Happiest of days

I pulled out some new Kaisercraft paper for my card today, I used a newer paper pad it has all the popout and premade sentiments in the back. I was drawn to the pears of all things.

I wanted a simple card so I picked two of the patterns and made two panels have the size of the card base. I pulled one of the border punched piece out and added in midway on the card.

I added foam tape to the sentiment tag, then tied some twine on to it. I also added a layer of foam tape to the round pair popout. I finished this card with some Nuvo drops.

Supplies: Cream cardstock, Designer Paper - KaiserCraft, Nuvo drops.

 
Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Dashing through the snow.

I may have purchased a few too many holiday napkin cards, I think in fact I have napkins till the end of time. 

There is something very relaxing about these cards, I think it is how simple that first few steps are. You can get much more basic than a bottle of glue and a brush.

I cut my pieces of cardstock, I have found white is the best colour, any other colour messes with the pattern on the napkin. The cardstock panel is always a little larger than I need, two reasons, 1 the edges may not have the napkin fully adhered, and two it leaves a little extra to create an element inside the card.

I used a thicker paintbrush, about an inch wide, and I made sure all my supplies are there at my fingertips, the Mod Podge, the brayer, napkin panel and brush. I found I can eliminate a large amount of the mess if I used a piece of parchment paper as my work surface. I cut my napkin into the four individual panels and I am ready to start.

I add a layer of Mod Podge to my cardstock panel, carefully drape the napkin piece of the panel, then using the brayer to make sure if is flat on the panel then I add another layer of Mod Podge to seal it. It is rare that I have been able to avoid any small folds as I do this, in my mind, it adds character.

I let the panels dry, it should only take a couple of hrs to fully dry but I usually let it sit overnight, when the panels are wet they curl a little but then lay flat again after they dry. I find I like to die cut the panel, I have not had any lifting of the napkin from the cardstock but I like the perfect edges a die-cut provides.

I die cut a layer of black cardstock, I love how it makes the napkin panel pop. I wanted these cards to go through the mail with no issues so the only foam tape is on the sentiment panel that is heat embossed in white on black. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Paw Decor Collection (napkin), Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text Christmas, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles, gems.

Thanks for visiting,

Nina

Happy for you

Good Morning, I love the vibrant colours on this card. This was created a few weeks ago for a friend who finished a contract at work and is moving on to something fabulous.

I know it is not in the theme of Merry Monday but I have a few cards waiting in the wings to post and a few of those are for the Holiday season.

This is a simple layout, I cut a black panel of cardstock. I also cut a smaller panel of designer paper then I cut it four ways pie style. I tried to evenly space the panels to create a thin black border between each piece. I added some foam tape to the back of two of the panels and that made it a little harder to align them.

The patterned paper has gold foil on it and I tried to match the half pearls I added top the same tone of gold.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Recollections, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strips, pearls.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nina

Happy For you

Happy December, I had fun with this card.

I started by heat embossing some images in silver then I moved on to some ink blending, I used a few different colours of distress inks. I added some ink splatter in white, silver and pewter.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black. I die cut the frame, then added the layer of foam tape to the center panel. I finished with some black gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Gina K Designs - Boho Flowers, Simon Says Stamp - Simple Sentiments 02, gems.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

Keeping Christmas - November 2020

Good Morning and welcome to the November edition of the Keeping Christmas Blog Hop. This will be the last Keeping Christmas for 2020, and the last for the foreseeable future as well. Kelly has announced that she will not be continuing Keeping Christmas in 2021. 

What a pleasure it was participating in this wonderful monthly challenge, thank you Kelly and the rest of the Keep Christmas participants.

I used a simple layout for my card. I did not want too many layers so it would not cause me problems when I mail it. This is another napkin card, I could not resist the holiday design.

This napkin like all others has three layers, I removed off the two bottom ones and only used the top design layer. I brushed Mod Podge onto the cardstock, then laid the napkin over it. I used my brayer to get the napkin solidly adhered then I added another layer of Mod Podge. I have had this panel sitting on the corner of my desk for a couple of weeks so it was ready to use.

I added a layer of black cardstock in behind, then a layer of foam tape. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black. I finished the card by adding some gold sequins and half pearls

Be sure to take some time to visit all the ladies on the Keeping Christmas blog hop. Leave some comment love behind and enjoy all the fabulous inspiration.

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)
Claire Broadwater
Lori Tecler
Nance Salkeld
Marybeth Lopez
Nancy Penir
Carol Hintermeier

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Indesign napkin, Simon Says Stamp - Inside Christmas Greetings, Mod Podge. sequins, pearls.

Keep crafting, and you still have time to make some cards for the holiday season...

Nina

Napkin Notecards

My fascination with paper napkins and Mod Podge continues, and I think it will for a while. I was out getting the last of any Christmas gifts I needed yesterday and may have picked up a few different napkins designs to play with.

I seem to have been lucky because I have not messed up a napkin yet, rice papers work pretty well too however tissue does not. For today's post, I made a set of 4 cards to send to my MIL for a Christmas present.

These were made from a single napkin and I love that the design is large enough and has two different directions that I could make the pattern on the card slightly different for each one. You can see some small wrinkles where the napkin folded slightly.

Each napkin has three layers, I stripped off the two bottom ones and only used the top design layer. I brushed on a layer of Mod Podge onto the cardstock, then laid the napkin over it. I used a brayer to get the napkin pressed down nicely then I added another layer of Mod Podge. I let the panels dry overnight.

I cut the card bases, added a writing panel inside with a matt of black cardstock. I die cut the black matt for the napkin panel with a stitched square. Once the napkin panels were dried I die cut them with a square, I glued the matt and panel together then added a layer of foam tape to finish.

Each card is approximately 4.5in by 4.5in.

Anyone need to swap napkins :). I will have a few leftovers if I am making 4 cards per napkin.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, napkin, Mod Podge (Matte).

Thanks for visiting,
Nina

With Deepest Sympathy

This is the last of my stretch of sympathy cards, my son needed a card for a friend so I wanted him to have a selection to choose from. 

I have this current fascination with Mod Podge. I have a glossy one and a sparkle on in my craft room but the other day I found a few more types at Walmart. I am excited to try them out.

This card is made with a napkin.. fancy that, also a current fascination and the gloss Mod Podge. I used a simple design, I love this pretty design on the napkin. I die cut the panel once it had dried and added a layer of black cardstock. I also layered it with some foam tape.

The sentiment is heat embossed in white and popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, napkin, Mod Podge, Simon Says Stamp - Sympathy greeting mix.

Thanks for stopping by,
Nina

Watercolour Sympathy

I used simple layers for my card in this post. I die-cut patterned paper with stitched rectangles then added a grey-blue cardstock in behind. Both panels are popped up with foam tape. I heat embossed the sentiment on a coordinating piece of patterned paper. 

I think this paper is pretty in a subtle way, looking like a watercolour.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper - Paper Rose, Simon Says Stamp - Sympathy Greeting Mix, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nina

A Day of Remembrance

                                     

In Flanders fields, the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

  That mark our place; and in the sky

  The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

  Loved and were loved, and now we lie

      In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

  The torch; be yours to hold it high.

  If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

      In Flanders fields.

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

With Sympathy

For this card, I used a simple clean layout that showcased the panels. I die cut a piece of patterned paper then added a layer of brown cardstock in behind. I popped it up with some foam tape.

For the second panel, I stamped the image then added the layer of brown cardstock. The sentiment is heat embossed with white on brown and each of those layers has foam tape. I finished with some brown Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Craft Consortium, Penny Black - Dreamy, Simon Says Stamp - Sympathy Greeting mix, Nuvo drops.

Thanks for visiting,
Nina