CCNS113: White Christmas Shaker Card

Has it started snowing where you are yet?  We've yet to see flurries but this year I'm a little more eager than usual.  We got a new puppy - a Samoyed - and I know he will just love the snow.  So between my sleepless nights with a 2 month old pup and this week's inspiration photo, I made a shaker card with glass glitter for snow.  

Supplies:

Poppystamps Grand Madison Window die

Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A dies

Poppystamps Small Blooming Poinsettia die

Memory Box Bamboo Shoots die

Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Joy stamp set

ODBD Mini Tag Dies

Recollection glass glitter

clear embossing powder

Broken China and Chipped Sapphire distress inks

1.  Stamp tree in Versamark and clear emboss on white card stock.

2.  Mask moon and sponge night sky with distress inks. 

3.  Create shaker element with window die, clear card stock, and glass glitter.

4.  Cut kraft card stock with largest matting die.

5.  Add red poinsettia and trimmed bamboo shoots.

6.  Silver emboss sentiment and die cut with mini tag die.

Here's me with my furball.  So fluffy and cute!

Stay warm!

Challenges I am playing in:
Simon Says Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday

Floral Thanks

Hello!  Earlier I made a card with using a color wash with the Twinkling H2O's Thankful.  I had die-cut the Thanks die from Quietfire from the watercolor sheet and set it aside - to pretty to toss!  Today I am using it for a very quick but dainty card using lots of dies: Memory Box Honey Blossom Sprig and the PoppyStamps Delaney Butterfly on white card stock, floral background from Colorbok Pastel Butterflies with the large stitched die from MFT Blueprint 13, and another Thanks on white card stock.   As you can see, everything just went so nicely and easily together - love having that white shadow for the Thanks.    After adhering everything down, I added some pearls to the butterfly body.

Challenges I am playing in:

Simon Says April Showers and/or Flowers

Poppystamps:  Spring Fever

Thanks so much for looking!  

Don't forget that you can use the coupon code DIANAN-10 to the Classy Cards 'n Such on-line store for many of the items I used today.

Butterfly Trio Tag

My craft desk is such a huge mess that I could no longer create in the little 4" x 5" clear space that I had left.  The clear area has to be at least as big as a card!  Otherwise I'll accidentally lay a stamped image on top of something like an open ink pad - not that that has ever happened!  Right!  So while clearing and sorting through the layers of stuff on my desk, I found a scrap sheet where I had smooshed together different Distress Inks and Stains.  It looks like it had most of what I owned:  Brushed Pewter, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves, Broken China, and Squeezed Lemonade. I just love how you can't go wrong mixing any of the distress inks/stains together.  I die cut out 3 each of the PoppyStamps Cheviot Butterfly and Delaney Butterfly dies.  I wanted to go for a more natural tone to let my bright butterflies shine so I used kraft card stock for my base layer.  I used MFT Blueprint 13 for the large stitched rectangle and the curved tag on white card stock.  For some texture, I used the Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers embossing folder and some green organza ribbon to tie it all together. 

After adhering my butterflies to my tag, I used ice white Viva Decor Pearl Pen to add the butterfly bodies.  LOVE this new step!  

Hope you'll be seeing butterflies outside your windows soon! Don't forget that you can use the coupon code DIANAN-10 to the Classy Cards 'n Such on-line store for many of the items I used today.

Challenges I am playing in:

Simon Says Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon Bright Spring Colors

CCNS77: Serene Birds

Hi! Hope that your Monday is getting off to a great start.  Today I wanted to share with you a card I made specifically so I could play with a new "toy" I got from the Classy Cards 'n Such online store:  the ice white Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  This pen is pretty cool!!!  I must say that it is much easier to control and use than liquid pearls.  I could still use lots of practice to get them uniform but it's a great way to add pearls to your cards and not worry about them falling off in the mail.

But before I used the pearl pen, I did some die-cutting with the Poppystamps Serendipity Bird Frame.  I had an idea to make a window card with it but I wanted a bigger frame around it than the thin oval line.  So I used Spellbinders Floral Ovals on Ocean Blue Metal Sheet and then centered the Bird Frame inside it to make my oval frame.   I then adhered all of the piece together on clear cardstock using Crystal Effects and 1/8 Scor-tape to adhere it to my card base.  I added some score lines with the Scor Buddy for some texture and also as a guide for all my pearl dots.  Hope you like it and that you get some new toys also!  :)

Don't forget that you can use the coupon code DIANAN-10 to the Classy Cards 'n Such on-line store for many of the items I used today.

Challenges I am playing in:

Poppystamps Challenge:  Through My Window

Add A Little Dazzle #67:  Anything Goes

An InLinkz Link-up

Sip and Savor

I think I have drank more tea this winter than any other - it's certainly been colder this winter than any I remember.  And this Poppystamps Teapot Stack was made for going with a gift of tea bags, don't you think?  I used the large stitched die from MFT Blueprint 13 and the pierced Spellinders A2 Curved Borders for my back layer.  My floral spray is made with some Memory Box Fresh Foliage, lavender ribbon roses, and some silver twine because I need a bit of spring in this wintry winter!

On the inside, I trimmed off the the bottom pot and a stamp from Verve Sip and Savor.

I'm hoping to make a little box to hold some tea bags soon!

Challenge I am playing in:

Spring Coffee Lovers

Simon Says Special Lady/Girly

CCNS74: Hello banner

Hello, here to share you a card inspired by this week's inspiration picture from the Classy Cards 'n Such challenge.  So many things to choose from this sweet quilt.  The banners immediately drew me in and quilts always bring to mind texture.  I had quilted a while back and my favorite (and least favorite at the same time because it was so costly) was sending it off to have the top, batting, and bottom layer stitched together.  So of course I had to use my stitched die from MFT Blueprint 13.  I also cut out a fish tail banner from the same set with white card stock that I ran through with a Lifestyle Craft Dainty embossing folder.  I made the center focal point a shaker element using PoppyStamps Cheviot Butterfly with small Joy! foam pads and 1/8 Scor-tape to adhere everything together really well.  I added a layered banner using ODBD Pennant Banner dies and handwrote my hello on the banners.  Finally, I added some pink striped washi tape and purple rhinestones.  The butterflies were some stickers I had from years ago.

Challenges I am playing in:

Simon Says Anything Goes

CCNS73: Tea soothes the body

Hi!  I'm here sharing a card today that would be perfect for a tea and music lover and inpsired by this week's picture for the CCNS Tea Party Challenge.  I used the new Poppystamps Teapot Stack from the Classy Cards 'n Such for my focal point.  This type of die with the thin outlines are perfect for inlaid die-cutting.  Here I cut it out of several different papers for my different pots.  The first and third pot were made with the same way I made my background with the music staffs:  I blotted distress ink stains Peacock Feathers, Peeled Paint, Broken China, and Brushed Pewter onto my craft sheet and smooshed my paper down on it until I had the paper pretty well colored.  I used Spellbinders Labels Eighteen to frame my stack of teapots and small Joy! foam pads to pop up the whole layer.  Finally a cluster of Wild Orchid Craft flowers to anchor down my sentiment from Our Daily Bread Design Just A Note.  (I'm not sure what die my cherry blossom flower die cut came from - sorry!)

Blue Thinking of You

Hi, I'm here with another spring card.  I am definitely ready for winter to be over.  Spring means butterflies and flowers - which I love!  So I combined some of my favorite dies and stamps from the Classy Cards 'n Such online store to make this card.  I first die-cut my base white layer with MFT Blueprint 13 stitched rectangle.  I then added a doily, Memory Box Fresh Foliage, Wild Orchid Flowers, blue PoppyStamps Cheviot Butterfly, and Delaney Butterfly topped with pearls.  The sentiment from ODBD Ornate Frame Sentiments is stamped in blue pigment ink and then clear embossed.  It was still missing something so I punched out a couple of butterflies and added a thin blue matting to the card before I adhered everything.

CCNS72: Framed Butterfly

I'm here with another card that is out of the norm for me.  This week's neutrals with a frame challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such took me out of my comfort zone again but I really liked the end result!  To make my layers and frames, I used Spellbinders Majestic Squares.  The cream vellum was cut using the largest die; the frame was made by nesting the second and third largest dies and cutting 4 pieces of extra thick cardstock and gluing them together.  I also die-cut an oval piece of cream vellum to place on top of the oval frame from Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight.  In this way, my PoppyStamps Cheviot Butterfly and Delaney Butterfly did not get lost in all the white.  

For my final touches, I added some white satin ribbons, pearls, and a rose.  Here is a side view to show you the dimensions.  Layering up more intricate dies is a favorite way of mine to make the card stronger and stable - and I think it looks much better too!

Challenges I am playing in:

Simon Says All Creatures Great and Small

Lavender God Bless You

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! I hope you get to spend some time with your loved ones today - and not just waiting for reservations.  ;)

I just love new toys - and none better than dies!  Spellbinders new Mary Border Strip is just pure elegance.  And since I love flowers and butterflies (as well as being very ready for winter to be over), I combined it all in this card.  I die cut PoppyStamps Cheviot Butterfly   and Delaney Butterfly three times each out of Bazzill Wild Pansy paper and adhered them on top of the white Mary Border Strip layer.  The blue floral vellum was the perfect soft background as well as some organza lavender ribbon.  I hot glued a spray of Wild Orchid Flowers and a tag featuring ODBD Ornate Frame Sentiments as well as some leaves from Memory Box Fresh Foliage. A final touch was some pearls for the bodies of the butterflies.

Most of the supplies can be found on the Classy Cards 'n Such online store.  Use coupon code DIANAN-10 for 10% off your purchase!

Challenges I am playing in:

Simon Says All Creatures Great and Small

Word Art Wednesday

CCNS71: Thinking of You Window Scene

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card I made inspired by this week's challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such to make a thoughtful card.  I wanted a soft colored background so I used some cream vellum against my white base.  I trimmed the branches from PoppyStamps Serendipity Bird Frame after I cut colored them from watercolor paper and distress stains Tea Dye and Peeled Paint .   I adhered the branches to the back of the PoppyStamps Grand Madison Window and also some blue floral vellum.  I glued on a small cluster of Wild Orchid Flowers and a tag with blue pigment ink and clear embossing.  The sentiment is from ODBD Ornate Frame Sentiments.

I hope you get a chance to play along!

CCNS68: Winter Shaker Card

Hi, I'm back with another shaker card.  I just love making them and I think they are fun to receive too!  Today I am added a shaker element to my fishtail banner.  The layers are made by die-cutting MFT Blueprint 13 from white card stock.  With the background layer, I made a snowflake background using Dreamweaver's white embossing paste and  Memory Box Winter Tiny Snowflakes Stencil.  Setting that aside to dry, I started working on my shaker element.  First, I centered the new release from Poppy Stamps Serendipity Bird Frame on my banner.  I then used the same die on SB Precious Metals Craft Foil in silver foil and again on Scarlet Metal Sheet.  Before adhering my layers together, I traced the oval opening onto some fun foam to make room for my beads.  I then used 1/8 Scor-tape to adhere my layers:  white cut out banner, clear acetate, and then fun foam.  I then wrapped some silver DMC floss around my banner before I placed my beads where my opening would be; then used more 1/8 Scor-tape to adhere my layered banner onto my snowflake embossed background.

I then glued on my silver branched frame and popped up the red birds onto the acetate with small Joy! foam pads.  Finally, I tied a knot to my silver floss, added a little tag featuring a sentiment from ODBD Mini Tag Sentiments and Die set embossed with silver detail embossing powder.  

Thank you so much for looking and I hope you will find some time to play along with our Winter Birds Challenge here at Classy Cards 'n Such!

Other Challenges I am playing in:

Add A Little Dazzle #58

Word Art Wednesday

The Magic of Christmas

I've loved this stamp ever since Verve came out with this a couple of years ago.  It's something I try to impress on my kids but it's pretty hard to see past wish lists!  Here I've combined this wonderful saying with the manger image from Weary World.  I colored this image with Copic markers but now for a confession.  I got some ink on my finger, didn't realize it and put a tiny part of my fingerprint on the corner of the card.  But not wanting to start over, I decided to sponge the edges of the layer with distress ink Tea Dye... which meant I had to ink up the edges of the other layers too!  Not as clean as crisp as I had originally planned but I kind of like it.  I'm just glad I was able to use some of my designer papers - always have a hard time with patterned paper.  What do you think of my card?   And let me know if you come up with any ideas to center Christmas around Christ and not just presents! We already do the Advent reading, deciding what to give to Jesus (cause He has a stocking on the mantel also)...

Recipes:

Stamps:  Verve Weary World and Peace On Earth

Ink:  Distress Ink Tea Dye and Colorbox black pigment ink

Dies:  MFT Blueprint 15, Poppy Stamps Small Blooming Poinsettia

Paper:  Recollections Botanical Noel, Rustic Luxe, DCWV Old World Stack

Accessories: Gold glitter, gold twine, MS branch punch, Copics

Challenges I am playing in:

MojoMonday 374
Virginia's View 10:  All things Distressed
Word Art Wednesday

Simon Says Christmas

CCNS59: Rustic Wreath

One of my favorite Christmas decorations are Christmas wreaths.  There's just something about them.  I love them on cards too.  Today I'm sharing a card I made making a grapevine wreath against bricked background. To make the brick background, I sponged some Wild Honey on the edges and corners of my embossing folder.  It's a great way to get ink into the debossed area to give textured cards more dimension.  To make my wreath, I first die-cut the grapevine wreath from Cottage Cutz in brown.  I had made the 3 poppies and their leaves from Poppy Stamps Small Blooming Poinsettia.  After laying them on the wreath, it as a little bare so I added some sprigs from Impression Obsession Pine Branch.  For some shimmer on my card, I added Aztec gold glitter to the center of my blooms as well as brushing each petal with my Wink of Stella Glitter Pen.  I hope you like my card and will play along in this week's Classy Cards 'n Such Christmas Blooms challenge.

Recipe:

Dies:  Poppy Stamps Small Blooming Poinsettia, Cottage Cutz Grapevine Wreath, and Impression Obsession Pine Branch

Ink:  Distress Ink Wild Honey

Accessories:  Brick embossing folder, Aztec gold glitter, gold floss, and Wink of Stella Glitter Pen  

Other challenges I am playing in:

Really Reasonable Ribbon:  Winter Holiday