Celebrate

Hello crafty friends, it is Washi tape Wednesday. I cannot believe we seemed to have flown through January. 

For my post today, I am following one of Crystal's templates, you can find her post HERE.

Once I figured out what how I was going to create this card, yes, I will admit to a few misstarts.

I started the card with a wood frame border die-cut, I used the center piece from that die cut and added some washi tape, I used scrape strips the same colour as the frame to create dissecting lines.

I added some silver twine in behind the sentiment, I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and gray cardstock, washi tape, Hero Arts - Wood frame, twine, gems.

Did you know: Slugs have four noses.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Amazing

Hello, crafty friends. I am using a template from Crystal's challenge for my post today. You can find her post HERE.

I started with a piece of blue cardstock, ran it through my big shot with an embossing folder, cut a rectangle element, and layered it with foam tape.

I added a piece of designer paper from a paper pack underneath, then tucked a winsome branch into the corner of the rectangle. I used a precut element from the same paper pad as the pattern paper and added foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaiser Craft, Simon Says Stamp - Winsome branch, embossing folder, gems.

Did you know: Tattoo colouring and Legos are composed of the same material (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene).

Happy crafting,

Nina

Xmas Time

Hello, crafty friends, and Merry Monday. I am using Crystal's card as a template; you can find her post HERE.

I started with a panel of designer paper and added a coordinating layer of solid paper. I did the same for the second layer and the sentiment panel; I added a layer of foam tape to the sentiment panel.

I added a sentiment strip and some gems to finish.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Stripp, gems.

Did you know: In Alaska, whispering in someone's ear is illegal while moose hunting.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Bumblebee birthday

Hello, crafty friends. I am using a template from Crystal's challenge for my post today. You can find her post HERE.

I used a piece of designer paper that had three panels as the pattern; I layered that with black cardstock for the top portion of the card.

For the bottom of the card, I layered three patterns of cardstock and then adhered them to a panel of black cardstock.

I layered the sentiment with foam tape and added half pearls and bee embellishments.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Stampin Up! - Bumblebee Trinket.

Did you know: The longest-known record for constipation is 102 days.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Live Every Moment

Hello, crafty friends. For my post today, I am joining Crystal's challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I kept my card very simple. I cut a panel of designer paper to keep the pattern visible. I used a sentiment panel from the same paper pack and popped it up with foam tape.

I die-cut some leaves and added foam tape behind them. To finish, I added a label sticker and some email dots.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Moda Scrap - Love Branches, enamel dots.

Did you know: The skin that peels off after a sunburn is called blype.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Flowered birthday

Hello, crafty friends. For my post today, I am joining Crystal's challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I started my card with a piece of white cardstock, which I ran through my Big Shot with the embossing folder. I then divided it into three pieces and adhered them with foam tape.

I die-cut flowers from a piece of patterned paper, using both sides to give them a slightly different pattern; one side has gold running through the pattern.

I added gems to the flower and then finished the card with a sentiment.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Memory Box, gems, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Stamp.

Did you know: You burn more calories sleeping than watching television.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Sweet Tea Shaker

Hello, crafty friends. For my post today, I am joining Crystal's challenge. You can find her post HERE.

This card turned out a little more 'busy' than is standard for me, but I had fun making it.

The centrepiece of the card for me is this adorable shaker Sweet Tea sticker from DoodleBug Designs.

I started with a piece of fun designer paper; I then added some coordinating brown plains and dots paper in strips. 

I die-cut a heart from more coordinating paper, added the shaker sticker, and popped the heart up with foam tape. I added a sentiment strip adhered with foam tape, then finished the card with two hearts that came with the shaker stickers and added a few black gems.

Supples: White cardstock, Designer paper & Shaker sticker DoodleBug Designs, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Hero Art - Infinate Heart, gems.

Did you know: Phobatrivaphobia is the fear of trivia about phobias.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Washi Tape Birthday

Hey, Hey, crafty friends, Happy Washi tape Wednesday. For my post today, I am following Crystal's challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I already had some rectangle panels created with washi tape, so they were perfect for this card. I used die-cut leaves to cover the blank space in the center of the card; the leaves are all popped up with foam tape. 

I used black gems to cover the cut marks where the leaves had stems and added a few extra for interest. The sentiment strip is also adhered with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Washi tape, Spellbinders - Sealed Bouquet, Simon Says Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: In Washington State, you must ask for permission before sleeping in someone else's outhouse.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday

Hello, crafty friends. For my post today, I am following Crystal's challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I started the card with a top folding card base; I created two separate panels and added some black cardstock to each.

I die-cut a privet branch from black cardstock and used a sentiment strip. I finished the card with some Nuvo drops and embellishments.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Simple Stories, Stampin Up- Pebbles, Simon Says Stamp - sentiment strip & Privit Branch, Nuvo drops.

Did you know: Captain Kirk never said, Bean me up, Scotty, in any Star Trek episode.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Merry & Bright

Hello, crafty friends and Merry Monday - I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I started with varying-sized panels of designer papers and layered them onto a piece of black cardstock.

I added a piece of gold twine. I layered a sentiment panel with black cardstock and foam tape.

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

Did you know: Australia is the only continent without an active Volcano.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Makes waves

Hello, crafty friends. I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge for my post today. You can find her post HERE.

This is another fabulous sketch with lots of layers.

I started with a panel of designer paper and added a layer of navy cardstock; I did the same thing with each of the other three panels.

I added foam tape to the top two panels, and I also added some twine. I finished the card with a sentiment strip, which is layered with navy cardstock and foam tape.

Supplies: White and navy cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, twine.

Did you know: The most germ-laden place on your toilet is not the seat or even the bowl; it is the handle.

Happy crafting.
Nina

Increase in value

Happy Saturday, crafty friends; I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge for my post today. You can find her post HERE.

This is one of my favourite layouts, with lots of layers.

I used a pad of paper with fun geometric patterns. Each panel is layered with black cardstock, and the top one and the sentiment are popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Your Next Stamp, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Nuvo drops

Did you know: Ice on the back of the neck can sometimes stop or slow a nosebleed.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Hello

I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge for my post today. You can find her post HERE.

I love the simple layout that Crystal used for this template. I used a side folding card base and then cut off the 1 1/4 piece from the edge.

I used a Photoplay paper pack with matching solid colours for my card. I layered the three panels with a solid navy cardstock and then patterned paper. The sentiment panel had the extra piece of cardstock I cut off the card base.

I used a matching sticker from the paper pack for the sentiment and added some foam tape to pop it up, then added some enamel dots to finish the card.

Supplies: White cardstock, designer paper, solid paper, stickers, photoplay, and enamel dots.

Did you know: From 1941 to 2006, a Michigan law offered every citizen a bounty of ten cents per crow killed.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Happy Birthday

I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge for my post today. You can find her post HERE.

I used a stitched rectangle to die cut 4 different patterns of designer paper from a 12x12 paper pad.

I layered the pieces on to a panel of brown cardstock, alternating the pieces. I stamped the sentiment layered it with brown cardstock and foam tape and added some gold twine under the panel.

Supplies: Cream and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - DCWV, Papertrey Ink - Happy Birthday, twine.

Did you know: There are more head and spinal injuries from cheerleading than all other high school and college sports combined.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Love your guts

Hello, crafty friends. It is Washi tape Wednesday, and I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

Before settling on the final idea, I had a few false starts with this card. 

I started with a piece of cardstock and added some wide washi tape. I cut the panel into sections and layered them onto a piece of black cardstock; I added some twine, and then I adhered the panel with foam tape.

I used a panel from the paper pad from yesterday's card and added a layer of black cardstock and foam tape. 

I added the sentiment strip layered with black cardstock and foam tape. I finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi tape,  Designer Paper - Echo Park, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: The hair dryer was the offspring of two unrelated inventions, the vacuum cleaner and the blender.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Valentine's Day

Hello, crafty friends. I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I started with a panel of black cardstock, and then I cut 5 strips of patterned paper and tacked them down.

I used a sentiment panel from the same 6x6 paper pad; I added a layer of black cardstock and layered that panel with foam tape. I finished the card with some foam hearts and dew drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, dew drops, foam hearts.

Did you know: Chewing gum can help improve one's memory.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello, crafty friends and Merry Monday - I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

This template or sketch is one of those designs that can be used again and again. I created two panels of designer paper and then cut them diagonally at the same time. I then glued the top of one of the panels to a coordinating panel of designer paper; I did the same with the alternate bottom piece.

I cut a strip and piece of designer paper from the paper pack and added it along the seam of the upper and lower panels.

I trimmed down one of the premade panels, then added a mat from the layers piece of designer paper and adhered the panel with foam tape. I used a sentiment strip with some foam tape, then finished the card with silver half pearls.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, Simon Says stamp - Sentiment strip, half pearls.

Did you know: Platypuses don't have stomachs.

Happy crafting,

Nina  

Celebrate

Hello, crafty friends. I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

This template was nice to follow, especially as I wanted to use the large sticker for the focal point. I started the card with a piece of designer paper, then added a scalloped edge sticker and a panel of cardstock across the center.

I layered the sticker with a circle of cardstock and foam tape to pop it up. I finished the card with a sentiment strip and some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper & stickers - Photoplay, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: McDonald's milkshakes contain seaweed in the form of an extract called carrageenan.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday

Hello, crafty friends. I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I took my own path, and this card still looks enough like the original. I can fake it. One, I am horrible at following measurements when it comes to cutting elements. Two, my patterned paper has this pretty linen print, so I did not add the extra texture that would be provided by using an embossing folder:

I started with designer paper with a beautiful scenic image. I made an attempt to cut it into the measurements provided by Crystal.

I glued those down onto a piece of black cardstock and then trimmed it down because I did not quite line everything up correctly; I then added a layer of black cardstock to create a thin mat.

I used a sentiment strip and added black and white cardstock layers to create a frame, then adhered that to the panel with some foam tape. I finished with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, dew drop.

Did you know: The first archaeological evidence of soup comes from 6000 BCE, and its primary ingredient was a hippopotamus.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Coffee

Hello, crafty friends - I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I am using the herringbone technique for my card; I used a couple of strips of dies to create two different-sized paper strips, selecting a variety of patterns with papers from a 6x6 paper pad.

I added the strips to a panel of cardstock, alternating sizes and patterns as I glued them down. I added a layer of brown cardstock to the panel.

I die cut a tag and adhered to the panel with foam tape, I added a piece of twine for interest. I stamped, die cut, and layered the coffee cut, which was also tacked down with foam tape. 

I die-cut the sentiment and its shadow and used foam tape to adhere it. I finished with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Honey Bee - Designer paper, stamps, die-cuts and gems.

Did you know: Cold fronts move faster than warm fronts because cold air is denser, meaning there are more molecules of material in cold air than in warm air.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Great!

What a great day :)! Hello, crafty friends - I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I started my card with a piece of designer paper and then added a layer of kraft cardstock; I added a panel of coordinating patterned paper across the center, also layered it with kraft cardstock and wrapped with some twine.

I used a premade sentiment panel from the paper pad, added a layer of kraft cardstock and adhered that with foam tape, then used coordinating ephemera for the flowers and butterfly, which are also popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some iridescent dew drops.

Supplies: White and kraft cardstock, Designer Paper and ephemera - Vickie Boutin, dew drops, twine.

Did you know: A four-year-old asks an average of 437 questions a day.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Thank you

Hello, crafty friends. It is Washi tape Wednesday, and I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I started my card with some wood grain patterned paper and added a layer of black cardstock.

I created the focal panel with some medium washi tape layered it with foam tape, and adhered it to the top half of a panel of black cardstock.

I then added some grid-patterned washi tape to a piece of vellum and adhered it across the bottom of the black cardstock panel.

I added some twine and a sentiment strip backed with foam tape, and I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Honey Bee, Washi tape, Simon Says stamp - Sentiment Strip, twine, gems.

Did you know: The ancient Celts were the first to ferment and distill grains into whiskey. They called it the water of life.

Happy crafting,
Nina

You Radiate Awesome

Hello, crafty friends - I am playing along with Crystal's current challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I loosely followed the template; I turned it to create a portrait card, and then I altered the dimensions. I started with a piece of cardstock and added some texture with an embossing folder that resembled a mandala. Then, layered it with foam tape.

I cut a piece of designer paper, added a layer of black cardstock to create an upper and lower border, and then adhered it with foam tape.

I added a strip of vellum, the sentiment that also popped up with foam tape and some gems.

I found that the white at the top and bottom of the card was a little too stark, so I gently added a little bit of colour with ink blending.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, vellum, Designer paper - My Blue Flamingo (Pinterest), Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Traditionally, a mandala is a geometric design or pattern that represents the cosmos or deities in various heavenly worlds.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Holiday Season

Hello, crafty friends. Merry Monday - I am playing along with Crystal's new challenge. Not only am I a few days behind, but I am going to jump out of order for today's post. You can find her post HERE.

I am cheating; this is the Christmas card I created for my husband this year. 

I started with a panel of designed paper and layered that with brown and craft cardstock; the craft cardstock was die-cut using a stitched rectangle to add interest.

I die-cut an oval from vellum and then another from a piece of patterned paper, which I adhered together to the panel with foam tape; there is lots of dimension on this card.

I die-cut the but head from textured cardstock and adhered that to the ovals. I stamped and die-cut some holiday lights, I coloured them using distress markers and Wink of Stella, then treaded them through the antlers and adhered them with foam tape.

I finished the card with a sentiment strip that is layered with brown cardstock. 

Supplies: White, brown and craft cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Studio Katia - Christmas lights, American Crafts  - Open Book die-cut.

Did you know: Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.

Happy crafting,
Nina

So sorry

Hello, crafty friends - I am playing along with Crystal's new challenge. You can find her post HERE.

I started this card by doing the generation stamping on a piece of light gray cardstock; I laid that onto a piece of darker cardstock. I added some twine and a button.

I stamped the image onto a panel of darker gray cardstock.  I added foam tape to both panels to adhere them. I finished the card with a sentiment strip and some Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and gray cardstock, Penny Black - letter & flowers, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Nuvo drops, button.

Did you know: Crickets hear from their knees and chirp from their wings.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Happy

Hello, crafty friends - I am playing along with Crystal's new challenge. I am a few days behind, but I am still starting at the beginning. You can find her post HERE.

I definitely followed along with the template with a lesser level of complexity. I started with a piece of designer paper and added a layer of black cardstock.

I cut out the strips of paper from a different pattern for the design. I did not choose to use a pattern that would create an image as the card was put together, nor did I layer the panels. I loved the pattern of the paper, so I cut the piece so that I could see all the colour ranges, then flipped some of the pieces as well.

I used different thicknesses of foam tape for some of the pieces as I glued them down to give them different heights; I love how that turned out. I used a sentiment strip layered with black cardstock, then finished the card with some dew drop and adhered the whole panel with some foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Pink Fresh, Simon Says Stamp - sentiment strips, dew drops.

Did you know: Humans are more likely to be killed by a vending machine than they are by a shark. 

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Hello

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

I started with a piece of navy cardstock, then added strips of patterned paper. I heat-embossed the flowers, die-cut them out, and popped them up with foam tape.

I heat-embossed the sentiment, then layered it with navy cardstock and foam tape. I added some gems to the panel and the flowers. I added foam tape to the back of the whole panel to add dimension.

Supplies: White and navy cardstock, Designer Paper - Brutus Monroe, Gina K Designs - Boho Flowers & Winter Terrain, gems.

Did you know: A jellyfish with tentacles measuring 120 feet washed ashore in Massachusetts Bay in 1870.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Wishing you

Hello, crafty friends - I have a Birthday card to share for today's post.

I started with a piece of navy cardstock and added a panel of designer paper with a forest scene.

I used a die cut to cut out a mountain scene that I mounted onto some acetate. I added some foam tape in behind and added it to the patterned paper.

I used a sentiment strip popped up with foam tape, then finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and navy cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, acetate, Penny Black - Mountains, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, dew drops.

Did you know: Did you know: The tallest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan, the highest point (19,551 feet [5,959 metres]); it is the second highest in North America (after Denali [Mount McKinley] in the U.S. state of Alaska). It is located in the St. Elias Mountains of southwestern Yukon.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Happiest

Hello, crafty friends; it is Washi tape Wednesday.

I started the card with a panel of cardstock that I ran through my big show with an embossing folder to add some texture.

I ran that same panel through the big shot again, this time with a large leaf die, then added a layer of foam tape.

I applied washi tape to a second panel of cardstock that was slightly smaller than the embossed panel; I then added it to the bottom of the panel above.

I cut out a sentiment strip and added it with foam tape. I die-cut some flowers from a scrap of paper with washi tape on it; I adhered some with foam tape and others with glue. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, AALL & create washi tape, Simon Says stamp - Sentiment Strip & Whirl Leaves, gems.

Did you know: Chuck E. Cheese and Atari were dreamed up by the same person.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Trip around the sun

Hello crafty friends - I had fun creating this birthday card for an avid traveler.

I started with a panel of designer paper and added a layer of dark brown cardstock. I layered a second panel of coordinating paper. 

I added some twine; the paper pad has some smaller tag-like panels, so I used one of those and added a circle with a stamped compass that is layered with a piece of brown cardstock.

I used a sentiment strip that is popped up with foam tape, and I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - DCWV, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Imaginisce - Compass, twine, gems.

Did you know: A space vehicle must travel at a rate of seven miles per second in order to escape Earth's gravity.

Happy crafting,
Nina