Guitar Magic

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

I started with a panel created from a large sticker.

I die-cut the guitar and music element from a blend of black and kraft cardstock. I added interest to the kraft cardstock by inking the edges. I added some gems to the guitar headstock.

I added a sentiment strip, then finished the card with a smattering of gems.

Supplies: White, black and kraft cardstock, panel Sticker, guitar and musical element die cuts - unknown, The Ton - Sentiment strip, and gems.

Did you know: Ink daubers degrade over time? I pulled out my daubers to ink edges, and they all fell apart. Ink daubers (like foam sponge blending tools or bingo dot markers) break down primarily because of the solvents in their ink, exposure to light, and natural foam degradation. 

 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Holidays

Hello crafty friends, I have a nice, easy design for my card for Merry Monday. I am using a sketch I found on Pinterest.

I started with a panel of blue-gray cardstock, and I added three panels of coordinating cardstock.

I added a sentiment panel, also layered with blue-gray cardstock and some foam tape. I attempted to create an embellishment on the sentiment strip, but it looks more like an attempted fix that I am not loving. I finished the card with some dew drops.

Supplies: White and blue-gray cardstock, Designer Paper - Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp -  Holiday Typewriter, dew drops.

Did you know: The name "winter" comes from the old Germanic word that means "time of water.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Martial Arts Birthday

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

I was asked to create a Martial Arts inspired card for a friend. I started with three silhouette images of Martial Arts fighters from Cricut that I cut from black cardstock.

I cut a panel of patterned paper, then die-cut an outline of a brick wall. I also die-cut the wall from burgundy cardstock and added it to the panel. I layered that onto gray cardstock, I used some thinly applied liquid glue to add some texture to the bricks, and once that was dry added some black ink with a brush to add interest. I layered that entire panel with a piece of black cardstock.

I added the fighters and sentiment strip with foam tape, then finished the card with gems.

Supplies White, gray and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, The Ton - Sentiment Strip, Martial Arts figures - Cricut, and gems.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends, I have a card made with a quick design for Merry Monday.

I used a panel of patterned paper and die cut an outline of trees, I used foam tape to adhere it to a second panel slightly bigger from the same paper pad. This allowed the bottom layer to show through the space left in the center of the trees.

I used a sentiment from the same paper pad, and layered that with foam tape. I finished the card with red gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Kaisercraft, Trees - Unknown, gems.

Did you know: British Columbia is home to a staggering 25 native species of conifers (including many pines).

Happy crafting,

Nina

Kayaking Birthday

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

I started with a panel of patterned paper and layered that with black cardstock. I added a second panel of coordinating cardstock, also layered with black cardstock. I followed the same steps with the strip of patterned paper.

I adhered the kayak and paddle stickers to white cardstock, then fussy cut them out. I added them with foam tape. I added a sentiment strip with foam tape and finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, The Ton - Sentiment Strip, and gems.

Did you know: Kayaking boasts a rich history and some truly wild records. The word literally translates to "hunter's boat", early vessels were waterproofed using animal fats.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Birthday

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

I started with a panel of patterned paper, and cut that in half and flipped on if the half panels to the alternate print. I then layered the panels onto a layer of brown cardstock. I added a thin strip of brown cardstock to the seam.

I then die cut a layer with an intricate rectangle pattern die from brown cardstock. I cut the image panel with the elk and layered that with brown cardstock and foam tape.

I cut a sentiment strip and layered it with foam tape, then finished the card with some black gems.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Photo Play, The Ton - Sentiment strip, Die cut - Unknown, gems.

Did you know: Male elk grow massive antlers that can reach 4 feet in length and weigh up to 40 pounds. Despite this heavy weight, males shed their antlers every winter and grow a brand new, larger set in the spring.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Birthday Hugs

Hello crafty friends, I spend a little time in the craft room creating. This card has a easy layout.

I layered some patterned paper with some navy cardstock. I die cut the globe/compass from a second patterned page from the paper pad and adhered it with foam tape.

I die cut the needle part of the center from silver cardstock. I layered the sentiment then finished the card with gems and a acrylic butterfly.

Supplies: White, silver and navy cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Globe die cut - Unknown, gems & butterfly.

Did you know: Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s to treat ailments like indigestion.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry Xmas

Hello crafty friends, it has been a hot minute since I last posted. I have a card made with a simple design for Merry Monday.

I pulled out a paper pad from Moda Scrap for the entire card. I started with a piece of solid coloured paper, then created a second panel our of a holiday themed piece of paper.

I added some silver twine before adhering the second panel. I finished the card with a sentiment strip from the same paper pad and layered with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Moda Scrap, twine.

Did you know: Humans can distinguish approximately 10 million different colors, but a rare genetic condition called tetrachromacy gives some individuals an extra cone cell, enabling them to see hundreds of millions of colors.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Holly Jolly Christmas

Hello crafty friends, I have another clean and simple design to share for Merry Monday.

I started the card by layering a piece of patterned paper on black cardstock and foam tape, then the masterpiece image on black cardstock.
 

The sentiment strip is adhered with foam tape, and I finished the card with some micro gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Penny Black-Masterpieces, The Ton-sentiment scrip, gems.
 
Did you know: Certain ants perform sophisticated medical treatments, including surgical amputations to prevent infection and applying antimicrobial secretions to wounds.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends and welcome to a new year. I have a mixed media card to share for Merry Monday.

When I was unpacking the craft room after the renos I found a number of panels that I had made over time and decided to put one to use.

If I remember correctly, for the panel, I started with Distress sprays, I added blue and grey colours. Once that was dry I added white splatter and some snowy texture with an embossing folder. I layered that with silver then black cardstock.

I diecut a heart and used a smaller heart to removed the center. I used an embossing folder to add some texture then layered it with foam tape.

I added some silver twine, and a sentiment strip popped up with foam tape then finished the card with gems.

Supplies: White, silver and black cardstock, Distress sprays, embossing folders, Hero Arts - Infinity Hearts, The Ton - Sentiment Strip, twine, gems.

Did you know: You can buy a square watermelon in Japan.
 
Happy crafting, 
Nina

Season's Greetings

Hello, crafty friends! I have a pretty winter scene to share for Merry Monday. I am really like this technique.

I started with a piece of designer paper, using a wood grain frame and die-cut. I added foam tape to the frame and layered the outside piece and the centre 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:Your brain is constantly eating itself. This process is called phagocytosis, where cells envelop and consume smaller cells or molecules to remove them from the system. Don’t worry! Phagocytosis isn't harmful, but actually helps preserve your grey matter.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Christmas Cheer

Hello crafty friends, Merry Christmas, I have a simple design to share today.

I have been creating cards with simple designs for this holiday season, allowing the designer paper to be showcased.

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

I used a sentiment strip and adhered it with foam tape. I finished the card with tiny gems.

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

Did you know: Earlobes have no biological purpose.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Merry Christmas

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

I have been making my way through my stash of Penny Black - Masterpieces made simple. There is such an elegance to them.

I started the card by layering the image with black, then added additional layers of white and black to create a frame.

The sentiment strip is adhered with foam tape, then I finished the card with micro gems.

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

Did you know: Birds always keep one foot on the ground when running.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Snowflake

Hello crafty friends, I have a quick and easy design to share today for Merry Monday.

I started the card with a panel of designer paper and layered that with black cardstock. I added some twine, then added the sentiment panel that is also layered with black cardstock.

I finished the card with some gems.

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

Did you know: During the eruption of Vesuvius, the brain of a man in Herculaneum was heated and cooled so rapidly that it turned into glass, an extraordinary preservation method unknown before recent studies.

Happy crafting,

Nina 

Merry Little Christmas

Hello crafty friends, I have another clean and simple design to share for Merry Monday.
 
I started the card by layering a piece of patterned paper on black cardstock and foam tape, then the masterpiece image on black cardstock.

The sentiment strip is layered with foam tape, and I finished the card with some micro gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Simple Stories, Penny Black-Masterpieces, The Ton-sentiment strip, gems.
 
Did you know: Japanese honeybees literally slap ants with their wings
To ward off hive invaders, honeybees generally sting, bite and use their wings to create air currents.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Happy Holidays

Hello crafty friends, Just like that we are into December,  I have a monochromatic card to share today for Merry Monday.
 
I started with a layer of black cardstock, and I added panels of patterned paper, leaving a small edge around each panel.

I layered the sentiment strip with white cardstock and popped it up with foam tape.
 
I added the die-cut buck scene and finished the card with gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper -Simple Stores, Gina K Designs-sentiment strip, buck scene - Unknown, gems.
 
Did you know: The James Webb Space Telescope recently found mysterious "red dots" in the early universe, believed to be massive black holes shrouded in dense gas from the dawn of time
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Snow Day

Hello crafty friends, I have a card filled with wintery scenes to share today for Merry Monday.
 
I started the card with a layer of black cardstock. I used scenic panels from a paper pack and but them to fit the card front, leaving a small edge for frames.

I added a small branch in behind a sentiment strip from the same paper pack. I finished the card with some gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Ciao Bella, branch-unknown, gems.
 
Did you know: In 2025, researchers discovered bacteria in Siberian "eternal ice," which can repair DNA damage and may hold secrets to anti-aging therapies for humans
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Season's Greetings

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design for this Merry Monday.

With the cost of stamps were they are at, it just makes sense to send a basic card out to those that get them mailed. So this year I have chosen to use simple designs, and let the designer paper do all the work.

I started with a piece of patterned paper, with this card it created a nice panel, I layered that with black cardstock.

I used a sentiment strip and adhered it with foam tape. I finished the card with tiny gems.
Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper, The Ton - sentiment Strips, gems

Did you know: A cloud weighs around a million tonnes.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Thank you

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design for this Washi Tape Wednesday.
 
I am using a layering washi from AALL & Create for my card today.
 
I started with a piece of cardstock and layered the washi to form the image, I added a leave branch, then popped the panel up with foam tape.

I used a sentiment strip and adhered it with foam tape. I finished the card with gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Washi Tape - AALL &Create, The Ton - sentiment strips, gems.
 
Did you know: Butterflies can taste with their feet and use their wings' color-changing scales to see ultraviolet light.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina

Comfort & Joy

Hello crafty friends, I have a simple design to share for Merry Monday.

I started with a piece of designer paper and layered that with black cardstock. I added some kraft coloured twine.

I layered a coordinating sentiment panel with black cardstock and foam tape and then finished the card with some gems.
 
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Recollections, twine, gems
 
Did you know: Massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA ("Inocles") were discovered inside bacteria in the human mouth and may help explain gum disease and cancer links—these invisible DNA structures had never been observed before.
 
Happy crafting,
Nina