New Start

 It's been awhile since I posted, but I was still making cards!  

 

This is a start for my Christmas cards for 2021!  I made three of these in late November.  I also made several cards from kits during the year, and a few that I sent out before I got photos of.  So, not as much card making as I'd like and what I usually do, but I've had several things going on in the past 2-3 years that made it impossible for me to get cards made.

It's a new year, and time for a new start.  I'm going to attempt to post once a week, although probably not on the same day each week, although I'll try. 

Looking forward to posting again!

With love at Christmas

One of the challenges for World Card Making Day at The Stamp Nation was to make a card with something to do with weather.  As I've been trying to get my Christmas cards done, I thought a card made with snowflakes would satisfy both requirements.

Thus, my Christmas card, "With love at Christmas"  was created.  The stamps I used are from Simon Says Stamp ( Cute Snowflakes) and the sentiment is from the last Stamp of Approval (Candy Cane Lane--Catherine Pooler Designs).

I embossed the snowflakes with silver embossing powder on some blue card stock, and did the same for the sentiment. The snowflake panel was glued flat to the white card front. I matted the sentiment with white, and attached with foam tape to the snowflake panel.

Fairly simple, but I think it came out pretty well.

A Little Pink Christmas

My Stamp of Approval box arrived a bit ago, and while I opened it and admired the contents, I was busy with other things and until today hadn't managed to make anything from it.




Using the label die to cut out a white label, which I inked with Angel Pink Momento along the edges.  Using the "Wishing you a", "Merry", and "Christmas" stamps, I stamped the label with Versamark ink, added Recollections Sparkle embossing powder, and heat set.  I did this twice, to make the sentiment really shine.

I stamped the card front with the Pink Angel Momento using the striped background stamp before attaching a 1 1/4 inch strip of silver glitter paper to the front.  The label was added with foam tape to add dimension.

I was pretty happy with how this turned out, even though it wasn't done in traditional Christmas colors. The picture doesn't do it justice, as it appears to have a yellowish tinge to it, and in real life it is white.









I entered this card in the World Card Making Day Challenge at KatScrappiness Blog.

Online Card Class Day 3--Classic and Elegant

Another card for my online class.  Really enjoying all the new ideas I'm getting from this class.  Here is my take on the Classic and Elegant card.  It is a simple design using the Hero Arts Color Layering Christmas Tree.  I trimmed the top panel to 3 3/4 by 5 1/2, and adhered a narrow gold ribbon to each side.  The panel was attached with foam tape to the top folding card base. I will be attaching some red gems to the tree (as soon as I find them again)!  If I can't find the gems, I may be using red stickles to give the tree a little more color!

Online Card Classes--Holiday Style Day One--Clean and Simple

 Love the Online Card Classes I've taken so far, and this one is shaping up to be another.

The first class was clean and simple, and I liked the technique Julie used for her trees.  While she made it a one layer card, I had the Tim Holtz Crazy Birds stamps with matching dies, and wanted to try them out.

I masked a snow hill on the bottom of the card front, then colored the sky with Simon Says Stamp steel blue ink, using a stipple brush to, I hope, look like a swirling snowy sky.  I then stamped a tree (from Hero Arts Sending Holiday Cheer stamp set) several different times,  using first and second generation stamping to get color variations.  I was hoping to give the card the illusion of distance for some of the trees.

After stamping, coloring, and die stamping a bird, I stamped and colored a Santa hat and candy cane, also from Tim Holtz. Since I don't have the dies for this set (yet), I was forced to cut out by hand.  I'm not good at this, and the die set is definitely going on my Christmas list!!

I glued the hat and candy cane to the bird, then glued it to the front of the card front I had made. I stamped the sentiment from Tim Holtz on the front, and used a sentiment from the Hero Arts stamp set--may your home be filled with the joys of the season--for the inside.  The sentiments were stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black.

The front was trimmed to 5 1/4 by 4 inches, and was then attached to the card front. 

Holiday Card Workshop 2013, Day 5

I've learned a lot of new things in this workshop, and the last lessons were no exception.  Our "homework assignment" was to make two holiday cards, one more masculine, and one more feminine.

I started with the feminine card.  I liked the use of plaid, but didn't have a stencil, so used some plaid paper I had.  I die cut part of a circle from the side, and popped it up on a white card base.  I stamped a sentiment in the opening, and added a little red bling below it.  (Note, while it doesn't look like it in the photos, they are three red rhinestones, all matching in color, two small ones and a larger one--the flash made them look weird lol)  I finished the card off with a sparkly red and gold ribbon.

 I then decided to make an identical card, only making it more masculine looking. I used a kraft card base, and left off the red bling under the sentiment.  I still added a bow, but made it from red and brown twine.  I finished off the card by using a white gel pen around the opening.

Both of the cards

Holiday Card Workshop Day 4 card

One of today's ideas was stamping a design, then embossing over it with the sentiment.  I really liked the idea and decided to try something like that.

I used paper from DCWV Christmas Combo stack from a couple of years ago.  The tree is stamped 5 times in various distress ink colors, then over-stamped with Merriest Wishes in Momento Tuxedo Black. Both the tree and the sentiment are Hero Arts clear stamps--sentiment from "Very Merry Christmas" and tree from "Sending Holiday Cheer". Rhinestones and silver cord were from my stash.

Holiday Card Workshop--Weekend Bonus card

I really thought that the ideas the teens came up with were really good, and thought I'd make one with the raised image as Tanner had suggested.  I really like how it came out in person.  In the photo you can't really see the pop the raised flower gives the card!

And after seeing it posted, it looked kind of blah, so I added a large and 2 small pearls under the sentiment on the tag, and another large pearl in the center of the popped up flower accent.  It looks much better now!

Holiday Card Workshop 2013 Day 3, a third card!

I wanted to try the diagonal design, and this is what I came up with.  I really got a lot of good ideas from this lesson!

Holiday Card Workshop, Day 3 Card 2

The card class instructions suggested using your own supplies and use their techniques to make a card uniquely your own.  That would be what I did.

Not having the die they used, I decided to just use a large stamped sentiment.  I added a small border of dark blue to imitate part of the die they used.  Also, not having the patience to make a plaid paper like Laura did, I substituted a piece of designer paper that I liked.

So, here is my take on Laura's card.  It is definitely different than hers, but I think I get the general flavor of hers.

Holiday Card Workshop, Day 3

I liked the concept of the card designed by Shari Carroll, but didn't have the supplies she used.  So I improvised a little.

Instead of using a die to round off the bottom of the overlay, I used a plate, pencil and scissors.  I also didn't have a dotted line stamp, so substituted another strip of designer paper.  I did have a dotted embossing folder, but decided to use it on only half the card front, leaving the other half of the front smooth for my stamp.  I popped the overlay, and also popped the stars, which doesn't really show in the photo, but I think it adds a little pizazz to the card in real life!

 

The designer paper is from DCWV Winter Wonder Stack, the green star paper and white background card stock is from Michael's, I think,  and the card base was Pure Luxury In the Navy from GinaK Designs.  

The stamp isn't marked, so I'm not sure where it's from, but it's stamped with Momento Paris Dusk.  The star punch is from Marvy Uchida.  The embossing folder is Dotted Swiss by Cuttlebug. 

The inside sentiment is from Stampabilities, and is also stamped with Momento Paris Dusk. 

Holiday Card Workshop Day 2, continued

This card uses a piece of acetate to give the illusion of suspension for my stars.  A little hard to get them lined up just right, but I think it turned out okay for the first time.

I added a couple more little stars to the inside card, to add a little dimension to the card, and my sentiment is below the window.  I haven't quite decided what sentiment I want to stamp on the front bottom, but that is where one will end up.

Holiday Card Workshop 2013, Day 2

Day 2 of the Workshop, and there were several ideas I loved.  I'm going to be making at least a couple of cards from the ideas.

Thought the inlaid idea was cool, so decided to try it.  Note for next time--don't use overly detailed die, no matter how cute you think it is--don't use shimmery paper that can't be colored over with Copics--don't glue die cuts to fingers (although I do this almost every time, no matter how careful I try to be).

So, here's my take on the idea.  I didn't do all the bits and pieces, just colored the background cardstock behind the main die cut piece.  I actually like how it finally turned out, but probably won't be making this card again!

The paper I used was a shimmery blue, which shows up silvery in the photo (sorry about the photo, but of the 5 photos I took, this was the best).

I used a silver paint pen to color the die cut (after first trying coloring with Copics, then a silver shimmer mist, which explains why the  die cut looks a little frazzled), and on the background card stock

I used a green Copic before sticking down the shimmery blue and then inlaid the (finally) silver tree.  The die was included in the Simply Cards and Papercrafts magazine I just purchased.

Holiday Card Workshop Day 1, Part 2

Had a little time this afternoon and made another card from the lessons from the online class.  This one uses washi tape to define the sentiment.  Inside, a gift card envelope also uses the washi tape from the front to pull it all together.

I used a Darice embossing folder, and the stamps were from Hero Arts.  They were stamped with Black Tuxedo ink from Momento.

The house was colored with Copics, and a little Frosted Lace Stickles was added to the snow to give it sparkle.   It was attached with Popdots to lift it off the front of the card.

I really liked how this card turned out.  It looks so much better in person, the photo just doesn't do it justice!

Holiday Card Workshop 2013, Day 1

Started my online card class yesterday, and it is great!  I've taken other classes from them, and they all teach me so much, this one is no exception.

They featured several cards to give us ideas for our own, and I decided to use the Z-Fold idea they presented.  I couldn't find a sentiment to go across for a banner, but I used a border on the bottom to pull the whole thing together.  I'll probably be making another with the banner idea if I ever find my missing set of stamps! lol  I guess that means it's time to de-clutter my craft room.

Here are a couple of photos of the card I made.

 Colored the snowman with Copic markers.

It doesn't show up well in the photos, but there is some glitter and sparkle on the background paper.  Where the lines intersect, and the snow flakes in the border.

Card making class, Part 2

There were a few more cards we made, but I couldn't get them to show up in the last post, so here they are now.

This was a bonus Christmas Card we made.

We made two identical Birthday Cards like this one!

 

We also made two identical cards like this one with eyelets!