Merry Christmas

Good Morning and Merry Monday, today's card could not be more simple. I used a Simple Stored paper pad that did all of the work.

I started by die cutting a rectangle section with a postage edge frame die, that included the sentiment. 

I used coordinating paper and fussy cut a poinsettia which I popped up with foam tape. I added a layer of black cardstock, and popped the panel up with foam tape, I completed the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, Simon Says Stamp - Postage Stamp Edge Frame, gems.

Did you know: Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Birthday Wishes

Happy Friday crafty peeps, I have a card created with a new to me technique. Crystal demonstrated this technique in a class this past Wednesday.

I cut a panel of white cardstock and then ran it through my big shot with an embossing folder, I cut a small panel of designer paper and added it to the bottom right corner.

I used a sentiment strip die-cut to cut out the strips, yes yes the trimmer would have been more efficient but I have a die-cut that does 4 at a time and my trimmer has been leaving rough edges.

I added some double-sided adhesive to the back and then adhered them to a piece of acetate. I added strips of foam tape to the back of the acetate. I added a flower stem and a sentiment strip and finished with some silver half pearls. The whole panel is popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Stampin' Up!, embossing folder, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Pink Fresh - Dainty Blossoms, embellishments.

Did you know: The Bible is the most shoplifted book.

Cheers,

Nina

Happy Happy Birthday

Good Morning crafty peeps - I have a quick card made using Washi tape to share today. One day I will look at my stash of Washi Tape and say what am I going to do with all these rolls. For now, I am going to enjoy crafting with them.

These are new to my crafty desk, like I need any more tape, however as with any crafty supply I could not resist.

I cut a panel of cardstock and added the typestyle washi tape, I ran the panel through my Big Shot with a script embossing folder.

The type washi came with some floral frame stickers so I created a panel with one of the rectangle stickers. I added some foam tape to the small panel to pop it up.

I added a sentiment strip, popped up the large panel then finished the card with some Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White cardstock, Washi Tape-The Washi Tape Shop, embossing folder, Simon Says Stamps-Sentiment strips, Nuvo drops.

Did you know: Kissing can reduce tooth decay.

Cheers,
Nina

Happy Mother's Day - Bokeh Effect

I have another card made using the Bokeh effect, I think it is stunning, thank you again, Crystal, for the technique class we did a few weeks ago, I love this.

This is the second of two cards that I made. I started with ink blending, I found the colours a little bright so I added some water spritz to the panel and then dabbed it off which reacted with the Distress Inks to leave additional patterns.

I used a piece of vellum to make a mask with some circle die-cuts and I started to add some varied-sized circles to the panel with white pigment ink, going from a lighter application to a heavier one. As the panel dried, I die cut the leaves and added some foam tape to the top leave to pop them up.

I cut the sentiment and layered it, then added some foam tape. I put all the panels together and then finished the card with some sequins, gems and pearls. I mounted the panel with some thin foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip and Privet Branch die-cut, gems, sequins and half pearls.

Did you know: Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.

Happy Friday,

Nina

Congratulations.

I had fun making the card I am posting today, I started cutting a panel of white cardstock and heat embossing the images in black. I used varied shades of gray Distress ink to make the panel look smokey.

I layered the panel with black and then gray cardstock and popped the whole panel up with foam tape.

I used a sentiment strip die cut to cut a few strips of a silver cardstock, then ran them through my Big Shot with an embossing folder to give them a metal ladder look. I added form tape to the back to give it a 3D look. I finished with a sentiment which is also popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White, black, gray and silver cardstock, Altenew - Firefighter Heros, embossing folder.

Did you know: The longest mustache ever recorded was 14 feet long.

I am very happy, I hit 100KM for Trailblaze for Wishes this week. On to the next 50K!

Would you like to show your support with a donation? #trailblazeforwishes.

https://makeawishca.donordrive.com/index.cfm.

Cheers,
Nina

Nutcracker Holiday Cheer

Good Morning and Merry Monday - I have a simple card, made with some Alexander Renke washi tape I picked up at a used craft sale. I love these fun little Nutcrackers.

I started with a kraft panel then cut one slightly smaller for my washi tape background, I paired the Nutcracker tape with a thin gold pattern.

I cut a square from the same kraft cardstock and another in white that I covered with washi tape. I have both panels popped up with foam tape.

I stamped and layered the sentiment and added foam tape.

Supplies: White and kraft cardstock, Alexander Renke - Washi tape, Cornish Heritage  - Vintage Christmas Expressions.

Did you know: An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Cheers,
Nina

Spring has Sprung

But has it...? it still feels a little cool out there for my liking, I think my garden has adapted though. Last week I said to heck with it, everything goes out. Forecasters say we will get a blistering summer. We will see what plants fall into the zone of survival of the fittest.

My card is very simple and is the same style as the Easter card from earlier this week.

I used small stitched rectangles and squares to die-cut the background panels,  the sentiment panel was part of a paper pad and I added some foam tape to the back. I finished with some gems and a clay heart. 

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer paper - Echo Park, Simon Says Stamps - Stitched Rectangles and squares, gems, Honey Bee - clay heart.

Did you know: In Paraguay, duelling is still legal, as long as both parties are blood donors.

Happy Crafting,

Nina

Creativity takes courage

Creativity takes courage - I agree with that. It is also wonderful and fun. I wanted to play with ink blending and this fun doodle-like stamp so I heat embossed the image onto some cardstock and then blended it with some Distress inks. 

I heat embossed various sentiments in white on black cardstock, then popped them up with foam tape. I added foam tape to the entire panel.

Supplies: White cardstock, Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text, Wild Whisper Designs - Fanciful Bloom

Did you know: The inventor of television, Philo Farnsworth, developed the concept when he was fourteen.

Cheers,
Nina

Happy Birthday

At the last retreat I attended, I challenged myself to make my way through a 6x6 designer paper pad, this is one of the cards I created from my Honey Bee Birthday Bash paper pad.

The layout is pretty simple to put together, I have a black cardstock panel as the base, I then cut two pieces of patterned paper, and using some adhesive I added them to the black panel leaving a small border across the center and around the edges.

I took part of the sentiment from the paper on the bottom of the panel and popped it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Honey Bee (Birthday Bash), foam tape, gems.

Did you know: Tiger shark embryos fight each other in their mother's womb. The survivor is born.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday to you

I could not wait to try this die-cut, it has two of my favourite features, stitching and leaves. The patterned paper is two sides of a 12x12 paper sheet. 

I created a panel strip with the geometric side of the paper, then die-cut the top panel. I added foam tape behind to pop it up, and I used a sentiment strip and matting to finish.

Supplies: White cardstock, Paper Rose - Gum Leaf border die, Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips Birthday.

Did you know: Grapes explode when put you put them in the microwave.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Hippity Hoppity

Perhaps I am a little behind on posting some cards, and I am working through the backlog. Let's go back to last month and enjoy a review of Easter.

This card was simple and turned out so cute.

I used small stitched rectangles and squares to die-cut the background panels. The sentiment panel was part of a paper pad and I added some foam tape to the back. I finished with some gems. An easy and quick card.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer paper - Echo Park, Simon Says Stamps - Stitched Rectangles and squares, gems.

Did you know: A goldfish named Tish lives to be 43 years old making it the oldest goldfish ever.

Cheers,

Nina

Washi Tape - Thank you

I am just going to say it, I have a problem with Washi Tape, it has joined my obsession with patterned paper. 

I am pretty excited about some I found a used stamp sale this past weekend, and I make something with it soon. Today, I have another simple layout to share, and some more pretty Washi.

I have used this layout a few times now and I love how it showcases the pretty Washi patterns. This was a pretty quick card to put together, I started with the patterned Washi then put cut a coordinating solid strip in half so was nice and thin. I added some foam tape to the panel to give it depth.

I die cut the branch, added some foam tape to some of the leaf tips, then used a sentiment strip, and also popped up with some foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, The Washi Tape Store - Washi tape, Memory Box - Lorelai Leaf, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: Chocolate milk was originally sold as medicine.

Cheers,

Nina

Holiday Wishes

Good Morning and a Merry Monday to you. I have a short post for today. This little bird is adorable, I chose to showcase it as the focal point on the card.

I started with a stitched rectangle panel in sage green, I used a rectangle die to cut the section from designer paper. I used a small section from the patterned paper to stamp the sentiment and popped it up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and green cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangle, Hero Arts - rectangle, Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text Christmas.

Did you know: Banana "trees" are actually a type of flowering herb.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Let's go fishing

Good Morning crafty friends, I have an outdoor adventure card for this morning's post.

I have a couple of family members that love fishing and the outdoors, this card is for my brother.

I started with a piece of 6x6 paper pad, Echo Park and Carta Bella have long been favourite brands of paper pads for me, and why not, look at this perfect background, it does all the work for me. 

I die cut a frame from brown cardstock and then added some foam tape to pop it up. I die-cut some fish and added some 'line' to them and popped two of them up. I added the sentiment and the card was done.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, My Favorite Things - Stitched Rectangle Frames, Joy Crafts - Fishing fun, thread.

A little shout out to the Make-a-Wish #Trailblazechallenge, I have been a little hobbled by a foot injury but hit still managed to hit the 50K marker yesterday.

If you would like to support this fabulous challenge with a donation it would be greatly appreciated, you can check out some of the heartwarming stories about what a donation can help to achieve.

Did you know: Leaving the bottle, Heinz Ketchup travels at .028 miles per hour.

Cheers,

Nina

Beautiful Bokeh

Isn't this Bokeh effect beautiful, thank you Crystal for the technique class, I love this.

This is one of two cards, I made. I started with some ink blending, I found the colours a little vibrate so I did spritz my panel with some water and then dab off which reacted with the Distress Inks to leave additional patterns.

I used a piece of vellum to make a mask with some circle die-cuts and I started to add some different sized circles to my panel with white pigment ink, going from a lighter application to a heavy one. As I let that dry, I die cut the leaves and added some foam tape to the top leave to pop them up.

I cut the sentiment and layered it, then added some foam tape. I put all the panels together and then finished the card with some gems, sequins and pearls. I mounted the panel with some thin foam tape.

I found by the time my card was fully dry that most of my circle has faded slightly and blended nicely into the rest of the background. I can see myself trying this technique again.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip and Tattered Leaves die-cut, gems.

Did you know: Humans and bananas share about 60% of the same DNA Structure.

Cheer,
Nina