Boo!

Hello crafty friends, Happy Halloween!
 
I started by adding a border to a piece of black cardstock.

I then layered a panel from patterned paper and layered it with black cardstock as well, then adhered it with foam tape.

 

 
I finished the card with some black gems.
 
Supplies: Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Graphic 45, gems.
 
Did you know: Some of the earliest ghost stories are 1000s of years old.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Compass Birthday

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

I started with a piece of patterned paper and layered that with brown cardstock, I did the same with the front panel.

I added a square, texture sequin to the center of the compass, then finished the card with a layered sentiment.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - La-La Land Crafts, the ton, Sentiment Strips, sequin.

Did you know: A compass points to the magnetic North Pole, not the geographic North Pole.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Musical Birthday

Hello crafty friends,  I have a birthday card to share for Washi Tape Wednesday.

I started with a wide piece of washi tape and layered that on to a piece of white cardstock. I then added a layer of black cardstock to created the frame.

I used my Cricut Joy to cut out the music note and I adhered it with foam tape. I layered a sentiment strip and finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape, The Ton - Sentiment Strips, gems.

Did you know: Listening to music can help improve your memory and ability to recall skills.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Beautiful Day

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

I started with this pretty panel with the hummingbirds. I layered that with black cardstock.

I did the same with a blue and purple panel, the last layer to add was orange.

I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Designer paper - Graphic 45, gems.

Did you know: In the early 2000's, several companies such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Adobe came to an agreement not to hire each other's employees in an effort to keep salaries low. This eventually led to a $400 million class action lawsuit.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry & Bright

Hello crafty friends, I have a masculine card to share for this Merry Monday.

I started with a piece of black cardstock, I added pieces of coordinating patterned paper leaving a small border down the middle.

I added the die cut buck, then added a sentiment strip popped up with foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Tim Holtz, Gina K Design-Sentiment strip, Buck scene-unknown, gems.

Did you know: A NASA scientist in Arizona found a basalt rock matching Martian samples, hinting at ancient volcanic activity and possible planetary connections between Earth and Mars.

Happy crafting,
Nina

B&W Thank you

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

The design is simple, I started with a layer of black cardstock, I cut three pieces of coordinating designer paper and adhered them to the panel of black cardstock, then layered that on the card base with foam tape.

I used a ephemera sentiment, adhered with foam tape, then finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - My Favorite Things, Simply Stated Designs- ephemera, gems.

Did you know: Water might not be wet. This is because most scientists define wetness as a liquid’s ability to maintain contact with a solid surface, meaning that water itself is not wet, but can make other objects wet.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Scenic Birthday

Hello crafty friends, I saw this technique on Pinterest and wanted to try it.

I started with a piece of designer paper, then lined up the wood grain frame and die cut it. I added foam tape to the frame but layered the outside piece and the center onto the card base.

I added a simple sentiment strip, adhered with foam tape. the finished with tiny clear gems
Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper, The Ton - sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: Mars isn’t actually round. Unlike any other rocky planet in the Solar System, Mars is actually shaped like a rugby ball, but with different sizes along all three axes.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Sending Love

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

I started with a layer of patterned paper, then layered it with black cardstock.

I cut a panel of coordinating cardstock, then cut it into three pieces, trying to maintain the flow of the pattern. I layer each piece with black cardstock and foam tape.

I layered the sentiment with black cardstock, the finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper, The Ton - sentiment Strips, gems.

Did you know: The largest piece of fossilized dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. Believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex turd, the fossilized dung (also named a 'coprolite') is helping scientists better understand what the dinosaur ate.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello

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

I found that this pattern paper was so pretty that it didn’t need to have a lot added to it.

I started with a panel of designer paper and layered that with black cardstock. 

I added a simple hello sentiment. I finished the card with some tiny gems.

Supplies: Kraft and black cardstock, Designer paper-Creative Expressions, Hello-unknown, gems.

Did you know: The first book ever written with a typewriter was "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello

Hello crafty friend, I have a monochrome card to share for Washi Tape Wednesday.

Tell me you have a problem with your love for Washi tape without telling me you have a problem...

Washi tape is so easy to work with and can create a pretty card. I started with a piece of white cardstock and layered it with washi tape. I adhered the panel to the card base with foam tape.

I die-cut the sentiment and added foam tape to it. I finished the card with some silver half pearls. This photo does not do this card justice; in real life, the Hello pops off the card and does not hide itself in the pattern.

I hope you get to play with Washi tape today.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi tape-The Washi Tape store, Spellbinders-Hello, pearls.

Did you know: The 2022 superhero movie Batgirl was the most expensive abandoned movie in history. Warner Bros. had spent over $90M on the project and the film was in post- production when they decided not to release it.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Holidays

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design for the Merry Monday card today.

As I was going through my craft supplies recently, I found my little stash of Penny Black’s Masterpiece’s made simple.

I also recently watched a video about a woman who talked about how we crafters save things we really love and don’t use.

I’m determined to start using craft supplies, no matter how much I love them.

That brings me to today’s card. I used one of the masterpieces and layered that with black, white, and a final layer of black cardstock to create a layered frame.

I added a simple sentiment strip that popped up with foam tape and finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Penny Black-Masterpieces, The Ton-sentiment strip, gems

Did you know: 'Strengths' is the longest word with only one vowel.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Bee Kind

Hello crafty friends, I love this bee-themed paper; it inspired this layered card.
 
I started with a piece of designer paper and layered it with black cardstock. I did the same with the second panel, as well as the sentiment panel.

 
I used a strip of black cardstock along the side of the panels, then finished the card with some gems and a bee popped up with foam tape.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, gems.
 
Did you know: Ketchup was once sold as medicine. The condiment was prescribed and sold to people suffering from indigestion back in 1834.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Thanks a bunch

Hello crafty friends, I am playing along with currently Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

In all honestly, I did not create card for this challenge, I have been working on this card all week, putting together an element here and there when I walked by my craft desk and I finished this morning.

Still feeling creative, once I finished the card then went in search of inspiration, and found the current FMS challenge.

I started with card with a panel of patterned paper and added a layer of black cardstock. I adhered the panel to the card base with foam tape,

I added the wreath element, then then a sentiment strip that is popped up with foam tape, I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper, The Ton - Sentiment strip, wreath, gems.

Did you know: Most people stroke cats the wrong way. Research shows they often just tolerate it for the food and attention. The safest spots? Under the chin, cheeks and base of the ears. The worst? Their belly and the base of their tail – touch there and you’re more likely to annoy them than bond with them.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Baby Girl

Hello crafty friends, the baby girl card is a replica of the baby boy cards. Boring I know but I was on a bit of a creation streak.
 
I started with a layer of patterned paper and added a layer of solid paper from the same series of patterned paper from Moda Scrap.

 
The second panel is layered as the bottom panel. I cut the sentiment with my Cricut Joy and adhered it with foam tape. I finished the card with some dew drops.
 
Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Cricut Joy - Sentiment, dew drops.
 
Did you know: Certain frogs, like wood frogs, can freeze solid in winter and thaw to hop away with no harm thanks to protective proteins.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design to share today.
 
I love the artistic look of this patterned paper; it looks like a vintage sunset scene.

 
I started the card with a layer of patterned paper, which I layered on a piece of black cardstock. I then cut a sentiment to finish the card.
 
I might add some clear gems t finish the card, for now it will be left as is.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Simply Stated, Hello - Unknown.
 
Did you know: Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello

Hello crafty friends, I have a fun and simple washi tape card to share this Wednesday.

I started with a piece of white cardstock that I popped up with foam tape. I added circles that I cut from Washi tape.

I then added a Hello sentiment that is die-cut from black cardstock and layered with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, washi tape, Spellbinders - Hello.

Did you know: Dean Karnazes owns the world record for the longest nonstop run. He ran nonstop for 80 hours and 44 minutes, and covered 350 miles.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Baby Boy

Hello crafty friends, I have another round of baby cards to share, they are very similar to previously posted card with a slight change to the patterned papers I used.

I started with a layer of patterned paper and then added a layer of solid paper from the same paper series from Moda Scrap.

I did the same with the second panel. I then cut out the sentiment with my Cricut Joy and adhered it with foam tape., I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Cricut Joy - Sentiment, dew drops.

Did you know: ManhattAnts are a specific ant species unique to a 14-block strip of New York City.

Happy crafting,
Nina 

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends, I have an easy design to share for Merry Monday.

I started with a piece of black cardstock. I added pieces of patterned paper to the top and both sections. Using a coordinating piece from the same paper pad, I cut a strip with a sentiment and layered it with black cardstock.

I finished the card with some gold half pearls.

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

Did you know: The first known speeding ticket was issued to Walter Arnold in 1896 for going the whopping speed of 8 miles per hour. The posted speed limit was 2 mph.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Sympathy

Hello crafty friends, I have a watercolour inspired card to share today. I had created and posted a similar card a few weeks ago.
 
I started with a piece of white cardstock, and used ink on a stamp block with water spritzing in a imitation somewhere between smooshing and watercolouring.

 
Once the ink was dry, I used a stamp to add the grass. I layered the panel with black and kraft cardstock.
 
I added some twine and a die-cut sentiment then finished the card with some small gems.
 
Supplies: White, black and kraft cardstock, Stamp'in up! - Prairie grass, sentiment - unknown, twine, gems.
 
Did you know: All clownfish start life as males and can transition to female later in life.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina 

Hello Lovely

Hello crafty friends, I love this layout; it makes for an easy card.

I started with a piece of black cardstock. I then added the upper and lower panels of designer cardstock coordinating from a paper pack.

I layered the sentiment panel with black cardstock and foam tape and finished the card with small clear gems.

Supplies: white and black card stock, designer paper -simple stories, gems.

Did you know: Durian, which grows in Southeast Asia, is known as the smelliest fruit in the world. It can smell like rotten eggs, sweaty socks, or garbage.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello again

Hello crafty friends,  I have a card created with the same paper as yesterday, this is another part of that 12 x 12 piece of paper.

I stayed with the clean and simple design, allowing the paper to shine.

I started with a piece of the pattern paper, I layered that with black cardstock, then adhered it to a craft card base.

I added a simple hello sentiment and finished the card with tiny gems.

Supplies: Kraft and black cardstock, Designer paper-Creative Expressions, Hello-unknown, gems

Did you know: A howler monkey's tail is about five times as long as the length of its body, and its howls can be heard from up to 3 miles away.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Magic

Hello crafty friends,  I am playing along with another challenge for today's card. This used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to crate a CAS card.

It sure has been nice crafting this week, it looks like I won't have a fully functioning craft room till sometime in December but playing with limited supplies is surprisingly satisfying.

I started with a layer of black cardstock, I cut down pieces of designer paper to fill in the panels.

I cut a sentiment panel from the same paper pack and die-cut it and adhered it with foam tape.

I finished with some micro gems.

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

Did you know: Each pumpkin contains about 500 seeds.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Autumn

Hello crafty friends, I have an autumn card to share for Washi Tape Wednesday.

I started with a piece of white cardstock. I layered strips of washi tape and thin strips of brown cardstock on the panel, and then I adhered it with foam tape.

I cut the sentiment using my Cricut Joy.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, washi tape, Cricut Joy - sentiment.

Did you know: A giraffe's heart is about 2 feet long.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello

Hello crafty friends, it has been a long time since I joined a card challenge. My craft room is all packed up as we are doing some renovations, I did manage to make a small corner to create a card though. 

I am joining the AAA Card Challenge it is perfect with a CAS card. I am a sucker for a good card sketch.

One of the things that was close at hand with my craft stuff was a bowl of random die cuts.  I started by picking the leaves, and the sentiment.

I chose a piece of designer paper that would work well with the die-cut piece and I adhered that vertically on my card base, turning the sketch. I overlapped the designer paper with the leaves die-cut.

I adhered the sentiment then finished the card with some black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Simply Stated Design, Hello and leaves - Unknown, gems.

Did you know: Tuesday gets its English name from the Old English Tiwesdæg and the Middle English Tewesday, meaning ‘Tiw’s Day.” Tiw was the Norse God of Single Combat, Victory, and Heroic Glory

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends I have a holiday scene to share for Merry Monday.

I started with a layer of patterned paper then added a scene that was die-cut. I added gems to the center of each of the snowflakes.

I finished the card with a sentiment strip popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Simply Stated, The Ton - sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: The bark on larger Redwood trees can be as much as two feet thick.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday

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

I started with a piece of patterned paper, and I layered that with black cardstock.

I die cut the buck scene, then adhered that with foam tape to the panel.

I layered a sentiment strip with black cardstock. Then I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Designer paper- Simply Stated, buck-unknown, The Ton- sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: The largest tsunami ever recorded occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958, with a wave reaching the incredible height of 1720 feet.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Hello

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

I started with a piece of patterned paper, and I layered that with black cardstock.

I die-cut a hello sentiment and adhered it directly to the panel. I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and black card stock, Designer paper- 49th and Market, dew drops.

Did you know: Potatoes were the first vegetable grown in space.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Autumn Blessings

Hello crafty friends, I have a pretty awesome card for you today.
 
I started with a panel of Brown cardstock. I layered that with a piece of patterned paper.
 
I used a coordinating piece of paper that included the small panels, cut it up, and layered it with brown cardstock.

 
For the one in the center, I popped it up with foam tape and added a small sentiment strip along the bottom.
 
I’ve finished this card with some gems.
 
Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer paper - Simple stories, gems.

Did you know: The voice actors who played Mickey and Minnie Mouse (Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor) actually got married in real life in 1991.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Fabulous Birthday

Hello crafty friends, I have a card created with a simple design to share today.
 
I started with a piece of designer paper, then added a layer of black cardstock, I found this paper so pretty that I did not want to add to much to it. 

I adhered the panel to the card base using foam tape.

I added a simple sentiment strip, adhered with foam tape, looping a little bit of gold twine underneath I finished the card with black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Mintay, The Ton - sentiment strip, gems.
 
Did you know: Saturn and Neptune have the fastest winds in the solar system.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

There is Magic

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

I started this card with a piece of patterned paper that I added a piece of black cardstock too and then some texture to with an embossing folder. I did the same with the strip of coordinating paper strip.

 
I used a sentiment panel from the same paper pack and added a layers of black cardstock and foam tape.

I finished the card with some gems.

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

Did you know: Except for the tiny muscles around hair follicles, you actually have no muscles in your fingers. The muscles that control your fingers are in your palm and forearm.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Choose Happiness

Hello crafty fiends, I have a card to share for Washi Tape Wednesday.

I started by laying some washi tape on a panel of white cardstock and layered that with foam tape. I added a panel from a coordinating paper pack and popped it up with foam tape.

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

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper and Washi tape - 49th and Market, gems.

Did you know: It takes around 3,000 cows to supply enough leather for a full season's worth of NFL footballs.

Happy crafting,
Nina