January 24, 2022

Deck the Halls

Good Morning and Merry Monday.

This card could not be any easier to put together,  I cut a panel of patterned paper for the bottom layer. The top panel is a pre-done panel from a paper pack. 

I layered foam tape on the top panel then added Glossy Accents to each of the little light bulbs. 


Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Glossy Accents.

Did you know: The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.

Cheers,
Nina

January 22, 2022

Happy Birthday

Good Morning crafty friends - I have a masculine birthday card to share today. 

Plaid being the plan for this card, I started with a layer of black cardstock, I heat embossed a plaid design on one half using clear embossing powder (that apparently has flecks of white in it).

I cut a planel of plaid designer paper, then added a thin strip of black cardstock for interest. I used a sentiment strip from a Tim Holtz pack then finished with some Nuvo Drops.
Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Brutus Monroe, Tim Holtz idea-ology - Label Stickers, Stampers Anonymous-Tim Holtz-Perfect Plaids, Nuvo Drops.

Did you know: The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

Sweet Saturday wishes,
Nina

January 21, 2022

Tuesday Morning Sketches #640 - Happy Anniversary

Hello, hello, crafty friends- I am playing along with Tuesday Morning Sketches today.

I started with a blue layer of card stock, I then die-cut a piece of white cardstock with a background die-cut.

I die-cut two small rectangular pieces from patterned cardstock and I die-cut a larger rectangle from vellum for the middle panel.

I used a privet branch I die-cut and added foam tape behind the leaves, I used those leaves to hide the glue holding down the vellum panel.

I printed off a sentiment strip I created in MS Word the I adhered it using foam tape. I finished the card with some iridescent blue gems.

Supplies: White and blue cardstock, Designer Paper- Paper Rose, Simon Says Stamp-Detail Pincushion Plate, Privet Branch, gems

I tried out some Hammermill Coverstock for this card, it is 100lb weight and I have seen a number of people say they love it for ink blending... I will try that soon, but for this card I used it for the card base, the die-cut panel and for the privet branch, I also used it to print out the sentiment. I am pretty happy so far.

Did you know: It is believed that around 80% of Earth's gold is still buried underground.

Cheers,
Nina

January 20, 2022

Happy Birthday

Hello, Hello, craft peeps. My love of designer papers won out for this card and I used a quick and easy layout. When in doubt layer your panels.

I am in this place where I just want to repeat the cards I made with washi tape with different tapes, but I also want to do something different, so that is messing with my crafty mojo a little. I have some cards I need to get into the mail so I need to get it together.


I started by creating the panels, I knew which papers I wanted to work with, and I started out with three different panels but I just could not make the smallest one work for me. I layered each panel with some black cardstock. 

I stamped and die-cut the sentiment, and die-cut the leafy branch adding foam tape to both. I finished with black Nuvo drops.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Carta Bella, Memory Box - Signature Greeting, Poppy Stamps - Lorelai Leaf, Nuvo drops.

Did you know: Tonsurephobia is the fear of haircuts.

Cheers,
Nina

January 17, 2022

Warm Wishes

Good Morning and Merry Monday crafty crew. I have one of those quick and easy cards to share. I am not moosing around, the layout is simple, and the paper did all the work.

I cut a panel of designer paper that has the trees on it, the moose and sentiment were on the same panel. I cut that section out, put the twine in behind then added a layer of foam tape behind the cut-out piece to pop it up.

I added a layer of black cardstock to the panel for a small frame. I finished with some half pearls.


Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, twine, pearls.

I have been binge-watching Dr. Oakley Yukon Vet the past few weeks, I love seeing the critters she gets to work with, especially all the babies. The episode I paused to prep this post is about releasing some rehabilitated baby moose back into the wild.

Did you know: When we are born out eyes are almost full size, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Cheers,
Nina

January 16, 2022

Paper Craft Crew # 455 - Happiest

Hey hey crafty peeps - my sister Barb talked me into playing along with a new to me challenge Paper Craft Crew - PCC455: Horizontal Sketch Challenge.
 
The challenge is a horizontal sketch, I just picked up some slimline die cuts that I wanted to play with so that is what I did.
 
I started with a black cardstock layer then added a layer of gold card stock and finally a layer of designer paper. For the circle element, I used a circle die from the same set of die cuts from above with some vellum.


I ran that circle die cut through a second time with the same gold glitter card stock and filled in the little divots. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock. I finished with some black vintage Nuvo drops.
 
Supplies: White, black and gold cardstock, Designer paper - Recollections, Pink Fresh Studio - Mini Slimline Essential Bundle, Colorado Craft Company - Big Bold Birthday cake, Nuvo drops.

Did you know: 'Go.' is the shortest complete sentence in the English Language.

Cheers,
Nina

January 15, 2022

Tuesday Morning Sketches #639 - Love you

Good Morning - I am playing along with this week's Tuesday Morning Sketches. I started with some patterned papers and added them to a black cardstock panel. I die-cut the largest heart from some woodgrain cardstock.

I heat embossed the sentiment, using white embossing powder on black cardstock doing that twice to get a nice solid sentiment. I then die-cut it using a coordinating die-cut set.

I die cut a series of smaller hearts from red mirror and textured cardstocks. I added them using some foam tape. I added some black gems and added the whole panel to a card base made of the same woodgrain cardstock as the large heart.


I am not entirely happy with this card, not sure why, maybe it will grow on me.

Supplies: White, black and red cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, Simon Says stamp - Ornate Love, Stitched Heart Collage, gems.

Did you know: Giraffes can't yawn.

Enjoy your Saturday,
Nina

January 14, 2022

Happy Birthday

Happy Friday out there.  I used one of my go-to sketches for today's card. It is super easy, lemon squeezy. 

I cut out a bottom panel of designer paper, then layered it up from there. The papers I used are from a 6x8 paper pad so I used a coordinating page and cut a second panel that I added a layer of foam tape.

I added a little bit of shimmer to the insides of the flowers using a Gelly Roller pen. I die-cut a butterfly and added a little shimmer to the wingtips and gems for the body.

I had a sentiment strip already cut on my desk so I added some foam tape to adhere it.


Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper-Simple Stories, 
Memory Box-Pip Butterfly, Paper rose-Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: In Oklahoma, it's illegal to wrestle a bear.

Cheers,

Nina


January 13, 2022

Sweet Moments

I have another quick card to share from the Simple Vintage Lemon Twist card kit. This past year I indulged in a couple of card kits, I found them helpful to have when I was feeling creatively challenged and my mojo was on vacation. I keep one or two small kits in my stash for times like that.

The kits not only enabled me to be creative but they can inspire as well. 

Like the other cards in this kit, I followed the instructions to create the card. There is a nice blend of paper pieces and chipboard. Everything is pre-cut and easy to assemble.


Supplies: Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Lemon Twist card kit.

Did you know: If you were able to put Saturn in the water it would float.

Create some sweet moments,
Nina

January 12, 2022

Sunshine

Let's carry on with the Simple Vintage Lemon Twist card kit cards, shall we? I do like the turquoise and yellow colour combo. I like it so much that I not only brought the card kit but a paper pad as well. Does anyone need paper :).

Anyway, the same steps apply to yesterday's posted creation, the instructions were provided and I followed, which is a win-win because I do struggle a little with following along to card tutorials and such.


Supplies: Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Lemon Twist card kit.

Did you know: The total weight of bacteria living in the human body is 2-6 pounds (or 1-3% of our total weight).

Bring sunshine today,
Nina