I added a layer of brown cardstock and adhered the panel to a card base.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, For the love of Stamps - Autumn Harvest, Simon Says Stamps - Sketchy Lines Background. 

Cheers,

Nina

Did you know: Bamboo can grow at a speed of around three feet per day.

Happy Retirement

This is one of my favourite stamp sets, I started the card by watermarking the cardstock with Versamark, then set the panels aside to dry. I then heat embossed the flowers in silver and die-cut them out.

I layered the turquoise panels with silver cardstock, the top panel is popped up with foam tape. I arranged the flowers and popped up two of them; the sentiment is stamped in black and also popped up with foam tape.

I finished the card with pewter gems.

Supplies: White, silver and turquoise cardstock, Gina K Designs - Boho Flowers, gems.

Cheers,

Nina

Did you know: If two pieces of metal touch in space, they get stuck together permanently.

Zest Wishes

Good day all - this will be a quick post... because all the others are so long :). I cannot take credit for the design of this card as it is from a Simple Stories card kit but I still want to share the results.

I have never been very good at putting together layered elements, a tuck here and overlap there so I wanted to try the kit.

I had fun making the cards, I think the kit make 10 cards in all, and the instructions were easy to follow, the results are pretty good too.

Supplies: Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Lemon Twist card kit.

Cheers,

Nina

Did you know: Most lip balm is made to be addictive.

Lol, I have a small drawer full of backup lip balms to prove it.

Birthday Wishes

I don't recall which panel die cut this is, I think it is one of those ones that someone has and you run a couple through the die cutting machine at a retreat. Either way, it is gorgeous with a blended background.

The panel is popped up with foam tape, then I glued clear gems into each of the circles. I stamped the sentiment and adhered it to the panel.

Supplies: White cardstock, panel die-cut, Sentiment - Birthday Wishes, gems.

Cheers,

Nina

Did you know: Yawning is contagious. Even thinking about yawning is enough. In fact, there is a 50% chance that you are about to, or just did, yawn.

Magic of Christmas

 It has been a while since I posted a card for Merry Monday.

This card was simple to put together, I saw this designer paper and I loved it. 

I used a rectangle die-cut to cut out a landscape scene. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black then added a layer of black cardstock to the panel. 

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Craft O'Clock, Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text Christmas.

Cheers,

Nina

Did you know: Most people are unable to laugh on command.

Music Speaks

I wanted to showcase this panel with its sentiment, I love the words. I created layers with kraft and black cardstock and popped up the top panel with some foam tape.  I did not want to add any embellishments.

The bottom layer is the pattern from the reverse side of the panel, layered with some black cardstock.

Supplies: Natural white, kraft and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Cheers,

Nina

Did you know: When you laugh while being tickled, what you are experiencing is actually a form of panic.

Home

This card came together quickly once that little idea spark hit. This paper is adorable, both patterns are from the same 6 x8 paper pad. 

I started with the base layer of polka dots, I did not feel that the panels need an extra frame as I want this to be a clean and simple card. 

I then cut the top layer, and from the remaining paper pieces I fussy cut extra houses. The panel and some of the houses have foam tape in behind to pop them up. I heat embossed the sentiment in gold then die cut it using the coordinating die set.

The gold embossing on both panels worked as embellishments.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - American Craft, Simon Says Stamp - Clean Line Every day.

Cheers,
Nina

My Hero

My card idea is not overly creative, when it comes to some cards I just have to take something someone loves and make it work. In this case, the recipient loves anime, so off I went to search the interwebs for an image that would work.

I saved the image, adjusted its size to fit with a standard A2 sized card and voila.

I die-cut letters and popped them up with foam tape, heat embossed the sentiment, which is also rocking a foam tape base then adhered the whole thing to a layer of black cardstock.

The letters were a little fussy to work with as they have the inner section then the thin frame piece but I think it turned out ok.

Supplies: White, Black and burnt orange cardstock, Hero Arts - DC-286, Sizzix-AlphaNumeric Varsity.

Happy Friday,
Nina

Wishing you...

Oh my, it is worst than I thought, I have not posted since August 😞.

Well, I have a card today,  I have a small number in my stash, and perhaps posting will inspire me to create as well. I fear that the hobby of purchasing craft supplies has far surpassed the hobby of creating.

If you follow my blog then you know that I love layers, the bottom wood grain panel had a layer of black cardstock for a thin border. I did the same for the top layer but added in some foam tape for dimension.

I head embossed in silver on vellum and wrapped it around the top panel. I finished the card with some gems.

I made this card back in the summer, the paper I used for this card has been purged from my memory, if I recall what it is I will come back and update my blog.

Supplies: White, black and vellum cardstock, Designer Paper - Unknown, CC Designs - Sentiment,  gems.

Cheers,

Nina

Happy Holidays

Hello and Merry Monday - I have an easy panel style card to post today. I dug into all the wonderful paper pads in my stash and pulled one out from Honey Bee.

I die cut a stitched rectangle then added a layer of black cardstock, I die cut a rectangle patterned panel. I then used one of the pre-made sentiments which I layered with grey and black cardstock, then a layer of foam tape.

I finished the card with some enamel dots.

Supplies: White, gray and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Honey Bee, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles, Hero Arts - Nested rectangles, Doodle Bug - Enamel Dots.

Cheers,
Nina 

Pretty Great

Stitched triangle dies, have you seen these, for anyone who follows my blog you know I love my stitched dies, I use them on almost every card.. I discovered these babies at the last retreat I went to and I love them.. so much in fact I have them on order.

I cut out a panel of patterned paper and layered that onto a panel of black cardstock. I die cut 4 stitched triangles in coordinating patterns. I stamped the sentiment and layered that with cardstock and foam tape then finished with some black gems. 

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Stampin' Up! - Stitched triangle dies, Simon Says Stamp-Greeting Mix 2, gems.

I am down to the last 5 days of the #trailblazechalleng for Make-a-wish, I have covered 385 km's to date and hope to kick off a few more between now and then.

There is still time to support me in this challenge and Make-a-Wish by donating. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/participant/16945

Thank you,

Nina

Wonderful birthday

I used one of my favourite layouts with this card. I love that you can mix and match panels and use one or more pretty patterns.

The base panel is designer paper layered with a light blue cardstock. I used a rectangle and square die-cut for the smaller panels then added a layer of cardstock to those as well.

I stamped the sentiment and layered it with both cardstock and foam tape. I finished with some light blue iridescent half pearls.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper-Kaisercraft, Pink Fresh- Happy Birthday Sentiments, Hero Arts Nesting rectangles and squares, pearls.

Cheers,
Nina

Llama just Say

Good evening and Merry Monday - whew it has been a while since I have posted something for Merry Monday.

Here I am though with a sweet friend and some holiday greetings, all put together with a fun napkin card. I expect many of my posts to include a lot of projects with napkins for the next little while, I received quite the haul of a mix of pattered napkins yesterday and they are calling to be used for crafty purposes.

This is a simple layout, I had to do justice to this sweet face.

I created a panel using Mod Podge, applied the napkin, another layer of Mod Podge and let it dry. I created the sentiments using Word and printed them out. I die-cut them to fit the card. I added some cardstock for a matt and finished with some gems.

This was not one of the napkin patterns I ordered, but truth be told of all the many many many napkins that were exchanged, this one was the one that I wanted to play with first, this llama is adorable, the crazy crafter in me call her Lulabell as I was creating.

Supplies: Red, black and white cardstock, napkins, sentiment, gems.
Cheers,

Nina

Congratulations

I have a quick card to post this morning, I created this using patterned paper and panel from Kaisercraft.

I cut the bottom panel with stitched rectangles and then did the same with the next panel. The sentiment panel was from the same paper them Free-Spirited, I popped that up with foam tape then I added a Congratulations that is also popped up. I  finished the card with some gems

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer paper - Kaisercraft, Simon Says Stamps- Stitched Rectangles, MFT-Itty Bitty Basics, gems.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Farewell

We have had an epic summer so far weather-wise; it makes it hard to stay indoors and craft when there are so many things to do out of doors. I did, however, make a few cards a couple of weeks ago at a crafty retreat.

I made this card for a friend who is moving away, I am excited for her, but she will be missed.

I had the perfect paper from Wild Whisper for this card; I cut two panels then added a layer of black cardstock to each. I added touches of colour with my Zig markers then put some itty bitty gems on the flowers. The sentiments are stamped, layered with cardstock, then with foam tape to pop them up a little.

 

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Wild Whisper, Simon Says Stamps-Home Sweet Home, Your Next Stamp-Washi Tape Sentiment, gems.

I am down to under two weeks left of the #Trailblaze Challenge. I have passed the 350KM mark, and I hope to get to 400K before July 28. 

There is still time to support me in this challenge and Make-a-Wish by donating. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/participant/16945

Thank you,
Nina

Camo Father's Day

It's summer, it is so beautiful outside and so perfect for walks.. everywhere. I am going to do a shameless plug for myself as I have passed the 200km mark for the Make-a-Wish Trailblaze Challenge, and I am well on my way to the 300KM mark.

I have also reached a halfway point for my fundraising goal.

Did you know Make-a-Wish was still granting wishes through COVID, pretty fabulous in my opinion? They still need our help so please consider donating.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/participant/16945

 

I also have a card to share today, my poor neglected craft room, it really does not get much attention these days. I think it is a downside to my home office/craft space also being my current work office and once work is done it is almost a no-go zone.

This is pretty quick and each card. I picked up some new Camo papers, they look a little like my husband's closet. I used a single page from a 6x6 pack, I cut half a dozen strips in varying sizes then lined them up on a background of black cardstock. The page had double-sided patterns so one side is a larger camo pattern so the two sizes of patterns made a good blend.

I stamped the sentiment on white and added layers of black cardstock and foam tape. I finished with some black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Paper Rose-Camo Collection, Simon Says Stamp-Father's Day Finds, gems.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Hug

Good Morning all, sorry I have not posted for a while. I have not been creating much lately but I still have a few cards on my desk that have not been posted y.

This was a napkin card I put together, I love how the Mod Podge highlights all the blue tones in the flowers.

I started with a medium-weight watercolour paper then added a layer of Mod Podge, then added the napkin layer and then some more of Mod Podge to seal it.

Once the panel had dried I used a rectangle die cut to created a smaller panel.  I layered the panel with some black cardstock die-cut with a stitched rectangle die-cut.

I stamped the sentiment then added a layer of black cardstock cut from a stitched die-cut then popped it up with foam tape. I used some ribbon and a button as embellishments.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Twilight Collection - Napkin, Penny Black - Strength, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Squares, Hero Arts - Infinite Squares, button, ribbon.

I am pleased to share that I have passed my first 100KM for #TrailblazeforWishes and creeping up on 150KM. 

This challenge runs until July 28th, there is still time to join me by donating, sharing or even challenging yourself.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/participant/16945

Cheers,

Nina

Your Weird & My Weird

Good Morning and happy Friday. For this cute card I pulled out some paper scraps that have some fireflies on it, the backside is brown plaid.

I used a layer of brown cardstock, then added the panels of designer paper, I used some yellow cardstock under the strip along the center.

I stamped, coloured and diecut the flowers then added some gems. I stamped the sentiment then popped it up with foam tape.

I finished the card with a few more gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Unknown, Gina K Designs - Lace Flowers, Simon Says Stamp - Love Greeting mix, gems.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Hello TrailBlaze Challenge

Today is the day! I start ticking off those kilometres for the Make-a-Wish Trailblaze challenge.

Between May 19th and July 28th, my challenge is to walk or hike 100k or more, and my fundraising goal is $500 this year; join me by donating, sharing or even challenging yourself.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/participant/16945

I also have a card to share.

The crafty ladies met up to play along with a polished stone technique tutorial that Crystal put together. 

I did not have the proper supplies so I just had to wing it.

I pulled out some Yupo paper and alcohol inks and created this pretty background, I added a layer of black cardstock and then popped the panel up with foam tape.

I die cut the sentiment three times to give it some thickness then added a layer of foam tape as well. I finished the card with some black gems.

The photo washes out the simmer of the gold and silver but you can still see the pretty colours.

Thank you for visiting,

Nina

Happy Christmas

Good Morning and Merry Monday - I have a holiday card to share on this fabulous Monday, I am already behind on my holiday card stash.. are those eye rolls :).

Before I jump into the card, I wanted to make a quick comment on the email subscription notification emails. I already miss Feedburner with its simple no-fuss layout and no advertisements. Unfortunately, the only way for me to get rid of the advertisements with Followit is to pay for a higher-level subscription service, my follower base is pretty small so I don't feel it will be worth the cost. I understand that may result in lost follows and I understand, and I hope that you continue to visit without the notifications. 

On to the card:

I used a simple layout for my card, an easy top fold card base. I used a layer of black then kraft cardstock, the top panel is two pieces from a 6x6 paper pad with a thin strip of kraft cardstock hiding the seam between the two panels.

 

I heat embossed the sentiment with a blend of black and gold embossing powder on kraft then added a layer of black card stock and popped up with foam tape. I finished with some gems.

Supplies: White, black and kraft cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaiser Crafts, gems.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Sound the Sirens

Good Morning all - a quick card post this morning to test out the new follow.it feed (https://follow.it), the Feedburner feed has been deleted from my blog. Did I lose you, email followers?

My husband has a new recruit at work so he asked for a card.

I started with a layer of black cardstock, then used stitched rectangles and squares to make some panels from shades of blue. Once they were adhered to the panel I ran the whole panel through Big Shot with an embossing folder.

I die-cut the road and added a layer of yellow cardstock in behind for the lines. The police car is two-toned heat embossed with blue and black.

I stamped the sentiments then layered them. The car and sentiments are also backed with foam tape.

Supplies: White, black and blue cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched die cuts, My Next Stamp - Freeze, Clearly Besotted - Type text, MFT - Hit the road.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Let's go Anywhere

I have a cute kite card to show this morning, I had a fabulous time crafting with the ladies earlier this week, as always Crystal had us making a fabulous showpiece in her class. This is my take on the project.

I used a new 6x6 paper pad by Echo Park - Let's go Anywhere. I still need to find a way to hold the kite into a closed position but overall this was a fun card to make and I love how it turned out.

I used a top folding card base then added a layer of black cardstock and a layer of patterned paper. The kite is a fantastic fold that pops up.

I used a couple of different patterns for the kite top then used one of the premade sentiment panels for the front, I added a layer of foam tape to pop it up a little. I finished with a kite tail of black crochet thread.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, thread.

For those followers that received my posts by email, Feedburner is changing its offerings and will no longer be available for blog feeds. I am making the change to follow.it and this post will likely be the last one from Feedburner. I am told you will not see a change, so I am hoping that is the case.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Goodness of Life

It is time for another coffee card :). I seem to make a lot of these, it's funny, I did not start drinking coffee till I was in my mid-thirties, now I love a cup in the morning.

The layout for this card is basic, why not when the paper has personality? I started with a layer of brown cardstock, then added a layer of designer paper. This paper is printed from a digital file. 

The whole panel is popped up with foam tape.

I added some twine then mounted the sentiment which is also layer, with some foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - AMBillustrations, Verve - Delightful and Delicious, gems.

Cheers,

Nina

Sunflower Wishes

I was playing with some Mod Podge and napkins again, I have this nice little stash of panels just ready to put together cards. This pretty pattern is so bright and cheerful, I love it.

I added a layer of brown cardstock, then added some sparkle with some orange and yellow gems. I stamped the sentiment and added a little foam tape to pop it up.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, napkin, Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Words Birthday, gems.

 
Cheers,
Nina

Trailblaze for Wishes

I am doing it again, I am joining the 10-week virtual Trailblaze Challenge for Make-A-Wish again this year; this is such a great cause. 

Between May 19th and July 28th, my challenge goal is to walk or hike 100k or more, and my fundraising goal is $500 this year; join me by donating, sharing or even challenging yourself.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/participant/16945

Birthday Wishes

I can hear the soft potato potato of the motorbike headed up the driveway as I type, Mother nature had blessed my fabulous husband with a perfect morning to take a ride on his Harley for his Birthday.

That is the theme this year, orange and black, I love how this card turned out, my husband loves it. I will attempt to keep the theme going on a cake later today... to be continued....

The photo is a little dark, but I love that all the details are displayed.

I started with a gray cardstock layer then added a layer of black. I used a couple of orange and black Infusions on watercolour paper to get the distressed background. I made sure to leave some grainy and gritty areas.

I was not sure the background stamp would leave a good impression with all the background texture but I was impressed with how well it turned out. I added some paint splatter in black, silver and white to add to the effect.

I embossed some silver cardstock then used a sanding block to distress it and added little Infusions, this gave the two silver panels a rusted chrome look which I put onto the black cardstock layer. 

I used foam tape to secure the top panel. I stamped the sentiment then used a scrap from the distressed panel to rough it up a little and add some colour before I layered it with black then gray cardstock.

I finished the card with some half pearls that were the closest to chrome rivets as I could get.

Supplies: White, gray, black and silver cardstock, Stampendous - Motorcycle 
Element, DRS - Happy Birthday, Infusions, pearls.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Get Cozy with some Holiday wishes

Happy Monday followers, and Merry Monday, I have a quick and easy holiday card to share today. 

I grabbed a 12x12 Photoplay paper pack for this one, I used a piece of double-sided designer paper for the bottom layer, it is layered with some dark brown cardstock.

I then layered a panel from the same paper pack with some brown cardstock and some foam tape to pop it up. I heat embossed the sentiment in white and added a layer of foam tape.

Supplies: Cream and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Simon Says stamp.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Happy Birthday

Happy Friday all - I have a gatefold card to share today. I created this as part of a class that Crystal put on, I did now quite measure correctly and ended up with some overlap with the folds but I like how it turned out.

I added layers of cardstock then designer paper to each of the panels. I heat embossed the sentiment and die cut some fish from kraft cardstock and added some ink blending to the edges.

I added some twine to look like a fishing line and popped the fish up with foam tape.

I decorated the inside panels as well and added a small fly with Versamark for a light watermark image.

Supplies: Kraft and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, Woodware - happy Birthday, Joy crafts - die cut fish, twine.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

Be calm and bundle up

Good afternoon; I have a Merry Monday card to share today. 

It is hard to think snowy thoughts when the sun is shining so bright out my window, but I know this past Saturday we were hit with a hail storm that lasted a good length of time, and some of my family reported snow up island and in the interior of BC.

This card was pretty simple to put together; I used multiple papers from a Simple Stories paper pack, and the igloo, snowflakes, and sentiment are stickers from the kit. I added some foam tape to the center top panel and all the sticker elements to add some depth to the card. I finished with a small heart sticker.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stores, Doddle Bug - Shape Sprinkles Baby Hearts.

Cheers,
Nina

Happy Mother's Day

Good Afternoon - I have a quick and easy Mother's Day card to show today.

 
I used some of the Washi tape from Pink Fresh, and die cut the sections using the matching die cut.

I stamped a script background on some gray-blue cardstock then added some foam tape to the wreath and sentiments. I finished using some half pearls. The sentiment is courtesy of MS word.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Pink Fresh - Indigo Vines - Washi and coordinating cuts, Penny Black - Script, pearls.

Cheers,
Nina

Happy Birthday

I broke down and purchased some crafty supplies this past weekend, one of the items in my cart was this beautiful embossing folder.

I can not take credit for the design of my card, a version of this was in the store when I was visiting. I embossed a piece of kraft cardstock, then highlighted the raised pattern with some white pigment ink.

I added some Glitz glitter gel and Cosmic shimmer to the flower stems. I stamped the sentiment then layered the main panel and the sentiment with a turquoise cardstock. The sentiment is also popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White, kraft and turquoise cardstock, Hero Greetings - Happy Birthday, Altenew Beautiful Bergenia embossing folder, Cosmic Shimmer, Gina K Designers - Glitz glitter gel. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Awesome Birthday

I pulled out my an older wooden block stamp and some distress inks for this card. I have had this stamp sitting on my desk for weeks and this past weekend I finally inked it up. 

I added some colour to the edges with some distress ink then also added some splatter as well. I added a layer of brown cardstock to all the panels and popped them up with foam tape. 

I used some paillette thread with tiny sequins around the image panel then finished with a sentiment.

Supplies: Kraft and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Craft Consortium, Penny Black - Letters & Flowers, Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Words Birthday, Paillette thread.

Cheers,
Nina