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

Happiest Birthday

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi Tape Wednesday.

 
For today's card, I am playing with some washi tape I found at Staples. The design is simple, but I love the way it turned out. Please ignore the wet glue, I was too impatient to let it dry before I took the photo.

I applied the strips of washi tape to a panel of white cardstock, die-cut a small black frame, and glued it to the panel.

I used a sentiment strip that popped up with foam tape, then finished the card with some gems; I adhered the panel to the card front with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi tape, Simon Says Stamp - sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: The longest word in the English language without a vowel is "rhythms."

Happy crafting,
Nina

Unknown Path

Hello, crafty friends; I am sharing an ink-blended card today.

I started with a panel of white cardstock and added some ink blending. I cut the panel into three pieces and added some more ink around the edges.

I stamped the sentiment, the boots, and the fern images. I added some ink splatter to the panels and then popped them up with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, P13-HTR30.

Did you know: A chameleon’s tongue is at least as long as its body!

Happy crafting,
Nina

Warm Holiday Wishes

Merry Monday, crafty friends. I pulled out some Graphic 45 paper for my card today.

My design is using simple panels and layers. The main panel as well as the two smaller panels are all layered with black cardstock, the sentiment panel has an added layer of foam tape.

I finished the card with some enamel dots.

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

Did you know: That the number four is the only one with the same number of letters?

Happy crafting,

Nina

Thank you

 Hello, crafty friends. I have some fabulous layers to share today.

I started with a panel of patterned paper, then added a layer of black cardstock. I layered the center strip and added some twine.

I layered the sentiment panel with black cardstock, and adhered it with foam tape. I added a sentiment strip that is popped up.

I finished the card with some black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Simon Says Stamp - sentiment stamp, twine, gems.

Did you know that the female hummingbird builds the world’s smallest bird’s nest—about the size of a walnut?

Be creative,
Nina

Celebrate

Hello, crafty friends; I have a mixed media card of sorts to share today.

I started with some watercolour paper and glued die-cut leaves and flowers. Once the glue was dry, I sprayed the panel with water and some Dylusions ink sprays.

I let the panel dry and then added some gray ink around the edges and spots of silver on the edges of the flowers and leaves.

I die-cut the sentiment from white cardstock, added some gray ink, and then made a shadow out of black cardstock. I adhered the shadow to the sentiment with foam tape.

I added black gems to finish the card.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, watercolour paper, Simon Say Stamp—Etched Meadow Flower and Leaves, Concord & 9th—Just Say More dies, Dylusions—Ink Sprays, gems.

Did you know: Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Celebrate you - Masculine

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

I started with a panel of designer paper and added a layer of brown cardstock. I used a scenic panel from the same paper pack and added two brown cardstock corners and a layer of kraft cardstock. I used foam tape to adhere to the panel.

I die-cut the sentiment from brown cardstock, and a shadow from kraft cardstock popped them up with foam tape.

I finished the card with some black half-pearls.

Supplies: Kraft and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, Concord & 9th - Just say more, pearls.

Did you know: A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

Be creative,
Nina

Good old Days

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

I started the card with two panels of designer cardstock and added a layer of black cardstock. I heat-embossed the sentiment onto black cardstock.

I adhered the top two panels with foam tape.

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

Did you know: Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people.

Be creative,
Nina

Hi

Hello, crafty friends; I have a simple and classic Washi tape card to share today.

I started by laying down strips of washi tape, and I added some ink splatters on top to give the panel an added distressed look. I adhered the panel to some black cardstock, and then I used foam tape to attach it to the card base.

I added a die-cut sentiment that is popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi tape, Concord & 9th - Just say more dies.

Did you know: Your nose gets warmer when you lie.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Missing you

Hello, crafty friends, I used another simple design for my card today.

I started with a piece of designer paper that is layered with black cardstock. I ran a piece of white cardstock through my big shot with the tree embossing folder, I adhered the panel with foam tape.

I stamped and die-cut a cardinal on the same designer paper as the first layer. I added a acetate sentiment with a layer of white cardstock and foam tape.

I finished the card with some Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Crafters Consortium, Lawn Fawn - Joy to the Woods, Nuvo drops.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Christmas

Hello, crafty friends, and Merry Monday. For my card today, I used a simple design and a template I have used many times.

I started with a panel of designer paper then added a layer of black cardstock, I did the same with second slightly smaller panel. I adhered the top panel with foam tape.

I used a sentiment strip with some foam tape to finished the card. I love the cute pattern on the paper.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Brutus Monroe.

Did you know: Adult polar bears can measure over 2.5m long and weigh around 680kg

Happy crafting,
Nina

Think Spring

Hello, Crafty friends; I have a spring card to share today.

I started with a panel of white cardstock and used a mask with some ink blending. I added a silhouette of wildflowers.

I die-cut the sentiment, added a layer of black cardstock to the panel, and adhered it with foam tape.

I used a pen to add a border, then finished the card with micro gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Creative expressions- Think Spring and Wildflowers, gems.

Did you know: Cockroaches can live for a week without their heads!

Happy crafting,

Nina

Happy Birthday

Hello, crafty friends; I used a basic design for my card today.

I started with a piece of designer paper and added a layer of black cardstock. I added a Happy Birthday die-cut.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Vicki Boutin, Simon Says Stamp - Fancy Happy Birthday.

Did you know: Sweden has 221,800 islands, 1000 of which are populated.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Spring Blessings

Hello, crafty friends, I used a simple design for my card today.

I started by using distress ink with a stencil to create a pattern on white cardstock.  I added a layer of black cardstock to the panel. 

The sentiment is a triple-layer die cut from black cardstock. I finished with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Dyan Reaveley Dylusions Dyalog Stencil Doodle it, Simon Says Stamp—Spring Blessings, and gems.

Did you know: Golf balls were made of wood until the sixteenth century.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Think spring

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple napkin card to share for my post today.

I started with a square panel and covered it with glue stick glue, I used a brayer to ensure the napkin adhered to the gluey panel. I then die-cut the square using a stitched square die-cut.

I die-cut the sentiment three times to give it dimension, I then added a layer of black cardstock to the panel. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Creative expressions- Think Spring, Simon Says stamp - stitched squares, gems.

Did you know:  Porcupines can float.

Be creative,

Nina

Hello

Hello craft friends, It is Washi tape on Wednesday. I created a monochrome card for my post today.

I started with a piece of white cardstock and added lengths of washi tape. I added a flower, then heat embossed and die-cut the sentiment, adhering it with foam tape.

I added a layer of black cardstock to the panel and then finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, washi tape, Pink Fresh Dainty Blossoms, Altenew Elegant Says, gems.

Did you know: Cat urine glows under a black light.

Happy Crafting,

Nina

Happy Birthday

Hello, crafty friends, I hope you are getting creative with your craft supplies.

 
I started this card with a piece of black cardstock, then added three panels of designer paper, evenly spaced to let the black cardstock create frames.

I added a sentiment strip layered with foam tape and finished the card with shimmery rainbow dew drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer paper - your next stamp, and dew drops.

Did you know: You can never get to the end of a rainbow.

Be creative,
Nina

So very Merry

Hello, crafty friends, and Merry Monday. For my card today, I used a simple design. I pulled out a paper pad I have had for a long time but have yet to open.

I started with a layer of patterned paper and added some black cardstock. I added a second layer of coordinating paper, which was also layered with foam tape.

I used two small punch outs from the paper pad and adhered them with foam tape. I added foam tape to the panel to adhere it to the card base.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaiser Craft.

Did you know that owls can’t move their eyeballs!

Be creative,
Nina

Happy birthday

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

I started with a layer of patterned paper and then added a layer of black cardstock.

I die-cut the balloon from patterned paper, then added the die-cut sentiment on top, adhering the balloon with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer paper - Vickie Boutin, Paper Rose - Happy Birthday Balloon.

Did you know: Did you know that you can estimate the temperature of a place by the number of times some crickets chirp in a second?

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday

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

I started with a piece of cardstock and ran it through the big shot with an embossing folder.. I die cut happy birthday from the same cardstock and adhered it with foam tape. 

To finish the card I added gems to the small blank areas left by the embossing folder.

Supplies: White and plum cardstock, embossing folder, Simon says stamp - Large fancy Happy Birthday, gems.

Did you know: Clouds look white because they are reflecting sunlight from above them.

Be creative,
Nina

Beauty

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

I started by masking off a frame on three sides of my card base. I added colour with some Dylusions paint.

I stamped the collage image in black and the added the black border with a marker.

Supplies: White cardstock, Woodward-Sweet Pea, Dylusions paint.

Did you know: there are nearly 2,000 thunderstorms on Earth every minute?

Be creative,

Nina

Think happy

Hello crafty friends - I have a bee-utiful card to share today.

I used lots of layers for this card, I started with the bottom layer and add a layer of black cardstock, I did the same with the other two layers.

The sentiment panel has a layer of black cardstock , it was die cut from postage edge square and some foam tape.

I added two Bumblebee Trinkets to finish the card. 

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Echo Park, Stampin’ Up!-Bumblebee trinket, Spellbinders-Postage edge square.

Did you know:  A honey bee can fly up to 15 miles per hour.

Happy crafting,

Nina