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Good Morning, Happy Halloween, and Merry Monday, I am in love with the Penny Black - Masterpieces made simple - they make for such a fabulous start for a card. In truth they could make the card all on their own.

I started with a layer of patterned paper - I love the plaid design with the gold running through it. I added a layer of black cardstock to to the panel.

I added a layer of black cardstock to the masterpiece panel then popped it up with foam tape.

Adding to the simple design of this card I cut a sentiment strip and added a black cardstock layer, and adhered it with foam tape. I finished with some clear gems.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer paper - Memory Box, Penny Black - Masterpieces, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strips, gems.

Did you know: The first product to have a barcode was Wrigley's gum.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Boo

I have a little Halloween spirit to share today. This should have been a quick and easy card but I added a few elements, so while the card was easy to put together it was not really quick. I like how it turned out, and it was well received.

I started with two panels of patterned paper and added layers of black cardstock for small frames. I diecut the photo frame from black then ran it through the Big Shot with a web embossing folder, I adhered it with thin foam tape.

I did cut the letter to form Boo from the same patterned paper as the top panel, then finished the card with a little ghost and some sequins.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Designer Paper - Recollections, Simon Says Stamp - Alphabet die, Memory Box - Ghost, sequins, misc. embossing folder and phot frame.

Did you know: The only muscle in the your body that is attached at only one end is your tongue.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

CAS Challenge #493 - Sketch - Coffee Break

Happy Friday - I am playing along with the current CAS Colour & Sketches challenge.  I love this sketch, my first though was to use something from my Washi Tape stash but instead I pulled out a Honey Bee paper pad.

I alternated between designer paper and a fine glitter paper, I also added two score lines. I stamped the sentiment, then added the stamped coffee cup which was fussy cut it before popping it up with thin foam tape.

I added a simple brown cardstock border and popped the panel up with a thin foam tape.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Honey Bee, Verve - Coffee, Honeybee - Coffee.

Did you know: It takes 12 bees their entire lifetime to collectively produce just one tablespoon of honey.

Happy Crafting,

Nina

Tuesday Morning Sketches #681 - Restful Recovery

I have not played along with a card challenge for quite sometime, so I decided to take a look at some of my favorites to see what inspiration they will generate.

I am playing along with the current Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. I did not manage a bird but I love the sketch.

I have these stickers that I picked up with a washi tape order from the Washi Tape store, they are so pretty but I was not really sure how to use them.

I decided to pick one and use that as my colour template. I feel that this is a nice autumn pallet. Next I found some patterned paper that would pull it all together.

I used a piece of copy paper and tore a rough circle in the middle for a mask and stamped a section of script.

I layered the strips of patterned paper and some gold tone washi tape then secured the flower in place. I popped up the sticker with its backing on foam tape. I chose not to remove the backing as I like the clear edge. 

I finished the card with a sentiment strip and some gems, I added a layer of brown cardstock in behind top panel,  I added a layer of foam tape before adhering it to my card base.

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Echo Park, Venus' Garden Sticker Set, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strip, gems.

Did you know: Sixty-five percent of test subjects had the urge to yawn after merely reading about yawning.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

A wonderful Chrismastime

Time for a Merry Monday card - with a simple layout of course.

I started with a dark green cardstock for the bottom layer that I added some texture to with a snowflake embossing folder. I popped the layer up with some foam tape.

I added the top square panel then two smaller squares near the bottom. The stamped sentiment is popped up with foam tape and the card is finished with some gems.

Supplies: White and green cardstock, Designer Paper - Stampin' Up!, Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text, gems.

Did you know: In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of five times around the equator.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Beauty of Winter

Merry Monday time,  I have discovered a new favorite craft items. Penny Black - Masterpieces made simple. I don't remember where I found this first set or why I brought them other than they appealed to me. 

When I went to craft retreat in September I put them in with all my other kit in case I decided to do something with them. I quickly fell in love. Like any panel it makes it so easy to work with, paired with plaid that has hints of gold. Magical.

This card was made with one of the panels in the set is Icy Winds.

I layered the panel with some gray cardstock them popped it up with foam tape. I layered that on the to plain panel that is also layered with gray cardstock. I used a sentiment strip, layered and popped up and I finished with some some clear gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Memory Box, Penny Black - Masterpieces made simple, Simon Says Sentiment Strips, gems. 

I expect there will be a few more cards made with these panels from Penny Black - I jumped online to pick up a few more sets :).

Did you know: Most bird bones are so hollow and light, their feathers weigh more than their skeleton.

Cheers,
Nina

All you do.

Happy Friday, it is starting to feel like fall outside.

This 49th and Market paper arrived in my mailbox this week; I am in love.

This card was so quick to put together; I cut a base piece of the darker paper, then did the same with one of the pieces that had more of a pattern on it.

I added a couple of the chipboard pieces, then cut a sentiment strip, popped it up with foam tape, then finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper and chipboard pieces - 49th and Market, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment strips, gems.

Did you know: The funny bone is not actually a bone. It's actually a really sensitive nerve; hitting that nerve is not funny at all.

Happy Crafting,

Nina

Season Greetings

I have a Merry Monday card to share this morning. I love the non-traditional colours on this paper. 

I started with a brown cardstock panel and then cut two pieces of designer paper. For the top piece, I added a stitched edge and then popped the panel up with some foam tape.

The bottom panel looks like a cozy sweater. I used one of the sentiment panels from the paper pad and added a layer of foam tape. I finished the card by adding some gems

Supplies: White and brown cardstock, Designer Paper - Honey Bee, MFT - Stitched edge dies, gems.

Did you know: The original pack of Skittles doesn't contain the color blue. Therefore, you can't actually taste the rainbow.

Happy Crafting,

Nina

Happy Birthday

Fall is in the air, and it is always a time for me to want to get back into the craft room. I felt pretty crafty at a recent retreat, and I managed to put together a few cards.

I cut a panel of pretty cardstock, then added a couple of stitched die cut triangles. I die cut a privet branch and cut it up to tuck it under the panels. The cut the sentiment strip and popped it up with foam tape. I finished the card with some gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer paper - Honey Bee, Stamp'in Up! - Stitched Triangles, Simon Says Stamp - Privet Branch and sentiment strip, gems.

Did you know: September is the only month with the same number of letters(9) as its place in the year (9th month).

Cheers,

Nina

Paw prints on our heart

I made short work of a sympathy card for a friend this morning. I cut a panel of patterned paper and then heat embossed the corner with a paw print in brown. I then stamped a sentiment onto the same panel and added a red sprinkle heart; I added a layer of foam tape to the whole panel.

I stamped the additional sentiment on white and then popped it up with foam tape as well.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Photoplay, Simon Says Stamps - Paw prints on our heart, Sprinkles.

Did you know: The difference between a nook and a cranny is that the nook is a corner, and the cranny is a crack.

Happy Crafting,

Nina