Merry Critmas

Merry Monday, and a Happy New Year, crafty friends; my son is an avid Dungeons and Dragons fan, so I made him a themed card for Christmas.

I had a panel left over from the Merry Monday last week, so I used that as a starting point.
 
I used my Cricut Joy to draw some dice in varied sizes as well as a custom sentiment. I used pencil crayons to add some colour and a little sparkle with some Wink of Stella. I added the numbers to the dice with a Copic fine liner.

 
I added some silver twine and bow, then used foam tape to adhere the dice.
 
I layered the sentiment, and the card was finished.
 
Supplies: White, black and silver cardstock, Cricut Joy.
 
Did you know: The Basenji is a unique breed of dog; it cannot bark, but instead, it yodels.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Just for you

It is Washi tape Wednesday;  this card was pretty quick to put together. 
 
I started by laying down some washi tape on a panel of cardstock. I added leaves and butterfly ephemera.

I finished the card with a premade sentiment and some gems.
 
Supplies: White cardstock, AALL - washi tape, ephemera, gems.

Did you know: Everyone had a unique smell. Identical twins smell so alike that most times, only trained dogs can tell the difference.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Season's Greetings

Merry Monday and Merry Christmas. My card for today's post had many elements; I made about 20 with slightly different sentiments.

I started with a panel of white cardstock; I used a blend of Distress Mica stains and Dylusions Ink Sprays to create the background; once the panel was dry, I used an embossing folder to add texture.

I die-cut bottle brushes in two sizes: blue, grey and white. I also used Word to create the sentiments and popped up with foam tape. Before adhering it to the card base, I layered the panel onto a layer of silver and then black cardstock.

Supplies: White, gray, blue, black and silver cardstock, Simon Says Stamp - Bottle Brush dies, Distress Mica Stray, Dylusions Ink Sprays.

Did you know: The tallest Christmas tree ever erected was a 221-foot (67 m) Douglas fir. The tree was displayed in downtown Seattle in 1950 and cost $19,000 at the time.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Merry Christmas

It's Washi Tape Wednesday, crafty friends! I enjoyed playing in my craft room last evening.

I had some holiday tapes sitting on my craft desk and found a piece of dark green cardstock in my scraps that looked like the makings of a good card.

I ran the cardstock through my Big Shot with a postage die; I used a white panel of cardstock and added strips of washi tape. I ran that panel through the Big Shot with one of the dotted die-cut from the same set and adhered it using foam tape.

The card needed something extra, so I die-cut the trees and added a sentiment strip that popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: White and green cardstock, washi tape, Spellbinders - Postage Edge Rectangles, Simon Says Stamp - Winter Trees & sentiment strip.

Did you know: An astronaut can be up to two inches taller when returning from space. The cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity.

Happy crafting,
Nina

Snow

Merry Monday, crafty friends. I have a simple design for my card today; I started with a panel of designer paper and glued it to the card base.

I added  second layer of patterned paper, the created the sentiment panel from a premade patterned paper panel, I added a underlayer piece of scrap for interest then adhered it with foam tape.

I finished the card with a silver half pearl.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer paper  Echo Park, pearl.

Did you know: The color green use to be considered unlucky in Ireland since it was associated with fairies who stole children and brides.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Superpower

It's Washi Tape Wednesday, crafty friends! I hope you are using your hidden stash of washi tape.

I started my card with a strip of a medium wide washi tape. I die cut some Sealed Leaf Springs & Bouquet. I added some foam tape to the back to pop part of the leaves and blossom up.

I added some foam tape to a sentiment strip, I adhered the panel with some foam tape and finished the card with some micro gems.

Supplies: White cardstock, Spellbinders Sealed Bouquet & Sealed Leaf Sprigs, washi tape, gems.

Did you know: The US has the most English speakers in the country. A close second? India.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Wonderful

Merry Monday, crafty friends; we are a little closer to the big day.

I have a simple design for my card today; I started with a panel of designer paper and glued it to the card base.

I cut a second piece of coordinating patterned paper and the sentiment panel and glued them together. I added a piece of twine and then adhered the panel with some foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer paper - Carta Bella, twine.

Did you know: About one-third of Spongebob Squarepants fans are adults.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Good Thoughts

Hello, crafty friends - I am playing with the stamp from the second day of the Spellbinders Advent calendar for my card.

I cut two pieces of designer paper and then layered them, one slightly smaller than the other.

I stamped the image and then the sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock. I added ink to the image with Q-tips, tapping the colour lightly; I wanted to try to add colour to coordinate with the designer paper.

I layered the image with another piece of designer paper to match the bottom panel. I added some twine to the bottom panel and then adhered the image panel with foam tape.

Supplies: White cardstock, Designer Paper - Honey Bee, Spellbinders stamp, twine.

Did you know: Goldfish have a memory span of several months and can be trained to do tricks.

Happy Crafting,
Nina

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends - I am playing with a die-cut from my Spellbinders Advent calendar for my card.

It took me a minute to figure out all the little parts of this. I started with a napkin and made a panel; as I set that off to the side to dry, I created the little car and its parcel and added some foam tape to the back.

I stamped and die-cut the sentiment, twice actually, the first try was on white cardstock, but I found it too stark; I had already added it to my napkin panel, so I just glued the gray cardstock on top.

I stamped and die-cut the Christmas lights, and I added a little sparkle with some glitter gel pens. I adhered the car, added a layer of black cardstock to the panel and popped it up with foam tape,  then I finished the card with a silver gem on the i, the door handle and lastly, the bow.

Supplies: White and black cardstock, Napkin, Spellbinders - For you Car, Studio Katia  - Christmas Lights, Simon Says Stamp - Christmas Blessings, gems.

Did you know: Steve Chen worked at Facebook for a few weeks before quitting to begin his own start-up. I was called YouTube.

Happy crafting,

Nina

Deepest Condolences

I have a really quick card for my post today. I seemed to have used up all my Sympathy cards, so I needed to replenish my stock; this took me about 10-15 mins.

I had a piece of light green cardstock in my scrap bins; it was the perfect size for a base panel. I found an embossing folder that I would be happy with and ran a piece of white cardstock scrap through my big shot. Once those were glued together, I popped them up with foam tape.

I added a sentiment strip and some Nuvo Drops, and I was happy with the card; it is simple and classy.

Supplies: White and green cardstock, Embossing folder, Simon Say Stamp - Sentiment Strip, Nuvo Drops.

Did you know: At its height, the British Empire ruled over 23% of the world's population.

Happy crafting,

Nina