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Monday, November 30, 2020

*Nice List*

I saw this elf set from Catherine Pooler and ordered it the day it was released.  The images are just so dang cute!!!  I hope to get some more time to play with them, play around with colour combinations.  I will admit I borrowed this card from an idea I saw on Pinterest.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Hammermill Premium Color Copy Cover 100lb
*Patterned Paper:  MFT Christmas Cheer
*Images:  Catherine Pooler Nice List
*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics


Sunday, November 29, 2020

*Peace to You*

 Oh how I wish I had better photography and editing skills.  This photo does *not* do this card justice.  It is so very clean and crisp and wonderful.  I am in love with this card...

 Isn't it pretty?!


Saturday, November 28, 2020

*Christmas Buable*

I fell in love with the Birch Press ornament dies that came out this year...  I ended up buying the basic set plus two other decorative sets....  I need more time in a day to play!  Although I can't complain as I am on track to have all of my Christmas cards individual designs this year... for the first time ever!  I sure hope I can pull it off!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; silver and light blue glitter
*Images:  Simon Says Stamp Clean Line Christmas
*Tools:  Gemini Jr


Friday, November 27, 2020

*Skating*

Happy Friday, Friends!  I am back with another card for Scrap 'n Stamp Canada, following along with the Random Acts of Cardness promtps.  The prompt for today is "skating".  I have this great My Favorite Things set that was screaming for ink... so glad I finally had a chance to play.

I think I need to work with this set some more...  I had an idea of a scene in my head thanks to some ideas I saw on Pinterest, however I didn't execute the ideas all that well.  But I tried...

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Hammermill Premium Color Copy Cover 100lb
*Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics; Gina K greens
*Tools:  Gemini Jr
*Embellishments:  Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust


Thursday, November 26, 2020

*The Best Way To Spread Christmas Cheer*

I absolutely love this stamp set from Stampin' Up!  The three sayings in it are a good size to be the focal point of a card and they are different from the usual "peace on earth" and "winter wonderland" stamps that are out there.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; red linen from my stash
*Patterned Paper:  Stampin' Up! All Is Bright
*Images:  Stampin' Up! Christmas Means More
*Ink:  Catherine Pooler Cranberry Fizz
*Dies:  Spellbinders nesting circles and scalloped circles
*Tools:  Perfect Layers


Wednesday, November 25, 2020

*Peace*

I have a lot of Christmas patterned paper... and maybe I bought even more to add to my stash this year.  I don't understand why I love patterned paper so much since I also love clean and simple cards.  The two just don't really go together, you know?

At any rate, I need to use some of this paper...  I need to make my stash a little smaller.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Tranquil Tide; gold foi
*Patterned Paper:  Stampin' Up!
*Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Peace and Joy
*Ink:  Catherine Pooler Cranberry Fizz
*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Joy
*Tools:  Gemini Jr


Tuesday, November 24, 2020

*It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year*

I have a thing for snowmen... I just think they are so freakin' adorable.  So I couldn't pass up this stamp when I saw it at a garage sale a year or two ago.  I used a portion of it for this card... and have no idea who makes the image.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Seaside Spray
*Images:  Poppy Stamps Art Deco Christmas; Unknown
*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics
*Embellishments:  ribbon from my stash
*Tools:  Misti; Perfect Layers


Monday, November 23, 2020

*Another Gnome*

I'm back with another Gnome....  when you cut the image you can basically create two different gnomes by cutting it out of two different patterned papers and mixing and matching.  It some ways it would be nice if the pieces were all separate, but they're not so you get a second card.

This card did not come together easily for me.  I really didn't know what I wanted to do.  I suck at making scenes, as this card shows.  I don't have one of those fun "hill" dies so I used part of a large heart die to create a snowy bank for my gnome.  Honestly, other than the gnome, nothing turned out quite right with this card.

Items Used:
*Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette
*Patterned Paper:  Brutus Monroe Sweater Weather; unknown
*Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Clean Line Christmas; MFT Christmas Cheer
*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics
*Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Li'l Gnome; Revolution nested heart; Simon Says Stamp Clean Line Christmas
*Etc:  Christmas Red Stickles; foam tape


Sunday, November 22, 2020

*AAACards #179*

We are almost at the end of the year for challenges with AAACards.  There is only one more left after this one before we start up again in 2021.  This is a great clean and simple challenge and I hope you'll play along!  Link up your cards HERE for your chance to win a prize from Uniko as well as become a guest designer for an upcoming challenge.

Our guest designer for challenge #179 is Neeti... be sure to check out her creation as well as the creations of the rest of the Design Team!


I absolutely fell in love with the die I used on the card I'm sharing today.  I just *had* to have it when I had a quick stop in to Scrapendipity here in Calgary.  They have exciting news in the form of a new, second location, opening in the next few weeks!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; blue foil
*Images:  Blue Fern Studios Holiday Greetings
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Crafters Companion Bearing Gifts
*Tools:  Gemini Jr


Saturday, November 21, 2020

*Merry Christmas Gnome*

I just *had* to order this Simon Says Stamp gnome die last year.... but came after I was done my Christmas cards.  So I guess I am pretty late to the game as it was used by a lot of people last year.  I had it tucked away and almost forgot I owned it... and then stumbled across it when looking for something else the other day.  I'm not sure this was the right paper to use, but I had to play...

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Smoky Slate
*Patterned Paper:  Brutus Monroe Sweater Weather
*Images:  Simon Says Stamp Clean Line Christmas
*Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Li'l Gnome
*Tools:  Gemini Jr


Friday, November 20, 2020

*Merry & Bright Snowflake*

I can't believe how fast the days are going by....  we are way more than half way through November already!  I'm on track with making Christmas cards I think, but I am way behind on shopping.  Not that I buy a lot...  a buy a few things for a few special people and my little family of four each draws a name and we each buy for one person in the family.  I need to get busy on some stocking ideas for my guys, though.  It's a lot hard with trying to avoid going out.

This card started out as a white on white card... but then I decided to throw in the red for a little "boom"...

Items Used:

Thursday, November 19, 2020

*Gold Ornament*

In my internet travels, I saw a challenge for a gold and red card... I have no idea where it was but it got the wheels turning.  I used one of the layers from one of the Birch Press layering ornament sets and put it on a red card front.  A little embossing for the greeting and that's about it.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler; unknown gold
*Images:  Pretty Pink Posh Winter Wreath
*Ink:  Versamark
*Dies:  Birch Press Marisol Ornament (Layer B); MFT Filled With Joy
*Tools:  Gemini Jr; Perfect Layers; heat tool
*Etc:  gold embossing powder


Wednesday, November 18, 2020

*A Bucket of Snow*

I saw a card using a similar colour combination in the last few weeks and I decided to use it for a Christmas card... and while it's not horrible, it's not my favourite.  I think I might need to revisit it but maybe in a less bold way.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb
*Images:  Honey Bee Season to Sparkle
*Ink:  Catherine Pooler Suede Shoes, Grape Crush, All That Jazz
*Dies:  Honey Bee Season to Sparkle MFT Layering Snowflakes
*Tools:  Gemini Jr


Tuesday, November 17, 2020

*Ho Ho Ho*

Talk about a quick and easy card... grab some paper scraps, an alphabet die set and go!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Nennah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb
*Paper:  Doodlebug Milk & Cookies
*Dies:  Lawn Fawn Oliver's Stitched ABCs


Monday, November 16, 2020

*Inlaid Die Cuts*

Happy Monday!!  I'm back with another post for the Scrap 'n Stamp design team... following along with the Random Acts of Cardness prompts, today I am sharing a card I created using inlaid die cuts.  This is a fun technique that leaves you with a smooth card front, perfect for mailing (instead of a bulky card that could get damaged in the mail).  

I started out with a white panel cut to 3 7/8 X 5 1/8" and I used Purple Tape to adhere my dies to the panel so that the dies wouldn't move.  I cut out the bow, the ornament top and the word JOY from this first panel and then decided to cut the extra "O" image with the star centre out of a scrap of white cardstock and some of the elements out of silver sparkle paper as well.  I thought I was being super smart and kept all the pieces from the die cutting.... I threw out two important pieces... can you tell what they were from this photo?

I used some Gina K ink and my Taylored Expressions blending brushes to create an ombre look to the letters... I started at the bottom of each letter so that area would be the darkest part of each letter.  

Once I had all of my pieces ready, I took a piece of printer paper and covered it with Sookwang double sided adhesive.  I love the sookwang because it is super sticky and I can tear it instead of cut it!  I then laid my card panel face down on my workspace and put the printer paper on it, with the sticky side against the cardstock.  This gives me an easy way to attach my inlaid elements without making a mess with glue.

I put in each of the pieces... and this is when I realized I threw out the insides of the bow cut from the white cardstock, so I had to cut that part of the die again.  

Once I had all of the pieces attached, I flipped the piece over and burnished it all down from the back, making sure all of my elements were well adhered.  I then used my We R Memory Keepers Layers Guide to create a perfect 1/16" mat around my card front and added it all to a white card base.

I can't wait to see what you create... be sure to share it on the Scrap 'n Stamp Facebook page!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Gina K Blue Lagoon; silver sparkle




Sunday, November 15, 2020

*Peace Love & Licks*

I bought this adorable doggie Christmas set a year or more ago and it's just sat there collecting dust.  Colouring images really does intimidate me.  I've decided to play with it, but not expect awesome results with shading and shadows and light etc.  I want to *enjoy* creating cards and I don't *enjoy* colouring that feels like work.  So I pulled out this set and just coloured it up without stressing about it.  And honestly, it turned out OK.  It's nothing breathtaking, but it works.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb
*Paper: Stampin' Up! flocked
*Images:  MFT Deck the Howls
*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics
*Tools:  Perfect Layers


Saturday, November 14, 2020

*Merry and Bright*

I think this is such a wonderful colour combination.  I can't take credit for it as I saw a similar card on Pinterest in the last weeks and sketched out the idea.  If I end up needing to make multiples of some cards, this will be one I replicate as I just love it.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler
*Images:  Stampin' Up! Peace & Joy; MFT Merry & Bright
*Ink:  Gina K Ocean Mist; Catherine Pooler Rockin' Red
*Dies:  MFT Phrase Builders, Holly Berries
*Tools:  Gemini Jr; Perfect Layers
*Etc:  white Gelly Roll pen


Friday, November 13, 2020

*Joy*

Let me tell you, I think Stampin' Up! hit one out of the park with their Christmas release this year.  There are several stamp sets and dies that I fell in love with and had to buy... and I can see having them in my stash for many years to come.  This card uses two different sets from Stampin' Up! as well as some other items from my stash.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Basic Black; silver mirror
*Stencils:  Gina K Sassy Stripes
*Ink: Catherine Pooler Rockin' Red
*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Sounds of the Season, Joy
*Tools:  Gemini Jr; Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes; Perfect Layers
*Embellishments:  Moonstone Nuvo Glimmer Paste


Thursday, November 12, 2020

*Christmas Means More*

I love this Stampin' Up! stamp set...  such wonderful sentiments, big enough to be the focal point of a card.  I'll be playing with them some more, for sure!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler
*Paper:  American Crafts
*Images:  Stampin' Up! Christmas Means More
*Ink:  Catherine Pooler Rockin' Red
*Dies:  Spellbinders
*Embellishments:  Stampin' Up! Adhesive Backed Snowflakes
*Tools:  Perfect Layers; Gemini HJr


Wednesday, November 11, 2020

*Sparkly Holiday Wishes*

I don't know what it is about light blue and white at Christmas... but wow, do I like the combination.  I don't use it a lot for anything non-Christmas or non-winter.  And then you add some silver to it and wow!  But make that silver glitter and BOOM!


You'll notice I have a sparkly silver layer as a mat behind the front panel.  I am NOT stupid enough to waste that much glitter paper behind a front panel like this.  I cut a piece of silver a little bigger than I wanted it, used a smaller rectangle die to cut out the centre and adhered the white panel to the frame that was remaining and trimmed it up with my Perfect Layers.  You want to leave about 1/2" to 3/4" when you cut out the rectangle to create the frame to ensure you don't rip anything with your tape runner or your Perfect Layers.

Items Used

  • Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; silver glitter; Stampin' Up! Balmy Blue
  • Images:  MFT Merry & Bright
  • Ink: Versamark
  • Dies:  SSS Marie Snowflake, Lea Snowflake; Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Backer
  • Etc:  detail white embossing powder; foam tape
  • Tools:  Gemini Jr; Perfect Layers, heat tool

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

*CASology#378*

 It's time for another clean and simple challenge with the team at CASology!  We are a group of clean and simple card lovers who love to see how others interpret our bi-weekly challenges.  Play along with this challenge for your chance to win a prize from Stamplorations and to be a guest designer on an upcoming challenge!

I have exactly one item to use that follows the cue of Stag...  and thankfully, I love it....


You'll recognize the colour combination from a card I posted yesterday...  I had the colours fresh in my mind, I guess!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Seaside Spray; silver mirror
*Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Holly & Pine; Penny Black Reindeer Leaps
Tools:  Gemini Jr


Monday, November 09, 2020

*Be Merry*

Hi! In case you haven't realized it, I am at the stage where it will probably be all Christmas cards until sometime in December or January.  Christmas is truly my most favourite reason to make cards... and every year I say I won't buy anything new and every year I buy a lot of the new stuff.  It's all just so freakin' awesome!

For the card today, I CASEd a card I saw on Instagram... please go check out Hanh's cards as she has a great style!!  I saw her card, loved it and knew I wanted to make one like it.  I changed out the stamp but that's about it...  I think that this is one of my most favourite Christmas cards of 2020... I love the light blue and silver and if you've been here for a while, you know how much I LOVE snowmen!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Hammermill Premium Color Copy Cover 100lb; Stampin' Up! Balmy Blue; silver mirror
*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics; white Gelly Roll
*Dies:  MFT Festive Friends; Waffle Flower A2 Rectangles; Stampin' Up! layering oval; Impression Obsessions Snowflakes
*Tools:  Gemini Jr
*Etc:  foam tape


Sunday, November 08, 2020

*AAACards #178*

I am back with another challenge with the design team at AAA Cards!  I love the clean and simple inspiration from the design team and everyone who plays along with us!  For the current challenge we have a credit to Funky Fossil Designs up for grab... for your chance to win, please share your Clean and Simple Card following the challenge!

As you can see from the graphics above, Challenge #178 is a sketch challenge with the optional twist of Primary Colours.  I strayed away from the optional twist for my card... and I made my card a rectangle instead of a square.  Check out how the rest of the Design Team interpreted the sketch... I love how everyone does it a little differently!


Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; silver mirror cardstock
*Paper:  assorted glitter paper from my stash
*Images:  Hero Arts Off Beat Holiday Greetings
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Impression Obesssion
*Tools:  Gemini Jr


Saturday, November 07, 2020

*Button Snowman*

 I saw a card like this on Pinterest a few years ago and of course, saved it.  The original card used pen drawings to finish off the snowman and since I'm not great with drawing (in any way, shape or form), I used some of the stash in my craft room.  Believe it or not, the hat was created using a scrap of black cardstock on my desk that I just cut up despite it's awkward angles and warped edges.

For the snowy background, I used the Studio Katia Confetti stencil and a whole lot of purple tape to have only the dots shown here exposed to first ink with craft ink and then cover with Glimmer Paste.  I think that took longer than everything else put together LOL!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Basic Black
*Images:  Hero Arts Off Beat Holiday Messages
*Ink:  Stampin' Up! White Craft; Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Stencil:  Studio Katia Confetti
*Embellishments:  buttons from my stash; red and white bakers twine from my stash; Moonstone Nuvo Glimmer Paste
*Tools:  Sponge dauber; Purple Tape; Glue


Friday, November 06, 2020

*Sweater Weather Blog Hop*

 It's the first Friday of the month which means it's time to Hop along with the design team at Scrap 'n Stamp Canada!  I hope you'll visit all of the blogs listed below to have a look at how we have each interpreted the theme of Sweater Weather!  Leave comments on each blog along the way for your chance to win a prize from Scrap 'n Stamp!


And while we're at it... there's a sale going on at Scrap 'n Stamp!  Bundle up and Save!!  Click HERE to see the bundles on sale until midnight on Sunday, November 8th!



I took the words Sweater Weather pretty literally and used some great knit look paper from Brutus Monroe to create a Starburst card.  There are lots of ideas out there for Starburst cards, but here's a link to the one I used.  

I started out by cutting out the pieces of patterned paper as shown HERE.  I then played around with placement of those pieces before I started gluing them down.  Glue worked well for this (I am usually a double sided adhesive girl) as it gives you a little time to play with placement.  You can make a mess at the "centre" mark as it will be covered.  I took the time to lay out the pieces in the order I was going to place them so that I didn't have to mess around while gluing things to my backer piece.


Here you can see all of the pieces glued down... this was a lot more work that I'm used to doing on a card, but certainly not too much work.  I think the second card I make like this will be a lot easier... the first one is always a little more work as you're trying to figuring things out.


As you can see from the photo above, the pieces are all longer than they need to be.... I simply took my sharp scissors and cut off the edges once everything was dry.

I think there are SO many options for this technique... it all depends on what you place over that mess in the centre.  I've seen lots of different ideas for the Starburst technique... google it (or search it on Pinterest).

I finished off my card with a Christmas sentiment from My Favorite Things.  It's a pretty busy card coming from the lover of clean and simple... but I like it!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Gina K Cranberry Tart; unknown yellow
*Patterned Paper:  Brutus Monroe Sweater Weather
*Tools:  Gemini Jr; Scissors; Perfect Layers

Here are the stops for the hop... remember to leave a comment on each stop to increase your chances of winning that prize!!!

Here are the rest of the stops along the way....

Nancy (you are here!)


Thursday, November 05, 2020

*Birthday Balloons*

I have a lot of patterned paper that I really need to use up...  but sometimes it's hard to fit in to my clean and simple style.  This card, while not 100% clean and simple, is pretty close... and I like it!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Elegant Eggplant
*Patterned Paper:  My Favorite Things Birthday Brights
*Images:  Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocture
*Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Big Happy
*Tools:  Perfect Layers; Gemini Jr


Wednesday, November 04, 2020

*Birthday Wishes*

Happy Wednesday, crafty friends!  Another card that looked so much better in my head than it did when I put ink to paper.  I'm not sure what it is, but it's just not "right".

I don't have my sticky note with my "recipe" so I can't help you out with what I used.  I do know that the ink was a Distress Ink and the die is layered X3 and covered with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen.  I think that the word "wishes" is by Lawn Fawn...  but who knows LOL!
 

Tuesday, November 03, 2020

*Fall Birthday*

 Another fall coloured birthday card for you today...  I saw a card similar to this in my web-hopping and I loved the colour combination. I don't think I love the card nor how the colours worked together in my interpretation.  I don't know what it is but this card doesn't "sing" to me.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Midnight Muse
*Images:  Gina K Where Flowers Bloom; Studio Katia It's Your Birthday
*Ink:  VersaFine Claire Nocturne
*Dies:  Gina K Where Flowers Bloom
*Tools:  Gemini Jr


Monday, November 02, 2020

*Until Further Notice*

I decided I should try my hand at some card with a more fall palette...  these are not "go to" colours for me, even though I think they look great.  

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb
*Stamps:  Waffle Flower Leafy; Catherine Pooler Good Things
*Ink:  Catherine Pooler Rouge, Mandarin Spice, Sauna, Eucalyptus
*Tools: Brother Scan 'n Cut
*Embellishments:  Studio Katia


Sunday, November 01, 2020

*New Home*

Someone very close to me bought a new house and moved to a new city at the beginning of October... and I wanted there to be a fun piece of mail in her mailbox soon after they moved.  I have no "new home" type stamps or dies so I played around with patterned paper and some scissors and this is what I came up with...


Very simple, not very exciting... but better than junk and bills!

*Hooray It's Your Day!*

 I've been busy working on Christmas cards for the last week or so but I have a few more non-Christmas cards to share with you first.  I LOVE making Christmas cards and I usually leave making them until this time of the year instead of making them all year round.  Maybe in my world, it makes it all feel a little more special?  I have stamps and dies and papers for Christmas than any other occasion!

But for now, you get a non-Christmas card.  In fact, I think I might post a little more often this week so I can get these cards out of the way and get on to the holiday good stuff LOL!

I really like this card... except for one thing... the foam adhesive I used is WAY too thick so the floral die cut image really stands up off of the card.  I really prefer the Stampin' Up! dimensionals to whatever this was in my stash.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Hammermill Premium Color Copy Cover 100lb; Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Images:  Paper Rose Daisy Bouquet; Studio Katia It's Your Birthay
*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics
*Dies:  Paper Rose Daisy Bouquet
*Tools:  Gemini Jr; Perfect Layers
*Etc:  Nuvo Shimmer Pen