Breath Deeply

 Hello, crafty friends,

I have a yoga-themed birthday card to share today.

I cut a piece of designer paper and layered it with cream card stock. I did the same with the second panel, which is a designer paper with yoga poses.

I used a sentiment panel from the same pad and layered that with cream card stock in.
I added the sentiment strap with foam tape and finished the card with some clear gems.

Supplies: White and cream cardstock, Designer Paper-Jen Hadfield, Simon Says Stamp-sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Ancient yogis believed our breathing rate determines our lifespan.

Happy crafting, 
Nina

Grateful Heart

Hello, crafty friends,

I have a monochromatic card for Washi tape Wednesday today.

I started with a panel of white card stock and embossed that using an embossing folder, then layered the panel with some black card stock.

I created two square panels with washi tape, added a black card stock mat, adhered one of the panels with foam tape, and glued the other directly to the embossed panel.

I added a sentiment strip adhered with foam tape and finished the card with enamel dots.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, washi tape, Simon Says Stamp-sentiment strip, enamel dots.

Did you know: people can fart after they die.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Halloween

Hello, crafty friends,

I have a simple Halloween card to share today.

I used a standard A2-sized card and trimmed off an inch from the right-hand side.
I added strips of designer paper vertically to fill that 1-inch gap.

For the main panel, I added a piece of designer paper so that the pattern ran horizontally. I sliced one piece off and laid it down beside the other vertically.

I added a bat, a cat sticker, and an ephemera with a sentiment adhered with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Echo Park- Designer Paper, stickers, and ephemera.

Did you know: Movie trailers originally played after the movie.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Love this Christmas

Hello, crafty friends,

I have an adorable card to share for Merry Monday today.

I am using a masterpieces made simple from Penny Black, as the focal point. I layered it with some black cardstock. I then adhered it to the bottom panel with foam tape.

The bottom panel is a nice plaid with some gold strips running through it and layered with black cardstock.

I finished the card with a sentiment strip from Simon Says stamp layered with black card stock.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Penny Black-Masterpieces made simple, Designer paper-memory box, Simon Says Stamp-sentiment strip.

Did you know: That J was the last letter to be added to the alphabet.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello Fall

 Hello, crafty friends, I have a fall card to share today.

I started with some beautiful autumn papers, and I layered that with some dark brown card stock.

I stamped the sentiment on scrap paper, then popped it up with foam tape.
I die-cut some leaves and tucked them in behind the sentiment. I then added some twine and adhered the whole panel to the card base with foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown card stock, Designer paper - Creative Expressions, Spellbinders - Autumn leaves, gems.

Did you know: No number before 1000 contains the letter A when spelled out.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Waited All Year

Hello, crafty friends, I have a pretty stained glass style card to share today.

This card was very simple to make. I started with a panel that is a stained glass print. I layered that on a piece of white card stock and another piece of black card stock. I had heard the panel with foam tape.

I layered a sentiment strip on black card stock and added that with some foam tape.
I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Hunky Dory toppers, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, dew drops.

Did you know: Before alarm clocks, people paid someone to knock on their window and wake them up? They were called knocker-uppers.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Pumpkin Pie

Hello, crafty friends. It is Washi tape Wednesday.

Creating a panel with washing tape is one of my favourite ways to build a card.

This card was created with a washi tape set that contains multiple different tapes, which I layered on a piece of white card stock.

I then added a layer of brown card stock to the panel.

I used a sentiment strip layered with brown card stock and popped up with foam tape for the sentiment.

I finished the card with some half-pearls.

Supplies: Cream and brown card stock, Washi tape, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, half pearls.

Did you know: the 100 folds in a chefs hat stand for 100 ways to cook an egg.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina 

Bokeh Wishes

Hello, crafty friends; I use a Bokeh technique for my card today.

I started by buying ink and blending it on a panel of white card stock. Once it dried, I used a circle template that I created to add the Bokeh circles with white ink.

I die-cut a zigzag stacker frame and attached it with foam tape. I added a tattered leaf die cut popped up with foam tape and a sentiment strip layered with black card stock.
I finish the card with some clear drops.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Penny Black - Zigzag stackers, Simon Says Stamp - Tattered leaves and sentiment strip, dew drops.

Did you know: No number before 1000 contains the letter a when spelled out?
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello Winter

Hello, crafty friends, I have a card for Merry Monday.
 
I had some pretty blue paper that I wanted to use for this card, and I used simple layers as a template.
 
I started with a piece of designer paper and layered it with blue cardstock. I did the same with the second layer.

 
This paper pack came with stickers, so I added one 3-D with the bowels and flowers in the corner and the second sentiment in the centre of the second panel. I then layered that second panel with some foam tape to pop it up further.
 
I finished the card with some gems.
 
Supplies: White and blue cardstock, The Paper Studio - Designer paper, stickers and elements, gems.

Did you know: Arithmophobia or Numerophobia is the fear of numbers.

 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Season's Greetings

Hello, crafty friends, I have a card for Merry Monday.

Another simple design. I used paper from a single paper pad. The tag and sentiment are both from the same paper pad. I added foam tape to pop up the elements, then added some twine to the tag.

The card was finished with some gems.

Supplies:  White cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaiser craft, twine, gems.

Did you know: Cleopatra Queen of Egypt during 50 to 30 B.C. She came into power at 12 years old and married two of her brothers during her reign. It sounds crazy today, but this was fairly common practice back then!

Happy crafting,

Nina

Fields of green

Hello, crafty friends. It is Washi Tape Wednesday.

I feel like I cheated with this card, as it came together so quickly. I used a section from some wide washi tape and applied it to white cardstock, then used a rectangular die to cut out a panel.

I adhered that to a piece of black cardstock, using a thin-edge embossing folder along the bottom of the panel. I popped the panel up with foam tape to adhere it to the card base.

I added a sentiment strip with foam tape and finished the card with some metal candy dots.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Stampin' Up! - Candy Dots, Spellbinders - Edge embossing folder.

Did you know: We watch over 1 billion hours of YouTube videos every day, which is more than the combined amount of Netflix and Facebook videos!

Happy Crafting,

Nina

Comfy and Cozy

Hello crafty friends, Merry Monday. I have a simple card to share today. 

I started with a layer of designer paper and then added a layer of black cardstock. I did the same with the panel along the center and the sentiment panel and adhered them all together.

I finished the card with a gem in the middle of the winter flower.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer paper - Echo Park, gems.

Did you know: Iron makes up around 5% of the Earth’s crust.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Hello Summer

Hello, crafty friends, I am pretty sure I have mentioned my somewhat new love of Graphic 45 papers. I can't help myself; they make creating a card easy with all the coordinating elements.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, layering it with black cardstock to add a slim frame. I cut two pieces of coordinating paper, added black cardstock to those as well, and adhered them as vertical strips.

I used one of the pre-made panels as the focal point and layered it with black cardstock and foam tape. I added two additional sentiment strips to the corners, anchoring them with foam tape.

I finished the card with gems.

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

Did you know: Humans are born with about 300 bones, but some fuse together as we grow older. As a result, we only have around 206 left by the time we reach adulthood.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

All your wishes

Hello, hello crafty friends. Have you had a good summer so far? It has been a hot minute since the last time I posted a card.

I have a card with a simple layout to share, I did not make it recently, and I have not created much in weeks, more like months, so I will ease back into it.

I started this card with a piece of designer paper, added a second coordinating piece from the same paper pack and layered a stitched circle element on top.

I added a sentiment strip layered with a piece of scrap paper from the base layer and some foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Circle Die cut, Simon Says Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: It would only take one hour to drive to space if you could go straight up in the air.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Smile

Hello, crafty friends. It is Washi Tape Wednesday. I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE. I missed the first sketch, but I will go back and do it another time.

I started with a piece of designer paper and then used a piece of vellum across the center of the card. I applied some washi tape to white cardstock, cut it into thirds, and adhered it to the designer paper panel with foam tape.

I die-cut a butterfly out of silver glitter cardstock, adhered the sentiment strip with foam tape, and finished the card with silver gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Graphic 45 - Washi Tape and Designer Paper, Memory Box - Vivienne Butterfly, Simon Says Stamp - sentiment strips, gems,

Did you know: Have you ever heard of a cryovolcano? It's a volcano that shoots out ice rather than lava. Cryovolcanoes only exist in outer space and can be found on icy moons.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Condolences

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday. I have a card with a simple layout to share today.

I started with a piece of washi tape and added it to some white cardstock; I layered that onto some light blue cardstock for some edges.

I die-cut a butterfly and added some light glitter with micro-dot adhesive. I used a sentiment strip and finished the card with some gems. 

I popped the panel with foam tape to adhere it to the card base.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Was hi Tape, Memory Box - Rhone Butterfly Wings, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strips, gems.

Did you know: Egyptian brewers invented the straw to taste beer without removing the fermenting ingredients that floated to the top of the container?

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends, Merry Monday; I have a note card-sized card to share today. 

This is part of one of the cards I started last week but put aside because my plan was not working out. I looked at this little scene and felt it was enough for its own card with some gems and a sentiment strip.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, then die-cut a delicate pine frame from white cardstock. I layered the frame over the patterned paper with foam tape.

I added the sentiment strip and gems and the card was done.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, Memory Box - Delicate Pine Frame, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Drinking two glasses of wine has the same effect on your body as staying awake for 17 hours?

Happy crafting,

Nina

Stars & Wishes

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday. I have some fun Winnie the Pooh Washi tape for my card today.

The design is pretty simple, I cut a piece of white cardstock and added some Washi tape, I added a layer of brown cardstock.

I used a sentiment panel from a coordinating paper pad and layered that with brown cardstock and foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper and Washi - Echo Park, gems.

Did you know: Winnie The Pooh was based on a real bear.

Be creative,

Nina

No Peeking

Hello crafty friends, Merry Monday. I have an incredibly simple card to share today. 

I started two other cards before this one, but I seem to have fumble fingers today and made non-recoverable errors. So, it is a simple card.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, then added a second strip of coordinating paper. 

I added a square of black cardstock and used a sentiment panel from the same paper pad. I finished the card with small black sequins.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, sequins.

Did you know: Hummingbirds can fly backwards!

Happy crafting,

Nina

Happy Thoughts

Hello, crafty friends; I have a fun bee card to share today. The design is pretty simple. I stamped some daisies on a panel of white cardstock.

I stamped and fussy-cut some bees and popped them up with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment and then used markers to add green squiggle lines and some colour to the flowers and bees.

I layered the panel with black cardstock and finished the card with some yellow sparkle gold gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Poppy Perfection, Honey Bee Stamps - Busy Bees, gems.

Did you know: Bees have 5 eyes and 6 legs.

Bee creative,

Nina

Happy Birthday

Hello, crafty friends, I have a clean and simple card to share today.

I love this Designer Paper from Paper Rose; it is stunning and can carry a card all on its own, which is what I have done.

I used four square die cuts to cut a pattern from a piece of 6 x 6 paper. I added some thick foam tape behind the squares and arranged them as I cut them on a panel of white cardstock.

I stamped a sentiment, added some gems, and adhered the panel to the card base with a thin foam tape, and the card was done.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, Simon Says Stamp - Poppy Perfection, Sizzix - Stacked tiles Squares, gems.

Did you know: A single cow can produce about 200,000 glasses of milk in its lifetime.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches - #752 Happy Thoughts

Hello, crafty friends, I am playing along with the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge for my card today.

I started with a panel of white cardstock and added strips of patterned paper along the left side and bottom of the panel, the overlapping corners are slightly interwoven.

I die-cut a circle frame from light gray cardstock and then fit a die-cut flower into it, layering themwith foam tape to give it dimension. To finish, I added a sentiment strip and some gems.

Supplies: White and gray cardstock, Designer Paper - Creative Craft Lab, Simon Say stamp - Fine Floral Stem  , gems.

Did you know: If you're afraid of peanut bars sticking to your mouth's roof, you might have arachibutyrophobia.

Be creative,

Nina

Birthday Wishes

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday. I have a fun birthday card using some geometric washi tape.

The design is simple, a piece of white cardstock, strips of washi, a stamped sentiment. I layered the panel with some black cardstock. I finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Birthday Basics, washi tape, gems

Did you know: The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

Be creative,

Nina 

Bear Birthday

Hello, crafty friends; bear with me; I have a quick card to share.

I started the layer of designer paper and added some black cardstock; I added a strip of coordinating patterned paper vertically at the center of the card.

I layered the image panel with black cardstock and foam tape. Then, I added a sentiment, which is also layered with foam tape.

I finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, The Ton - Happy Birthday, gems.

Did you know: Wild brown bears use rocks as a tool to scratch an itchy spot.

Be creative,
Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends, Merry Monday. I used a simple designer for my card today.

I had a large plaid scrap sitting on my desk, inspiring me. I used the Penny Black Large Bauble die cut the designer paper. I used black cardstock for the coordinating bow.

I added a moose with foam tape and stamped the sentiment onto the card base. I finished the card with an enamel dot on the bow.

Supplies: Kraft and black cardstock, Designer Paper & Moose - Echo Park, Penny Black  - Jumbo Bauble, Simon Says - Christmas Blessings.

Did you know: A year contains a whopping 31,557,600 seconds.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Wishes

Hello, crafty friends. I have a square card to share today. I pulled out a 6x6 patterned paper pack and used some scraps.

I started with a piece of black cardstock and added a piece of scrap; I then aligned two other pieces, gluing from left to right. 

I cut two thin strips of black cardstock and aligned them along the edges of the scraps.

I used the back side of another scrap and stamped the sentiment, I layered that with black cardstock and foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Penny Black - Happy Wishes, gems.

Did you know: There are about 2,000 different types of gemstones found around the world.

Be creative,
Nina

Today was fun

Hello, crafty friends. Today's card is all patterned paper. I started with a piece of black cardstock and added a layer of patterned paper.

I layered a coordinating piece of cardstock along the center of the card. I added some black cardstock to the sentiment panel and then finished the card with a couple of stars.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay.

Did you know: Dr Seuss was not a doctor and Seuss wasn't his real last name.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Happiness

Hello, crafty friends. I have a fun stacked-layer card. I used square die cuts to create a series of squares from patterned paper.

I cut the squares in half and layered each half-square offset to build a stacked element. I then added the sentiment strip, which is layered with foam tape. 

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Honeybee, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

Happy crafting,
Nina

A Dog's Life

Hello, crafty friends. Today, I have a card made mostly from patterned paper. I started with a piece of black cardstock.

I used a 12 x 12 paper pack and the borders that came in the pack to create a small panel at the top and bottom of the card, making it look like there are more layers.

I used a larger piece of coordinating paper along the center of the card.

I layered the sentiment panel with black cardstock and then finished the card with gems.

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

Did you know: Dogs don’t see in black and white but are considered colour-blind.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Hello There

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday.

I have a quick and easy card to share today, I needed a smaller card, and this fit the bill.
I started with a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller than the card base and added some strips of washi tape.

I used My Cricut Joy for the sentiment, then finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, washi tape, Circut joy, gems.

Did you know: The use of hello as a telephone greeting has been credited to Thomas Edison; according to one source, he expressed his surprise with a misheard Hullo.

I hope you can play with some Washi tape.

Be creative, 
Nina

Grateful

Hello, crafty friends, I have a monochromatic card to share today.

I ordered some 49th and Market Color Swatch Charcoal items, and they were in my mailbox when I got home today and I could not resist playing a little.

I started with a piece of black cardstock that I cut a postage stamp die-cut. I then cut a piece of designer paper to fit inside.

I added an acetate butterfly that is popped up with foam tape, and a sentiment punch out. I finished the card with some black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, 49th and Market—designer Paper, acetate butterfly and sentiment punch out, Spellbinders—rectangle postage, gems.

Did you know: Charcoal was also used historically as a source of black pigment by grinding it up.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Holiday Season

Hello, crafty friends, and Merry Monday. I saw this design on Pinterest and wanted to try it, I like the layout, but I think I will add some layers next time.

I added some pattern paper strips to the card base and stamped the sentiment in the center. To finish, I added a Nutcracker and some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Memory Box, Little B - Classic Nutcracker, gems.

Did you know: Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust.

Be creative,
Nina

Easter Wishes

Happy Easter, crafty friends, I have a quick and simple card to share today.

Sometimes, the paper does all the work for you. I started this card with a piece of patterned paper, I added a layer of black cardstock, I did the same with both the center panel and the sentiment panel.

I added a piece of very lightweight ribbon; I love how the bow is all curly.

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

Did you know: Only male toads croak!

Happy crafting,
Nina

Coffee

Greetings, crafty friends, I have a coffee card to share today. I started with that panel of gray cardstock that I ran through the Big Shot with a leaf plate.

I added a sentiment with a stamp.

I fuss cut the coffee cut and coloured it using my Zig markers. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White, black, and gray cardstock, Memory Box - leaf plate, Stamplorations -Digital Stamp, Sentiment - Echo Park, gems.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Thanks

Hello, crafty friends, I had fun making these masculine cards. I started with a patterned paper panel and added a layer of black cardstock.

I added a layer of black cardstock to the center panel and the sentiment panel.

I used a circle punch to cut out some cork circles and added half-pearls.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, cork, half pearls.

Did you know: Slugs have four noses?

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Friends

Hello, crafty friends, I have some fun friends to share for my post today.

I started my card with some designer paper and added a layer of black cardstock; I did the same with the center panel as well as the image and sentiment panel, adding an additional layer of foam tape.

I finished the card with three die-cut pinecones.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45, Pinecone - Unknown.

Did you know that there are around 280 different species of squirrels?

Be creative,

Nina